danielg
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Favorite Games of All Time
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. Higurashi
3. Cyberpunk 2077
4. Umineko
5. Persona 4 Golden
6. Dishonored
7. Nier Replicant
8. Horizon Zero Dawn
9. GTA V
10. Spec Ops: The Line
11. Hitman Trilogy
12. Danganronpa V3
13. Hades
14. Mafia Definite Edition

Milestones:
2000th Game: The Last of Us Part 1
2500th Game: Slay the Princess
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Review Showcase
46 Hours played
Cyberpunk, but with a dead Harry Dresden in your head instead of Johnny Silverhand.


In all seriousness, I think a lot of the criticism I've seen for this game is kinda BS, especially in regards to the combat. It feels fine. You aren't shooting a gun, you're making hand signs to cast spells, it'd be ridiculous if you could spam it at SMG speeds. There's also the fact that you're very limited in ammunition quantity you can carry at once (though additional pickups are plentiful), so I'm not sure it would be beneficial to be able to spam it anyway.

The atmosphere is top notch. There are not many games with this much verticality, and I don't think I've seen as realistic a potrayal of a dense modern city in a video game. You have actual, climbable skyscrapers in this game. You can glide in between large, 5 or 10+ story buildings. You can go explore the subway system. Its very vertical.

The main story is okay, but its not really the draw of this game. Exploring Shibuya and doing the side quests to help the ghosts find rest is the main draw.

Honestly, so far its my favorite game of 2022.

Edit: Also Amenotori X is awesome and makes traversal in this game borderline-Spiderman like.

Update: Achieved 100% completion after 36.3 hours. I still thoroughly recommend this game! I considered doing a run through the games Tatari Mode (hardest difficulty), but honestly after about an hour of playing I don't think it improves the game experience, since what makes Tatari difficult is preventing you from easily upgrading your character, which I don't think really improves the gameplay experience. It would be nice if there were additionally tougher bosses available to fight near the end of the game.
Review Showcase
45 Hours played
This little indie strategy gem deserves way more attention than it has received!

A very unique system of mechanics makes this game really stand out from other strategy games, even if its essentially unplayable on higher difficulties because the AI is too good... but honestly, that just stresses how unique this game is.

Give Radiis a chance. Its $6 on sale. There are plenty of map mods where people have put in hours of effort creating custom maps putting them on the Workshop. With mods this game has dozens of hours of content beyond the campaign (which is one of the few turn based strategy game campaigns I've actually finished).

The graphical style also really contributes to the feeling that you're playing a board game, which I really like.

I have 100%'d this game.
Favorite Games on Other Platforms
Hi!

I'd like to talk about my favorite games on non-Steam platforms.

In addition to gaming on PC, I've also played on PS2 (technically), XBox (original), Wii, 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. Though I haven't gamed on console very much; the Wii is easily my most used console. Between XBox (original) and Nintendo Switch, its hard for me to say, but its probably Switch at this point. Then 3DS, then PS2 (I got a used PS2 when I was a kid, but my family lost it almost immediately in a move, sadly).

On Wii, my favorite platform-exclusive games include the following:

Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort - Obvious classics. 10/10.

Smash Brawl - I know Brawl is often considered the weakest Smash game, but I really enjoyed the Subspace Emmisary as a kid. 8/10.

Go Vacation - An excellent minigame collection published by Bandai Namco. I have a lot of really fond memories about this game, so much so that I have thought of buying it for my Switch! 8/10.

Jeopardy - Really fun take on the TV show. 7/10.

Family Game Night 3 - Clue, Life, Yahtzee Hands Down, Twister, and Mouse Trap - though honestly, I only ever really played Clue or Life. 6.5/10.

On my 3DS, I haven't actually finished any games yet! But I mostly bought a 3DS because I managed to get a really good deal - the prices are crazy these days!

As for the Switch:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Really enjoyed this one! It was adorable throughout, and the powerups were interesting. I was not able to find someone to play coop though. 7.5/10.

Kirby's Dream Buffet - Got this mostly because of my enjoyment of Forgotten Land. $15 seems a bit much for 3 games though, and you have to own more than one Switch to play online coop. (Indeed, to do 3 or 4 player coop, you would be required to own 3 or 4 Switches). This makes Kirby's Dream Buffet very hard to recommend, as there isn't a lot going for it in single player. 5/10.
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Helena Meow Jan 25 @ 12:25pm 
:100oj:
danielg Jan 19 @ 8:58pm 
Yeah, I saw the Kickstarter, I'm actually planning on backing. I'll have to update my review.
Malthus Jan 17 @ 4:59am 
I saw your review for Lucid9, and I just wanted to mention that they launched a Kickstarter-project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/618620552/lucid9-a-mystery-visual-novel
IrisNebula Dec 23, 2023 @ 4:06pm 
+rep Quick, easy trade; reliable trader. Recommended!
32 year old white man Apr 21, 2023 @ 5:36am 
i enjoyed your reviews +rep
IHeartGaming Dec 2, 2022 @ 2:48pm 
+rep | Great quick trade. Thanks!