Andrew Wake 2: Electric Bugaloo

As I said, I do plan to play it! I might be metroidvania’d out at the moment, my partner and I have played a crap ton of Blasphemous 1 & 2 over the past few months. (highly recommend!)

I think there’s a lot more that goes into a games success or failure than just reviews. I’m not entirely convinced that a wave of good reviews would financially save their studio. I also find it funny that he acknowledges that he doesn’t write reviews for things.

For my case, it’s been on my wish list for a while. I enjoyed Ori, but didn’t love it, and plan on getting around to the second Ori game eventually. But I have a zillion games to play, and right now they’re not that high on my list. But my moods change, and next month I may well be in the mood for something like No Rest for the Wicked, see it on my wish list, and finally pick it up.

But quite frankly, no review is going to sway me. I’ve enjoyed Mixed review games, I’ve loved Mostly Negative games, and I’ve disliked Overwhelmingly Positive games. Fact of the matter is I’m much more likely to look at actual gameplay videos and make a decision rather than read a written review.

But, that’s just my anecdotal experience. I personally find it hard to believe the reviews play that big of a role here. I think that success or failure comes down to a hundred different factors, and the unfortunate reality is that some really awesome gems aren’t successful for no real fair reasons, sometimes.

The thing for me is that it’s a game about a guild of explorers, and the game is all fast travel. The bits you do “explore” were soulless.

To those who care:

AI generated voices are used for some player units from the barracks.

What has Elton John done?

Cold Heart? I like that song.

I’ve come to take the verified badge with a big grain of salt. Some modern games that they mark as verified are pretty unplayable imho.

Huh, I didn’t realize it was made by Nexon.

That takes me to a login page, fyi.

You’re so far off base it’s hilarious. A Stardew Valley 2 would be hype as hell.

In case you’re not aware, there are ways to increase your speed within the game which feel like earned progress.

Shouldn’t have watched that. Definitely lost brain cells.

Part of that library is on Canadian soil.

The buck stops literally anywhere else but here.

Commandos, I should have said.

It’s more like the Commando or Shadow Tactics series, if you’ve heard of those. Not like Age of Empires or Warcraft.

I haaaate typing on a laptop, layout not withstanding.

I’ve never regretted a GTA purchase (admittedly I didn’t get the remasters so that might be why…) so I’m cautiously looking forward to this one. Started up 5 again recently with the Enhanced version dropping on PC and man its still stupid fun.

This is like the opposite of being catfished, the reality is better.