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We don't owe games that we aren't enjoying our time. If you gave something a real shot and it isn't clicking, drop it and move on.

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Favorite Games

Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IV
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII

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Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Snap

Mar 14

Castlevania
Castlevania

Feb 17

Foamstars
Foamstars

Feb 06

Silent Hill: The Short Message
Silent Hill: The Short Message

Jan 31

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Jan 31

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(via Castlevania Anniversary Collection on PS4)

I've never played through the original NES trilogy of these games so I figure why not get started. It's a great game, but when dealing with games as old as this one, I try my best to view it through the lens of what it must have been like to play this on your home console back in the day, as well as a modern sense. It plays very similarly to the other pre-Symphony of the Night entries that I've played, which was very welcome. It's not quite like Mega Man where the first entry is forgettable and the second entry is where it becomes great. This series was great from the very beginning.

But holy hell is it fucking hard. I'll be straight up, if I didn't play this via the Anniversary Collection with saves I would not have beat it in just a day. Stage five was brutal. The final boss fight took a good few tries too. I got it, but I definitely felt the anger and sheer determination necessary to make it through. (I watched some videos of no damage runs and I'm just like...I'll never be that good at video games).

Anyways, great game! Love all the names in the credits.

Alright, I downloaded it, played a couple sessions, popped a couple of trophies, and I'm out.

Look, I don't think it's necessarily bad, I just don't think I'm the target audience at all. Certain elements about it seem pretty polished. The gameplay ranges from alright to kinda frustrating depending on which character you play with.

But yeah, not for me. Moving on.

I enjoyed just walking around in a fucked up environment and interacting with it, but the actual content of the story and the way its portrayed is pretty amateur if I'm being honest. Some of these ideas are good but are presented in a pretty cheesy way.

This only reinforces how I feel about Konami re-entering the video game space. I'm not convinced they know what they're doing. Metal Gear Survive, Contra: Rogue Corps, taking on a bunch of Silent Hill projects, remaking Silent Hill 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3...I just don't think they can pull it all off and I'd love to be proven wrong, but this didn't give me the most confidence.