John Wick: Chapter 4

Note: This review contains spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 3.

Before John Wick: Chapter 3 (Chapter 3) had even released, development went underway for two sequels, Chapter 4 and 5, with the original intent to film both back-to-back. As production went on, however, notably without the involvement of series creator Derek Kolstad, the hypothetical fifth film was dropped in favor of just Chapter 4. Although it would miss its original 2021 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it would see the light of day in 2023 to critical acclaim and the highest box office for the series at $447.3 million (against a budget of $100 million). As this film would conclude John Wick’s story, at least at the time, it’s good to know that it ended with a bang. However, Chapter 4’s sheer length, clocking in at about 169 minutes (almost 3 hours), only highlights the issues I had with Chapter 3 even more.

Deltarune Chapters 3 & 4

Note: This review contains spoilers for Deltarune Chapters 1 & 2.

At the end of my review for Deltarune Chapter 2 (Chapter 2), I expressed hope that we wouldn’t have to wait another three years for Chapters 3-5. As it turned out, we had to wait four years for Chapters 3-4 and Chapters 5-7 are still in development. Despite this long wait, however, my hype never really went away, though it helped that I kept up with the development through Toby Fox’s newsletter. As promised, Toby Fox started charging for future chapters, though the price tag of $25 would ensure that those who paid now would get Chapters 5-7 for free when they officially released (as well as carry over their save data from the free version). Shortly after the website countdown ended, and after I managed to recover my saved data from a previous computer, I started playing Chapters 3-4 In earnest and did whatever I could to dodge spoilers throughout (I started grazing them towards the end, but nothing too major). While not without nitpicks, Deltarune proves itself worth the price of admission (so far).