Obdurate
Bio: I have a twitter: https://twitter.com/flickmetictyler
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
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| 85 75% | Meg's Monster (2023) - Mar 16, 2023
"From a narrative perspective this is an easy 90 because it is heartfelt and extremely sad, with good characterization and even some humour that works. The music is good but I wish there were a few more tracks, more variety. And the combat is very basic, and when it tries to throw other elements in and ramps up the amount of combat for a while the game falters a tad... even if the real final battle is emotional and done well."
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| 80 60% | Hogwarts Legacy (2023) - Mar 08, 2023
"It doesn't redefine the open world concept or RPGs in general, and at this point in time, usually that would be a problem for me because I'm harder on open worlds. This game made me a HP fan. Even as someone who had 0 experience beforehand, the setting is super charming. Combat is fun. Everything is fine."
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| 75 45% | Hi-Fi Rush (2023) - Mar 08, 2023
"It's definitely really well made with a great sense of style both in the audio and visuals. Nothing to complain about there or really in general. I like action games but the rhythm aspect just isn't for me. But I can see why others really love this."
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| 40 7% | Atomic Heart (2023) - Mar 01, 2023
"The good is that the style is really nice, and the shooting feels fine. I enjoy the story. But AH gets in the way of itself constantly. Mapping looting/scanning to the same button is frustrating. But the real problem is the padding. Too many dumb puzzles everywhere. Objectives get extended because you constantly have to collect things. You can't go anywhere without the pace slowing. Open world is worthless. This could have been Bioshock exploration/depth but it's just not. So disappointed."
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| 80 60% | Graze Counter GM (2023) - Feb 16, 2023
"I like these types of games, and while it is not one of my favourite, it's a lot of fun. As the summary says, it encourages you to get up close and personal and just graze against the enemies in order to get the reward of superpowered blasts. That's a cool mechanic that's done well."
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| 55 14% | Wanted: Dead (2023) - Feb 16, 2023
"I'll give this a passing grade just because ultimately it's kind of fun. It's a callback to a bygone era, but it feels clunky. Both the swordplay and shooting feels okay. The story is silly, so is the voice acting. I guess that was on purpose so that's fine. I had a lot of technical hiccups on PC. The skill tree is weird because there are moves on there that you should just have at the beginning."
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| 75 45% | Astro's Playroom (2020) - Jan 22, 2023
"It's really cool that they packed a really solid platformer into the system."
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| 80 60% | Terranigma (1995) - Jan 15, 2023
"Cool story, combat and music, even though the storytelling is not entirely great. Still, the story is there, the themes are there, and it's pretty different from other games. Heavier. I'm not as in love with this game as many others but it is great. Maybe if I had played this when it came out I'd be singing a different tune."
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| 55 14% | Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003) - Jan 10, 2023
"I'm going to give it a passing grade because it feels a little unfair to judge it by the standards of today. Having loved the early Tenchus (which I played at the time), I have no doubt that I would have loved this. But playing it now is rough. It has all that I liked about Tenchu (the stealth, the feeling of slicing someone, etc), but 20 years later, I can't say I really enjoyed it. Crappy camera, stilted animation, slow movement, grappling hook isn't satisfying. I badly want a NEW Tenchu."
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| 40 7% | End Roll (2016) - Jan 08, 2023
"Meh. This is meant for fans of games like Omori or OFF, the overlooked RPG maker type games, but it doesn't really bring much to the table. I like that it's trying to tell a dark, adult story, but those two games do it much better. The mechanics are very basic and the game does little to differentiate it from the mounds of RPG maker games. The visuals are never the selling point of these but this is especially uninspired. I was never grabbed by this."
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