Yakuza 2 is very obviously a game that tries a Icarus stunt and I don't think it reaches the sun how it should have done, the game is better than the first one on a macroscopic level but the devil is in the details and the microscopic level actually shows that the first one is more consistent game all across the game, the story is more complex but its execution is messier, the gameplay is better but some of its fight can be really a chore given some harder spikes, the side content is bloated and not really consistently interesting with some side content being a downright chore or simply not really interesting, I wanted to like this one more than the first one but simply I can't, which is a shame because it could have touched the sun but it still reached very far and it's a damn good achievement, the game has an amazing vibe a mostly (MOSTLY) good pacing, the story is great when it doesn't get messy and kamurocho is still a great place to bum around in, both Yakuza on PS2 are really amazing games damn easy to recommend.

The music and aesthetics of this game are really great. Richter's character design is iconic, and I especially love how he looks in the anime-style cutscenes, which are also a cool touch.

Gameplay is pretty fun, if a bit frustrating because I suck at old platformers like these. Still, the game is pretty short so the difficulty doesn't bother me all that much. There's also a decent amount of side stuff because of the branching paths, so you can go the straightforward route or explore a little bit. Overall, just a really cool game.

Omori is a terrible game. Not only is the gameplay sleep inducing for a horror game that's supposed to keep you on your toes, the cast of characters is also abhorrent; each one of them showing no purpose to the narrative and the worst one being the main character Sunny. He starts out as someone who wants to find his sister, but when the main twist actually happens, it's like he's never even changed. He's the same person before and after his "development." Overall a horrible game if you want a game like this, but actually checks all the boxes on what makes a story about coping with death amazing.

Play SILENT HILL 2.

One of the best roguelikes you can get on the Steam Deck. Super relaxing, feels good on controller, and has an excellent job system that really snowballs into something special as you play the game.

My completed run (Hardcore mode) took about 8 hours with a Soulkeeper/Floramancer (with a touch of budoka to increase my damage). Crazy summoner archer build that when played right let me have 5-6 summons on screen absolutely shredding shit. The final boss was tough, but I managed it blind just barely.

So many ideas for replayability and challenge runs (Solo, no class changing, etc) as well as Ronin mode makes this a game you could easily sink 100 hours into.. For only about 10 bucks on sale!

My only gripe with the game is I feel Heroic mode (The Roguelite mode) is a bit too focused on preparing for the next run vs enjoying your current. That's why I decided to play the game on Hardcore instead. I could also see the appeal of playing the game on Adventure and enjoying it more as a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon-esque adventure, there's plenty of content here to sink your teeth into even playing withoiut permadeath.

Highly recommend this one if you enjoy grid-based RPGs of any time, especially roguelikes and class-system enjoyers.