Darashiva on 03 February 2024
Let's add a new game to the list.
Finished Games:
- Odin Sphere Leifthasir (PS4) My Rating: 8.5 / 10
- I'd had this game waiting on my back log for ages, and I finally decided to give it a go. Turns out that Odin's Sphere is a great game. The gameplay is fun, and thanks to the five different playable characters, nicely varied as well. The music is great, and the visuals are gorgeous. The story is overall great, but because of the way the game tells it, focusing on one character at a time even though all of their stories take place at the same time, it means that you only get the full picture of what is going on after finishing all five characters stories. As a result, especially with the first few characters, you can end up feeling a bit lost at times. Still, this was a great way to start the year off.
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS5) My Rating: 9.0 / 10
- Just decided to replay the Remake in preparation for Rebirth. Also played through the Yuffie DLC for the first. Still love the game, the only notable issue I have is the Sephiroth fight at the end. I think they should've saved it for later. Otherwise the game is excellent, even better than I previously thought.
- Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (PS5) My Rating: 8.5 / 10
- I've always been a big fan of the Trine games, in particular when playing them in co-op, and Trine 5 might be the best one yet. Solid, highly enjoyable puzzle platformers with a charming world and characters. Best played with three people, but even with two or just on your own these are always fun games.
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (PS5) My Rating: 9.0 / 10
- A sequel to one of my favourite games of the previous generation, and quite possibly an improvement over it as well. I love this particular setting Asobo Studio has created, and the story and characters are great too, carried in this game by an fantastic voice performance by Charlotte McBurney as Amicia. If I had played this game back in 2022 when it was release I would have probably voted for her as the best performance of the year in the year-end awards. I loved the character's progression over the course of the game, slowly becoming more and more accustomed to and accepting of the idea of killing other people, and simply being mentally torn apart bit by bit by the horrible situation they've been forced into and from which there doesn't seem to be any escape. I'm not entirely sure yet, but this might be the first game I've played this year that'll make it into my top 50 once that event rolls around at the end of the year.
Currently Playing:
- Star Ocean: First Departure R (PS4)
In queue:
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Persona 5
- Demon's Souls
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
- Steelrising
- Potionomics
- Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
- Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age
- Tales of Arise
- Tales of Vesperia
- Potionomics
- ...and probably a few dozen other games too.
