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Setting the technical issues aside, Elden Ring is a delight. The world design, the boss fights, the gameplay- it's FromSoftware's special formula except bigger and more enticing than ever. I imagine that once the game is fully patched up and the servers are running at full capacity, this will be a game people will be playing for years to come. It's pretty rare that you get a game that feels like it was worth the wait these days, and Elden Ring did not disappoint.

It's impressive that Yahtzee has managed to remain so fresh and witty after running Zero Punctuation as long as he has. While I have a rule that he's not the only opinion I go to on a game's quality, since he is notoriously such a harsh critic, I do find that games he does like are the ones that really grab me the most. While I don't always agree with him, Yahtzee's consistent wit, sharp writing and even handed dark humor make him one of YouTube's most unique and consistent critics.

This isn't the worst movie ever made, but it is the least I have enjoyed a movie watching it. I find this movie to be shallow and void of any actual plot. Every aspect of this movie feels unnecessary and unearned and the focus on torturing the main character from set piece to set piece makes it hard to be engaged with what's going on. The Revenant feels like an itemized list of everything I hate about Oscar bait movies and I would not recommend this movie to anyone.

This game slaps like no tomorrow and it’s a must play for any fan of hack n slash games. While I’ll say that the level design hasn’t evolved much since the previous entries and the environments aren’t that varied as they are exclusively “parts of real world London” or “Shin Megami Tensei demon realm”, these issues don’t matter that much due to everything the game does right. Namely, the gameplay and boss fights are the best that DMC has seen thus far and make for an endlessly replayable experience. And the story is the fun campy funfest that has always defined the DMC experience. In short, I cannot recommend this game enough to longtime fans or to people wanting to get into DMC.

This movie is truly brilliant and I love every second of it. It manages to strike a balance between "hilarious" and "disturbing" that most dark comedy just can't measure up to while still be poignant and unapologetically surreal. Addressing Orwellian narratives through the lens of dark comedy is an idea that I love and it works astoundingly well. In addition to this every scene is memorable and iconic with so many incredible characters and an all around incredibly well written plot.

Bloodborne is my favorite video game of all time. It's fascinating world is indescribably beautiful yet harrowing in it's "Gothic-meets-Lovecraft" aesthetic. It presents a perfectly balanced challenge that is approachable without being overwhelming or infuriating (which I felt Dark Souls frequently was). The lore of this game is so interesting and intriguing, I actually wrote a paper on it, comparing the lore to traditional gothic and romantic stories like Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Grey. The boss battles are easily the most incredibly designed bosses I've ever faced and the level design is FromSoft at the peak of their powers. There aren't a ton of games I find myself replaying as time goes on, but Bloodborne is one that I come back to without question. I would not recommend this game to anyone who likes games that are relaxing, in what has become FromSoft's trademark, this game is a challenge and will not hold your hand at all. But for those who want an intriguing and thought provoking world, accompanied by excellent bosses and world design, Bloodborne is the game for you.