Continuation of Kingdom Rush series. If you liked the previous titles, you’ll like this as well.

Now, this was spicy. Finally we’re controlling the evil forces and see the other side of the coin. I think this was the most fun I’ve had with this series.

Good old Crysis. For me this wasn’t really remastered because I cannot use ray tracing which is the main point of this remaster. However, it is Crysis and it is good. This is the most open world game in the series.
Stealth is kind of optional but it’s good to have.

This is the game where the series went for more Call of Duty-esque feeling with smaller maps without losing from its epicness. It was more tactical than the first game and stealth was necessary. The controls of the nano suit was better.

This was more like Deus Ex than Crysis but it was still Crysis. Using tactics is necessary (for your sake) and stealth is enforced. It was more open world than Crysis 2 I guess.

This is probably the worst Tales game ever. I really want to finish it, this was my third try, but maybe some other time.
IT IS SO BORING.
The graphics is fine, the soundtrack is fine, character design is fine. The game design is horrid, and the gameplay is so boring. So SO BORING.
Berseria was fire, this is just cinders.

These games were suppose to be intentionally cheesy. They actually tried to write a real story here and failed miserably. Sucks the whole purpose of these games.

I’m now very close to the end. The plot thickens any chapter. If you watched the anime, you will want to play these voice-acted. The console version was like that and 07th-Mod provides you this. It’s much better than the MangaGamer version. Grab your snacks and get ready to be excited. (It’s kinda hard writing a review for Higurashi without spoilers)

Very fun sandbox physics game and it can get really creative. You can download other people’s machines and that part is also fun. I was kinda frustrated at some level and downloaded some guy’s machine. That machine did everything automatically and analyzing it gave me quite the insight. If you like building things freely, you can make really stupid machines and still get the job done. :)

There are some improvements over the first game. If you liked the first, you’ll like this as well.

I really feel like these are might be the worst in Sakura titles. This chapter wasn’t even a filler, the “story” doesn’t go anywhere. It’s not even sarcastically fun.

This chapter was kinda okay, it had some fun moments. But still…

This is where the Stronghold games started to go downhill. It has really great castle sim ideas but those butchered down the RTS part of the game. It’s too clunky, sometimes it can be brutal on tutorial-like missions. If you can hardly beat a tutorial mission, there is obviously something wrong. I bailed the story missions at half and played a couple skirmish matches. It was more frustrating than being fun. It’s also too buggy despite being a remaster.

I almost didn’t see any differences from L4D2 (I played it like 12 years ago). Everything is the same, the levels, characters etc. I guess the only difference is the gameplay. Since I’ve seen enough from the second game, I only played this for 2 hours and no need to play more. I’m also not fond of these kind of games.

It might not look like that but this game is heavy on bullet hell. I’m not good with bullet hells, though I like some of them (still I suck) and I’m able to play some. Luckily Nier: Automata was one of them. It’s generally hack’n’slash and it’s really an exceptional game. It’s never boring (almost). I say almost because for me getting into the game was the hard part. Not that I don’t like it or anything but I felt like something was missing, could be personal.

Like Ys Origin, music was brilliant here too. Very emotional.

After finishing the game and got the true ending, I was decided to go for all the side quests. However I found that kinda confusing and dropped doing it after a few try. I guess I’ll do them if I start over some time later, maybe 10 years later as a nostalgia. Anyway, brilliant sci-fi, nice boss battles, unfolding story and very rememberable characters.

Some say this is the best tower-defense game on Steam. I wouldn’t say the best but it was really good. Even though it’s originally a mobile game and this is a PC-port, it was generally fine with mouse-only. If you like TD, this is a must play I guess.

Weird enough, this was not so different from the older Momodora games. A nice metroidvania with unforgiving enemies, tough boss battles and cute pixel art. I tried a pacifist playthrough but couldn’t got it thanks to a suicidal enemy, I even re-rolled a save file a couple of times but he was always suicidal so I stopped that.

I was going for a nostalgic run and played over 10 hours but I guess some parts of the game didn’t age well, generally fine though, really good for its age. However I started getting under-leveled and I had no patience for grinding. Counting this as “played enough”.

V2 was my favourite Sniper Elite title and it still is. Too bad no one plays multiplayer, TTH (Team Tag Harvest) is one of the most fun multiplayer modes I’ve ever played.
And there is an achievement for shooting Hitler in the balls (didn’t manage).

No exploration, very little story and only hack’n’slash. But it’s fun, only for 107 MB. Though I found the second boss kinda bullshit but you get used to it I guess. The game will test your finger muscles that’s for sure. If you’re craving for some short hack’n’slash, this might be a right choice.

One of Arkane’s older games and even though it’s a Might & Magic title, haven’t played it before. It shows its age, but it was fun and felt more interactive than Skyrim to be fair. Only down part, it was quite short. Kicking enemies off the cliffs was really enjoyable. :)

Now this is an interesting mystery walking simulator. I like the minds of Red Thread Games, they are partially the team that made the first Longest Journey game. If you played that trilogy, this will be a fresh window to look at. It might look short but believe me it’s the right amount because it gets sadder every moment. The music was so fitting and it has one of the best landscapes, so you might wanna enjoy just the view.

