hotpoppah
2010
This game is for gooby woobies.
This was my first and only Fallout game so far, so I wouldn't know how it compares to the rest of the series. It was very, almost scarily easy, to roleplay as the worst character you've ever created. The options given to you for building your character are expansive and almost never-ending, which means it's very easy to adhere to your specific playstyle.
The only issues presented here is that you may miss out on some quest rewards for putting stats in some areas as opposed to others, but there are always different ways of completing quests. Because my character was so god damn stupid though, I literally couldn't get the best outcome for some important quests; but I was into the roleplay so I didn't particularly mind.
It's very fun and goofy until you find yourself soft-locked in an endless loop where you died right as the game auto-saved during a typical Cazador mauling. Then it got annoying. This game is buggy as all hell and crashes often. Some are funny as fuck and others outrageously aggravating, so just keep this in mind.
I only played one playthrough of this game where I found one of the strongest weapons almost immediately and had a blast destroying everything I saw with it. I did however only do 1 DLC, but didn't bother with the rest. I had enough fun with it to potentially try it out again fully later and with a different ending, but long games kind of need to be scheduled into my life for me to dive into them properly.
If there's one thing I took the most from this game is that Boone is the ultimate bestie. That dude's got my back before I'm even aware of it. Also, if you stream this game on Twitch you will get the absolute worst chatters you have ever seen in your life.
This was my first and only Fallout game so far, so I wouldn't know how it compares to the rest of the series. It was very, almost scarily easy, to roleplay as the worst character you've ever created. The options given to you for building your character are expansive and almost never-ending, which means it's very easy to adhere to your specific playstyle.
The only issues presented here is that you may miss out on some quest rewards for putting stats in some areas as opposed to others, but there are always different ways of completing quests. Because my character was so god damn stupid though, I literally couldn't get the best outcome for some important quests; but I was into the roleplay so I didn't particularly mind.
It's very fun and goofy until you find yourself soft-locked in an endless loop where you died right as the game auto-saved during a typical Cazador mauling. Then it got annoying. This game is buggy as all hell and crashes often. Some are funny as fuck and others outrageously aggravating, so just keep this in mind.
I only played one playthrough of this game where I found one of the strongest weapons almost immediately and had a blast destroying everything I saw with it. I did however only do 1 DLC, but didn't bother with the rest. I had enough fun with it to potentially try it out again fully later and with a different ending, but long games kind of need to be scheduled into my life for me to dive into them properly.
If there's one thing I took the most from this game is that Boone is the ultimate bestie. That dude's got my back before I'm even aware of it. Also, if you stream this game on Twitch you will get the absolute worst chatters you have ever seen in your life.
2019
Yikes. I won't get into the cutting of the Pokèdex or Gamefreak's reasonings for it here because it's irrelevant, but this game is just pure dog piss. It's almost like as soon as the Switch came out, everything produced on it has to be so mind numbingly babified by default and this game was the catalyst for that.
Every step of the way this game is just death gripping your hand with never-ending tutorials and constantly spoon feeding you one of the worst plots of the series. The most punchable rival is constantly waiting around every corner to just explain to you how to do the most mundane, basic shit that's in every Pokémon game before it. I wouldn't complain about it if it was optional, but it ISN'T. There's no way to acknowledge that you're not a 4 year old holding the joycons, and so, you suffer because of it.
I've played Pokémon my entire life like a typical Chad, and also the ones that have come after this one, and I just really hate this game lmao. It looks and runs like ass, the Wild Area seems expansive but is actually very limiting. It's really just a giant field of small pockets of Pokémon, with level 40 Pokémon body blocking certain areas that they don't want you to access yet. Raids are okay but can be annoyingly time consuming.
They've also made it harder to challenge yourself in this game by removing the ability to turn off the easy features, making every playthrough basically the same. The difficulty is so trivial and I stampeded everything even without my starter and with a team of all gimmick Pokémon. (It's the only way I could make it harder for myself.)
This generation probably also has the weakest setting for me, it's just simply not as interesting as other regions in the series. I don't really use the combat gimmicks, like Mega Evos and Tera Types, unless the game forces me to.
