rathburnroad
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Pikmin 2
2023
Helldivers 2
2024
Alan Wake II
2023
Alan Wake sits at his typewriter and writes like Garth Marenghi [𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺] and I love him and this all the more for it. A metatextual narrative that continuously folds in on itself over, and over, again. A monumental Lynchian pastiche, that although not perfect. Stands out as something that no other AAA publisher would attempt to create. For me this is an ode to creativity, writing, and a celebration of Remedy itself.
Krunker
2018
logging into a private Discord server that only I'm in to play Krunker by myself with all the lights out and noise-cancelling headphones on so I can divert 100% of my brain to the task at hand. all these fucking automata aren't even engaging with the game they're just treating it as secondary to whatever frivolous conversation they're having. I pick them off effortlessly with a sniper rifle I paid real-life money for while they spawn back in and brainlessly run around in the gaming equivalent of highway hypnosis. this is the place where I am the strongest. I am Chris Kyle. I am the Red Baron. I am a fucking killer and I'm glad you're just sentient enough to know you should be afraid of me. You and I are fundamentally different animals
Final Fantasy XVI
2023
Journey
2012
Alan Wake II
2023
Kingdom Hearts
2002
Sea of Stars
2023
This review contains spoilers
Basic characters and story but has a lot of heart and that's what counts. However, this was truly one of the most baffling, anticlimactic, and unsatisfactory ways to end a game after 30+ hours of buildup. There's a "true ending" after 100% completing the game that I just watched on YouTube because I had no motivation at this point to put more time into the game. Even then, this stupid ass second ending still leaves further to be desired and undoes one of the most meaningful moments of the game. The visuals, character/creature design, and music are all great, but the ending and overall writing has soured the game as a whole for me. derp
Lies of P
2023
Everhood
2021
Pillars of Eternity
2015
I enjoyed this both more and less than I expected. it's a great game to pick up if you are not experienced with or into crpgs. I was not sure of the combat, to begin with, but I found it really enjoyable all throughout, even though some parts of it felt fairly unnecessary, such as grimoires and the scrolls, at least at the difficulty I played at. but I wasn't ever getting annoyed and felt like I could overcome most challenges, even if the game was not really difficult. My main problem with the game is that there is just a crushing amount of lore. I love fantasy and adequate amounts of lore, but at the old ancient age of 22, I find it really difficult to get all the details. when you don't even call humans, "humans" in your story it is a sign of starting to go too far. the journal does heavy lifting but still moments in dialogue just go over my head 80 percent of the time. luckily the main throughline of the story was interesting and felt like it connected to other side stories, especially with your party who are all wonderful and have interesting stories, some of whom even fairly touching. I'm sure the extensive amount of lore is interesting and written in excruciating detail, and the bits and pieces I got are interesting and stray from generic fantasy, and it's impressive considering the smaller budget of the game. I guess it's just not for me at this point. still had a fun 30 hours with this and would recommend it as a testing place for modern crpgs.