Rate the last game you finished!

[Rango the Mercenary]

Ori and the Blind Forest - 7.5/10

The Good:

-Story with emotion
-Beautiful visuals
-Great soundtrack
-Smooth, fluid controls.

The Bad:

-Difficulty is inconsistent between standard platformer and hard platformer
-Escape segments have no checkpoints
-Very little diversity in enemy types and obstacles

I feel the smooth, fluid control and basic platform traps showed the game tried to play off of Super Meat Boy in a number of ways. As a Metroidvania title, however, there is tons of exploration and a nice, lush world to explore.

 

[jamesster445]

FE- Path of Radiance
5/5

+Great Strategy Game
+We Like Ike
- Presentation has not aged well

 

[Sari]

So I replayed TellTale's The Walking Dead: Season 2 recently to get ready for Season 3. After going through it again and even making a few different choices to spice things up, my opinion still holds.

6/10

Pros:
+ Nice to continue Clementine's stories
+ A few cool moments
+ Hopefully the multiple endings lead to some major differences in S3 (EDIT: Looks like I was wrong lol)
+ "I'd eat the **** out of that raccoon"

Cons:
- Boring survivors
- Plot that went nowhere
- Choices mean nothing (save someone and they'll do nothing in the background and get killed later)
- Episode 4 alone is easily one of worst things created by TellTale
- Arvo
- The stupidity of the lake scene in episode 5 and the event that happens later that night

The way characters were killed off for no reason and with little character development actually made me really mad at this game (*COUGH* Sarita and Sarah *COUGH*). I know Season 1 wasn't perfect but S2 took all of S1's issues and multiplied them by 5. Hopefully S3 is not as mediocre.

 

[LuffyLink]

Pokémon Sun (and Moon) : 9/10

This has become one my favourite Pokémon games alongside Platinum and Omega Ruby !

Game Freak went ham with this Gen ! Alola is such a great region to explore. Each island has a unique theme and a variety of Pokémon to catch. Speaking of Pokémon, there isn't alot of new one in this Gen, however, almost all of them are very original and possess unique abilities ! There's also the alolan variants of Pokémon from previous generations who have a different typing and moves that their regular form don't have. I wish there were more Alolan form to compensate the lack of new Pokémon, but the ones we got so far are pretty nice (except Alolan Persian). The 7th Gen's starters are all really cool, I ended up taking Rowlet because it's my favourite of the three but the other two are good too.

It's kind of a shame that they changed fishing in Sun and Moon imo, now you can only fish in certain spots and I find this really annoying.

I don't wanna spoil anything about this game's story so I'm just going to say that this is easily the best story in the series and each character you meet is very memorable. Also, the Team Skull is the coolest team in the Franchise.

The removal of HMs is such a good change ! Now you needn't a Pokémon with surf or fly anymore thanks to the new Poke-Ride feature which allows you to call a Pokémon to go through obstacles and surf on the alolan sea.

Another major change is the fact that the gyms are replaced by trials. In these trials, you'll have to complete a certain task to fight the Totem Pokémon, a bigger and tougher Pokémon that will call other wild Pokémon throughout the fight. The trials are very interesting as each trial is different and unique and the Totem Pokémon are really challenging, some of them were surprisingly difficult to beat. After completing the trial, you have to defeat the Island's Kahuna, who's basically the gym leader.

Difficulty-wise, Sun and Moon are pretty nice. They aren't as hard as Diamond and Pearl, but they're much harder than Black and White, and X and Y in my opinion.

I think it's safe to say that the OST is INCREDIBLE !

The Festival Plaza is another new feature very similar to the Join Avenue from Black and White 2 (I don't remember if this was in B/W1) except that it is also the place where you can go online. I like the Festival Plaza but It's sad that they removed the PSS since it was easier to look for a friend to trade or fight.

