SofLesbianLass
2022
First of all, Single Player out the way:
Return of the Mammalians is a fun campaign that even in moments is better than octo expansion. The hub world and collectables is my fav part of it alongside prefering the story and lore. However, OE didn't do any of these poorly, wheres RotM does one thing very wrong. It doesn't have the variety of level themes and challenges compared to OE, as it tries to have standard levels like S1, which whilst fun fill up too much of the campaign for me. That creativity and variety of challenges wasn't as present. The one thing OE did bad that this game does great is boss fights with only one stinker!
Anyways, time for the multiplayer:
This game has my favourite controls in the series that pushes the movement based focus of the games to its limit, with overall amazing special ideas that don't reach the BS of some s2 specials (COUGH INK ARMOR) and with some amazingly fun and creative new weapon classes alongside new weapons within pre existing weapon classes! The season system feels like a non fomo approach to what free to play games do, giving you something to always work to without the pressure of fomo as the game will have the items available in stores 1 or 2 seasons after.
That being said, seasons have been too slow in terms of how much content has been added overtime, especially with weapon kits getting smaller and smaller. A big problem has been how inconsistent the kit quality has been alongside the poor stage design this game has been having, needing more options and openings. Map reworks took too long to happen and it still isn't enough to fix as they clearly have a fundamental issue.
A lot of criticism huh? And yet I still love this game, I adore it and it frustrates me at times how poor the update system has been despite me preffering it so much more in concept than how 2 handled it. It's a shame how many highs and lows this game has, as I adore this game and how queer and creative and FUN it has been.
Return of the Mammalians is a fun campaign that even in moments is better than octo expansion. The hub world and collectables is my fav part of it alongside prefering the story and lore. However, OE didn't do any of these poorly, wheres RotM does one thing very wrong. It doesn't have the variety of level themes and challenges compared to OE, as it tries to have standard levels like S1, which whilst fun fill up too much of the campaign for me. That creativity and variety of challenges wasn't as present. The one thing OE did bad that this game does great is boss fights with only one stinker!
Anyways, time for the multiplayer:
This game has my favourite controls in the series that pushes the movement based focus of the games to its limit, with overall amazing special ideas that don't reach the BS of some s2 specials (COUGH INK ARMOR) and with some amazingly fun and creative new weapon classes alongside new weapons within pre existing weapon classes! The season system feels like a non fomo approach to what free to play games do, giving you something to always work to without the pressure of fomo as the game will have the items available in stores 1 or 2 seasons after.
That being said, seasons have been too slow in terms of how much content has been added overtime, especially with weapon kits getting smaller and smaller. A big problem has been how inconsistent the kit quality has been alongside the poor stage design this game has been having, needing more options and openings. Map reworks took too long to happen and it still isn't enough to fix as they clearly have a fundamental issue.
A lot of criticism huh? And yet I still love this game, I adore it and it frustrates me at times how poor the update system has been despite me preffering it so much more in concept than how 2 handled it. It's a shame how many highs and lows this game has, as I adore this game and how queer and creative and FUN it has been.
This review contains spoilers
A game that I love so dearly, this game takes everything thematic the series has done and culminates it. Even down to mechanics, artstyle, archetypes and environment design, this game understands being the finale to a trilogy.
My main complaints about this game is that the combat system isn't as tightly knit as 2, with keves arts being less fun to use due to timer recharge. Secondly, I find myself conflicted on exploring in this game, sometimes it's just as fun as 2 if not more! But other times it falls flat with derivative locals that at times aren't remixed enough. The last major complaint is how at times the story loves to leave out important narrative tools that you cannot tell by playing. Even Future Redeemed didn't answer most of them.
That being said, I stand by this game being a magnificent end to what started in 2010
My main complaints about this game is that the combat system isn't as tightly knit as 2, with keves arts being less fun to use due to timer recharge. Secondly, I find myself conflicted on exploring in this game, sometimes it's just as fun as 2 if not more! But other times it falls flat with derivative locals that at times aren't remixed enough. The last major complaint is how at times the story loves to leave out important narrative tools that you cannot tell by playing. Even Future Redeemed didn't answer most of them.
