Scooz
1996
2005
Like if Blood came out after The Matrix. You're a badass coolguy who's the special cursed one in a long trench coat with a cool hat and steel boots, you've got guns that double as melee weapons, there's a morality system that can give you chain lightning, you have to fuck this one evil goth lady in an on-screen sex scene, and yes - you can double jump. Darkwatch is the kind of decent game with some neat ideas and fun design that people who made red and black MLP OCs who's special talent was bleeding would think is sick as fuck. and they'd be right.
1995
1993
2010
love this game dearly but it very much isn't finished and is incredibly uneven in its content. Mods obviously make it better but the game in its vanilla form has some very sore spots, some built into the foundation so strong that no mod could ever fix them (ie combat, map design, factions, the entire engine). and the DLC is really bad. like some of it is bethesda-level quality, it gets VERY rough. lonesome road is just embarrassing.
really cool game and its art design, movement, and godlike soundtrack are incredible but the combat gets really repetitive and the story is a mess. it has really great characters but everything feels very underdeveloped, it is definitely an early PS Vita game and it shows in a lot of rough ways. this game and its world have a ton of potential that thankfully is done pretty great in its sequel.
also this game has one of the most abrupt endings i have ever seen in a a game. was watching my bf play through this one and when the credits rolled he was just confused, it's super awkward.
also this game has one of the most abrupt endings i have ever seen in a a game. was watching my bf play through this one and when the credits rolled he was just confused, it's super awkward.
2021
i don't know if I've ever been more excited for a game like I have with Deltarune. honestly, i thought that was bad - that it would never live up to my expectations beyond its first chapter. It doesn't. Chapter 2 markedly improves on the presentation and gameplay of Deltarune, it consistently surprised me with fucking insane designs and clever encounters. there's a lot more going on mechanically in this part then there was previously.
not to mention the writing. i have NO fucking clue where it's going and I'm fascinated. the characters have so much more time to breathe than in Undertale and this chapter absolutely makes the most of it, the last segment with Susie especially was so sweet it made me cry a bit. i just love this all so, so much. cannot fucking BELIEVE there's gonna be five more of this, that we're not even a third of the way through makes me feel insane. never anticipated something like i have this, if it continues at this quality it's gonna be my favourite game period. fuckin loved it.
not to mention the writing. i have NO fucking clue where it's going and I'm fascinated. the characters have so much more time to breathe than in Undertale and this chapter absolutely makes the most of it, the last segment with Susie especially was so sweet it made me cry a bit. i just love this all so, so much. cannot fucking BELIEVE there's gonna be five more of this, that we're not even a third of the way through makes me feel insane. never anticipated something like i have this, if it continues at this quality it's gonna be my favourite game period. fuckin loved it.
2002
one of the greatest games ever made - especially playing with Primehack on dolphin. shit is magical, even today. the atmosphere is thick, the kind of game you listen to just for the ambience. captivating and engrossing in a way few other games have ever come close to, it's a miracle this exists and is as good as it is. of all Nintendo series to get the 3D transition, I believe this is the best one. over Mario 64 and Ocarina. it's so goddamn good. cements Metroid as Nintendo's strongest large ip through art direction alone.
2003
2019
2011
i thought i'd like these games more in VR but man i sure did not enjoy my time with this. moment to moment gameplay is just not engaging at all beyond the imminent fear of jumpscares, which i'm not a huge fan of. also, as someone who hasn't really spent time with the other ones, i was super confused trying to even find out what to do in a few of em. the minigames are pretty mixed between actually cool (vents) and the other ones.
2020
2010