To conclude, Pokémon Sun and Moon are great installments which change alot from the previous games. The soundtrack is stunning and the story is amazing ! The 7th Generation is a very solid Gen, with unique new Pokémon and a gorgeous region to explore ! Although it's got flaws such as the removal of the PSS and the new Fishing mechanic or the lack of new Pokémon, this game is outstanding and holds a special place in my heart !

 

[Mr. Gency]

You can't really "finish" multiplayer games, so I guess that's Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition.

Despite being clearly half-finished and having some rather frustrating parts (If the savoir is coming, why don't you get us acquainted instead of running away?), the gameplay itself is just too much fun. 8.5/10

 

[Xavix]

I beat a few things so:
Shovel Knight Co-op (Amiibo): 7/10
My rating has not changed between single and coop but that's mostly due to the balance of pros and cons with a friend. The pro is that it's just fun to play with other people and enjoy the experience together, but nothing about the game has changed as in it's not designed for coop. There are certain in-game points that are so impossible in coop that it became frustrating at certain points. Still a relatively enjoyable game nonetheless.
Cod Infinite Warfare: 5/10
If we are just talking about the zombies I would give it a 9/10. I absolutely love the zombies modes in these games and they are the deciding factor for buying these for me now, but I have to judge it as a package. The multiplayer has worse maps than black ops 3 somehow and it took everything I didn't like about Advanced Warfare with everything I didn't like about Black Ops 3 and some of the things I didn't like from ghosts. It's so forgettable and not worth it. As for the campaign, it's leagues better than Black Ops 3 but just average. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't really recommend it.
Modern Warfare Remastered: 8.5/10
Do you like Modern Warfare? Yes? Great, it's just that with a fresh coat of paint and new modes. I see myself playing this for awhile but that's because I played MW for awhile. Nothing I could say is original but it is definitely very fun and a nice return for a classic.

 

[Kneutronic]

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time: 8.5/10

Welp, I finally got the 4th Sly Cooper game on Christmas. I just finished it today (albeit not 100%; still have some treasures and masks to find), and I have a couple thoughts about it.

Positives
+Awesome graphics. The characters in this game are a lot more fluid with their animations during cutscenes and in game.

+On top of the older characters still being fun to play as always, the addition of new playable characters were very welcome, as well.

+The bosses were a lot of fun to take on, while at the same time rather challenging. It took me a few times to get used to how each one fought.

+The flashlight guards now speak outside of cutscenes, which helps flesh out their personalities a bit.

+Costumes make a return, and each one has their own abilities, as well! They make gameplay more fun overall, and they grant access to various treasures through each world.

Negatives
-A common complaint about the game, its loading times were tedious. In the end, I just wanted to get into playing the game and I grew a little annoyed with the loading times.

-There were a few glitches I found that were fairly non consequential, but one particular one I found gave me access to a treasure that I wasn't supposed to get until I got a costume from a future episode, which kinda left a bad taste in my mouth.

-The final boss battle could have been executed a little better. Not only was it using quicktime events, it was overall rather easy and I wished there was more to it.

 

[jamesster445]

The Wonderful 101

4/5
+ Wonderful writing. Presentation and Pacing
+ Fantastic combat engine
+ Great Boss fights.
- Certain moments of the game where you have to use the Gamepad in conjunction with the TV.
- Camera issues from time to time.
+\- I know a lot of people complain that its hard to figure it out, it's hard to pick up and play. But I somehow managed to figure this game out faster than I picked up Bayonetta. YMMV.

 

[Megadoomer]

The Legend of Korra: 8/10

I beat the main story some time last year, but having watched the entire show for the first time recently, I thought I would go back and get all of the achievements for this game. While it's clear that it was made on a tight budget (there are a lot of re-used enemies), it's an extremely good licensed game, though that's to be expected given that Platinum (the people behind Bayonetta 2, Okami, and Devil May Cry) developed it.

