louiseyhannah
2019
dreams are big, and subtext is for cowards
have you ever wanted to be a taxi driver? what about a bear hunter? what about an idol? what about a guy who has money?? what about a ex baseball pro??? well guess what! with yakuza 5, your dreams (wink) canm come true!!!!!!
yakuza 5 does have some littol flaws that keep it from being a 5/5 for me, such as the encounter rate which made me want to have an encounter with falling off the side of a cliff :3 there's some plot issues but tbh they are not so bad that they bring down the game much, if at all, for me.
the new characters make me ascend higher than the highest highs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! takasugi and shinada 4 lyfe <333333 i think also this game in the series is one of the first to really dig deep into self reflection, and using dreams (wink) to showcase characters flaws and goals in such a beautiful way oh my god, very good very well done rgg i love u
i also think the antags are very good and i'm so happy that yakuza 5 did not fall into the same tropes that have been going on for 4 games in a row. good job yakuza 5
yakuza 5's themes are dreamlike (wink), i think they really do well at weaving the protagonists stories together, and make the finale section of the game genuinely superb writing. there's something so special about these larger than life characters, who often times literally and metaphorically explode off the screen, have wishes that are so human. dreams (wink) are so big and huge, yet the humans wanting them are so small, but can still be a constant inspiration for those around them
yume think i'm exaggerating, but i wouldn't dream of it, this game is sheer peak, and i cannot wait for more of the story to come <3
have you ever wanted to be a taxi driver? what about a bear hunter? what about an idol? what about a guy who has money?? what about a ex baseball pro??? well guess what! with yakuza 5, your dreams (wink) canm come true!!!!!!
yakuza 5 does have some littol flaws that keep it from being a 5/5 for me, such as the encounter rate which made me want to have an encounter with falling off the side of a cliff :3 there's some plot issues but tbh they are not so bad that they bring down the game much, if at all, for me.
the new characters make me ascend higher than the highest highs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! takasugi and shinada 4 lyfe <333333 i think also this game in the series is one of the first to really dig deep into self reflection, and using dreams (wink) to showcase characters flaws and goals in such a beautiful way oh my god, very good very well done rgg i love u
i also think the antags are very good and i'm so happy that yakuza 5 did not fall into the same tropes that have been going on for 4 games in a row. good job yakuza 5
yakuza 5's themes are dreamlike (wink), i think they really do well at weaving the protagonists stories together, and make the finale section of the game genuinely superb writing. there's something so special about these larger than life characters, who often times literally and metaphorically explode off the screen, have wishes that are so human. dreams (wink) are so big and huge, yet the humans wanting them are so small, but can still be a constant inspiration for those around them
yume think i'm exaggerating, but i wouldn't dream of it, this game is sheer peak, and i cannot wait for more of the story to come <3
bloat turns to rot
i will preface this by saying i genuinely, for the most part, had a pretty enjoyable time with this game. it was very funny at moments and some characters are really good.
aside from that? eh.
the puzzles are a major step down from 999. where 999 felt it encouraged you to think and figure things out and try different options, VLR says you must do it My way, that is the Only solution. i figured out puzzles ahead of time, but because i had not done one specific unrelated thing, to get some kind of dialogue, despite everything else being in place, the puzzle goes unsolvable. it also has puzzles that expect insane amounts from the player, and to have outside knowledge of so many things. god bless anyone who played this game on the 3ds with no internet, i would not have been able to get through it.
the characters range from pretty interesting to not wanting them to be on my screen, which is another step down from 999, in which everyone is great. using each character as a way to define endings also means that some get 'was that it?' endings, and some get the most overblown bloated ridiculous eye-rolling endings ever. i think if about 6 plot elements were taken out of this game it would have been hugely better.
the lack of personality from the player character compared to the vibrant insanity of Junpei in 999 is a shame, but ig they had reasons for it. the change from beautiful 2d sprites to the 3d models also somehow gives them a little less personality and removes the beautiful feel of 999. but i also saw dio being pinned down several times so thats nice.
the games own internal logic leads itself to fall apart, and i've yet to have any sort of feeling of satisfaction from finishing the game, which really just felt like an entire setup for the third game, which i don't want to play yet, because i am recovering from this game, which made me feel like the lowly termite i am, incapable of understanding uchikoshi's mind as i am not a higher being, which is a shame.
