idk what's happening but i'm having fun lmao

dawwwww

the sound effects in this are incredible

majorly charming and very informative, and a blast to play with friends.

like all good puzzle tile-matcheroo games, it's very deceptively simple but in reality has a lot going on mechanically. brilliant fun with a genuinely challenging campaign VS mode (if you don't know what you're doing you will get destroyed in seconds) and cute girls with ridiculous names like debtmiser galore. hell yeah.

a neverending nightmare. its only valuable contribution to society is probably one of the best AVGN episodes.

lives up to its cute-as-heck tagline and then some. not the most polished game in the world, but god damn its charm and wonder keep me hooked either way. pretty much every level is fun as hell

i feel physically sick and paranoid after playing this nightmare

still holds up, and has the best villagers in the series. they are just so joyously and frustratingly unpredictable. outside of the menu being a nightmare to use (handhelds have really spoilt me) and the graphics not being that great this game is still one of the best in the series. it has so many little quirks and charms not seen in any of the others, and feels like the one the devs had the most fun making. they are experimenting, and inviting you into that experimentation with a cosy warm hug. i love it.

one of my childhood games, but going back to it is rough

had my fun with it, but it kinda ended when i finished building the high street itself

definitely a worthwhile addition to the series. graphically, its the best animal crossing has ever looked, it has far more options for customisation and reasons to keep playing, a new location which is always nice, and there was a period of my life where i was sinking hours into it every day and constantly finding new things to see and do, new bugs to catch and new fish to catch. and yet, there is something missing here that was in new leaf, and im not entirely sure what that is. maybe its the bland villagers with the same 10 or so lines of dialogue, maybe its the lack of a bustling shopping district to visit, who knows. its a real shame because other than that this could easily be the best in the series. also this has the best museum in the series and its not even close

so many truly precious memories and treasures. this game was like a best friend to me in early adolescense, and i could tell stories about the friends ive made and the things ive seen whilst playing it like an old grandpa talking to his granddchildren.

zone of the enders 1 is an OK game. it has a hefty amount of problems, and doesn't amount to much more than a tech demo, but it's a fun enough tech demo. the combat system is fun enough to use and the story and voice acting have a kind of so-bad-they're-good quality to them. it's the exact kind of game a sequel is essential for, and in this case it would have been a doddle to make it good. give it a good narrative, make the voice acting work, and tighten up the mission design, and you would have something truly special. the high praise for this game left me excited to see what a truly good ZotE game would look like. those hopes did not last long. there is far too much clunk. there is far too much jank. the experience of playing this game has aged like milk. the difficulty step up is monumental, for a start. certain sections of this game took far too long to complete. one after another, you are hit with missions that are just so poorly designed and repetitive. whoever conceived of the train level, there is a special place in hell for you. the player has to constantly fight the awful camera system you get to work with. furthermore, you have to work around this hideous lock-on system. it works fine in a handful of battle scenarios (although often leads to these situations being so visually disorientating and chaotic you want to be sick) but something the game constantly likes to do is throw swarms of tiny enemies at you. this wouldn't be too bad on its own, but when there are other actually threatening robots in the mix, it's all over. when you are just trying to lock-on to the robot that is pummelling you, and the lock-on system is targeting individual enemies in these swarms, you feel a frustration i cannot put into words. just awful to play, and feels so bad. the majority of your subweapons are useless in the majority of battle scenarios, too. this means that your best bet is to hack-and-slash through your opponents, and the game is not well-designed around this and doing it just feels so mindless and mind-numbing. the story starts out interesting, and there's a particularly cool cameo for players of the first ZotE game, which was nice. however it just doesn't lead to anything interesting happening and the cutscene writing feels like a combination of MGS and the more tech jargony stuff in a mecha anime like evangelion. that, and the voice acting is now just flat-out lifeless. fuck, man. i was rooting for this game at the start. but, by its end, i had grown so sick and tired of it. ZotE 2 totally failed to live up to any expectations i had for it, and is proof that just because a sequel is bigger does not mean it's better. improving on the first game should have been so easy, and how hard they failed in that way just makes me sad. yes this means i prefer the first ZotE game. i am not immune to abysmal takes, it seems.

