SpiritFire
2014
If you wanted a modern Assassin's Creed, this is it. I bought the digital deluxe edition and I don't regret it. Usually video game stories aren't too good, but this one really pulled me in and got me invested in every character. Aiden is a badass who wants to take care of his family, you got Jordi Chin who is hilarious but also kind of a psychopath, T-bone who is also kind of a psychopath but also really fun, and you got Clara who's character really gets you to care about them throughout the story.
The gameplay encourages you to use hacking as much as possible but doesn't force it upon you, which I love. The hacks themselves are extremely fun, especially the one where you turn off all the lights in the city. What annoyed me was the whole good guy bad guy system it had, where if you killed civilians the bar would go towards evil, and if you did good and stopped crimes, the bar would go towards hero/vigilante and stuff like that. I hated this system cuz sometimes I just wanted to cause some classic GTA styled mayhem. Unfortunately, I didn't and went full hero and maxed it out.
Here is the thing about the gunplay. I did not go in guns blazing. Instead I used one weapon. The silenced pistol. Its a neutral point of the game, because in my opinion I think this pistol just makes every other gun obsolete. The range is amazing, its silent, and one shot kills to the head. It was the only gun I needed to use throughout the gameplay but it felt satisfying.
The customization was ok, it was just different trench coats for Aiden and they all looked cool, but essentially the same thing. The different cars were also cool.
So now the multiplayer. The multiplayer of the first watch dogs was kind of overlooked in my opinion, but was one of the best aspects of Watch Dogs. The free roam multiplayer sucked, I will admit. There was literally nothing to do, it was the same as the singleplayer free roam but without the consequence of that good vs evil bar I mentioned earlier, which was cool. But the fixer stuff in multiplayer stuck out to me. You could just be chilling in your singleplayer world when suddenly you started to get hacked and you had to find the dude that was doing it in a form of hide and seek. This was so cool and I loved the idea of random people joining your singleplayer game and suddenly making it multiplayer so you had to find and kill them. You could do the same to others by choosing so in the menu, then joining someone else's world and hacking them. First you had to drive over to where they were, then find a hacking place, making sure not to leave and lose them, all the while, a circle is closing in where you might be and it gets more and more stressful the closer they get. It was so fun. They also had this gamemode where you had to escape the police with one player controlling aiden while another controlled the police, and that was really fun, but I never played as the police because it was boring because it was just some menu, although playing as Aiden was very fun. Overall, this game was fantastic in every front and I enjoyed every moment I played of this.
The gameplay encourages you to use hacking as much as possible but doesn't force it upon you, which I love. The hacks themselves are extremely fun, especially the one where you turn off all the lights in the city. What annoyed me was the whole good guy bad guy system it had, where if you killed civilians the bar would go towards evil, and if you did good and stopped crimes, the bar would go towards hero/vigilante and stuff like that. I hated this system cuz sometimes I just wanted to cause some classic GTA styled mayhem. Unfortunately, I didn't and went full hero and maxed it out.
Here is the thing about the gunplay. I did not go in guns blazing. Instead I used one weapon. The silenced pistol. Its a neutral point of the game, because in my opinion I think this pistol just makes every other gun obsolete. The range is amazing, its silent, and one shot kills to the head. It was the only gun I needed to use throughout the gameplay but it felt satisfying.
The customization was ok, it was just different trench coats for Aiden and they all looked cool, but essentially the same thing. The different cars were also cool.
So now the multiplayer. The multiplayer of the first watch dogs was kind of overlooked in my opinion, but was one of the best aspects of Watch Dogs. The free roam multiplayer sucked, I will admit. There was literally nothing to do, it was the same as the singleplayer free roam but without the consequence of that good vs evil bar I mentioned earlier, which was cool. But the fixer stuff in multiplayer stuck out to me. You could just be chilling in your singleplayer world when suddenly you started to get hacked and you had to find the dude that was doing it in a form of hide and seek. This was so cool and I loved the idea of random people joining your singleplayer game and suddenly making it multiplayer so you had to find and kill them. You could do the same to others by choosing so in the menu, then joining someone else's world and hacking them. First you had to drive over to where they were, then find a hacking place, making sure not to leave and lose them, all the while, a circle is closing in where you might be and it gets more and more stressful the closer they get. It was so fun. They also had this gamemode where you had to escape the police with one player controlling aiden while another controlled the police, and that was really fun, but I never played as the police because it was boring because it was just some menu, although playing as Aiden was very fun. Overall, this game was fantastic in every front and I enjoyed every moment I played of this.
2011
I actually got this game on accident. I wanted to get Rayman 3D, but my parents accidentally ordered Rayman Origins for the Wii when I was a kid. I loved it. It was unlike many 3D games I had played. While in most games you had to jump on the enemy, in this game you have to punch them, which changes some stuff up a bit. The soundtrack is awesome and I love the personality they gave all the characters. I especially loved the level where you were going through a giant kitchen.
