The first two thirds are the best FromSoftware has to offer, but the last third falls very flat. I would put it as a case of trying to too hard to give veteran Souls players a real challenge.

But those first two thirds are basically perfect.

Brilliant in a lot of ways. Superfluous in others. An open world game that actually has an interesting world.

Sometimes a dad needs to kill a few gods to bond with his son.

Oi mate! Bloody 'ell!

Full length AAA Portal is still very good but suffers from a flabby middle portion. The original never overstays its welcome, whereas Portal 2 spends too much time on creating large environments with 1 square foot of wall you can place a portal on to move to the next large room. The puzzles have that Valve charm that keeps me coming back to this game over and over.

One of those perfect experiences you can rarely find.

Gameplay is good but the story, music, and presentation are the real stars.

Not a revolution like other 3D Mario platformers but a fine tuned experience none the less. Nintendo at their most refined.

The Princes didn't have to go so hard.

A revolution for 3D platformers. It's amazing how much it gets right on the first try. Like most games of this era, it doesn't age well but if you're able to look past the flaws it really is one of the best and defining titles of all time.

Amazing package overall, but I miss the trophies.

I always wanted Luigi to get with Rosalina.

Much more fun to go back to than Fallout 3. The amount of depth and character Obsidian managed to put in this game is crazy.

This is how you make Doom work in the modern gaming space.