Recent reviews by NoAimNoBrain

Tried it with two different controllers and it accepts neither of them.

Releasing a game on PC that does not accept KB+M is already questionable, but making it completely incompatible with generic controllers is unacceptable.

Literally unplayable, thumbs down.

Zach, did you play The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories?

It's a weird game. It's got purposefully frustrating controls and voice acting, but the emphasis there is on "purposeful". The protagonist's body is a thing that struggles to keep up with the tasks you ask of it, and some lines are recorded backwards then played in reverse to add to the feeling of reality breaking down around you, the player.

I don't know if I would call it *fun*, but it's certainly *interesting* and sells the idea of an unreliable narrator better than many other stories of its kind. I'm sorry, was that a spoiler? It does say "The Island of Memories" in the title, so I figured it was obvious.

It's not a very subtle game. You get hurt, then you get back up and keep moving forward, literally and figuratively. Sometimes, you're going to hurt yourself to be able to move forward, which is where it gets more interesting philosophically. It's not going to surprise you with incredible philosophical takes, but it's very raw and sincere, a valuable thing for this kind of story.

It all makes sense when you realize who the creator is. A guy who goes by SWERY, who makes janky gameplay and surreal writing his trademark. He made this little known game called Deadly Premonition, we remember that one well don't we Zach.

This is a short game. Some would argue too short for its price... But I think it's memorable enough to be worth your time and money. Besides, that's what sales are for, isn't that right Zach?

Perhaps the most fun, accessible and full of options that the entire Soulsborne series has ever been. And yet, also the most easily broken, difficult and generally imbalanced game in the series as well. Reviewing it is difficult, because while a lot of the time it is meandering, annoying and slow, it is also packed with so many new weapons, skills, spells, etc. that you're bound to fall in love with SOMETHING. I certainly did. Elden Ring is too flawed to be my favorite game in the series, but it also has so many more things I really like than the others, so I genuinely don't know where to place it if I were to rank them all.

I think I would have preferred if this game was just a series of interconnected linear levels instead of an open world, but I will forever respect Miyazaki for being always willing to keep trying new things. Anyway, should you get it? Idk, do you like either souls or open world games? Here's one with a couple hundred hours of content. If not, probably best to look elsewhere.

This game is good. The combat system is engaging, the exploration is addictive, the story goes to some very interesting places with original and fresh takes on old ideas, and it occasionally will hit you with visuals that are... Let's say Berserk-like (if you've read Berserk, you know that's a compliment). The worldbuilding is very good at selling you a high stakes story in a small continent and has lots of potential for a series exploring the rest of the world, which I hope happens for sure.

It does have some problems though. The initial chapter is by far the least interesting, so it might lose you before you see all the good stuff. The controls are designed for consoles and make dealing with some of the menus annoying and slow. I do not like the mech combat system AT ALL. Finally, it has some jank typical of ambitious indie games too and I had to reload a save from before a boss at least once because a quest that was supposed to level me up... Didn't.

Fortunately, if something like this happens to you, you can just change the accessibility sliders to "vaporize the enemies in two turns" and catch up with where you left off quick.

All that you touch, you change.
All that you change, changes you.

Revenge Simulator.

ONE MORE GOD REJECTED.
I AM THE BUG INSIDE YOU.
ONE MORE GOD REJECTED.
I HAVE YOUR BACK TO THE WALL.

A healing-type game.

My name is Dr. Ivo Robotnik and I approve this game's title.

The best thing this game does is make me appreciate how good Dark Souls 1 is.

DS2 is every bad preconception about the souls series: It has artificial difficulty, bad game mechanics, a paper-thin story, level design that actively wastes or is otherwise disrespectful of your time, and is also a buggy piece of ♥♥♥♥ on top of all that. The controls deserve a special mention in that I'm sure the people who ported them never played an actual PC game using KB+M ever in their lives before.

Do not let the contrarians and hipsters that insist it's some kind of unfairly maligned gem that could not live up to impossible expectations deceive you. The truth is that if this game wasn't part of the Souls series no one would have given it the second chance it never deserved.

Some will say that the DLC raises the quality level significantly. There is a special level of hell dedicated to those people that consists of navigating an endless blizzard full of invincible petrifying statues while spellcasters cast slow and silence on them.

I'd say it is worth playing if you're really curious about what these games look like when they're not made by the usual staff (who actually know what they're doing), and for the historical value of seeing its failures for yourself. If you want to play a good game, look elsewhere.