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Far Cry Primal

Got through this one pretty quick too, or so I thought. Beat Dah, Ull, and the main chick but the game still goes on because I hardly did any side quests. Anyway, the setting was beautiful and I dug using only primitive weapons, riding mammoths, sicking tigers on people. All very fun. That battle with Dah's camp was an incredibly satisfying experience after dying several times and finally being more patient and stalking dudes as they separated from the search party. Dug the game, won't play again though and don't care to officially finish the campaign.

Rage 2

I didn't hate the first Rage game other than the complete anticlimax of an ending, but it did have satisfying combat. Rage 2 takes shit to another level. Combat is brutal as hell, the mobility is insane, and you feel like an all powerful bad ass. I'll talk about Doom more in a sec, but I'd much rather play Rage 2 than Doom if I had to choose. The story is whatever but the game at least finished with a boss fight. Whatever the shortcomings are, the combat and mechanics are just so fun, fast, and satisfying I could look past it all

Doom

I had a lot of fun early on in the game, the violence, the soundtrack, the overall badassery of the game was thrilling. But the game is too long for what it is and I found myself wanting it to just be over. It got real repetitive running and gunning the whole time and I got to the second to last mission when the game crashed and my fucking file was corrupted. No desire to start over and see it through

Titan Fall 2

Other game with super fun combat mechanics. Everyone likes to praise this game and for good reason. The campaign is fun and no two levels are really the same. The mission in the combat testing manufacturing area, the time travel mission, etc all insanely cool and fun to play. BT was also great

Resident Evil 2

The original was my first RE game and I was obsessed with it when I got it for N64. The remake is a fucking powerhouse and does pretty much everything right. The combat is brutal, the atmosphere is amazing, the scares are still effective, Mr. X was a fucking stressful menace. I may be in the minority on this, but playing as sherry was one of my favorite segments in either play through. One improvement would to have made the scenarios fit together and affect each other more seamlessly, but other than that I loved it and can't wait for 3.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Sucker for the new trilogy and think I like them more than uncharted. The visuals are better, the set pieces are great, the combat and traversal are both much more satisfying. The story and characters aren't quite as good, but the other things put the series over the top for me. For Shadow, it looks stunning and the tsunami and earthquake sequences were absolutely incredible. Not as combat heavy as the previous two titles, but what combat there was I absolutely loved. Lara goes all out on her takedowns.

Outlast 1 and 2

I dug Outlast 1 and am glad I played it, but I have what may be the unpopular opinion that 2 is a way better and way scarier game. Holy shit my dudes. Everything about it worked for me. It's a great looking game and the religious angle of the story just worked for me. The imagery was striking and the game oozes atmosphere and almost begs you to stop and take a screenshot every few minutes. The writings were cool and disturbing, and I loved the school flashback sections. I was on edge AF playing through the second. Also, SPOILERS: seeing the child corpses in coffins with the lady holding and singing to a child corpse got under my skin in a bad way

Days Gone

Played it for a little over 2 weeks straight and fucking loved every minute of it. Couldn't get enough of the story, the combat, clearing out camps, exploring, the mystery, all of it. Incredible experience and taking down the first horde was so insanely satisfying and tense. I 100%ed all storylines outside of the nests (just some bird nests remaining) and played after the main game for an additional week to take out all the hordes and camps. Beautiful game as well. The trees during the storms were incredible looking.

Uncharted 4

My favorite of the series for sure. Loved the more grounded story, the visuals were incredible, and the combat and traversal were a lot more fun. Couldn't get enough of it and am excited to play Lost Legacy next. The chase scene in Chapter 11 is one of the most exhilarating gaming experiences I've had.

Mafia 3

Honestly, as repetitive as the gameplay loop is and as ugly as some of the visuals are, I really dug this game. I loved the story and I liked Lincoln Clay a lot. It was also great seeing Vito again and getting his ending was satisfying. Also John Donovan was an incredibly entertaining character. The combat was also incredibly brutal and satisfying. With more polish and a little less repetition, this would be an all-timer for me.

Resident Evil 7

Just finished this one this week and really enjoyed the experience. I liked the story, loved the more scaled back gameplay and story compared to 6, and had a good time playing it. While tense, I found Outlast 2 far scarier. By a great deal. That said, I really liked RE7 and have played through End of Zoe (amazing), No More Heroes (also good) and Daughters, which I honestly think is creepier than even the main game because it is horrifying to think of your family going crazy and you are stuck in the storm with them with no escape. Much more grounded compared to goop monsters.

Games I started but didn't complete:

Terminator Resistance

I really wanted to like this one and may still try to grind through it, but god damn was the 2 or 3 hours I played the most boring FPS experience I've ever had. So incredibly dull and looks like a last gen game. Anyone who has played it, when do you actually fight terminators?

Black Ops 3

Really dug the first 2 games but this one just wasn't clicking for me. Gave it a few missions and put it down. May try again during a gaming drought. Should I bother?

Ghost Recon Wildlands

I dig the game in small doses but god damn is it a huge undertaking and very repetitive. The world looks great and the combat is nice, although I hate how the bodies disappear almost immediately. This one was too much of a grind for me to play uninterrupted, so I'm hoping to knock it out in increments when I have nothing else to play

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Man I REALLY wanted to get into this because the story intrigues me and it looks amazing but it was so god damn boring and the puzzles every