5. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One) 04/22
The story in this one is a bit rubbish, the whole "it was just a dream" aspect applied liberally to everything just ends up being pretentious and stupid.
The entire campaign is also too dark, forcing me to play almost the entire thing with the flashing, annoying cybernetic vision thing on. Black enemies positioned in shadows on a darkened level with no lights is not fun at all.
6. Super Cyborg (Xbox One) 05/22
Slept on this one forever and didn't even know it existed. It's a fantastic, high quality Contra clone that's worth every penny. Blazing Chrome was a great game but I think I may like this one even more, due to it having a slightly more 8-bit rather than 16-bit aesthetic.
7. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Xbox One) 05/26
8. Street Fighter 6 (Xbox Series X) 05/27
Bloodstained is such a great game, I like it as much or maybe more than the NES Castlevania series. I did a regular run on the Switch a while back but this run was sacrificing all your companions to gain the extra abilities. Awesome game.
Street Fighter 6, what a gigantic disappointment. SFII is by far my most favorite game of all time. I felt III was forgettable, IV was really good, never touched V because I don't own a PS4. 6 is just horrible to me. Got it on clearance for $35 thinking it would be a while before I would ever see it at a lower price, wish I hadn't even bothered.
I ran through arcade mode, which was a whopping 5 fights, and made it through a 1CC on my first try without even losing a round or knowing any of the mechanics or special moves. The characters are unappealing and dumb, the aesthetics are garish and gaudy, the whole package is a visual eyesore. I'm sure it and KoF XV are solid games for the kids today to get into, but for a jaded old man like myself both have zero appeal.
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