Mirror's Edge 4.5/5 - Still beautiful. Still one of my favorites. I tried to play Mirror's Edge 2 but have been initially turned off by the semi-open world play style. I'll try to give Mirror's Edge 2 a full shake eventually.
Alan Wake 3.75/5 - Over the top, yet still high quality narration. Combat was as repetitive as I remember, but the game had it's charm to keep me moving. Graphics are still decent, but definitely showing a little age.
Darkest of Days 3/5 for jank, 5/5 for creative satisfaction- Jank game with hardware physx effects. It was obviously a low budget game trying to be AAA. Travel back to Little Bighorn, the Civil War, both World Wars (including a nazi concentration camp) and pompeii to mow down helpless souls with futuristic weapons.
Amnesia: Rebirth 4.25/5 - Okay so this game isn't old. It came out this year on Halloween. I absolutely love all Frictional games - Penumbra 1, 2, and Requiem, Amensia: The Dark Descent, and SOMA. I had very high expectations for Amensia Rebirth. For the most part, it did not disappoint. I was absolutely terrified in many moments of the game. But, I think they just tried to do too much story, mixing the past with sci-fi and horror. It didn't help that some of the story was nonsensical, too. For me to give this game 4.25/5 means it ultimately did not live up to my expectations despite being a great game.
Heroes of Might and Magic III 4/5 - SO. MUCH. CONTENT. And if you install the HOMM3 HD patch, you can scum save/load battles to your hearts content. It almost becomes a meta game to see how much better you can execute attacks. I made it to the second campaign of the second expansion (Armaggedon's Blade) before needing a mental break from the build up, explore, conquer repetition.
Bioshock Infinite 4.5/5 - I remember being a little annoyed (at the time of it's release) in how some of the common enemies were bullet sponges. Well, this playthrough quashed that memory. Gun damage felt just about right. The game is still very pretty, although dated in some textures and models. Overall it was incredibly creative and still every bit as fun today. It's almost a scary kind of parallel universe to today's political climate. Almost.
Singularity is on my to-play-again list. As well as Dishonored. I've had a desire to revisit Rage 1 as well. The game was mediocre but the gunplay just felt so right. After I finish those, I may start playing more modern-ish games again, including the recent Prey, Mirror's Edge 2, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
