Playing enough Maximo during work to decide to finally install Ghosts and Goblins Resurrection on my Steam Deck and holy SHIT, no joke this might be because I'm playing on the hardest difficulty (but it kinda defaults to that so we ball) it might be the hardest game in the series that I've played, it's extremely difficult and I can't even get very far on the NES game without dying…but at least I can feel it's possible. 
Maximo on the other hand, is pretty hard but by far the easiest game in the series, you can take more than one hit before being reduced to just your boxers and it's just not as relentless in enemy spawns or platforming, I rather like it actually, solid 3D platformer. (You have to buy saves though, absolute mad lads)
New Xbox console? Not a whole lot to go on but I'm not really sure what to think of this, they absolutely shit the bed this gen, and I'm hearing the new woman in charge is big on AI, guess I'm just surprised it's a thing at all
I fucking love FFXII, I think it has a better story than even Tactics too.
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Resident Evil: Requiem - I may have beat this, but I want to go back and do it better/faster and the more I hear about it, the more I'm tempted to double dip and buy it on the Switch 2, which I hear out performs the PC version on a Steam Deck, given how great this game looks I'm impressed if true. The fact that I'm considering that I hope shows how much I enjoyed the game, especially considering the price.
Also I don't think I pointed this out but Grace's VA absolutely smashes it, she's one the most common points of praise I've seen so far in stream chats and twitter, and deservedly so. It's really nice to see how this game isn't as divisive as Village was and to a lesser extent, 7, not just because this game deserves it but it's just nice to see Resident Evil back on top again you know?
Resident Evil: Outbreak - I have finally stopped making excuses and tried this out, and I've actually beat the first scenario! It wasn't even THAT hard…after a few retries of routing and what not. It was kinda frustrating having AI teamates operating at a fraction of their usefulness that another player would provide, but even then I managed, I gave Cindy a lighter to free up some space and when the time came to use it I managed to ask her to give it back to me. What an experience though, the atmosphere was unique because of the other survivors there, but the difficulty really kept on the pressure in a way the PS1 games could not.
Also obviously I played as Alyssa, her being in Requiem is the main reason I've finally tried this game out, and her unique skill is Jill Valentine style unlocking mastery, so she's pretty good!
Monster Hunter Wilds - Only a few hours of co-op hunts with friends every night or so, but it's felt like a peak MH experience every time. Roll on the expansion
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Trails beyond the Horizon
We Love Katamari
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Resident Evil: Requiem
I really enjoyed this but I have to say, I wish the game was more like the first half than the second, the first location with Grace is an actual 10/10 Resident Evil experience, the second half is still good it's just more of an 8/10. The issue is that I think Leon worked as a nice short breather from the tension in Grace's sections, making his section way longer started to remind me that this was actually nowhere near as good as RE4R gameplay wise.
I'd say it was more 'RE6 done right' but that undersells it a lot, it's obviously way better than that, I think this is a much better game than RE7 and RE8 overall, but I think people who think it's better than RE4R and RE2R are crazy.
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