Recent reviews by Bawa

A fun run'n'gun! Played it entirely on Steam Deck and it ran flawlessly.
(+) Great presentation. Not only the graphics but the overall presentation is really nice.
(+) Standard and tight controls that work well for the game.
(+) it's a run n gun and it's good. That's rare these days
(+) Not very hard but also not a cake walk. I enjoyed the difficulty
(+) Bosses were fun except...
(-) the midboss where you have to throw it on the lava is some serious bs, not enjoyable at all
(-) the weapon balance is all over the place. I only found a few of them to be actually useful.
(-) movement options were not very well explored (well, dash and double jump are always useful as expected)

Shin Megami Touhou! This Touhou fan game is amazing! I only know touhou for the bullet hell games (which are amazing) and have no idea on story, characters and tone but this one is absolutely incredible.
(+) Top notch gameplay! Classic dungeon crawler like early Shin Megami Tensei games
(+) Challenging but fair
(+) I enjoyed the writing a lot. Way better written than a lot of games I've played
(+) Lovely sprite artwork
(+) Just like SMT, collecting and trying to get the most powerful sleepers is addicting
(+) Good length. Took me around 25 hours to get ending A on my first blind playthrough
(+) There is bullet hell here!
(0) Enjoyable soundtrack but I kinda grew tired of some of the tracks at the end
(-) My only nitpick with the game is this: UI can be a pain. It frustrated me to no end. Having at least the picture of the sleepers when going through the menus would be A HUGE improvement on the UI. Nevertheless, I had a great time with this game.

Finally played Final Fantasy X! Finished the HD remaster on Steam Deck with Untitled Project X installed and did almost no side quest. My playtime was around 25 hours.

(+) This story is bonkers. Loved it. (yeah, I was able to be completely oblivious to this all these years)
(+) Rikku and Wakka are great!
(+) The cutscenes are still incredible.
(+) I actually enjoyed the JP voice acting
(+) Pretty well known but the OST is absolutely amazing.
(+) The combat was better than I expected.
(+) It presented some emotional moments that I wasn't ready for.
(+) That ending.
(0) Tidus and Yuna were ok characters, not my favorites.
(0) The sphere grid was confusing at first but I eventually got used to it.
(-) I know you can customize your gear and all but it wasn't for me at all. Did not enjoy this part.
(-) Summoning was very “meh” for me
(-) Hated blitzball
(-) Very easy. But at least the final bosses provided a fair challenge.
(-) Still can't figure out why Rikku joined the party, but glad she did.
(-) The rest of the cast was totally forgettable.

All in all, a great game and an amazing entry in the series.

A great and short indie turn-based RPG! Played it entirely on Steam deck with no problems. Really cheap and well worth your time.
(+) Amazing turn-based combat! The biggest highlight of the game for me.
(+) Great sprite art
(+) Good OST! It surprised me.
(+) Great length. Quite short but at the same time the correct length.
(+) Amazing Easter eggs everywhere. It constantly put a smile on my face.
(+) Good side quests, wish there were more.
(0) Story is ok, not bad but not great. Serviceable.
(0) Difficulty is all over the place. The standard difficulty is quite easy and the most difficult one can be a pain.
(-) Too many characters that barely get any attention
(-) UI could be better, several things I just had to power through

Fun little Ys clone with Touhou characters. Got almost every achievement (I will not grind to lvl 99)
(+) bosses are fun
(+) interesting gear and rpg mechanics (it's not that deep but I actually enjoyed it)
(+) story is cheesy but enjoyable
(+) super cheap!
(0) Short game but if it were longer I would probably have dropped it
(0) Gameplay is simple but engaging (in a way). Did not get stale as the game is short
(-) Very easy
(-) maps and traversal are quite boring

This action tower defense is amazing! I now understand why this spawned a successful franchise.
(+) Voice acting with the cartoon humor is very good!
(+) The blend of action and tower defense works perfectly
(+) Good mix of traps, enemies and maps
(+) Somewhat challenging (Nightmare more can be painful to 5 skulls)
(+) Fun achievements to go hunt for
(-) Currently does not work on Windows 11 (I played it entirely on Steam Deck and it ran really smooth)
(-) Wish there were more maps

Yeah, it's Monster Hunter and better than World (which is easily one of the worst MH games for me). These are my thoughts on launch version but I currently do not recommend buying it now. Wait for updates and expansions and BETTER PERFORMANCE!

(+) Combat is snappy and fluid
(+) Hunting monsters is addicting as ever
(+) Armors and Weapons are back to being colorful and fun
(+) Rove is the best thing to happen to life
(+) Hammer is still very very fun to play
(+) Graphics are great
(-) Not a lot of monsters (hopefully it will be fixed in upcoming updates and expansion)
(-) TERRIBLE performance (it ran fine on my pc tho)
(-) Story gets in the way of actually playing the game
(-) Maps are confusing just like world - I miss the old games
(-) So many skills are bugged and not working as intended
(-) So many crashes and bugs throughout the game
(-) It is a PITA to actually play multiplayer, the system is not streamlined as older games
(-) Where is my Gathering Hub?!?!
(-) No item box to quickly swap loadouts and etc (If there's any way to actually do this without having to enter the tent PLEASE let me know)
(-) Very very easy (which is kinda expected on launch I guess?)

Good and short 3D platformer that does not innovate but keeps a fun gameplay.
(+) Movement is simple but very responsive
(+) Has a very simple metroidvania structure in some ways (you get some additional movement options as you progress)
(+) Camera did not get in the way (actually, only during one of the voids it came as a problem but nothing that really deters from the experience)
(+) Normal story is playthrough is easy but the DLC (which can only be accessed after beating the game) can be challenging
(0) Story is... ok, I guess
(0) Music and sound effects were also ok, nothing really great
(0) Great pacing, but very short to 100% (not counting the DLC)
(-) No map and I hate this :(
(-) Combat is clunky and never feels good
(-) Bosses were really uninteresting (last boss was ok tho)

As always, I absolutely love this series. This time the Isometric view did wonders to refresh the formula.
(+) Strife is great!
(+) Gameplay is kinda like a twin-stick shooter, which controlled great
(+) As always, many secrets and side quests that are not too obtuse
(+) Voice acting is impecable as always
(+) Visuals are top notch, as expected
(+) Being able to switch between Strife and War on the fly feels great
(+) Interesing story - a prequel of the other games
(0) Main story is considerably short but the side content makes up for it
(0) War is not as fun to control as Strife
(0) Creating builds is fun but in the end you are quite limited
(-) So many bugs like out of bounds, stuck in animation, skills not activating, etc
(-) Very easy until you reach the last difficulty
(-) The ending is... lackluster but was expected?

Absolutely adore this series. Finished it this time on a fresh save on Apocalyptic difficulty and finished the DLC righ as it became fully available.

(+) Loved the character development of Fury
(+) Combat is interesting (even though it relies heavily on perfect dodge to deal considerable amount of damage on Apocalyptic)
(+) Character progression is great!
(+) Lots of collectibles that reward exploration
(+) I enjoy the edgy story for what it is worth
(0) This OST is ok. (Darksiders 2 has a better OST)
(0) Some bosses are really nice while others are a bore (looking at you, wrath)
(-) Hate the traversal where you have to swing on her whip during some parts