Galaxy is top-tier, but as a collection this is a missed opportunity. Could've, should've been more. At the very least include Galaxy 2. A bewildering omission.
2021
Solid, well-made, but never quite dazzled me. It's a perfectly fine Metroid. Couldn't help but feel like it was a lesser Fusion, but I liked it far better than the 3DS Metroid II remake. The new suit design rips, and I loved the boss fights even though they felt more like Mega Man than Metroid.
Prettiest PS2 game I've ever seen.
2021
I loved a lot of what the first Axiom Verge had to offer, and this game kept just about none of it. I'm sure this game is for somebody, but it's not me. A shame.
2015
It's a box of infinite Mario levels!
2019
It's another box of infinite Mario levels!
2019
Story mode was ok but gating character customization behind the live service stuff and microtransactions really burned me out.
1998
Level design is really clumsy, and the fortress bosses in particular are a real pain in the ass. Still, it feels good to play, and I have a real affinity for it despite its flaws. It's by no means as bad as some of the dreck to come out of the back half of the X series, certainly.
2008
Exactly what I had hoped for in a new Mega Man game at the time, and holds up still as maybe the best classic Mega Man.
2013
Clever little game with great atmosphere. Looks great, sounds great, and delivers exactly what it intends to.
I've never played a game that was so transparently uninterested in being a video game. The absolute contempt it has for video games as an interactive medium would be admirable if it felt like there was any statement being made other than "we'd rather be making movies". An unfun slog that forces you to inhabit a guy who sucks with a story that tries to make you feel bad for making the only choices available to you.
It's really telling that not only is the HBO show better than the game, it's better because it's not a video game.
It's really telling that not only is the HBO show better than the game, it's better because it's not a video game.
A pretty darn good Zelda. Visuals are very charming, but it's a real shame about the lackluster performance.
1994
My favorite way to play Tetris with friends. Always a good time for players and spectators alike.
2018
You will believe that Tetris can make you cry.
2016
Rez has always been an impossibly beautiful experience, but it's reached heights previously unheard of in VR. A transcendent way to play one of the greatest video games of all time.