Laminarial
2024
Pros:
+Same good-old Tekken with a few new mechanics here and there. Using the new heat system feels good.
+Beautiful graphics
+Good amount of modes and features for a fighting game. The story mode and Tekken Ball are awesome.
Cons:
-The avatars and the content involving them are a huge miss. The social lounge feels undercooked with nothing much to do in it and Arcade Quest is just a series of CPU battles sometimes interspliced with bland cutscenes and dialogue. The avatars themselves are ugly too which doesn't help.
-The monetization is exceedingly aggressive with the game having a cash shop, a battle pass plus paid DLC.
-Character customization is limited, very few improvements were made from Tekken 7 on that aspect.
-The game is fun but nerve-wracking when playing online, while not necessarily a negative it's important to point out how stressful the game can be.
+Same good-old Tekken with a few new mechanics here and there. Using the new heat system feels good.
+Beautiful graphics
+Good amount of modes and features for a fighting game. The story mode and Tekken Ball are awesome.
Cons:
-The avatars and the content involving them are a huge miss. The social lounge feels undercooked with nothing much to do in it and Arcade Quest is just a series of CPU battles sometimes interspliced with bland cutscenes and dialogue. The avatars themselves are ugly too which doesn't help.
-The monetization is exceedingly aggressive with the game having a cash shop, a battle pass plus paid DLC.
-Character customization is limited, very few improvements were made from Tekken 7 on that aspect.
-The game is fun but nerve-wracking when playing online, while not necessarily a negative it's important to point out how stressful the game can be.
Pros:
+A simple beat 'em up that doesn't overstay its welcome, the type of game you'd rent from Blockbuster and complete in an afternoon with a friend
+Mr. Incredible and Frozone both feel unique in their movesets and what they can do.
Cons:
-A bit too mashy and basic. A better variety of attacks or a more interesting upgrade system would have been appreciated.
-Very generic presentation.
+A simple beat 'em up that doesn't overstay its welcome, the type of game you'd rent from Blockbuster and complete in an afternoon with a friend
+Mr. Incredible and Frozone both feel unique in their movesets and what they can do.
Cons:
-A bit too mashy and basic. A better variety of attacks or a more interesting upgrade system would have been appreciated.
-Very generic presentation.
Pros:
+Addicting. No run ever feels the same thanks to the huge variety of items/upgrades and the synergies between them.
+The game is played like a basic top-down shooter and relies mostly on luck. However, it also offers a great deal of depth when it comes to optimizing your runs and putting luck on your side. In order to succeed, you'll need to know a lot about the game and be very good at decision-making.
Cons:
-The game expects you to learn by trial and error, which is honestly impossible due to how much there is to learn and how obscure everything is presented. Playing with an external guide is mandatory.
+Addicting. No run ever feels the same thanks to the huge variety of items/upgrades and the synergies between them.
+The game is played like a basic top-down shooter and relies mostly on luck. However, it also offers a great deal of depth when it comes to optimizing your runs and putting luck on your side. In order to succeed, you'll need to know a lot about the game and be very good at decision-making.
Cons:
-The game expects you to learn by trial and error, which is honestly impossible due to how much there is to learn and how obscure everything is presented. Playing with an external guide is mandatory.
2022
Pros:
+Good graphics, cool presentation
+The movesets are fun to use, every character has a nice variety of cool attacks to use
Cons:
-Dead population. Combined with the low amount of singleplayer content, this basically means the game is unplayable.
-The game is fun to play at low level, but absolutely miserable at high level. The mechanics feel limited, extremely long combos, lame comeback mechanics. Not worth getting good at.
+Good graphics, cool presentation
+The movesets are fun to use, every character has a nice variety of cool attacks to use
Cons:
-Dead population. Combined with the low amount of singleplayer content, this basically means the game is unplayable.
-The game is fun to play at low level, but absolutely miserable at high level. The mechanics feel limited, extremely long combos, lame comeback mechanics. Not worth getting good at.
2022
Pros:
+Excellent music and presentation
+Excellent game design. Each level is like a puzzle to complete with little mechanical skills required.
+Very addicting. The levels are short with an emphasis on replayability to get the best scores possible. I never got bored once.
Cons:
-Characters are unlikeable, story is fine. The only blemish on an otherwise perfect game.
+Excellent music and presentation
+Excellent game design. Each level is like a puzzle to complete with little mechanical skills required.
+Very addicting. The levels are short with an emphasis on replayability to get the best scores possible. I never got bored once.
Cons:
-Characters are unlikeable, story is fine. The only blemish on an otherwise perfect game.
2003
Pros:
+Likeable characters
+Allows you to play coop, which is always appreciated in an RPG
+Endearing visuals. I personally love that simple chibi-like style but it might not be for everyone.
Cons:
-Action RPG combat that feels terribly clunky, limited and unsatisfying
-The story is hard to take seriously
+Likeable characters
+Allows you to play coop, which is always appreciated in an RPG
+Endearing visuals. I personally love that simple chibi-like style but it might not be for everyone.
Cons:
-Action RPG combat that feels terribly clunky, limited and unsatisfying
-The story is hard to take seriously
+The presentation is perfect. Super stylish, good music, cool story.
+The 3 gameplay styles are all very fun.
+Good amount of content. The chao garden in particular gives a lot of longevity to the game.
-No open field areas like in Sonic Adventure 1
-The gameplay has some jank to it, which becomes apparent and annoying when trying to complete some of the harder missions
+The 3 gameplay styles are all very fun.
+Good amount of content. The chao garden in particular gives a lot of longevity to the game.
-No open field areas like in Sonic Adventure 1
-The gameplay has some jank to it, which becomes apparent and annoying when trying to complete some of the harder missions
Pros:
+Hard but fair, the game requires you to fully utilize its mechanics in order to succeed which makes the experience very engaging. Grinding is not a thing in this game.
+The systems are satisfying to use. Collecting and fusing demons is fun. The press turn system is simple but works.
Cons:
-Inexistent story
-The presentation has its charm but is overall very lacking. Most of the game is spent running in empty corridors.
-Dungeon traversal is tedious and boring
+Hard but fair, the game requires you to fully utilize its mechanics in order to succeed which makes the experience very engaging. Grinding is not a thing in this game.
+The systems are satisfying to use. Collecting and fusing demons is fun. The press turn system is simple but works.
Cons:
-Inexistent story
-The presentation has its charm but is overall very lacking. Most of the game is spent running in empty corridors.
-Dungeon traversal is tedious and boring
1997