I know at least two others that drew such related stuff this weekend. I think there was a bug going around or something.
Slimy tentacle type things involved.
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Slimy tentacle type things involved.
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DMSCV drew this: http://dmscv.deviantart.com/art/Art-Tra
And I drew this: http://choark.deviantart.com/art/DM
Thus Art was traded. Transaction complete.
And I drew this: http://choark.deviantart.com/art/DM
Thus Art was traded. Transaction complete.
No this isn't about me crying to myself or complaining about the world yet doing nothing about it. See Star Ocean The Last Hope came out over here last week and I got the game and finally, finally, I can say a pretty boy Japanese RPG hero actually finds a pretty damn good reason to whine and question himself for once.
Pretty Major Spoilers for The Last Hope will follow.
So in a lot of ...JRPG's as they are now known... have the main character going through a bout of depression. Sometimes it's justicifed, others they come off as whiney bitches who are going on about nothing in a time when they really shouldn't be stomping there foot and complaining that the world does not relolve around them. "Ah my best friend has been shot in the leg in one of the 10,000 battles I've fought through that would of otherwise killed him because of my opponenents actions, I am failure as a human being." "Ahhh a random strong badguy defeated me and my friends and said life is meaninless. We all got out alright but I am depressed because I'm not the strongest in the universe and can't protect everyone 100% of the time despite that no one actually died anyway. I'll have to add an extra 2 feet to my sword."
Stuff like that.
But what is the main character in Star Oceans whine fest about?
"Wah, because of a decision to trust someone I didn't feel completely confident in, Earth and it's entire 6.3 billion population has been completely destroyed. The very source of all my motivation, hope and dreams, have been completely wiped out in front of my eye's. Wah I'm such a whiney... no wait.. That IS pretty fucking bad."
Seriously, because Edge decided to trust an obviously creepy woman, Earth, in the 1950's, is destroyed, with not even space dust remaining. It ends up being an alternative universe (thank you Sci-Fi and especially you Star Trek *salutes*) but, you know, as far as reasons to whine go, being partly responible for killing 5.3 billion innocent lives (we'll assume Earth only has 1 billion non-innocent lives on it in the 1950's) is a fairly good reason to have one. Plus its a real kick in the teeth when the reason you get out of your bed in the morning is because you're one of the last ditch efforts to secure a future for Earth and it's people and you truely believe in that cause.
So yeah, he whines, he moans, he stops saying his one liners in battles for a while, and it can get a little annoying seeing him just be despressed everywhere but for once I can actually get behind it and go "Yes, that man has a reason!"
Pretty Major Spoilers for The Last Hope will follow.
So in a lot of ...JRPG's as they are now known... have the main character going through a bout of depression. Sometimes it's justicifed, others they come off as whiney bitches who are going on about nothing in a time when they really shouldn't be stomping there foot and complaining that the world does not relolve around them. "Ah my best friend has been shot in the leg in one of the 10,000 battles I've fought through that would of otherwise killed him because of my opponenents actions, I am failure as a human being." "Ahhh a random strong badguy defeated me and my friends and said life is meaninless. We all got out alright but I am depressed because I'm not the strongest in the universe and can't protect everyone 100% of the time despite that no one actually died anyway. I'll have to add an extra 2 feet to my sword."
Stuff like that.
But what is the main character in Star Oceans whine fest about?
"Wah, because of a decision to trust someone I didn't feel completely confident in, Earth and it's entire 6.3 billion population has been completely destroyed. The very source of all my motivation, hope and dreams, have been completely wiped out in front of my eye's. Wah I'm such a whiney... no wait.. That IS pretty fucking bad."
Seriously, because Edge decided to trust an obviously creepy woman, Earth, in the 1950's, is destroyed, with not even space dust remaining. It ends up being an alternative universe (thank you Sci-Fi and especially you Star Trek *salutes*) but, you know, as far as reasons to whine go, being partly responible for killing 5.3 billion innocent lives (we'll assume Earth only has 1 billion non-innocent lives on it in the 1950's) is a fairly good reason to have one. Plus its a real kick in the teeth when the reason you get out of your bed in the morning is because you're one of the last ditch efforts to secure a future for Earth and it's people and you truely believe in that cause.