Now that I've played through the Devil May Cry games, Korra's bending reminds me of the styles in DMC4. The four types of bending (water, earth, fire, and air) can be switched between on the fly, though in your first playthrough, you gradually unlock them as the story progresses. Thankfully, once you've got them, you keep them for all subsequent playthroughs, regardless of difficulty.

The game itself is fairly short (eight missions, one of which is a mini-game and another of which is the final boss), but seeing as this is a side-story (set between seasons two and three), it's probably for the best - that way, the game doesn't drag on for too long, or have a lot of filler to eat up time. It does well for encouraging multiple playthroughs, and you'll need to play through it at least twice in order to get all of the achievements.

One thing the game does very well is showing off the sheer power that Korra has. There's a section towards the end of the game where every single type of enemy is summoned to face you - Equalists, other benders, dark spirits, giant dark spirits, and giant robots. Normally, this would be pretty tough, but this is the point where you get access to the Avatar state. Suddenly, a challenging gauntlet becomes a walk in the park, as your basic attacks send even the giant robots flying, and your heavy attacks create a vortex of elemental destruction.

My only issue would be the tutorials - certain moves, like counter attacks, are fairly unintuitive, so when the game requires you to do three to five counter attacks (depending on the difficulty) to progress, I had to look up how to do them. A wider variety of enemies would be nice (even a few more designs for the dark spirits), but seeing as it was pretty early into the show, they didn't have much to work with. Also, the game doesn't have much in the way of characters - Mako and Bolin only appear in the start and end of the story mode (as well as the game's pro-bending mode), while Asami doesn't even make an appearance.

However, it's a great game, especially when you consider the price. ($15, and it usually gets discounted in Steam sales and whatnot) It may be a budget title, but the Platinum quality still shines through.

 

[Sari]

Lego Marvel's Avengers

6.8/10

Pros
+ Fun game in general with a lot of collectibles.
+ A lot of cool characters.
+ A few funny moments.
+ Nice to play levels from the Avengers movies.
+ Overall, enjoyable like most TT Lego games.

Cons
- No X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man (aside from a few Spider-Man variants in a free DLC), or Guardians of the Galaxy characters. I can understand the first three since the game is mainly about the MCU, but why isn't Star Lord, Rocket, or Groot in this game? Oddly enough there are a few GotG characters like Nebula in it though for some reason.
- The NPCs in this game are some of the most obnoxious I've ever heard in a game. You can't go two minutes in the Manhattan hub without hearing an old lady speak in a cringey voice or someone talking about Iron Man fanfiction.
- A lot of the jokes are really cringey ("#Hulkselfie," really? I get that its a kids game but come on...).
- Could have had a level from Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Voices are either muffled clips from the films, or mediocre voice acting that doesn't fit.
- A lot of cool content only available via paid DLC. I'd expect this from something like an FPS, not a Lego game.

In short, a good Lego game with bad presentation. Only get this game if you loved Lego Marvel Superheroes.

 

[Hat N' Clogs]

I've been giving more of an effort to game more, and the most recent game I finished is Undertale.

I would give this game a fantastic score of 9/10. The scale for me is 10-9 being masterful, 8-7 is good, 6-5 is average, 4-3 is bad, and 2-1 is an atrocity.

Pros:

• A major theme is how the choices you make and the morality you have in-game DO strongly effect the outcome. Different paths in Undertale are actually meaningful.
• Gameplay is really well-polished. Even for an RPG it's really well done. The battle system is unique in that it's not only organized in its turn-based system, but there are also bullet hell mechanics during the opponent's attacking turn.
• The major routes you can take are all diverse and very engaging.
• Cast of characters is very memorable.
• After doing a certain route, when you replay, the game will track your progress of certain routes you complete in the past unless you do a true reset...I won't say HOW the game tracks your progress and remembers it, because that's getting into *spoiler* territory, but I will tell you that it's epic how the game tracks progress of previous routes.
• The Pacifist, Neutral, and Genocide routes are all very different from each other and have very different feels. The first is uplifting, heartwarming, charming, and also has a lot of fun comedy. Genocide route, on the other hand, is dark and depressing. Neutral can vary between these two extremes based on what decisions you make throughout the game.
• The creator of the game, Toby Fox, was inspired by Earthbound. Since Earthbound is involved, more points for this game lol
• Replayability is very strong. You could play this game over and over again and there are still plenty of endings to see.