anyway yeah, still want to play ztd, still enjoyed 999 a lot, this just really was the schrodingers cats we made along the way
i will preface this by saying i genuinely, for the most part, had a pretty enjoyable time with this game. it was very funny at moments and some characters are really good.
aside from that? eh.
the puzzles are a major step down from 999. where 999 felt it encouraged you to think and figure things out and try different options, VLR says you must do it My way, that is the Only solution. i figured out puzzles ahead of time, but because i had not done one specific unrelated thing, to get some kind of dialogue, despite everything else being in place, the puzzle goes unsolvable. it also has puzzles that expect insane amounts from the player, and to have outside knowledge of so many things. god bless anyone who played this game on the 3ds with no internet, i would not have been able to get through it.
the characters range from pretty interesting to not wanting them to be on my screen, which is another step down from 999, in which everyone is great. using each character as a way to define endings also means that some get 'was that it?' endings, and some get the most overblown bloated ridiculous eye-rolling endings ever. i think if about 6 plot elements were taken out of this game it would have been hugely better.
the lack of personality from the player character compared to the vibrant insanity of Junpei in 999 is a shame, but ig they had reasons for it. the change from beautiful 2d sprites to the 3d models also somehow gives them a little less personality and removes the beautiful feel of 999. but i also saw dio being pinned down several times so thats nice.
the games own internal logic leads itself to fall apart, and i've yet to have any sort of feeling of satisfaction from finishing the game, which really just felt like an entire setup for the third game, which i don't want to play yet, because i am recovering from this game, which made me feel like the lowly termite i am, incapable of understanding uchikoshi's mind as i am not a higher being, which is a shame.
anyway yeah, still want to play ztd, still enjoyed 999 a lot, this just really was the schrodingers cats we made along the way
if you like wikipedia and video games and escape rooms then this is the game for you (it is very fun i enjoyed it a lot)
2007
it's been weeks since i finished persona 3 fes, and yet i still find myself searching for the words to summarize how i feel about it.
this game is truly stunning in every way. the combat is layered, expertly weaving main plot theme and narrative with it's use of tactics and tartarus. the characters are independent of the mc, with the game being entirely unafraid to explore them in both flaw and strength, writing them in the most natural and real of any persona game. the protagonist is one of the strongest silent protagonists i've ever experienced, ending up as my favourite character for so many reasons, and the skill in which the writers round him out and make him a fully living being in this dark, scary world is unbelievable.
every single shred of persona 3 fes is dripping with its themes, every ending and variable in the game gives you such immense emotion and outlook, with the tone and the atmosphere never shying away.
p3's themes are treasured in my heart, and yet plays with ideas that keep me up at night with worry. it delivers on both with exceptional skill. my all time favourite persona, and a new favourite game of all time.
this game is truly stunning in every way. the combat is layered, expertly weaving main plot theme and narrative with it's use of tactics and tartarus. the characters are independent of the mc, with the game being entirely unafraid to explore them in both flaw and strength, writing them in the most natural and real of any persona game. the protagonist is one of the strongest silent protagonists i've ever experienced, ending up as my favourite character for so many reasons, and the skill in which the writers round him out and make him a fully living being in this dark, scary world is unbelievable.
every single shred of persona 3 fes is dripping with its themes, every ending and variable in the game gives you such immense emotion and outlook, with the tone and the atmosphere never shying away.
p3's themes are treasured in my heart, and yet plays with ideas that keep me up at night with worry. it delivers on both with exceptional skill. my all time favourite persona, and a new favourite game of all time.
