Content from Last 48hrs

Death Stranding 2 It's pretty much an improvement on the original in every way that matters. There's more weapons that are non-lethal now so you don't need to worry about accidentally killing humans nearly as much, which also means much more focus on combat. There's also a bunch more tools and toys to play with and managing cargo has been streamlined to be less cumbersome. I still really like the first game but it feels like this one is the fully realized idea of Kojima's vision of a "strand game." The plot is as insane as you'd expect from a Kojima game and there are a few moments I think I'm going to remember forever. I found it easier to get S-ranks in this game too, though I'm not sure if they deliberately made it easier or if I just got better at the game after playing the last one. Either way I really got sucked into this one. I'll probably be going back to it at some point to polish off the last few deliveries I didn't get around to.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment I really liked Age of Calamity, and was looking forward to this one since it actually tells the backstory of the imprisoning war. However, sadly, I just don't think it's as good as Calamity. It's not bad, per se, it just kind of is. With the exception of Zelda, Rauru, and Mineru, the characters don't feel as much like characters as they did in Calamity, and it's just so damn long. It took me around 25 hours, and I was ready for it to be over around the 2/3 point. That said, I did enjoy my time with it, and if you want a Zelda musou game it's certainly that. Score: 3/5 (I'm attempting a new 5-point system, no fractional points)