So yeah, he whines, he moans, he stops saying his one liners in battles for a while, and it can get a little annoying seeing him just be despressed everywhere but for once I can actually get behind it and go "Yes, that man has a reason!"
You know what doesn't appear on English TV adverts:
Advertisements for books. Why is this? Too many books to decide which ones to make for em? Too expensive in England? Because people care more about body sprays and pretending 1000 attractive women will lose all self control around you if you have the same type 50,000 other men use?
The English name of the book is "The Name of the Wind" written by Patrick Rothfuss and is a rather enjoyable read, and one I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Linking to his site here: http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/cont
I kind of wish every other reviewer who wants to praise a fantasy writer stopped saying line like Best fantasy writer since J.R. Tol or Best saga to read after the Lord of The and so on. I mean. Seriously.
Advertisements for books. Why is this? Too many books to decide which ones to make for em? Too expensive in England? Because people care more about body sprays and pretending 1000 attractive women will lose all self control around you if you have the same type 50,000 other men use?
The English name of the book is "The Name of the Wind" written by Patrick Rothfuss and is a rather enjoyable read, and one I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Linking to his site here: http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/cont
I kind of wish every other reviewer who wants to praise a fantasy writer stopped saying line like Best fantasy writer since J.R. Tol or Best saga to read after the Lord of The and so on. I mean. Seriously.
| Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP) |
 Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving. |
Oh Shiii
My mate from university sent me some links to some old music videoes I made some 8 years ago.
Like, wow.
Like, wow.
28 in 8 minutes.
Yay!?
... What am I doing again?
Yay!?
... What am I doing again?
Today I got up at 8 O clock, threw on my clothes, collected my package, got back home, opened said package, watched the free movie with more then a little dissapointment, installed the package contents to my Xbox and from that point on...
I've been playing Street Fighter 4. Oh yeah.
(I must say I'm amazed at how much attention this game has been getting considering alpha and 3 was largely ignored by anyone other then fans)
So! Things I'm surprised about it?
The english voices is probably the top.
I thought I'd be "Oh god, aside from Cammy, all of them must be Japanese!"
Instead I've only got the odd one or two on Japanese, and thats more out of just for the feeling sake of it rather then annoying voice work. Sakura's voice was the biggest surprise, I was ready to turn it onto Japanese without even listening to the english voice but she had this sweet, innocent, yet spunky cute voice in a cut scene, which was pretty okay... then I heard her odd "oppsie!" in a fight when she missed an attack... And now I adore her with that voice. ADORE!
Oh! Seth, the boss, is someone who I hated when I looked at him. I despise that design of his... however his english voice is pure silk to my ear drums and so.. I can't actually hate him anymore. I could listen to him chatter away all day.
But yeah, I've been online for a lot of today, then I went through arcade getting everyones ending. I hate them. They're horrible. The whole "telling one overal story" is just cack. Its Street Fighter, only really anal fans really care about the overal plot, a plot that capcom reinvents every new game and add on, and it just leaves some endings feeling short and stunted.
ending spoilers here
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But it doesn't matter because: The in game movies are awesome. The in game talking sections are a nice touch and in the end Street Fighter is about the fighting, and my god Yay! The fighting is as great as ever.
The xbox controller is awful for fighting with though, my thumb has blisters and i've still only managed to get the D-pad to do what I want 30% of the time. It kinda gives fights a "Oh this may of been a better fight if I could actually do the move I wanted" if you win or lose.
I really, really want downloadable characters for this. I've heard two opposing comments on this. One says the director doesn't want to have this because he doesn't want it to be a "Rich mans game" where only those with all the money get to have all the best stuff (but I suppose its better to release a full priced remake with 2 added characters every 6 months instead?) and another says they've already made Dee Jay and T-hawks moves. So I don't know.
Still characters I personally want are:
Karin: I want Sakura's rival in there, especially with an game talking fight scene you get in arcade. Ryu has his, let Sakura have hers. Plus.. Karin!! She's, like, awesome. PLEASE!
Makoto: CHEST-O!!!
