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Team Fortress 2
There is not a world where I could give Team Fortress 2 anything less than 5 stars. This game is half of the reason I have an only presence, half the reason I even have a steam account, and source of at least 25% of my trauma. It's one of the most fun times you can have on the internet, this was true in 2007, and while I'd argue there are other games worth the attention nowadays, I'd still say TF2 (I'll be referring to it like this from now on) is one of the more fun times you can have for free.
TF2 is a team based, first person shooter game, developed by Valve. All three of these details are enough of an explanation for this game's success, but I made this account to be unapologetically loud about my favorite things! Not to be a coward! Valve's incredible attention to detail and genuine love for their games tends to make anything they put out a masterpiece, even 17 years later Team Fortress 2 is still a classic, a testament to the staying power of Valve. The characters are lovingly crafted to be as charming as possible, the gameplay was fine-tuned to be fast, rewarding smart movement alongside player experimentation, it allowed for TF2 to be easy to pick up, hard to master, yet fun to do both.
The depth of the game can be boiled down to the nine classes, and I won't go into each of them in great details. I'm going to mention them as need be, because they're 75% of the game, they need the spotlight. The characters in TF2 are from a diverse group from around Europe, Australia, and the United States, all of which having distinct voices and personalities, with none of the stepping on the other eight's feet with their quirks. These were all seen the Meet The (insert class here) videos, basically required viewing to get into TF2, as it gives the best introduction to the characters humanly possible. Like showing the insanity of Jane Doe, the Soldier, or revealing how cocky one man can be with Jeremy, the Scout, named after Jerma. All of these classes were given short videos made using Valve's own software to introduce you to the wacky world, and hopefully drum up excitement around the game. The videos are classics, and if you're reading this review, you've either played TF2 and know them by heart, or you've always wanted to try it and you're afraid, either way, give them a watch!
Gushing about this game is hard as someone who's been playing for 10 years. Looking at TF2, a game that I've played in and out, and as I've been raised by the inside jokes from the fandom for years, so my enjoyment may be a lot different than a new player or someone playing longer than me. I love this game dearly, the interactions and expressive gameplay keep me coming back, no matter how long I am without a computer, no matter how many other games come and are slotted above it in my favorite games of all time, I'll come back to this game like a dog bring a stick back for her owner. The game's maps are fun to run around, the characters are fun to play, the gameplay is addicting and rewarding. I can't pick a better game to love casually, truly.
TF2 is a team based, first person shooter game, developed by Valve. All three of these details are enough of an explanation for this game's success, but I made this account to be unapologetically loud about my favorite things! Not to be a coward! Valve's incredible attention to detail and genuine love for their games tends to make anything they put out a masterpiece, even 17 years later Team Fortress 2 is still a classic, a testament to the staying power of Valve. The characters are lovingly crafted to be as charming as possible, the gameplay was fine-tuned to be fast, rewarding smart movement alongside player experimentation, it allowed for TF2 to be easy to pick up, hard to master, yet fun to do both.
The depth of the game can be boiled down to the nine classes, and I won't go into each of them in great details. I'm going to mention them as need be, because they're 75% of the game, they need the spotlight. The characters in TF2 are from a diverse group from around Europe, Australia, and the United States, all of which having distinct voices and personalities, with none of the stepping on the other eight's feet with their quirks. These were all seen the Meet The (insert class here) videos, basically required viewing to get into TF2, as it gives the best introduction to the characters humanly possible. Like showing the insanity of Jane Doe, the Soldier, or revealing how cocky one man can be with Jeremy, the Scout, named after Jerma. All of these classes were given short videos made using Valve's own software to introduce you to the wacky world, and hopefully drum up excitement around the game. The videos are classics, and if you're reading this review, you've either played TF2 and know them by heart, or you've always wanted to try it and you're afraid, either way, give them a watch!
Gushing about this game is hard as someone who's been playing for 10 years. Looking at TF2, a game that I've played in and out, and as I've been raised by the inside jokes from the fandom for years, so my enjoyment may be a lot different than a new player or someone playing longer than me. I love this game dearly, the interactions and expressive gameplay keep me coming back, no matter how long I am without a computer, no matter how many other games come and are slotted above it in my favorite games of all time, I'll come back to this game like a dog bring a stick back for her owner. The game's maps are fun to run around, the characters are fun to play, the gameplay is addicting and rewarding. I can't pick a better game to love casually, truly.
