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Favorite Games

Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Detention
Detention

290

Total Games Played

016

Played in 2024

011

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Celeste
Celeste

Mar 18

Initial D: Arcade Stage 8 Infinity
Initial D: Arcade Stage 8 Infinity

Mar 12

Space Harrier
Space Harrier

Mar 01

Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone

Mar 01

OutRun
OutRun

Feb 28

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I loved the first one and felt like it had a very strong emotional core while fully understanding the character. There was still room for narrative improvement though, and I really hoped to find that here. The technical prowess on display is awesome to play around with, but after the new sheen wears off, you're left with a game that is largely a derivative, stripped down version of the previous two entries, in both story and gameplay. Miles and Peter play exactly the same, and combat being so gadget focused feels like the spider was taken out of Spider-Man. Bosses are HP sponges that exist to pad playtime and tire you of the combat mechanics.

The story being so incredibly fast-paced and haphazard gives no breathing room to let tension or attachments grow, really hurting the thematic focus of second chances and redemption. The weaker narrative makes the relatively simple combat and checklist-esque structure feel repetitive quickly, especially considering most people have gone through 30+ hours of it already in past entries. There are a few moments where the writing begins to stand out, and some side content is better integrated into the world, but it just never takes the full narrative leap or shows any teeth like the first game to make you truly care about what's going on.

Enjoyable concept for a cheap roguelike. I could do with a few QOL changes, as the arc + range not giving you a damage indicator before firing can be really frustrating when you're trying to calculate future moves. Card synergies are cool, with blade and throw in particular being fun to use.

Probably won't explore this one's content to the fullest, but what I did experience (rank 1-3 of throne and three of the shotguns) was a fun time.

This is actually a well crafted, difficult co-op game. It's a cool experience that really forces you to engage with whoever you're playing with, and isn't just a cute gimme game for one person who plays games and another who's never touched one before. There are similarities to Getting Over It, but with Bread & Fred, you aren't actively fighting against the controls to win.

There are a lot of accessibility options if the game feels too frustrating, and it's quite rewarding being in total sync while mastering the simple mechanics the game throws at you. There are some intense moments of frustration when you realize a pitfall takes you so far back but the game doesn't begin feeling prohibitively difficult until the last section or so. What ends up hurting it most is the length considering how simple the mechanics are.