Dom .F

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This is the first review I've ever posted of a game, and I felt compelled because this is the most beautiful game I have ever played. Hands-down. Truly incredible, and hugely emotionally evocative. I was losing it IRL playing through the last act. I'm not usually much for mostly story driven games, but man, this grabbed me. It's not a straight hack-and-slash, but the combat is challenging and engaging enough, and the puzzles clever enough, to let the narrative and character get their hooks in you. All while giving a powerful, empathetic, and, due to the amount of research the devs put in, accurate depiction of severe mental illness. It was almost too immersive, I could only play in fairly small increments or my own reality started to feel strange. All told, its a ground-breaking work of art and I cannot recommend it highly enough. A remarkable depiction of the brutal, desperate, sometimes hopeless, and yet fearless human struggle against the encroaching darkness that we all, to some extent, share.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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I definitely cried at the end for a good few minutes. A beautiful game. Good tight controls, precise platformer with a few challenging boss fights. More of a combat emphasis than the last game, but it demonstrates growth in all respects without losing any of the focus and charm that made the first one so great. I'm guessing some might criticize it doesn't fully utilize all of the combat abilities unlocked throughout the game to the same extent as late-game platforms required mastery of all of the movement abilities. In my opinion the platforming is one of the most well executed and fully-fleshed out in recent memory. One can get by most of the game using only a few of the combat abilities. While this contrasts the demands made on the platforming side, this play-your-way allowance is not, in my opinion, a bad thing. Beautiful artwork, soundtrack, and sound design in general. Everything feels polished, thought-out, and well executed. Play this game.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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