The good

Let's start with the obvious. The game is stunning visually. The art and graphics are really awesome. I loved the combat phase, it felt really dynamic and satisfying once you master it. The story was somewhat interesting despite being a bit confusing at times. And the sound is insane! The game really shows a lot of great quality but...

The bad

The fighting gets boring after a while due to it being quite repetitive (but it's still the most fun nonetheless). The gameplay itself outside of fighting is about solving a few visual puzzles. And it gets boring as well after a while as there's barely anything entertaining in it. If the game wasn't as beautiful as it is I probably would have dropped it. And, personal feeling here but, I feel like the mental illness thingie was oversold by people. I mean the experience itself is interesting but overall I didn't learn much. We also never really saw the other "side", we're simply trapped in Hellblade's world 24/7. No background story (or barely). The psychosis was simply a tool to put the player under stress with those voices and to create Hellbalde's world (Helheim). I also remember being annoyed at the lack of guidance. Most of the time it's fairly easy to figure out the road but sometimes it's really painful and unless you play it in a short span of time, it's easy to get lost.

Conclusion

Overall it looks like a great game since it has a lot of good points on paper however in reality the game doesn't exactly translate into that sadly. At least for me. It's a nice experience, can't say I forced myself much to play it but overall I was a bit disappointed as I expected more.

The good

The most fun I had this summer so far. The map is gigantic and open. There are simply too many cars to even try them all without wasting an unimaginable amount of time. Lots of customisations for those interested in tinkering their cars to get the most out of them as well. There are enough activities, challenges and type of races to keep you entertained for a while. There are classic races, dirt racing, offroad and show case (some crazy races against various unusual opponents). Some of the activities involve stunt, drift, taxi driving, fastest rentals (basically a good way to drive some supercars) and you can explore the whole map to find some speed traps or zones, drift zones and danger signs (where you have to jump as far as possible on some ramp). Plus some signs to find and smash and roads to discover. Also it features all seasons on rotation and it changes the way to play obviously (snow in winter, rain in autumn, sunny in summer, etc...) making it a refreshing experience.

The bad

Honestly there's nothing much that comes to mind, except the fact that the seasons are timed and locked behind it. It's a bit annoying because sometimes you feel like playing with snow but can't because it just ended and now you have to wait 3 weeks again.

Conclusion

My favourite game this summer for sure, an easy recommendation and it totally made my sub to Xbox Game Pass PC worth it.

A quick word about Gacamelee! the first game first. It easily earned a 5/5 fun ratings for me. It's a great game, lots of fun, a polished gameplay, a progressive difficulty and a fine balance between exploration and fighting. An easy recommendation. Also, it's best to play it first since there's some sort of story and it continues in the 2. Also the best of the two is definitively the first game, by far (yep I've said it right at the start xD).

The good

The game is basically more of the same so if you enjoyed the first, you get more here to enjoy. The chicken sees a lot of improvement and is a lot more useful that it used to be. That's probably the best (and only?) improvement of this game. The rest is basically what Gacamelee! 1 was. With a few more downsides though.

The bad

The first annoying thing was the story. While I enjoyed the overall idea, too often did they force some dialogues out that I didn't care about. They tried too hard to be funny also. There's a nice easter egg though but as said, I felt the 1 did a better job with delivering its story to us in a simple but funny manner without forcing it too much like this one does.
The fighting was less challenging while the plateforming was a lot more challenging and less fun in some part. That is most likely due to the upgrades that gives you tons of power so outside of a few technical fights, fighting soon isn't really a particularly interesting part anymore sadly. And for the plateforming part, instead of adding new ideas they just made the whole thing harder. At least it felt like that for a good part of the game toward the end.
Also, it's worth noting that they weren't that inspired with this new game as you start stripped of all your powers and have to gain them back once more. All the same by the way as the first game. Only the chicken sees an improvement. And there's only very little addition to the gameplay here as I've stated already above.

Conclusion

Let's be honest, the 2nd game suffers hard from the comparison with the first one. To me, the first was an awesomely well done and crafted game. Finely polished in every details. For this second game, they tried, I think? Well, some parts were good (especially the chicken part) but then some felt unnecessary and some felt lazy. I'm particularly harsh here though. It's still a good game and I still had lots of fun. I just expected more new things and not a chicken DLC basically.
But it is still worth it as part of the Xbox Game Pass. Not sure I'd buy it though.

