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The Last of Us Remastered

It's The Last of Us with better graphics and all the DLC. Outside of me hating one or two of the DLC multiplayer maps, I can't imagine any reason why I should consider this any less brilliant than I do the PS3 version. It's my favorite game of all time. Period. Like, I think this is kinda the gold standard for a story in a game and I can't see it being topped by anything else. Something like this makes me feel like games will one day be viewed by everyone as an artistic storytelling medium in the same way that movies and books are. There's a lot of powerful commentary and powerful thematic messages in this game, and its complemented by pretty great gameplay and a multiplayer that is just as brilliant in its own way as the single-player mode is.

10/10. It's the best game ever IMO.

This War of Mine: The Little Ones - PS4

Eh, maybe my least favorite game I played this year. It's definitely not bad by any means but I'm not sure it's anything more than alright. It's rewarding to have everything going right because that won't happen unless you know what you're doing and know what you're looking for. Really, on a first playthrough for this game, you'll get your ass beat down because there's a lot to keep up with and you won't know how to keep up with all of it. I enjoy games with a lot of substance though, whether it's a fresh gameplay system, a mastery of a gameplay system, a really well told story with great characters, or some strong and real statement or emotional appeal. I'm not sure if this game held a lot of substance for me, simply because the gameplay is nothing special and the story substance is present I guess but nothing that really resonates with me. So this is a pretty good example of a 5/10 game.

5/10. Solid game that's built well with good mechanics, but there's nothing to write home about here.

Starwhal - PS4

This is a great deal of fun as a casual game to play with your friends, especially those who aren't super great at video games. You can't really be way better than everyone else at Starwhal because of how floppy and unruly the controls are, but that's the fun of it and that's on purpose. By the way, going through the single-player mode of this game and beating all the challenges is pretty damn difficult due to the controls, but its all doable.

I'm not gonna give this a number score as if you can rate a game like this.

Can't rate. It's fun with friends. Accessible to everyone. It probably gets old after a while like most casual party games with little depth do. Not bad for the time you do get out of it though.

Disc Jam - PS4

Board 8 had a bit of a competitive scene going on this game for a while. Kinda wish it stuck around longer! This game is a lot of fun despite being rather simple. I hear it's kind of a clone of a different game? That doesn't matter much to me though.

I feel like the game doesn't always read my inputs right in terms of how I want to throw the disc and curve it and stuff, but maybe that's me being bad at doing the stick inputs and timing everything right. I had a lot of fun with this game on both a stupid fun level with friends and a competitive level. There's not a lot of depth with the different characters, and from what I understand it's not really well balanced with regards to them so top-level competitive play wouldn't be my thing in this game, but play it at a moderate level of seriousness and it's a blast. You get some intense moments and some really satisfying games that you can talk about with your fellow competitors.

7/10. Pretty good for a moderate level of competitive play, still not bad for casual play with friends either. Lacking some qualities that would give it more longevity.
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