Let's face it, old school fps games are almost an entirely different genre to a lot of newer fps titles. Hell, within the fps genre, there are a lot of different subgenres to begin with and it can be confusing. You have your horror fps titles like F.E.A.R., Resident Evil 7, Clive Barker's The Undying, and plenty of others. Then you have your modern military shooters, your open world fps games, and many more.
There’s been a lot of talk of Dark Souls lately. It seems like you can’t read a review without tripping over some reference to the series or a game being compared to it. However, Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption fully invites the comparison, and was absolutely cast in the mold of Dark Souls. It very clearly tries to ape its gameplay and rather than copy the experience wholesale, boil it down to a boss rush mode game with a few unique twists. But in excising everything else that makes Dark Souls, Dark Souls, it loses what makes that series special.
For Thanksgiving I’ve prepared for you all a smorgasbord of game reviews I’ve recently written at GamerDad.com for you all to chow down on. Please click on the links and read as many as you can, and maybe even post a comment or ‘like’ or two. I’d appreciate it. After these reviews you should all have nice plump little bellies! Bon Appetit!
Nine years ago, I reviewed Demon’s Souls, and I’ll just say that at the time… I wasn’t a fan. I struggled to wrap my head around the gameplay and what made it special absolutely eluded me. Despite my contempt, when Dark Souls went on deep discount, I couldn’t resist the sale and grabbed a copy. Perhaps it was fate, but purchasing Dark Souls that day set into motion an obsession I never expected to take hold of me.
Hey guys, so I had to quit my job due to health concerns. I'm using this time to study coding and thought, you know what, why not make a game!
I ran through half a dozen games on Original Xbox today to see which ones I wanted to keep. Then I joined my friend playing Minecraft on Xbox One and got seriously lost in the world. I managed to knock off a few more achievements though.
For those familiar with the 3DS release, originally published by Atlus, Code of Princess EX is a technically and visually upgraded version of the game. Outside of the nicer coat of paint and a crisp 60 frames per second, a variety of other changes were made that have a fairly significant impact on the progression of the main quest. Regardless of the evident love poured into this HD upgrade, Code of Princess EX can be a bit of a slog that will likely only appeal to the most dedicated of brawler fans.
So I've been playing some games and they're in the title. So um, yeah.
I sit here after watching This is Modern Art on YouTube and listening to the dishwasher run. I'm thinking it sounds like waves on a beach and I want to make an art piece with dishwashers running on a beach. I think I'll call it that, "Dishwashers Running On A Beach". Then I remember I didn't blog about what I played this week.
So I've been playing two games recently, and those games are in the title of the blog. Don't think much more needs to be said.
It's pretty great! So far the games I have for it are Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, and Hollow Knight. Hollow Knight is like the new Dark Souls for me, I.e. I'll probably buy it on any system in becomes available in, because it's that fucking good. Also, portable is the perfect way to play it!
I never have anything decent to say in these intros, so have a blog. Also, sorry for no pictures, it's really tedious to do on an iPad.
Yeah... it's been a while. Not really been gaming much, honestly. My computer is completely toast and I don't have the funds to buy a new one, especially with graphics cards costing what they do. That and I've just been a bit of a mess lately and not felt like talking to anyone. Which isn't great. We've been a bit hard up lately and moved in with two housemates. One is weirdly in denial about being a geek despite being super into Star Trek voyager and owning an Alienware laptop and a PS4 pro, and the other has a 2 year old kid.
I just posted a blog about my gaming in 2017. But what about the ones I couldn't get to?
I started PUB G recently courtesy of my new roommate Mike. Goddamn, really? 2 Mikes?
I have been wanting to talk videogames for the past week. I have not spent enough time with Breath of the Wild to talk about that game. I also have not had the proper inspiration to talk about anything else. All that has changed, and hopefully I will be able to use my newfound ideas before I lose them.
I'm drinking wine and listening to loud music, one of the supreme joys of human life. It's still a bit warm outside and the air conditioning is on. Boo. I've mostly been working on my book which is coming into shape nicely. In other news, I'm up to the Ruined World in Mario, which looks like a Dark SOuls level. Hmmm. I imagine ghosts are around. We'll see.
Some game series have seriously overstayed their entry. Some are on their fifth or sixth entry, and some were dead on arrival. Either way, here are some solid ways we could improve these series of old.
I don’t know about you, but when I hear about an indie developed game sporting a pseudo-16-bit pixel aesthetic I find myself rolling my eyes. This goes double when said game is an action/exploration game (“Metroidvania” if you’re lazy). I just find these types of games to be played out. However, if you tell me that WayForward is working on the game you pique my interest enough to plunk down twenty bucks on The Mummy: Demastered, a game I hadn’t heard of. Was my curiosity rewarded? Ehhh…
So I posted this in a reply on facebook in a discussion about how Super Metroid may be the most important game of its time.
Who isn't though? I have this conundrum a lot. I don't like reading self promotion blogs, and I hate writing them even more. I'd rather tell you about all the awesome things other people have made.
