Jellyghost
2008
Friendship with Fallout ended, Metro is my new best friend now
2014
It sucks because this is so close to being an absolutely wonderful game, but just a few major issues ruin the whole thing.
This is my first LBP game, since I didn't grow up with a Playstation, but I could FEEL nostalgia being crafted with the music and environments and general good vibes. Like, it was actively creating memories that didn't exist of me playing this as a kid during a snow day, it's that kind of game.
Unfortunately, among a bunch of other problems, the maximalism just does not work in terms of level design. I could write an essay on all the places where the level is just going too fast and you're not sure if you're supposed to maintain speed or slow down because the environment isn't keying you into what's about to happen, and then you end up jolting through a teleporter you didn't see in the background and it's flinging you into a death trap and you don't have time to recognize a platform you're supposed to defy physics to hit. Then the next moment it's like "hey, do you like soft wistful romance songs being played with the low hum of a spaceship in the background?" and you're like "oh fuck yeah"
This is my first LBP game, since I didn't grow up with a Playstation, but I could FEEL nostalgia being crafted with the music and environments and general good vibes. Like, it was actively creating memories that didn't exist of me playing this as a kid during a snow day, it's that kind of game.
Unfortunately, among a bunch of other problems, the maximalism just does not work in terms of level design. I could write an essay on all the places where the level is just going too fast and you're not sure if you're supposed to maintain speed or slow down because the environment isn't keying you into what's about to happen, and then you end up jolting through a teleporter you didn't see in the background and it's flinging you into a death trap and you don't have time to recognize a platform you're supposed to defy physics to hit. Then the next moment it's like "hey, do you like soft wistful romance songs being played with the low hum of a spaceship in the background?" and you're like "oh fuck yeah"
I'm about 20 hours in, and I'm having enough fun with it mechanically, but whenever I set it down I just stop thinking about it for whatever reason, like I can't really place what is or isn't working for me and it just becomes a game I was playing instead of a piece of art I'm engaging with. I'll probably come back to it and reevaluate my thoughts, I do like the format and devil designs a lot
2020
This is real fun for the first half or so. I think it wears out its gimmick a little bit by the time the plot actually starts, but it's still a wonderful way to spend a few hours with friends. Plus accessibility options mean even the more unfair levels can be toned down a bit without losing too much of the challenge.
2019
It's ok, kinda just boils down to throwing stuff at your friends and button mashing unless you want to be the guy who gets super technical and honorable and joins servers just to 1v1 and roleplay a la grandpa's medieval war recreation meetups. It feels like a game where you have to fully immerse yourself and get really deep in the mechanics for a few dozen hours to start having fun, and I'm not motivated to do that
2021
Holy shit guys this game is fun
2019
Like I said, masochism rules. I love being stressed out.
2023
Definitely gonna get better with future updates, they've got a really solid framework and it's decently fun for a click-n-wait hero style beat-em-up or whatever. It's not something I'll play on my own probably, but it's good with friends
2019
Sure, this isn't amazing, but it's also a lot better than people might give it credit for. It's absolutely better with its narrative than with its gameplay, but what it gives in terms of writing is top-notch.
Pitting Lovecraft's stupid "critical race theory" icons against each other is so fun, like yeah the white supremacist millionaire WOULD be racist against innsmouthers huh, and of course HP is modeled in as a little street rat thief man that makes so much sense.
Pitting Lovecraft's stupid "critical race theory" icons against each other is so fun, like yeah the white supremacist millionaire WOULD be racist against innsmouthers huh, and of course HP is modeled in as a little street rat thief man that makes so much sense.