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[Score: 10/10 Rating] Introduction: DOOM (2016) is perfect. Some of you may ask “What about DOOM Eternal?”. Well…I’d respond by saying DOOM Eternal is ALSO perfect. I may sound like a fence-sitter here but hold your horses, and lemme explain. DOOM 2016 Versus DOOM Eternal: Gameplay Comparison Before I got a relatively modern PC, I…
[Strong Recommendation]. Part 1: I Haven’t Been Able To Bring Myself to Finish This Game in 8 Years… I really want to love Jet-Set-Radio. Its bombastic art-style, its amazing music, and concepts APPEAL TO ME SO MUCH. So why have I tried out the game SO MANY TIMES, yet haven’t been fully interested in finishing…
[Score: Strong 8/10]. Pathologic 3. A surprisingly contentious game. As somebody entirely new to the series with only the hbomberguy video referencing Pathologic 1, I REALLY loved this game. HOWEVER, when I watched a video essay about the game, it really brought out the very troubled and problematic development history that this series has. Essentially…
[Score: Strong 9/10]. Huh? What do you expect me to say? That the universally praised Sonic game deserves to be the universally praised Sonic game. Well…yeah, it does. This game is amazing. Modern Sonic (Generations) Let’s first talk about Sonic Generations. Modern Sonic plays amazing. Since I still have the childish attachment to Sonic Unleashed,…
[Score: Strong 6/10]. Sonic’s Campaign: Sonic’s campaign is absolutely beautiful. Emerald Coast, Twinkle Park, Windy Valley, Speed Highway and Red Mountain are bundles of joy to go through. So many different ways of engaging with these levels to try and get the fastest time you possibly can, with beautiful art direction to boot. The spin-dash…
[Score: Strong 6/10]. The Ranking System Philosophy: I really like the philosophy behind SA2’s ranking system though. It’s based on points, and you can gain points from destroying a lot of enemies, collecting rings, AND playing incredibly stylishly. The stylish attainment of points is one of my favourite parts about this game. You get points…
[Score: Strong 10/10]. Jill Valentine’s Playthrough — 10/10: Presentation: Okay, where to start. This game isn’t technically “PERFECT”, but goddamn…it basically is. Let’s start with the presentation. It’s motherfuckin’ flawless. Gorgeous. Magnifico. The original didn’t feel as much like a horror game as it did a puzzle game. Not to take away from its moments…
[Score: Strong 9/10]. Jill Valentine’s Playthrough — 9/10 Overview & Design Okay, I’ve played Resident Evil 1 before. Well…I played Jill’s playthrough and I think like 1/4 to 1/3 of Chris’s playthrough. I LOVE this game. It is SO well designed. Jill’s playthrough is the EASY mode in this game, yet I would recommend it…
[Score: Strong 9/10]. Learning the Combat I understand it now. I UNDERSTAND IT NOW. For half of this game, I felt like I was playing it wrong. Like there was a key element or skill I was missing. I kept getting blocked and parried by enemies. I tried continuing to attack through their block. I’d…
[Score: Strong 8/10]. This game IS great. I LOVE it. Well…I don’t know. Love is a strong word. I certainly REALLY like it. God of War is a game that is designed to a borderline masterful standpoint. The story and themes are so legendary to me, God of War feels like a canonical addition to…
[Score: 7/10]. Gameplay & Presentation: Fun time. The graphics and the new snowy city look beautiful. I like how they added those electric jumps and dashes to the web-swinging. I like the combat, the surplus of enemies along with the addition of crowd-control based electric powers was REALLY fun to play with. The story is…
[Score: Strong 6/10]. Okay. I’m going to replay this game on a higher action and puzzle difficulty sometime…but damn man, I’m so mixed on this game. I’m very happy I played it, don’t get me wrong. It was a very unique experience, and an incredible narrative was presented to me. Narrative & Themes I guess…
[Score: Light 8/10]. First Playthrough — 6/10 Overview & First Impressions I’ve played the game multiple times years ago but never finished it. This time I want to fully play through it. The game has a lot of good ideas and fundamentals. The combat is fun enough, the guns are fun to shoot, the enemy…
[Score: Light 9/10]. Combat System: I LOVE this game. This is single-handedly one of the deepest combat systems I’ve ever experienced. We have pause combos, extended combos, directional combos…HELL YOU CAN DODGE WHILST SHOOTING YOUR GUN, AND CONTINUE YOUR COMBO. It seems very intimidating on a first playthrough, but Platinum Games have somehow made one…
[Score: Light 8/10]. Story, Themes & Characters This game’s structure and presentation within the video game medium is incredibly unique and engaging. The characters are NOT groundbreaking and wholly unique – and I think anyone who says this needs to read a sci-fi book – but its pacing, its well-fleshed out characters, and world are…
[Score: Light 7/10]. Movement & Physics I love this game. The movement and platforming is so much fun. NOW, this game is SO MUCH MORE FUN when using Tracker’s Physics (even though it breaks some Cyberspace stages). The default movement is pretty fun (apart from Cyberspace, the movement works but is pretty bad compared to…
[Score: Light 8/10]. Overview Amazing mix of old school and tactical shooting. Story is corny and cheesy, but the characters add so much charm. It definitely reminds me of DOOM 2016, and in a way I can say it’s the “grand-daddy” of the return of old-school shooters. Funny how history repeats itself. Story & Characters…
[Score: Strong 5/10]. Level Design: I can see the vision, but this game’s level design keeps shooting it in the foot. Both incredibly frustrating, but sometimes incredibly fun. The level design in this game is incredibly vertical, and VERY obstructive. It feels less like a level and more of an obstacle course because it feels…
