I really enjoyed the 2018 Spider-Man game, and it's standalone Miles Morales expansion (to a somewhat lesser extent), but with the sequel's reviews being a bit less glowing I decided to wait for a sale before playing. It's finally gone on sale for a good price so I picked it up.
Earlier this year I played through Octopath Traveler 2 and really enjoyed my time with it. I liked the art style, most of the characters, the fast and strategic battle system, and the actions you could take outside of battles to gain items and skills.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is a mission-based action game with combat a bit like the Dark Souls games, but not so tough. There's a ton of loot, and a bunch of different jobs you can spec into that have different abilities.
The extraction shooter genre is one that's gotten pretty popular in recent years, but it's not one I've ever really explored. ARC Raiders is the new kid on the block getting a ton of hype, so I gave the free playtest a shot ahead of the official release in a couple weeks.
Ys is maybe my favorite game series of all time. I got into the series years ago and have played all entries that have released in the US. I enjoy all 3 styles the franchise has tried, with Ys 8 being my favorite. Ys 9 was great, but didn't quite hit the same highs as 8, so I'm hoping 10 does.
skate. is a reboot of the classic PS3 era skateboarding series that was a more realistic answer to Tony Hawk's arcade style. It's been rebooted here as a free to play game, for better or worse.
My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.
My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.
Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs
Click the links to go to each category's page, filtered by newest post.