After mulling over my star rating, i decided you have to grade this as more of an art installation than a video game

Three hours of nothing but good time

-played on game pass

This review contains spoilers

When a late-game dungeon had Kirby appear as a hostile enemy, my jaw hit the fucking floor

I love the way I became the character as I progressed.

A series of choices, some bizarre, some straight-laced, that I made throughout the game succeeded in immersing me into a character that was not myself, but one that I understood.

A game where the genre of "role-playing" is a more apt descriptor than most that wear the label.

They said it would be stupid to pay sixty dollars for a collection of three games more than a decade old.

What they didnt count on is, im incredibly fucking stupid.

Like Bandersnatch, but better, but still bad

Super weird to hear Wario speak full paragraphs of dialogue

A fantastic slow-burn first installment to an incredibly lush world that takes its time fleshing out individual characters and towns to an immensely charming degree.

Graphics havent aged spectacularly, largely due to it originally being a PSP title; and combat moves at a spectacularly slow pace by default. Luckily the PC version lets you fast forward this x4.

Gonna take a bit of a break, but am certainly on the hook for the second chapter.


Still ver

Played through on critical for my first playthru

Some people call this the best action RPG of all time.

But i dont think the best action RPG of all time would have attacks that leave you stunlocked for thirty straight seconds with no escape.

I also dont think the best action RPG of all time would have Haley Joel Osment voicing the main character.

Honestly Nintendo; what happened to Stanley

Really was a specific moment in time where a rhythm game lover like myself THRIVED

Still remember playing endless setlist all the way through on expert with three friends.

My personal favorite game in the 2010's "rougelite" boom

It's an endless tap of inspired, classic mario levels if you look for them.

I feel like it has to get five stars by default.

A grand artistic achievement

Gets the first three stars for the soundtrack alone