Ibuki: Ninja school girl with neck snapping action!
Oro: Old hermit who's so powerful he keeps one hand tied up.
R. Mika: Honestly, I just want to see her go against Zangief and El Fuerte. Plus, you know, flying butt attack.
Dudley: Gutter trash! This guy needs to have a boxing match with Balrog. Seriously. Plus he's just better then you and me.
Ones I never EVER want to see again:
Gill: I still HATES him! I hated him when I first saw him. I hated him the first time I faught him. I doubley hated him when he ressurected. I just Hate him. NO!
Urien: I hate him about as much as I hate Gill. Has little to do with how he plays, I just can't stand him. Plus he reminds me of Gill. Then again so does Seth.
... Thats about it. I hate those two.
If any of the others turned up, from any of the other series, I wouldn't mind. I wouldn't be OH YAY! But there would be Yay'age to be had because the rest all have some weird charm about them somewhere.
.... I think Eagle needs to be again in it at some point as well. Or they could totally blow us away and have every Street fighter 1 character come back reimaged (at least the ones they haven't done already).
Street Fighter 4!
Cool! It actually happened!
I've been playing Street Fighter 4. Oh yeah.
(I must say I'm amazed at how much attention this game has been getting considering alpha and 3 was largely ignored by anyone other then fans)
So! Things I'm surprised about it?
The english voices is probably the top.
I thought I'd be "Oh god, aside from Cammy, all of them must be Japanese!"
Instead I've only got the odd one or two on Japanese, and thats more out of just for the feeling sake of it rather then annoying voice work. Sakura's voice was the biggest surprise, I was ready to turn it onto Japanese without even listening to the english voice but she had this sweet, innocent, yet spunky cute voice in a cut scene, which was pretty okay... then I heard her odd "oppsie!" in a fight when she missed an attack... And now I adore her with that voice. ADORE!
Oh! Seth, the boss, is someone who I hated when I looked at him. I despise that design of his... however his english voice is pure silk to my ear drums and so.. I can't actually hate him anymore. I could listen to him chatter away all day.
But yeah, I've been online for a lot of today, then I went through arcade getting everyones ending. I hate them. They're horrible. The whole "telling one overal story" is just cack. Its Street Fighter, only really anal fans really care about the overal plot, a plot that capcom reinvents every new game and add on, and it just leaves some endings feeling short and stunted.
ending spoilers here
( Read more... )
But it doesn't matter because: The in game movies are awesome. The in game talking sections are a nice touch and in the end Street Fighter is about the fighting, and my god Yay! The fighting is as great as ever.
The xbox controller is awful for fighting with though, my thumb has blisters and i've still only managed to get the D-pad to do what I want 30% of the time. It kinda gives fights a "Oh this may of been a better fight if I could actually do the move I wanted" if you win or lose.
I really, really want downloadable characters for this. I've heard two opposing comments on this. One says the director doesn't want to have this because he doesn't want it to be a "Rich mans game" where only those with all the money get to have all the best stuff (but I suppose its better to release a full priced remake with 2 added characters every 6 months instead?) and another says they've already made Dee Jay and T-hawks moves. So I don't know.
Still characters I personally want are:
Karin: I want Sakura's rival in there, especially with an game talking fight scene you get in arcade. Ryu has his, let Sakura have hers. Plus.. Karin!! She's, like, awesome. PLEASE!
Makoto: CHEST-O!!!
Ibuki: Ninja school girl with neck snapping action!
Oro: Old hermit who's so powerful he keeps one hand tied up.
R. Mika: Honestly, I just want to see her go against Zangief and El Fuerte. Plus, you know, flying butt attack.
Dudley: Gutter trash! This guy needs to have a boxing match with Balrog. Seriously. Plus he's just better then you and me.
Ones I never EVER want to see again:
Gill: I still HATES him! I hated him when I first saw him. I hated him the first time I faught him. I doubley hated him when he ressurected. I just Hate him. NO!
Urien: I hate him about as much as I hate Gill. Has little to do with how he plays, I just can't stand him. Plus he reminds me of Gill. Then again so does Seth.
... Thats about it. I hate those two.
