pateduncan
13 reviews liked by pateduncan
Super Mario Bros.
1985
I’ve picked up and dropped this so many times. It’s so fucking difficult for me. The slippery movement makes me feel like I’m ramming my head against a wall. Sat down to try and hammer through it for Mar10 day but just can’t do it. Maybe I’ll force myself to complete it eventually but for now I just don’t think I will
Limbo
2010
Got 15 minutes in a refunded this on steam so I can get my 99 cents back, then watched a speedrun. Very glad I didn't waste more time with this than I already did. For years I've been like "Ooh I should play that" and then I finally sit down to do so and its the most tedious and monotonous trial and error puzzle solving. Hate being dropped in blind and smugly forced to figure out some boring world some dude made. The atmosphere isn't even good. It is black and white and there is a spider. Bad media. Still counting this as my one game a month followed so far
Final Fantasy VI
2022
finally played the pixel remaster. unfortunately one of those games for me that after coming back to doesnt feel as good as you remember it doing but even so i still adore this game. for sure one of the better casts in the franchise and god does it all still hold up so well. fuck that tower though.
Shin Megami Tensei V
2021
Dropped this after 50 hours as it was just a slog to get through. My first-ever mainline SMT game left a bad taste in my mouth as the game was super slow paced and the characters were some of the most uninteresting I've seen in a long time. the actual combat and demon designs were good tho
Shin Megami Tensei V
2021
Still working through this. Currently several hours after beating the Hydra.
The game has some sauce but it's extremely sparse. I spent hours just fusing demons together and it killed my momentum, and wasn't as fun as just convincing them on board, so it ends up feeling like trimmable fat. The battle system and longer loops are very smart and engaging.
Angels and Devils fighting to uphold or annihilate existing order... trite, but what's this? A Buddhist character? Perhaps Samsara can be broken.
The game has some sauce but it's extremely sparse. I spent hours just fusing demons together and it killed my momentum, and wasn't as fun as just convincing them on board, so it ends up feeling like trimmable fat. The battle system and longer loops are very smart and engaging.
Angels and Devils fighting to uphold or annihilate existing order... trite, but what's this? A Buddhist character? Perhaps Samsara can be broken.
Bowser's Fury
2021
i like when mario gets the cat power and he goes "meow meow!" that is awesome. I got all the cat shines and I wish there were more. I got told that I wasn't selected for a job that I really wanted, which is a serious damper both to my financial situation and my self-esteem. at least mario says "meow meow!" and it is cute
BioShock
2007
BOOOOOORRRIIIINNNNG. 11 hours of my life for what? Atmosphere trademark symbol? Themes trademark symbol? More like Lame trademark symbol! Exhausting tedious gameplay and one of the most disappointing final boss fights I've ever experienced. This shit sucked!!!!
Wave to the People
2017
I waved to everyone
I probably won't return to this. Metroidvanias are just so hard for me to get into, especially when wandering through the world isn't really qualified by either collection or a cohesive central objective. Maybe I'm just a bitch that hasn't unlocked the joy of exploring a world for the sake of it, but idk. I know for sure this wasn't the one that did it
At least 1 single player game per month successful so far….. First metroidvania I’ve seen through to the end. Only bc it’s the little pink dude. Very tedious but cute and fun for just a passive game to play while chilling. :)