I've got a couple of games:
Star Wars: KOTOR 2 - Not really sure why this is so highly-regarded on steam/gog ratings. I've played the first game and loved it back in the day. Now I'm finally checking out the sequel but it has such an uncompelling story I cannot continue. The mysterious old lady is a hateful hag to this game's stand-in for Carth for... no real reason that I can gather. She keeps telling you "you're the last jedi" despite having jedi tendencies herself. Heck, her status screen calls her a "jedi counselor" so not sure if this is explained later. You'd think she'd be grateful that you saved her rear end from an exploding space mine but nope.
When you do escape you are immediately arrested and your ship is impounded. Somehow -
don't know how - the Republic knew you had something to do with the mine explosion that happened literally 30 seconds prior to jumping into hyperspace. If they're
that good then why is there any crime in the galaxy? Moving on... From the story threads I've gone through so far there doesn't seem to be much of a "light side" option. In the first game you could solve most situations through peaceful means if you're going the good jedi route. Here everything I've done so far ends in a melee with ten people- even if I was desperately using the most peaceful dialog options.
It just feels weird. This should be a good game but it's not. If you compare the time I put into 2 with what my progress would have been in the first game, I would have already made it to Dantooine more than likely. And that is
sad because KOTOR 1 is so rich and full of character interactions with conflict that makes sense. KOTOR 2 is just bumbling along, not sure what to do with its own story.
Resident Evil 7 - Two popular games in one day? I promise I'm not being contrarian. Thankfully I borrowed this one so I'm not out any money at least.
I'd consider myself a fan of the series but this game really has nothing in common with the rest of the games. You're not some action hero gunning down waves of monsters with a shotgun and rocket launcher. You're James Sunderla- I mean, Ethan Something looking for your missing wife who just so happened to send you a letter- I mean - email after being gone for three years. She's "waiting for you" in some backwoods dump in a Louisiana swamp. Naturally he goes in blind, unarmed, and alone. Why call the police? That makes
too much sense of course! They can't handle a missing persons case, but Ethan Something can!
You go into the Spooky House, crap goes down, and then you have to avoid "the family" as you try to get out. I will spoiler tag the rest just because the game is still somewhat new. Though I won't be spoiling much since I'm giving up a little past the first "boss fight".
I guess if I want horror-action I've got all the previous six mainline games to play (and spin-offs). If I want pure survival horror I've got Silent Hill/Siren. I don't like the overly scripted, haunted hay ride approach.