Cons:

• I found the difficulty curve to be wonky. In certain routes, one boss can be an extreme difficulty spike, while the next can be a difficulty dip. It makes sense when you look at the overall plot and the boss's involvement in the story and personality, but I wish the bosses would get overall harder over time instead of dipping up and down in certain routes. Even still, it's not a huge deal, this complaint. Just an ideal.

I would definitely recommend Undertale. It's a very fun game, and you won't be disappointed!

 

[DarkAuraful]

Fire Emblem Fates: Revelations. I didn't actually beat it. I was almost at the end but became unmotivated that I had to spoiler myself on Youtube. That's how bored I became with Revelations and you'll see what I mean on my thoughts below:

Positive:

• All the characters from two separate routes reuniting together
• Interesting support conversations and interactions between the Hoshidan and Nohrian characters.
• More chances for class change and children optimizations.
• More deeper explorations in terms of origin and character for Corrin and Azura.
• Nine-tailed fox and Wolfssenger on the same team? Sign me up!
• Japanese Nephenee having access to forged killer lances? Her journey to Crit Master Oboro!

Neutral:

• Music seems alright.
• Chapter design appears to be at least better than Birthright in terms of objectives.

Negative:

• Weird map design and difficulty curve. Lunatic mode suddenly becomes not so much hard in the final chapters?
• Bland storytelling.
• Characters were wasted potential. The way they portrayed Arete, Mikoto and Sumeragi in the story were weak.
• Character balance is HORRIBLE. It's either this or FE6 that has the worst character balance in the FE series. Seriously, what were they thinking with their availability and starting stats?

Overall, Revelations gets a 5 / 10 from me, it being a "mediocre" game.

 

[Minato]

Trails of Cold Steel II

9/10

Pros

• Fun battle system
• Great characters
• OST is amazing
• Story turns it up after the end of CS1

Cons

• Momentum slightly hurts, especially towards that end
• Not well optimized for the Vita

I still encourage people to try out this series, starting with Trails in the Sky FC if you can. One of the best JRPGs out there that gets overshadowed by FF, Persona, etc.

 

[Sari]

Dead Rising

While I technically have not finished it yet, I've played a ton of it and know the entire plot so I think I can still review it.

9/10

Pros:

• Very fun in general.
• Interesting story.
• Great characters and boss fights.
• Really love the feel that the timer gives (something DR4 doesn't have lol).
• Fun to kill zombies, dress yourself up, or just goof off.

Cons:

• Survivor A.I. is TERRIBLE and is the main reason why I don't really bother saving survivors. If you try to escort a survivor they'll usually just stand in place and get killed, or continuously run into a wall. People try to justify it by saying "the bad A.I. makes it more challenging," which is just stupid when I can't do anything about my partner mauling a wall.

Overall, a great game though personally I think I might like DR2: Off the Record a bit better. I've yet to play 3, and I most likely won't bother with 4.

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

Pokemon Moon

Pros:
+++ HMs are finally gone. And I absolutely love the replacement: Poke Rides.
+++ Trials. They were much more fun than beating eight gyms again.
++ Difficulty level has increased.
++ Team Skull. Finally a villanous team that is actually entertaining.
++ Story
++ Postgame
++ Alola forms
++ Pokemon Refresh
++ Poke Pelago
+ NPCs were much more interesting when compared to ones in X and Y.

