71 Reviews liked by chamako
The game has 3 huge positives. The presentation, the characterization and the ending. All 3 of these aspects are fantastic. However, as a package, I did not enjoy this game. Like 10 hours of this game could be cut and no loss. It's so bloated, with terrible level design and a flawed battle system. The story loses the sharp prioritization that OG had and loses a lot of its bite. A one and done for me but can't wait for part 2.
Basketball GM
TBD
got a sixers fourpeat, goty
The most dogshit metroidvania of them all:
- Controls suck ass you have to double tap to run EVERY SINGLE TIME or install a fan patch
- Getting the cards skills you have to farm for 0.2% droprates or also install a fan patch (which doesn't quite fix the balance)
- Bosses have ridiculous amount of health, your protagonist does no damage unless you farm
- Worst castle layout possible, really bad dead ends in the map, some save rooms are really far away from bosses
- Ice Enemies and everything about them being absolute cancer and they make you want to wish to leave the area asap
- No shops
- The only useful subweapon is the boomerang, every single other is useless
If some of the issues were fixed, it's actually one of the GBA best action games because this game has great art, great music and some great art design.
- Controls suck ass you have to double tap to run EVERY SINGLE TIME or install a fan patch
- Getting the cards skills you have to farm for 0.2% droprates or also install a fan patch (which doesn't quite fix the balance)
- Bosses have ridiculous amount of health, your protagonist does no damage unless you farm
- Worst castle layout possible, really bad dead ends in the map, some save rooms are really far away from bosses
- Ice Enemies and everything about them being absolute cancer and they make you want to wish to leave the area asap
- No shops
- The only useful subweapon is the boomerang, every single other is useless
If some of the issues were fixed, it's actually one of the GBA best action games because this game has great art, great music and some great art design.
Stray
2022
Looks nice but the lack of platforming being just a press a prompt to auto jump/traverse automatically through entire places made it very boring, it also didn't help there's no real gameplay mechanics to distinguish it being a cat game instead of any other 4 legged animal leaving me overall too disinterested to play any more.
Guitar Hero 5
2009
A rhythm game that was so shitty, Courtney Love sued Activision over it. No wait, it's because they let the Kurt Cobain model be utilized for any song, not just the Nirvana tracks.
I'm not going to give Guitar Hero 5 points for "playing just fine" since it changed literally none of its format from 4. That work was already done for them. The visual aspect is so lacking and oddly dark, and all the guest appearances feel pathetically hollow, more so than in the previous game.
I'm not going to give Guitar Hero 5 points for "playing just fine" since it changed literally none of its format from 4. That work was already done for them. The visual aspect is so lacking and oddly dark, and all the guest appearances feel pathetically hollow, more so than in the previous game.
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Cuphead
2017
when i said “more games need to be narrative driven boss rush modes” this is almost exactly what i was asking for.
the gameplay and the way it controls are both so slick. it’s a very fair game, errors feels like my fault instead of the game’s which doesn’t happen a whole lot in these “hard on purpose” games
and what a pretty fuckin game just drooling over this line and color work you can really tell how much love and dedication went into this. but FUCK those run n gun levels
the gameplay and the way it controls are both so slick. it’s a very fair game, errors feels like my fault instead of the game’s which doesn’t happen a whole lot in these “hard on purpose” games
and what a pretty fuckin game just drooling over this line and color work you can really tell how much love and dedication went into this. but FUCK those run n gun levels
loved that lil canadian robot bitch.
having a quad jump was a hoot. cute and fun for while it lasts, but not good enough to make me want to see and do it all
having a quad jump was a hoot. cute and fun for while it lasts, but not good enough to make me want to see and do it all
LA Cops
2015
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Portal
2007
If i made a game this good i’d also write a song where i mention how good the game i made is, and put the song at the end of the game
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
Grand Theft Auto 5. The game that boldly answers the question "What if you built the perfect cyborg and installed Eric Cartman's brain?"
Probably going to ruffle some feathers but I find these games to be the most overrated series of all time.