2001
this game truly hit me in so many unexpected ways, i went in a coward, expecting horror and jumpscares and terrible things, and i came out a coward, having expereinced horror and jumpscares and terrible things, but now also feeling like my brain had been left on a bbq for like 5 days or smth
james is so fascinating and should be put through rigirous scientific testing to examine what the hell is up with that, what an amazing character who will leave me thinking for many days t o come.
maria is so incredibly written idk if any ananlyiss on her oculd even do her justice tbqh.
laura is the best.
this game is honestly just fascinating, well worth even if ur afraid like me, the story and unravelling is impeccable and awful and wow and yes and ahhhhhhhhhh
(i knock off .5 stars for apartment building)(edit nvm i changed it to 5 i can't stop thinking about this game)
james is so fascinating and should be put through rigirous scientific testing to examine what the hell is up with that, what an amazing character who will leave me thinking for many days t o come.
maria is so incredibly written idk if any ananlyiss on her oculd even do her justice tbqh.
laura is the best.
this game is honestly just fascinating, well worth even if ur afraid like me, the story and unravelling is impeccable and awful and wow and yes and ahhhhhhhhhh
(i knock off .5 stars for apartment building)(edit nvm i changed it to 5 i can't stop thinking about this game)
2019
yakuza 4 is genuinely a delight. it is so so self aware of the series it's in, so camp and so understanding of the tropes of yakuza and executes all of it's perfect silliness so well.
the main 4 characters have a whole range of quality, but some treasures among them that i can't wait to see in the future games, i absolutely adore the additions with their personalities! in terms of antagonists, i think y3 and y4 has had some pretty weak ones, but the ideas presented in 4 are interesting :D
the ost for this game is incredible and the ending was so insanely hype, i enjoyed it immensly :3 great yakuzas
the main 4 characters have a whole range of quality, but some treasures among them that i can't wait to see in the future games, i absolutely adore the additions with their personalities! in terms of antagonists, i think y3 and y4 has had some pretty weak ones, but the ideas presented in 4 are interesting :D
the ost for this game is incredible and the ending was so insanely hype, i enjoyed it immensly :3 great yakuzas
2018
This review contains spoilers
yakuza 3 is a video game.
i think this game showcases some of thes trongest kiryu has ever been writen and then like 7 chapters later is the waekest he's ever been written which is a time to be sure! rikiya is a fascinating addition to the story, but as with many things in this game, is underused.
mine is a fascinating character who is underdone and underbaked by the narrative, which focuses far more on shock value rather than good writing. if we cut out like, idk, say, 5 of the subplot antags, this would be a better game lmao
daigo/mine 5ever,. truly the best, hate to see it, they should mkae out
i think this game showcases some of thes trongest kiryu has ever been writen and then like 7 chapters later is the waekest he's ever been written which is a time to be sure! rikiya is a fascinating addition to the story, but as with many things in this game, is underused.
mine is a fascinating character who is underdone and underbaked by the narrative, which focuses far more on shock value rather than good writing. if we cut out like, idk, say, 5 of the subplot antags, this would be a better game lmao
daigo/mine 5ever,. truly the best, hate to see it, they should mkae out
this is one of the best games of all time ever :)
it genuinely has so much soul and spirit (haha) and love put into it. the music is insane and exceptional and please capcom release it dear god - the characters ar evibrant and full of life (apart form maybe the ghosts...), it's truly just the most excellent. i wasn't expecting to feel SO MUCH but OH GOD I SURE DID
this game is an absolute treasure, and you should definitely check it out <3
it genuinely has so much soul and spirit (haha) and love put into it. the music is insane and exceptional and please capcom release it dear god - the characters ar evibrant and full of life (apart form maybe the ghosts...), it's truly just the most excellent. i wasn't expecting to feel SO MUCH but OH GOD I SURE DID
this game is an absolute treasure, and you should definitely check it out <3
idk man it's a game
i think this game had a lot of ideas but didn't really know what to do with them i guess - like the stuff they're saying is cool and interesting and honestlyh fucking hilarious, but do i really care at the end of the day? not really. i don't care much about the characters, i don't care much about the story. i just find it hard to care. and i care too much most of the itme. so that kinda sums it up.
it was fun tho ig - i sacrficied the tendons in my thumb to play this, so i guess that's a ringing endorsment
i think this game had a lot of ideas but didn't really know what to do with them i guess - like the stuff they're saying is cool and interesting and honestlyh fucking hilarious, but do i really care at the end of the day? not really. i don't care much about the characters, i don't care much about the story. i just find it hard to care. and i care too much most of the itme. so that kinda sums it up.