Cons:
--- Fishing is tedious and annoying in this game. Almost every non-Magikarp Pokemon has 1% encounter rate (unless you fish in bubbling spots, which only slightly increases the encounter rate). Adding items was also unnecessary.
-- SOS-exclusive Pokemon. Just like most of the Pokemon found by fishing, getting them is really tedious.
- SOS battles make catching frustrating at times.
- Gengar losing Levitate.
- People are still able to ask for impossible trades in the GTS.

9.5/10. Best game in the series. Fishing and SOS-exclusive Pokemon were the only things preventing me from giving it full 10.

 

[Tino]

Final Fantasy XV
Rating: 8.5/10

Pros

• Beautiful graphics
• Great characters (Ignis is my favorite of the four)
• Great story and ending
• Side missions
• I really like the soundtrack

Cons

• Gaining EXP is too easy
• Some boss fights were pretty frustrating

Overall, it was another enjoyable Final Fantasy experience.

 

[Sari]

TellTale's Game of Thrones

7.8/10

Pros:

• Very interesting story with a lot of cool characters.
• Some really epic moments (like choosing to stand up in episode 3).
• The major choice at the end of episode 5 made episode 6 a bit different, and hopefully they capitalize on that choice for next season (unless they pull a "flashback" on us like they did with a recent TT game...).
• Some choices were very hard to make and actually made me pause the game to think about which one to choose.
• Episodes were pretty long.

Cons:

• As with every TellTale game, a lot of the choices don't really affect the overall plot. If you choose to spare/kill someone the game will keep going like you did either one of them. The best example of this is what happens at the end of episode 1.
• The subplot about Mira (girl in the castle place) was pretty boring until near the end of the game.
• The traitor subplot has a ton of plotholes and overall was just terribly written.
• Ending was not very satisfying.
• Some minor technical glitches.

Good game, probably my second favorite TT game I've played after Walking Dead Season 1. Can't wait for Season 2.

 

[Sari]

Shantae Half-Genie Hero

8.5/10

Pros:

• Beautiful visuals and animations. I wasn't a fan of the chibi look at first but now its grown on me.
• Great gameplay with funny characters.
• Soundtrack is amazing.
• Lots of abilities and powerups.
• A new mode that lets you play as Risky will be coming out.

Cons:

• Story is a bit bland. Whereas Pirate's Curse changed things up by putting Risky on your side, Half-Genie goes back to "Risky is doing something evil again." This isn't too bad, but the overall game feels like a bunch of random events happening while Risky is just thrown in at the end (no real progression).
• Levels are less metroid-ish like the previous games and more focused on reaching the end goal. You also can't return to previous sections of a level unless you have the warp dance on you.
• Pretty short. I know the previous games weren't incredibly long, but I think Pirate's Curse was longer (still haven't finished PC though it's taking me longer). 2 of the 6 levels (Haunted Mansion and Risky's place) have little to no collectibles so once you complete them their isn't really a reason to replay them.
• Abilities aren't used enough so most of them feel pretty pointless. For example, the bat sonar upgrade is used for one room and never used again.
• Very easy especially when compared to the previous games. Aside from the sliding sections/mermaid fight I never died.

I know the cons sound bad but the pros make up for them. Fun game though I think I might like Pirate's Curse better.

 

[Tino]

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
9.5/10

Pros:
+ Amazing story
+ Amazing cast of characters especially the three lords
+ Provided quite a challenge, which I approve
+ Great soundtrack
+ Battle system never disappoints

Cons:
- Not very fond of the permanent death feature whenever I lose a character in a battle
- Sometime I get a hard time trying to get new weapons for each character

Wish I've played this game a lot sooner cuz it really was that amazing and I really enjoyed it from beginning to the end. I would go and play through Hector's story but I gotta move on to the next game to finish.

 

[Sari]

Pokemon Sun

9.3/10

Pros:

• Fairly challenging.
• No more HMs.
• Interesting story (leagues better than X/Y's).
• Trials are better than gyms.
• Has just about everything that made the other games great.

