I loved games as a kid but I didn't have very many, so I just learned to cherish or have fun with games that weren't very good. I grew up with an NES, so my parents got me a lot of licensed stuff that ranged from mediocre to bad instead of the classics that the console is known for. They didn't know any better and neither did I apart from going occasionally going to the arcade. Now I can see pretty clearly that almost all of them were bad games.

As far as genres... not really. I played NHL and FIFA for a bit as a teenager, but more because it was something I could play with my brother.

I feel like I have a better understanding of what Death Stranding is about than I do this game.

Arc the Lad

I like the art, especially the environmental animations. It looks good. Everything else is pretty standard and mediocre. My Arc became an unstoppable powerhouse and every other party member was dying in one hit and it still wasn't at all a rough time. Storytelling is pretty lame too; really verbose, although its clear that the writers or translators were having fun with the dialogue. I liked that it wasn't very long though.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

More of the same. More climbing, simple puzzles, and clunky shooting. Another ancient city, another boring oligarch with hundreds of soldiers. It doesn't provide anything new for the series, but it knows what Uncharted (especially Uncharted 4's Madagascar passage) does well and focuses on that. It was ok, but it felt redundant.

Yakuza

This is good. There are really clear weaknesses, but the goofy political melodrama and its dense, detail-oriented environments make it an endearing experience---and from what I understand those two things are only amplified in the sequels. Looking forward to playing more of the series.

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The Suspiria remake is taking a different approach, which I appreciate.

@a7x458 Blight Town is the best part of Dark Souls in my opinion hahaha

I think the framerate issues was the only thing worth complaining about.

Tearaway Unfolded

I liked this. It's simplistic but it looks great and it gives back the more you're willing to interact with it. The story could have been more involved, but the sentimental-meta-cutesy attitude ends up paying off in the end. I hear the original Tearaway was shorter, which makes me think I would have preferred that one---this game has some pacing issues, but I'm glad I played it.

@tokyoslim I like Magus!

Chrono Trigger

It's really good. What I appreciate most about it is how it maintains a lighter tone and momentum. It doesn't overstay its welcome (my playthrough was under 20 hours), it's easy, its characters stay positive and motivated, its pretty linear until the endgame, and on a minute-to-minute basis it's introducing new places, things to do, enemies to battle.

I have a little trouble considering it one of the best of its genre or generation though. Its breeziness can sometimes make the game feel slight; a series of events in novel locations that you skip between after the MacGuffin of the hour. I also think it runs out of ideas for the main quest in the last third, and resorts too heavily on lengthy, straightforward dungeons. It's all really attractive and well-put together, I just wish there was a little more substance to it.

Bayonetta

A mixed bag. It's fluent, celebratory, and has some cool visual design. It also has real inconsistent presentation, too many QTEs, boring oversized bosses, a pair of flying/driving sequences that are way too long, and it's just really derivative of Devil May Cry. I didn't feel like I got anything more than I already did from that series other than camp.