Don't get me wrong. The tech is incredible. Almost 10 years laters, the level of immersion is head and shoulders above most open world games. The sheer amount of things you can do is very impressive. And I've always loved the second life quality of these games to buy property. The performances and animation are stellar. And I think Trevor is one of the few protagonists that makes the most sense to play as in this chaotic world.
But first of all, I've never found the gameplay fun. It's typically frustrating and clumsy in a tedious way not a challenging way. Almost always centered around some time sensitive thing you can't skip. Checkpoints are too few and far between. You constantly go back to the beginning where you pick some annoying character and have to listen to their chatter after every time you die. The aggressive wanted system is very annoying. And just so many annoying missions concepts I can't believe anyone would find fun like perfectly lining up a tow truck to repossess a car.
My main gripe though has always been the writing. The juvenile satire trapped in 2003. The characters that constantly bicker and hate each other for long drawn out conversations. Storylines are just watered down greatest hits of movies and tv shows you've already seen 100 times. Nearly every character is grating. The fact that there's no "dialogue off" audio function is a crime against humanity.
And this is not to say I'm "triggered" or offended by the writing. I can handle a raw storyline and characters. It's just bad, loud, dated writing that tries too hard to be edgy.
I have not played the story of Grand Theft Auto IV which many say is a much better departure from the rest of the series. I also did really enjoy San Andreas.
Probably going to ruffle some feathers but I find these games to be the most overrated series of all time.
Don't get me wrong. The tech is incredible. Almost 10 years laters, the level of immersion is head and shoulders above most open world games. The sheer amount of things you can do is very impressive. And I've always loved the second life quality of these games to buy property. The performances and animation are stellar. And I think Trevor is one of the few protagonists that makes the most sense to play as in this chaotic world.
But first of all, I've never found the gameplay fun. It's typically frustrating and clumsy in a tedious way not a challenging way. Almost always centered around some time sensitive thing you can't skip. Checkpoints are too few and far between. You constantly go back to the beginning where you pick some annoying character and have to listen to their chatter after every time you die. The aggressive wanted system is very annoying. And just so many annoying missions concepts I can't believe anyone would find fun like perfectly lining up a tow truck to repossess a car.
My main gripe though has always been the writing. The juvenile satire trapped in 2003. The characters that constantly bicker and hate each other for long drawn out conversations. Storylines are just watered down greatest hits of movies and tv shows you've already seen 100 times. Nearly every character is grating. The fact that there's no "dialogue off" audio function is a crime against humanity.
And this is not to say I'm "triggered" or offended by the writing. I can handle a raw storyline and characters. It's just bad, loud, dated writing that tries too hard to be edgy.
I have not played the story of Grand Theft Auto IV which many say is a much better departure from the rest of the series. I also did really enjoy San Andreas.
this is a masterpiece. period this is the most beautifully sweet and most heartbreakingly sad visual novel ive ever read in my entire life and a story i will probably think about for decades and decades to come everything in this is crafted wonderfully not a single flaw in character design story music atmosphere writing not a single aspect left undeveloped for an epopee expanding through 3 different ages. i dont usually make heartfelt reviews but this is an incredible experience unlike anything else ive read and probably will ever read. and also i need a refund for the 5kg of tissue paper ive used
It's the VN that never ends...
It goes on and on, my friend!
Jokes aside, The House in Fata Morgana has a very compelling and interesting ride through its first three fourths, but I felt fizzled out greatly in its last chapter due to poor pacing and unecessary length added to the narrative.
That being said, the soundtrack is one of the best that you'll be able to find and is GREATLY underappreciated in the world of VG OST's, and the art is absolutely incredible.
It goes on and on, my friend!
Jokes aside, The House in Fata Morgana has a very compelling and interesting ride through its first three fourths, but I felt fizzled out greatly in its last chapter due to poor pacing and unecessary length added to the narrative.
That being said, the soundtrack is one of the best that you'll be able to find and is GREATLY underappreciated in the world of VG OST's, and the art is absolutely incredible.
i dont even have the words to describe how much emotional damage this vn brought me and i will definitely never recover from this
Sifu
2022
wasnt vibing with it smh