Despite my relative tolerance for horniness in ADVs, this just becomes impossible to play in public at a certain point. It's a shame, given that there's some genuinely really interesting sci-fi narrative here.

Drenched in atmosphere, but legitimately could've been half the length.

During lockdown, an unequivocal 5, but divorced from cultural context, a slightly disappointing step down from the expansive highs of New Leaf.

Absolutely breathtaking on all fronts inclusive of design, narrative, and gameplay, there's not an ounce of filler in this immersive-sim experience.

Unfortunately maligned by its impossible task of living up to its predecessor, what BioShock 2 lacks in novel storytelling is more than made up for in its brute force approach to gameplay.

Accomplishes both the feat of providing BioShock 2's more immediate, action-focused gameplay a more suitably short-form runtime as well as presenting a story that, for all intents and purposes, should have been 2's focus from the jump.

Entertaining enough from a gameplay perspective, but one of the biggest examples of a narrative's potential squandered by being, for all intents and purposes, absolutely chickenshit in its ability to commit to its themes.

A rare "feel-good" indie title that doesn't overstay its welcome. Does a better job of personifying depression, burnout, and imposter syndrome than most other pieces of entertainment out there.

A cross between a visual novel and dice-based RPG thats cardinal sin lies in an overabundance of text for a non-voice-acted adventure, which is a shame given how rich most of the cast is.

Perhaps more important than its genuine scares, Devotion is among the rarest of horror games that taps into absolute dread and depressiveness beyond all else. Easily would be more widely regarded as a horror masterpiece if the Steam x CCP controversy didn't sully its launch.

Absolute master class in horror subversion - genuinely one of the most unnerving games I've ever played.

Sleek, bloody as hell, and an unadulterated mess in the best possible way.