Whitetrashistory
2018
Easy as hell, and not much memorable about it, once you get a special buddy the game practically plays itself.
Its an okay farming simulator as a whole but in this post stardew valley era it felt empty and boring over all.
This game does the interesting thing where they nab elements of persona to blend into the fire emblem formula. The story was okay over all and I loved the variety of students and their interactions, including between each other; you just have to keep in the back of your mind that the protagonist is lowkey Grooming these kids both for battle and one to be your love interest. Points for finally including some same sex couples, but you could have done more you fucking cowards.
Omg this game was amazing. This game feels like what they were trying to attempt with the Last Guardian where you control a large beast and a child solving puzzles to protect the girl from a world out to get her. The aesthetic of being a storybook was amazing, the twist final boss was a surprise (albeit a bitch of a fight) and just an excellent entry into the lore of Cereza as a whole.
2022
This review contains spoilers
My Game of the Year for 2022, no shade to Elden Ring but this game was everything I wanted it to be. Combat so smooth it felt like it lubed silicone, a multiverse story that wasn't stupid as all get out, and some masterful set pieces this was an excellent game in almost every regard. The sequel baiting where they're pulling a Devil May Cry where the 4th game is a new younger punk protagonist is lame but if you dont finish the credits you wont have to deal with it.
2014
Tour de force and upgrade the combat in the best ways from the original and links the convoluted story together in a way that seems complete, even if it doesn't always make sense. Also the Sapphic undertones were great.
2009
Great start for a wonderful franchise, I wish that they did something different for the items. Like instead of punishing you for using items that are a programmed part of the game!? that instead they gave you a bonus for not using them.
It was nice of nintendo to release a time consuming game at the beginning of a global pandemic. The slow pacing of the release of content was a put off and although my island is under martial law, it did pass the time when I couldnt leave the house.
2018
So this game does a great job of giving a good reason for the game starting from ground zero again with the character moving. The 'Merican Yokai were a fun insight into the stereotypes that Japan associates with the US and the X Files refrences were a nice nod to the millennials playing this children's game; however the second protagonist was a tad annoying which was sad since her mascot yokai called back to the tragic background some yokai had in the first game. Its another example of a game drawing on elements of the first game that were spat on in the sequel to remind the trepitatious why they like this series.
Ok this doesnt give a good reason for the downgrade in abilities from the prior title and the first two chapters being just reduxes of the first game felt like an error. Points for having a time travel plotline that doesn't fall apart when you poke a hole into it.
2013
It does give Pokemon clone but successful with some interesting plot points and interesting way to escalate the power of the collectible pets and the mascot of the game is a tragic story, if only it wasn't played for comedic effect.
It was fine, nothing to write home about but it did bring us bayonetta so thats a plus in my book
Normally an Atlus re-release is an annoying affair but this felt more like a sequel than a re-release with a new dungeon and new character. Being able to go through the game and live as the background characters from the first was a nice way to relive the game while then converging with the previous one for an excellent climax. Was the theme of the final boss heavy handed? Yeah but not enough to detract from the whole game as a whole
This game consumed me in Highschool yet for some reason I cannot for the life of me get it together for a replay now in adulthood. I remember having a lot of fun getting the different endings and the battle system is truely Chef's Kiss
2017
Alola is a fun region but Z moves aren't it. Oddly enough my favourite mechanic was giving my pokemon beans to make them happy, healthy and strong. Solgaleo was a nice Legendary and the arc you go through to get them is very narratively fullfilling but they tried to change the formula and it missed most it's marks.