If any of the others turned up, from any of the other series, I wouldn't mind. I wouldn't be OH YAY! But there would be Yay'age to be had because the rest all have some weird charm about them somewhere.
.... I think Eagle needs to be again in it at some point as well. Or they could totally blow us away and have every Street fighter 1 character come back reimaged (at least the ones they haven't done already).
Street Fighter 4!
Cool! It actually happened!
1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
2. Turn to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
My result:
"It'll do. It'll do until I finally get around to getting my own head back. You look faintly disgusted."
2. Turn to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
My result:
"It'll do. It'll do until I finally get around to getting my own head back. You look faintly disgusted."
Sorry for not posting anything in the last.... however long ago it was. I stopped drawing completely until recently and didn't really feel much like talking to anyone. There was also the usual Christmas period of me at my parents without internet as well.
I've been in front of the computer all day, reading up on silly play throughs of games, laughing to myself and having Sai open and sighing when a picture hasn't materialised in front of me. I did manage to draw one thing today:
In ya face!!
So! Yeah.
I've been in front of the computer all day, reading up on silly play throughs of games, laughing to myself and having Sai open and sighing when a picture hasn't materialised in front of me. I did manage to draw one thing today:
In ya face!!
So! Yeah.
Yes, that rather long title is a game. An MMO game of all things.
Those of you who know of the Shin Megami Tensei series, or the Persona series, or even the Digital Devil Saga series, may have heard of it. Well in a rather fun turn of events the MMO is being released in English, and for free! Check it out: http://megaten.aeriagames.com/
Yes! Digital Devil Saga goodness, for free! There is a closed beta signup going and I am one of those taking part and apprently they're still looking for more people. File Front is giving away.. something.. to do with it. a sign up card or something. I said I'd spread the words to my friends, or, non-friends even, so here I am.
So far it seems to be in the spirit of the Shin Megami series. I've battled slimes, made concrates with Pixie's nd Kodana's and ya stats and all made up as the same stuff as all the other series previously mentioned. Its set between Shin Megami 1 and 2, so God hasn't been killed yet.
So yeah! Word spread!
Those of you who know of the Shin Megami Tensei series, or the Persona series, or even the Digital Devil Saga series, may have heard of it. Well in a rather fun turn of events the MMO is being released in English, and for free! Check it out: http://megaten.aeriagames.com/
Yes! Digital Devil Saga goodness, for free! There is a closed beta signup going and I am one of those taking part and apprently they're still looking for more people. File Front is giving away.. something.. to do with it. a sign up card or something. I said I'd spread the words to my friends, or, non-friends even, so here I am.
So far it seems to be in the spirit of the Shin Megami series. I've battled slimes, made concrates with Pixie's nd Kodana's and ya stats and all made up as the same stuff as all the other series previously mentioned. Its set between Shin Megami 1 and 2, so God hasn't been killed yet.
So yeah! Word spread!
A Left 4 Dead post, by Scott Hannah:
Yeeeee.
That is right. Yeeeeeeee.
It is the sound of my gun fire. Its the sound of a thousand swarming zombies running at me. Its another bloody started witch. Its also my voice going super sonic high pitch as I'm having so much godamn fun as me and my foriegn buddy run for the helecopter, only for a hunter to pounce him, so I let loose the last of my bullets and help him up as quick as possible as a Tank can be heard in the distance and some rubble just got thrown over our heads.
I've played the game with a friend, and it was damn good.
I played the game with some random people and it was a laugh.
I just played it with some foriegn speaking dude who's language and accent I can't place at all... not that that means much coming from me... and we found that adversity can overcome any language barrier.
Sure we couldn't let each other know of our plans for the oncoming swarm. Sure we couldn't tell each other exactly what we found and where and why I closed that door. But surprise and alarm sounds are universal, a cry for help can be strangely understood and a thank you for hauling each other asses into safety rings true no matter what words are used.
I'll have to get a Gold account if I want to continue playing this game once my 1 month trail period runs out. I'm against Mircosoft squeezing even more money outta me for something that should be free but playing Left 4 Dead alone, while fun, s barely 1/4 of the experience ya have when playng with others.
