krismover
2004
The next big step for Crash Bandicoot that never was. It breaks my heart that this is really only a fraction of the full game we would've gotten. It honestly plays out more like a beta than a full game. Despite that, I still find this to be a really good game for how short and incomplete it is. Sure, the story feels like it's rushing itself and coming up with things on the fly, but I don't care. This still holds some of Crash's best moments period. And I patiently await the day where this game will get a second chance to become the fully realized vision it was always meant to be.
2015
i don't know if i'll ever be able to fully articulate just how much this game means to me but to put it simply this is the definitive video game experience in my eyes. a game that is more than worthy to be called a real work of art and the ultimate standing point as to why video games should be considered art. i adored it when i played it in 2018, and i adore it even more after having played it all these years later, which is something i dont think i can say for most things. really this is only the tip of the iceberg for me i could say so so SO much more, but for now, i think this is a good place to start.
Still just you, Frisk.
❤️
Still just you, Frisk.
❤️
1991
pretty fucking slow all things considered
thing is theres only one real stage worth checking out here and its the first one. after that you either get some bullshit like labyrinth zone or some nice but ultimately not standout stages like spring yard zone
and then you get some just totally audacious shit like scrap brain zone act 3 which i refuse to believe is a level that humans made jesus christ (the rest of the zone tho is, again, nice and fine but not particularly standout)
i can sorta (?) why it kicked off sonic so successfully into where he is today but i just dont get anything out of it like 2, 3, or hell, even cd. fine game for its time but not worth playing today when you have 2 and 3 right there for you.
tl;dr: just play green hill zone and go on with your day
sonic the midgehog
thing is theres only one real stage worth checking out here and its the first one. after that you either get some bullshit like labyrinth zone or some nice but ultimately not standout stages like spring yard zone
and then you get some just totally audacious shit like scrap brain zone act 3 which i refuse to believe is a level that humans made jesus christ (the rest of the zone tho is, again, nice and fine but not particularly standout)
i can sorta (?) why it kicked off sonic so successfully into where he is today but i just dont get anything out of it like 2, 3, or hell, even cd. fine game for its time but not worth playing today when you have 2 and 3 right there for you.
tl;dr: just play green hill zone and go on with your day
sonic the midgehog
2011
literally third best classic sonic i will NOT Hear any slander abt this game whatsoever
please. if your last time playing wasnt much of a thrill, i recommend giving sonic cd restored (with the and knuckles add-on preferably) a chance. it really made me realize just how fun this game can actually be.
please. if your last time playing wasnt much of a thrill, i recommend giving sonic cd restored (with the and knuckles add-on preferably) a chance. it really made me realize just how fun this game can actually be.
THE quintessential Kirby game, by far. It has everything and more that perfectly captures the essence of the franchise. A fantastic game and a great remake I'll be playing 'til I die.
This review contains spoilers
This game means so, so much to me. I consider this my true first Kirby experience, even if I potentially did play Super Star (and possibly even Adventure) before this. It was the first game in the series I finished and possibly one of the first games I ever completed 100%. I still have memories of beating The True Arena in my old apartment bedroom, couped up on the floor, exhausted from all my attempts but still persisting anyhow. Needless to say I was struck by this game in a way I hadn't really been before. I became obsessed with the series. So much so in fact that I wanted to gush my Kirby fangirlism online. And I remember watching this YouTuber named Meteorz (he'd do videos on the lore of Kirby) and hearing about Amino. Yes, my first real social media experience was on Amino. But could you blame me? I was like 11 at the time I had played this game (2017). Anyhow, I still have very fond memories of being on the Kirby Amino frequently. I became a semi-popular member there. Leafy was my name and the name for my Kirby OC back then. Hell, I even wrote a fanfic based on the Dark Matter trilogy on there. Of course I never finished it but I had all these crazy ambitious ideas for it... animations and voice acting and stuff... and to this day I continue to be as ambitious as 11-year-old me would be. Some things never change. Anyway, long story short, this game is literally the reason you're reading this or any of my reviews on here right now. I may consider UNDERTALE to be my favorite game ever made, but I'd be lying if I said this wasn't the most influential to me.
Thank you for a bright 7 years, Planet Robobot. May you shine on once more.
And to Kirby, for 31 years onward.
Fly! Kirby of the Stars.
Thank you for a bright 7 years, Planet Robobot. May you shine on once more.
And to Kirby, for 31 years onward.
Fly! Kirby of the Stars.
2015
craziest bedtime story ever
2011
most cinematic game ever made? at least from my experience, shit felt like i was legitimately playing as the main character in a movie. it was a ruly incredible experience. thanks caroline <3
1996
childhood favorite, def one of the best kirby games. fuck the arena tho god i forget how brutal the bosses are in this game
1996
finally FINALLY beat this for the first time ever this week, and i can say, after 27 years, it honestly doesn't really hold up that well. what carries this game to classic status is absolutely the overly 90s aesthetic and music that barely anything matches up to. it is abstract and weird as shit and its lovely. although being honest, i do think the cutscenes drag on a bit, but it's parappa so i dont mind it. the gameplay can go to hell, though. very ironic that the so-called "music" game has barely any understanding of rhythm or musicality to it. inputs p much only work if you press the button half a beat or even a FULL beat after. it sucks. very sad that the psp version or ps4 "remaster" (its just a port of the version on psp) dont fix this either (in fact they make it worse lol.)
in short: fleaswallow and the bathroom rap can go to hell and blow me 🖕
in short: fleaswallow and the bathroom rap can go to hell and blow me 🖕
ngl at first the visuals put me off but after playing it for myself i can certainly say that this is on par, if not better than the original. sadly it costs $60, and while everything here certainly is great, i still don't think it warrants the pricetag, especially since its a remake. nonetheless tho still had just as great of a time with this as i did playing the original on wii months ago <3
on a more personal note, think im gonna be taking a break from gaming for a while. im going to devote my time to the most important thing in the world: watching south park. and also getting a job. two in the same, really.
on a more personal note, think im gonna be taking a break from gaming for a while. im going to devote my time to the most important thing in the world: watching south park. and also getting a job. two in the same, really.
1992
no. why would you play this in today's age when we have much more acceptable and GOOD mario karts out there? just let it stay as a relic of history and nothing more.
2007
chell x glados toxic yuri my beloved
When I first played this game, I thought "damn, this is great!"
Then I fought the final boss and had thoughts on if this might be the best game in the series since Planet Robobot.
Then I finished The Ultimate Cup Z and fully recognized that this is the series' greatest achievement.
even if i may like planet robobot more, this is absolutely without a doubt the best game in the entire series.
Then I fought the final boss and had thoughts on if this might be the best game in the series since Planet Robobot.
Then I finished The Ultimate Cup Z and fully recognized that this is the series' greatest achievement.
even if i may like planet robobot more, this is absolutely without a doubt the best game in the entire series.
finally played and completed this for the first time ever and man was i missing out on some a-tier shit. was not expecting this to be so fun. def one of the best kirby games :)