Cons:

• NO NATIONAL DEX! As someone who always tries to complete the entire PokeDex, I can't believe there is no Dex that shows every single Pokemon. Every Pokemon game since R/S had a national Dex but for some reason they decided not to add one. There is a version of it in PokeBank, but an in-game national Dex is completely absent. Pretty much ruins the purpose of "gotta catch em' all!"
• Fishing sucks. You now have to be in a specific spot to fish and your only chances of getting a non-Magikarp Pokemon is if the water happens to be bubbling.
• Wild Pokemon can now summon other Pokemon into battle, which gets annoying really fast.
• Tons of handholding and unskippable dialogue during the beginning.

Great game in the series as usual, still can't get over the lack of a national Dex though.

 

[ExtraLarge]

Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL

7/10

While I'm a huge fan of this game, I won't hesitate to admit its flaws. I am a huge fan of all of the shows represented and I honestly had a lot of fun playing, the gameplay is a bit floaty, special moves can be awkward (*Cough*Him*Cough*) it takes FOREVER to launch somebody off of the stage, and a surprising lack of trophies. That's pretty much it, though. Everything else I really liked, especially the expansive roster.

 

[Sari]

The Wolf Among Us:

7.5/10

Pros:

• Awesome art style.
• Very interesting story.
• You can choose the order of places you need to investigate which changes things up a bit.

Cons:

• Choices weren't that hard to make. Only one I had to think about was the choice regarding the tree in episode 3.
• Suffers like every TT game in that your choices don't matter that much overall.
• Would have liked if there were puzzles. Most of the time you just click everything in site until you can proceed.

Great game though I personally liked Game of Thrones a bit better (probably the only person that does). Would be nice to see a Season 2 though I know that won't be for a while.

 

[Tino]

Final Fantasy IX
9.3/10

Pros:
+ Great story (ending got me teary eyed)
+ Amazing characters
+ Great art style
+ Awesome soundtrack
+ Simple battle system

Cons:
- Frustrating final boss fight
- Tetra Master card game is too complicated
- Some frame rate issues since I was playing it on my Vita

While it's not as amazing as VII, it's still a great entry in the Final Fantasy series and I absolutely loved it. Now that I've finally finished it, I can now consider playing either VI or X next...or maybe VIII.

 

[IvanQuote]

Digimon Story Cybersleuth

I didn't actually finish it, but I can't play it for a few months and I did most of it anyway.

+ It's a Digimon game. There hasn't been one in like 7 years in the US
= Pretty easy for the most part. Some parts are more difficult, but having a well-balanced army of Digimon allows you to easily prepare for most anything.
- There are not a lot of areas to explore, leading to a lot of backtracking, ESPECIALLY if you go for optional DigiFarm missions

I personally like it, but all my opinions are terrible so you may not.

 

[Minato]

Zelda Breath of the Wild

Pros

• Exploration focus in both the map and exploring how the mechanics work
• Puzzles that can be solved in many ways
• Battles feel interesting for a Zelda title
• Packed with lots of content
• No real pacing or padding issues since freedom is given to the player

Cons

• The four main dungeons weren't as good or interesting as some past Zeldas, but I did at least enjoy 2
• Some of the voice acting was a little rough. More on the delivery than the actors themselves

Hard to rate BotW for me. Somewhere between a 9 and a 10 for me. It's the most solid 3D Zelda in a long time to me. It makes a lot of improvements over pretty much features from every past Zelda. I just wish the main dungeons were as good as TP's and SS's though.

 

[Megadoomer]

Nefarious: 8/10

The game is a solid platformer with a twist on the standard hero-villain dynamic in games; you play as a villain in the vein of Bowser or Dr. Eggman, kidnapping princesses and facing off against heroes in giant death robots. The character designs, writing, and music are all top-notch, and there's a surprising amount of character development.

