TheHannieCorner
2021
I hated this to an indescribable degree. The gameplay was boring, lifeless, and damage spongey. The plot was dull, predictable, and honestly borderline offensive at times with its handling of sensitive topics. The characters were cardboard cutouts of people with no actual interesting motivations. This is the first Tales game I ever played and it’ll likely be my last.
2023
This was really fun! The puzzles are a bit on the simplistic side, but I don't think puzzles always have to be incredibly complicated to be good, so long as they feel clever and well-constructed. It was goofy and entertained me for the full runtime.
This is the high point of an already pretty fun series. Sure, they're simplistic games, but Frog Detective is an incredibly lovable character and I'm so happy with how this trilogy wrapped up.
2023
This was free and only took about 10 minutes to play, so I can't really say much about it other than that I enjoyed the ten minutes of my life spent on this game.
I found this to be a slightly more frustrating puzzle experience than its inevitable comparison, Obra Dinn, and the story was weaker, but this is still a charming and fun game to play over an evening or two.
This is an adorable game that I'm so glad I got to grow up with. I doubt a modern audience will care about it, but for me, playing this had a lot of nostalgia attached.
2023
I love anything related to Minecraft because I’ve always loved the world and art style, so this gets some bonus points for that. That said, this really wasn’t fun to play. Characters stuck in walls, unable to understand the concept of staircases, and a lot of tedious back and forth for resources until the late-game upgrades made this kind of a slog even though the campaign was quite short. I’m glad I gave it a shot and even more glad I didn’t pay for it given the beauty of game pass, but I’m probably not going back to it again, unlike its predecessor, Minecraft Dungeons.
2021
This game is beautiful. The graphics, art direction, and music are up there with the legends like Ori and the Blind Forest. Unfortunately, the actual gameplay itself leaves a lot to be desired and I found myself quite bored for most of the game’s run, no matter how pretty the rest of the experience is.
2009
I’ve been playing this game for years and finally got around to actually beating it. It isn’t my favorite tower defense game, but it sure has a lot of charm.
This is baby’s first collectathon platformer, but it’s shockingly cute and fun for what it is. I’d totally give this to a child wanting to play a basic video game.
2021
I realize this is probably a slightly inflated score, but you know what? This was fun. It knew what it wanted to be and it achieved it.
2023
I think the parts were there for this to be a good game, but none of these parts worked together or were fully fleshed-out. Another year of development and some better management and this game may have gone in a totally different direction.
2023
This game has one of the best protagonists I have ever seen and a phenomenal soundtrack. Those aspects really carried what could sometimes be a more middling experience. A few other characters stood out, but most were cardboard cutouts instead of interesting and dynamic people for the protagonist to interact with. The story was fun, but pretty predictable at every turn.
2023
This was fun, but could have been better with some slightly more complex logic. Many of the emojis ultimately did more or less the same thing, and I found myself defaulting to just a few of the ones I earned because the remainder were too situational. Still, it was cheap and an enjoyable hour of playtime.
2023
This rating is based mainly on the campaign and playing as a single class that, admittedly, I don’t think was the best choice for my play style (necromancer). I expect this game will likely become a 4.5 or even full 5 with more time put into the seasons as other classes later, but the story of Diablo IV has always been the weakest selling aspect for me. That said, this was way more compelling than the narrative of 3 and I’m actually excited to see what comes next in future expansions and seasons.