That being said, Dynamaxing gotta be like lamest gimmick yet. It looks incredibly stupid and only a handful of Pokémon get their own designs around it. You can still one-shot Dynamaxed Pokémon without being Dynamaxed yourself, it's just pointless. Didn't bother with the post-game or DLC. The Pokémon designs in this generation are okay. Some of them are some of my all-time favorites and others are kinda icky.
After having played Legends Arceus and Violet, I do think they are taking steps in the right direction to execute these new open world ideas properly, but Jesus Christ, it's highway robbery having people pay $60, sometimes $120 for both versions, so they can take literal baby steps getting to a good three dimensional console game.
On a positive note, music in these games still reigns supreme. That gym battle theme goes hard.
Every step of the way this game is just death gripping your hand with never-ending tutorials and constantly spoon feeding you one of the worst plots of the series. The most punchable rival is constantly waiting around every corner to just explain to you how to do the most mundane, basic shit that's in every Pokémon game before it. I wouldn't complain about it if it was optional, but it ISN'T. There's no way to acknowledge that you're not a 4 year old holding the joycons, and so, you suffer because of it.
I've played Pokémon my entire life like a typical Chad, and also the ones that have come after this one, and I just really hate this game lmao. It looks and runs like ass, the Wild Area seems expansive but is actually very limiting. It's really just a giant field of small pockets of Pokémon, with level 40 Pokémon body blocking certain areas that they don't want you to access yet. Raids are okay but can be annoyingly time consuming.
They've also made it harder to challenge yourself in this game by removing the ability to turn off the easy features, making every playthrough basically the same. The difficulty is so trivial and I stampeded everything even without my starter and with a team of all gimmick Pokémon. (It's the only way I could make it harder for myself.)
This generation probably also has the weakest setting for me, it's just simply not as interesting as other regions in the series. I don't really use the combat gimmicks, like Mega Evos and Tera Types, unless the game forces me to.
That being said, Dynamaxing gotta be like lamest gimmick yet. It looks incredibly stupid and only a handful of Pokémon get their own designs around it. You can still one-shot Dynamaxed Pokémon without being Dynamaxed yourself, it's just pointless. Didn't bother with the post-game or DLC. The Pokémon designs in this generation are okay. Some of them are some of my all-time favorites and others are kinda icky.
After having played Legends Arceus and Violet, I do think they are taking steps in the right direction to execute these new open world ideas properly, but Jesus Christ, it's highway robbery having people pay $60, sometimes $120 for both versions, so they can take literal baby steps getting to a good three dimensional console game.
On a positive note, music in these games still reigns supreme. That gym battle theme goes hard.
2014
Been keeping my eye on The Sims 4 since it released, partly because I do play it for a week straight every couple of months and also partly because EA seems to want to run with this one forever.
When this game was released it was as bare bones as games can get. It came off the back of The Sims 3, which had big and bold ideas that weren't executed properly. To say that I wasn't disappointed with what was shipped out, would definitely be a lie. They never fixed or modified those ideas in The Sim 3 and also cut a lot of things back, giving us not even a skeleton but more like a single left toe bone in comparison. It was absolutely NOTHING like it is today and that sucked ass.
The cutting of all those large features and furniture options did however open up the door for better simulation gameplay, which is why I play the Sims. I've never been interested in the interior designing; only the life simulation aspect. The addition of different emotions benefiting certain aspects of gameplay is a nice feature, and Sims being able to multi-task should be a basic function moving forward. However, I do wholeheartedly agree that removing items to later sell them for more money is an atrocious practice from EA. Remember though, The Sims series has been doing this since its inception and EA has always been like this.
The previous games also has $2 bajillion dollar DLC and almost never goes on sale because they're older. There are definitely some packs I think people should get if they want the most bang for their buck (City Living, Seasons, Growing Together), but there is no reason to purchase the entire library unless you just simply want everything you could possibly have. This game has been out for years and naturally has an ass ton of DLC because of it, and it'll be the same for The Sims 5, which I don't see coming anytime soon.
