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Baldur's Gate 3 - 8/10 Despite being overladen with technical issues, having to reload saves from hours before due to screwy story events, and the worst RNG system contrived by mankind (how does a seasoned Gith warrior with a bigass sword miss a goblin at point blank???), I enjoyed my time with...

Final Fantasy XVI -10/10 "Now it's time to kill a god." This game was fantastic from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed mixing up the various Eikonic abilities gained from overcoming truly epic bosses. The story had some filler that could be done without, but overall it was gritty and...

Multi-month review roundup: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - 10/10 Valkyrie Elysium - 6/10 Star Ocean 6: The Divine Force - 7/10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Remake - 8/10 Sonic Frontiers - 7/10 God of War: Ragnarok - 8/10 Which ones to review in full?

Elden Ring - 8/10 Kirby: Forgotten World - 7/10 Ghostwire: Tokyo - 8/10

Tales of Boreseria - 4/10 The tale of a game with a promising premise that quickly became overburdened by a multitude of tropes and outdated design. A prequel to Zestiria--which focused on the Shepherd Sorey and his friends traveling the globe and fighting evil--Berseria served to explain the...

Nier Replican't finish the game - 6/10 Very few people can accomplish the colossal task of blending humanistic storytelling and existentialistic ideals into a bleak post-apocalypse setting, emphasizing the struggles of the last remnants of mankind. But Yoko Taro somehow pulls it off by dwelling...

Cyberpunk 2077 - 7/10 Just like Witcher 3 before it, CDPR delivers a relatively strong narrative backed by vibrant characters and immense worldbuilding, but the repetitive openworld aspects and gameplay loop falls short. Cyberpunk takes cues from Grand Theft Auto, Deus Ex, Destiny, and even a...

Lightning breathing enemies off of cliffs is one of the greatest cheeses in video game history. While the melee combat can become tedious (though some combos are downright DMC-ish), the various elemental breaths are fun to pull off at just the right time. Also, can I just say the Elijah Wood...

Tomb Raider (2013) - 7/10 Rise of the Tomb Raider 9/10 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6/10

As someone who's played it all the way to the end while doing nearly all the sidequests and beating every superboss, I can definitely get behind the sentiment that the gameplay feels dated. The mechanical appeal is being able to customize your party however you want and have them do crazy things...

Final Fantasy VII Remake - 8/10 An overall solid game with a challenging battle system and deep customization, FF7R stands as one of the last great titles to grace the PS4. However, extraneous bottlenecks and a surplus of forced walking segments holds the game back in favor of padding. I'm...

*jaw drops*

Wait for a price drop, imo. The gameplay and mech customization are awesome, but the models and optimization are a little rough around the edges so the full price is a bit much right now. The story and mission variety aren't as bad as some of the reviews made it sound, though.

Dishonored - 6.5/10 What is it with Western devs and their obsession with mapping combat actions to the trigger buttons...? 12 hours later, my first two fingers are experiencing severe arthritis. Anyhow, I started up Dishonored in high hopes that it'd be a thrilling ride to the end, but the end...

Trails of Cold Steel II: Relentless Edition - 10/10 Very few companies can make 100+ hours games like Falcom and still make replays enjoyable. Despite there being a ton of obscure missables and some busywork to get some of the best quartz (using a walkthrough helps), the hard work pays off in...

This isn't boding well. I was intent on starting Mankind Divided after wrapping up on Arkham City, buuuuut they both seem to have similar progression problems. Locking a Riddler Trophy behind an ability I don't have yet is a good way to keep me from returning to it later. Oh well, I just need...

Devil May Cry 5 - 9/10 Fun from beginning to end, even though Dante doesn't pop back up until the halfway point and Nero's breakable robo-arms were somehow almost worse than BotW's brittle weapons.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - 7/10 Good job, Ubisoft, you made me play for way longer than I'd intended to if only to collect as much shiny gear as possible. But between you and me, your combat is stodgy, climbing is slower than BotW's, the store is a waste of space, naval combat was a nuisance...

Pretty much encapsulates my own thoughts on the matter. The Heist itself definitely should've been in the main game since it's way too short for the price point and doesn't break any new ground. I'm going to wait on the other two to drop before making any further judgement calls...but Black Cat...

Xenoblade 2 just respawns you to the last landmark visited. Death has no consequences and you wouldn't lose any progress from grinding or what-have-you. Even if there is a level 80 Unique Monster romping around the beginning area, the most you'll lose is 30 seconds. Dungeons amount to even less...

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (Trial Mode) [In-depth summation of my experience] *Contains story spoilers* As someone who never got a chance to play the original, when I saw the SoW banner in the PSN store I figured it would be a good access point. Some backstory: last year, Warner Brothers came...

Three points got knocked down for the camera, but I probably could have mentioned the terrible stage design too. Taking that into account...6/10 (can't go any lower because the story wrapped up nicely and the characters were consistent).

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star - 7/10 The latest game from one of my favorite series, but far from the greatest. Fate/Extella is an ambitious departure from the original visual novel roots, instead attempting to blend fast paced action with VN elements which leaves a lot to be desired. Being a...

Horizon: Zero Dawn - 9.5/10 As someone who's played loads of openworld games and gotten tired of the formulaic approach, Horizon was a breath of fresh air. Although it still borrows elements such as tower-climbing and raiding camps from other games, the amount of stuff to do for such a...

Breath of the Wild - 9.999/10 NieR:Automata - 8.5/10

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 10/10 The very first Falcom game I've played and enjoyed all the way through. It has a memorable cast of characters, an incredible soundtrack, an episodic story rife with unexpected plot points, and most importantly of all, a dynamic turn-based battle...

Tales of Zestiria 9/10 The most recent Tales of game is an appealing adventure across a fantastical realm with no shortage of references to the Arthurian legend. After leaving his hometown of Elyssia, Sorey undertakes the role of the Shepherd to purify the malevolence which overtakes the...