Bayonetta 2

Post-Launch Review

Bayonetta 2

Developer: PlatinumGames

Released: October 2014

Played: complete in 9h:16min 

About

Bayonetta is on a shopping trip when she's attacked by angels. Her summoning goes wrong - something's up between the worlds - and Jeanne is dragged to hell. At the same time, a mystery man with great power pulls a Lumen Sage from the past with the promise of revenge. Bayonetta sets out to the sacred mountain Fimbulventr to find a way to go to hell and save Jeanne, and along the way, meets an amnesiac boy with great power who seems tied to the trouble between the worlds...

The Legend of Korra

Post-Launch Review

The Legend of Korra (PC)

Developer: PlatinumGames

Released: October 2014

Played: story complete in 4h:42min

About

Between the events of the show's second and third seasons, avatar Korra is ambushed by chi blockers and a mysterious old man, who somehow manage to take away her bending. With no time to stop and figure out what they've done to her, Korra must regain her bending on the run and fight off chi blockers, triad, and mecha tanks as she attempts to discover the identity and objective of the old man.

Bayonetta

Post-Launch Review
Bayonetta (Wii U)
Developer: Platinum Games
Released: October 2009 and January 2010 (Wii) / late 2014 (WiiU rerelease)
Played: story complete in 11h:13min

About

Recently awoken from a 500-year sleep, the witch Bayonetta sets out to recover her memories and her past. As she fights her way through hordes of angels that seem to take an unusual interest in her, Bayonetta begins to uncover the secrets of the Umbra witches and the Lumen sages, and the hints that someone very powerful wants something from her...

Deadpool

Post-Launch Review

Deadpool (XBox360)

Developer: High Moon Studios

Released: June 2013

Played: story complete in 6h:50min

About

To give you an idea what kind of tone Deadpool takes, here's what I believe is an official product description, as if spoken by the titular mercenary:

There are a few important things I need to say before you crack into my insanely sweet game. (Oof. Here we go again.) I'm a mercenary with an accelerated healing factor. I've been described as unstable, which is just plain coo-coo. (Wait, do sane people say coo-coo?) I'm gonna battle for the safety of humans and mutants. (And even mumans.) Be prepared for just about anything. (Holla!)  I made sure to capture all my good sides, so I made my game a third-person action-shooter. (Yep, you get to look at my heinie.) Keep a look out cuz some of my X-Men pals (Whoa, what pals?!) are making an appearance. (Hope you don't mind picking hair out of your tacos.) I'm really good at killing, so I made it a blast stringing together combos, and totally eviscerating my enemies. (Ev-is-cer-a-ting!) I brought my skills and a buttload of my favorite things. Katanas (check), guns (bang!) explosives (boom), duct tape (quack) and of course, yours truly - ME! (Checkmate!)

God of War III

Post-Launch Review

God of War III

Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio

Released: March 2010

Played: story complete in 9:45

About

As the Titans attack Mount Olympus, Kratos has been betrayed by all of his allies, save one. The Ghost of Sparta fights his way through all the gods of Olympus, uncaring of how much damage he causes in his rage, to finally have his revenge against Zeus.

God of War II

Post-Launch Review

God of War II (PS3 Saga edition)

Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio

Released: March 13 2007 (PS2) / November 2009 (PS3 Collection remaster) August 2012 (PS3 Saga collection)

About

Having defeated Ares to become the new god of war, Kratos is shunned by the other gods of Olympus. Tricked by Zeus, Kratos loses his divinity and his life, but the titan Gaia intervenes and sets Kratos on the path to the Sisters of Fate, who can alter his destiny and allow him revenge on Zeus.

God of War

Post-Launch Review

God of War (PS3 Saga edition)

Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio

Released: March 2005 (PS2) / November 2009 (PS3 Collection remaster) August 2012 (PS3 Saga collection)

About

For years, Kratos has served the gods of Olympus. In exchange for his service, the gods promised to forgive Kratos of his sins. Finally, that forgiveness is at hand, and Kratos is tasked with one final mission: kill Ares, the god of war, who has overstepped his bounds and lays siege to the city of Athens. This battle is personal: years ago, Kratos committed terrible sins in the service of Ares. Now, not only will he be cleansed of his past, he will also take his revenge.

Castle Crashers

Post-Launch Review

Castle Crashers

Developer: The Behemoth

Released: August 2008 (XBOX) / August 2010 (PS3) / September 2012 (PC)

About

Castle Crashers is a sidescrolling beat'em'up brawler set in a fantasy world. An evil wizard steals a powerful magic crystal and the kingdom's four princesses, and the king sends four knights out to get them back. Wielding both weapons and magic, the knights fight their way through barbarian hordes, forests, rivers, volcanoes, deserts, swamp, tundra, and of course castles, in their quest to defeat the evil wizard and his minions.