Recent reviews by prettiest corpse in the morgue

i’ll knock my criticisms out of the way first: the quality and style of writing, unfortunately, leave much to be desired. it flows well enough, but i didn’t find it particularly gripping. that, and this vn struggles with pace on a few occasions, with some scenes being needlessly drawn out and others verging on repetitive.

with that said, i adored this overall. the art is fantastic, and every character you meet is charming in their own way. brief though his appearance was, i even found myself delighted by walter in that love to hate him sort of way. character writing and art direction are definitely this vn’s strong suits. it’s quintessential vampire gothic that lends itself more to the romantic than the dreadful, but it also has its moments of being horrible and visceral in the way you expect of this genre. it really is wonderful!

overall, i enjoyed this a lot despite some of my gripes. had steam a star system, i’d rank it a 3.75 stars.

i’m happy for everyone who enjoyed this, but i’m disappointed. it’s not a bad game; i just don’t like it.

the companions are great and i really love them. the gameplay is seamless & the most fun i’ve had with a dragon age game’s playstyle, and this is coming from an annoying origins glazer. the main story itself isn’t boring & even quite engaging at times, but that’s really it.

this isn’t the setting i fell in love with back when i played origins for the first time, and it hasn’t been for a while, but this feels like everything compounded. it’s watered down and ultimately lacklustre, it does away with “problematic” elements entirely rather than handling them tactfully, and i felt somehow removed from the setting or like my character wasn’t really in it pretty much all the time. but i’m mostly just disappointed.

i’ll come back to this at some point to finish it, but not at the moment. it feels like a chore rather than a game i’m playing for fun right now. and that makes me sad.

i need rufus shinra in a way that's deeply concerning to feminism

i expect i'll be jestered for this. i don't mind. and i have a lot to say, so thanks if you do read all of this !

like many other people, i have mixed feelings on this expansion. overall, though, i enjoyed it, and my positive feelings toward it outweigh the negative. i played through this expansion at a very vulnerable time in my life (more on that below, but be warned for spoilers), and i was accompanied by my best friend from start to finish, so i'm definitely biased in its favour by virtue of having had this opportunity to create more memories with them. otherwise, i don't agree with the common sentiment that the english voice acting was bad, but i do think that some unvoiced scenes felt like they should have been voiced, and vice versa. all i can really say there is see for yourself !

other than that, the new locations were beautiful, a lot of the new music was really impressive, and i've loved the step up in difficulty of casual content (i'm not a raider), even if i don't find it too difficult myself.

i think it's important to keep in mind that this is the first chapter of an entirely new arc for ffxiv, and in that regard the comparisons with a realm reborn are apt; the first half of the expansion is slower-paced and more relaxed as it introduces you to new lore in a new setting, just as arr did. while pacing is a bit awkward at times (but i think this is a running issue with ffxiv's otherwise engaging writing and isn't unique to dawntrail), it does get off the ground much quicker than arr did, so i personally feel that calling dawntrail 1:1 or even worse is a little unduly harsh.

what i really loved was the second half of the expansion, though, especially living memory. early access released about a month after a very difficult passing in my family, so going into the entire alexandria storyline, which had at its core themes of grief, memory, love and loss, and how important all of these are in moving on from loss while carrying fresh grief of my own felt like a sorely-needed hug. the story ending on such a bittersweet and poignant note is going to stick with me for a while. up until here, i'd had fun with dawntrail and was enjoying it, but the conclusion of this expansion made me feel that much more positive overall.

i'll get off my soapbox now. as a closing note, i'm excited to see where the story will take us all next & what direction it will take. my own opinions aside, if dawntrail really is as bad as you all say, there's nowhere to go now but up.

aerith

i finished this game about ten minutes ago, and it's only sunk in just now. i have not stopped crying.

in some ways, i feel poorly equipped to properly review this, as i haven't played through every ending. i can't leave a flippant or humorous review like i normally would, because i'd be doing this game a disservice. but anyone who knows me knows just how much i adore frankenstein, and without going into the how or why of it, the source material is probably the most important book to me. and i think this is my favourite interpretation of the story.

i adore this game, and i know i'm going to replay it again and again even after i read through the rest of the endings. from the simultaneously peaceful and melancholic music that accompanies the creature's wanderings to the way you watch colour slowly bleed into the world and drain back out of it, this is just a beautiful piece of art. in the best way possible, there's a weight on my chest now and this has left me aching.

i can't find a way to say more about it without spoilers, but this game is going to stick with me in much the same way the source material did and does.

mr pages save me. mr pages. save me mr pages

retracting my positive review from a year ago. i think games should be finished & in working order on release

mushroom picking simulator

of course i loved this game u fool im autistic