Kor0sensei
2018
Buggy af, puzzles kept glitching :\ great concept, poor execution and puzzles were mad confusing
It’s a game. I’d be more satisfied if there were less crashes. Literally completely side quest crashes the game almost every time. Including going to the shop. Save often. Anyways, it was a game.
2018
Story was a great mystery. Would wanna read an essay by an actual doctor about it. I’m very curious how accurate some things are. Great side stories, very Yakuza, plenty of stuff to do. I think it said I did only 62% of it all and I clocked at 60 hours. Tons to love and enjoy.
2005
This review contains spoilers
One real long redemption arc. Does a decent job at World building but somehow the story reads on way too long despite being an average length JRPG. Jade and Tear are the best though.
FOF System wasn’t well explained and I had to have viewers on my stream to explain them to me on the regular. Once I had it nailed down it was fun and unique but I prefer the simplicity of Symphonia vs TotA.
Luke’s introduction leading up to him killing probably thousands of people took almost too long. If I wasn’t streaming it, I probably would’ve dropped it because of that. The redemption arc was honestly not bad. I’m glad they didn’t end on self sacrifice though it seemed that way at first. Luke still wanting to improve himself and not being deterred by criticism by late game is very touching. People need to be more like end game Luke.
FOF System wasn’t well explained and I had to have viewers on my stream to explain them to me on the regular. Once I had it nailed down it was fun and unique but I prefer the simplicity of Symphonia vs TotA.
Luke’s introduction leading up to him killing probably thousands of people took almost too long. If I wasn’t streaming it, I probably would’ve dropped it because of that. The redemption arc was honestly not bad. I’m glad they didn’t end on self sacrifice though it seemed that way at first. Luke still wanting to improve himself and not being deterred by criticism by late game is very touching. People need to be more like end game Luke.
First time playing. Great characters, great story, great combat. Estelle is bae
For an anime game, it is beautiful, ambitious, and made with love. The game itself is open world so it’s a lot of repetitive nonsense which I don’t usually personally enjoy. The reward for doing them was cute interactions between characters to which I felt was worth it.
Goes through the main story, no filler. Some stuff is toned down. All in all, it was neat to go through the story again.
Lots of extras which might not appeal to some people due to my first point. Mostly gathering, battles, locating dragon balls, etc.
I enjoyed my time with the game (got the Plat trophy, pretty easy to do) and if you are a DBZ fan, it’s definitely worth picking up on sale unless you’re bothered by anything I mentioned earlier. I know a non DBZ game with these quests and what not would’ve bored me to death and I recognize that haha.
One more thing is I really enjoyed the movement. Flying around, running, jumping, fighting, it all felt so good to do.
Oh and they remembered Launch.
Goes through the main story, no filler. Some stuff is toned down. All in all, it was neat to go through the story again.
Lots of extras which might not appeal to some people due to my first point. Mostly gathering, battles, locating dragon balls, etc.
I enjoyed my time with the game (got the Plat trophy, pretty easy to do) and if you are a DBZ fan, it’s definitely worth picking up on sale unless you’re bothered by anything I mentioned earlier. I know a non DBZ game with these quests and what not would’ve bored me to death and I recognize that haha.
One more thing is I really enjoyed the movement. Flying around, running, jumping, fighting, it all felt so good to do.
Oh and they remembered Launch.
2019
Adequate souls-like with anime flair. I personally wasn’t too attached to the story so I didn’t do many vestiges once I had the build I wanted. The “life is strange”-like way of telling the stories of side characters and successors is neat but I didn’t feel so attached to anyone. Not to mention I found them a little annoying after awhile. A one off way of telling a few stories makes sense but jeeeeeeez, it was too much.
Bosses aren’t super memorable and levels were sometimes annoying to navigate through. I wish there was a bit more direction after beating a boss. I felt like sometimes I was derping around not knowing where I was going.
The game is good. I had fun playing it nonetheless. The character creator is very fun! Combat was enjoyable. I honestly think if you like soul-like games, it’s worth grabbing on sale.
I played the PS4 version on a normal PS4 and it had some frame rate issues but luckily it was never in combat. I know some people are bothered by that stuff. I’m not however. Figured it was worth noting though.
Bosses aren’t super memorable and levels were sometimes annoying to navigate through. I wish there was a bit more direction after beating a boss. I felt like sometimes I was derping around not knowing where I was going.
The game is good. I had fun playing it nonetheless. The character creator is very fun! Combat was enjoyable. I honestly think if you like soul-like games, it’s worth grabbing on sale.
I played the PS4 version on a normal PS4 and it had some frame rate issues but luckily it was never in combat. I know some people are bothered by that stuff. I’m not however. Figured it was worth noting though.
