simmias
I already loved the original, but this remake/remaster is really well done. Movement is much more fluid, frame rate is fantastic, the extra ending is great, and I swear that even the grind for materials was less painful.
I do miss old man NieR, but young NieR was so much better than I thought he was going to be - to the point that I don't think I could ever go back to the PS3/360 version just for the old guy.
This is an absolute classic that everyone should play, and this is the version to get.
I do miss old man NieR, but young NieR was so much better than I thought he was going to be - to the point that I don't think I could ever go back to the PS3/360 version just for the old guy.
This is an absolute classic that everyone should play, and this is the version to get.
2019
I really enjoyed this! Easily my favorite Ys game, and I like Ys games!
Combat is fun of course, and the music is great (but not as good as Ys VIII's soundtrack, unfortunately). Those are pretty much always givens with Ys games though, so where I was pleasantly surprised was with the interesting story and the characters I (mostly) cared about.
I hope this series keeps getting more popular, especially in the West, because I want Falcom to keep making them - and maybe get the English versions out faster!
Combat is fun of course, and the music is great (but not as good as Ys VIII's soundtrack, unfortunately). Those are pretty much always givens with Ys games though, so where I was pleasantly surprised was with the interesting story and the characters I (mostly) cared about.
I hope this series keeps getting more popular, especially in the West, because I want Falcom to keep making them - and maybe get the English versions out faster!
2021
After the first 10 hours or so, I thought this game was amazing. Great battle system, likable characters, fun progression systems and crafting, good soundtrack, and an engaging story.
But man, this game just becomes a slog around the middle. I eventually lowered the difficulty to easy just to get through the fights and make it to the end faster. The story gets dumb, the character events become tedious, and the dungeon design is just bland with endless enemies that aren't all that different from one another.
I really wanted to like this game, and I did in the beginning, but I'd say overall it's just pretty average. The battle system is fun, though.
Oh, and this is the first PS5 game I've played where I really didn't like what they did with the Dualshock support. At times it felt like just random clicks, or just constant vibrating feedback during battles.
But man, this game just becomes a slog around the middle. I eventually lowered the difficulty to easy just to get through the fights and make it to the end faster. The story gets dumb, the character events become tedious, and the dungeon design is just bland with endless enemies that aren't all that different from one another.
I really wanted to like this game, and I did in the beginning, but I'd say overall it's just pretty average. The battle system is fun, though.
Oh, and this is the first PS5 game I've played where I really didn't like what they did with the Dualshock support. At times it felt like just random clicks, or just constant vibrating feedback during battles.
2014
A beautiful game! I really enjoyed this one. The constant rhyming was a bit tiresome and the story wasn't really all that captivating, but it had a charm that overcame these faults. And the music is fantastic.
This was much better than I thought it would be, and was a great PS+ game.
There's definitely some small-dev jank to the animations and the AI is pretty bad, but the game is absolutely gorgeous on PS5, the characters are great, and the story was compelling enough to keep me playing for basically two days straight until I finished.
This is also one of the first games in recent memory where I actually read all the little descriptions for the collectibles. The devs did a great job making the history interesting.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for their next game.
There's definitely some small-dev jank to the animations and the AI is pretty bad, but the game is absolutely gorgeous on PS5, the characters are great, and the story was compelling enough to keep me playing for basically two days straight until I finished.
This is also one of the first games in recent memory where I actually read all the little descriptions for the collectibles. The devs did a great job making the history interesting.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for their next game.
Amazing, especially in 40hz/120fps mode. I don't think the smile ever left my face while I was playing.
I do wish the trophies had been harder, though, or at least one that would have encouraged me to run through challenge mode and upgrade all the weapons completely. Hopefully we'll get the standard Sony NG+ trophies in a few months!
I do wish the trophies had been harder, though, or at least one that would have encouraged me to run through challenge mode and upgrade all the weapons completely. Hopefully we'll get the standard Sony NG+ trophies in a few months!
I picked this up because I had a $1 GameFly offer with two discs out and needed a second PS5 game. I almost didn't play it because I didn't know if I'd end up liking it, but I'm really glad I did!
I really enjoyed the platforming and mechanics, and everything was just challenging enough to make me keep trying to 100% every level. The ultimate challenge level was tough but fair, and I definitely made it harder on myself by going faster than I needed to (I finished at 8 minutes 45 seconds I think).
This game really shined in two-player co-op, though. I had tremendous fun playing with a friend, although when I tried four-player co-op it was much more of a hassle than anything due to the limited range of the camera.
Overall, I'm really glad I picked this up, and it was a delight to play on the PS5.
I really enjoyed the platforming and mechanics, and everything was just challenging enough to make me keep trying to 100% every level. The ultimate challenge level was tough but fair, and I definitely made it harder on myself by going faster than I needed to (I finished at 8 minutes 45 seconds I think).
This game really shined in two-player co-op, though. I had tremendous fun playing with a friend, although when I tried four-player co-op it was much more of a hassle than anything due to the limited range of the camera.
Overall, I'm really glad I picked this up, and it was a delight to play on the PS5.
A charming indie game in the style of the old 16-bit SNES jrpgs. I loved this game for the first 10 hours, really liked it after that, but was ready to get to the end with about 5 hours to go. I feel like it was maybe one chapter too long.
The music was great, and the dialogue and characters are pretty well done. I enjoyed the battle system, although it did get boring toward the end since every battle played out pretty much the same way.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for this team's next game.
The music was great, and the dialogue and characters are pretty well done. I enjoyed the battle system, although it did get boring toward the end since every battle played out pretty much the same way.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for this team's next game.