The good

The strong point of this game is definitively its atmosphere along with its pretty great and intriguing story. It takes a bit of time to get into it but it was very well worth it. It is more a walking sim than a regular game but it was well done, and thanks to its interesting and intriguing story, exploring was far from being a chore. If you're as curious as me at least. And the game looks quite beautiful, especially the underwater areas.

The bad

The horror was okayish, but only a few parts were really intense. Other than the few times I was in panic and under pressure, it's usually a bit more of a boring encounter. I would have enjoyed the game more without the horror also to be honest.

Conclusion

A great game that was very much worth playing. Easy recommendation if you have even just a slight interest in the game. Plus it's a great looking game!

The good

The game is a Dynasty Warriors style game, with lots of One Piece characters. The story seems to be following the manga though I haven't paid much attention to it, and I haven't checked the manga in a while but it seems true. Though I'll be honest, it wasn't as good as any other Dynasty Warriors like game I played (Hyrule Warriors or Fire Emblem Warriors).

The bad

The game is a true pain in the ass to setup. I had to install a third party program to use my Xbox One controller properly... And it crashed so frequently I lost all hope to finish it. I mean it's "okay" if it fails to load as I only wasted a few minutes but when I play the whole level (which may take up to an hour of game time) and the last video doesn't load and the game freeze or crash... Meaning I lost all my progress of this stage, then no thank you. If it happens one time I say okay this might be bad luck. But when it happens regularly and randomly, I soon reach my limit. I went up to chapter 4 last episode but it crashed twice so I decided I've seen enough. (basically I did 18 episodes out of 22 total) Also, most of the characters aren't really fun to play. And the game doesn't feel that great either. Outside of a few characters where you feel the impact of your hits.

Conclusion

This one was definitively not worth my time. The experience was kinda boring overall but I am not really a fan of One Piece. I do enjoy Dynasty Warriors like game, or so I thought until I played this one. As said, it wasn't really an engaging experience for me, coupled with its technical problem (configuring gamepad requiring a third party program, random crash in game) this means I can't recommend it. But you're free to try, if you love One Piece, maybe you could bear with all the bad things?

If you haven't played/read the first game, I urge you to give it a try. It's a really fun experience if you enjoy mystery (and despair). Also, this second game rely heavily on the first one so I wouldn't recommend reading anything about it before playing the first game. You've been warned.

The good

The character design and the art are just perfect! The writing and story overall is insane(ly good!). It was a very enjoyable and dark experience at the same time. The full cast was really great as well. At first, I missed the original cast from the first game but once I got acquainted with the new cast, I had forgotten the old one. The new setting (Jabberwock Island) is really awesome also, as well as that new mascot Monomi. And the story is really huge. It took me a lot of time to finish it but not once did I feel bored! And I still have the extra mode I just unlocked after beating the game to do!

The bad

Trials are still a bit tedious. Thankfully after I switched to the gentle difficulty it was a lot more okay. I still had to glance a few times at the answers because I didn't always get what I was supposed to do.

Conclusion

Danganronpa 2 is obviously the best of the two and it got me hyped again for Danganronpa 3. The game is massive but never got boring, it's well written with a cast full of intriguing and interesting characters. Definitively a must play if you enjoy the Visual Novel genre.

The good

The cast of Neptunia in an action (offline) MMO game sounds good to me. And with colourful graphics I was really tempted. But it was a very poor simulation of MMO sadly with lots of boring part.

The bad

Class are characters bound. You can't choose who your tank is or who your healer is. Neptunia is the tank and Blanc your priest, it's not exactly a bad point but a little freedom would have been welcomed. Especially considering there's only 8 or 10 skills total and half of them are useless on some character.... The story is also uninteresting. The combat feels weak and is pretty poor. Farming (like a real MMO) is to be expected but when you make the combat so bad it turns to be a really boring chore.

Conclusion

Overall, it was very far from my expectation. I've read a lot of positive reviews but I just couldn't enjoy the game that much. It was tedious and boring at times. Okayish at other times. But never was I really having a blast playing it. I wouldn't recommend the game, even to fans of the franchise. It's best to try it before buying it.

