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Finally got around to playing this, was not disappointed. Luigi is back with another entry in his unique franchise of kid friendly scares and humor.
The game is arguably the most gorgeous game on the switch and somehow ran smooth the entire time until before the final boss fight. The music is good, the gameplay is fun, and the atmosphere is incredible what more could you want.
Actually I can answer that, because the game suffers with its characters, level design, and controls. Compared to the first game the bosses in this game are completely forgettable outside of the cat, director, and hotel manager, the controls are frustrating at times with how the plunger and flashlight features just doesn't hit their target, the level design is really hit or miss with fixed cameras making some sections rage inducing, and for me Luigi's voice sounds extremely off but as I haven't played many Mario games since the GameCube era this could just be his new voice and I'm not aware of it so I won't hold it against them.
I still think this is a really fun game and highly recommend it if you want a fun time, and it has coop making it a fun adventure to play with your family or friends!
I didn't touch the multiplayer portion of this game so I'm not counting that in my score.

Quite possibly the most important JRPG title to be released by ATLUS, it played a huge part in their identity standing out in the western market which lead to the major successes of SMT:Persona 3 and the following ATLUS games.
It's extremely difficult combat and luck based outcomes make this game unplayable by many, but learning how to make the perfect Demi-Fiend and team is extremely fun to me and I'm not a huge fan of overly difficult games.
The atmosphere, art style, and music is largely unmatched by anything other than it's sequels, it is an artist's paradise to pick through it all. It's small but great story is also fantastic, every ending was a blast to go through even 20 years later.

This review will mostly cover the added content without trying to spoil it!
This version of Persona 4 fixed all my issues I had with the original, with additional content including new animated cutscenes, new social links, a new story line, new music, a new dungeon, and a great effort of rebalancing the game, This is the definitive way to experience one of the best JRPGs ever released.
Touching upon the new content itself, the new social links are the best and worst thing added. Giving the player time with one of my favorite characters and introducing a new character that is one of my least favorite, regardless of my thoughts on their social links themselves, both add to the story extremely well overall, alongside the added month this works great together.
The new dungeon is horrendous if you don't figure out the trick to understand it which is why I can't give this game a perfect score.
This is definitely still after all this time my favorite game, with nothing coming close to giving me that feeling I get while playing this game.

Gameplay is great, the music remixes are either really good or god awful with no in between.

An improvement over P3Ds remixes but not by much. Gameplay is still great, remixes are still extremely hit or miss.

Everyone has to start somewhere, and for CDPR's critically acclaimed RPG franchise it's here.
I'll be quick and blunt, this game sucks. I do not recommend it to anyone who wants good gameplay or a smooth experience.
It has redeeming qualities like the writing and music, the humor of the main cast is there in full view with Gearlt's reactions to the dumbest things being priceless. The story itself is intriguing and kept me very interested in an otherwise dull game full of backtracking
across three or four major set pieces (set in the same city) where they took away teleporting for some reason after giving me it and boring combat. Me replaying this years later has only reconfirmed my original feelings of the game.

A massive improvement over Witcher 1. The combat is way more engaging, the writing is even better, the voice acting is improved, and the music is fantastic.
The Witcher 2 is definitely my favorite out of the three, it has its flaws sure. The backtracking is still there but its more bearable than 1, The combat while more engaging has massive difficulty spikes across all the difficulties (I finished it on normal, but tested it on easy, hard, and dark because I was baffled by how much damage I was taking), and graphically the game has a weird yellow filter that makes me nauseous at times.
I highly recommend this one over Witcher 1 and 3, but if you are starting the franchise for the first time skipping both and going to Three will be the best experience!

This being the first GameCube game I played I wanted to see if it held up 2 decades later and it did!
A unique and fun title starring Luigi which mixes comedy and humor into a weirdly well made spooky setting. The gameplay is fun, the music slaps, and its just short enough it doesn't outstay its welcome. Unfortunately the GameCube controller make some of boss battles awful, I'm not sure if it's my controllers or not but having to press the L button with just enough pressure where you actually spray water/fire/ice but not enough pressure where you instead shoot elemental balls was very annoying for the last few bosses.
Very Fun overall, highly recommend it as a must play Nintendo Title!

Being the follow up to OOT is a terrible burden, but Majora's Mask is successful in making another memorable game that will never be forgotten. However what also won't be forgotten is the horrible Goron controls, confusing requirements to progress, constant backtracking, and the confusing dungeon layouts. I enjoy this game I really do, but it has major faults in its design that make this less enjoyable than OOT. I played the majority of this replay without a guide, but a few times I was forced to look at one after spending an hour or two on certain sections that baffled me, Fierce Deity Link is goated regardless.
In terms of the atmosphere, unique mechanics, and the overall theme this game shines as a phenomenal experience.

Whoever convinced the higher ups at Nintendo to make Mario into paper and then also doubled down on the most ridiculous writing is an actual genius and I thank them everyday.
Paper Mario is a fantastic RPG that really holds it's own in Nintendo's library, if you removed the Mario element from the game it would still be great. The combat is turn based but forces you to be engaged at all times with small different quick time events which helps with the slow battles. The story is good fun and while not mind blowing, it's intriguing and a good time and the writing of side characters are amazing, genuinely every side character was memorable and good God the artstyle is so gorgeous.
The problem this game faces is the way they shove so many party members in your face so fast that you never have a chance to actually learn about them, nor do you use them all much outside of when the game forces you to use them so that you can beat an enemy that's on fire or made of stone and also the balance of enemies towards late game seem to just do loads of damage with attacks so fast you have a hard time defending with the action command.
This is just a great game, it's one of the few Mario games I really enjoy because it's different and unique from the 2D platformer he's known for.

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