An incredibly charming platformer with gorgeous visuals and aesthetics.

The controls sharp but are a little floaty, although it suits the character. The game itself doesn't do a great job of encouraging you to return to previous parts of the map once you've obtained new skills to explore previously unreachable areas. Be it the lack of warp points to reduce traversal or that there is a bit of a grind to gain ability points, I couldn't bring myself to fully explore the map and max out Ori's skillset.

The story is a little on the basic side of things but it still draws you in with some touching moments throughout.

Definitely recommended, just maybe when it's on sale.

This game runs rings around GTA III in pretty much every aspect. The story is better, especially having the protagonist being able to speak (the late, great Ray Liotta no less), the city itself feels more alive than Liberty did, the music is fantastic and there's a much better selection of vehicles. They handle way better too.

The only problem here is that it doesn't perform great. The Definitive Collection as a whole left a lot of people disappointed. GTA III was able to hide a lot of the flaws behind it's murky, dank presentation. But Vice City is much more bright and vibrant so you can see the tape holding it all together.

It's still a fun experience if you can get past that. The controls are clunky and outdated but that doesn't get in the way of the fun too much.

What a huge missed opportunity this game is.

The story is quite a nice "Marvel" affair. The opening sequence and the last 30/60 minutes are a lot of fun but everything in between is a bit of a chore. Manually walking around the main hub and navigating to your next mission felt like a slog when I'd have rather had this resolved with a cutscene instead.

The missions themselves are too repetitive as is the combat. Go here, defeat them, smash that, repeat. You can't help but feel that if this was handled more like an Uncharted or Tomb Raider it would have flowed much better. Instead you're bombarded with collecting "gear" and upgrading it with "resources" when in reality, it doesn't affect all that much.

I haven't played the online multiplayer aspect of this because frankly, I couldn't be bothered once I was done with the story. It's such a shame because there is an all-star cast of voice actors here and they put in fantastic performances. It's just not enough to save the game.

Glad I picked it up for a tenner.

Played as part of Switch Online Collection.

I never owned an N64 back in the day as I was Sega through and through, but I did play this occasionally at friends houses where they would butcher me in multiplayer. So I'm really good at dying here.

It's not aged great and the controls take a lot of adjusting to after years dual analogue shooters, but if you persevere it's still a fun game, especially if you're a fan of the film.

I played on Secret Agent and there's a bit of a difficulty spike from around the 5th level onwards and games from back then didn't really hold your hand as much as they do now so a lot of trial and error of figuring out manoeuvres is the key to victory.

I haven't had chance to play multiplayer on this version yet but no doubt next time I see my friends they'll still put me in my place.

Played again ahead of the upcoming remake.

Absolutely perfect game. Fantastic fun from top to bottom. Doesn't have the "scares" of other entries in the series but more than makes up for it everywhere else.

I hear a lot of complaints about the controls being bad when people revisit this game and I couldn't disagree more. Sure, they're a little outdated compared to modern standards but they are far from bad.

I hope the remake lives up to this one!

A nice little expansion to the main game. I didn't feel like I could get as involved with the mechanics like levelling up weapons and materia etc as I could with the main game, but as an extra story that runs concurrent with the main one it's great.
Yuffie is a fun character to learn and play as and having the option to issue commands to Sonon in battle rather than switching to them felt more natural.
There's not a lot to say, if you enjoyed FFVII: Remake and spot this on sale then I'd strongly recommend you pick it up. Probably not for full price though.

Ok, so graphically and performance-wise, this isn't the best. But if you can get past that, there's a fun Pokémon adventure to be had here.

It's Pokémon, so you probably know what you're getting. But the open-world style encourages more exploration that previous entries in the series. There are three main "goals" that you can tackle in any order as and when you like, however I was often wandering off to see what I could find over that hill or round that corner or in that cave and easily got distracted from the main "story".

If you play this game, I'd really encourage you to do it at a leisurely pace. There's nothing wrong with blasting through the gyms etc, but if you take your time and explore the world, you'll get the most out of the game.

An incredible experience.

I decided to replay it because of the recent PS5 upgrade. There's some very nice adaptive feedback on the right trigger for a few of the sections. Not a lot, but it's a nice touch.

The story is fantastic, at times it's spooky, others it's mournful, but it's always engaging. The gameplay is simplistic but not in a negative way. The narrative is the focus and unlocking the secrets of the Finch family helps drive you on.

Would absolutely recommend to everyone, especially non-gamers.

Replayed this gem because of the recent PS5 upgrade. Such a good 'slice of life' game that anyone who has lived through their 20s can probably relate to.

I'd forgotten a lot of the story so it was great to rediscover it. The characters are interesting if not immediately likeable and there's plenty of humour to warm you up to them.

It's not going to stretch your gameplaying ability (except maybe the music minigames) but this is a game with the narrative front and centre so if you like that sort of thing you'll have fun with this.

I'd like to have a little more freedom to experience everything in one playthrough but also, I don't resent having to go through it again or probably multiple times after that.

(Also, I reckon this would be really nice and cosy to play on the Switch!)

This feels and plays like a PS2 game that got released on PS3, then remastered for PS4 and I played it on a PS5. The only other God of War I've played is the "reboot" PS4 game and can see why they felt they needed to press the rest button after this title.

It's a very satisfying game to get through. The pace never drops and you don't feel overwhelmed by the enemies until later in the game. It makes you actually feel like a powerful god rather than struggling your way through. Combat could feel a bit "meatier" and less floaty.

It's nice to play a game that you can actually play and not have to learn countless crafting systems or worry about skill trees etc. Upgrading weapons is easy and straight forward leaving you to focus more on playing the game.

While it feels a bit dated, it's definitely a fun experience that doesn't outstay it's welcome.

A gorgeous game but unexpectedly and needlessly difficult. I'll usually play everything on 'normal' difficulty setting but I had to knock this one down to 'easy' (there's an explorer setting too).
I'm not a fan of the Souls type of games and there's not enough variety here that would encourage me to persevere when the combat got too spicy.
I knocked the difficulty down at about 2/3rds of the way in and it made the game a much better experience. Still challenging but I could beat bosses on my 2nd or 3rd try rather than 40th and I wish I'd changed the settings sooner.
I'd really recommend checking the game out but if you're like me, don't be too proud and just pop it on easy to begin with and you'll have a way better time with it.

A fun game with a decent enough story to keep you engrossed.
Some of the choices are a bit odd, like when you apprehend one of the villains and transport them back to the police station you have to manually walk back out rather than a cutscene taking care of this.
The Batmobile features very heavily which is both good and bad. It helps navigate the map quickly (I don't think Fast Travel is in this game) but the sections it features in are a tad repetitive.
Definitely worth checking out, especially if you're a fan of Batman and/or the Arkham series.