it was fun tho ig - i sacrficied the tendons in my thumb to play this, so i guess that's a ringing endorsment
2017
This review contains spoilers
this game have many feelings i feel towards it. i believe kiryu is done the best in this game so far out of the series, i felt many emotions towards him and i think he's going through a lot and he does really cool good things in this game good job kriyu1!!!
however.
there is unfortunately a however.
imagine you're using a slow cooker but then this big man named ryuji comes along every few minutes and KJUST FUCKING WACKS UP THE HEAT HOLY SHIT WE'RE COOKING SO FAST OH MY GFUCKING GOD JESSU but actually he walked away and forgot about it and the heat is no longer on??? we've stopped cooking?? uhm. why is there not heat. there is no cooking??? the pacing ?? it's gone, good bye. now we're doingn random thhings that don't really do much for the game????? interesting.
i believe mayhaps tone indicators were needed in this game. because the msuic. i t didnot. i t did not indicate. there were some choices. i won't say they were awful, but laughing at the end cutscenes because everything is so insane that it verges into silliness...... prehaps not the bestest move. perhaps.
however. i must add another however.
there was a castle. inside of a castle. and inside that castle. there was: kawara. ryuji. haruka. sayama. sengoku that little bitch. and there was also two fucking tigers.
that was kinda peak kino gas yeeaheayehaeyeahyeaheyhaeyaheayh
anyway cool game, can't wait for more :)
oh one final thing. one final thought. ryuji goda the man that you are holy fuck what the fuck holy sdhit have u ever been unable to beat a boss fihgt because what the fuck ais going on its just a lot for my eyes to witness because wowowowoowowowowoowowowow
however.
there is unfortunately a however.
imagine you're using a slow cooker but then this big man named ryuji comes along every few minutes and KJUST FUCKING WACKS UP THE HEAT HOLY SHIT WE'RE COOKING SO FAST OH MY GFUCKING GOD JESSU but actually he walked away and forgot about it and the heat is no longer on??? we've stopped cooking?? uhm. why is there not heat. there is no cooking??? the pacing ?? it's gone, good bye. now we're doingn random thhings that don't really do much for the game????? interesting.
i believe mayhaps tone indicators were needed in this game. because the msuic. i t didnot. i t did not indicate. there were some choices. i won't say they were awful, but laughing at the end cutscenes because everything is so insane that it verges into silliness...... prehaps not the bestest move. perhaps.
however. i must add another however.
there was a castle. inside of a castle. and inside that castle. there was: kawara. ryuji. haruka. sayama. sengoku that little bitch. and there was also two fucking tigers.
that was kinda peak kino gas yeeaheayehaeyeahyeaheyhaeyaheayh
anyway cool game, can't wait for more :)
oh one final thing. one final thought. ryuji goda the man that you are holy fuck what the fuck holy sdhit have u ever been unable to beat a boss fihgt because what the fuck ais going on its just a lot for my eyes to witness because wowowowoowowowowoowowowow
2016
This review contains spoilers
what did i think? hm. i thought many things.
i thought majima popping out the ground to attack me was most excellent. i thought majima doing a pole dance was maybe thegreatest thing that ever happened to me in my twenty five years of life thius far. i thought majima driiving a truck into me was most incredible. truly most majima moments. i think of majima often, as i lie awake at night. did you know majima. have you heard of majima. ahem.
so once i moved on fgrom majima, and actually played the main game, i realised that the trauma that awaited me was beyond even my wildest dreams. it was so much pain i played koi koi for 5 hours straight to forget. but i could not forget. nishiki, oi. nishiki, oi. nishiki i did not have a prison bitch all i thought about was you. nishiki, i love you. nishiki, help. nishiki, oi. nishiki,m i'm crying. nishiki. he's so good. he's so so good. he's wrritten so good. GOD HE'S SO GOOD.
game is pretty cool :)
now to conclude.
aaaaamaaaaaazZZZiiIiiiiiNGGG graceeeeeee
how sweeeeeeeet the souuuuuuund
i once was loooooost but now
i left the dog as a stray on the street because haruka said it was cool
i thought majima popping out the ground to attack me was most excellent. i thought majima doing a pole dance was maybe thegreatest thing that ever happened to me in my twenty five years of life thius far. i thought majima driiving a truck into me was most incredible. truly most majima moments. i think of majima often, as i lie awake at night. did you know majima. have you heard of majima. ahem.