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Spiritfarer
This review contains spoilers
Trying to review this game has been difficult, and has taken me quite literally hours to get the right words without explaining every detail of this game in great detail, and why I love them. Spiritfarer is a game about Stella, a woman who we're led to believe is inheriting the role of the Spiritfarer of the Afterlife, but is rather a story of a healthcare worker slowly coming to terms with her own demise from the same diseases the people she cared for used to suffer from.
This game changed my whole view of death, it didn't make me see it as purely a negative or a positive, but rather seeing the beauty in the end, and that death is just the end of life, not the end of someone. Characters will need you to help them with unfinished business in their lives before they pass, and in most cases are delaying the inevitable. The cast of characters have as much personality in them as real people, it reminds me of other "cozy" indie games, such as Stardew Valley for example. With characters such as the innocent child Stanley, or the harsh teacher in Gustavo, or the womanizing lion Giovanni, everyone manages to be memorable, and everyone succeeds at tearing my heart out of my chest when their time comes to pass.
The number one thing I can say about this game is that it is an absolute must play for anyone who enjoys games similar in genre to Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, it will not fail to disappoint. The pace of the game is slow to its detriment, but every other aspect of the game makes up for it.
This game changed my whole view of death, it didn't make me see it as purely a negative or a positive, but rather seeing the beauty in the end, and that death is just the end of life, not the end of someone. Characters will need you to help them with unfinished business in their lives before they pass, and in most cases are delaying the inevitable. The cast of characters have as much personality in them as real people, it reminds me of other "cozy" indie games, such as Stardew Valley for example. With characters such as the innocent child Stanley, or the harsh teacher in Gustavo, or the womanizing lion Giovanni, everyone manages to be memorable, and everyone succeeds at tearing my heart out of my chest when their time comes to pass.
The number one thing I can say about this game is that it is an absolute must play for anyone who enjoys games similar in genre to Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, it will not fail to disappoint. The pace of the game is slow to its detriment, but every other aspect of the game makes up for it.
10 days ago
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Super Mario Bros. 3
I played this game at four years old when I was incredibly sick with pneumonia, and I've played it since, and I can confidently call this one of the best platformers on the NES, it's only rated four stars for the gripe of having played it most when I was on death's door, and the rarity of the power ups.
The Tanuki and Hammer Bros. suits are two power-ups that generally rank high on my rankings due to the interesting nature of them. The Tanuki suit being an upgraded version of the leaf variant, it adds defense (and offense, if you decide to smush people), by allowing you to turn into a stone statue. While the Hammer Bros. suit allows you to fire hammers at a slow arc, and these hammers allow you to kill most the opposition in your path, including Bowser himself if you can aim well enough. These power-ups have a reason to be rare, they're strict upgrades of the two main power-ups of the game. But they are quite hard to find, despite being one of the most interesting parts of the game, which is a travesty! The frog suit isn't an upgrade necessarily, but it felt incredibly useless after World 3, which is sad! It was a cute design that was under utilized because they realized water levels controlled poorly.
All and all, for my first introduction to gaming, I'll be damned if it wasn't a high note.
The Tanuki and Hammer Bros. suits are two power-ups that generally rank high on my rankings due to the interesting nature of them. The Tanuki suit being an upgraded version of the leaf variant, it adds defense (and offense, if you decide to smush people), by allowing you to turn into a stone statue. While the Hammer Bros. suit allows you to fire hammers at a slow arc, and these hammers allow you to kill most the opposition in your path, including Bowser himself if you can aim well enough. These power-ups have a reason to be rare, they're strict upgrades of the two main power-ups of the game. But they are quite hard to find, despite being one of the most interesting parts of the game, which is a travesty! The frog suit isn't an upgrade necessarily, but it felt incredibly useless after World 3, which is sad! It was a cute design that was under utilized because they realized water levels controlled poorly.
All and all, for my first introduction to gaming, I'll be damned if it wasn't a high note.
10 days ago