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2013
RATING: Fantastic
This game was criminally underlooked back in 2013-2014 when I played it. An extremely fun homage to various tokusatsu series with solid controls, a cast of fun characters and character designs paired with funny writing that knows when to be serious, absolutely amazing set pieces (especially during the major boss encounters!), even the myriad genre-shifting segments are all pretty solid diversions from the core gameplay. This game was peak Platinum.
This game was criminally underlooked back in 2013-2014 when I played it. An extremely fun homage to various tokusatsu series with solid controls, a cast of fun characters and character designs paired with funny writing that knows when to be serious, absolutely amazing set pieces (especially during the major boss encounters!), even the myriad genre-shifting segments are all pretty solid diversions from the core gameplay. This game was peak Platinum.
RATING: Great
This game is canon
This game is canon
2019
RATING: Hazy
Desperately needed some more content to keep the experience fresh - the core gameplay is nice, but it gets repetitive quick. It's almost a good game, but frustratingly not quite.
Desperately needed some more content to keep the experience fresh - the core gameplay is nice, but it gets repetitive quick. It's almost a good game, but frustratingly not quite.
TBD
RATING: game SUCKS i go to BED
This might actually be the worst game that I've played not because of technical faults, but because of how it's designed. Nothing feels satisfying. Collision is jank as hell. Progression is complete nonsense. Powerpoint slideshow frame rates in cutscenes. This was a terrible batch of homebrewed software and I'm probably going to contract methanol poisoning.
This might actually be the worst game that I've played not because of technical faults, but because of how it's designed. Nothing feels satisfying. Collision is jank as hell. Progression is complete nonsense. Powerpoint slideshow frame rates in cutscenes. This was a terrible batch of homebrewed software and I'm probably going to contract methanol poisoning.
RATING: Great
zane is so awezome.........
zane is so awezome.........
1996
RATING: Fantastic
This is the one. The very first video game I had ever played, and the one that sparked my love for the entertainment medium as a whole. Moving Mario around was fun, exploring the levels trying to find all the stars and coins I could, even trying to jump the mountains in front of the castle thinking there was something behind them... it's hard to consider any other game my absolute #1 favorite, when Super Mario 64 exists and influenced me to such a magnificent degree.
This is the one. The very first video game I had ever played, and the one that sparked my love for the entertainment medium as a whole. Moving Mario around was fun, exploring the levels trying to find all the stars and coins I could, even trying to jump the mountains in front of the castle thinking there was something behind them... it's hard to consider any other game my absolute #1 favorite, when Super Mario 64 exists and influenced me to such a magnificent degree.
2010
RATING: Great
Has some of the best writing I've seen in a game (Lonesome Road and part of Dead Money notwithstanding), but I do think having the Fallout 3 gameplay held it back. Still impressive that something put through a heavy time constraint came out so well
Has some of the best writing I've seen in a game (Lonesome Road and part of Dead Money notwithstanding), but I do think having the Fallout 3 gameplay held it back. Still impressive that something put through a heavy time constraint came out so well
2008
Puzzle mechanics were cool, but nothing really stuck with me
2005
RATING: Fantastic
travis bell is my spirit animal
travis bell is my spirit animal
2016
Started playing, but need to restart it, generally enjoyed my time
2023
RATING: sweet baby rays these frame drops
Had some pretty severe technical and performance problems with this game, and even if I didn't this game still has some very annoying design and I did not enjoy it
Had some pretty severe technical and performance problems with this game, and even if I didn't this game still has some very annoying design and I did not enjoy it
2016
RATING: Doubt
It's just not compelling enough to keep my interest with its literal-and-intentional hostile design, and it never really got more interesting despite doing playing through the game's levels. Kinda feel like the game was advertised as more than it was
It's just not compelling enough to keep my interest with its literal-and-intentional hostile design, and it never really got more interesting despite doing playing through the game's levels. Kinda feel like the game was advertised as more than it was
2018
RATING: Love and Hate
Got pretty far in the game, but it just wasn't doing enough to hold my interest, which is a shame as I quite liked the original. It feels like it improves on the original, but the writing feels weaker and the challenges feel less engaging and more annoying.
Got pretty far in the game, but it just wasn't doing enough to hold my interest, which is a shame as I quite liked the original. It feels like it improves on the original, but the writing feels weaker and the challenges feel less engaging and more annoying.
RATING: Love and Hate
The shipbreaking mechanics are fun to interact with, but good lord this game needs a "Skip Cutscene" button because they feel pretty damn intrusive and aren't written well enough to be forgivable, please stop locking my controls for ten minutes at a time to lecture me about labor unions when I already think they're a good thing
The shipbreaking mechanics are fun to interact with, but good lord this game needs a "Skip Cutscene" button because they feel pretty damn intrusive and aren't written well enough to be forgivable, please stop locking my controls for ten minutes at a time to lecture me about labor unions when I already think they're a good thing
2009
RATING: Good
"We have Super Metroid at home"
I actually really respect this game for the sheer dedication towards making something based on the classics with this much care and attention, but its original inclusions are pretty questionably designed and make the game less fun. Story's serviceable at best, probably would've been better if they leaned into some vintage 80s toyline cheese instead of playing it mostly straight. Still, at least the game is pretty decently designed in spite of its shortcomings and is quite fun to explore around in
"We have Super Metroid at home"
I actually really respect this game for the sheer dedication towards making something based on the classics with this much care and attention, but its original inclusions are pretty questionably designed and make the game less fun. Story's serviceable at best, probably would've been better if they leaned into some vintage 80s toyline cheese instead of playing it mostly straight. Still, at least the game is pretty decently designed in spite of its shortcomings and is quite fun to explore around in