Absolutely formative. I've probably replayed this more than any other game.

Really solid follow-up that manages to replicate the writing of the original pretty smartly, and even improves and complicates the gameplay (to some degree).

Gameplay and level-design are kind of atrocious, but the ending is transcendent.

Attempted once on release, got stuck at Rom. Picked up again in 2018, got stuck at Ludwig and Pthumerian Descendant (had completed all of base game though). Played again in June, 2021 with 100% completion.

Played Winter 2018-19.

Played 09/21. Really couldn’t get into it. The rhythmic elements are totally over-emphasized as you really just have to keep a 4/4 tempo. The tempo just forces you to act quickly, to solve spatial puzzles, kind of like Tetris. Anyway, robust features but I found it unenjoyably difficult.

Played the PS4 remaster in May/June of 2021.

Played May, 2021 (including DLCs).

Played June, 2021 (including DLCs).

Played sometime around the turn of 2020/2021. Scratched my Bindings of Isaac itch. Pretty decent.

Played/completed October 2021. Honestly really impressive production design, liked the combat/difficulty, and the voice acting/mo-cap performances were really good. Really immersive. But by the end, something about the scope felt off. Ended up feeling very small. Like a pilot episode that’s waiting to expand. The valkyries were fun but the other end-game stuff felt way too grind-y.

Played Fall 2020. A really beautiful interactive graphic novel with some solid puzzle elements.

Played/completed in Fall, 2020.

Played Fall/Winter 2018.

Played Spring 2021.

Played 08/21. Visuals are garbage but it does have a lot of features. A little sloppy.

Corporate blather. Fun for a couple of days or a week.

Played Spring 2020. Really a stunning and unique puzzle experience.

Played/completed July, 2019.

Played 08/21. Enjoyed it. Dug each class, and the art style was way fucking better than Monster Train. Wished there were more RPG elements.

Played and completed 09/2021. Lot of fun puzzles, and the score sets it apart. Was able to scratch my Witness fix. Slightly. Doesn't really strike a tone (save the score) separate from Portal, however (even aping it in the writing for no reason). Paper-thin plot. Smart optional collectibles.

Finished 09/28/21. The writing is pretty atrocious and the characters are all bland, and the direction doesn’t seem to indicate any awareness of this, since it really tries to land a melodramatic punch by the end that just doesn’t work at all. But the gameplay itself is pretty solid, some great creature design, felt like the middle difficulty was well-balanced (constantly having to use my entire arsenal as I was frequently out of ammo with one gun or another). Dug the three open hub-levels (which a lot of people seen to complain about). Not scary in the least, though.

Played/completed in June/July, 2020.

Played/completed in Spring 2017.

Played/completed in Fall, 2016. Replayed/completed in Summer, 2020.

Played 02/2022. Holy shit, so bad. Great art design and that's it. Uses table-top aesthetics superficially, but is really just an extremely lazy, extremely easy trad-JRPG.

Played in September 2021. It's a solid package, but the brainrot is severe.