StarCorridor
2013
2017
2016
A remaster of the first Yakuza game on PS2, this has a great story with some exceptional characters but the gameplay itself just kind of dragged for me. I've always wanted to try this series and I felt like it was just really slow-paced by the middle. This is definitely one I'll probably try again later.
2001
One of the weakest additions to the Jackbox Party Pack series yet, unfortunately. As a massive fan of the series, I hoped for way more out of the landmark tenth installment. Timejinx is one of the few bright spots of this pack, and even with that, there are far better and less convoluted trivia games in the series. Hypnotorious is one of the most needlessly confusing games in Jackbox's catalog. Dodo Re Mi is ambitiously un-Jackbox-y, but its unique appeal wears thin. Tee-KO 2 is just Tee-KO 1 with new graphics. Fixytext is like that one South Park episode where they lampoon on Family Guy with the randomizer - it feels like somebody generated all the premises of past Jackbox games and ran it through that and out popped Fixytext. Regretfully disappointing, and I hope the Jackbox series massively improves on its tenth anniversary next year.
2011
Do you like doing errands? Running around in a car, just to do that same thing over again and again and again? Then boy howdy, will you love Dead Island, which had such a killer, much talked about trailer in 2012 and greatly disappointed everyone by releasing a bland, overly lengthy quest-a-thon of a game.
1999
2015
Feel it comin' in the air (Yeah)
Hear the screams from everywhere (Yeah)
I'm addicted to the thrill (I'm ready)
It's a dangerous love affair (What's up? Come on)
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now (What's up?)
Only thing that's on my mind (What's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Ah, what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Yeah, what's up? Yeah)
We gon' run this town
Hear the screams from everywhere (Yeah)
I'm addicted to the thrill (I'm ready)
It's a dangerous love affair (What's up? Come on)
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now (What's up?)
Only thing that's on my mind (What's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Ah, what's up?)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Yeah, what's up? Yeah)
We gon' run this town
2009
2018
2018
I really wanted to like this. The first two Life is Strange games were phenomenal and I was fully immersed in the characters and environment - I struggled to care even a little about the characters here, and the story just slogs on and on. The first chapter is ridiculously slow paced and barely anything happens, and it doesn't pick up much after that. Just so boring. Incredibly disappointing sequel.
2007
2016
2020
A neat creation suite game that still feels very pandemic-era. It's not my type of thing, but it's a cool concept that beats a lot of failed attempts at doing a Roblox-like style game on consoles. Dreams is currently in its waning days, but even if it were still hot, I'm not quite sure I would have stuck around for even another couple of days, it loses my interest quickly, but I also recognize there's an audience for it, and it adopts a lot of the best creation parts of the Little Big Planet series.
2003