General Games Discussion

I can run Witcher 2 on relatively high settings, that's about as high as i can go lol.

You're good to go then

Another game recommendation: Brutal Legend is 1.50 now, made by Tim Schafer with Jack Black voicing a metal head (some of you might have played it) old but still great imo

Speaking of Schafer, Psychonauts 2 is less than 300k from reaching its goal.

I donated $150

All of you should too imo

Might as well

I lost my donation virginity to Yooka Laylee so i might as well go nuts now.

I should look into that tbh, i never got into platformers in the golden N64 era (DK64, Banjo, etc) mostly spent my afternoons on Smash, Mario Kart and OoT

Steam sales can do that to people Mole xD

Kingdoms of Amalur has it's flaws but nothing too serious it's like a 7/10 for me

2014 was the year when marketing won. (Titanfall, Watch Dogs, Destiny etc.) The fact the SoM and and Dragon Age were competing with each other for some arbitrary award says more about the award than the games released that year. Those same awards just handed 2015 Esports team of the year to Optic Gaming over SK Telekom T1 and Fnatic For comparisons this would be like giving 2009 Football team of the year to like Boca Juniors instead of Barca

Divinity, Transistor, Dark Souls 2, Wasteland 2, Alien Isolation and Bayonetta 2 were all goat tier.

I was obsessed with them

Played the various Kart games, Most Rare games and Mario spinoffs as well though.

Glad my cusin had a N64 back then so I could experience the goat games from rare.

Played 007 & Banjoo alot

Has anyone else here gotten a random chat party invitation from some guy called "Hey_Its_A_Fan-_-"? I didn't bother responding to it, figured it was a scammer or something.

Think I am going to take a break from gaming. Don't feel like playing anything new atm

That happens whenever i buy a lot of games in quick succession lol

Give it a week or 2 and focus on one game at a time

same

after until dawn i'm taking a break until the division in march

Division? that's not your game at all.

I think The Division is going to be an absolutely garbage game

ES wrote:I think The Division is going to be an absolutely garbage game

Said this repeatedly but since his first reveal i never understood the hype for it. It's never at any stage to me looked like anything special.

As for the break from games i think i'm doing the same, since Christmas i'm having a real issue ( outside the odd hour or so on Ori) musting up the motivation to play anything at all.

expecting it to be decent but won't live up to the hype as seems to be par for the course with Ubisoft's big games

Isn't it purely an online based game

It's basically a current day third person Destiny.

had about 3 heart attacks and i've only been playing until dawn for an hour

Play it until dawn (:

was skeptical that I'd enjoy this but if it's as consistent as it has been in the first two hours throughout the entire game then it will be a great experience, really nails the teen horror movie thing and the voice acting is top notch

RealGunner wrote:Think I am going to take a break from gaming. Don't feel like playing anything new atm

ES wrote:That happens whenever i buy a lot of games in quick succession lol

Give it a week or 2 and focus on one game at a time

The Paradox of Choice

Had the same feeling when I built my computer and then looked at the games I wanted to play on my new GPU XD

Also, what are some PS3 exclusives I should get that aren't TLOFU Drake and Journey?

Phritz wrote:

RealGunner wrote:Think I am going to take a break from gaming. Don't feel like playing anything new atm

ES wrote:That happens whenever i buy a lot of games in quick succession lol

Give it a week or 2 and focus on one game at a time

The Paradox of Choice

Had the same feeling when I built my computer and then looked at the games I wanted to play on my new GPU XD

Also, what are some PS3 exclusives I should get that aren't TLOFU Drake and Journey?

inFamous series, Resistance 3, God of War 3, Heavy Rain, Heavenly Sword, Demon Souls, Killzone 2/3

#91

Game: Bubble and Squeak.
Year: 1991.
Genre: Puzzle Platfromer.
Publisher: Audiogenic Software.
Developer: Audiogenic Software.



First things first, I am changing my rating system to better rate different genres according to their own rules. It will still be from 50 quality points, but every title will start from 25 and earn/lose points according to criteria important to the titles and genres themselves.

Bubble and Squeak is not the awful English dish made of leftover vegetables, it is one of the lesser known Genesis platformers, and one that is actually pretty unique. At its core, B&S is actually one giant escort mission, one that introduces a puzzle element to the game.

"Get Ready"

I don't know what is supposed to be the plot of B&S. Apparently, there are aliens involved, and an unlikely alliance between an alien and human boy is center stage. Unfortunately, the ambiguity regarding the plot is reflected by the ambiguity of the world's design.

Enemy sprites are boring, and the world, while looking good, is lacking in personality.

All in all, there is little in the game that separates it from the pack in terms of design.

Boring World Design: -4

"Kick that Alien up the ramp"

At first, I thought the game would be a simple platformer. The human jumps around and shoots, while the alien follows. However, the game soon unravels as an escort mission with puzzle elements. For starters, the blue alien cannot jump as high as you, so you will sometimes need to manipulate the environment to help him go forward.

Additionally, you will sometimes need that alien to throw you to previously unreachable ledges, or just step on his head to get that extra jump height. Many times, you must kick the alien into a ball, and send him flying through a set of ramps to reach a point in advance. Sometimes, you will need t actually race with that ball, and try and make it stop in a better point.

Unfortunately, this introduces one of the biggest weaknesses of the game. The fact that if you kick the alien into a ball, you don't exactly know where he is going to end up. This means that you take too many blind decisions, and with many stages having a time limit, it can cause undue frustration.

Besides the base gameplay, there is a poorly thought out Shmup section in between a lot of stages. It is poorly done because your ship is huge, and can only shoot forward. This causes it to get stuck to the environment, and makes avoiding one-hit-kill shots more difficult than it should. Thankfully, these portions are actually just bonus rounds and are not needed to finish the game


Gameplay: +2
Blind Decesion-Making: -1
Bonus Stages: +1

"Does not look like vegetable leftovers"

While the world design of B&S is surely boring, you cannot argue that it doesn't look good. Graphically, this is a nice looking game, that animates really well. There is nothing too special about it, but it all looks really solid.

As for the sound, while I initially didn't like it much, there were some really good tracks. The music at the shmup sections is atmospheric and makes those sections worth it just to hear it alone.

Graphical Design and Animation: +2
Sound: +2

In Conclusion:

If B&S was a better designed game, its gameplay could have had carried it to a classic standards. However, it is one of those forgettable games, that didn't bother to differentiate themselves from the pack.

This one of those games that had smart ideas, but it couldn't be bothered to be special.

Final: 27/50

"Tips"
1- Try exploring the stage a little bit before kicking the alien.
2- In the Shmup sections, make sure to attack destructible blocks so that you cannot get stuck.


"Next Game"

A month later, I probably will forget about reviewing B&S, but that is better than remembering reviewing a terrible game.

The next game is the first shooter in this list, so I predict a tough time. It finishes up the first 10 in the list, ESWAT is @ #90.

Stay Tuned

Just put Wii U on for first time in ages and what pops up? A Napster app lmao.