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Realized I didn’t review this one, and I eventually might turn my footage into a video review, but I’m beating games faster than I can make videos. This one might get passed over. I’ll probably digest my notes and see what I have to say about it.
Dead Space scared the heck out of me, and playing it in surround sound is like a death wish.
This game cries out for the Enhanced treatment on Xbox, playing at a measly 720p on my 4K OLED TV. Like Mirror’s Edge or Forza Horizon, all you would need to do here is up-res it to 4K and you’d be golden. But of course, there was a remake on the horizon to ship, so I suspect this one was left off the glow up list on purpose.
Dead Space scared the heck out of me, and playing it in surround sound is like a death wish.
This game cries out for the Enhanced treatment on Xbox, playing at a measly 720p on my 4K OLED TV. Like Mirror’s Edge or Forza Horizon, all you would need to do here is up-res it to 4K and you’d be golden. But of course, there was a remake on the horizon to ship, so I suspect this one was left off the glow up list on purpose.
May or may not come back for a video review of this one.
As a Souls-like for someone who doesn’t Souls, I appreciate the gentle on-ramp for when I eventually return to Bloodborne.
The story and gameplay here are pretty solid. The music and sound design is excellent. Graphically, they really did a good job, but the game was plagued with glitches and crashed a ton. I played it in 2023 on Xbox Series X, so if it was ever going to be fully patched up and polished, it happened already. A shame that the technical hiccups weighed the game down for me.
Also, the first game I have ever unlocked every achievement for on Xbox, and I’ve been doing it since achievements existed! (Came close a couple times, it’s a sore subject, I don’t wanna talk about it.)
As a Souls-like for someone who doesn’t Souls, I appreciate the gentle on-ramp for when I eventually return to Bloodborne.
The story and gameplay here are pretty solid. The music and sound design is excellent. Graphically, they really did a good job, but the game was plagued with glitches and crashed a ton. I played it in 2023 on Xbox Series X, so if it was ever going to be fully patched up and polished, it happened already. A shame that the technical hiccups weighed the game down for me.
Also, the first game I have ever unlocked every achievement for on Xbox, and I’ve been doing it since achievements existed! (Came close a couple times, it’s a sore subject, I don’t wanna talk about it.)
A worthy if de-scoped successor to the original game, which is among my favorites of all time. Benefits a lot from some gameplay changes and refinements while not needing to reinvent itself completely. Fills the role of the expansion pack that has largely vanished from a gaming landscape full of DLC.
It doesn't have too many flaws per se, but it also didn't break my brain with its glory, probably because it was second in line. But man, Miles Morales is a rock solid game with insane visuals and, best of all, it is squarely focused on what it should be: FUN.
Video review forthcoming!
Edit: video here! More games should just be FUN!!
https://youtu.be/SPBmwWVInKQ
It doesn't have too many flaws per se, but it also didn't break my brain with its glory, probably because it was second in line. But man, Miles Morales is a rock solid game with insane visuals and, best of all, it is squarely focused on what it should be: FUN.
Video review forthcoming!
Edit: video here! More games should just be FUN!!
https://youtu.be/SPBmwWVInKQ