This game is a much more pleasant game now with all the added free updates and the inclusion of some mods/CC. Most of the packs I've bought were in bundle discounts, but I haven't had a Sims binge since the Star Wars pack. I really just use the basic UI and Master Controller mods that make the game run better when it sometimes falters, easy emotion management, and adds better story progression for my neighbors.
This game is more accessible on lesser hardware and no amount of sending hate to the developers for anything is going to make you less salty about this game. The price of the packs and how much gets put into them are decisions made by EA, not the developers. Within the last two years, they have added so much content that has been requested by fans who think making a game is the easiest job ever. They were getting so much unwarranted hate thrown at them around the Island Living era, it really put me off of the series for while.
I don't think it's better than The Sims 2, the GOAT, but I'm glad it looks better and runs better than The Sims 3 at it's basic gameplay mechanics. There's different ways to get chaotic, which I love, and I prefer the cartoonish style of the Sims as opposed to the more realistic looking ones.
I would love nothing more than to see a potential Sims 5 that mixes the greatest features of each game into one, but we'll have to see. That would be quite a beefy game, but it would be a great one.
When this game was released it was as bare bones as games can get. It came off the back of The Sims 3, which had big and bold ideas that weren't executed properly. To say that I wasn't disappointed with what was shipped out, would definitely be a lie. They never fixed or modified those ideas in The Sim 3 and also cut a lot of things back, giving us not even a skeleton but more like a single left toe bone in comparison. It was absolutely NOTHING like it is today and that sucked ass.
The cutting of all those large features and furniture options did however open up the door for better simulation gameplay, which is why I play the Sims. I've never been interested in the interior designing; only the life simulation aspect. The addition of different emotions benefiting certain aspects of gameplay is a nice feature, and Sims being able to multi-task should be a basic function moving forward. However, I do wholeheartedly agree that removing items to later sell them for more money is an atrocious practice from EA. Remember though, The Sims series has been doing this since its inception and EA has always been like this.
The previous games also has $2 bajillion dollar DLC and almost never goes on sale because they're older. There are definitely some packs I think people should get if they want the most bang for their buck (City Living, Seasons, Growing Together), but there is no reason to purchase the entire library unless you just simply want everything you could possibly have. This game has been out for years and naturally has an ass ton of DLC because of it, and it'll be the same for The Sims 5, which I don't see coming anytime soon.
This game is a much more pleasant game now with all the added free updates and the inclusion of some mods/CC. Most of the packs I've bought were in bundle discounts, but I haven't had a Sims binge since the Star Wars pack. I really just use the basic UI and Master Controller mods that make the game run better when it sometimes falters, easy emotion management, and adds better story progression for my neighbors.
This game is more accessible on lesser hardware and no amount of sending hate to the developers for anything is going to make you less salty about this game. The price of the packs and how much gets put into them are decisions made by EA, not the developers. Within the last two years, they have added so much content that has been requested by fans who think making a game is the easiest job ever. They were getting so much unwarranted hate thrown at them around the Island Living era, it really put me off of the series for while.
I don't think it's better than The Sims 2, the GOAT, but I'm glad it looks better and runs better than The Sims 3 at it's basic gameplay mechanics. There's different ways to get chaotic, which I love, and I prefer the cartoonish style of the Sims as opposed to the more realistic looking ones.
I would love nothing more than to see a potential Sims 5 that mixes the greatest features of each game into one, but we'll have to see. That would be quite a beefy game, but it would be a great one.
2010
I have good memories with this game, but it is lackluster to me. I think it takes 1 step forward, but 3 steps back and is the beginning of the downfall of this series to me. Like the first falling domino in the chain.
I love the survivor collecting mechanics in the first two games, but they've made them simply too easy. While they are stronger and faster, they're also basically invincible in this game which makes transporting them almost way too easy and very boring. They try to retroactively change this AGAIN in Off The Record because of this, and fumble the bag there too. I hesitate to say that they are smart, because they can still be infuriatingly stupid. They are just smarter than the previous survivors.
The time mechanic is watered down a bit, less stressful but also a breeze to do multiple things at once. If you thought the first game was too difficult, congratulations I guess.
