Recent reviews by errrrrrrrrrrrr spark

The games are (of course) great but I have a couple glaring issues with the games that must be mentioned.

Although it makes sense from a legal perspective, part of the charm of the original Stickpage hosted games were the constant references to other games. And while they are still there in spades, the references lack the punch as the music has been scrubbed to be copyright free. Playing these games as a kid, I have a lot of nostalgia for the Ace Attorney music blaring when you call in Fletcher in EtP, or the kickass Final Fantasy VI Decisive Battle theme (or Earthbound Sanctuary Guardians theme) playing in ItA, or even the lovable Jumble Hoppers theme from PilotWings64 playing in StD. Stripping the music from these great moments in the game make the moments less special, and definitely hurts the appeal of the remake rather than playing it as god intented on Newgrounds or Stickpage or otherwise.

Likewise, the new game also feels a little sanitized in terms of its humor style. While its still *funny* per se, the game is not as dry and punishing when you fail, instead dropping a token meme or Twitch emote, almost a sign that the game is being moved to a different audience than the original self-aware Internet nerd that popularized (and perhaps is forever intertwined) the original games back in the day; in other words, its definitely under different creative control now that it moved to Innersloth.

To me, it doesn't capture the same magic and I was more cognizant of what they changed from the original games than happy for the graphical remasters or the slightly different achievements. I would still recommend playing the games to experience the choose your own adventure magic, but be ready for change if you had a horse in the race beforehand.

To be completely frank, this game is dead. Any online server you join will be full of bots and/or sweats, and the server count is paltry compared to other Steam games. That being said, you have the ability to create an offline server of your own with bots of varying skill levels, which can be used to trigger the achievements. In this way, the game becomes a challenge of coordinating achievement requirements with the bots and console, which I found very fun and engaging. The tasks are not very monotonous and satisfying, and I recommend this modified way of playing to any completionist.

This DLC is short and forgettable. In my eyes it is completely inferior to HL: Opposing Force. I think the ending is extremely anticlimactic and gimmicky.

Great game. Extremely fun array of characters to play with as well as well-crafted levels for both Heroes and Villains.

Although it is inferior to LSW:TCS, I must say it still is fun to relive the Indiana Jones franchise through LEGO. Recommend.

The ULTIMATE Lego game. Extremely fun.

What a terrible game. For one, Face of the Franchise ("story") mode is completely pointless. You can throw 1000 interceptions in a game and still be the starter the next week, and for as many seasons as you can stomach playing. Franchise mode is overly complicated considering you can just play the game and win it with minimal difficulty. In head to head matches, virtually all running / QB running / deep passing plays are unfairly successful and trump any strategic play. Madden Ultimate Team challenges are tedious and inconsequential, as it always comes down to pay to win for the credits to outsnipe the bots for elite high ovr players. Really the only measurable standard of achieving or completion is also completely busted as many achievements do not trigger upon completion. Thanks EA!

Amazing game, both co-op and story mode. I believe better than the original.

Amazing game.

This game is extremely cheaply produced, monotonous, poorly translated, glitch-filled, and really has zero appreciable difficulty. Multiple times I completed a "level", and the "cutscene" did not appear and I had to go to the album and see it there. Complete waste of money.