Started the year off with a bunch of games I picked up in Steam's 2017 Winter sale. That turned out to be 100% the wrong decision.
Games I plan to play, not yet on the list:
(PC) At long last a proper Valkyria Chronicles sequel on consoles/pc. Essentially VC1 but with new units and minor gameplay tweaks... which may have been introduced in VC2/3... but haven't played those before. Highly recommended!
(PC) Quite the ride. Not nearly as scary as Amnesia (1), but the exploration, story, and environment (audio/video effects) made this an experience worth playing through. Recommended!
(PC) More of the same, but with larger, better maps.
(PC) Got my ass kicked and rage quit. Solid game though.
(PC) Killed everyone, on hard mode, without ever bothering to upgrade weapons... no challenge, no reason to be sneaky. meh.
Iffy recommendation. If you just want a game to kill 8-10 hours, this is an okay pick for <$20.
(PC) Seems solid, but the beginning is really slow. I stopped around 10 hours in... don't think I'll have the time to get back into this. Indifferent.
(PC) Lasted 6 hours on this one. Aside from Tales of Vesperia, I had not played any other "Tales of" game. Vesperia was one I had fond memories of, pouring well over 80 hours into. I don't know if its my tastes that have changed, or Berseria just lacks the same charm as Vesperia, but I couldn't bare with it. I couldn't figure out what buttons were doing what actions, and it just ended up being a button masher in battles. Not being able to jump made world exploration tedious, as the smallest bit of a ledge meant I had to sidetrack all the way around to proceed.
Not recommended.
(PC) Spent 12 hours playing this expecting some change of pace before realizing, things weren't changing. Aspects of previous Metal Gears that I enjoyed, such as boss battles, cut scenes, and dialogue, are all tossed out for this iteration in place for a sandbox of enemy type A, B, C, and 50+ missions of type A or B.
Not recommended.
(PC) Rushed through this one (~3 hours) as its been sitting in my library for years after I picked it up bundled with the first Amnesia. I enjoyed the first and felt it stood well on its own. I didn't really care to get a second serving. The game also seemed to have optimization issues running in 1440p resolution.
Not recommended.