Plus.. Shooting zombies. Awww yeah.
Favorite character: Bill
Favorite zombie: Boomer
Favorite senario: don't know its name but I like the out house on the lake. Its probably because it kicked my ass so many times on advanced but I've got a liking to it. The corn fields are fun too, as is the hospital, as is the air port.. ah hell, I can't pick a favorite.
Most embarressing death: The helecopter was getting ready to land and I said I clear the helepad. I shot down a good 20 zombies, threw a pipebomb and got a load more away. I'm getting all cocky saying "That all you got!?" the next thing I know a Tank jumps right in front of me and BAM, flicks me off of the roof and I sky dive to my death.
All I've done the 300 tactic. Confine yaself into a small narrow area with a team mate watching ya back and where there numbers mean nothing! Never surrender, never retreat!
Yeeeee.
That is right. Yeeeeeeee.
It is the sound of my gun fire. Its the sound of a thousand swarming zombies running at me. Its another bloody started witch. Its also my voice going super sonic high pitch as I'm having so much godamn fun as me and my foriegn buddy run for the helecopter, only for a hunter to pounce him, so I let loose the last of my bullets and help him up as quick as possible as a Tank can be heard in the distance and some rubble just got thrown over our heads.
I've played the game with a friend, and it was damn good.
I played the game with some random people and it was a laugh.
I just played it with some foriegn speaking dude who's language and accent I can't place at all... not that that means much coming from me... and we found that adversity can overcome any language barrier.
Sure we couldn't let each other know of our plans for the oncoming swarm. Sure we couldn't tell each other exactly what we found and where and why I closed that door. But surprise and alarm sounds are universal, a cry for help can be strangely understood and a thank you for hauling each other asses into safety rings true no matter what words are used.
I'll have to get a Gold account if I want to continue playing this game once my 1 month trail period runs out. I'm against Mircosoft squeezing even more money outta me for something that should be free but playing Left 4 Dead alone, while fun, s barely 1/4 of the experience ya have when playng with others.
Plus.. Shooting zombies. Awww yeah.
Favorite character: Bill
Favorite zombie: Boomer
Favorite senario: don't know its name but I like the out house on the lake. Its probably because it kicked my ass so many times on advanced but I've got a liking to it. The corn fields are fun too, as is the hospital, as is the air port.. ah hell, I can't pick a favorite.
Most embarressing death: The helecopter was getting ready to land and I said I clear the helepad. I shot down a good 20 zombies, threw a pipebomb and got a load more away. I'm getting all cocky saying "That all you got!?" the next thing I know a Tank jumps right in front of me and BAM, flicks me off of the roof and I sky dive to my death.
All I've done the 300 tactic. Confine yaself into a small narrow area with a team mate watching ya back and where there numbers mean nothing! Never surrender, never retreat!
Choark, Choark, Choark
Must be funny
In the rich man's world.
curious
By the by: I am alive. Unfortantly I don't have any time to talk as they'll find me otherwise.
Brief rundown: Still playing games and still being payed to play 'em.
Got Fallout 3. I liked Fallout 1 but never played 2, disliked Oblivion, but decided to give it a go. I totally love it and actually prefure it to the orginial, which I hear is an odditiy in gaming society (But then its an oddity not to adore really old games and not hate ALL remakes or new games in a series these days, unless its 2D or something), though not quite as odd as prefuring Fallout 2 to 1, apprently. Or so my sources have said.
I have an Xbox live thing but it is just a Silver account. Still I go by Choark Ax in case anyone needs that kind of info.
Left 4 Dead is fun.
Not drawing anything these days those.
Right, I have to flee! Be good people!
Brief rundown: Still playing games and still being payed to play 'em.
Got Fallout 3. I liked Fallout 1 but never played 2, disliked Oblivion, but decided to give it a go. I totally love it and actually prefure it to the orginial, which I hear is an odditiy in gaming society (But then its an oddity not to adore really old games and not hate ALL remakes or new games in a series these days, unless its 2D or something), though not quite as odd as prefuring Fallout 2 to 1, apprently. Or so my sources have said.
