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The best example of a quality over quantity DLC. Every boss is masterfully animated and challenging. The final encounter might be the best animated set piece ever in a videogame.
Yes, the DLC is short in length. About one Cuphead Island long. Still, it made me glad to go through the whole original game as the new character Ms. Chalice.
Yes, the DLC is short in length. About one Cuphead Island long. Still, it made me glad to go through the whole original game as the new character Ms. Chalice.
2022
Speedrunnning mixed into an FPS is the best genre mashup since Superhot. The game flows masterfully, clearly explaining its mechanics quickly and having you do crazy acrobatics the next minute. Restarting a level is necessary and instant with the press of a button. The game is a loop of discovery, failure, restart and speed. Its always fun.
Story and dialogue is 2000's anime as hell. While i enjoyed it, I know its not for everyone. It is skipabble.
The soundtrack is amazing and perfectly complements the action, making it one of the best games this year.
Story and dialogue is 2000's anime as hell. While i enjoyed it, I know its not for everyone. It is skipabble.
The soundtrack is amazing and perfectly complements the action, making it one of the best games this year.
The developers of Streets of Rage 4 bring out another classic beat em up. This is the best Turtles games since Turtles in Time. Having a higher amount of levels that take less time to finish should be a standard for great pacing in this genre. While the game takes only takes 2 hours to finish, it has great replay value. Leveling up each of the 7 characters is a joy due to the amount of depth they've inserted into the beat em up style. Multiplayer is a blast but with 6 characters on screen you will loose where your character is sometimes.
Shredder's Revenge displays an insane love for the history of the franchise in each screen you beat up through. Its a modern beat em classic and one of 2022's best games.
Shredder's Revenge displays an insane love for the history of the franchise in each screen you beat up through. Its a modern beat em classic and one of 2022's best games.
2017
Its easy to be captivated by Hollow nights impeccable presentation. It almost made me forget the horrendous pacing issues it has in its early game and the clunky map design. Still, the controls are precise, the action is challenging and once it gets going, it provides one of the better Search-Action experiences around.
2022
If you want a discount MGSV, look no further. Its an ok game with vastly superior alternatives. At least the sniping is cool with the X-ray camera for an hour before it gets old.
2015
An overlooked gem. This 2D X-Com lite is great fun. Its not perfect. The game couldve used better character development and the randomly generated maps can lead to some difficulty spikes, but the gameplay is so much fun it dosent matter.
For those without the nostalgia, it just shows how great the 3D Mario series or even the original Banjo Kazooie is. The slow as molasses movement speed and simplistic level design is indeed intended to the children a Spongebob cartoon is appealing to. At least he controls are good and the graphics capture the show's feel.
Still, this is pure nostalgia bait.
Still, this is pure nostalgia bait.
A decent Search-Action game. It starts strong but it devolves into monotony in the second half due to tedious water levels and frustrating puzzles. The melee system is robust and the movement controls are tight. Graphics are gorgeous, reminiscing a PS1 era art style. I could not use RTX, since it crashed 10 minutes into playing on DX12. Fortunately DLSS still worked and game ran great on DX11.
Its a shame FIST botches its second half. It could've been a hidden gem with its great movement and gameplay. There's potential for a dramatically better sequel if it has better level design.
Its a shame FIST botches its second half. It could've been a hidden gem with its great movement and gameplay. There's potential for a dramatically better sequel if it has better level design.
A batshit insane sci fi story wrapped in mundane game play. Its a delivery man simulator for most of its runtime. Death Stranding will test your love of the monotonous though its game play since 80% of it is walking or driving from one place to the next. What makes this interesting is the amount of effort put into the terrain design itself since you can easily stumble, fall or break the cargo youre transporting. The game drips you solid upgrades when completing your deliveries including vehicles and exoskeletons. Also, there is multiplayer that consist of making your fellow players life easier by dropping signs, vehicles and even roads for them.
Death Stranding shows the value of people coming together through its story and game play in a wholly unique matter. It is impressive. A shame that the story is told in a overly repetitive and overexposed way. I get that the subject is convoluted and theres a ton of lore to explain, but it couldve been done assuming the player has a bit of brain retention and not repeating concepts right after the scene that explained them has ended. The story badly needed an editor.
Still, its a wholly unique game that will be divisive among people. It asks you to put your faith in while you just walk and administer your cargo load from one place to the next for the nth time.
