Hagnaroc
2009
Simplicity that makes it stand out even amongst titans like Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
2015
Most unique FromSoftware game since 2009 and the best PS4 exclusive. Not a 5/5 because it's not on PC.
2022
While God of War (2018) seemed shy in using characters and events from Norse mythology, God of War Ragnarok dives in hard on the characters and stories, taking on a new perspective that is both creative and interesting.
2018
If you have played the other God of War games, this is a masterpiece. If you like Norse mythology, do not expect a faithful adaptation, the game draws from it as much as it gives a unique twist.
2008
I don't know why, but I love this game, have already completed it more than 5 times. I love the gameplay, the premise, the story, the art style and specially the soundtrack.
It is very good, very fun, with even many mods to expand its already massive content amount.
While I have seen many people ridicule this game for numerous reasons, I can say that anyone who says it is a bad game has even more bias than those who say it is a masterpiece.
While it has aged relatively badly, at the time, Skyrim was an incredible game. The amount of freedom and immersion The Elder Scrolls games provide is what Skyrim is about.
Nowadays, it is clear this game was held back by Bethesda Game Studios' tendency to simplify their games, which started in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Comparing it to one of its predecessors, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Skyrim has a much more shallow lore, mechanics and story.
While it has aged relatively badly, at the time, Skyrim was an incredible game. The amount of freedom and immersion The Elder Scrolls games provide is what Skyrim is about.
Nowadays, it is clear this game was held back by Bethesda Game Studios' tendency to simplify their games, which started in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Comparing it to one of its predecessors, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Skyrim has a much more shallow lore, mechanics and story.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a game like no other I have played. It's not afraid to let players discover things alone (which leads to many fuck-ups and frustration), but this proves to be a fresh air, specially nowadays where most games tend to lead players by the hand at all times, very rarely punishing them for not learning how to play properly.
I'm not saying that simplification is a bad thing, but Morrowind is the king of giving the players all choices, even the softlocking, game breaking ones.
This is the game where you start of a worthless sack of blood, and by the time you have beat the game, you are a literal godslaying monster.
I'm not saying that simplification is a bad thing, but Morrowind is the king of giving the players all choices, even the softlocking, game breaking ones.
This is the game where you start of a worthless sack of blood, and by the time you have beat the game, you are a literal godslaying monster.
While the base game lacks an interesting main story and the side quests are mostly disappointing, with the exception of two, the two story DLCs are much more engaging, having much more interesting premise and execution.
2016
Having excellent gameplay, graphics, art direction, soundtrack and replayability unfortunately doesn't make up for the fact that Dark Souls 3 is very adamant in reusing concepts and ideas from previous games, rarely going for the originality From Software is the master of.
At release, I didn't like the original Dark Souls 2 very much. It felt too distant from the first game in story and gameplay, while being worse overhaul in level design, world building and enemy design.
After the release of Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2's DLCs and the Scholar of The First Sin, I can say Dark Souls 1 shouldn't have had any sequels.
But, for what it is, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin stands out from its successor because it is much more unique, bringing much more to the table instead of relying on concepts from From's past games.
Overall, the base game is ok, the DLC are amongst the best From Software has put out and the Original Soundtrack rules.
After the release of Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2's DLCs and the Scholar of The First Sin, I can say Dark Souls 1 shouldn't have had any sequels.
But, for what it is, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin stands out from its successor because it is much more unique, bringing much more to the table instead of relying on concepts from From's past games.
Overall, the base game is ok, the DLC are amongst the best From Software has put out and the Original Soundtrack rules.
This game is great, has a lot of charm, many cool ideas, very interesting premise, playable Bowser, interesting battles, cool enemy design, awesome world building, cool art style and I could just go on.
2008
This review contains spoilers
While GTA V is a satire of the modern, north american lifestyle, GTA IV is a tragedy. There is no good ending to this story.
2019
This is a beautiful game, it's very simple, but the visuals, the gameplay, the original soundtrack all come together to form a unique experience. It's very relaxing, but it can also be challenging sometimes, and has good replayability.
2005
The start of the God of War franchise boasts such amazing gameplay, that all games in the greek saga have the exact same gameplay.
This game has aged pretty well. It has all that "old game" charm, but, with excellent gameplay, art direction and story. It is simply a wonderfully polished game, controlling Kratos here feels just as good as controlling him in God of War 3.
This game has aged pretty well. It has all that "old game" charm, but, with excellent gameplay, art direction and story. It is simply a wonderfully polished game, controlling Kratos here feels just as good as controlling him in God of War 3.