Alastor

It turns out that running Steam games in my Nova is about as difficult as opening a new app and logging into my Steam account.

I now have Trails in the Sky SC (old version) ready to go!

You're going to beat it before I start the remake at this point…

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Trails beyond the Horizon
We Love Katamari
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Resident Evil: Requiem
Resident Evil (1998)
Final Fantasy X
Space Marine
Pragmata
Final Fantasy VII
Streets of Rage 4
Onimusha Warlords
Muramasa Rebirth
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Halo: Campaign Evolved
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Pokemon Leaf Green
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Metal Gear Solid 4
Onimusha 3: Demon's Siege
Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Really good game but it felt strangely padded at times and not as varied as Ace Combat 7 was in objective diversity, AC8 probably has higher highs and lower lows and is a bit too spread thin for how long it is. I had a great time, I just don't understand why this is the game that made every reviewer finally sit up and go 'wait, hold on' when it's effectively the same game as AC7, like there's no one thing here that just lands better than before and I refuse to believe it's the better story and characters now.

…That said, I did really like the characters too and was surprised by how attached I became to them which is the first time ever that this series has done that for me, not going to push this into GOTY tier for me though but I'm glad that for whatever reason people are finally playing this series.

As far as GOTY goes, I don't think Ace Combat can ever be that for me, they're just really good games.

Oh yeah, two games I forgot to mention, Gears of War: E-Day and Galaxy Racer, hearing really good things about both, Gears feels slightly less of a big event than it used to be but I really enjoyed the original's combat design when I replayed it a few years ago. I might have forgot more games and/or more are coming on the way, just an absolute cascade of really good games in a sort span of time @_@

Started playing Fatal Frame 2/Project Zero 2* a few days ago and last night and it honest to god feels like one of the best horror games I've ever played.

The atmosphere and visuals are all on point but the combat really seals the deal for me, using a camera to exorcise a ghost is already more original than shooting or bludgeoning it to death but having to build power by keeping it in shot as it comes closer before snapping the shutter is a great mechanic. You can upgrade the Camera to mitigate the risk but it still feels cool.

Also, it's not exactly Silent Hill 2 levels of pure mental assault but the atmosphere is great, really cold and immersive, I'm playing an undub just because I wanted that 'Ringu' vibe a bit more as well. I'll never be truly scared by a horror game again but some of the sound effect jump scares have made me jump a bit

God I hope the Remake of this that came out a few months ago is good

*Fatal Frame is not only a much better name and named after an important game mechanic, its the one that the series clearly used going forward so I'm calling it that

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