5 Reviews liked by seaofdog


Played on PS3 and did some of the Dark Brotherhood and all of the Thieves' Guild questlines.

Still a lot more to do in the game, but will replay fully on the PC.

Cons:
Leveling system is fucking stupid and ruins the strength of progression

8.5/10

Nearly improved upon the original in almost every way, yet this sequel doesn't feel as fun as the original. The MJ sequences are much briefer this time around but they're still here, but this game's pacing is all over the place and doesn't feel new until the second half of the game when you unlock the symbiote suit.

Rushed 3rd act, and the need to unlock moves already unlocked in the previous game is just annoying. Fast travel is crazy fucking fast LOL but the traversal is still top notch.

Doom

2016

Gory, metal, great music, and just a fuck ton of fun

This review contains spoilers

This game has an amazing first half -- almost flawless. However the game fucking plummets in quality once you receive the Blades of Chaos. Atreus makes me want to advocate for child abuse with how annoying that shit got after he found out he's a god.

+ Story is so amazing and re-contextualizes Kratos
+ Great new side characters particularly Freya
+ Absolutely sublime first half with a beautiful marriage of gameplay and story up until the reintroduction of the Blades of Chaos and Athena. Peak Kino
+ Side quests whilst not the most innovative gameplay wise, tie in nicely with the themes and narrative
- RPG Lite leveling system doesn't belong in God of War
- Walking simulator
- A lot of backtracking
- Accessing the challenges is convoluted (I know there's an in-universe explanation but it seems lazy -- just have it be a separate mode)

Leon "Sex Appeal" Kennedy demonstrates why this game is aptly titled RIZZident Evil 4. The whole time he was poppin' ganado heads, I was hoping daddy would come and pop my cherry.