Lengray

Fall 2023

Minecraft Dungeons

≥ 25 hours
Dungeon Crawler Switch Beaten

A really neat diablo-like set in the Minecraft universe. The loot system is very simple and it's really all about gear characteristics and upgrades. The levels are very extensive and replaying them for better loot is a pleasure.

Riders Republic

45 hours
Sports Ubisoft Connect Beaten

Presented as a successor to Steep, they are very different games. RR is really about pulling off crazy stunts on an absolutely massive map while Steep is a lot more focused. If you only care about skiing/snowboarding, Steep is much better.

Samurai Shodown

18 hours
2D Fighting Steam Beaten

I already had the game on Switch but decided to get it again for the cheaper DLCs. The characters are varied, hit hard and the combos are pretty easy to pull off. It's a nice reboot of the franchise.

Lacuna

7 hours
Detective Steam Beaten

As you may already know, I'm a sucker for pixel-art games. I really enjoyed this one but not just for the pleasing visuals. For a change, I had to really pay attention to the info I was given and think.

Monster Prom

16 hours
Dating-sim Steam Beaten

To be honest, I'm not into the dating-sim genre at all but I was really surprised how wacky and fun this game is. The dialogues are nothing short of outstanding and doing a run every few days kept the experience fresh.

Star Wars Republic Commando

10 hours
FPS Steam Beaten

While the visuals haven't aged very well, the gameplay definitely makes for them. The tactical combat was phenomenal for the time. However, be aware that this game needs a patch for work right on modern systems.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

10 hours
Rhythm 3DS Beaten

This first entry on the 3DS is really nice. The "story" is just a pretext but three types of levels were different enough to maintain my interest. The hardest difficulty was completely of out my league though.

Starfield

169 hours
RPG Steam Beaten

Probably the disappointment of the year. It took me a while to see how shallow it is. The main quest is quite bland, most of the side ones too and so many things are awkardly implemented. Not sure patches will fix it.

Chocobo GP

14 hours
Racing Switch Beaten

SquareEnix tried to compete with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ... and failed. While this game isn't bad at all, the handling is just not as pleasant and winning relies way too much on luck.

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

3 hours
FMV Steam Beaten

I usually enjoy the games published by Wales Interactive but this one not so much. The main problem is that you're in charge of an investigation but to get the right clues, you must make lucky gesses over several runs.

EvilBlackSheep

It does sound like I should check out Minecraft dungeons if I get the opportunity. Not what I thought it was, so thanks for that discovery.

If you liked Monster Prom, check out Monster camp and Monster road trip. Slight variations in the gameplay to keep it fresh and same humor and excellent writing.

Lengray

Thanks for the suggestions. I actually got Monster Camp from Humble Choice last year but haven’t started it yet.