Chuck is an okay character but is a bit cringe, not in the same good way as Frank, but not nearly as bad as Nick. They humanize him a lot more by giving him side motivation in keeping his daughter safe, but ends up making him a bit of a Serious Sally in a universe where you can fight zombies with dildos.
The map is larger with more to do, but adds in silly post-apocalyptic money mechanics, which can be broken. Terror Is Reality multiplayer is effectively dead today, but all it really offered was button mashing mini-games that could net you more cash if you needed it.
The combo weapons are fun and all, but they end up overshadowing the base mechanic of utilizing anything to kill zombies, which starts to tear cracks into what I think is the identity of this series. Chuck is also extremely fragile and his hitbox is massive for no reason other than to annoy me. Certain items, like skateboards, have been ruined in this game. The plot remains as nutty as ever, which is fine.
The PC port is atrocious and controller support needs to be modded in. There are bugs all over the place, which can make for a miserable experience. In co-op some bosses just straight up go off the rails, and start acting more feral than they're supposed to. Snowflake and her memory leaking numbskull head can suck my balls.
The game's been effectively abandoned on port release, which is terrible on Capcom's part. It sits as a 3 star for me because I can have fun with it, but it's by no means the best game in the series and it's also nowhere near the worst. Play it with a friend, if it'll work on PC.
I love the survivor collecting mechanics in the first two games, but they've made them simply too easy. While they are stronger and faster, they're also basically invincible in this game which makes transporting them almost way too easy and very boring. They try to retroactively change this AGAIN in Off The Record because of this, and fumble the bag there too. I hesitate to say that they are smart, because they can still be infuriatingly stupid. They are just smarter than the previous survivors.
The time mechanic is watered down a bit, less stressful but also a breeze to do multiple things at once. If you thought the first game was too difficult, congratulations I guess.
Chuck is an okay character but is a bit cringe, not in the same good way as Frank, but not nearly as bad as Nick. They humanize him a lot more by giving him side motivation in keeping his daughter safe, but ends up making him a bit of a Serious Sally in a universe where you can fight zombies with dildos.
The map is larger with more to do, but adds in silly post-apocalyptic money mechanics, which can be broken. Terror Is Reality multiplayer is effectively dead today, but all it really offered was button mashing mini-games that could net you more cash if you needed it.
The combo weapons are fun and all, but they end up overshadowing the base mechanic of utilizing anything to kill zombies, which starts to tear cracks into what I think is the identity of this series. Chuck is also extremely fragile and his hitbox is massive for no reason other than to annoy me. Certain items, like skateboards, have been ruined in this game. The plot remains as nutty as ever, which is fine.
The PC port is atrocious and controller support needs to be modded in. There are bugs all over the place, which can make for a miserable experience. In co-op some bosses just straight up go off the rails, and start acting more feral than they're supposed to. Snowflake and her memory leaking numbskull head can suck my balls.
The game's been effectively abandoned on port release, which is terrible on Capcom's part. It sits as a 3 star for me because I can have fun with it, but it's by no means the best game in the series and it's also nowhere near the worst. Play it with a friend, if it'll work on PC.
Playing this game normally: Carefully and periodically checking in on your villagers while they pick berries and learn science on Day 1, then coming home from school the next day and finding all of their mangled corpses on the ground
Playing this game like a lunatic: Changing the clock on your computer by 4-5 hours so you can speedrun this game like you're driving a semi off a cliff
Playing this game like a lunatic: Changing the clock on your computer by 4-5 hours so you can speedrun this game like you're driving a semi off a cliff
2019
Very goofy cooking game that is made to make you feel like you have Ratatouille controlling your every move, but only after he imbibed one too many brewskis before cooking.
I did not play the campaign, and I don't dare to. I guess if you're looking for some sort of semblance of control in your life, then sure, but I think this game is best played with full access to everything immediately. It's very funny for a good few hours, but the physics can get infuriating; my plates in the pizza DLC kept shattering if I just blinked at them the wrong way.
Overall, it's the kind of game I go back to when I want to goof off with my friends, but probably wouldn't binge in one long sitting like other games.