My only complaints are that the platforming (particularly grenade jumping) can be clunky at times, and that the true final boss adds a bunch of new mechanics unexpectedly while lasting for three phases with no way to heal.

 

[InsaneAlchemist]

Crap, beaten by an hour to reviewing Nefarious, but I'll do it real quick anyways.

Le Pros
-I really enjoyed the music of this game. My favorites have to be the themes for Suikochi and for the final level before the (ending-dependent) final boss.
-The characters themselves are pretty fun and enjoyable as well. Especially Crow, which is important as you play as him in this game.
-Speaking of, the character portraits are good, which is expected since I believe the artist of Brawl in the Family made them.
-There are a few gimmicks for some of the main levels that keep things interesting, such as when one of the princesses use you as a "steed" or the Heartless Abyss level.
-There are some replayability, like collecting all the records and crowns, as well as achievements that usually are self-imposed challenges. (The one where you have to beat the game without upgrades comes to mind here.)
-In the boss battles, YOU are the boss, which means you get to control the mechs against Dash and Guryon, and you fight in a RPG style for one of them as well. The exceptions are the Villain Museum and the good ending final boss, the former is still fun and the latter....well...just look at the cons.

Le Cons
-Dear lord, THE RANGED ENEMIES. I'm no scrub, I have decent enough aim to take 'em out, and most of them are pretty weak. But this game loves placing them at unconventional spots, where you're already occupied with something else like riding air currents across or jumping across falling pillars.
-Some sprites aren't that clean looking. One example I can name is the "Would You Date A Supervillain?" segment.
-The battle against Dash isn't exactly the best thing ever. Not as bad as the below, but the floating wrecking ball vehicle you control feels awkward.
-As Megadoomer mentioned, there is literally no way to heal during the final boss, at least for the good ending. Which can be frustrating since it takes a while to even get the patterns.

Overall? I'd give it an 8.5/10. It has its flaws, yes, but it's mostly enjoyable.

EDIT: Fixed some typos and grammar errors (CURSE YOU AUTOCORRECT!), made some clarifications, and elaborated more on the bosses.

 

[Sari]

Day of The Tentacle

An amazing point & click adventure that I never got to play until recently. Colorful visuals, tough puzzles, and overall just very wacky. I honestly can't think of any real cons for it. I'd give it a 9/10.

 

[_Sheik]

Tales of Berseria

Game is a solid 10/10.

+ Very entertaining, well-written and well-designed cast.
+ Story manages to come off as splendid even though the premise may seem cliche as hell.
+ A deep lore with close to no flaws as well as an extremely well-designed world. Feels like you could wake up in that world all of a sudden but you wouldn't feel lost in it at all.
+ Battle system is good and so are all the basic RPG elements. (previous Tales titles tend to have missed the mark with this)
+ The music
+ Only one missable trophy
- The main protagonist tends to be annoying at times
- Slow walking speed makes the progress tedious at times. It is interesting and enjoyable to discover new landscapes, but it ain't so fun when it comes to backtracking!

All in all, as evidenced by this unexpected gem, I have great hope for the franchise now that it seems to do things right.

 

[UpsettedFizz]

Just finished Horizon: Zero Dawn. Give it a 9/10.

Fantastic story, unique and challenging combat experience, overall great game. Only thing is that I think the side quests and errands could be a little less grindy and not have so much backtracking. The final boss battle could've been a bit more creative too, imo. But I'd definitely recommend a play, I enjoyed it very much and I'm currently trying to 100% the game.

 

[jamesster445]

Breath of the Wild 0/5

+ Huge , beautiful open world with tons to do.
+ Exploration is fun.
+ Open ended approach to dungeons, puzzles, progression, and combat allows for unique experiences for everyone.
- weapon durability
- Story is weak
- Final Boss left much to be desired.
- There are doggos that you can NOT pet...literally unplayable.