I have an Xbox live thing but it is just a Silver account. Still I go by Choark Ax in case anyone needs that kind of info.
Left 4 Dead is fun.
Not drawing anything these days those.
Right, I have to flee! Be good people!
I got Fable 2 today. Yay for mail deliverary on release days!
I don't want to be here at work. I want to be playing it. Ah well.
So far it is fun. Because I wasn't hyped to astronomical heights like I was with Fable I didn't feel any crushing dissapointment in what was cut out.
I spent a fair amount of the time I did play the game Blacksmithing. Pressing the A button at the right time to earn money, do it enough times in a row and earn even more money. Earn enough money and get a raise and make people look at you in awe over ya smithery skills. Repeat and repear. Once I had enough money to buy that Iron pistol and Sword and high class wear and hotpants I wanted. I outshot some bandits, learned what maked those Grobb things and started a Woodchopping job.
I don't want to be here at work. I want to be playing it. Ah well.
So far it is fun. Because I wasn't hyped to astronomical heights like I was with Fable I didn't feel any crushing dissapointment in what was cut out.
I spent a fair amount of the time I did play the game Blacksmithing. Pressing the A button at the right time to earn money, do it enough times in a row and earn even more money. Earn enough money and get a raise and make people look at you in awe over ya smithery skills. Repeat and repear. Once I had enough money to buy that Iron pistol and Sword and high class wear and hotpants I wanted. I outshot some bandits, learned what maked those Grobb things and started a Woodchopping job.
I have no idea how the game will turn out, or even how to plays...
... but seriously Oneechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
Best title for a game, ever. Or at least one that will get every horny teenager (or just horny) zombie loving dudes attention. Can't see it winning any points on the whole equality treating women with respect thing though. Ah well.
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5844.h
Hee.
... but seriously Oneechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
Best title for a game, ever. Or at least one that will get every horny teenager (or just horny) zombie loving dudes attention. Can't see it winning any points on the whole equality treating women with respect thing though. Ah well.
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5844.h
Hee.
predatory
So, as I said I would last time, I got the game Golden Axe: Beast Rider for the 360 and have played it for about two and a half hours, so I shall give my first fleeting opinion on it in the form of good and bad points.
Good point: I do Like the graphics, people are kinda shiny I suppose, probably layered with sweat and blood, but it all fits together. Nice and brutal too. Conan-esq even. Its not jaw dropping amazing though but it's nice enough.
Bad point: The graphics and game now and then freezes for a brief second here or there. Its nothing major or game breaking but I've had to happen three times in the time I've played it. I don't know if its the game itself, or the disc, or my 360 though.
Good point: Sword fighting is fun. It has a little more depth to it then I thought it would, actually. As well as the different combo that rely on your button pressing timing, or how long you hold the button, there is also Parry and Evade. At times it can be a little frustrating, as I'm pretty sure I pressed the button but bang I'm hit again and oh bugger there goes my energy, ah someone else is attack, press the button.. I DID but bang I'm hit again.. AARRGH. Still, most of the time I feel its simply ME who has to improve using it, rather then the game being horribilly unfair.
Bad point: Too many magic users! They're introduced very early, and while they die after a good combo or two, I have found magic users to be the bane of my exsistence in this game. So far I have blue firebal shooting shamens, or rock dropping shamens and BOY do they totally piss me off at times. Expect to be hit in the back, or on the head, while surrounded by foes quite often. You have to dodge the rocks, and with the firebals you can parry them back but the timing is fairly presice, so not very helpful when it has come from behind or the side thanks to the camera angle.
Good point: Pints of blood flows from the hoards of enemies. I have found it rather amusing the different ways you can chop people up, if it takes ya pleasure to do so, with bodies being shopping in half, heads rolling or arms being thrown from there owners. All in good fun. There is a nice amount of enemies as well without it being 99 nights 200 enemies charging at you kinda deal.
Bad point: Puzzles! Seriously! Who thought it was a good idea to put switch puzzles in a golden Axe game. To be fair most of the time they aren't hard or anything, and a fair amount of hem were at least used well, so when you back tracked something new would pop up, but they still feel out of place. I also once had to go at least 1 minutes without killing anything and wondering through a level trying to find a switch, which was a little annoying. My favorite type of "switch" puzzle is the scarifice pillars/spikes/doors though, where you have to kick an enemy onto a spike, so it opens a door.
