Recent reviews by Scarecrow

This game has got a hold on me.

This one was a miss for me. The narration was great but the stories didn't do anything for me. They felt very loosely connected and often more creepy than anything else. I think I expected more given the positivity surrounding this game.

A distilled gameplay experience that's had me coming back over the years with each surprise update.

Edit: Still great in 2024!

One of the best games I've played this year. At first the movement felt a little sluggish but after a few hours I was quickly bouncing and grinding everywhere. The game has fast travel but I rarely used it because getting from one place to another was just so much fun. I did get a few warnings about steam cloud data being corrupt but it hasn't affected my save data at all. I slept on this one for too long, don't skip Sunset Overdrive.

Genuinely beautiful game that goes to some bizarre places. The writing is among the best. The characters are endearing and the mystery plot is engaging.

For completionists, there are numerous collectibles but there are a number of handy features in the post-game to help you find any you might have missed.

I'm having a great time with this one. If you enjoyed Slay the Spire you'll likely enjoy Roguebook as well. I hope to see the game expand with additional content in the future.

Six games is a bit of a stretch and a thirty minute clear time will be a deal breaker for a lot of people but the overwhelming style put a smile on my face in a way AAA games don't and I've been listening to the soundtrack all week. I hope to see another half game half album from these folks.

In my first few hours of play I thought this was just Spelunky 1 with more stuff and more is not always better. Spelunky 1 is a perfect game to me. Nearly 100hrs in and I can confidently say Spelunky 2 is a worthy successor.

Spelunky is not for everyone but people who like it tend to really like it.

10/10

I really wanted to like this game but I just don't. Doom 2016 is one of my favourite games and I was hoping for just more of that. The combat is still pretty good and I'm glad id took a shot at an interesting new type of multiplayer, even if it's not for me. I'll probably still play this game to 100% completion but it feels like a chore. I cringe every time someone in game calls you the "doom guy" or I see a hipster archvile skin in multiplayer. Your character is supposed to be a mysterious force of nature but you see his face, you see his gamer room, and by the end the mystery is gone.

Doom has always been a goofy franchise but this feels like Doom fan fic written in brightly coloured crayon.

After nearly 200 hours in iceborne I'm still loving it. It's in the top played games on steam for a reason.

I am shocked that the reviews here have been mixed. I have not experienced any of the mentioned performance issues ¯\_(ツ)_/¯