No, not really no.
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership - 11/02 - Switch - 4/10 - I went in to this expecting an enjoyable romp with charming characters and a wittily told tale. What I got is a budget bin Mario title, with hamfisted writing, jokes that don't land, a new all time low for sidequests to the point where I just stopped doing them.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - 25/03 - Switch - 8/10 - I liked the mechanic a lot, hardly ever used 'sword mode' myself to the point where I'd actively have to remind me to use it for bosses and whatnot. The game world was a nice expansion on that of aLttP, but the dungeons were a bit lacking, they just didn't do it for me. A solid game, worthy of the Zelda name, but a lesser Zelda when all is said and done.
I see you've reserved your spot. 
1. Super Mario Land DX - GBC - 1/11/25
2. Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways (Remake)- PS4 - 1/17/25
3. Ducktales Remastered - Wii U - 1/20/25
4. Yoshi's Story - N64 - 1/25/25
5. Pokemon Snap - N64 - 1/26/25
6. NiGHTS into Dreams - PS3 - 2/8/25
7. Kirby's Epic Yarn - Wii - 2/17/25
8. Kirby's Return to Dreamland - Wii - 3/8/25
9. Yoshi's Woolly World - Wii U - 3/23/25
10. Resident Evil 3 Remake - PS4 - 3/29/25
I’m here to chew ass and kick bubblegum.
- Still Wakes The Deep - 01/05/25
- Ninja Gaiden II Black - 01/29/25
- Resident Evil 2 Remake Leon A - 02/22/25
- Resident Evil 2 Remake Claire A - 02/25/25
- Monster Hunter Wilds - 03/30/25
Archangel3371 said:I’m here to chew ass and kick bubblegum.
A man with priorities.
1. Paper Mario: The Origami King
Story completed - 03/01/2025
Glad I decided to finish this after thinking about ducking out very early on. The combat system is a bit shit, but the exploration was great and it was very charming bar some awful sections.
2. XCOM 2
Story completed - 05/01/2025
Got wrecked on normal mode, so restarted on Recuit. Going to play again with the expansion on Normal.
3. Devil May Cry
Story completed - 13/01/2025
Finally got the elusive blue orb that was missing for like 4 playthroughs in a row. Yes, it was in the most obvious place.
4. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Story completed - 18/01/2025
Been a long time since I played this one. Still as ridiculous as ever. Damn shame we never got a followup.
5. Chaos Legion
Story completed - 20/01/2025
This was a blast from the past. I played the absolute shit out of back in the day. It's as spammy and clunky as I remember. So glad I read about the difficulty issues before I started as every enemy had about 20x the amount of health they needed even on easy.
6. Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
Story completed - 27/01/2025
A fun Onimusha-like, with a more in depth parrying system. The pacing is all over the place, but it didn't detract from it really.
7. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
Story completed - 02/02/2025
A real odd entry in the series story wise. I was surprised at how well the time shenanigans were utilized in the gameplay. It also somehow gets better as it goes along. Pure banter seeing Jean Reno beat the life out of Ranmaru Mori.
8. God Hand
Story completed - 06/02/2025
There is nothing like this game.
9. Onimusha: Warlords
Story completed - 08/02/2025
Beat 98% of it in one sitting.
10. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
Story completed - 12/02/2025
I just got to the stairway when they patched more enemies in and it was glorious.
11. Samurai Warriors 4 DX
Oda story completed - 16/02/2025
Skipping from 1 all those years ago straight to this one has been hilarious.
12. Civilization VII
Military Victory - 19/02/2025
At 10 hours this is the quickest Civ game I've ever had.
13. Samurai Warriors 4 DX
Legend of the Takeda completed - 22/02/2025
Major nostalgia playing as Yukimura again.
14. Urban Reign
Story completed - 24/02/2025
I genuinely haven't a clue what this game was about. All I know that the difficulty was all over the shop.
15. Metal Gear Solid
Story completed - 03/03/2025
As tedious as the staircase and especially the PAL keycard sections are, this game a feat for its time.
The amount of plot twist in this one alone is enough for a whole series.
16. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Story completed - 06/03/2025
You don't realize how much nostalgia you have for something until you replay it.
17. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Story completed - 07/03/2025
The CQC slam makes Snake unstoppable.
18. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Story completed (2) - 09/03/2025
I may have beat the tanker chapter 3 more times collecting dog tags, but since I just redid the plant chapter in 2 hours I consider that beat yet again.
19. Hitman (2016)
Story completed - 15/03/2025
I wanted to try this out and ended up playing the whole thing in one day.
20. Zone of the Enders
Story completed - 16/03/2025
Amazing aesthetic and sound design, but the gameplay itself was quite repetitive. Thought there was too much backtracking in the levels themselves, and the actual mission progression was oddly convoluted.
21. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Story completed - 01/04/2024
Feels so weird playing this now after so many hours of The Phantom Pain. The mood and Camp Omega are unmatched.
