Hollow Knight (Switch)

Date Purchased: August 23, 2018
Date Completed: (N/A)
Price: $10.83 (eShop)

I'd heard so many good things about this game, but should have known better when I heard "Metroidvania" to stop.  "No, this one's supposed to be good" I kept telling myself..."Yeah it's hard, but I like a challenge".  I don't think I put 15 minutes in before realizing "I"ve made a huge mistake".  Never again, never another Metroidvania.  I can't even say recommend or pass as I haven't scratched the surface, but I do know this isn't a game for me. 

Enter the Gungeon (Switch)

Date Purchased: July 22, 2018
Date Completed: N/A
Price: $7.80 (eShop)

Until today I had a pretty hard rule that I had to finish a game before writing a review, and I still hold that pretty close for story driven games, I'm starting to change my opinion on that.  I haven't finished "Enter the Gungeon" but I've played enough to feel I can accurately review it.  Geometry Wars on Xbox 360 was probably my most played game on that console.  Hours and hours perfecting my craft, eventually earning my most prestigious achievement "Score 1 million without dying". 

Those were different times, I had probably 10x the free time I do now, and I cannot master a game now the way I did back then.  So while I enjoyed what I've played of Enter the Gungeon and while I'll pick it up now and again, I don't think I'll ever beat it. 

Games come easier these days, I rarely have to pay out of pocket for a new experience (I guess I am paying for PS+ and Xbox Gold) and there are just too many games to play.  Enter the Gungeon is one of the better twin stick shooters out there, it's hard as heck, and I wish I was better at it.  I'll never put in the time to finish it though, and with that I cannot recommend it with those short on time and withe limited free time.  Pass.

Until Dawn (PS4)

Date Purchased:  April 7, 2018
Date Completed: September 5, 2018
Price: (Free PS+)

A PS Plus game that's been on my radar for some time, it's not my typical game, I have very little experience with adventure games.  I liked it.  The story was "good enough" to keep me coming back, the voice acting was spot on (crucial to a game like this), but the graphics stuttered quite a bit which is odd considering it's not really rendering a whole lot.  It looks nice, but the frame drops are noticeable.  I was doing pretty good but lost a couple characters in a scramble for finding the right button which I felt to be a little "weak" considering the game should weigh heavier on your decisions than your reflexes.  Oh well.  It's meant to be played multiple times, but I won't.  It was good for a once through.  Recommend.

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