I’m curious what you guys have to say about this. Are there any games you consider perfect? Can a game even be perfect?
My example of a perfect game is always Portal 1. Portal 2 has more going on, but in 1 there just isn’t anything to shave off. From start to end, there is nothing I’d change about the game. It’s short, infinitely replayable, great pacing. I like Portal 2 a lot in concept, in concept it should be a perfect sequel, but it just doesn’t keep the extreme tightness of the original game.
It’s designed to be like a D&D game combatwise, every swing you make with your sword a dice roll on the table of the game. It’s very dated, and I kinda can’t fucking stand it, but the combat being like that is fully intentional.
If you ever want to try it out again, see my comment one level up. You can avoid the Swish, Swish, Swish