2018
This is a fantastic game in Sony's long list of fantastic games. Combat felt great, world-building was great and the story was incredible. The reveal at the end is crazy, too! The only problem I have with it is more of a problem with Sony's games in general: they're all games that are made to be played by the largest audience possible, therefore none of the mechanics in the game are particularly outstanding. The combat is awesome, yes, but none of the mechanics really felt like they were a master-class in their respective fields. The exploration was nice, but felt a little shoe-horned in; the combat was great, but nothing special compared to its contemporaries; and the collectibles and side missions are standard, especially for Sony. The game has also taken its core premise (disgruntled and burdened father figure grows closer to child as their adventure continues) from The Last of Us, so that kind of docks points for me. Overall a great game that I wish took more risks.
1996
This was the first Pokémon game I actually beat, and I really really enjoyed it! The only issue I had was Victory Road being more annoying than challenging. Why do monsters pop up like every 3 steps that's stupid. Otherwise incredibly fun and one of the most ambitious games of its time.
(I played this on an emulator and fast-forward is a lifesaver absolutely use it!!)
(I played this on an emulator and fast-forward is a lifesaver absolutely use it!!)
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**AFTER 2.0 UPDATE
I tried to play this game twice before, both times being after the 1.5 update. It was pretty good; felt oddly unresponsive and floaty, and ran like absolutely dogshit. But the 2.0 update revived CDPR for me. They actually stuck to their guns and just fixed it, and from what I've heard, the new expansion is incredible, too. The story is amazing, all the voice acting is great, the gameplay makes me feel like god, and I just really enjoyed it even if it took me 3 tries to get back into it. Fantastic game with a slow start and an eventually explosive ending. Yeah.
I tried to play this game twice before, both times being after the 1.5 update. It was pretty good; felt oddly unresponsive and floaty, and ran like absolutely dogshit. But the 2.0 update revived CDPR for me. They actually stuck to their guns and just fixed it, and from what I've heard, the new expansion is incredible, too. The story is amazing, all the voice acting is great, the gameplay makes me feel like god, and I just really enjoyed it even if it took me 3 tries to get back into it. Fantastic game with a slow start and an eventually explosive ending. Yeah.
2020
I'm not gonna rate this because I just couldn't really get into it and that's completely on me. I'm so glad Larian got the flowers they deserved, just don't think this game is for me and that's alright. Looks and runs great, I just couldn't get behind the combat or the movement system. Still a brilliant testament to what can go right in a video game's development cycle.