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Dark Souls 2 is supposed to be worse than this....?

Despite some rather disappointing fumbles in the final moments of the game, and a few other minor complaints, Guardians of the Galaxy lives up to its namesake and delivers a authentic and entertaining experience. Characters are well written, their actor's performances are well done, and other than the previously mentioned issues, the story is engaging and interesting.

Among a wide array of positive aspects for Marvel Rivals, I think one the most deserving of praise is the non-expiring battle passes. I can't wait for this to become industry norm in the future.

I found the music especially good. Fun, short game about love and loss.

Despite CONSTANT performance issues and audio desyncing during cutscenes, crashing during the final moments of the hardest bosses in the game, and the inability to load small isolated levels without experiencing dips to 11fps, Black Myth: Wukong is a charming and fun game with an interesting story and lore, unique enemies throughout the entire game, varied and engaging combat mechanics, and of course great voice acting and music. The end of each chapter features a unique and beautifully animated cutscene which tells more of the story related to the chapter you just completed or the characters you met, which stood out to me as some of my favourite parts of the game. Don't listen to the bum game critics, this game is easily worth the money.

Baldur's Miss! 3 has been an absolute pleasure to play. After spending a couple days in character creation I embarked upon a journey of a quality I could not have expected. It's very clear upon playing that the devs have thought of almost everything. All the little options, both in gameplay and menus/UI add up to make the experience so much more polished and enjoyable.

The lengths you can go to in Baldur's Saved! 3 to customize your experience and story truly surpass any other game I've seen. The videos I've seen of all the creative ways to accomplish or completely avoid certain objectives amaze me. The characters and their journeys are captivating and rewarding, made even better by the relationships you can develop with them. The music (especially in the character creation menu) is wonderful, I've found myself humming it on numerous occasions. Baldur's Critical Miss! 3 was my first real introduction to DnD and has opened up a whole new world to me.

The experience of fighting a group of enemies, one of which can drain your character's entire health pool in one turn; and then retaliating with a level 6 spell that never does more than 30 damage is so rewarding and motivating. Missing 13 attacks in a row even though the math says you have a %45 of landing makes for a combat experience you can truly rely on and always be excited for. Using your powerful spell scrolls and watching them deal 3 damage above minimum really feeds into a thrilling power fantasy which always has me coming back for more.

In conclusion, Baldur's Concentration Broken! 3 is a game you should absolutely try. If you do, do not rush. Enjoy the experience, explore, talk to people, save scum, and enjoy the journey. I would definitely recommend multiple playthroughs to try different characters, builds, origins, classes, and choices. Whatever you decide to do, good luck and have fun in Baldur's Gate 3.

From a writing or story perspective Shadow of the Tomb Raider is probably my favourite. We finally got some great character moments and growth out of both Lara and Jonah, and Dominguez is easily the best antagonist so far. Shadow is also a great looking game. The graphics combined with the locations visited form a beautiful visual experience.

Shadow's weakness is it's gameplay. From having to re-learn/reacquire skills, weapons, and gadgets from previous games to a platforming experience so unreliable and buggy that I wonder if it was ever play-tested at all. "Hard mode" consists of replaying significant portions of the game after every death; deaths that will occur frequently due to the previously mentioned disastrous platforming.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an overall pretty good game, but it's not good enough to make replaying so much of it enjoyable every time you die, should you choose to play at max difficulty.

Pros:
-Beautiful setting (Greece)
-Graphics
-Good story
-Good voice acting
-NG+

Cons:
-Alternate endings/choices matter storytelling doesn't make sense for an Assassin's Creed game
-Mind numbing gameplay loop consisting of: Talking to an npc > running across the map to kill someone/find something > running back > doing it again > ending the quest and repeating
-No sprinting or jumping
-The infuriating speed your horse travels at anywhere near civilisation
-Higher difficulties are a slog of enemy HP & one-hit attacks
-Very long (took me ~137 hours to finish everything)

Overall, Odyssey is a surprising downgrade from it's predecessor Origins in almost every way. Although worth playing for the story, it's barely passable as Assassin's Creed.

Don't let the launch issues distract you from the back that this game deserves GOTY

If you're a fan of SCP in any way you'll likely enjoy this game. Cool plot/setting and lots of great sound design.