The good

To be honest, it's a great game on paper. It has huge maps, lots of way to go on with your missions with a fair variety in how to kill your targets and it's all around a really solid Hitman game. But it has many poor aspects as well that directly impacted my enjoyment.

The bad

The maps may be huge but there is only 8 maps in total. And not all of them are equally interesting. The first two real maps (Paris and Italy) were pretty interesting. And the map in Japan was also great. Other than that I didn't really have as much fun on any of the others. Which brings an other bad point, the game is based on replayability. And while 8 hours isn't too bad I guess to beat a game, I can't say I had 8 hours of fun since I only enjoyed half of the maps.
Obviously, if you have fun in them then you could spend a lot of time completing all challenge and whatnot increasing your game time. So yeah I could spend more time on the maps I liked but since I can't be bothered to complete challenges in half of the maps anyway, I didn't see a point. Then there's also the always online to save your progress that is pure shit. If for some reason you don't have internet, you can't save your progress for unlocks. Nice...

Conclusion

All in all, it's a solid Hitman game, if you already like the franchise it might be well worth it. However, I wouldn't recommend it due to its possible lack of content (unless you have fun in most of the stages) and I hate online DRM, it's just a pain. But since i got it with my humble monthly, it was sort of worth it still.

This game is a gift from Bangle for the Stealthy Santa event hosted by Ninglor. Thanks again! (yep I almost forgot about it xD)

The good

The game offers awesome graphics and has voice acting which was nice. The overall atmosphere was also pretty good.

The bad

The worst idea of the game probably was having a time limit for exploration through freezing. I mean, who thought that adding freezing to death was a good idea in a game where you're supposed to explore? Fortunately only half of the game or so is affected by it. The story ain't nothing much to write about either. But it will keep you busy for about two hours.

Conclusion

If you like walking sim, it might be worth giving it a shot. It was a decent experience for me and since I was curious about trying more games of that genre, I was happy with it, just not as impressed as I expected.

The good

My first Valkyria games was the number one on PC. And I had a blast with it. So when I heard I could play some more on the Switch now, I went in blindly and I wasn't disappointed! It's as good as the first game I played. The art style is still great as well and the story was okayish. As usual with Japanese games, they usually like to go over the top sometimes with the drama. And it was a pretty simple good vs bad type of story but I still enjoyed following it. The squad members extra missions were a nice addition also (once you picked enough time some characters you will have access to an extra short story to add background to said characters). But overall, what makes Valkyria Chronicles great is definitively its gameplay for me. I just love these grand tactical battles!

The bad

The grind is what kills my fun lately and it is what made me stop playing here as well. Finishing the story is fine. Completing the game is a different story, as you'll have to level your units to the max, meaning you will need to farm for money, xp, etc... I tried to do some, and it was fun but once you have to play over and over some missions just to grind it's starting to be a pain. Sadly.

Conclusion

It was a good experience, very much worth my time. Simply beating the game should take you around 40 hours already. And if you liked Valkyria Chronicles, then you should give VC4 a try. It is a pretty great game!

The good

It's Splatoon2! Well, honestly the game is just a joy to play. The multiplayer is simple yet addictive (I avoided playing in ranked, I kept it casual). It's colourful. The DLC is a great addition of solo content for people wanting a new challenge (which was totally for me). Salmon Run is awesome! Playing in coop with three other people to defeat enemies proved to be fun as hell (and infuriating also at times). The Splatfest was always a time for festivities to take place in game. The game lacks online com for cooperation but you'd be surprised how easy it is still to understand some basic stuff to coordinate your actions! (won't work with everyone and everytime but it is still fun to try). Also, don't forget to booyah back!

The bad

Nintendo makes you now pay to play online. It's cheap but Splatoon2 was the last game I played online so it's a hard pill to swallow (I already dropped Mario Kart online). Having limited period to play Salmon Run mode was a pain in the ass. I mean seriously, why couldn't they make it a permanent mode? Also, the grind is real with this game. Meaning it's easy to sink in a lot of hours...

Conclusion

It's an awesome game. If you're okay with third person shooter and have a Switch, Splatoon2 is a game to try at least once! You might get addicted! But it's time to move on for me. I have other games to beat!