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Octopath Traveler II builds upon the previous game, while keeping what makes Octopath Traveler unique. The soundtrack is still a banger, with transitions from the pre-boss hype music to the boss music for each traveler.

What makes this game set apart from the previous game, besides being in a different world, with different characters, is the new Day and Night cycles, which each traveler has a different path action, depending on the time of day, along with the Latent Powers within the combat system. The Latent powers enhance the battle system by giving each Traveler a unique power that is either an assist (like Particio's full-BP latent power) or completely different battle options (like Ochette's latent power). This gives a bit more depth to each character.

If you enjoy JRPGs, you'll love this game.

This is a wonderful JRPG game. The mechanics are fairly interesting, and I love the turn-based combat. Enemy weaknesses that show up when you either attack them with the correct weapon or through skills or abilities make the combat enjoyable. The combat also allows you to power up your attacks up to 4 times the damage, and if it's a physical standard attack, each hit from a weapon they're weak against, lowers their vunerability shield.

I also like the break mechanic (where you break the enemy's shield) to force them to skip a turn. This also interrupts boss charge attacks, which makes boss battles much easier.

I also like how each Traveler has their own pre-boss music for the cutscene, and as soon as you hit the next button to go into battle, it instantly transitions from the traveler's pre-boss theme right into the boss theme, as if a concert is playing during your play of the game. It helps the music has a lot of bangers in there! If you love music, get the album, but even then, the album doesn't show how immersive the music is until you play it!

If you're still in doubt after this review, watch a playthrough!

Out of Space is a RTS game, that allows you to clean up your future living space from gunk and aliens, while also using or getting rid of items that have been left in your living space. When you recycle items or alien creatures, you get money which will allow you to get items, such as a sink, shower, or cleaning bot. It also offers many characters and items, both unlocked and unlockable as you play the game.

In the beginning they give you a source of food, a recycler, a battery to power the first room, and if you're playing solo, a dog companion, who will assist in thwarting the alien takeover of your new living space.

Downsides include some issues with picking items up, awkward controls for the keyboard and mouse (perfect controller controls, though), and the occasional screw up that takes you out of game, but is recoverable most of the time. It also forces a player to use the keyboard. Really needs to be fixed, but other than that, it's perfectly good.

In short, it's a great game, but with a few alien bugs that do need to squish to make it better, 4.5/5

This game is constantly evolving and changing. It has been around for a very long time, and has changed drastically since the initial release. Most items you can obtain without making a purchase of the premium currency, and does not require a hard grind, unlike some other games.

This game is definitely grindy, but you wouldn't spend hours just to get items that you can pay for. There is no lootboxes that utilize the premium currency. What you use the currency for is to pay for what you want, whether it's to get a specific warframe or a specific weapon, or an expanded color palate, decorations, cosmetics, or something that can't be obtained without making a purchase (i.e. cosmetic armor attachments, charms that hang off your melee weapons or warframe) and some that require just a little bit of grinding (alternate skins, charms that hang off your melee weapons or warframe, SOME cosmetic armor attachments).

Still is a fun game, especially with friends.

This hidden object game shows a uniqueness from most hidden object games. Specifically, you have a warm-up level, then a full level with hints on where to find the hidden person or object. There are other levels where you need to clear or create a path of a preselected person or object so they can get to the end.

This game flexes a bit more than your stereotypical hidden object game by adding more unique traits. The graphics are basic stick-figure-like, with three graphics options as far as colors are concerned (white, blue-light adjusted red, black) to make the game easier on the eyes instead of staring at a white-colored screen all the time.

I would recommend this game for those that would like to play a game that, despite the simple graphics, want a good, challenging hidden object game that is unique in playstyle.

Great game to play with friends or frenimies. Very similar to Town of Salem, but is also different in that you're not just discussing and voting. You also have assigned tasks, and gives an alternative victory condition...if you're able to survive the impostor(s) that are in your game. This also gives the impostor(s) a metaphorical time limit, in they have until everyone finishes their tasks (whether alive or dead) to kill enough people where they can win. Impostors have the ability to slow the crewmembers through sabotages involving closing doors or sabotaging essential equipment, like Oxygen, electrical, Comms, or the Reactor.

I highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun game to play.

Cave Story+ is a very good platformer, and this enhanced version of Cave Story improves upon a great storyline and while the graphics are simple, the game is not. I highly recommend those who like a challenging game and want a good story.

Okay, after playing this game for a little bit, while it can be grindy, it's one of those sandbox simulation games that makes you feel like you're in space, and you can do (almost) anything.

Want to be like Boba Fett and be a bounty hunter in this game? Go for it!

Want to mine stuff and sell or refine it on your ship? There's that too!

Want to pilot a luxury spaceliner and go from place to place? You're more than welcome to do so!

Want to explore strange new worlds, seek out new galaxies, and boldy go where noone has gone before? That's in there too!

Want to seek out new life and new civilizations? Nope. This game isn't for you.

Before you do all that, I strongly recommend doing the following:
1.) Start out at Mawson Dock in the Dromi System. - Doing just this will make your experience 100% easier, and when you're ready to exit out of the world, leave it.

2.) Watch the YouTube videos and go through the Training - This will significantly lessen your frustration. And in this game, it is very much recommended you go through the training so you can get familiar with the controls.

3.) Team up with a friend if at all possible - This will make things easier and much more fun for you.

Also, this does offer multiplayer, so I highly recommend playing this with others. You can team up in separate ships OR team up on one ship that allows multi-crew. Either is fun.

Armello is great for those that enjoy board games, but want to have computer enhancements. This game not only executes the board game side of things, but it also makes RNG a whole lot easier than a normal board game. With movements from guards you would think come out of a tabletop RPG like Dungeons and Dragons, and quests that make you feel like the choice would be on a dice roll, it feels at home on the computer, while at the same time, giving that board game feel.

Definitely give this game a try!

This game is a very great game for those times when you want to play a party game. All the games here are woth the money in replayability and entertainment value. Note, for the multiplayer, you NEED to have a phone or a tablet that can connect to the internet AND has a touchscreen, as everything is web-based.