To quote my man Bricky,

"Uncharted 1 is a necessary evil."

This game was necessary to introduce the world to the Uncharted franchise. However, it really has not aged well in its gameplay as it plays like ASS. I can give it a pass for the most part as it is an enjoyable experience, most of the time.

The best ending to a franchise I have seen in gaming.

Dark Souls 3 is a beautiful conclusion to this iconic franchise. It continues the story from the first game while respectfully referencing the first two games, making the world feel coherent even when it is unrecognizable from the first two games.
The gameplay is so good and feels so good to play compared to the first two games. The best aspect is the boss fights, being the most consistently good in the franchise.

This is a great game. The only reason it isn't a perfect score is that the first half of the game kinda stinks. The area design is so unexciting and annoying to play through compared to the later game areas. If the first half of the game was as great as the 2nd, this game would be near perfect.

Besides that, I would strongly recommend this game to those who have never played a Souls game before as I believe this is the best starting point to really get into the franchise.

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⡿⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⠀⣀⡀⢀⣤⣤⠀⣀⣤⣤⣄⠀⠀⣀⣤⡄⠀⢠⡄⠀⠀⣴⡄⣀⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡟⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⢀⣿⠏⠙⣿⡆⢰⡿⠋⠁⠀⢸⣧⠀⠀⣿⡇⣿⣿⣭⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣶⣿⡄⣿⡿⠿⢹⣿⢸⣿⣀⣀⣿⠃⢸⣧⢘⣿⡇⠘⣿⣄⣠⣿⠁⢠⣬⣽⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠿⠀⠀⠿⠇⠿⠇⠀⠈⠛⠀⠙⠛⠛⠛⠀⠈⠻⠿⠛⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣷⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣾⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⣶⣦⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⡄⢀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣴⡾⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⣷⡆⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⣰⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⢀⣾⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣷⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⡾⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠻⢷⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⠋⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⢷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠐⠟⠋⠉⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣉⠉⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⠇⣾⠛⠷⢶⣶⣶⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⠷⠿⠛⠋⠁⢀⣻⢶⣤⣼⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢷⣦⡀⠀⠀⣿⡛⠛⠻⢶⣦⣤⣼⠿⠀⠀⠀⣰⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⢶⣦⡙⠛⠛⠛⠛⢋⣩⡶⢀⣠⣶⡾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡟⠀⠀⠛⢻⡿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⣴⡟⠉⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠛⠻⢷⣤⣄⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⠶⠶⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡏⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⢨⠿⣿⡀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠙⠛⢷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡟⠀⣾⡋⢤⣠⣀⣀⣀⢈⣿⡌⠀⢹⣧⠀
⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⠀⠀⢀⣤⡶⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠈⢿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⠃⠀⠈⠻⣿⣷⣶⣿⡿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⢻⡆
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I can see why people love this game. The story is very intriguing and unique. The setting rules, 15th century Italy is neat as hell and the world is laid out in a way that allows you to feel like a badass when traversing it.

What kills it for me was the gameplay. PC controls were not explained very well, resulting in a frustrating early game. On top of that, to complete the game, you are required to do a fetch quest of over 20 pages that really wasn't hinted at all until the game halted your progress until you collected them all.
This would really be another game that would benefit from a remake as updating the gameplay mechanics would really make this game feel like the classic it is hailed as.

I wouldn't have played this game if it wasn't a Harry Potter game.
The saving grace from this game dissolving into obscurity is the setting. Hogwarts is huge and dense, really immersing the player as a student of this place.
Besides that, it is another mediocre open-world rpg. It just doesn't do anything that really kept me engaged and wanting to come back. I went in expecting to play this a while and ended up putting it down as soon as I was released into the massive world. Maybe it will get better later on, but it will be to little, to late by that point.

Also, how come I gain access to all 3 war crimes in the Harry Potter universe and no one cares?

Here we go...

I played this game two years after the initial launch and the only thing I knew going in was that it was a rough launch.

BUGS:
Yeah, they are there, but I only had one occasion where it got in the way of gameplay, which was annoying but manageable. Besides that, it ran fine and I never really had any major issues that broke my game or made me frustrated. I was pleasantly surprised.

Gameplay:
Shooting felt good, really good with certain guns. Some of the enemies were bullet sponges and the perk system was confusing and really insignificant at the end of it all. I wish it all felt better than it did, but the main reason I kept coming back was not because I was having fun with the gameplay, even though shooting things was fun.

Night City:
This is the most beautiful, fleshed out world I have seen in a video game. It is very nice to look at, but there is always something behind every corner. It feels worthwhile to explore the city for new quests and items and it sure helps that it is a damn cool setting for a video game.

Story:
The acting is top tier. One of the best acted games, period. Everyone kills it and it was the main reason I finished the game. I wanted to see where these characters went and where they ended up. I was so invested in the characters, that it really makes up for an okay story.
The story really isn't anything bad, but it gets so confusing and convoluted that the only thing grounding me to the world was the characters. Maybe on repeat playthroughs I will appreciate it more, but if I have to hyper analyze the story of a game to enjoy it, it is not a great story.

I think Cyberpunk's launch tainted a game that would be received better than it is. In all honesty, this is one of the better open world games I have played in a while, but it has its issues, mostly in gameplay and performance, but it does much more right that I am sure I will be back in Night City again.

This is a great game and I want to emphasize that before I get into the meat of what I want to talk about. It is fun, engaging and has one of the most bad shit insane and jaw-droppingly stories I have seen in a game. It goes places only South Park is willing to go, and I am all for it.

It isn't perfect though. The difficulty balance is something that really rubs me the wrong way as you get shredded so quickly in some areas. It is especially confusing to me as the game actively encourages you to push the enemy to gain the advantage. It isn't fun to be in the zone, mowing down Nazis, and then out of no where you take so much damage o where it feels like you get one shot and this only gets worse the higher in difficulty you go.

Another issue is the last 3rd of the game. I didn't really have a bad time playing it, but it went by really quick. The final mission really disappointed me as it really didn't FEEL like the last mission. In the last game, you fought the big bad you were hyping yourself to fight all game, here, just two nameless dudes who are tanky as hell.

At the end of the day, this is a very fun and kick ass game, but those two issues really keeping me from loving this bold and ballsy experience.