jiggyswag
2004
The purple Pikmin are overpowered and make combat a joke.
The game's high difficulty stems from cheap traps that can insta-kill your entire squad and practically force a restart.
The caves drag on for an eternity and slow the pace to a crawl.
Time freezing and lack of day limit removes the tensity and time management aspects the series is known for.
But holy shit, it's Pikmin 2. This game could commit crimes against humanity and God himself, yet I would still love it. Childhood classic and one of my favorites of all time, even with it's flaws.
The game's high difficulty stems from cheap traps that can insta-kill your entire squad and practically force a restart.
The caves drag on for an eternity and slow the pace to a crawl.
Time freezing and lack of day limit removes the tensity and time management aspects the series is known for.
But holy shit, it's Pikmin 2. This game could commit crimes against humanity and God himself, yet I would still love it. Childhood classic and one of my favorites of all time, even with it's flaws.
2006
I can say with full confidence and not an ounce of hyperbole that this game is perfect. I cannot think of a single way to improve upon it. Unlike it's predecessors (which are good but require a certain mindset), Mother 3 has aged perfectly and would feel perfectly natural as an indie darling in 2022. It's just too bad you can't... you know... legally play it.
2018
The world is beautiful. The fish are funny (and sometimes a little scary). The lore is interesting. The music is enthralling. The word "immersive" is overused to hell and back, but Subnautica always pulls me back into it's world every time I replay it.
2007
TF2 is the indisputable king of "hero shooters" and the one that every other game in the genre wishes it could be. Even running on an engine as old as dirt and going 5+ years without a major update, the game is still as fun as ever thanks to it's amazing community building upon the nearly perfect foundation Valve set a decade and a half ago.
2015
Phenomenal fighting game. Fun characters, tight controls, amazing soundtrack and an insane level of cusomization. Struggles with a dated netcode, harsh learning curve with little tools in-game to help (why is viewing frame data locked behind DLC??), and lacking single player content.