I did not play the campaign, and I don't dare to. I guess if you're looking for some sort of semblance of control in your life, then sure, but I think this game is best played with full access to everything immediately. It's very funny for a good few hours, but the physics can get infuriating; my plates in the pizza DLC kept shattering if I just blinked at them the wrong way.
Overall, it's the kind of game I go back to when I want to goof off with my friends, but probably wouldn't binge in one long sitting like other games.
2019
Didn't have fun. It could be the fact that I don't like FPS Battle Royale Shooters. But, it's more likely because it's completely consumed my friend's lives and I haven't spoken to them in years.
2016
Everyone who plays this game is miserable. Including me. Especially me. I don't understand what you're supposed to even do in it because the players think every action you take in this game is punishable by death.
The matchmaking is atrocious, it takes 5 years to get into a match and it'll either put you with complete buffoons or people who eat rebar as a meal. The gameplay is also very repetitive and gets old very quickly. It made me grumpy.
The matchmaking is atrocious, it takes 5 years to get into a match and it'll either put you with complete buffoons or people who eat rebar as a meal. The gameplay is also very repetitive and gets old very quickly. It made me grumpy.
2016
This game is hard as balls and I still haven't even beaten it technically. I have been so close a few times and I believe it knows this, so the bad RNG luck will clothesline me right at the finish line.
I love the character customization because it has a ton of traits, most of them I still need to unlock, that could be helpful for future runs. I made a crap ton of characters just so I could see them later and say Hi :).
The combat can be annoying at times, but it's dependent on the skills of your characters; some are just better at some things, bro. There is nothing more terrifying than being stuck in a swarm, really gets your adrenaline running.
It's honestly just like any other rougelike game, I f*cking hate it when I'm losing but OH BOYYY do I love it when I'm winning.
I love the character customization because it has a ton of traits, most of them I still need to unlock, that could be helpful for future runs. I made a crap ton of characters just so I could see them later and say Hi :).
The combat can be annoying at times, but it's dependent on the skills of your characters; some are just better at some things, bro. There is nothing more terrifying than being stuck in a swarm, really gets your adrenaline running.
It's honestly just like any other rougelike game, I f*cking hate it when I'm losing but OH BOYYY do I love it when I'm winning.
Game is hard and random items, with a lot of them doing jackshit on their own, means you're getting screwed more often than not. But, then you get that one run where the stars align and your brain blasts, you finally get a level 4 item on Basement 2, slaughter everything with zero issue riding that pure adrenaline dopamine wave just to crash into the brick wall of despair when Bloat arrives.
Each character has their own little gimmick that makes them either a breeze to play through or pure cock and ball torture. Some bosses and rooms are extreme levels of bullshit, but there is literally so much in this game that they become few and far between.
The replayability is off the charts because it really taps into your Gamer brain and makes you think, "If I had just one more item, or been a little more careful I think I could have got it done". Then you realize it's now 12:00 AM and your win streak went from -7 to 1, but at least it's 1.
I only have the worst characters in the game left to do things with and it's quite the struggle, but having access to all the items from the other characters makes it less like cutting my eyes with paper.
I recommend getting all of the DLCs, but I'd play them individually since Repentance alone adds a sheer amount of content that could be very overwhelming. Been playing since Afterbirth so the additional content being added later is how I played it anyways. That being said, the amount of content is massive for a DLC and that's fantastic.
Delirium can kick rocks though. I'm not inviting him to anything ever.
Edit: Used to be a 4.5 star rating, but I stopped doing halfsies.
Each character has their own little gimmick that makes them either a breeze to play through or pure cock and ball torture. Some bosses and rooms are extreme levels of bullshit, but there is literally so much in this game that they become few and far between.
The replayability is off the charts because it really taps into your Gamer brain and makes you think, "If I had just one more item, or been a little more careful I think I could have got it done". Then you realize it's now 12:00 AM and your win streak went from -7 to 1, but at least it's 1.
I only have the worst characters in the game left to do things with and it's quite the struggle, but having access to all the items from the other characters makes it less like cutting my eyes with paper.
I recommend getting all of the DLCs, but I'd play them individually since Repentance alone adds a sheer amount of content that could be very overwhelming. Been playing since Afterbirth so the additional content being added later is how I played it anyways. That being said, the amount of content is massive for a DLC and that's fantastic.
