Other games played:

SteamEidolon - FreezeME - The Elder Scrolls Online - The Outer Worlds
WiiXenoblade Chronicles
3DSStory of Seasons
Game Boy ColorThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

Additions: Control - Kingdoms Two Crowns - NBA Playgrounds 2 - Wildfire - WWE 2K Battlegrounds - XCOM: Chimera Squad

Backlog evolution: -2

The Outer Worlds is undeniably a superb action RPG. While far from perfect, it suffers the most from the constant (and unfair) comparison with Fallout: New Vegas which it doesn't intend to be a successor to.

This game is exactly what I was looking for: a streamlined Fallout-like experience with a good story, great world-building, gorgeous places to visit, lots of quests to do and interesting characters to meet (and sometimes kill). It's never the most important feature of a game but the graphics are outstanding. Landing on Terra 2 for the first time and looking up will put a smile on your face. The attention to details, from the scientists' consoles to the vegetation is superb. Everything in this game looks just right. The main quest and the side quests are very good too and allow quality role-play as choices really matter. Another remarkable aspect is the humour, especially in the dialogues. Whoever wrote them should get a free shipload of gourmet saltuna as they made me chuckle more than once. I also really liked the companions and their stories, though I tended to team up with the same pair for most of the game. The combat is fine but it's definitely not the core of the game. Finally, exploration is okay too but there is not much to see or find off the beaten paths.

The game is a bit too easy on normal so you might want to crank up the difficulty to hard pretty quickly. There's also a lack balance between weapon wear and ammo. By the end of the game, I had more than 5k rounds for each weapon type (there's ammo literally everywhere, even in the toilets) but I had to repair my weapons whenever I had the chance as they degrade very quickly with use. I was also swimming in money (I never had to save up for anything) and hoarded medical supplies just for the sake of it. Maybe the problem is not so obvious on hard difficulty.

First, I highly advise using the minimal HUD mod from Nexus and tweaking to your liking. I love to immerse myself in games of this genre but the floating quest markers and that compass with enemies shown on it were very distracting. Having to look things up on the map and figuring out where the enemies are is so much better! I also experienced a few CTDs and disabling the Steam overlay fixed the problem. Finally, my opinion above is also valid for Peril on Gorgon which is an excellent expansion. I can't wait to play Murder On Eridanos due for release in a few weeks!

Finally released on the SNES Classic Mini after being cancelled in 1995, this game is bad and has little to offer.

I really enjoyed playing the original Star Fox back in the day, even with the slideshow-like graphics and low difficulty. It was revolutionary in many ways and a totally new experience for me. The sequel looks the same and piloting this iconic ship again was fun for 5 minutes. That's it.

First, the game is extremely short. There are like 5 or 6 "levels" which don't last more than a few minutes, the bosses die in seconds and the "strategy" element they introduced is very weak and simplistic. After what the first game had offered, I don't know who thought it was a good idea to make a sequel like this.

A solid sequel that never gets boring but which sometimes has questionable dialogue choices.

The first game in the series felt a tad too conventional and the story dragged on a little at times. This second game is much better in that regard. New things happen all the time and the plot takes unexpected twists and turns to stay interesting. Despite guessing very quickly who the climax will be about, the progressive development of the main villain and the work on the secondary characters is excellent. Being friend or foe is a fine line. The action scenes are not the core of the game but are still very well implemented and feature alternative ways of taking down opponents.

I felt that when you fail, the game sometimes takes you quite far back. Some dialogue choices (and one in particular) felt strange but what bothered me the most is the very end and the choice you have to make.

I fell in love with this game! This soothing experience was exactly what I needed.

In these times of stress, uncertainty and limited travels, I recommend this title to anyone with a sensitive soul, in search of answers to the trials of life or simply looking for beautiful personal tales. This game is so heart-warming it's like wrapping yourself up in a blanket and sitting outside on your porch, looking at the clouds and the setting sun. While it's about discovering new places or coming back to meaningful ones, this game is mostly about people. The writing of the different travel stories is fantastic, the descriptions are spot on and the tone is always right. The photos are of the highest quality and are great matches to the text. Finally, the soundtrack is simply the best I've heard in a long time. I like it so much that I've been listening to it on a loop outside the game.

I simply wished I'd had the possibility of visiting the part of Thailand I didn't choose after leaving Bangkok without having to start another playthrough.

A great package of classics and many hours of fun but Doom 3 itself is the weaker game here.

The amount of shooting fun in this collection is phenomenal. You get (almost) all of Doom and Doom II, a version of Doom 3 with an improved flashlight system, the original expansion for Doom 3 and yet another DLC only available in this package. That's an insane number of levels! The gunplay and enemy variety are excellent in all three games, there are plenty of secrets to find and the general level design is great. While not as feature-laden as dedicated source ports, the included launcher for Doom and Doom II makes those games more fun to play with quality mouse support.

I really enjoyed playing through Doom and Doom II again but Doom 3 is not a game I liked as much as the others. Too many corridors, too many predictable encounters and just too repetitive overall. The gory visuals and jump scares the devs went for is not something every classic Doom fan will enjoy.