Shosci
1996
Played the Director's Cut/DualShock version. The Mansion Basement theme is a chef's kiss
1989
The survival horror game that eventually led to Resident Evil. It was an interesting RPG game with the start of item management, although archaic system here. You control 5 characters at once and can separate them throughout the game. Sweet Home wasn't too difficult, but it was annoying most of time managing between the characters and their items. Worst of all, once a character dies, they are gone for the rest of the game. It was stressful, but I had 3 members left by the end. It's an interesting game to look back on, but I struggled a bit with this.
Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a 2D Mario game THIS much!!
2022
If only I had played this before the end of 2022, because this would have been my real GOTY. An open-world Souls game that allowed me to get away with a lot due to its open level-design made this easier to get into compared to Dark Souls 1.
A straight-forward platformer compared to Battle for Bikini Bottom. The Cosmic Shake is the long-awaited sequel I have wanted. A lot more character, animations, and creativity was added. While there were less levels than BfBB, they took original levels and added an extra spin to them. Music from the show was also included in the game and more references from the show. It is the sequel I have been wanting, but it's also a polished game than the remaster a couple of years ago
I figured people loved this game for it's visuals and story. I am very happy how the gameplay and controls felt. Already a great Metroidvania, can't wait to play its sequel
2023
Needed a puzzle game to relax with 😌 If you love the famous 'Crazy Stairs' painting, you'll love this
2024
This is my first Tekken game I have owned. Coming as more of a Mortal Kombat fan, this game's fighting style, story, and most importantly the content make it better than Mortal Kombat within the last decade. Tekken Ball is fun, Character episodes are enjoyable, and I can make Walter White as a fighter
2023
Some people say the 1st game is better, that truly gave an arcade-style 3D platformer. I will agree that the combat is better to deal with due to its simpler enemy variety and less skills to acquire. However, this game added motorcycle segments, levels that take place outdoors, and a Roguelike mode.
Could have been a perfect 3 stars, but the load times were too long
Easily the best 2D Kirby game. Although, Triple Deluxe in the same system I have yet to play, so I was unsure if the moveset was also included, but there are soo many moves Kirby can do for each power up (Sleep still sucks). The Mechs you control also can inherit the power ups. I recommend collecting all the Code Cubes for the secret ending as well. Lastly, there are tons of Kirby 64 callbacks, which never really got much love since it's first release.
2013
This game has hit 8 years of existence. Crazy story, but the open-sandbox element in modern times is why I am always into the GTA series. GTA Online gives me more incentive to play this game on my own or with friends. Do we really need a 6th game already? Let's wait another 5 years.
This is my true guilty-pleasure game and it's purely nostalgia. The first Sonic game I ever owned and got me interested with the series. Controls feel fine with most of the characters. Chao Garden was a great time-sink. SA1 had better mechanics that did not need to be changed here (Instant spin-dash, treasure hunting radar, Sonic's level design as a whole), but I can still enjoy playing all of the characters here over half of SA1's characters.
2013
As a person who hasn't had a job in quite some time, this easily filled in the void
2007
The inner workings of Rapture is marvelous. Never really used a lot of the Plasmids, found the weapons much more reliable in combat. Certain fetch quests from Arcadia and Hephaestus slowed down the game for me. The first game seems to put more emphasis on story, which is not my priority of focus in video games. From what I understand, Bioshock 2 is more action focused. Harvested 90% of the Little Sisters which led to bad (anti-climatic) ending (Fontaine was not hard at all either), but I needed to Harvest more often to get stronger. Still a solid game, might revisit it and rescue all the Little Sissys.