This game is actually crazy good for its time. Being an early 3D platformer you would expect the game to have the usual faults of them, (having a bad camera, being awkward to control) but to my surprise it really doesn't. The gadgets are usually fun to use, (all hail the Super Hoop) and the gimmick of the monkeys being adversarial to you makes for a lot of interesting scenarios I've not seen other platformers do too often. The aesthetic is also unparalleled-- Terada's music is incredible and it gives Ape Escape its own unique flair. My issues come with the levels sometimes having poor direction (near the end)-- there's a fair amount of moments where it asks you to find something without clear enough indication. Otherwise though, my favorite early 3D platformer without a doubt, check it out.

This game is comprised a lot of stuff that really sucks. The premise is worse than the first games, it fails at having a depressing tone like the original, and the humor and gameplay are both much, much worse. Not to mention that the pacing drones and wastes your time extremely often-- this game is 20 hours longer than the first for no good reason. Ultimately, though, I gave it a 5. The redeeming factors are the characters, who overall better than DR1's stereotypes (although some are incredibly worse, still being stereotypical and unlikable) and a select few cases (2-2 and 2-6) where the game really felt like a standout sequel and not: "We remade Danganronpa 1-- but this time it sucks!"

Though the game ends on a extremely high note, it falters far too much for me to call it anything that isn't mixed.

Touhou 7 isn't a perfect sequel. It's a worthy successor and introduces many great things to the table; more complicated danmaku, being able to visually see your hitbox and the enemy at the bottom of the screen, Youmu, and the introduction of gimmicks into the 1st Windows Era. However, I think it lacks on the character department compared to 6 and the music, a pretty iconic part of the series isn't as good this time. However, overall 7 probably is better than 6 just because of the QoL it introduces, and also Youmu.

Zero Mission is a pretty cool introduction into what the Metroidvania genre has to offer, for the better or worse. It very clearly guides the player while still leaving room for you to explore and do things "out of order." The abilities you get are fun to get the hang of and I think the Zero Suit segment is pretty fun, if "tacked on." The problems begin when the game asks you to bomb random blocks or shoot random walls in order to progression, partially because of its status as a remake of the original Metroid 1 (which sucks). This isn't fun to do and really hurts the world design and makes it frustrating to find your way around. Being a Metroidvania, this is a large problem, but ZM is overall still pretty good.

Blaster Master Zero is a decent game. But that's all it really is. The format of having both top down and sidescrolling sections is what makes the series unique but this game suffers in particular by having the top down sections be fairly boring due to the overreliance on the Wave/Level 10 gun. It is the answer to literally every problem in the game and it should have been balanced much better. Additionally, Jason just moves slow as sin in the sections and there's a lot of waiting. The tank sections however are much more enjoyable, giving you a more diverse moveset and generally being more snappy. There's a lot to be desired but all in all BMZ is still "good enough."