2010
I was always a Sonic guy. While all my friends grew up with Mario, I loved Sonic, and this game was one of my favorites. I still can't decide if I love this game the most or if I love generations the most. This game did everything right. You felt fast, the powerups were fun to use, the story was pretty good, and of course like all Sonic games, the soundtrack was amazing.
But I felt the soundtrack in this game was particularly amazing because it made you feel like you were at a theme park and felt so good.
All the stages were unique and we didn't play through green hill zone for the 100th time again.
But I felt the soundtrack in this game was particularly amazing because it made you feel like you were at a theme park and felt so good.
All the stages were unique and we didn't play through green hill zone for the 100th time again.
Im ashamed to admit that Donkey Kong Country Returns was my first Donkey Kong game, because its so good, I wish I had played the others. Donkey Kong returns was so nastolgic and I remember I borrowed it from my friend and played through almost everything. The soundtrack, the enemies, the gameplay, the bosses, everything was basically perfect. It felt so much different than a Mario game in a way I couldn't explain. I loved the tropical vibe and it felt faster pace. I love Monke.
2013
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I bought this game 3 times. I repeat, I bought this game THREE goddamn times. That should tell you how good this game is. I bought it once for Xbox 360, once for PS4, and once for PC, which I play on now. This was my first game I played in the Battlefield series, and in my opinion is the 2nd best, behind Battlefield 1. Thats probably an unpopular opinion and I 100% will get shit on for having it, but I had so much to say for my Battlefield 1 review.
For battlefield 4, I think the story is a nice semi-realistic plot but doesn't do anything too amazing. I like the subplot about Hannah being a double agent and the eventual end of the game where you have to sacrifice one of the characters. I remember I was so confused what was happening and picked Irish to go plant the C4 and when he died I was legitimately sad because I was a kid who didn't know why I was choosing between two people. It doesn't really make a difference tho, cuz Irish comes back in one of the Battlefield 2042 promos.
Anyways, for the multiplayer, the effects are good, the gunplay feels nice, maps are amazing, and the vehicles are awesome. I especially loved some of the map changes like the tower falling in siege of Shanghai or the radio collapsing in radio transmission. This is the definition of classic battlefield. Love this game.
For battlefield 4, I think the story is a nice semi-realistic plot but doesn't do anything too amazing. I like the subplot about Hannah being a double agent and the eventual end of the game where you have to sacrifice one of the characters. I remember I was so confused what was happening and picked Irish to go plant the C4 and when he died I was legitimately sad because I was a kid who didn't know why I was choosing between two people. It doesn't really make a difference tho, cuz Irish comes back in one of the Battlefield 2042 promos.
Anyways, for the multiplayer, the effects are good, the gunplay feels nice, maps are amazing, and the vehicles are awesome. I especially loved some of the map changes like the tower falling in siege of Shanghai or the radio collapsing in radio transmission. This is the definition of classic battlefield. Love this game.
2016
Initially played this on PS4, it was so good that I had to buy it on PC, where I play to this day. Something about this game just is majestic. From the soundtrack to the gameplay to the stories in singleplayer to the classic battlefield multiplayer.
The singleplayer delivers an amazing story and the way the game starts off in general I think is genius. It opens up with you on the frontlines and says a simple message that I think its genius. It says “What follows is frontline combat. You are not expected to survive." It then places you in the position of a soldier in the frontlines, fighting to survive the incoming army. No matter how hard you fight in this, the enemies keep coming until you are eventually overwhelmed and die. Just then you switch to other soldiers in the frontline and the same thing repeats over and over. Whoever thought of this opening is a goddamn mastermind, the message at the beginning saying you are not expected to survive serves as a double meaning: 1. You are not supposed to "beat" this level, its just the opening and 2. You are a soldier fighting on the frontlines. You literally are not supposed to survive, your death is almost guaranteed. Then as it switches from soldier to soldier after every death, it shoes the brutality of war and how everyone doesn't survive and it hits you that most of the people you just played as are now corpses. They aren't the protagonist of the story, they are just a soldier of war who got gunned down in the frontlines. Battlefield 1 shows how gritty and horrifying war is. This is probably in my opinion, one of the greatest openings to a game in the history of video games.
Obviously, many things about the game are over exaggerated, especially in the multiplayer. Speaking of the multiplayer, when the game was announced at first, I was skeptical because I was so used to sights like an acog scope and things like that. I lamented having to use iron sights for most guns because holographic sights didn't exist back then. But I got very used to it, and in fact, I enjoyed it, the guns felt so real and every weapon felt good to use. I loved the operations game mode which became more popular than the traditional battlefield gamemode, conquest. It fit so well because World War 1 was all about trench warfare, and even if exaggerated in Battlefield 1, was so amazing when you had to get out of your trench and charge the enemy while orchestral music plays in the background with the whistle blowing and tanks rolling out. When I first witnessed this, it left me in awe. You could also play as almost every front, and the visuals, effects, and maps were gorgeous. This game 100% looks better than Batlefield 5 and feels better than BF5 as well. I could talk about this game more, but this review is already an essay. Along with Titanfall 2, I think Battlefield 1 stands up there as one of the greatest FPS games ever made.