Delirium can kick rocks though. I'm not inviting him to anything ever.
Edit: Used to be a 4.5 star rating, but I stopped doing halfsies.
2002
A great start to a great series. This game takes what is probably the weirdest crossover you could possibly think of and blends it together to make a very fun action RPG. It's like Final Fantasy but more melodramatic, and Disney but more cartoonish. I love it.
I love how outlandish this universe is and this game is the catalyst to it. It is nowhere near as crazy as the most recent games are, but it's still practically bananas. It has an endearing plot with found family tropes and doing extraordinary things with your friends, two themes that are found very prevalent in this game's source materials. I am begging people to simply kill the part of them that cringes instead of killing the cringe, and just simply enjoy themselves.
Yoko Shimumura is a legend and this soundtrack reigns supreme. Utada is a saint, and Simple and Clean will always be a classic.
If I have any criticisms for this game, some of the level designs are bad and the game's platforming suffers because of it. I'm not talking about rope swinging in the jungle, but Sora's ass is a clunky mess and he is just unable to land on platforms without completely fumbling like an idiot. The combat can be a bit jank at times, especially aerial combat, but it's a perfectly respectable combat system for a first time entry to a series.
The Final Mix version of this game adds a ton of new content that is a worthy challenge for the most dastardly daring hard mode enthusiasts as well.
I love how outlandish this universe is and this game is the catalyst to it. It is nowhere near as crazy as the most recent games are, but it's still practically bananas. It has an endearing plot with found family tropes and doing extraordinary things with your friends, two themes that are found very prevalent in this game's source materials. I am begging people to simply kill the part of them that cringes instead of killing the cringe, and just simply enjoy themselves.
Yoko Shimumura is a legend and this soundtrack reigns supreme. Utada is a saint, and Simple and Clean will always be a classic.
If I have any criticisms for this game, some of the level designs are bad and the game's platforming suffers because of it. I'm not talking about rope swinging in the jungle, but Sora's ass is a clunky mess and he is just unable to land on platforms without completely fumbling like an idiot. The combat can be a bit jank at times, especially aerial combat, but it's a perfectly respectable combat system for a first time entry to a series.
The Final Mix version of this game adds a ton of new content that is a worthy challenge for the most dastardly daring hard mode enthusiasts as well.
2021
Hitman is pog, but I'm still dipping a toe into the series. I love Blood Money to death and the only other game I've played all the way through is this one, minus the two before it.
Personally, I don't much care for plot in a my funny goober stealth game so it's honestly fine that I had no idea what was going on, the main thing is that it was funny as all hell to get through. There are just thousands of different ways to get to the same ending, which is what should be expected in newer entries.
That being said, I wasn't a super fan of some of the level designs and their layouts. I wish that there were more honestly, but I suppose you get the "more" from owning the rest of the trilogy.
The game bugged out and soft-locked me pretty deep into the vineyard level, but other than that it ran mostly fine. I was excited for the Seven Deadly Sins DLC but it was kinda mediocre.
It was good enough for me to want to go back to the start of the trilogy whenever I get my hands on the rest of it.
Personally, I don't much care for plot in a my funny goober stealth game so it's honestly fine that I had no idea what was going on, the main thing is that it was funny as all hell to get through. There are just thousands of different ways to get to the same ending, which is what should be expected in newer entries.
That being said, I wasn't a super fan of some of the level designs and their layouts. I wish that there were more honestly, but I suppose you get the "more" from owning the rest of the trilogy.
The game bugged out and soft-locked me pretty deep into the vineyard level, but other than that it ran mostly fine. I was excited for the Seven Deadly Sins DLC but it was kinda mediocre.
It was good enough for me to want to go back to the start of the trilogy whenever I get my hands on the rest of it.
2020
Great if you're five years old, which is probably how old I was when the original came out since I used to think this game was a masterpiece.
It's mechanically fine.. for the most part, but it's just painful to get through. It's sensory overload, the NPCs and main characters just never, ever shut the hell up. It's chaotic in all the wrong ways and was an aggravating slog to get through.
