Beat this for the third time since first playing it last year, and it's still a very fun game with some hilarious moments, extremely polished gameplay and maps, and some very out-of-place philosophic waxing from characters in the middle of an intense mission. There seem to be so many secrets and little things that happen in the game that I'll never find, I always pass on calling people on the codec in different situations but whenever I do they have something to say. It feels like they thought of everything and I can't believe the game fit on to two discs back in the day.

4 stars, one for each time the credits play in the ending of this game. While the story is somewhat scattered and occasionally nonsensical and pretentious, I loved the gameplay loop of Death Stranding and found it addicting to keep delivering packages and building up the world of the game. I loved the sound design and the visuals were always amazing as well, everything has an inspired design to it.

I think later in the game it starts to get more annoying to do quests, once you have enough of the world connecting it just becomes a chore to zip around or truck around, with BT's just showing up to potentially mess your shit up.

But Death Stranding was fascinating to me, with very interesting music, weird and misleading casting, and gameplay more reminiscent of American Truck Simulator than Metal Gear Solid (not a bad thing).

Completed this as hundreds of gigabytes were loaded onto my new PlayStation 5's hard drive, filling it just as soon as I got it.

Smartly, this game came preinstalled and was a genuinely fun little adventure filled with references to Sony's past products! A lot of the features on the controller were super impressive, making the Switch's HD Rumble feel like god damn Standard Def Rumble, and the trigger pushback with the speaker was really cool. I hope some of these PlayStation 5 games I have now take advantage of this awesome controller.

Breaking News: Oh damn. The PlayStation 6 just came out and is slamming off the shelves like hot pancakes. Damn. guess I'll throw this one out.

I've always been tolerant of the Lego games, they seemed to dominate the (Non-Mario) platformer genre for a while just by being competent, humorous games for all ages. As in, ALL AGES.

However, Lego City Undercover will always hold a special place as one of my favorite games ever. 10-year-old me was doubled over with cramps from laughing at just the first cutscene, and the game never stopped impressing me, even now I can barely remember all the characters and plot points.

This is really one of the funniest games I can think of, and probably has more fun crime movie references and things to do driving around its world than its 2013 counterpart GTA V. The latter game of course more cynical and grounded but nowhere near as fun or carefree. One of these days I'll 100% it and relive all the fun I had as a kid through all of its great chapters, from the dock to the dojo to the prison to the ice cream shop to the museum to the space station to... well I don't wish to spoil it, but the final confrontation between Chase McCain and Rex Fury.

I bought a PS3 for this game a few years ago, caught up in the mania of excitement around From Software's award winning game format. It seemed fascinating, I loved DS1 and was used to the early-game jank that was rustled out by the time DS3 or Elden Ring came out. And janky this game is, but charming it is as well. As with Pikmin, this was the spark for the series. It's a rough draft, but is my favorite because of what it was able to progenate. Demon's Souls stands on it's own atmosphere, offbeat music, and bleak story of a dying medieval realm.

I've probably played 3D and N64 a similar amount, but any way you play this game it's one of the greats. I love the characterization and world of Star Fox, it takes itself more seriously than other Nintendo games, and is unashamed in how silly and trope-y it ends up being. But don't get me wrong, I think the characters are genuinely funny and heartwarming and the gameplay is arcade style shooter perfectly punched up for home console replayability. Every level is perfect, each path you take literally and spiritually takes you further and closer to heroism and the approval of Fox's father.

Sometimes a story just needs a galactic evil to destroy and friends to appreciate. It worked for Star Wars, and it works for Star Fox. There's a reason this game, being a remake, has just been remade repeatedly. It's probably the perfect execution of what Star Fox game could ever be.

One of the games I was always willing to replay on my 3DS, over and over again. Every level is unique and slowly tells a story in each world, ending with a unique boss. It's a perfect game difficulty wise. It will fuck you up in some parts but is so satisfying you'll keep coming back. Only better game featuring the familiar ape is Tropical Freeze, improving upon this game in every way, though still owing its existence and identity to this game. Donkey Kong Country kicks 2D Mario in the trouser. Play the 3DS version and beat it as many times as I have.