Wow...3 months since the last post! A lot has happened since then. Many good things in my personal life, but I've had to face several challenges and changes at work. I am grateful both, though: the former motivating and driving my decisions in life, and the latter because I feel like I've had the opportunity to learn and grow from them.
This post's game relates to that last part. GRIS, a game made by Spanish studio Nomada, deals with the stages of grief and finding the strength of overcoming obstacles, coming out stronger on the other side.
It is a beautiful (albeit short) experience that I recommend to anyone that enjoys games like Journey or Flower. There are no enemies and your character can't die, so instead the focus is on light puzzle and platforming, bringing color and light to the world one level at a time.
The soundtrack is one of the best and most moving I've ever experienced in a game, so I recommend a good set of headphones or a surround sound system. You owe it to yourself!
Apologies for the long hiatus, I will try my best to be back soon! Thank you for reading and enjoy your holiday season!
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It's been a long time coming, but I finally managed to finish LA Noire on the Nintendo Switch.
I say finally, because the main impression I got from this game (or at least this version of it because it includes additional DLC missions) is that it takes a lot longer than it probably should.
The game is structured in 4 main arcs, each with its own type of crimes: traffic, homicide, vice, and arson. Even though the stories and characters vary in each one, the game cycle remains largely the same, making the game feel repetitive after a while.
This isn't helped by the fact that even though this is an open world game (in classic RockStar fashion), there really isn't much to do besides find hidden cars and respond to side missions, but even these lack the variety to make them worth your while. They do provide XP, but once you make it to level 15, you're capped, losing all incentive to do them.
Not all is bad, though. Despite playing this game in 2019, the facial expressions remain impressive, and I still can't think of a game as successful on this front as this one. Additionally, the atmosphere of LA in the 40s is captured to great effect, from the environments, cars, and character models. Voice acting is also superb (in line with all major RockStar releases). The story itself is quite gritty and worthy of the noire label, full of drama and dark turns.
Overall, I feel this game accomplishes what it sets out to do: tell a believable noire story through detective work. I don't think it's a bad game by any means, but I feel the target audience for it is limited to those who enjoy the genre and are looking for a deep story where gameplay and action take a back seat.
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