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This shows how much Lego games have come a long way. While it was largely enjoyable, the sheer number of bugs made getting some collectables way harder than it should have been. Character variety is seriously lacking as you get a lot of repeat characters while only having one character that can blow up silver bricks. Unless you are a hardcore fan of the franchise then this might be one to skip.
While this is one of the best Pokémon games in nearly 10 years, it's still where the franchise should have been 5 years ago. If any other games were of the quality, it would be slandered for being plain and unadventurous. However, because of Game Freak's unwillingness to change, they are instead praised for showing some actual effort. I did enjoy the game, the battles and exploration are what I've always wanted, with being able to walk around during a battle is something I never knew I wanted. However, the blocks the games put up around getting a specific star to continue the story does knock the wind out of your sails a bit. The biggest selling point of this game for me is that the characters fear Pokémon and the chaos they can realistically wreak to the planet. I hope this series continues with other legendary Pokémon, like Mew or Celebi.
Extremely filler, but it did have cool little challenge in each chapter to spice things up, like only being able to fight with certain weapons, reduced visibility or changes in enemy behaviour. In this, you follow Baird and Cole with a different group of people in a prequel to the original Gears of War. There's also an extra campaign that coincides with Gears of War 3 where Baird and Cole reunite with that team to get supplies.
2021
The sleuthing side of the Yakuza franchise calling back to their more action focused combat. The game has built upon the first game, adding Yokohama from Like a Dragon. The main thing I don't like about it is its focused on a private school and the people that go there. It tends to lean a bit into stereotypes and has beating down kids, who in fair, deserve it. The main mystery is fascinating and expertly weaves everything into it. Aside from that, the game is solid, beautiful, mysterious and fascinating to just be a part of the world. Saying goodbye to Yagami due to real world politics is a shame but I'm excited to potentially play as Kaito in future iterations.
An amazing classic that's every bit as great as the original. For a "Definitive" edition it doesn't add enough new stuff to warrant playing it a second time. While a lot of the characters follow stereotypical tropes, the main character fits a much darker theme than the usual peppy hero. You could say he's more Chaotic Good than Lawful Good.