That being said, I stand by this game being a magnificent end to what started in 2010
2018
This review contains spoilers
I beautiful game about mental health and the trans experience. As that's what this game is, a trans woman making a game and not realising her own projection onto the protagonist.
This game has been replayed and 100% by me multiple times, with another replay I'm in the middle of as of the time of writing this. Easily my fav 2d platformer
This game has been replayed and 100% by me multiple times, with another replay I'm in the middle of as of the time of writing this. Easily my fav 2d platformer
2019
This review contains spoilers
Let it be known, I waited for this game to come switch since 2018, I wanted Joker in Smash Ultimate the entire hypecycle before launch and got what I wanted. And yet, I waited until 2022 to finally get that dream.
This game is special, it is the game I waited year after year to play due to my only platform being Switch for years until 2023. Persona 5 Royal was everything I wanted and more, my favourite turn based combat ever, one of my favourite games artistically with some of my favourite characters ever.
Atlus' weird backwards decisions does plague the base games writing quite a lot sadly, sexualising Ann, having a teacher student option (or any adult romance option with ren who is 16) going against the first arc.
However, like with other flawed games I love, I criticise it whilst still loving the game to pieces. Sumire is one of the best additions to the game alongside the third semester in general giving Ren a villain she deserves that isnt just "oh its an rpg so its god" and it was BEAUTIFUL!
Sumire hit me very close to home with trying to be someone your not, and dealing with survivors guilt that was handled magnificently.
The music is the best OST ever and I stand by that... and a side note, I treated Ren like a trans woman given how much I myself projected onto her when I first watched the vanilla game in 2018. And yeah, I love my version of ren SHES SO CUTE I LOVE HER!!
Such a comfort experience this game was with me staying up late constantly from obsession
Thank you persona 5 <3
This game is special, it is the game I waited year after year to play due to my only platform being Switch for years until 2023. Persona 5 Royal was everything I wanted and more, my favourite turn based combat ever, one of my favourite games artistically with some of my favourite characters ever.
Atlus' weird backwards decisions does plague the base games writing quite a lot sadly, sexualising Ann, having a teacher student option (or any adult romance option with ren who is 16) going against the first arc.
However, like with other flawed games I love, I criticise it whilst still loving the game to pieces. Sumire is one of the best additions to the game alongside the third semester in general giving Ren a villain she deserves that isnt just "oh its an rpg so its god" and it was BEAUTIFUL!
Sumire hit me very close to home with trying to be someone your not, and dealing with survivors guilt that was handled magnificently.
The music is the best OST ever and I stand by that... and a side note, I treated Ren like a trans woman given how much I myself projected onto her when I first watched the vanilla game in 2018. And yeah, I love my version of ren SHES SO CUTE I LOVE HER!!
Such a comfort experience this game was with me staying up late constantly from obsession
Thank you persona 5 <3
This review contains spoilers
This is my favourite game of all time, replaying it helped me reclaim what helped me find my identity back in 2018.
Is this game flawed? Oh hell yeah, it has poor tutorials, a shitty main romance that actively has queer coding it tries to avoid acknowledging in text (COUGH morag and brighid COUGH nia) But despite that, Pyra means everything to me. Seperating her from fandom in my head was the best thing I did because it allowed me to have my own interpretations and enjoy the game MY way without judgement.
This game has my fav combat system in any game, I love the world and exploring and it is such a beautiful experience!!
Its hard to put this game into more words that aren't just gushy, but gosh do I love it, PEAK!!
Is this game flawed? Oh hell yeah, it has poor tutorials, a shitty main romance that actively has queer coding it tries to avoid acknowledging in text (COUGH morag and brighid COUGH nia) But despite that, Pyra means everything to me. Seperating her from fandom in my head was the best thing I did because it allowed me to have my own interpretations and enjoy the game MY way without judgement.
This game has my fav combat system in any game, I love the world and exploring and it is such a beautiful experience!!
Its hard to put this game into more words that aren't just gushy, but gosh do I love it, PEAK!!