so once i moved on fgrom majima, and actually played the main game, i realised that the trauma that awaited me was beyond even my wildest dreams. it was so much pain i played koi koi for 5 hours straight to forget. but i could not forget. nishiki, oi. nishiki, oi. nishiki i did not have a prison bitch all i thought about was you. nishiki, i love you. nishiki, help. nishiki, oi. nishiki,m i'm crying. nishiki. he's so good. he's so so good. he's wrritten so good. GOD HE'S SO GOOD.
game is pretty cool :)
now to conclude.
aaaaamaaaaaazZZZiiIiiiiiNGGG graceeeeeee
how sweeeeeeeet the souuuuuuund
i once was loooooost but now
i left the dog as a stray on the street because haruka said it was cool
2012
this game is many things
you will witness the worst dialogue youi've ever read in your entire life and be like why the hell am i playing this game oh my god oH MY GOD SPLEASE MAKE THEM STOP TALKING OH GOOOOODO
but then
then
you will witness, beautiful. you will witness, goodness. you will witness the seekers of truth, and truth they shall seek. you will somehow maybe love them, somehow (for they have many probelms). yosuke is a veYYG OROD BNOY ANDF IO WILL RDEEFND HIM !!!!! (atlus put him down. give him to me)
truly actualyl frfr, this game is good, and the end climax sections are actually genuinely peak gaming. like not joking. i was crying so hard i thought i was goihng to throw up lol THIS IS A GOOD THING !
adachi. well. where to begin. best character of all time. maybe.
debatable.
great vegetab;les.
you will witness the worst dialogue youi've ever read in your entire life and be like why the hell am i playing this game oh my god oH MY GOD SPLEASE MAKE THEM STOP TALKING OH GOOOOODO
but then
then
you will witness, beautiful. you will witness, goodness. you will witness the seekers of truth, and truth they shall seek. you will somehow maybe love them, somehow (for they have many probelms). yosuke is a veYYG OROD BNOY ANDF IO WILL RDEEFND HIM !!!!! (atlus put him down. give him to me)
truly actualyl frfr, this game is good, and the end climax sections are actually genuinely peak gaming. like not joking. i was crying so hard i thought i was goihng to throw up lol THIS IS A GOOD THING !
adachi. well. where to begin. best character of all time. maybe.
debatable.
great vegetab;les.
2020
this game is the most wonderous, the most wow, the best in the world.
do you own a heart? woudl you like it ripped from your very being and shoved into a hole full of worms and the worms have so much agony they will put into your heart but also there is so much hoep and joy and love and wow in the worms and the worms are feeding your heart all of these things? good, omori is the game for you :)
kel is the bestest in the wworld
do you own a heart? woudl you like it ripped from your very being and shoved into a hole full of worms and the worms have so much agony they will put into your heart but also there is so much hoep and joy and love and wow in the worms and the worms are feeding your heart all of these things? good, omori is the game for you :)
kel is the bestest in the wworld
game is bad but also game can be good, li9ke, imagine you almost get the good game but everytime you almost get the GREAT game they actually take away that plot point and you can't actually paly the good game u have to just do the same thing again and suddenly the game is over and no questions have bene answered and you'rej uist like where was the good game i was promised well psych, the chucrh ahas taken away the good things again and has only left that bad
truly the greatest. the most wow. the yes.
this game has perhaps destroyed my state of existence. i think of it every day. it hurts my soul. it makes me feel joy. to suffer and to hope and to love and to throw it away and to strive for it every day.
i want to use majima goro as a chew toy. i want to drive a toyota yaris into his home and set fire to it. i want him to throw me in a blender whilst i throw a blender at him.
this game is good
this game has perhaps destroyed my state of existence. i think of it every day. it hurts my soul. it makes me feel joy. to suffer and to hope and to love and to throw it away and to strive for it every day.
i want to use majima goro as a chew toy. i want to drive a toyota yaris into his home and set fire to it. i want him to throw me in a blender whilst i throw a blender at him.
this game is good