2015.8 | Yakuza 4

Platinum run (replay on Hard and then Ex-Hard + all the extra stuff needed for trophies) completed in 71hours:27mins:03secs

Honestly first time around I didn't enjoy this game that much. Four character thing threw me off the wrong way and I came out of Yakuza 3 with a lot series fatigue. So it's good I took a big long break. And then with the momentum of the announcement that Yakuza 5 is finally coming over to the West, I went back in Yakuza 4 and fell in love with it like it was a new game. So I wanted to play it a lot, thus aimed for the Platinum and voila, I got it, enjoying every second (well, maybe not the Pachinko part).

Exceptional series, always an epic adventure. These guys really know how to bring a world to life.

10/10.

2015.7 | Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

This is one of those games that when you start playing consumes you 100% and every minute I've spent with it felt like some crazy trip that I didn't want to come out of. Every time I had to stop (work, etc), I wanted to go back in. It's one of those rare games.

 

10/10. 

2015.6 | Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Game completed with Veteran Mode ON (no hints or object highlights)

This was a great little game with fantastic art style. The game is a side scrolling puzzle game and there it lies one of its biggest flaws; the puzzles are a bit too easy most of the time. Still, it flows well enough where you don't get bored doing simple task after another.

There are driving bits where you dodge incoming bombs and other incoming attacks and even a bit where you control a tank. All these are combines well to keep the game fresh.

I also loved how it is full of historical facts about the events the game is covering. It really adds weight to the parts of the game you are playing and I would advise when a prompt pomps up at start of some levels to press that prompt and read into the many brutal facts of WWI.

Overall, a very great enjoyable game with the history 'lesson' icing on the cake to boost;

8/10.