It's been a while since the previous post and indeed a while since I actually played these games but I'm back talking about a sale that now ended several weeks ago, still, I bought all these games on a whim and by gawd I'll talk to the ether about them, so here we go.
DEFUNCT
No, not the first person platformer Refunct (that no one has heard of), but a 3D platformer of sorts that focused on speed. A little robot fell out of his spaceship and must get back onboard after landing on the planet below. This is done by zipping through levels, in a way that somewhat reminds me of a 3D sonic game, but also not. The robot has a single wheel, think Claptrap but not as annoying, who's old and broken down, I guess you could say it's defunct... The main idea of the game is to keep up the speed, by going down hills, jumping and picking up speed boosts, it can be exhilarating (ok, calm down) when you can sustain a high speed for a long time, but often times frustrating after being slowed down and struggling to pick up speed again. The game is certainly at its best when shooting down linear paths that are designed to keep you going, again like a 3D sonic game, but less so when it opens up to send you collecting ords to repower electrical doors to let you advance. If, like me, you enjoy a short, 3D semi platformer, this might be for you at a low price, especially being so short as to not overstay its welcome. To have the most fun you gotta go fast. 6/10
HARD RESET REDUX
From the makers of the Shadow Warrior game series comes their first game, an FPS initially released in 2011 and now updated for modern day (if it were still 2016). Much like Shadow warrior before/ after (depending if you count the remaster as after) this is a fast paced, classic style arcade shooter along the lines of Timesplitters or Goldeneye and not what Call of Duty has turned them in to. Of course Doom 2016 took this style and redefined it, but considering this game was originally released 5 years before that titles, it's a good effort. There's not much of a story, robots have taken over the planet and you must stop them, like daybreakers but with automatons rather than vampires. The story doesn't matter though as it comes together through the gameplay which stands out. If you have played Shadow Warrior (or the superior Shadow Warrior 2) it's basically the same gameplay wise, except without the powers. A run and gun game where cover doesn't matter as, like Kevin Keegan believed, a good offence is the best defence. Interestingly there are only 2 weapons, a rifle and an energy gun which offer enough variety as there are upgrades for the guns throughout the game which change them in to rocket launches, shotguns, plasma beams and so on. This is another short game, about 6 hours which is not long for a AA game of this nature, unlike something like foxyland which is cheap so the lack of longevity is expected and indeed welcome. The look here is not good though, nearly every level looks the same and the dark colour pallet gets stale after a while. The game is pretty fun and I had a good time playing it. 7/10
MIDNIGHT DELUXE
Who remembers Angry Birds? This game is slightly different in that you have to throw a single guy down a hole. Obviously there's obstacles, would be pretty pointless otherwise, and you get a few attempts, it will just affect the grade on the level. This is another easy platinum game that doesn't need to be finished in order to obtain it, which I didn't. There isn't a whole lot to say really, I've basically described everything about it here, It is fine for £1 or so (as long as you're not one of those people who feels dirty for getting a cheap platinum trophy (obviously I'm not)). This game is also on PS Vita (I have one, although it's just gathering dust) where it would be much more at home, like angry birds or any other game of that nature it would be okay to play on the bus or during a work break (what are they?) much more than playing it at home. (it's also on switch too but that doesn't have a trophy/ achievement system so forget that). 5/10
There was going to be one other game, a god game called 'Reus', but I hit a game game breaking bug during the obscenely long tutorial so gave up due to annoyance. Anyway, that's the lot now for these 'hidden gems', some worth playing and some not (though my trophy score has shot up). Got my PS5 pre order which is exciting, although the Xbox sure is tantalizing. No doubt I'll have a series X in a couple of years and inevitably change to that being my primary console as always seems to happen. Of course this means some 'end of the generation' content would be appropriate. Let's see if I actually do it or not.
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