Recent reviews by Shiriko

A short and delightful game with a good narrative. Definitely give this a go, if youre a fan of the Life is strange series of games.

If you think of this like a pure action game mostly filled with combat and very linearly designed levels, you will definitely be taken aback by the amount of exploration available. Once you get comfortable with this idea, the game grows on you . The graphics and environments look great. The characters are likeable and the story is pretty good too. The combat is fun and engaging on the higher difficulties with emphasis on the parry ( Great to alleviate that itch for a Sekiro 2 if it ever comes....sIgh ). Only complaint would be the lack of a fast travel at times,especially if youre trying to find loot when revisiting planets that was previously inaccessible. Ironic, that a singleplayer game published by EA is one of their better titles.

A familiar feeling after the first part and still my favorite stealth game. The concept artists and the painterly look that this game uses is still beautiful to see and even more so to play through its intricately crafted levels.

Fantastic world building with a really interesting story for the current state of Earth. Fighting huge mechanical monstrosities is really fun but becomes quite easy as you get better gear. So i would highly recommend switching to the hard or ultra difficulty once you get a feel for how the machines fight. Doing this actually makes it a terrifying feat to take on the bigger robots ,just as they were intended to be. Fighting human enemies however is pretty bland and feels merely like an afterthought. Fortunately, there's relatively fewer encounters with humans as opposed to machines. The post apocalyptic rendition of earth is beautiful in its own way but the design of the machines themselves are what take the cake for me. Wonderful concepts, designs and everything is pretty unique in terms of facing it.

Fantastic story telling and characters. A city under the sea, as innovative as it sounds holds some very dark mysteries.

Gris has got to be the most beautiful 2D game that I've played. The game makes the character feel like a brush stroke gliding across a stunning canvas, adding more colour to it as the game progresses. Truly breathtaking to look at and coupled with the butter smooth animations and serene soundtrack, this game is nothing short of a masterpiece.
The gameplay is fairly simple in terms of mechanics and puzzles but you might occasionally spend a bit of time to figure out certain puzzles toward the end.

11/10

Story is lackluster when compared to the previous entries but its still borderlands at its best when talking about gameplay and guns. The core mechanics are much smoother and fluidic , the guns feel and sound fantastic, the playable characters are all great in their own right too. Soundtrack is eargasmic. Legendary drop rates are infinitely better than the abysmal drop chances in Borderlands 2.
Get some friends and have a blast slaughtering the denizens of Pandora, collecting awesome loot and building your character the way you want. One of the best coop experiences you would have. Solo is not bad too but borderlands imo was created with coop at its core.
Although I have fond memories of Borderlands 2, I dont see myself going back just because the gameplay feels absolutely amazing in this game.

Lives up to its name, creepy nghtmare fuel at times. Fantastic 3D platformer with extremely industrial environments, great soundtrack and gameplay. Absolutely love the concept of the game and the various inhabitants blending together, offering a short but ominously sweet 4 hours or so.

The Nemesis system was great in the first game and is even better in the second and watching it work its magic is honestly one of the best things in gaming. Great Arkham-esque combat aided by a fantastic skill tree and a plethora of gear resulting is a lot of different builds and play styles.
Although gameplay can get a bit repetitive at times, the nemesis system keeps you coming back.
Talion is now one of my favorite characters in games and this game did him justice with a captivating narrative and stellar ending. Makes you wish this story was canon.

A definitive buy for any Lord of the Rings fan but i would suggest playing both the Middle Earth games to understand the characters better.

Decided to give this a try after seeing the praise it still receives. The graphics are definitely dated but I could see myself in awe at what they achieved in the 90's. Gameplay is fun although it can get repetitive sometimes but overall manages to keep your interest.
Great game to play if you want to see how Fps's evolved over the years and this was one of the most acclaimed games and rightfully so.