TheMediaDiorama
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28. United Kingdom. Film Buff. Gamer. Blu-Ray Collector. And an ever-growing homosexual.
28. United Kingdom. Film Buff. Gamer. Blu-Ray Collector. And an ever-growing homosexual.
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GOTY '23
Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event
Well Written
Gained 10+ likes on a single review
Loved
Gained 100+ total review likes
Roadtrip
Voted for at least 3 features on the roadmap
1 Years of Service
Being part of the Backloggd community for 1 year
GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
Gone Gold
Received 5+ likes on a review while featured on the front page
Liked
Gained 10+ total review likes
Elite Gamer
Played 500+ games
Best Friends
Become mutual friends with at least 3 others
Noticed
Gained 3+ followers
Gamer
Played 250+ games
N00b
Played 100+ games
Favorite Games
800
Total Games Played
015
Played in 2024
056
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Ichiban Kasuga is the hero we truly deserve! <3
My first Yakuza entry and pretty much adored it right from the start! Great characters, plot twists that had me gooped and gagged right up until the end credits, super fun turn-based combat and enough zany side-adventures to keep the craziness fresh throughout its lengthy completion time. Loved loved loved it!
My first Yakuza entry and pretty much adored it right from the start! Great characters, plot twists that had me gooped and gagged right up until the end credits, super fun turn-based combat and enough zany side-adventures to keep the craziness fresh throughout its lengthy completion time. Loved loved loved it!
The 'Smooth Moves' sequel we deserve. Insanely wacky, ridiculously fast and hilariously fun - as WarioWare should be! Some of the forms are a little cumbersome to pull off in such short spaces of time (particularly "Pounce" and "Hand Model"), and occasionally the motion controls become unresponsive during the more frantic moments. But damn, I love this series! The characters are vibrant, the colours are popping and the microgames never fail to make me smile. Now time to get some more high-scores...
Puzzling meets philosophy, but now with a personal journey attached...
Probably the best first-person puzzling adventure since 'Portal 2', which is damn high comparison considering Valve's sequel is pretty much gaming perfection. The philosophical intrigue is captivating through every recording, note and now a charismatic team of explorers wanting to uncover the secrets of their civilisation. The array of trials and puzzles - generally testing perception, spatial awareness and logical thinking - remain similar to its predecessor but with a bigger expansion of mechanics. From RGB converters to accumulators and actuators, each new vast yet unique area of the twelve that are explorable test these newly added mechanics to their maximum. The puzzling difficulty ramps up exquisitely without feeling illogically impossible. But the real beauty is how the puzzles, towers and trials all thematically and narratively link to the central megastructure that the team are attempting to enter. Myths, Gods and existentialism. Grand ideas matching the enormity of these towering structures - seriously the scale is huge! Also one of the best looking games I've played!
The core premise remains the same, yet the are so many polished enhancements that make the storytelling, puzzling and general adventuring one of the most alluring gaming experiences of the past decade or so.
"If a fool persists in his folly, he becomes wise".
Probably the best first-person puzzling adventure since 'Portal 2', which is damn high comparison considering Valve's sequel is pretty much gaming perfection. The philosophical intrigue is captivating through every recording, note and now a charismatic team of explorers wanting to uncover the secrets of their civilisation. The array of trials and puzzles - generally testing perception, spatial awareness and logical thinking - remain similar to its predecessor but with a bigger expansion of mechanics. From RGB converters to accumulators and actuators, each new vast yet unique area of the twelve that are explorable test these newly added mechanics to their maximum. The puzzling difficulty ramps up exquisitely without feeling illogically impossible. But the real beauty is how the puzzles, towers and trials all thematically and narratively link to the central megastructure that the team are attempting to enter. Myths, Gods and existentialism. Grand ideas matching the enormity of these towering structures - seriously the scale is huge! Also one of the best looking games I've played!
The core premise remains the same, yet the are so many polished enhancements that make the storytelling, puzzling and general adventuring one of the most alluring gaming experiences of the past decade or so.
"If a fool persists in his folly, he becomes wise".