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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: October 01, 2025, 03:59:43 pm »

52. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare: Remastered [PS4] - finished Sep 28th, 2025




As many will know, the echoing of sentiment. From 2005 to 2016ish Call of Duty hit a stride that can be likened to the golden age of comic books, the silver screen age of cartoons, popeye the sailor man and Lucy and Ethyl or even the industrial boom of America. You had gamers by the millions who lived and breathed Call of Duty. Every double XP weekend, each and every map pack was like christmas. Begging my dad for the 20 dollar xbox live cards to be the next to join my friends in cool kid circle. It also had it's naysayers. But each and every year it became clear.  COD was untouchable in military based first person shooters. Battlefield crumbled in it's wake, multiple times. It even made Halo itself into a shrew mouse after long been standing as a titan of industry... trey arch and infinity ward both went back to back like lethal weapon. Just coming up with new fresh maps. Cool guns. The game was flawless... but only temporarily.  Very quickly COD last its balance. But overall for many years it was the funnest time. Red dot sights. The leveling and prestige system was genius, the killstreaks were addictive. And leading a team of mountain dew chugging 10 yr olds to victory was some of my greatest memories in gaming.  When I say COD defined my childhood in many ways. I'm not exaggerating.  Call of Duty also had semi responsibility in my love for militaria, history, and education endeavors that followed.  I have since

1. Gone to 2 presidential libraries, 2 WW2 museums, a civil war museum and many boston massacre related attractions.

2. Studied WW2 speificially for decades. Books. Movies. And now vietnam.

Would my interest in WW2 have existed without world at war? Possibly. My great grandfathers served at both Germany and North African Campaigns. My great grandfather on my grandmother's side was even a POW in a nazi concentration camp.  Then went on to become a professor of behavioral sciences.  His name is Ogden Lindsley.  My other grandfather George A. Muggleton served at Kessarine Pass. These things were engrained in me at a young age. GI Joes, Toy army men. I just love the historical importance.  But would that passion have cultivated into the multi media arm of my personality it is today? Without my formative years being playing call of duty world at war with my friends? Maybe not.  What I enjoy about these games. Is they actually try to be historically accurate. Do they always get it right? No. Do they embelish? Of course. But they get the heart down. The horrors down. The way wars occured and how battles progressed. None might be as important to that trajectory of the franchise as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Which was known as COD 4 when I was a kid.

Phrases like "switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading" and "Nice! Your fruit killing skills are remarkable" both birth themselves just in the prologue of this game. Have become sort of lexicon in the gaming community. Gold skins on AKs? This game. Care packages? This game. Noscoping? As far as I know. This game. Well over a decade before fortnite even dreamed of such. It did it all without micro trans (aside from optional map packs that came about a year into launch).  It was gaming paradise. It truly was. But now into this games campaign mode.

Call Of Duty 4 is definitely inspired by the war on terror mixed with a bit of Russian civil war. It's less directly based on real wars like the WW2 games are. But it clearly has a very "nuclear" seal team 6 vibe to it.  The game manages to make you feel part of batallion.  By the end of the game. You remember captain price (recurring character) and people like sgt briggs on first name basis. Like they were your men you actually served with. Because the game does well at subtly reminding you of commanding orders while still being present in the very arcadey vibe.  The controls are smooth. Missions like "all ghillied up" are franchise staples that almost all love. The missions has you in pripyiat ukraine where chernobyl happened. It's a front to back stealth mission where you gotta maneuver without being detected this russian operated snowy badlands of poison.  Tunnels.  Sinking ships. Nukes. Tanks. Fighter jets. Cobra attack helicopters. It's all in this game. German Sheppards even. The game is a campaign masterclass.  I feel there are many moving moments. Deep reflections of society. But also humor. Night visions missions. Collecting intel ect are especially fun. It also has a nice trophy system that has fair but intriguing challenges to get outside the game UI. Even the mini game that begins the game is an absolute blast attempting to get the squadron record time. 

Call of Duty 4 is one of the greatest call of duty games. It predates world at war. As a cohesive unit? It has amazing footing. And I enjoyed every second.

Welcome game 52! I've made the mark.  I was well on pace for high 90s. Now my new final year goal is 75. Lets see what we can do.  But 52 is in the bag.


Rating - 93/100

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General / Re: VGC's Anonymous/"General" Topic:

« on: September 26, 2025, 07:04:38 pm »

Anyone excited for Plants vs Zombies Replanted here?

I grew up adoring Plants Vs Zombies. It was every kid my age ranges favorite middle school free to play laptop game. Then when they dropped the peggle 2 pack for 360 and PS3. It was a must buy for my entire class. All my friends were addicted. It's sonostalgic and to me the garden warfare games tanked what the original was and ruined chances of unique grid style rpg element sequels.

For 20 bucks. I think it will be a cute download. My wishes are

1. That the only improvements aren't just graphical. The game hasnt really aged poorly in original format at all. I cant see why overdo graphical upgrades. But some special effects and explosive qualities would be welcomed

2. New plants and levels (perhaps even a level where we deal with global warming or arid land so only hot plants survive like the pepper and the bomb plants and sunflowers must be watered). Although I know this is expecting coffee milk from a elderly cow knocker.

3. Dont dare to micro trans


Who else will buy this?

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: September 23, 2025, 02:12:43 pm »

Taxi Driver [1976]

Quite the controversial movie for it's time. Robert Deniro.. I mean what can be said that he hasn't already etched into our brains with 30 other great films but boy oh boy does he enter a niche and disgustingly offputting bag here.  The ending is most shocking to me because it sorta tugs at the internal duality of man aspect of humans like a dog tugs a rope.  This movie is actually a fairly decent representation of skitzophrenia disorders and the dangers of politic obsession. And not to get political. Many of the actions in this movie have recently played out and have many times in history.  Jodie Foster was an infant in this movie being only 12 yrs old. Very young yet absolutely crushed and obliterated her role.  Child stars back then were simply on another level of talent. And expected to do much more challenging plots.  The movie paces itself well and leaves the viewer longing for conclusions that never come. That is intentional.  The 4k remaster I watched was pretty.  Neons drip on black roads, new york glows, the 70s shine through.  Feels like a time portal. 

Robert in general is great at playing the wacko, the polished corrleone and many things in between but seeing him buff, young and mohawked is something that every human should do ince lol. 

95/100

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: September 23, 2025, 02:05:13 pm »

Minecraft - Gonna be honest...I made it to Lava Chicken, which is around 40 minutes in and stopped lol I didn't expect it to be good and I'm usually all for a silly comedy, but the whole thing feels like a bad parody.  I'm also kind of a Jack Black apologist, I like him in most anything, but this is just cartoonish levels of Jack Black done in the wrong way.  It's all playing directly to the camera and it just feels off to me.  I've watched all the way through far worse movies, and it's not specifically bad, to me it's just not working.  Maybe I'll go back, I don't know.

Sully - For a more serious and better movie, got around to watching this.  I'd actually seen clips for awhile, bad habit of watching clips for movies on there sometimes, not many, but for some reason, a few would pop up for this one about the flight tests at the hearing, so I'd seen all that, but the movie is a decent biographical drama, nothing flashy, nothing over the top, I appreciate that they didn't hype up the actual crash with big music or anything and we even get it kinda twice from different viewpoints slightly at a certain point before the crash and it works well for that.  I didn't even know this was a Clint Eastwood film, and I think he can understand when a movie needs to be as grounded as can be.

As usual for a biographical drama, I like to look up the wiki, see what people thought, how accurate it was, and it sounds like they did a decent job.  There was maybe abit too much to make out the Safety Board investigation as being more out to find Sully as being in the wrong, which I can sorta see in the film slightly, but didn't think it was too aggressive, and that's about it, otherwise it's apparently on point, so good to know.

I agree heavily about Minecraft movie. Jack seemed like he was cosplaying more than acting a role. Like his kids made him dress up as Steve and then he basically just recycled his school of rock energy to try to wing it.  Bowser Barely worked but Steve? Jack Black cant be every game character to ever exist. Hes too recognizable to keep recycling. But i'd actually take it further by saying Minecraft as a whole is such a shitty game to adapt to a movie. Its a beautiful excellent game but its not a movie style game. It's a cathartic game with very vague plot.  I feel it was made as a IP cash grab. The fact it isn't unwatchable is my only shock of it.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: September 15, 2025, 12:28:37 am »

51. Mafia Old Country [PS5] - finished Sep 13th, 2025



Mafia Old Country

Finally! Alas I did it. After almost 2 months. Im officially back in the beating games Saddle! With 51. Feels like 52 is going to happen.

Where as Mafia III is a GTA Open World atchetype that tackles a more race involved sort of internal mafia. Mafia Old Country speaks to it's own name by being 100 percent old fashioned mobster movie esque Scorcesse level storytelling. Trading in its long winding map for a sexy glimpse into tuscan rivers, italian flower beds and church steeples from the early 1900s. It is the video game version of godfather and it plays itself like a Huckleberry Finn, like a beautiful Mark Twain poem from front to back. It almost smells of grape colored orchids and red wine.  It is elegant in it's presentation and feels like controlling a concise mob movie from the 70s.

Take on the role of Enzo. A former "carusu" which means boy in italian. But Carusu was used as a sort of nose up mockery of a certain type of man. Essentially endentured servants who worked the mines in italy.  Volcano eruptions. Famine. Death and hunger. But you rise the ranks of the order of the Don Torrisi crime family.  And are called to do many of his varying tasks all the while. Other complications in personal life, relationships, faith and especially love come to shake your oath to omerta and everything that you signed up for begins to feel shaky at the knees.  It is a powerful story and one of the most somber ive played.

The gameplay mechanics are not flashy. Very simple and refined which I feel is a very good thing. It relies heavily on stealth. I find going in guns blazing to be very unrewarding and everything about the game lends itself to basically reward you for taking a more silent approach.

You become invested in indiviudal members of this family. And although your play is fairly linear in comparison to 3. It does a much better job at immersion. It eliminates the diversity of building a mob around yourself and employing roles. Which is a bit of a downgrade on customizing. But I find it is a much much more streamline experience and is much more quick and clean with its direction. 20 to 30 hours instead of 100+

Rating - 94/100

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General / Re: What are your least favorite boss fights?

« on: September 12, 2025, 03:02:45 pm »

Disliked the boss fight in echoes of wisdom.


Final boss.  So spoilers ahead.


SPOILERS SPOILERS


They nerf zelda and forcefully give half the abilities to link like some patriarchal 1950s vision of America lol. I found it to be a corny ending to a great game. I didn't enjoy the battle. It felt like watching someone else play the game for me.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: August 20, 2025, 08:42:57 pm »

Mafia Old Country has officially ended my gaming drought. I got really immersed but travels and adulting has simply not let me sit in front of any plastic gaming recepticle for dedicated play time for like a week lol. Ive had almost no time.  But it definitely is a glorious game. Happy to be back and hopefully at 51. Soon!    Thanks to everyone for the advice with handling gaming burnout. I am still easing back in gently to not burn out again but I think the break was much needed.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: August 10, 2025, 05:04:06 pm »

I've encountered major video game burnout of some sort, at the 50 mark it seems everything I put on just doesn't grip me and i'd rather either binge Netflix or go outside and do stuff in locals driving around attractions. Which is fine but this is definitely the longest drought I've hit with games since maybe 2019.  Perhaps doing 50 in around half a year was too much too fast. Anyone else ever experience a burnout?  Ive tried both short and long games.

Maybe Mafia Old Country will be the one to get me back on the horse.  52 is on the horizon. Hope to join you guys again soon!

I took a break from gaming in the mid 2000s, but that was mostly due to me starting college, dating, and getting more into other interests of mine. I didn't get fully into it again until around 2009/2010. A more recent example was around 2020/2021 where i was still playing a lot of games, but they just didn't have the same impact on me they once did. i think part of this burnout was due to me hitting my expiration date as a collector, but I also think it was a bit of me playing so many games for so long that I just needed to take a break. So, that's what I did. I started modding game consoles a lot, which is still video game related, but i was doing that far more than playing them.


When I got back into gaming, I feel like I approached it from a new perspective of wanting quality experiences over quantity. I still like branching out and playing games I'm curious about, but I became far more okay with admitting some games aren't for me or there are certain games I'll likely never make the time to play. Also, revisiting some of my all time favorite games helped me figure out why I loved gaming so much, which also helped.


But yeah, be patient, do other things for as long as you need to and eventually you'll likely come around and get back into a gaming again. It might be in a month, possibly 6 months, or possibly several years. Just ride it out and see what happens.

This is actually refreshing knowing that you were able to go from a big break to your gaming passion returning.  Today I got Mafia Old Country which ive waited months to play. So hoping tonight is the night I get back on the proverbial horse lol. But like you said. Im being mindful to not force it either. If im still not feeling it. I'll put it down.

I do think a lot of it is the sensory overload ive been doing. Ive been doing big cities and traveling so I think my body just wants silence and calm in its off time.  Instead of more action. Theirs less boredom to cure with games. Winter since I live in new england will probably get me some hibernation gaming. 

What kind of mods did you do? Thats interesting. Was it stuff like backlighting gameboys? I wish I could but I suck at soldering so bad that I dont want to ever pick up a soldering iron again lol.

Happy gaming everyone. I have still been reading the reviews others post here despite my gaming pause.  Its always good reading here.

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: August 05, 2025, 10:11:15 pm »

I've encountered major video game burnout of some sort, at the 50 mark it seems everything I put on just doesn't grip me and i'd rather either binge Netflix or go outside and do stuff in locals driving around attractions. Which is fine but this is definitely the longest drought I've hit with games since maybe 2019.  Perhaps doing 50 in around half a year was too much too fast. Anyone else ever experience a burnout?  Ive tried both short and long games.

Maybe Mafia Old Country will be the one to get me back on the horse.  52 is on the horizon. Hope to join you guys again soon! 

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General / Re: VGC's Anonymous/"General" Topic:

« on: August 02, 2025, 06:55:02 pm »

Well I got to play a switch 2 today. Spent about 15 minutes with Donkey Kong Bonanza. My takeaways are...  immediate awe and enjoyment followed by sadness that I cant buy one. Because I cant support the company at its current pricing and posturing. But maybe someday

You could always buy a used one and used games for it. I've said this before, but I'm holding off until either there's some game that I cannot resist, or until the console has been out for at least 3 years or so. I figure by then we should know if Nintendo starts doing the key card thing with their first party games, or if some other ridiculous anti consumer, anti ownership crap is implemented. Assuming that doesn't happen, I'll pick one up and likely have a nice chunk of exclusives to catch up on. In many ways, The Switch 2 reminds me a bit of my experience with the Gamecube back in the day. I was never big into the Gamecube and still am not, but I eventually did get one during the console's run, as well as a handful of games I really enjoyed.

I knew I shouldnt have played Donkey Kong Bananza lol. I felt the same as you. I'm still not eager for it. I think its Nintendos least ambitious product in history. But I just had to play the game. A good 20 minutes too. But im gonna try to hold out for the 2nd  or 3rd masterpiece. I overall enjoyed my time with it but I waited almost 5 years before buying Switch 1 and I never play it now.  I dont wanna do the same with 2 and have it collect dust. Its still fairly underpowered.

Sadly it seems anyone selling used locally is trying to scalp and price gouge. I'd have assumed it would cool off with the stock replenish but all are 500+ on ebay (bundle) I dont get people who try to become Bezos by flipping consoles at like 5 percent gain each. Thats such a volatile and exhausting endeavor even if you manage to turn a profit by some miracle. Maybe ill wait until they get desperate and start selling at 425.

Is their a console seller that would force you to buy one? For example Mario Odyssey 2? 

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Off Topic / Re: Your Own Thoughts On General Entertainment?

« on: August 02, 2025, 01:27:19 pm »

What branch of the military did General Entertainment serve?

Is he as decorated as General Admission, General Electric and Captain Crunch?

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General / Re: VGC's Anonymous/"General" Topic:

« on: August 01, 2025, 07:31:43 pm »

Well I got to play a switch 2 today. Spent about 15 minutes with Donkey Kong Bonanza. My takeaways are...  immediate awe and enjoyment followed by sadness that I cant buy one. Because I cant support the company at its current pricing and posturing. But maybe someday

But

Pros:

The joysticks are much improved and feel closer to ps4. With this console. A pro controller may be optional rather than manditory like Switch 1's joke of joycons. The black color scheme is truly sexy. It feels more mature. And able to handle entertaining both kids and games. It also feels more diverse in general.

The buttons feel slightly clickier and the pro controller which I also got to try has touch clickers in the back.  The haptic feedback is nice.

The graphics are pretty. Is it ps5 pro pretty? Even in dock mode? No. But its servicable. And overall the colors and frames are really really good. Not one dip in frames. Really clean.

Donkey kong bananza is basically mario odyssey level great. What a blast. It is goty bar none.  A glorious homage to donkey kong as a character.

Cons:

Lineup is very small and isolated.