Wolfenstein II is finished. Fun from start to finish. I really enjoy how crazy these games get.
I almost thought I was going to be the one to create this topic again.
- Monster Rancher 3 [PS2] - 1st of January to 4th of January - Somehow less interesting than the first two. 7/10
- The Case of the Golden Idol [PC] - 5th of January to 9th of January - A bit baffling sometimes but good mystery. 8/10
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty [PC] - 10th of January to 17th of January - Past a certain point this game becomes surprisingly easy. 8/10
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle [PC] - 18th of January to 31st of January - I hope to see more games like this soon. 9/10
- Pokémon Sword [Switch] - 1st of February to 28th of February - Possibly my least favourite of the main Pokémon RPGs. 7/10
- Avowed [PC] - 19th of February to 6th of March - Nothing too remarkable. It makes me wonder what I'm doing when I rate it 8/10. No, 7.5/10.
- Sea of Stars [PC] - 15th of March to 28th of March - I really enjoyed the music in this one. 8/10
- Expelled! [PC] - 29th of March to 30th of March - Amusing game, though it did get a bit tedious when I had trouble making progress. 8/10
By Miu Watanabe.
Off to a fine start this year, thanks to the Steam Deck.
1. Pentiment. Developed by Obsidian. A flawless game and a unique gaming experience. Branching path narrative game in which you play the role of someone who investigates "who dun it" like mystery.
2. Late Shift. Developed by CtrlMovie. Another branching narrative crime game, but filmed rather than drawn. Not at all what I was expecting. Top notch gaming experience.
3. Firewatch. Developed by Campo Santo. Walking simulator/ adventure. Not sure how I feel about this one. Narrative was indecisive. Gameplay was meh. But it was different.
4. Doki Doki Literature Club. Developed by Team Salvatto. Again another unique experience. A game? It was abuot as interactive as a Choose Your Own Adventure book. I'd classify it as a digital experience more than a game as the interactivity, and the consequences thereof were slight. Unresolved what I think about it for now.
5. Aperture Desk Job. Developed by Valve. I've played this free game before, but not on Steam Deck, which is what it was developed for (as a showcase for what the Steam Deck and it's control were capable of). Well worth play8ing, just to see what Valve is capable of, and generally humorous.
6. 80 Days. Developed by Inkle. Yeah, there is a lot of game here. Plenty of replay value. Based on Around the World in 80 Days. Not my first play through, but the second go around certainly revealed a deeper game. You play the role of Phil Fogg's valet and choices abound about how you get around the world. Certainly recomendeded. IOS, Android and Windows. I had some trouble on Steam Deck though and would not endorse it on that format.
7. Spiritfarer. Developed by Thunder Lotus. Basically Stardew Valley on a ship which doubles as a floating hospice that you are in charge of. Playthrough was 35 hours, could have easily been cut down to a 15 hour game with no loss of impact. Systems galore. While I cannot say I can reccomend it, it will certainly stay with me as a memorable game.
How was Mouthwashing?
Some of the gameplay was also tweaked and smoothed out, but nothing real crazy was done. Overall, it's just a much better version of one of the original game boy games.
1. Hogwart's Legacy
2. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Finished two games in this month so far:
Although JK Rowling turned out to be a horrible human being, Hogwart's Legacy was (pun intended) magical. It was the exact kind of game I needed at the perfect time.
Guardian's of the Galaxy turned out to be great too. A bit of Uncharted, a bit of Mass Effect, throw in some MCU sensibility and you get an AWESOME game!
I'm dealing with a little bit of a loss right now and every game I play, every book I read, every movie I watch or TV show I binge... they all seem to have that as a theme... Fitting the Guardian's of the Galaxy seem to be playing a part in the Universe trying to tell me something!
Ravenprose said:I tried playing the GB original and I was surprised how bad it was on Switch. I may give that ROM hack a try.
I would give it a shot. The original was fine for what it was, but there's no question it did not hold up very well, mainly because of the very small sprites. Sprites. This ROM hack fixes all of that and makes it quite a bit more enjoyable. Plus, it's really a quick playthrough. I hadn't touched the game since the early '90s I think, and I still got through the whole thing in an hour.
And speaking of the Harry Potterverse, apparently the guy who played Neville in the movies lives somewhere in my town. My neighbor's daughter works at the one bookstore we still have in town, and apparently he frequents the store. So it's nice to see that he's well read. And now I can also say we have celebrities in this area who are other than professional wrestlers, which is still kind of cool on its own.
travo said:How was Mouthwashing?
Started off feeling good, then it started to feel strong, a bit of a sting, but I kept at it for minute, sloshing around my mouth as much as I can and then sweet release. Mouth felt good as new.
oh the game... didn't care for it much. It's a straight story game, almost no gameplay and the little it did have was kind of meh. I get what it was going for and for some it will hit the right notes, not for me. Ill post the review later.
1 Wolfenstein II
2 South Park The Fractured But Whole
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns