For this Cinco de Mayo challenge I took on the colossal task of beating 5 games in May. I finished earlier than I thought because The Stanley Parable was quite short, but any way, here are my impressions:

Splatoon

Splatoon's story mode was really entertaining. It had a bit of exploration since you needed to look around the map for the entrances to the levels. It felt a bit like Zelda in that respect. Every level was oozing with charm and color. The bosses were all 3-hits and they're down but you had to find the way to hit them. I didn't expect the solo-campaign for this game so polished, but it was much better than I expected it. If you already own the game and you haven't given the 1 player content a try, you definitely should. Just be warned, the last battle is epic, both in length and difficulty.

Table Top Racing: World Tour

When I first read about this game, I thought it was going to be very fast. Having a "From The Creators Of Wipeout" quote everywhere I expected it to be somewhat like it. It was not. You start off with the slowest of cars and you work your way up from there. Having toy cars with weapons you would expect the game to be forgiving with your driving skills, but oh no. Racing style is more Gran Turismo than Mario Kart. If you don't take your turns they way you should, you'll probably crash against an obstacle or just fall off the table. While the game was quite frustrating, it was also quite addictive. With each race you play, you earn coins which you use to buy upgrades in speed, handling, armor, acceleration and different tires with special abilities. You could also buy different cars to compete in different categories and events. It had me hooked for a couple of weeks with a just one more try feeling not many games have. If you have a PS+ subscription it is still available for free until next Tuesday.

One Piece Pirate Warriors 3

What can I say about this game? It's a Warriors game with a One Piece coat of paint. That coat of paint is very appealing to me though. It has original the voice actors, the most important arcs in the series, tons of playable characters and it looks really nice. It sure gets repetitive after some time like most of this kind of games, but it has a lot of content. I think I've played it over 50 hours and I'm still nowhere near 100% completion.

Shank

Shank was short and enjoyable. It tried to be a lot of things but I don't think it pulled off the platformer part the right way. The game shines when you're in combat. Combos look nice and they're easy to do. Weapons have enough variety to keep it interesting. One thing though, once I got the chains, they became my weapon of choice since they were much better than what I had at that point in the game and what came after. It is a good game but I don't think it warrants multiple playthroughs.

The Stanley Parable

This game is hilarious. There's not much I can say about it without spoiling it for the very few who haven't played it yet. I'll just say it's quite short and it will have you laughing all the way through it. I was so impressed by the experience that I had my wife play it the next day after I finished it just to see her expressions. If you haven't tried it yet it's 80% off in Steam's midweek madness right now. I'd say it's worth it.