List of Games You've Beaten 2023

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Just Finished: Devil May Cry HD (As part of the Devil May Cry Trilogy HD Collection) (PS+ Premium)

Devil May Cry is to Bayonetta as Tomb Raider is to Uncharted. How is that for an analogy? Except the connection is even strong because Devil May Cry and Bayonetta share the same creator. We all know Kamiya has certain tastes but at least we can admit he sexualized the pretty boy Dante before he moved onto to overly erotic hairy witch Bayonetta. The basic design, combat, and aesthetic are largely the same. Half melee combat half shooty shooty guns. I played Bayonetta (and its sequel) first so obviously my palette has had a taste of the more advanced version of this game design. Still for DMC being as old as it is it holds up pretty well. I can see why this might have been a big deal early on in the PS2 generation. Even the visuals still look somewhat nice stretched and up rezzed to HD format as they are. The gameplay is pretty shallow and I could get hopelessly and pointlessly loss in some of the level design. The barebones story is cringe and doesn't make a lick of sense. The game's sense of style reeks of the early 2000s but in an endearing way. Some of the gameplay switchups like underwater gameplay being in the first person or one of the final bosses playing out as a 3D shmup are more annoying than rewarding. I can definitely see some hints of this game's origin as an entry in the Resident Evil franchise, which is interesting from a game history perspective. The game felt longer to complete than it actually was. I prefer GOW and maybe even Bayonetta, but I'm glad I finally gave this franchise a go and I have a bunch more games to play through. Though I here the first sequel is a mess so I have that to look forward to...yay me.

Score: 7/10

Full Completed 2023 List:

• Super Mario World (NSO)
• Star Fox (NSO)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
• Donkey Kong Country (NSO)
• The Legend of Zelda (NSO)
• Gran Turismo 7 (PS5)
• Grand Theft Auto V (PS5)
• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Edition (PS5)
•  Bioshock Infinite: Complete Edition (PS4)
• The World Ends With You Final Remix (Switch)
• My Japanese Coach (DS)
• Puppeteer (PS+ Premium)
• Gravity Rush 2 (PS+ Extra)
• Devil May Cry HD (PS+ Premium)