Rating of
4/5
Elden Ring
From Software is a the developer equivalent of a masochist's dream. Because whom among us doesn't like being punished from time to time? Elden Ring is their most approachable game but still made me rage and cuss and ragecuss like I haven't in a long while... and that was all while completely avoided the PvP aspect and just playing the story mode. From Software is NOT known for great storytelling and while Elden Ring certainly has a story - I spent most of the game running around various areas and killing whatever - in caves, in tombs, in swamps - and had to wiki the damn side quests, most of which are far too easy to skip along the way, especially as the game doesn't often point you in any direction whatsoever.
Looks and Stuff: Not …
Rating of
4/5
Baba Is You
Baba Is You doesn’t have a traditional narrative story, there’s no unfolding plot, cutscenes, or dialogue. Instead, the story is largely abstract and told through the game’s progression, environments, and evolving rulesets. This isn’t surprising given the nature of the game, focusing squarely on the puzzles. Progression happens naturally through solving levels and unlocking new areas, revealing increasingly complex word blocks and combinations, making it more difficult to solve levels.
Presentation
Visually, Baba Is You is simple, and I like it. The minimalist pixel art gives it a retro feel, and the muted color palette keeps the screen from becoming visually overwhelming even in complex levels. The music is calm and …
Rating of
4/5
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The Perfect Pokemon Game: Aipom’s Paw Edition
The ‘Pokemon’ franchise has been going strong since the original games, “Pokemon Red/Green” debuted in Japan as Super Gamboy Enhanced titles way back in 1996. Unfortunately for the developer, Game Freak, they’ve also been in the same repetitive rut since 1996. The drill with ‘Pokemon’ games has always been that there are two complementary versions released simultaneously, which are largely identical, but feature a handful of different obtainable pokemon, thus encouraging trading between players with opposite versions. Likewise, the structure and plot-lines have been completely rote and formulaic, in which a kid or young tween decides to travel across their country, battling their slowly-acquired team of pokemon against 8 Gym …
Rating of
3.5/5
Demon's Souls Remastered
Difficult, Frustrating, and also Rewarding
Demon's Souls is a remake of a game with the same name on PS3. It's a beautiful, difficult, and rewarding game that lacks when it comes to controls and explaining things.
I had never played a game in the "Souls" series before starting this so when I began I only knew a couple things. First, the series is pretty popular and second, that it's viewed as extremely difficult. By the time I finished I understood both of these things very well.
The story of this game isn't that intriguing. In a land called Boltearia an evil presence is taking over. A fog is enveloping the area and there are evil creatures and demons strung about. Once you're in there is no escape and it appears there's a evil being making people like you kill …
