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Welcome to Matt's Games! This is where I write about all of the games that I play.

Super Mario Odyssey

Nintendo Switch

Gun to my head this is probably the best game ever. I played the absolute crap out of this game when I was first recovering from my broken leg. Played every single thing I could in it. 100 percent and then some. I saw a study that said something along the lines of this game curing depression and making people happier and that is without a doubt in my mind true. Really need to run this one back becuase finally putting time into playing it the first time that I did was the best decision I ever made. Just pure joy and pure fun. Play this game as soon as you can if you never have. I promise you will not regret it.

Tekken 8

Playstation 5

As I have been healing from this broken leg the past year and a half I have been bitten by the fighting game bug. Most of all the Tekken bug. I have fallen into obsession with the universe, with the characters, with the gameplay. This game is so hard and punishing but I is a toxic relationship becuase I always come back for more. I have dipped into some of the older ones and it is all a blast. I have never complained about a game so much that I have also put so much time into. It just rocks and I just suck and always need to get better. 100 percented this one as well. Story is cool, kind of hard to log fighting games on here since most don't really have a definitive finish to them. But as I play more I am sure I will figure out when it feels like I should put them on here. Long live the king of iron fist tournament.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Playstation 5

The longer I get from having finished this game, and even 100 percenting it, the less I have liked it. It is a fun game, playing as Spider-Man and swinging around the New York City is almost impossible to not be fun to some degree. In all honesty though there is just so much about this game that brings it down and bums me out. There is so much focus on like mini games and gadgets and tech and data. It has become and inside joke amongst me and my friend Brad to talk about Date and Tech even, because of this game. I am not sure why anyone making or playing a Spider-Man game wants to do anything outside of being Spider-Man. I want to fight and sneak around and stop crimes. That is it. Obviously I am not the end all be all for opinions on this game. It is definitely a good game and worth playing, just probably won't revist it ever, and I am not sure how excited I am for a third.

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong [2024]

Nintendo Switch

When I was young my dad challenged me to make a basket in our driveway basketball hoop. I had never made a basket on a full size hoop in my life and my dad said if I did it he would buy me a new Gameboy game. I had been talking about Mario Vs. Donkey Kong for a while and told him I would accept the challenge for this game. It took me so long. I was shooting for what seemed like hours. I was awful and eventually my dad had to leave and run some errands. I kept shooting while he was gone and eventually by some miracle made a basket. I was so excited to tell my dad I did and when he got home I ran up to him and informed him that we would have to go get the game at the store. To my suprise he already had it. He bought while he was out running errands. I felt like doing a backflip. I don't think I played the game much at the time but that is a tender memory for me. It was cool to rip through this remake on the switch and relive some childhood memories. It is short and sweet and lots of fun.

Resident Evil 2 [2019]

Playstation 5

After playing and falling in love with Resident Evil 4 I was seeking to scratch that itch once more. Although RE2 is very different getting to explore another game as Leon Kennedy, my hero, was everything I needed and more. Resident Evil 2 is so much fun. It's a lot more grounded and puzzly than RE4 which is very cool. Running from Mr. X is an all time memory. This game is an absolute blast and I feel like 2 and 4 are almost the perfect companion pieces. Also played this game twice and very much cemented a new obsession with Resident Evil as a franchise. I have kind of messed with the 3 remake but it is not as good. I might try and play the Original versions of the first game and the 3rd. Really just an amazing series with so much style and tons of substance. Incomparable to anything else.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond

Nintendo Switch

This was the first pokemon game I have ever beat. When I was young I was too stupid to finish a game like pokemon, I didn't understand the matchups and the leveling and things like that. Given that fact, I still played a lot of Pokemon Pearl on my Nintendo DS. I just thought it was awesome, and even though I was young and dumb I played the heck out of it. It felt really cool to revisit that world in Brilliant Diamond. Getting to finish this game as an adult felt very vindicating. I'm smart now, I understand games, I have played things much harder and more complicated than Pokemon. This was a really fun game and even though it got panned pretty hard I really liked it. Not much I want out of a remake than good looking graphics and a good time.

God of War Ragnarök

Playstation 5

This one is a true all timer. One of the best I have ever played. I really loved the first game and was so pleased to find out that I loved this one a lot more. I don't necissarily think it is a better game per say, but I have played this one twice through now and 100 percented it. Which i never did with the first. They really are a package deal and I hope/plan to play the first one again some day for sure. Either way. This game is incredible, the story is fantastic and the jump in scale just feels so crazy from the first game. It is a wild ride frome start to finish. Besides the story I just really love the combat in this game. Everything you do has so much impact and just feels insane to play, more than any game out there. A true must play game for anyone who likes playing games.

Ghost of Tsushima

Playstation 5

This is just a straight up fun game. Pure fun gameplay. The progression is a blast and learning new forms and taking on more complicated mixes of enemies is so cool. Nothing realy feels cooler than nailing an encounter and just feeling like an absolute samurai god. It's so much fun. Some people are ultra into the story of this game and I think it is very good but compared to some other games it is definitley not it's strong suit. If you want a great time with a cool story give this one a rip.

Resident Evil 4 [2023]

Playstation 5

I feel blessed every day because I decided to play this game for this first time. Every time I boot up my playstation to play something there is not a single time I don't just think about playing Resident Evil 4 again. This game is an absolutley treat and quickly became what is probably my favorite game ever. I don't play games twice often and even when I do I definitley don't think about playing them again after that. I will definitley be playing RE4 again and again for a very long time. This is truly just everything you want out of a game. The gameplay is smooth as butter. The story is timeless. Everything is running at 100. It is a blast. I would die for Ashley. Please play this game.

Persona 3 Reload

Playstation 5

It is hard to even approach saying something about a game that is this massive. I put a ridiculous amount of time into this game and man was it worth it. Persona 3 has one of the most heartwrenching endings of any game I have ever played and honestly just any media I have ever consumed. I think games really benefit from their length in the sense that you spend so much time with the characters that you can't help but care about them. This is very much the case with Persona, by the end of the game these characters feel like your best friends and that makes every emotional beat hit so much harder. Aside from the incredible story, Persona 3 is just overflowing with style. The music is absolutely incredible and everything from the character designs to the user interface is just so unique and cool and perfect. It makes playing the game so much more fun knowing that every detail matters. This was the first Persona game I have finished and it has definitley made me want to play more.