2019
Good
2018
This review contains spoilers
Played on original PS4, no DLC. Got platinum trophy.
Spooder-Man on the PS4 was a great experience. The web swinging was way more fun than I was expecting and the story got me excited about Spider-Man again. Since the 90s, my interest in Spider-Man has fluctuated a lot, but this gets me truly excited for future game releases within this franchise—well, I hope it’ll be one. Judging the fact there is a sequel (haven’t played yet), that seems to be the plan.
Aside from minor inconveniences, ranging from freezing/glitches to small gameplay inconveniences like no restart option in the pause menu during timed challenges (a must honestly), taskmaster challenges being rough, and puzzles in the lab using a cursor for navigation, there wasn’t many flaws I can think of at the moment. The game manages its open world well and never felt overwhelming to explore. Web swinging really aided in exploration. It made exploring NYC a lot of fun and the virtual tourism aspect, while not the first, but among the most enjoyable.
The Inner Demons gang was a bit annoying story wise. I’m really sick of eastern Asians being the antagonist in everything. It isn’t about Mr. Negative, himself. I really enjoyed him a lot. It was about the Inner Demons itself. I wouldn’t be as bothered by it if it wasn’t explicitly clear that there were only Chinese people in the gang. Whenever you invaded a base, they would always be speaking in Mandarin just showing that somehow, someway, their entire gang, one that has to be large enough to take over NYC, was Chinese exclusively. Mr. Negative runs the Inner Demons in the comics as well as being Chinese but that doesn’t mean the gang itself ALL have to be Chinese/Asian minions. C’mon man.
That was my biggest issue. Even then, Spooder-Man really proves that a Spider-Man game can exist on modern consoles and I do look forward to its future! What a really fun experience! Exceeded all my expectations! Octavius is a villain that should be utilized more often, especially in culture as a whole. I look forward to his return in the MCU!
Spooder-Man on the PS4 was a great experience. The web swinging was way more fun than I was expecting and the story got me excited about Spider-Man again. Since the 90s, my interest in Spider-Man has fluctuated a lot, but this gets me truly excited for future game releases within this franchise—well, I hope it’ll be one. Judging the fact there is a sequel (haven’t played yet), that seems to be the plan.
Aside from minor inconveniences, ranging from freezing/glitches to small gameplay inconveniences like no restart option in the pause menu during timed challenges (a must honestly), taskmaster challenges being rough, and puzzles in the lab using a cursor for navigation, there wasn’t many flaws I can think of at the moment. The game manages its open world well and never felt overwhelming to explore. Web swinging really aided in exploration. It made exploring NYC a lot of fun and the virtual tourism aspect, while not the first, but among the most enjoyable.
The Inner Demons gang was a bit annoying story wise. I’m really sick of eastern Asians being the antagonist in everything. It isn’t about Mr. Negative, himself. I really enjoyed him a lot. It was about the Inner Demons itself. I wouldn’t be as bothered by it if it wasn’t explicitly clear that there were only Chinese people in the gang. Whenever you invaded a base, they would always be speaking in Mandarin just showing that somehow, someway, their entire gang, one that has to be large enough to take over NYC, was Chinese exclusively. Mr. Negative runs the Inner Demons in the comics as well as being Chinese but that doesn’t mean the gang itself ALL have to be Chinese/Asian minions. C’mon man.
That was my biggest issue. Even then, Spooder-Man really proves that a Spider-Man game can exist on modern consoles and I do look forward to its future! What a really fun experience! Exceeded all my expectations! Octavius is a villain that should be utilized more often, especially in culture as a whole. I look forward to his return in the MCU!
Good VN QOL improvements like speeding up text and transparency of the text box. Some other fun features available in more VNs are missing but doesn’t damper one of the best and most innovative games on the DS/GBA. Excellent games worth revisiting.
Very fun remaster! Definitely recommend to all story of seasons fans :3
2016
Played on the PS5, Royal edition, got the platinum trophy
I skipped this game for so long because it is:
1. Open world
2. Only 4 party system
3. Only boys
4. Action JRPG
I had very low expectation for this boy band simulator. Honestly, though, the game far exceeded anything I thought it’d be able to accomplish including me actually enjoying it.
There is a lot of complaints: time convenience stuff like climbing ladders takes 100 years, walking through dungeons is SO SLOW, combat fields are very easy to walk out of on accident, grading system is annoying and irrelevant for the most part, open world is fairly empty, etc.
Somehow none of that bothered by as much as it would any other game. I’m not married to Final Fantasy. I love a lot of them but it isn’t even in my top 10 franchises but there was something about this game that kept me going from beginning to end. The boys are great (iggy best boy) and they’re probably the biggest crutch of the entire game. They truly carry it with their fun back and forths, silly side quests, character moments, personal development and overall group development.
