MVK23
A wonderful JRPG with a good combat system. Somewhat of a singleplayer MMO, only with a captivating story with great characters. Side quests are almost entirely uninteresting, however. The vast majority of side quests are just meant to be completed as you work your way through the story. Few of them add anything new to the story. Excellent music as well, pretty good graphics and the environments have a great sense of scale. Can sometimes be detrimental though, as in order to get through some areas, you just have to run in a straight line for a long time. There is even an auto-run button so you don't have to hold the stick forward if you don't want to.
2012
Explores some heavy themes. Basic gunplay, a few interesting levels. Interesting choices and story throughout. Leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but mostly good narrative.
2019
Relaxing gameplay. Good variety of animals. Building the right habitat while also trying to make the overall park aesthetically pleasing is a fun gameplay balance. Nothing extraordinary, but a good game to come back to every once in a while.
Very disappointed by the design decisions of the final level. Obviously, with a name like "The Impossible Lair," the level should be hard, but the game does not prepare you for the difficulty spike in the final level, so it ruined the feel of the game for me. It turned a very fun, and occasionally challenging 2D platformer into a frustrating death loop akin to something like Super Meat Boy. The rest of the game is beautiful, well made, has memorable music. The final level really sours the overall experience, and it's very disappointing. 4/5 without final level, 3.5/5 with.
2015
Incredible story. Excellent writing and character development. Middling audio. Lots of content. Average combat. Worth a replay.
2013
A clever and intriguing experience, even as I quit the game a few hours in, I was still discovering new ways to walk through the office. It's a game with no actual gameplay aside from walking and occasionally pressing buttons, but it still manages to capture your attention.
2001
A classic first person shooter. Shows its age quite often, but still a blast to play. Not much else to say about this other than it's Halo.
2011
A vast and deep sandbox/survival game. Lots of gear and secrets to discover. Even after 25 hours I've barely scratched the surface. Didn't hook me quite like something like Minecraft, but all the pieces of a great game are here.
2019
Beautiful graphics. Good character designs and dialogue. Really fun combat. A little linear. Worth a replay.
2019
Fun and repetitive roguelite third person shooter, yet great replay value. Great co-op game. Different characters offer variety in gameplay. Good amount of secrets to unlock. Great music.
2018
Excellent co-op FPS that is being supported very well. Fight through hordes of alien bugs while mining precious minerals and treasures to upgrade your arsenal and earn your paycheck. Great atmosphere.
The newest installment in the Animal Crossing franchise, and quite possibly the best. Dizzying amounts of customization. Beautifully stylized graphics. Retains the charm of the older titles, although with some faults. Dialogue so far is charming at times but ultimately less complex than previous games. Focus is definitely on island customization and building cool scenery. Still a fantastic game that also appears to be getting plenty of support.
Charming remake of a childhood favorite. Colorful art style, solid gameplay. Surprisingly bug ridden. Bugs can be annoying or strange but don't usually hinder progress.
Pretty fun soulslike third person shooter. Fun with friends, interesting weapons and bosses. Randomized campaign is a detriment to the game though. You end up missing a lot of things and I don't feel the game is worth revisiting to try and find all the content you missed.
A solid blast from the past, the gameplay of the first Crash game can feel quite dated at times however. Lot's of "gotcha" difficulty moments and questionable design. Still a great platformer. Remake has great art style, great music, commendable effort for remaking the first three Crash games along with Spyro.