Interesting little platformer with an intriguing story and apparently you can also play it as a visual novel by skipping puzzle parts so it might appeal both kind of people (Though still I would expect an achievement for solving all the puzzles). It’s a bittersweet story though.

I guess this was the most cozy game I’ve ever played (Not recommended if you freshly moved to a new place, hehe). It has some nostalgic items so get ready to be emotional.

One of the cutest and an interesting puzzle games. Really liked rotating map parts as my need and that’s the puzzle part of the game, well mainly. Everything is hand-drawn and the art style is top-notch cute. Nice title if you’re looking for something original.

Nice metroidvania if you’re craving for some Castlevania-like game. I prefer this dev’s pixel art works but this one was still pleasing to look at. I was kinda rusty to get into the game’s pace but once that’s done it was quite fun.

I like Borderlands titles and they’re fun to play. However the main story plot went down hill since the late DLC of Borderlands 2. From technical points, the game is awesome and even better than previous titles, but the main plot is pretty much meh. Though side quests were still mostly fun as always. Personally I hated the appeal to the Twitch / Tiktok generation. I already don’t like them in real life, why would I want to see them in a game I would like to enjoy? If they wanted me to hate the villains more, well they reached their goals though, in a boring way. It seems they made an unrepairable damage to the main plot and I completely lost my interest for the next Borderlands game, unless it’s some kind of a prequel. Gunplay, visuals, soundtracks, basically everything else was awesome but because of the main story, it felt kinda hollow. If you like Borderlands, go for it. If you are a Borderlands fan, it will leave a bad taste in your mouth.

One of those games that I don’t count them as a game. I would say this one is more like an interactive documentary. 45 days of misery, accurate description of hell on earth. It was already hard for me to play to the end and I don’t think I would want to play it again. It felt too real. :(

I think this one was kinda easier than the previous The Room games but the quality was still top.

This isn’t really a definitive edition, it’s actually a remake. Haven’t played the classic mode yet but so far it’s good. Unlike Mafia III this one is the real Mafia game. I never liked GTA games and I think Mafia or Sleeping Dogs reflect the realities of crime world better. I know the original story is also short but I wish this was kinda longer.

Pretty short but it’s a fun experience. Character design, cute pixel art, nice 8-bit music, everything about this game is nice. And most importantly, the idea of this game is original.

No idea what’s so definitive about this comparing to the original game, aside from the added glitches here and there. Also first time tried to play DLC missions and I’m deeply disappointed, why would someone want to play arcade style with a game like this? Jimmy missions especially suck. They could’ve make them a nice short story.

The worst Sakura story by far. It seems like they’re out of ideas, it isn’t even parodically fun. Also it feels like the character artist has changed since the expressions are pretty bad, not Sakura-esque at all.

Well, at least this one seems better than the first one but still it feels off. Also this was like “evil” version of LoveKami than a usual Sakura title.

4th installment of Trine series and after the 3D fail of the third game, we’re backed to 2,5D. It’s more optimized for the controller use and the game lost from its freedom more and more. Now every character’s skills are fixed on something. It was a fine game but if you’re expecting something like first or second game, you’ll be disappointed. Visuals were exquisite as always though.

Finally finished the campaign however this game deserves hundreds of hours easily since campaign is not the main attraction here, it’s more like a tutorial with some freedom. Took me long enough to finally understand and get used to the mechanics, I guess that’s somewhat expected. The game is harsh as it’s fun and rewarding. Don’t get fooled by the slow paced gameplay, you’ll die brutally, a lot. Every clan has a unique play style and that alone can keep you in the game for a long time, however many clans are DLC. Though basic clans are more than enough for a long time I would say. With its cute art and nice soundtracks, this is a game all RTS fans should try. (Dark Souls of RTS genre lol)

It didn’t feel as epic as Halo 2 but still it was a satisfactory and kinda open ending. Dual wield needler gun was fun.

Side story for Halo 3 but there was no Spartan, no Master Chief, just regular soldiers. It was kinda fun but not as the other Halo titles.

Side story for Halo 3 but there was no Spartan, no Master Chief, just regular soldiers. It was kinda fun but not as the other Halo titles.

As a visual novel it was somewhat interesting and entertaining. However third-person gunplay parts were really bad and have no meaning, they just sucked so bad. At least main conversations were voice acted so I guess that’s where all the dev budget went and the game ended up being $50. Got this for 90% discount and suggest the same if you are interested.

This could be the best story (even though kinda cliche) and best CGs in the all Sakura titles (haven’t played Succubus ones yet). For the first time I felt it wasn’t cheesy. Congrats to devs.

Considering these as a trilogy, this one was a filler.

For the ending, there wasn’t really a conclusion but the fact that there is a bad ending really surprised me. There were a lot of usual parts, but it was a good run I guess. :)

There is always a room for dessert I guess. :P

I guess I stopped playing this because I was stuck in a level which was too chaotic. However thinking outside of the box helped a lot. This may looks like Sniper Elite and feels like Sniper Elite (well, they are “almost” same), but you cannot camp here and you should always be mobile because all of the zombies know where you are and you are their only objective. Though I forgot how fun was it.

