HotLadyKnight
So good they had to stop selling it
2023
I was not so hot on this game compared to everyone else. The writing is in the uncanny cringe valley where I worry that it isn't being ironic.
The combat is very fun but the game insists on interrupting it with platforming and fiddly minigames (Korsica and Macaron's environmental assists are hacking minigames don't @ me).
The combat is very fun but the game insists on interrupting it with platforming and fiddly minigames (Korsica and Macaron's environmental assists are hacking minigames don't @ me).
2022
By far the best cast in a Megaten game. I wasn't expecting 2022 Atlus to give me one of my favorite JRPG protagonists in recent memory. Pretty bland dungeon design and a fairly atrocious DLC structure. But the characters are fantastic and the combat is fun to exploit. Not very difficult even on Hard.
2022
You’re on fire, Kratos.
It will pass.
Jesus christ please just let video games be fun again I don’t want to climb walls and hear Atreus talk to himself I want to swing my axe around
It will pass.
Jesus christ please just let video games be fun again I don’t want to climb walls and hear Atreus talk to himself I want to swing my axe around
If you want a game with a great story with a heartwrenching ending, excellent characters, great music; and you don't mind dated combat, navigating between zones by selecting missions from a menu, and going through the same dozen maps repeatedly, you should play Drakengard 3.
Crisis Core is fine.
Crisis Core is fine.
2024
Emotionally devastated by this game yet again.
I was originally cynical at the lack of The Answer and the female MC from P3P, along with two of the most commonly played songs being directly worse than their original versions. But it's still ultimately Persona 3 with modern visuals and gameplay. Tartarus isn't as bad of a slog, full party control is default, social links aren't as asinine as they used to be. Completed the game on Merciless without much difficulty at all, which is a minor disappointment.
Wonderful, delightful remake of the best modern Persona title. Love to see the SEES crew again every time<3
I was originally cynical at the lack of The Answer and the female MC from P3P, along with two of the most commonly played songs being directly worse than their original versions. But it's still ultimately Persona 3 with modern visuals and gameplay. Tartarus isn't as bad of a slog, full party control is default, social links aren't as asinine as they used to be. Completed the game on Merciless without much difficulty at all, which is a minor disappointment.
Wonderful, delightful remake of the best modern Persona title. Love to see the SEES crew again every time<3
2023
The real definition of humanity is the occasional need for a 6/10 anime action RPG.
This one actually has stuff to say and doesn't hedge its bets or hide its themes and character relationships behind plausible deniability. Our weird gay robot family lives on and I think that's neat.
This one actually has stuff to say and doesn't hedge its bets or hide its themes and character relationships behind plausible deniability. Our weird gay robot family lives on and I think that's neat.
2019
Basically fine. It's more Persona 5 with all the same highs and lows. Really makes me wish they'd just make these games all at once but I guess the 1-3 year re-release is the model now.
2019
america.
2020
Writing is almost as good as vanilla P5 and follows the same basic formula. It's still a musou and it can't really get past that.
2013
Played on Windows via RPCS3 with 60 FPS patch and upscaled to 1440p.
I think this game is incredible and also deserves every single piece of criticism I've seen leveled toward it. Combat is slow and janky, performance is rough even emulated on mid-high-end PC hardware (i7 8086K, RTX 3070), the peepee poopoo humor is grating at best. I couldn't imagine playing this on original hardware while holding a Dualshock 3 the whole way through.
But something about the way the pieces come together makes Drakengard 3 a gripping experience start to finish*. The framing of the story through Accord's recordings, the always brilliant music from Keiichi Okabe and MONACA, Zero's hesitant friendship with Mikhail. Everything just clicks into a fascinating piece of media that deserved a better shot at being enjoyed than an end-of-generation PS3 game.
The DLC strategy for this game is so emblematic of the era it came from, with each Intoner's backstory separated out and sold piecemeal. Each of the six downloadable chapters is vital to the characterization of their respective Intoner and their motivations.
*I gave up on ending D and watched a youtube video. Fuck that rhythm game.
I think this game is incredible and also deserves every single piece of criticism I've seen leveled toward it. Combat is slow and janky, performance is rough even emulated on mid-high-end PC hardware (i7 8086K, RTX 3070), the peepee poopoo humor is grating at best. I couldn't imagine playing this on original hardware while holding a Dualshock 3 the whole way through.
But something about the way the pieces come together makes Drakengard 3 a gripping experience start to finish*. The framing of the story through Accord's recordings, the always brilliant music from Keiichi Okabe and MONACA, Zero's hesitant friendship with Mikhail. Everything just clicks into a fascinating piece of media that deserved a better shot at being enjoyed than an end-of-generation PS3 game.
The DLC strategy for this game is so emblematic of the era it came from, with each Intoner's backstory separated out and sold piecemeal. Each of the six downloadable chapters is vital to the characterization of their respective Intoner and their motivations.
*I gave up on ending D and watched a youtube video. Fuck that rhythm game.
2023
Short, interesting little mystery novel. Simple but engaging enough puzzles. One or two standout characters in a fairly small cast. Always excited to see more Tron content either way.
It's a good thing the combat is fun and the writing is hilarious because everything else about this game sucks ass. Please stop making me examine new gear after every fight
2022
Wonderful game despite my annoyances with ATB and the frequency of random battles.
2021
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