prankorigami
2017
The undebatable best mobile game. I'd honestly give the first game the same score but this one manages to be better in every way that it makes the other slightly worse only in retrospect.
2010
Just my annual VGDC interest meeting completion of VVVVVV lmao
2019
god FUCKING damn
2022
This game singlehandedly is making me question and lower my scores for every other pokemon game, it's that good
1988
first game of 2023! if it werent for the rewind feature i dont think i couldve beat the final boss why was it as hard as it was, the rest of the game was surprisingly fun though, mostly just a couple enemy types that were annoying as fuck + the way ryu controls is just nes jank at its best. would only recommend if you know what you're getting into
2018
Edit Edit: Based on a comment from the writer themselves they are NOT actually in support of peterson and blah blah blah im not going to rewrite what they said here but its all good news hence the score is back and im back to shilling this game constantly lol
I've always been a massive sucker for the subset of games that are modern revivals of classic games. As a lover of games on older consoles, it's always really cool to see how developers decide to bring those types of games back to the modern day and how they improve on them while still keeping it recognizable as inspired by the games from years and years ago. I think out of all those games that I've played; this is the best one. Ninja Gaiden is already a game I did enjoy, and a game that has also not aged as badly (key word AS) as I think a lot of games from that era have, and the Messenger perfectly adds to the core gameplay style to make it feel in line with modern platformers. Even the minute addition of attacking while moving adds so much to the fluidity of the game, and that's not even including the myriad of new abilities that you're given that let you feel like the greatest ninja on the planet. Now take into account that the game is actually a metroid-vania, lets you time travel on the fly, makes use of all its mechanics to the absolute fullest possible in super creative ways, has a plethora of super memorable areas and especially bosses (the chase scene right before the final area is one of the best sequences in any game period), and is also the FUNNIEST game you'll ever play but knows when to be heartfelt, and you have a package that I think is pretty much unbeatable in its genre. I cannot wait to play the DLC and continue to replay this game over and over again until the end of time, it's truly something special.
I've always been a massive sucker for the subset of games that are modern revivals of classic games. As a lover of games on older consoles, it's always really cool to see how developers decide to bring those types of games back to the modern day and how they improve on them while still keeping it recognizable as inspired by the games from years and years ago. I think out of all those games that I've played; this is the best one. Ninja Gaiden is already a game I did enjoy, and a game that has also not aged as badly (key word AS) as I think a lot of games from that era have, and the Messenger perfectly adds to the core gameplay style to make it feel in line with modern platformers. Even the minute addition of attacking while moving adds so much to the fluidity of the game, and that's not even including the myriad of new abilities that you're given that let you feel like the greatest ninja on the planet. Now take into account that the game is actually a metroid-vania, lets you time travel on the fly, makes use of all its mechanics to the absolute fullest possible in super creative ways, has a plethora of super memorable areas and especially bosses (the chase scene right before the final area is one of the best sequences in any game period), and is also the FUNNIEST game you'll ever play but knows when to be heartfelt, and you have a package that I think is pretty much unbeatable in its genre. I cannot wait to play the DLC and continue to replay this game over and over again until the end of time, it's truly something special.
if i had a way to put into words every feeling and thought that I had while playing this game i would, but ima need some time for that. easily one of my new favorites of all time.
i love punch out
this game has so much personacity i love it so much unironically a top 5 sonic game oat
2021
Fantastic puzzle game with an insanely cool base mechanic that makes a lot of the hardest later levels super cool to solve (5-5 is the proudest I've been solving a puzzle in a game in a while) but the difficulty balancing in places makes my completionist method cry bc I feel bad skipping levels (a couple levels of chapter 3, 6-2 and 5-5 being big examples)
2010
i should probably stop relogging every time I rebeat this game but idc lol
2022
game of the decade
This is not a perfect game. A good 60% of the shrines are not very good, the divine beasts all are really boring, the final boss is a bit underwhelming, the random yiga clan fights get really annoying after a while, etc etc. I could go on about the little nitpicky things that bother me about this game, but I dont care anymore. It may have bothered me at hour 10 of playing the game, but at hour 35 at the time of me beating the game for the first time, I feel nothing but pure joy. In fact I'm crying writing this right now because the epilogue rendition of the LOZ main theme decided to go so incredibly hard.
This is one of the most immersive worlds I've ever experienced, and one of very few where I can derive enjoyment just from running around doing literally nothing. Everything from the way the weather affects you based on your currently equipped item to how you move slower in certain terrain, everything is hand crafted to make this world feel as real as possible, and it works. Its clear where the vision of this game lies and with that idea in mind the game passes with flying colors. Its unmatched in its worldbuilding only really beaten by Shadow of the Colossus for me which I can barely compare because the vibe of the world in the 2 games are so drastically different.
The way the story is told here is also magnificent. Theres not much story actively happening, you spend most of your time piecing together what happened, figuring out what got the world to the state it is in. All 4 of the champions and especially the memories do such a good job of telling the story of what happened to Hyrule and I was wholely invested.
All in all, when a game is this good at doing what its setting out to do, I can set aside the few flaws it may have. Its such a drastically different experience for a Zelda game and an experience I've never had with pretty much any game. I may prefer the 2 N64 Zelda titles to this but this is pure mastery of the craft of game design right here and I'm kind of mad it took me so long for it to finally click for me. 10 out of fucking 10.
This is one of the most immersive worlds I've ever experienced, and one of very few where I can derive enjoyment just from running around doing literally nothing. Everything from the way the weather affects you based on your currently equipped item to how you move slower in certain terrain, everything is hand crafted to make this world feel as real as possible, and it works. Its clear where the vision of this game lies and with that idea in mind the game passes with flying colors. Its unmatched in its worldbuilding only really beaten by Shadow of the Colossus for me which I can barely compare because the vibe of the world in the 2 games are so drastically different.
The way the story is told here is also magnificent. Theres not much story actively happening, you spend most of your time piecing together what happened, figuring out what got the world to the state it is in. All 4 of the champions and especially the memories do such a good job of telling the story of what happened to Hyrule and I was wholely invested.
All in all, when a game is this good at doing what its setting out to do, I can set aside the few flaws it may have. Its such a drastically different experience for a Zelda game and an experience I've never had with pretty much any game. I may prefer the 2 N64 Zelda titles to this but this is pure mastery of the craft of game design right here and I'm kind of mad it took me so long for it to finally click for me. 10 out of fucking 10.
2011
i mean yea its peak lol
megamix will always get the slight edge because its more charming with its story and overall presentation but this game is damn near perfect, all they needed to do was delete catch of the day
megamix will always get the slight edge because its more charming with its story and overall presentation but this game is damn near perfect, all they needed to do was delete catch of the day
2014
This is the best game.
A culmination of fantastic storytelling, engaging and challenging gameplay, a beautiful soundtrack, great visuals (atleast on the PC version), all tied together to make a game thats fundamentally changed the way I view the world around me.
I've had this as my backloggd favorite mostly because I couldn't pick between my 3 favorite games but I think I'm solid on this one being my favorite of the 3. The amount of hype I have for the sequel is unreal.
A culmination of fantastic storytelling, engaging and challenging gameplay, a beautiful soundtrack, great visuals (atleast on the PC version), all tied together to make a game thats fundamentally changed the way I view the world around me.
I've had this as my backloggd favorite mostly because I couldn't pick between my 3 favorite games but I think I'm solid on this one being my favorite of the 3. The amount of hype I have for the sequel is unreal.