Recent reviews by Somnus

Game-play is the focus here with the job system. Final Fantasy III was the first to introduce it and it works very well. You can change jobs on the fly, though you must level them up. Add that to your characters base level and that adds up to quite a lot of grinding, Especially at end game. Do not attempt the final boss without being at least level 60. For reference you get there around level 45~50.

When you aren't grinding for hours you'll be taking part in this games story. This game is a huge step up in storytelling and world-building from FF2. Instead of being mute Warriors of Light, or stale cardboard cutouts that speak beaver, you get to play as four named heroes. They're relatively boring but coming the first two Final Fantasies, anything is welcome.

You do need to keep in mind that FF3, though being remade for the DS, is an NES game at heart. That means that the story can't be all too involved. Despite that it's enjoyable where it is. Characters are named, and most of them have discernible traits. The world has a history, to an extent, and you can take the time to read up the lore if you so choose. Cliches are abound, and the twist villain is lame but for the most part this is a completely serviceable plot.

TL;DR: Final Fantasy III is a good experience overall. The game-play and job system is great if you're a fan of turn-based combat. however, the story is light and is not in depth enough to be moving to any capacity. Don't make playing this game a priority. It's good, but nothing too special.

At first I thought this game was overrated and avoided trying it for the longest time. Eventually when nobody would shut up about it I gave it a try and was not disappointed. This is an incredibly fun social deduction game, even more-so with friends to play with. (As long as you don't cheat.)

An unforgiving, brutal survival game at first, but once you get into the flow, you can't help yourself from trying again and again until you breach the 100 days mark. A must buy if you like survival games to any extent.

I vastly prefer the group and levels of the first Left 4 Dead, but there is no reason to buy it anymore. If you didn't know, Left 4 Dead 2 includes all the campaigns from this game, with added melee weapons, a new throwable, and multiple new special infected.

Left 4 Dead 2 also has the workshop, which can bring this games one unique survival map into it. Don't buy Left 4 Dead unless you are on a nostalgia trip, go buy the second one.

Sonic Mania is the best Sonic game. Period. It melds together the best of classic levels with brand new stages that follow the formula with an expertise I would not have thought possible.

My only complaints are that there aren't enough new zones.

Perfect at what it set out to be:

Infuriating.

An almost perfect addition to Half-Life. Though not important to the overarching story (yet) it is 100% worth a buy if you enjoyed the base game. Opposing Force is really just more of the same with some new weapons and some nifty ideas.

Opposing Force ran me just short of 10 hours, which is pretty damn good for $5. Or you could grab it on sale for $1.

Portal is an amazing puzzle game. If you haven't played it, do yourself a favour and buy it. The puzzles are smart while not being too difficult, and the dialogue can be hilarious.

The game is short though, even doing extra stuff and being stuck on a puzzle or two the game only lasted two hours. I would wait for a sale.

Despite its numerous flaws, The Evil Within is one of my favorite survival horror games. The game is challenging, and very frugal with ammo and supplies. For me, this is a good point; I can understand, however, how this might turn some people off.

Being able to run for more than three seconds would be nice though.

Great way to spice up your desktop.