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Demon's SoulsBeat
Recommended
7
Souls Bourne players tend to have an entry point; mine was Dark Souls 3. Played it for many hours before I finally understood that these games force you to learn to play by their rules; and when you can do that, they become ‘accessible’ and ‘fun.’
With that said, the SoulsBourne series really became with this game called Demon’s Souls. I recall playing it for 20 minutes and dying in the Nexus many moons ago before putting it aside. I was and am very thankful that they brought it back with the PS5 version.
I platinumed this game. 100s of hours played. I enjoyed it enough to do that.
However, the game is far from perfect.
My biggest gripe is that for as pretty as the game is, it’s built on a foundation from the original game. As such, enemy movement is janky; your own movement can be as well. The same “exploits” that worked before still work now. The bosses, while interesting in their design, are very gimmicky. Now that we’ve seen the evolution of the design of this series with things like Elden Ring, it makes this game look and feel archaic by comparison.
I loved the game, but it’s because I love Miyazaki games. It’s technically a good game and worth visiting for fans of the series, but there are way better jumping in points than this.
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Metroid: Zero MissionBeat
Recommended
9
I typically am not a fan of remakes on video games, but there are certainly exceptions. This remake of the original Metroid takes the game that started a series and makes it, well, playable. It also makes it quite a bit better. I recently completed the original Metroid and had to use a guide to get through it. The winding caverns were fine for the mid-80s, but now when you have so many games that you could be playing instead, you need a game that doesn’t waste your time. I love that this remake did way more than just remake the original…tons of quality-of-life additions, additional story beats and areas; this is a remake of an NES game done right.
If you’d like to get into the Metroid series, this is a great place to start. While the NES version has its merits, it’s a relic best left in the past.
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Diablo IVBeat
Recommended
7
I love the Diablo series. Back in my college days, I remember spending hours upon hours dungeon-diving with my buds, making new and fun(ny) builds.
Diablo 3 was a game that I purchased on 4 different systems; thousands of hours in on all characters, and the game has continued to grow and grow. I loved the variety of builds, the rune system is fantastic, and I appreciate that getting a character from scratch to end game is not a slog.
Diablo 4 was a game I was infinitely excited for. I preordered the game so i could get into one of the closed betas; and my excited dwindled. I told myself ‘it was just the beta’ and waited anxiously for release date. 30+ hours in, and I’m already bored.
While the game does do a lot right, I find myself missing the almost arcade-y nature of D3. The darker tone feels more Diablo that D3’s brighter world; the over world is massive and it’s great that so many activities always seem to be going on. However, one character to level 50 and I’m out of steam.
3 things to put out there.
1- the experience system right now is just brutal. I have no desire to get to level 100 as friends are already to the highest world-tier and they’re in their mid-60s.
2- build variety just isn’t there. While part could be due to tuning/balancing, I just felt that the rune system from D3 gave you tons more options. As an example, my Hydras are always fire in D4. Had lots of flavors in D3.
3- Attacks just don’t feel like they have much “weight.” Even the ultimate moves just feel like they barely kill basic mobs; I want to feel powerful and I just don’t feel that way.
The good thing about this game is that Blizzard will improve as it goes along. A lot is yet to be seen with the seasonal model and tuning adjustments made. However, in its current state, it’s just not what I was looking for.
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Final Fantasy XVQuit
Recommended
7
Final Fantasy is an RPG series that has been going since the 80s. While no two games in the series really build off of each other (outside of things like 13-2, etc), there are certainly places in the series to start and places to go once you’ve had a good helping of fantasy. 15 is a bit of an odd bird; it has a fantastic villain, incredibly interesting characters who you will enjoy getting to know though the adventure, and a decently fun battle system. On the flip side, as a guy who’s played FF for years, I had a very hard time putting the more modern setting with the classic FF enemies and tropes. I played probably 80% of the way through the game and just ran out of steam…and there is so much story to this game, I don’t see myself starting over anytime soon to experience it.
It’s beautiful to look at and the soundtrack is fantastic, but it’s just not my cup of tea.
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Ninja GaidenBeat
Recommended
8
Some games are considered “NES hard,” and this one is the epitome of that statement. While the game is fine from a graphical and technical perspective, the difficulty turns up to 11 quite early in the game. I wish I could say my clear was on the NES, but it included save states and still took way longer.
Have to give the game tons of credit for the series that it began; and while I won’t discourage you from playing, I’d also say that watching a speed run on YouTube is more fun if you want a non-frustrating experience.
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No Man's SkyQuit
Not Recommended
6
I purchased this game on PC while it was a Steam sale. I had heard a lot about the game and decided it might be worth a shot; seemed like a chill experience flying through space and discovering lost planets. What I got was a frustrating experience where i didn’t even get to the real appeal of the game.
Each player begins on a planet; my particular experience put me on an incredibly harsh planet where I ran out of oxygen or froze to death if i didn’t gather and convert enough resources within a very short time frame. Learning menus and controls is not fun when you’re just trying to stay alive…also didn’t help that the source of materials were few and far between, so I’d barely mine something new before I had to convert it quickly into something to stay alive.
I got far enough to get the life support systems of my spaceship online and survive a massive storm. I realized that I wasn’t having fun, so I stopped playing there.
I give the game a better rating because I can see it really resonating with a number of people; I’m just not one of them.
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Secret of Mana [1993]Beat
Recommended
9
There is a short list of games from my childhood that I will always think of as the pinnacle of RPG gaming; Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, and Secret of Mana. SoM was great because it is an action RPG at its core. I feel a lot of time it gets a bad wrap due to the combat system (you can’t just spam the attack button!) and the ring system (which I personally loved), but everyone can agree that the story, the music, and the graphics hold up almost 30 years later. If you’re looking for a bright, colorful RPG, then this is a great game to pickup and play.
It’s also worth pointing out that this is a game that you need to specifically play the SNES version of, either on original hardware or through the Mana Collection. The iPhone version has unfair hit detection making it near unplayable, and the “remake” lost a lot of the charm of the original. And it may be my nostalgia talking, but the SNES soundtrack is also considerably better than the remade one. Just keep in mind that you need to turn down the volume when the Dwarf Village music starts playing…
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It Takes TwoBeat
Recommended
10
This is such a wonderful game. While the theme can be a bit dark for the youngest of players, the game itself is one of the best co-op experiences I’ve ever played. I love how the game goes from different game style to different game style seamlessly; so if you’re thinking you’re in for a basic platformer you’re sorely mistaken. Each character has some really fun sections and many of which will stick with you even after the play through is done. Art direction is impeccable; creativity is through the roof. May not be the most graphically impressive game in the world (the human models are a bit off), but the game is an experience that should not be missed.