Fair warning - Silent Storm is buggy as a motherfucker. Look up how to do the console codes because as cool as that game is, it's very, very broken in its vanilla release.
That said, it's the best squad tactics game released between Jagged Alliance 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. That's not saying much, and I will fully admit that Silent Storm has its issues, but I still think it's an overlooked gem.
And Jagged Alliance 2 should probably be played with console codes on if you've never played it before. Or play Wildfire - I want to say that one fixed a lot of issues, but I could be mistaken. I get all the post JA2 releases mixed up. Just don't play any modern JA. They're all hot fucking garbage.
Disgaea 5 is a better game on a technical level than almost every game of its type out there, including the FFT games. Doesn't have the heart or charm of the FF series, but from a pure gameplay perspective, it's digital crack. At least to me, anyways. I know the numbers intimidate people but they really shouldn't. It's possible to play through the main story of that game with no hassle whatsoever and the post-game stuff is real easy to take in bits and pieces, much more so than its predecessors. Disgaea 4 is still the best game in the series but far less accessible to new players. My advice for 5 is to just play it straight through the first time - except when you want to level your weapons a bit, ignore the Item World. After that, maybe start tinkering little by little with the Chara and Item Worlds, then learn more through a FAQ.
Never heard of Tear Ring Saga but now I want to play it.
X-Com Apocalypse is a game that deserves a reboot, at least spiritually. The idea of an XCOM game with corporations instead of nations is still a good one. It was perfectly all right, but it just wasn't X-Com or Terror from the Deep.
I think I have Eisenwald and Warhammer from Steam monthly bundle things. I should play those sometime.
I like the idea that the ecological message isn't damning. That's refreshing in a world that deals more and more with absolutes of evil and good. This has been on my to-play list for a while now and looks like it would appeal to me more than Flower or Journey did, neither of which really grabbed me. Gorgeous looking, too. I told you before your screenshots could work for some cool desktop pictures, and that still stands true.
The inclusion of religion is a fascinating touch, one I'd like to see and hear for myself. Kind of a neat touch.
I'll just say this. The episode you thought was the weakest, I thought was the strongest. And maybe one of the best in Telltale's lineup, along with that last episode of Walking Dead's first season and the first episode of Wolf Among Us. Also, why haven't we gotten a Wolf Among Us 2? Hm.
God, I loved that game. Absolutely loved it. Replayed it almost immediately on a New Year's Eve after I first finished the series and loved it just as much that time too.
A travelogue is a great way to describe X. I wouldn't mind a return to this universe somewhere down the line if it allows a great degree of freedom in exploring the overworld and threw in more locations, but for what was there, I loved exploring that world.
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