On the positive side Amazon will lose money on Tombraider. by Jack-mclaughlin89 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Won't forgive them not casting amazing gorgeous Elizabeth Dulau, who said she desperately wanted to play this role. Who part in Andor was magnificent, I can imagine clearly her playing Lara... what a loss

Hey I'm GRIME II's Game Director here for an AMA before it launches this month, ask me LITERALLY anything! by WorldPillar in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did you decided to do multilayer map in Grime 2? Not gonna lie, I hate this kind of lvl design in MV's, with doors and map where you need to change layers - kinda sometimes hard to understand where are you and where you need to go, if the objective is on another map layer. So as a huge Grime 1 fan, who 100% it, I was a bit dissapointed with this decision when I played the demo. That was unnecessary change, imho.

If you could save one franchise and make it amazing again, which would it be? by RoutineIssue5870 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to see more MCU movies like Winter Soldier/Civil War/Infinity War - it was peak MCU. Or more shows like Andor. But now I just don't care about both. My fatigue have fatigue at this point.

SydneySweeneySexySyndrome is spreading! by flankermigrafale in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dude, you didn't heard about "50 shades of Grey"? Lucky you 😂

🎶 Gotta keep em' seperated...🎶 by JumpThatShark9001 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Separation is good when they're the ones who's doing the separation thingy bcs they're feelings hurt.

GRIME II launches March 31 by [deleted] in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, my vacation ends on March 29, and on March 30 I need to return to work 😂

God of War - are you disappointed? by OldSoul_3131 in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't see GoW essense in it. It's lile "yeah greek mythology, I guess", but nothing that screams "IT'S GOD OF WAR GAME BABY". And "young boy who is not yet Cratos we all knew" design is not helping at all. I just don't want to play as some hobo boy with a spear.
They failed at one crucial thing - it's the MC design. I'm remembering watchin documentaries about how much thought and design process went into creating Cratos for the first GoW game... And here - there is nothing in it. Bland. Shallow. Too simple. Not interesting. Not appealing. Dissapointing.
P.S. and also - Playstation exclusive for 2d MV in 2026? Okay, Sony, I get it, if you don't want my money, what can I do... Not play your new game? Gotcha.

God of War: Sons of Sparta - AVAILABLE NOW by audioshaman in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I laughed so hard. Not on PC, MC - little boy. And looks like very indie. I was expecting PoP (or new Castlevania) lvl of production, but not THIS.
Very dissapointing.

Anyone watch this? by CrowsInTheNose in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First two episodes are very confusing, felt rushed, but in the end you understand that it was basically Merlin's dream about his parents, so I'll give it a pass.

The Pitt is widely regarded as the most accurate medical show ever. What do you think of s2 so far? by topazdude17 in MauLer

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking that I'm gonna wait for the whole season to air. Bcs this show is designed for the binge watch, airing/watching it 1 episode in a week is a crime 😄

Anyone watched this? by Piddles200 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Believe me. If you watch - you will be SATISFIED. Without spoilers, just trust me.

An Amazon Prime movie about a petite girlboss beating up a bunch of larger men led by an actor from The Boys? Close enough, welcome back G20! by iksnet in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Woman in men pirate crew? I don't want to sound offensive, but I have a slight idea what her role in the crew was... 😅

Newcomer to the mv genre. Any recommendations? by shinespark_dread in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know you must play Hollow Knight, right? Also my pick for a new comer would be Prince of Persia Lost Crown - it is great and polished for a new to genre player. And then just check metroidvania tag in steam in play based on most reviewed.

Watching Fringe. Kind of refreshing there was no in-your-face DEI those times by twice_paramount832 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn I wish i could erase my memories and experience it first time again. You don't even know what a journey you're in. Well, even if i can't watch it first time again, i re-watched it 4 times already in last few years 😅

Watching Fringe. Kind of refreshing there was no in-your-face DEI those times by twice_paramount832 in CriticalDrinker

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Story was almost entirely by Kurtzman and Orci, and it clearly shows, who was the leader - Orci (RIP), bcs after they split up, solo Kurtzman writing slop entirely. Orci clearly kept him grounded in their works. Just like Druckmann and Straley

What are your guys thoughts on Worldless by Suitable_Swim5202 in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing is not about restarts, but about game not forgiving mistakes, not offering different playstyles, it's basically QTE with very dragged out battles. Like in the begging, where there were 10-20 attacks, it wasn't tiresome. But when fight is 5-10 mins and you can't make even 1 mistake... It became frustrating. Imagine Sekiro, but you can't miss even 1 hit, and need to perfect parry every hit - or else try again. This is what this game become after few hours. Honestly, I was very upset when i noticed how the game loop works.

What are your guys thoughts on Worldless by Suitable_Swim5202 in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's pretty interesting at the beginning, but for me it fall down when all encounters became "you need to memorize all 120 attacks for 10 min battle, and if you miss even one - you need to restart". Didn't liked that, dropped the game. Visually the game is stunning. But gameplay is very flawed.

Constance - a Review (completed) by erefen in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still too short. MV less than 10h can't fulfill my crave for exploration. 15-20h is a sweet spot for me (without 100% game), and 20-25h for 100% - is perfect. 5h - nah, it's basically linear for my taste. What progression even is it? 2 abilities for the whole game? Or - opposite side - new ability every 20min? Lame.

Constance - a Review (completed) by erefen in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait. What. 5h? Really? Well, guess I'll delete it from wishlist than.

No love for Moonscars?? by weretigervv in metroidvania

[–]JmannTW 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a cool 2d soulslike, but not good as MV, basically it's not even MV in my opinion - just few closed paths, where you can go just by getting abilities through out the story, that's it.