There are very similar mission designs that repeat elements, so half the time you finish them in minutes only for the game to all of a sudden ramp the difficulty to 1,000 right in the final inning for no real reason but to spit on me on its way out.
It's mechanically fine.. for the most part, but it's just painful to get through. It's sensory overload, the NPCs and main characters just never, ever shut the hell up. It's chaotic in all the wrong ways and was an aggravating slog to get through.
There are very similar mission designs that repeat elements, so half the time you finish them in minutes only for the game to all of a sudden ramp the difficulty to 1,000 right in the final inning for no real reason but to spit on me on its way out.
2007
Technically, I played the Switch 3D All-Stars version, but that page is virtually dead.
I missed all of the classic Nintendo games when I was a kid so no Mario, no Zelda, etc. This was QUITE the interesting game to start that adventure on as an adult. The physics and gravity platforming in this game were equally fun as some of them were challenging. I went from pissing my pants laughing while running on a ball to shattering my joycons with a hammer during 1 hit challenges.
The level designs here go absolutely nutty and were a true testament to my depth perception. Platformers have this ability of atrociously boiling my blood because they're supposed to be for babies, but are sometimes so difficult that it just turns you back into a caveman after losing one too many times. I'm so glad it's like this though, because it was engaging as hell and kept me wanting to do better with every star.
I honestly don't even remember the plot but I, uh, don't think that matters here. The purple coin stars are annoying as shit though. Happy for you and all, but I ain't doin' all that.
I missed all of the classic Nintendo games when I was a kid so no Mario, no Zelda, etc. This was QUITE the interesting game to start that adventure on as an adult. The physics and gravity platforming in this game were equally fun as some of them were challenging. I went from pissing my pants laughing while running on a ball to shattering my joycons with a hammer during 1 hit challenges.
The level designs here go absolutely nutty and were a true testament to my depth perception. Platformers have this ability of atrociously boiling my blood because they're supposed to be for babies, but are sometimes so difficult that it just turns you back into a caveman after losing one too many times. I'm so glad it's like this though, because it was engaging as hell and kept me wanting to do better with every star.
I honestly don't even remember the plot but I, uh, don't think that matters here. The purple coin stars are annoying as shit though. Happy for you and all, but I ain't doin' all that.
2021
A game that I had been wanting for years because I was very fond of the original, but the concept is very weak on paper. It's fun to take pictures of Pokémon and stare at the beautiful visuals.. but only for a short while.
I don't really know how to make this game better, but what I do despise is that you're locked off from going to different areas until you reach a certain amount of points from the photos you've already taken. This means that you'll have to go through the same levels over and over again just to see maybe 1 new Pokémon to take a photo of, which gets monotonous. There's only so many times you can go, "OH MY GODDD!!! SPHEAL!!!!!" before your intrusive thoughts take over and you start visualizing what it would be like to punt one across the map.
That being said though, the Pokémon universe is so EXPANSIVE and has SO MUCH going on in it that it's actually a CRIME that they don't make more side-line games like this anymore that breaks away from the mechanics of the main-line games. I love Pokémon and I will always go after these titles because they're actually creative, even if they miss the mark sometimes. I beg to God himself to please bless me with more Pokémon games that aren't the same thing every year.
Anyways, there's no Lickitung in this game though so I incinerated my copy of it.
I don't really know how to make this game better, but what I do despise is that you're locked off from going to different areas until you reach a certain amount of points from the photos you've already taken. This means that you'll have to go through the same levels over and over again just to see maybe 1 new Pokémon to take a photo of, which gets monotonous. There's only so many times you can go, "OH MY GODDD!!! SPHEAL!!!!!" before your intrusive thoughts take over and you start visualizing what it would be like to punt one across the map.
That being said though, the Pokémon universe is so EXPANSIVE and has SO MUCH going on in it that it's actually a CRIME that they don't make more side-line games like this anymore that breaks away from the mechanics of the main-line games. I love Pokémon and I will always go after these titles because they're actually creative, even if they miss the mark sometimes. I beg to God himself to please bless me with more Pokémon games that aren't the same thing every year.
Anyways, there's no Lickitung in this game though so I incinerated my copy of it.