a tiny slice of gigantic magic, charm, and beautiful views

a game i respect more than i enjoy. a brilliant concept taken to what initially seem like rather stupidly difficult heights, and then finding out about the multitude of secret worlds and the sheer insanity of the levels as the game goes deeper and deeper was incredible. hell no i did not get that far i struggled with the easiest puzzles in the game so like no way did i figure any of that out. what i did play was fun and wholly unique, but just a bit brain is melt

a really cute little thing. short, but memorable. i'd love a game in this style if it were longer, the mechanics here could go a hell of a long way.

fucking delicious. jam packed with creativity, fun and memorable levels, a top-of-the-line soundtrack, and rares fantastic sense of humour. few things make someone as joyful as playing this game.

a start-to-finish rush of pure, concentrated and extremely potent adrenaline wrapped around a combat system which flows like a waterfall and characters who are just so much fun to be with (and whose voice actors absolutely shine). constantly over-the-top and insane to the point of breathlessness, and horny enough to provoke erections in females, bayonetta 2 is the best hack and slash with bayonet in the name for sure.

some games have amazing gameplay, deep and complex mechanics, gripping storylines, detailed and lush graphics or endless online replayability to make them some of the best ever made. rhythm heaven fever has pretty much none of these things. you use two buttons and press them in time to some music, the graphics are simple and cartoony, there is no overarching story, and there is practically no replayability after you have achieved all perfects. so why play it? because, in everything elses place, lies the biggest bucket of charm, personality and humour you will ever see.

sooo addictive, so many cool modes to play through. i mainly spend my time playing the poker mode and zen modes. poker mode for its extremely addictive nature, and zen mode for when i need to relax. really covers just about all bases you could want in a puzzle game.

solid puzzler but its sequel is way better

a much stronger game than its predecessor in terms of puzzle solving and creativity. so many hours i spent on this game as a child making my own levels.

not as good as burnout 3 but good

easily one of the most fun games i've ever played. i doubt any racer will ever match how this one feels ever again. the absolute peak of EA, it was only downhill from here for them.

while it may not have quite the same feel as burnout 3 (although few games do tbf) revenge is still a brilliantly fun racer. everything just feels a little less satisfying, though. i dont know how you make takedowns, one of the funnest mechanics in videogame history, so unsatisfying to get but this game finds a way. i think it might have the best crash mode of the bunch. adds some bells and whistles to progression such as ratings that are just not very fun to deal with. the sense of speed is still fantastic, though. also i clipped through the floor a few times which was very frustrating.

man i wish this was like 4 hours longer, i really got attached to everyone haha. a really sweet and tender game that tackles some fairly serious subject matter in convincing and endearing ways and has a great sense of humour, and one that i absolutely fell in love with during its short runtime.

god i wish this was longer, i could have spent so many hours with these characters and not gotten sick of them. what a beautiful way to end this series. if it is the end idk

most adorable shit

a nearly flawless absolute whale of a time, just about everything here is perfect. the soundtrack, for starters, is so good and covers a shit ton of styles and emotions. i very much enjoy listening to it in the car as well. it makes a lot more sense when you find out it was done by a classically trained composer, michiru yamane really let her experience shine through in her work. graphically, this game has some of the best damn spritework ever, and some 3d models which are a lil goofy but add to the charm. the metroidvania level design is some of the best ive ever seen, such an addicting one more room style. story and characters are fairly simple but do have their moments. i want to sex maria. its a fairly easy game (which as somebody who is ass at games is always a plus), up until my most major problem with it, the inverted castle. here is where the game has a massive spike in difficulty and all your dreams go to die. aside from the inverted castle being very annoying, SOTN is a beautifully gothic super fun metroidvania that you should play now.

