Alexandre Laframboise

The worst purchase I have done. Kerbal Space Program is great, so I expected the sequel to be even better, but it's unfinished, broken, and at $60 CAD for what is also an early access. They have players pay $60 to debug their game rather than them paying for actual testers. This is a huge problem. Luckily I refunded on time, but shows that it was tainted by a big corporation given the first game was a passion project initially made by one person.

Edit: THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE GAMECUBE VERSION, NOT THE SWITCH REMAKE This is the best Mario game I've played, even though Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door isn't a true Mario game for being made by first-party developers. I have to I agree with another review in terms of how this is the gold standard of what a Paper Mario game should be, as the following Paper Mario games did not have as much challenge or flavour.

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World

This is my favourite game of all time and it's one of those hidden gems that not many people outside Japan knows about. I'm not talking about the 2019 remake by the way, but the original 1996 version. Yu-No is a classic Sci-Fi/Fantasy point-and-click puzzle/adventure game (visual novel) made in 1996 in Japan that never saw the light of day in the West, that is until it was fan-translated in English in 2011 on PC (which combines the original PC-98 version and the Saturn version's voice acting), and the protagonist's Japanese voice actor is that of Adult Link from Ocarina of Time. This visual novel pioneered the concept of using a timeline map (flowchart) to view different branches within the plot, which many succeeding visual novels took inspiration from. Games like Steins;Gate took inspiration from its genre, whereas Zero Escape and other similar games used its game mechanic. The map also allows the player to travel throughout the different timelines at any time, playing a part in the story to uncover the plot's mystery. There was a remake released in 2019 that also brought a rushed anime adaptation of the remake's artstyle, but both of them are not as good, as they been toned down by a lot, such as the removal of sex scenes that initially added character depth and the dialogue is not as abundant and witty. I highly suggest playing the original instead of the remake, not only for the more realistic character artwork, but for it's better writing/translation, and for how it is not censored. The music from the late Ryu Umemoto remains unaltered, and the heroines look more mature too where the adults truly look like adults instead of all of them looking like teenagers in the remake's art style. If you enjoyed Zero Escape and Steins;Gate, and if you can tolerate h-scenes and a protagonist with a high libido, then I strongly recommend this Sci-Fi.

The game can be intimidating at first glance, and may be until you get a grasp on the gameplay, but with enough attempts and a few tutorials, you will easily find out why this game is amazing for the large amount of features it has. It may not seem like it, but it is a 3D game shown in 2D slices/planes, where physics can apply, and probably is the best world and history generator ever. After creating a world to your liking, you can play in it as an adventurer like in many RPGs, or control a Dwarf Colony in a colony simulator type of game and build a fortress to populate while gathering wealth and trying to survive. You can even retire an adventurer or a fortress that you built which then becomes part of your world's history, where the history generator can process them. The next time you visit your fortress, however many years later, it could be occupied by other beings. It is that flexible of a game. Despite still having a large roadmap, Dwarf Fortress still feels like two complete games in one package. Edit: There is a new version (Steam/Premium) that adds graphics and new songs to the game that is definitely worth checking out!

Project Zomboid is probably the best survival game I've played. Not only are you trying to survive from zombies in a zombie apocalypse, but from the environment as well. The best part of the game are details that go in everything you do. Stepping in glass shards while barefoot does exactly what you think would happen, same thing with going outside during winter with not enough clothing. I ate a raw bird once, and I slowly died within about a few days after eating it.

I heard about this game many years ago but recently just started playing it myself. So far, I really enjoy it! And I am glad it is still being worked on to this day after some 30 years, as I see myself returning to playing this after each new change knowing how much depth there is, akin to Dwarf Fortress' adventure mode. It really gives an idea how living in the woods alone can be challenging when trying to stave off starvation.