 

[Silvera]

Rhythm Heaven (DS): 8/10

Fun, yet repetitive.

 

[ZafKiel]

Sacred Stones: 8/10

Probably my favorite so far out of the GBA titles. Grinding on the world map definitely helps out and I enjoyed being able to choose between Ephraim and Eirika. Overall a pretty decent experience

 

[Tino]

Sacred Stones: 8/10

Probably my favorite so far out of the GBA titles. Grinding on the world map definitely helps out and I enjoyed being able to choose between Ephraim and Eirika. Overall a pretty decent experience

Ah, damn it. I need to finish that game myself at some point. I'm like halfway through it.

 

[ThatsBullocks]

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I've been playing other stuff but nothing else recently has really had an "end" (mostly fighting games). BotW is such an incredibly refreshing game... not just for the new take on the Zelda formula, but for Nintendo in general, both mostly being stuck in overly easy, highly streamlined and stripped down design philosophies for quite some time now.

The game isn't QUITE perfect (the lack of main dungeons is my most major hangup, but some other minor issues include the weird hate boner the game has for letting Link have a green tunic getup, the mostly iffy quality of what little music there is, and the weapon durability being just a touch too weak across the board), but most of its strengths, which lie in its truly liberating flow of game progression and the boggling amount of options you have to do anything, greatly outweigh these concerns I've raised.

Overall, I feel that the game's long time in development has paid off quite well, and I contend that this is Nintendo's finest game they've made in at least a decade.

I rate BotW at 9.7/10.

 

[Tino]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Rating: 9.6/10

Pros

+ Huge, beautiful open world environment
+ Enjoyed the world exploration and doing whatever I want
+ Weapon durability is interesting
+ Dungeons, puzzles, etc. was fun and enjoyable
+ Voice acting is great
+ Music is quite relaxing

Cons

- Story isn't the best but isn't bad either
- Final boss battle was a joke

Needless to say that I absolutely enjoyed all the new Zelda formula they put into this game and perhaps one of the best Zelda experience I've ever had in a long time and I must say that all those years of waiting was sure damn well worth it. I plan to keep playing some more of it to focus on some of the side missions I still have active and look for more shrines to complete.

 

[Minato]

Persona 5 10/10

Refines the P3 and P4 formula yet incorporates styles from Shin Megami Tensei as a whole. Game outdid my expectations and deserves a perfect 10 from me.

 

[Lola Luftnagle]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U gets a 4.9 outta 5 in my book.

But I shall rate the Target Blast mode a 4 outta 5. It has the combination of strategy, trial-and-error, and luck to get a half-decent score. Now, I'm attempting to acquire perfect on Stage 3 with all characters without the use of the first bomb.

 

[Sari]

Recently replayed Sonic Adventure DX for the first time in many years.

8/10

Pros

• Some levels are pretty fun, with each character having their own unique types of levels.
• Chao Garden.
• Mission Mode.

Cons

• Terrible camera.
  
• Facial animations and dialogue are laughably bad.
• Big's levels are just as monotonous as ever.
• Steam version does not include the unlockable Game Gear games.

Overall, still enjoyable though has aged terribly.

 

[Locuan]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

7/10

Pros

• Gorgeous art style.
• Story kept me entertained.
• Dungeons felt like a refreshing take on the classical system.

Cons

• Open World, I know, this should be a positive. But this game showed me that I do not enjoy such games.
• Hunting for Shrines felt like a boring endeavor. To describe it in words, "Ugh, finally a shrine." Instead of, "Oh, I can't wait to see what the next puzzle is like.
• Weapon durability. While I understand why this approach was taken from a game design perspective, it's still not my cup of tea.
• I had an issue with my Hyrule Compendium/Camera. When I took an image of an object which I wanted to add to my compendium, more often than not it would not be registered to the device. [Maybe I'm missing something?]
• A particular boss fight after an epic one prior to that.

I'm weird.