a stellar game with a surprisingly mature, unique and important message to send. great characters (sure some of them are insecure assholes but thats kinda the point), the puzzles are fantastic and addictive, and the multitude of endings makes for a lot of replay value. ofc, if you have any sense you'll resist the horny and go for the true ending. or breasts. win win tbh. i also like that there's no 'bad' ending per se, what should be the worst ending winds up a fantastic one for vincent (or more specifically his penis)

mechanically and gameplay wise, this is one of the best 2d platformers of all time. from the consistently well-flowing, challenging and intuitive level designs to lena raine's breathtaking soundtrack, everything here is sublime. the story is very well told, and madeline is a fantastic protagonist. her tale of learning to live with her depression, while not a new idea as far as storytelling goes, is handled so brilliantly. those who suffer from depression will find her relatable, and those that don't can really get a good idea on how it feels to have depression and anxiety. however, theo exists so i cant give it a perfect score im afraid.

thank you, clannad.

controls like a dream if that dream was a chimpanzee on ice skates

YA YA YA YA YA

what a fucking weird, wonderful little thing this game is. absolute one of a kind experience, and strangely beautiful in its own little ways. so funny, whether intentionally or not. something this broken and bad should not work but it does. it has a genuinely impactful, tragic story, quirky and interesting characters, and a kind of jackson-pollock level vomit of influences that somehow make a fine work of art. needleesly mechanically intricate, too. lots of systems that don't really need to be there but i'm so glad they are. full of little details that make me cream and are so rewarding to hunt out, and some are practically essential to understanding certain characters and unfortunately may go completely unnoticed. it does kinda play like shit in the RE4 ripoff sections and the run from the raincoat killer bits blow hard. but everything else about it is so unique, so strange and so one of a kind that you should absolutely check it out.

christ i hope the rest of the chapters are as good as 2 bc if thats the case this will top undertale in my eyes no doubt

a truly phenomenal game. manages to be extremely unsettling and disturbing while also telling a fantastic story of guilt and tragedy. i love how this incorporates elements of the developer's culture and dark history to really make it a one-of-a-kind. gameplay-wise it is a touch on the standard side, taking clear notes from silent hill's books in terms of puzzle solving, although there are occasionally very interesting and unique gameplay ideas to catch you off guard. detention also takes inspiration from silent hill in how surreal it can get. visually it has an astounding style that is unique and perfectly matches the events portrayed. it's incredibly atmospheric and immersive, too. a lot of the scares really catch you off guard, and solidify how strong the game is as a horror in its own right. the story is not one for the faint of heart and, as more of it is unveiled, the more devastated the player will find themselves. this game does not fuck around. really, the only flaws here are minor nitpicks barely worth mentioning like frame-rate drops and some instances of screen-tearing, but like, that's it in terms of problems. it's the perfect length; not too short to leave no impact, but not so long it overstays its welcome. a depressing story told cryptically but not to the point of being incomprehensible, all the while being rich with the history and folklore of the country it takes place in. it is astounding to me that such an amazing game was made by such a tiny team. for anyone learning about taiwanese history, or anyone who just wants to play a really good horror game, i would definitely say detention is worth every penny.

front to back fun and awesome. controls so tightly and satisfyingly it's absurd. i never expected to get emotional and nearly cry playing a racing game of all things, but man that colin mcrae tribute (combined with the frequent voices of ken block and dave mirra) really got to me. i love how much style this has, too. the visual presentation is just awesome, and the soundtrack is so of-the-time but also great in its own right. and i love how hearing ken block call me awesome makes me feel like a giddy child. couple things i'm not keen on. the trophy truck/dune buggy races i just do not enjoy. plus the people in this game would look out of place in a PS2 game, never mind a 360 game

i mean its no masterpiece but it is (or at least was) a genuinely touching and subsequently shocking experience. for a game basically made to be a viral hit, it has some interesting ideas and good scares. quite memorable overall, and i was obsessed with playing mods for a short period of time too and even tried to make one myself. it didnt end well.