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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (2015) - Rated 13 Apr 2026
Oh boy I hope everyone likes lore because there's enough of it here to go around. The plot this time finally wraps up the Zel'Naga story that has been hinted at since OG StarCraft. Along the way you get all the answers to everything you ever wanted to know and then some. The mechanics are a welcome return to Wings of Liberty style hardcore RTS and this balances everything else out very nicely. Not entirely the sendoff I wanted but still enough that I secretly hope StarCraft III is in production.
64 57%
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013) - Rated 13 Apr 2026
Heart of the Swarm does quite a bit narratively even though it again leans into the Hollywood trope of "I'm doing it all for revenge!" The bigger knock is that on the scale of "hardcore RTS" vs. "MOBA-lite" it definitely leans more towards Karrigan as MOBA hero than Wings of Liberty. Not so much that the game is cheapened but enough that I prefer Wings of Liberty mechanically.
68 64%
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010) - Rated 13 Apr 2026
Wings of Liberty is another achievement in terms of RTS genre. The story, this time full of cliché, but is ambitious in it's own way, even if that way is less factional infighting and more Hollywood-laden tropes. The mechanics are stripped down by way of giving additional legs to the computer which is a sacrifice for the hardcore multiplayers but a welcome change for the casual like me. Wings of Liberty doesn't touch Brood War but it's still a great game in it's own right.
90 97%
Chrono Trigger (1995) - Rated 10 Jul 2025
Is undoubtedly one of the best games for the SNES. Chrono Trigger is insanely memorable thanks to it's excellent characters, unforgettable music, one of the best uses of turn-based combat of it's era, great art style (even though the FMV cutscenes are unnecessary), and perhaps still the best example of how to do time travel well.
59 45%
Alan Wake (2010) - Rated 26 May 2025
Alan Wake might as well be the video game that exists between episodes of Night Springs. The light mechanic is occasionally good but most of the time the game is a mediocre third-person shooter trying to stretch 8-hours of content into 12. I did enjoy the Twin Peaks-vibe, the twisty plot, and Barry's character arc but all-in-all Alan Wake seems to be a better concept than game.
65 59%
Control (2019) - Rated 23 Feb 2025
Control is a pretty cool game. I loved the slow building of powers, the cast of side characters, and the Metroidvania set in Office Space directed by Terry Gilliam feel. What I didn't love was the main character or story. It both felt rushed at the bookends and drawn out in the middle and no amount of surreal visuals can change just how thin the core ideas are.
77 80%
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) - Rated 09 Feb 2025
I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed Uncharted 4. The game doesn't have too many new tricks but everything has such a level of refinement it's hard to notice. The story is a couple hours too long but I'll be damned if by the end I wasn't getting more than a bit emotional. I never thought I would care about the conclusion to the Nathan Drake character but they pulled it off while leaving the door open for sequels I would be genuinely interested in playing.
64 57%
Halo Infinite (2021) - Rated 09 Feb 2025
While the mechanics have arguably never been better and the multiplayer finally feels it's worth of the title "Halo" everything else disappoints. The single-player is a boring mess set in a quarter-baked open world filled to the brim with awful bosses, a mess of a story, head-scratching level design, overwrought villains, and boring protagonists. Let 343 make multiplayer games but please take Halo away from them because it's clear they have no idea what to do with the property.
63 55%
Subnautica (2018) - Rated 28 Oct 2024
Subnautica is one of the better survival games out there. The ocean feels alive and the exploration presents an awesome loop that perfectly balances fear of the unknown, a wish to explore further, and the need to accumulate gameplay resources. However, I do feel the game falls flat in the late-game, the plot is unnecessary at best and intrusive at the worst, and, this is a me-only problem, the audio is stereo. Give me surround-sound audio or give me a reaper leviathan right outside my seamoth!
40 19%
Nier Reincarnation (2021) - Rated 01 May 2024
Three years, dozens of hours, and three story arcs later I can finally rate NieR:Reincarnation. There's no two ways about it: it's gacha through and through. The gameplay is numbers upon numbers and the amount of player input is minimal. At least the writing for the game is pretty good. Some arcs are better than others but the characters are strong and the game never truly lost me despite trying. The music is great and the presentation is fine. It's decent Taro-fare but not much more.