Far more than just the sum of its mechanical parts, Kentucky Route Zero demands that its players view its plodding pace and seemingly empty systems through the wider lens of its story. This idea that the mechanics can exist in service of the message of a game is one of the most divisive and exciting products of the burgeoning "indie scene." Games like KRZ and Papo & Yo demand that players view them as more than just "adventure games" and "platformers," instead seeing them as cohesive pieces of art unto themselves.
BLG writes: "Nothing feels better than finally stepping back into the shoes of a hero after a long hiatus. But what happens when you start up the game and realize, you were lied to? You’re not going to be playing as your favorite character. Here are five games that lied to you about the main character."
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MGS2 is still my favorite entry in the franchise and Raiden was my favorite character even before MGS4 came out. I liked his lack of composure. Sure, Rose was annoying af but I don't fault him for that, I fault her for it.
MGS2 and Halo 2 are interesting contrasts. I preferred playing as Snake over Raiden but I preferred playing as the Arbiter over Master Chief.
Where did MGS2 "lie"? Where did it say I was "supposed" to play as Solid or Solid was the main character?
Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes you play as Naked. But in Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain you play as Venom.
Did the Phantom Pain also lie using this logic??????? (PP is the best selling in the whole franchise) So, throw the 'more people played mgs2' argument out.
Kentucky Route Zero spanned 7 years of development, but 2 years after the final chapter came out, is the narrative adventure still worth a road trip? JDR drives into today's Brutal Backlog review.
Despite somewhat rocky beginnings for both platforms, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One became home to some of the most celebrated games of all time. While we’re all excited to see what the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S have in store, we’d be remiss if we didn’t take a proper look back at the era we’re leaving behind.
Alien Isolation? I totally agree it deserves to be in this list but the cheek of IGN to mention it in here yet at the time they gave it a 5.9 / 10
Anyway this list really shows how well Sony have been doing on the games front overall, it's been a good generation for them.
RDR2 for me. Graphics, story, immersion... Just the controls felt a bit cluncky at the start.
Not sure if it’s on the list, but I disliked HZD. Struggling to get through it since last February. Dialogue select has always been a turn off for me figuring out which dialogue finishes the conversation where the important parts could be made into a cutscene, yet I have to ask baseless and uninteresting questions to continue gameplay. Anyway it’s on PC now so those players can enjoy it.
Since initial reveal as an RPG I had a sense it wasn’t my type of game, but a coworker and friend led me on to it as it was one of his favorite games. Plus, I respected Guerilla Games as Killzone was one of my favorite series last gen so I thought I’d give Horizon an honest shot. I wish I never played Horizon to begin with
