Inestimate's Game Reviews

Console: Switch Developer: HAL Laboratory Release Date: March 25, 2022 Kirby and the Forgotten Land  is a 3D platformer with a focus on finding collectibles, exploration, and fighting enemies. The 13th main game in the Kirby  franchise, Forgotten Land  is immediately a breath of fresh air for the series, shifting the main gameplay to 3D for the first time. I've essentially been a Kirby fan all my life, and I can't think of a main Kirby game I haven't enjoyed, so I was truly pumped to finally get to play this, especially after seeing rave reviews from both Kirby fans and non-Kirby fans. Naturally, since this is a Kirby game and I always do this, I fully completed the game before writing this review. NEW WORLD, NEW PERSPECTIVE Forgotten Land  finally allows players to play as Kirby in 3D, which was only possible before in a handful of spin-off games. Taking place in the New World, the game's story is simple as usual for the franchise: Kirby is sucked into a...

       Console: PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX, Steam Developer:  Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Release Date: November 10 2020 Yakuza: Like A Dragon  is a turn-based RPG with a focus on its narrative, character bonds, and variety of gameplay experiences. As the Like A Dragon  series' eighth main title, Yakuza: Like A Dragon  (which I'll refer to as Yakuza 7  to prevent confusion with both of the series' names) is a massive change from the rest of the games in the series by not only changing protagonists fully for the first time, but also switching genres, going from a beat 'em up action RPG to a turn-based RPG. I'm a big fan of the Like A Dragon  series and the previous protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, is quite possibly my favorite protagonist in anything, whether it's video games, movies or anything else. After Yakuza 6: Song of Life , Kiryu's saga came to a close (or did it?) and I was okay with it for the most part; after seven games (plus spin-offs!) featuring...