Wednesday 18 January 2017

Week 2

   A varied week of games, a lot tried, many completed, many more gave up on, so lets begin.

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon



   I love far cry and this stand alone dlc (yes, I'm counting this, I make my own rules) is well regarded by many. I didn't play it at it's time of release (not sure why) and it is a last gen game (I'm trying to play more of these games that i missed) that recently came to games with gold. As you may know, Far cry 4 has came out on current gen platforms since this (hence the number 3), which has led this to be, unfortunately, outdated. At least that's how it seemed to me. I like the base idea of the 80's action film set up of the game but I didn't think it followed through with the idea as well as it could've done.
   The open word exists, but was largely empty except for some angry animals and a few classic Far cry towers, hey can safely be skipped through unless you want some weapon bonuses, there seems not to be much point. As I hinted, it plays fine, but not as good as Far cry 4, which is a disappointment, it seems like I might really have enjoyed it had I played it when it came out, but I didn't, so here we are.

Pony Island



   This is an interesting game that gained a lot of interest about a year ago, so naturally I just played it now. It's a PC only game, but that's really the only place that this game will work. The gameplay is simple, largely simple puzzles and simple runner mini games. The story is where it's at. i don't want to give away too much as that's the whole idea of the game. I can say that the game play is quite forgettable, the runner gets annoying at times and the thought did pass hat this whole game was a way to put out a bad game, but that is a very negative way to look at it, so pretty standard for me, but you never know... Still interesting though and definitely worth playing.

   Okay, this is the point at which I tried a bunch of games and got either stuck or bored. So, first I played Furi, an action boss rush game, which was a weird choice for me what with my dislike of bosses and all, so I got frustrated at that quickly and quit. Then I tried Invisible Inc, a turn based strategy game along the lines of xcom, except that it's way more difficult, so I quit. Galak-Z was next, a Rogue like (look it up yourselves) space shooter. It's an interesting idea of flying a defender style ship (not realy but kinda) around a maze on missions. Couldn't get in to it though so I quit. Then there was colour guardians, which is some kind of kids lane changing runner game, it was trash. I hope no poor child ever gets subjected to it, so I quit.

   So, I dusted off the Wii u, for maybe the last time (Switch dependent) to play Sonic and the lost world, a game that I Couldn't believe that I hadn't played before as it hits both the Sonic and Wii U exclusive points that I'd pick it up for, but I didn't remember playing it. So, I spent £25(ish) on buying it, loaded it up and turned out I have a finished save file, and as I'm the only person to have owned this console, it must've been me that has played it through and I had just forgot. So, I played the first few levels, and then yeah, I remembered it, despite the fact that the youtube videos didn't remind me of it at all. i think i have memory issues.

   So then I moved on to another game I didn't really like, but still played a good chunk of it...

Oddworld New n' Tasty




   Abe's odyssey is another game I never played due to not getting a ps1 until very late due to the bloody Saturn (pretty sure I've mentioned that before). Point is that this is a remake of that game and I've been interested in a while since it came to PS plus, and it was time to jump in. One issue though, it has aged terribly. As many of you may know it's a puzzle platformer but as you may also know, or remember I guess is that the jump from 16 bit consoles to 64 was a bad one for platformers. Sure, it's still a 2D one but it does not control well, though I don't really understand why that can't have been fixed here in the remake (but it hasn't).
   The ideas of the game and the look are all good, it's the bad gameplay that really lets it down. I want to enjoy it, it's got a lot to like but it really is tough to get through certain sections that need tight control, which there isn't. I'll probably continue with it, I'm sure over the next 10 weeks I can slowly work my way through it on the side, I'll see.

Undertale



   Another cult hit on Steam, this time from 2015, but again one where I can't really discuss the story without spoiling it. It's a simple 8/ 16 bit rpg but with expanded systems. It has a talking mechanic during battles that is interesting, a bullet hell style defence system where you have to move your heart to protect yourself as well as timed attacks. But that's not the main point of this game, it's in the story and in the world. The world is intricately filled with interesting characters and funny little bits as well as hidden items around the world.
   As for the story, it's filled with branching paths, different playstyles and an array of enemies. Be warned though, the 'true' ending only comes if you don't kill anyone for the whole game. I wish I knew that 5 minutes in to the game. It's hard to advertise this game without giving away a bunch of spoilers, all I can say is that it's worth it. It's often on a Steam sale for a couple of quid and can be finished in around 6 hours (at least that's how long it took me) but multiple playthroughs are encouraged if you want to get more hours out of it. Top tip though, if you get the flowey ending, make sure you reload it after it crashes, there's more, I nearly missed it.

Completed


Mekazoo
Bastion
Sound Shapes
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Pony Island
Undertale

Underway

Oddworld New n' Tasty

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