Death Stranding shows the value of people coming together through its story and game play in a wholly unique matter. It is impressive. A shame that the story is told in a overly repetitive and overexposed way. I get that the subject is convoluted and theres a ton of lore to explain, but it couldve been done assuming the player has a bit of brain retention and not repeating concepts right after the scene that explained them has ended. The story badly needed an editor.
Still, its a wholly unique game that will be divisive among people. It asks you to put your faith in while you just walk and administer your cargo load from one place to the next for the nth time.
2022
A great concept brought down by weak gunplay and stealth.
Weird West has a fantastic premise and story beats that get you interested in its world but its ultimately ruined by its gameplay mechanics.
Shooting never feel good, accurate or satisfying. Going for a slow as molasses Stealth approach requires patience fit for a saint since the NPCs all react erratically and your crouched movement is way too slow (even after upgrades). The immersive sim mechanics are fine. Your actions have some sort of consequence, making the world feel alive. The game shows promise and begins to get interesting but then you're brought down when you start to play it.
A disappointment. I can stomach a great story if the gameplay is at least average, but this game just isn't fun to play.
Weird West has a fantastic premise and story beats that get you interested in its world but its ultimately ruined by its gameplay mechanics.
Shooting never feel good, accurate or satisfying. Going for a slow as molasses Stealth approach requires patience fit for a saint since the NPCs all react erratically and your crouched movement is way too slow (even after upgrades). The immersive sim mechanics are fine. Your actions have some sort of consequence, making the world feel alive. The game shows promise and begins to get interesting but then you're brought down when you start to play it.
A disappointment. I can stomach a great story if the gameplay is at least average, but this game just isn't fun to play.
Kirby's transition to a Super Mario 3D World level design is a triumph. Every power is upgradeable and fun to use. The secret filled levels are so inspired and the graphics are a delight especially in 4K, 60fps on Ryujinx.
Though, this game is more about an experience than a challenge. The games very easy difficulty might bore some but personally, the world is so charming that I enjoyed my time with it.
Though, this game is more about an experience than a challenge. The games very easy difficulty might bore some but personally, the world is so charming that I enjoyed my time with it.
Just play Nioh 2.
A decent battle system completely wasted on awful level design, dialog, story and loot. Prepare to crank that brightness setting all the way up for the overly dark, overly tiny and uninteresting areas. Make your PC suffer at 10fps by zooming in to an NPC with a fur coat.
The overly edgy main characters are best left at a hot topic. This story is will be best enjoyed by youtube essays that will make fun of it in the future. The fans it will generate will love it for the "Irony". No irony is worth full price or even your time.
A decent battle system completely wasted on awful level design, dialog, story and loot. Prepare to crank that brightness setting all the way up for the overly dark, overly tiny and uninteresting areas. Make your PC suffer at 10fps by zooming in to an NPC with a fur coat.
The overly edgy main characters are best left at a hot topic. This story is will be best enjoyed by youtube essays that will make fun of it in the future. The fans it will generate will love it for the "Irony". No irony is worth full price or even your time.
2022
A love letter to Zelda, Souls and Fez.
Tunic is a gorgeous isometric action adventure game filled with secrets. Its one of these rare games where you cant look at the level design the same way twice with the mind blowing shortcuts you uncover. There's huge difficulty spikes in some areas but its stays fair, and most importantly, fun. It can be enjoyed by everyone since its accessibility options provide a No Fail and Infinite Stamina mode.
Tunic is a gorgeous isometric action adventure game filled with secrets. Its one of these rare games where you cant look at the level design the same way twice with the mind blowing shortcuts you uncover. There's huge difficulty spikes in some areas but its stays fair, and most importantly, fun. It can be enjoyed by everyone since its accessibility options provide a No Fail and Infinite Stamina mode.
2022
Magnificent vistas and inspired enemy design mix well with its Doom Eternal gameplay loop. Its a batshit crazy, albeit short campaign with memorable set pieces.
A great MOBA mixed with 3rd person Hero shooter. It was an incredibly fun game that got shut down too soon.
The cover in this page is incorrect though. Here's the correct ones: https://www.steamgriddb.com/game/1208
The cover in this page is incorrect though. Here's the correct ones: https://www.steamgriddb.com/game/1208