The whole keycard lameness and pricing

It has the same UI. Which to me is lazy. I dont like the Switch 1 UI. Its so uninventive. Feels like a cheap leap frog tablet.  No tabs. No diversity. No customization outside of colors and profile. Eh. Definitely playing it safe. I really wish it had some wildly modern super grid layout with navigation smoothness.  (I know this is my preferences and millions love switch UI. So maybe its good they give someone what they are used to).


I really want one. But we must stay strong friends

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: July 26, 2025, 04:38:44 pm »

Happy Gilmore 2

Netflix streaming has brought a meriad of adam sandler films but none as high stake and highly advertised as the sequel to his quintessential 90s comedy Happy Gilmore.  Whenever you see 2 in comedy movies. You typically go in hesitant.  Anchorman 2, Grown Ups 2, Hangover Part 2. Theirs been examples where it just misses. It's so rare for comedy sequels to work and I think the main reason is that jokes in general only work once. Some comedy movies tend to desire to be what they were but they cant because time evolved along with peoples perception of funny.

Happy Gilmore 2 doesnt try to be happy gilmore 1. It tries to beat it. It drags it down to the gallows and fist fights it. It doesnt live in its shadow like a wounded Raven beneath the crow. It goes for it. And quite frankly? It kicks ass. It succeeds in every way.

It's drowned to the gils in cameos. Dozens. Maybe hundreds.  But it never feels forced somehow. Social media icons. Rappers. Wrestlers. Comedians. Some of Adams friends.  Sandler takes the role of a more seasoned Happy on the yesteryear of his career and that in itself kinda hit my feels.

Adam Sandler defined my childhood. To many he's like a swcond uncle. And now i'm almost 30. Hes over 50. But I remember being that kid. 10 years old. Laughing at Happy Gilmore beating bob barker in fist to cuffs.  At times with the cast being partially dead.  It felt like a memorium as much as it did a movie at times.  A sweet symphonic kiss to the 90s. And heroes of my youth.

Adam killed it. He was funny but not trying too hard. He knows where he is in life. He knows hes a legend. He knows the character is legendary and he plays that into the script. Its well directed.

Two of Adams daughters and his wife star in the movie and I always say this. You can feel when a person loves their costar. Genuine love cant be acted. Adam has dad energy in his comeback. Because he literally is dad energy. His daughter being in direct proximity gives Adam this softer aura thar makes him more believable as a man. Not just a comic relief pun.  Hes more human in this film.

But that doesnt mean its not without raunchy wild humor. It's a blast of a good time. 

They hit it out of the park with this one.  And I cant imagine them doing the sequel any better in the modern ahe.  Theirs a lot of ad placement. Maybe a tad too much. But I dont mind because it makes it feel closer to home.

 Happy gilmore 2 is a star studden glam fest on surface. But it also digs deep into Happy.  Makes unsusepcted twists. Has villains that are detestable. It's mostly family friendly but still raunch heavy like Adam is known for. And his family and costars bring out the most of his talent as an actor. It was a well oiled machine. I laughed at least 50 times.

Rating - Amazing.  (Not feeling a number on this one. If I had to? A 97/100)

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Off Topic / Re: What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?

« on: July 24, 2025, 07:37:06 am »

Superman

DC's history with superman is sketch to say the least, like in every media medium they fumble. Superman 64 trailed Spiderman 64.  Superman vs Batman was a disaster. Batman and Spiderman seem to always be the golden kids at Thanksgiving getting the first spoon of cranberry sauce despite superman being so powerful. With so much legacy to build off of. This movie is DC's much needed Babe Ruth homerun.  The visuals are deliciously lush. Little details bring it all to life. It also introduces other DC icons. But best of all. Bar none. Is the casting and delivery by Lex Luthor.  Goodness gracious that man can act.  Not to mention sell the dread, zaney jealous/evil hybrid that is the character.   The brutality is refreshing in a world of nonsense.  James Gunn is talented with this style of story telling. I think superman lends himself to his style better than suicide squad did. Backstory is rich. The love angle is dense.  It all feels authentic.  The media pundit fun police can sit around crying while box office speaks for itself.  Its a great film. 97/100

I know what.you did last summer (2025)

