Brayden Schwartz

A hefty amount of discredit should be given to those who think this is a 1-star game. I feel like there is a case to be made that Super Mario Bros. Wonder rates OBJECTIVELY higher than a 1-star game from a game design perspective. Heck, they should be teaching classes on this game.

An excellent roguelite experience with superb and satisfying gunplay. Oozing with charm and polish. The devs really nailed it on their first try. Watch some high-tier Deadlink runs and tell me it doesn't look epic.

ROCK AND STONE! Rock and stone you beautiful dwarf! Did I hear a rock and stone? If you ain't rock and stone, you ain't coming home! Rock and stone everyone! Rock! And! Stooooone! Can I get a rock and stone? That's it, lads! Rock and stone!

I really don't see how it's fair AT ALL that this movie is being pulled down by dweebs and idiots who can't wrap their heads around re-imagining source material, ESPECIALLY when it's done so creatively and well. This movie deserves 5 stars, and I'm glad at least Rotten Tomatoes is agreeing here. This movie is in all ways fun, from dialogue to action to artstyle to story. Once I watched it the first time, I went back to the theatre so I could watch it again. It's the most fun I've had watching a movie in awhile. For your own sake, if you like fun in your movie, watch this film.

The best sandbox 3d platformer out there, bar none.

The amount of charm they packed into 90 minutes makes this movie well-worth the watch. It's no masterpiece of storytelling, but the plot itself remains plenty engaging and heartwarming for all ages of SMB fans.

There's so much to praise about this game. From presentation, to level design, controls, aesthetics, QoLs, dialogue, story, puzzles, etc., etc., etc., this game will blow you away with how much dopamine it will consistently pump into your system at every turn. Can I just start by admiring how absolutely gorgeous this game is? People who argue graphics don't matter can eat my shoe, because they absolutely DO add to the overall experience of the game and can even affect overall perceptions of gameplay. You can imagine the amount of leeway a AAA game gets when its controls are lackluster compared to a game with subpar graphics having the same problem; but I digress. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (which I will from hereon refer to as KatFL for the sake of brevity) is a MASTERPIECE of design from top to bottom. I cannot say I've played a game before on the Nintendo Switch that has upheld so much attention to detail (aside from MAYBE Monster Hunter Rise). You will not find a lick of dead atmosphere in this game. From levels to your world map to even menuing, everything is jam-packed with unique stylization and charm that will make you smile just to stare at. The level design is to die for. Not only is everything integrated perfectly into each level's unique theme, but the aforementioned atmosphere quality cranks up the entire design rating to 11. I feel like at least a quarter of my playtime was spent admiring the cleverness and wonderful design choices of the game instead of actually progressing. Waddle dees are never impossible to find, but they can definitely get challenging at times, which is a beyond welcome improvement from past Kirby entries. Bosses are a real treat to fight and very creative (even if I do wish they had a liiiiiittle bit more health to make the fights last a bit longer). Are you still here? Why haven't you bought this game yet? I can keep just gushing and gushing about this game until I've written a novel, but I will refrain due to my own time constraints. Look up a YouTube video, keep in your mind that the controls are PHENOMENAL as you watch other players dive into this piece of art, and then rationalize if you want this in your life. You will. You very much will. Kirby will infiltrate your heart like he has done for every other fan of his games. Buy this game and just let him in.

Wow, okay, I haven't given this game a review here yet. Well, here you go: Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate hits different. That's how I've come to describe it in comparison to other games like Worldborne and Rise. Sure, the newer games are more impressive in almost every way - graphics, fluidity, accessibility, etc - but there's something about GU that just always has me coming back craving *more*. GU is like water in contrast to Worldborne's mountain dew or Rise's Coca-cola. Mountain dew and Coca-cola both taste phenomenal compared to "boring old water" - and yet, after a certain amount of time, the sugary soda starts losing its appeal. You start to get thirsty for the basics again. You start to get thirsty for something like GU. There are a lot of reasons why this game shouldn't be recommended to just anyone owning a switch, as many reviews will have already informed you that GU is probably one of the least newcomer-friendly entries since 2nd gen. To that, I would say this: in order to have a full appreciation for MHGU, you need to have a basic understanding of old gen's way of doing things. Try your hand at Tri or 4U first (although I will warn you that, if you do get into either of those games, it will be awhile before you can pull yourself away to actually play GU). Once you get a feel for the old mechanics, GU will only naturally start becoming more appetizing as you realize what it's offering you. Hell, once you get to that point, GU might even start looking like a bona fide console-seller. That's how powerful this game is. I'm not going to break this game into the sum of it's parts, as there are plenty of reviews and videos that do that just fine. I'm writing this review purely as a testament to how this game makes me feel. If you want that feeling for yourself, depending on where you're at with the series, it may take some time. But from my own experience, the prize was so worth the venture.

Monster Hunter Rise delivers on the tried and true Monster Hunter experience, and then some. Never before has an MH game felt THIS fluid to control, given the game's revolutionary freedom of movement. And for those who are giving it a bad score because of content, the plethora of free updates coming very soon will, in my opinion, eventually render those critiques as obsolete.

For every step this game takes forward, it consequently takes two steps back. From the same company that brought brilliant games such as Black and White, HG and SS, and Sun and Moon, comes a below average game that, if it weren't for Pokemon's 1st party status, wouldn't be able to get away with half of the corners it ended up cutting for Pokemon's first ever jump to home console. It's story is subpar at best, the new mechanics feel underwhelming, the animations are laughably poor, and the local and online multiplayer is ridiculously tough to set up, something nigh inexcusable for a first party company with ludicrous amounts of wealth. It's sad to see the "trifecta" of Nintendo (Mario, LoZ, and Pokemon) appear so lopsided when it came to their new Switch installments, as when compared to the quality and care put into Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild, this Sword and Shield is a borderline insult to the hard work put into these other games. Credit where credit is due, I could play through the game and had some nuggets of fun in the midst of the boredom, even if I think 3 stars might be too generous. But this game fails to take it's returning audience seriously, and is so obviously targeting the younger demographic that doesn't quite understand the difference between good and poor game design, especially from a company as powerful as GameFreak. I will refuse to give GameFreak any more of my money until they decide to get their act together and realize that they aren't void of consequences.