I always enjoyed the battle system. Felt really fun to warp strike, chain combo and even use magic. I enjoyed myself almost every fight. I could do without lvl 3 monsters trying to engage me when I’m level 81 but shrug
I honestly can’t truly explain why I enjoyed this game so much. I’ve played many games that shared one or many of these shared issues that I dropped like a hat because it can be frustrating. I’d rather play a game I have fun with vs trying to play the “don’t worry it gets good” games. Somehow though—this game clicked. Despite my complaints, it pulled through and came together to be a wonderful and unique experience.
Still though, Iggy is the best boy. Don’t @ me
I skipped this game for so long because it is:
1. Open world
2. Only 4 party system
3. Only boys
4. Action JRPG
I had very low expectation for this boy band simulator. Honestly, though, the game far exceeded anything I thought it’d be able to accomplish including me actually enjoying it.
There is a lot of complaints: time convenience stuff like climbing ladders takes 100 years, walking through dungeons is SO SLOW, combat fields are very easy to walk out of on accident, grading system is annoying and irrelevant for the most part, open world is fairly empty, etc.
Somehow none of that bothered by as much as it would any other game. I’m not married to Final Fantasy. I love a lot of them but it isn’t even in my top 10 franchises but there was something about this game that kept me going from beginning to end. The boys are great (iggy best boy) and they’re probably the biggest crutch of the entire game. They truly carry it with their fun back and forths, silly side quests, character moments, personal development and overall group development.
I always enjoyed the battle system. Felt really fun to warp strike, chain combo and even use magic. I enjoyed myself almost every fight. I could do without lvl 3 monsters trying to engage me when I’m level 81 but shrug
I honestly can’t truly explain why I enjoyed this game so much. I’ve played many games that shared one or many of these shared issues that I dropped like a hat because it can be frustrating. I’d rather play a game I have fun with vs trying to play the “don’t worry it gets good” games. Somehow though—this game clicked. Despite my complaints, it pulled through and came together to be a wonderful and unique experience.
Still though, Iggy is the best boy. Don’t @ me
2019
This review contains spoilers
This game is going to easily become a cult classic. It’s extremely experimental and suffers from some issues but the ride is worth it.
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Played on PS5
It is exceptionally hard to top Virtue. I didn’t expect this one to. The art direction is very 2013 with Telltale vibes so it has not aged well... a game in 2016 with 2013 graphics is very off putting. Once you get past that, the puzzles, story and characters (f*** Eric though) are absolutely worth it.
Some puzzles were a little much and I hate cursor movement on console games.
All in all, as a game, it’s pretty solid 4/5 but however, considering it an end to a solid franchise, it’s very meh. Again, it is hard to top Virtue. I doubt I’ll play a point and click adventure game better than Virtue for many years. I felt the impact of the end wasn’t as strong as I was hoping.
Anyways though, ignore the predated graphics. You’ll get use to it. It’s worth playing if you’re invested in the franchise.
It is exceptionally hard to top Virtue. I didn’t expect this one to. The art direction is very 2013 with Telltale vibes so it has not aged well... a game in 2016 with 2013 graphics is very off putting. Once you get past that, the puzzles, story and characters (f*** Eric though) are absolutely worth it.
Some puzzles were a little much and I hate cursor movement on console games.
All in all, as a game, it’s pretty solid 4/5 but however, considering it an end to a solid franchise, it’s very meh. Again, it is hard to top Virtue. I doubt I’ll play a point and click adventure game better than Virtue for many years. I felt the impact of the end wasn’t as strong as I was hoping.
Anyways though, ignore the predated graphics. You’ll get use to it. It’s worth playing if you’re invested in the franchise.
Played on PS5, never played the original, beat all 16 colossi
I have so many issues ranging from lack of any useful UI, camera issues and lack of tutorials. I don’t want to bother elaborating because I foresee so many people disagreeing anyways. I had fun on some boss fights but the world being so empty and constant frustrations made this game so unlikable to me.
Agro is my best friend tho
I appreciate its place in gaming history. Playing the original when it came out must’ve been mind blowing beyond words. It clearly inspired a lot of devs.
I have so many issues ranging from lack of any useful UI, camera issues and lack of tutorials. I don’t want to bother elaborating because I foresee so many people disagreeing anyways. I had fun on some boss fights but the world being so empty and constant frustrations made this game so unlikable to me.
Agro is my best friend tho
I appreciate its place in gaming history. Playing the original when it came out must’ve been mind blowing beyond words. It clearly inspired a lot of devs.