Alma was the bane of my 14-year-old existence.

I can't even imagine it without the island. I don't think I'd even bother playing that game. And I actually did get a little notebook, just for this this. I've been playing a bunch of puzzle games lately and my desk is already constantly covered in sticky notes, so I guess this is the next logical step.

Ha, I'm actually playing it in exactly the same way you are, I'm just all the way back in Chapter 3. I'm still trying to figure out what to make of it. It's definitely at its best when you're just riding around with your party, listening to music and doing sidequests, and I think the combat is starting to click. But…

I really hope they get around to releasing it or remastering it for PC, because I never gave it a fair shake when it came out. I got to the point I think you're talking about, where it starts to get really weird, but something else caught my attention and I never got back to it. I remember it being strangely…

That bastard was the hardest Souls boss for me, hands down. Best of luck to you.

Bayonetta! I can't believe it's 7 years old now, and not just because that makes me feel very old; aside from a few muddy textures, it looks and feels like it could have been released yesterday. It's cool getting to see it so many years later and being able to appreciate it in ways I couldn't have when I was younger.…

Don't let the reaper slap your ass on the way out.

Wow, I'd actually repressed all memory of having seen that film until just now. The title looked familiar so I googled it, and the plot synopsis brought it back bit by bit. I truly don't know why I did this sort of thing to myself as a teenager.

Probably not a whole lot. I'm finally done with Nier: Automata and I'm kind of burnt out now. The final path of that game is so intense I feel like I need to take a break before I jump into something else. I do have The Sexy Brutale to finish, and I think I'm about halfway through Little Nightmares. The latter has…

I finished Route B of Nier: Automata last night, so I'll be starting Route C. I've heard endings D and E are worth seeing as well? I liked Route B, and it provides a lot of necessary context for the story (I can't decide whether it's more insane or bold to bury such important plot information two playthroughs deep),…

The only bad thing about The Witcher 3 is that it sets the bar impossibly high for whatever you play next.

If you want to save time, you can stop playing RE7 after a particular boss, and you won't miss anything at all worthwhile. I wish I were joking, but the last few hours of that game are a serious slog.

Original Sin is probably my favorite RPG of the last few years, bar The Witcher 3. It's absolutely mind-boggling how much depth there is to the world and systems, and the combat is in a class of its own. The amount of freedom you have to experiment and find novel solutions to problems almost reminds me of Morrowind.

I liked The Flame in the Flood, though I never finished it or even came close. It reminded me of a more linear, smaller scale version of Don't Starve. Great music, too.

I'm still plugging away at Dragon Age: Inquisition. I'm finishing up the Storm Coast right now, I have Sera and Iron Bull with me, and I feel like it's mostly stabilized after a rocky start. It does still seem dated (the MMO-like combat and quests make it feel like you're interacting with the world in a very shallow…

I finished Nier last night, and I really think it might be Platinum's masterpiece, which is high praise coming from me. The combat is great, which of course it is because this is a Platinum game, but it really soars in terms of story and tone, which isn't necessarily what they're known for. There are so many great…

I really wanted to like Virginia more than I did. It had great atmosphere and a few moments of surprising emotional depth, but in the end I felt like it was keeping me at arm's length by being as opaque as it was. I think I got more out of Everyone's Gone to the Rapture, even if that game had problems of its own.

I kind of appreciate that Nier didn't go fully open world. It's a lot more manageable the way it is, and there's still plenty of variety to the environments.

The boyfriend and I are actually headed to Providence for my birthday weekend, but if I had time I'd probably be playing Dragon Age: Inquisition. Despite making a pretty awful first impression I think I'm actually starting to enjoy it now. The companions have all been ace so far, listening to them bicker is actually…

Yes, this kind of captures my thoughts on the game. The Kickstarter made some very specific promises which apparently resonated with a lot of people. It sounds the final product delivered on those promises in near bullet-point form, but it's still a disappointment. I think that says something about Kickstarter and its…