High highs and low lows.  The cast is believable and casted well. I do think the star studded cast drenched in both nostalgic icons and modern star kids balances well. It sorta plays on the original. I do find Danica and Teddy's tumultuous unite under dark circumstances vibe to be cute. And I like their love arch.  Freddy Prinze Jr. Crushes his role.  Overall it has all you'd want. Until the ending.  The ending is absolute ass. It is not only statistically, ethically and bogusly improbable but doubles down on absurdity.  It is layers of nonsense. It feels shakey on its feet.  Like an old Mike Tyson fighting Jake Paul.  It has its nostalgia. Its sentimental. It has the 90s tropes.  But it has a few dry periods.  It isnt what the original was. But its a fun time. Overall I enjoyed it. It's not even near the scream sequels. But its not as bad as a horror movie can be.  I also think the way they made modern alternatives to the original cast clever and not all the turns are seen coming.   77/100

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: July 20, 2025, 10:25:47 am »

50. As Dusk Falls [PS5] - finished July 18th, 2025



THEY RELEASED AN UNFINISHED GAME


I'm torn here. Bittersweet symphonies be this game, a monarch butterfly that dies too young. On one hand. It is the first co-op narrative driven decision style game I've beaten with my gf. It was filled with funny and fun decisions. Banter. It is intuitive and clever by design and story.  On the other hand.  It literally ended 66 percent of the way through the story and devs gave the entire playerbase who played this game one giant cliffhanger to leave on. PERMANENTLY lol.  This is the ending.  Thats the game.  Their is no 3rd book. I beat it. Man thats sad


I have scoured the internet. Posts on reddit, forums, the game itself.  Their is meant to be another chapter "book" in the series. Instead. They end on an insane cliffhanger (that I wont share for spoiler reasons) and then poof. Vanish.  The game for that account is fairly disapponting and predatory.  Most people complained about this 3 years ago. We are now in 2025. So its safe to say. They have this in the store to scam people at this point.  it's very much an unfinished project with no intent of being added upon.   But somehow it was still really fun and I enjoyed my time with it regardless


You take on the role of varying characters. But most Vince... a laid off former airport employee who is tangled up in a road trip that leads to a hostage situation.  You also control sometimes his young daughter Zoe. Who is a tyke when you first play but of course becomes grown. The story has hard decisions. Gripping realities. Sweet bonds.  Dark subject matter of suciide, mobsters and death. And lots of violence.  It's so well done! It was a blast while it lasted.  It also is excellent at making two people or more (all allowed to play via controller or a companion app on mobile) work together to form decisions. Players can even override and seek complete dominance. But those are limited to 3 each per book.  But me and my gf mostly agreed and followed suit.  Its a fun way to spark convo among couples, friends or parties. QTE are also done together as a group.

The game has vibrant characters.  My favorite ended up being Zoe. Which is shocking. Her character begins to take on massive amounts of depth as she faces the tragedies that befell her.


The game is like a guns and roses cd that skips welcome to the jungle and sweet child of mine. Titanic ending right before Jack and rose's ending. Just the ship sinks and you've got nowhere to know what happens of the love. But the game overall feels like you go on a date with your crush, and you order a greasy diner burger. Double cheese. Bacon on that... a deep fried oreo sundae to split. You go to the bathroom after discussing playing mario kart together.  The chemistry is unreal.  But she bails to be with a brazilian bartender named Fabian that lifts weights and is good at dance dance revolution. Much better than you are at it. Pet chinchila named gregory is now your future. You come back to perpetual friend zone and soy allergies realizing you're an office 7 in a land of 9s. At least thats how the games plot based dissonance makes you feel. Like a digital video game 3rd wheel. An empty table with no note. Like a person that left you musty after a motel 6 rendevouz but never calls back. And more cheese and burger than one man can wash down with a thousand tears.  All because you dropped all the jugggles you attempted at the grade 6 talent show.  It all flashes before you.  She asked you to to go to a Nirvana concert but you misheard. And thought she said Alanis concert. But she hated Morissette. Fumbled. Rain trickles. Violas play. Empty gondolas. Tuscany. Pasta salad. Crib assembly but in a nieghbors home. But you failed.  You are left with a bunch of what ifs but not a what was.  That is this game. Missed potential. An amazing road that led to nowhere. A shattered glass of scotch and 20 years of sienfeld reruns. And I cant rate it where I want to rate it in good concience.  So the first double rating will commense.   


Rating for what is present - 95/100

Rating for the incomplete total package - 70/100


Ive never actually seen a developer do what this dev did. Most games are either incomplete and unreleased. Broken by level 1. But letting the player get so invested and cutting only the ending off? Thats ridiculous.