Don’t get me wrong, the game is hard and there were really hard parts but you won’t notice when you are in the mood. It’s kinda weird to play a zombie-shooter in a third-person view but the game is designed for that so don’t worry. I feel like it could’ve been better if this was an FPS but it would also be much more tense, since you can check your surroundings in third-person easily but not in first-person. The game looks it primarily designed for 4 person co-op but it’s totally doable for single-player as well.

If horde-shooters are your thing I definitely recommend this, it was one of the best even though it is in third-person.

I also left this on the final boss apparently so it didn’t take me long. These are very good Lara Croft games but the controls are abomination, that’s not how you make isometric games. Very mediocre puzzles but it was still fun.

Somehow they made the controls even worse here and I found the navigation “map” is pretty much useless. Why put a place to discover and go to the required levels from there? Other than these it was kinda easier than the first game while it was bloated with useless stuff.

Very fun Zuma game and more casual than the first one. It’s nice to hear “cling, cling, cling, ZIIINNNNNGGGG” every time.

Also, ribbit!

One of the most “believable” Sakura stories.

Aaaaand we’re back to usual stuff. :)

I haven’t played Halo games other than this collection so I don’t know if there are worse ones but to me this was the worst. Especially the person who designed Library map deserves a special place in Hell. Because of TLE, I already have bad experience with dejavus and that map felt like they glued the same map over and over and I didn’t even feel I was progressing. It was way too long too. And the same bullet-sponge enemy hordes at your every step as well. It was way worse than Dragon Age II regarding map issues, I guess they had to be fast and made this game in a short time.

It was more frustrating than it was fun.

Now this was an epic game, maybe even more than Halo: Reach. It was also nice to play from the enemy perspective and I loved those levels. Gunplay was top-notch. They also switched from “medpacks to HP regeneration”, just like between Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2. I love medpacks but I guess sometimes this is necessary to make the game more streamlined. Anyway, I can easily say this was one of the best shooters I’ve ever played.

Kojima sure knows how to make a progressive game. They even made walking tremendously tedious.

It’s a very bizarre game but I know the same bizarreness from MGS:V so I adapted rather quickly. The “multi-player” aspect was also a nice touch, where you can see some other players’ structures and they could be very useful for you. You can even use the roads they built or the otherway for them as well. Boss fights were not hard and they even made them kinda casual to appeal more people I guess. Even though they were not hard, they were still tedious. The game is almost always tedious.

However I enjoyed the game very much and even played a little more after I finished the story (built some roads for other people). Cutscenes were probably long enough to make a film so when you start playing it will take some time. I like the fact that they explain the bizarre stuff one by one when you advance in the story, so they make sense as in whole and make the whole thing captivating.

It was one of those games where I say “totally worth it”.

Second part of the answers arc of Higurashi. Glad I forgot about details from anime so I can still enjoy it. Every chapter is astounding and this was even more. One of the best VN series you can ever find and even better with 07th-mod (the console version).

Ribbit!

I’m out of DOOM for now. DOOM is always fun.

I already played it earlier this year but since they updated it to the remaster and added achievements (also a new expansion), it was a good idea to replay. Hopefully Quake III will see the same treatment.

Microsoft blocked my first “temporary” account and I couldn’t even finished the first game before their block, however it goes fine with the second one. All I want is to play all the campaigns once. After that I don’t care what they do about this account.

Anyway, I played a Halo game for the first time and it was great. Since Microsoft updated the EAC for Linux, it works perfect now.

Started this one years ago and finally finished. It’s a fun JRPG but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone if you’re not already a fan of 100% Orange Juice. Last parts are grindy and I guess that was the reason why I didn’t finish it back then. Well, one less game for the backlog.

Aaand back to the basics of a Sakura game, ridiculous story as always. At least they’re fun that way.

I tried to get into this game for the n^th time and still can’t. Thankfully I didn’t get any other BlazBlue game. It looks so nice but somehow never clicked with me. Another one added to the permanently deleted games list.

A true love letter to the originals. Really enjoyed this one. I wish there were someone on multiplayer too.

Although there was a minimap in this game, I played it like a champ and haven’t bothered with it. It might be necessary for collectables though. I wanted it to last more but that’s why there is SnapMap I guess, where people create custom maps. However cannot use them because I refuse to create an account for it. I finished the game on Ultra-Violence. Tried Ultra-Nightmare afterwards, barely finished the first level. Demons got me in the second level. Since it’s perma-death, I stopped there. However I plan to play it on Nightmare some time later. I would’ve played it on Nightmare on my first playthrough if it wasn’t locked. That’s how I like my boomer-shooters. Brutal. :)

Peace was never an option!

This little meme-ified game was very fun to play. You play as a chaotic evil goose and terrorize the neighbourhood. It’s technically a puzzle a game but looking at the achievements, there are a lot of extra funevil things to do. Haven’t done them yet but I ‘d like to play it again someday for all the extras.

HONK!