The singleplayer delivers an amazing story and the way the game starts off in general I think is genius. It opens up with you on the frontlines and says a simple message that I think its genius. It says “What follows is frontline combat. You are not expected to survive." It then places you in the position of a soldier in the frontlines, fighting to survive the incoming army. No matter how hard you fight in this, the enemies keep coming until you are eventually overwhelmed and die. Just then you switch to other soldiers in the frontline and the same thing repeats over and over. Whoever thought of this opening is a goddamn mastermind, the message at the beginning saying you are not expected to survive serves as a double meaning: 1. You are not supposed to "beat" this level, its just the opening and 2. You are a soldier fighting on the frontlines. You literally are not supposed to survive, your death is almost guaranteed. Then as it switches from soldier to soldier after every death, it shoes the brutality of war and how everyone doesn't survive and it hits you that most of the people you just played as are now corpses. They aren't the protagonist of the story, they are just a soldier of war who got gunned down in the frontlines. Battlefield 1 shows how gritty and horrifying war is. This is probably in my opinion, one of the greatest openings to a game in the history of video games.
Obviously, many things about the game are over exaggerated, especially in the multiplayer. Speaking of the multiplayer, when the game was announced at first, I was skeptical because I was so used to sights like an acog scope and things like that. I lamented having to use iron sights for most guns because holographic sights didn't exist back then. But I got very used to it, and in fact, I enjoyed it, the guns felt so real and every weapon felt good to use. I loved the operations game mode which became more popular than the traditional battlefield gamemode, conquest. It fit so well because World War 1 was all about trench warfare, and even if exaggerated in Battlefield 1, was so amazing when you had to get out of your trench and charge the enemy while orchestral music plays in the background with the whistle blowing and tanks rolling out. When I first witnessed this, it left me in awe. You could also play as almost every front, and the visuals, effects, and maps were gorgeous. This game 100% looks better than Batlefield 5 and feels better than BF5 as well. I could talk about this game more, but this review is already an essay. Along with Titanfall 2, I think Battlefield 1 stands up there as one of the greatest FPS games ever made.
2014
Loved it as much as Pokemon Emerald. It was nice to revisit Hoenn in 3D. Mega evolutions were an interesting new concept that I fell in love with as well as riding mega latios.
2005
A classic web browser game. Loved all the minigames, but specifically loved the EPF missions and the cardjitsu stuff. Mastered them all. This was basically my childhood. RIP Club Penguin. Met so many friends on there and loved all my puffles. This is without a doubt one of the greatest games to ever exist.
Loved this game, it was the first lego game to have voice acting, which I found a bit strange but got used to it, although I do miss the classic grunts known for the lego games, I think the voice acting was a nice change of pace and didn't mind it. Other than that the free roam and missions were extremely fun and this is personally one of, if not, my favorite lego game.
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Story was amazing, loved how instead of being an assassin, you played as a templar that defected and loved how it made the assassin's to look like villians, because it gives both sides a reason for existing, as it used to be "Oh the templars are bad guys" now you don't really know who is good and who is bad, and thats mainly the point. Maybe there is no good and bad, maybe they are both bad, who knows. This is probably the best story in an assassin's creed game.
I also loved how they brought back ship combat from black flag, although I prefer the ship combat from black flag. Im sad I had to kill Adewale tho :(
I also loved how they brought back ship combat from black flag, although I prefer the ship combat from black flag. Im sad I had to kill Adewale tho :(
2006
Tank game was peak
2007
Along with Club Penguin, probably the best web based game ever released. Had so much fun with all the islands, the stories for each were captivating (Even if child me had to look up a walkthrough sometimes lol) and it was just a ton of fun. My favorite islands was the superhero island and the astro knights island. I played this at home and at school because it was the only game unblocked in the school library lol.
Was never as good as Java edition because the updates were always delayed, but still nastolgic and basically the same game. Playing it on Xbox with friends hits different than playing it on PC with friends. Probably because whenever we played the Xbox 360 version it was usually in person and not over the internet.
I remember playing this on my hand me down iPhone 4 & a tablet. Its not as good as Java edition, but still amazing, has the nastolgia, and other than controls, mods, and servers, is basically the same game.
Extremely nostalgic, probably one of the first few games I've played where different series' crossed over with each other. The voice acting was wonderful from Spongebob to Danny Phantom and I loved the platforming and combat. The mech sections also rocked and I loved how each character got a mech that was customized to look like them. There were so many characters and the story was pretty awesome.