Good point: The annoying little imps wearing green and blue are back, as well as a new colour, yellow, for gold. They run and scurry around like the imps should, even giving off annoying little impish laughs. Also the Golden Axe camping music starts playing in the background when ya around them as well. It was a unneeded but thoughtful touch, I feel.
Bad point: I have still yet to summon lava exploding from the ground, or a giant dragon to breath fire upon my enenmies. I do have magic, a fireball, an exploding flame that goes around me and a throwable Golden Axe, but no collecting magic poitions to summon some big awsome screen filling Wazoop moment yet. I guess I'll have to earn it, if its in the game.
Good point: Beasts! And some are even the beasts from Golden Axe. They look so nice/mean/beasty, and riding around on them and clawing/slashing/burning through enemies is a riot. Hurrah! All the fun of the old games. also some of the really bigger new beasts are awesome, especially when yo have to take on a fully armour plated one. Eeee.
Bad point: Beasts! Just as the way they feel like riding a giant unweildy beast is great, its also a bloody pain at times, much like the old game. They can be so slow to do things after an attack, or hard to turn around, or easy to get trapped. Being knocked off can also be a pain, as its not always 100% clear why they one slash knocked you off when you've taken one like it before.
Good point: There's this tribute thing, where you give all the gold you got through a level to ya God, that seems to unlock a lot of things as you progress through the game. Its a nice little insentive to redo some area's. Also theres a grading system for when you finish each area, as well as an entire level grade. I keep getting C's. I can't help feel A's are for people who never, ever get hit and use only the there own spit to kill enemies.
Bad point: I guess I'll have to say it but there is no multiplayer option, not that that makes any difference to me, nor can you change ya character. I'm not terribilly upset aout this but as I've already ran into the drawf, it feels a little strange, I guess. Still this ia a major sore point for some people so I'll bring it up.
The It There Point: Neither good nor bad but the makers seemed fit to put in a plot into the game, as well as some cut scenes. I guess games must have stories these days. Still golden Axe did have a small plot hidden in there, and this one lifts right from it. Black Adder kills Tyris's tribe and she seeks revenge, which is exactly what this plot is, expect add in a dragon god being kidnapped and having to reforge the golden Axe into it as well. I don't really care.
The I'm going to be a little upset if they don't have something like it in there Point: So far I've not seen any cities on the back of giant turtles, nor castles built on a giant golden eagle. Its early days yet but one of the main things I remember about golden axe was those impossibilly big creatures with buildings and suck like on them. It might be deemed as a little "silly" but they should be there, man!
Overal: I'm having fun. Its mostly what I thought it would be, a simply minded game where you hack and slash and parry and evade and cut and burn and gorge and kill and kill and kill and kill again. I wanted that kind of game and I got it. Its not perfect, nor without little faults, but its not hair ripping bad either.
Good point: I do Like the graphics, people are kinda shiny I suppose, probably layered with sweat and blood, but it all fits together. Nice and brutal too. Conan-esq even. Its not jaw dropping amazing though but it's nice enough.
Bad point: The graphics and game now and then freezes for a brief second here or there. Its nothing major or game breaking but I've had to happen three times in the time I've played it. I don't know if its the game itself, or the disc, or my 360 though.
Good point: Sword fighting is fun. It has a little more depth to it then I thought it would, actually. As well as the different combo that rely on your button pressing timing, or how long you hold the button, there is also Parry and Evade. At times it can be a little frustrating, as I'm pretty sure I pressed the button but bang I'm hit again and oh bugger there goes my energy, ah someone else is attack, press the button.. I DID but bang I'm hit again.. AARRGH. Still, most of the time I feel its simply ME who has to improve using it, rather then the game being horribilly unfair.
Bad point: Too many magic users! They're introduced very early, and while they die after a good combo or two, I have found magic users to be the bane of my exsistence in this game. So far I have blue firebal shooting shamens, or rock dropping shamens and BOY do they totally piss me off at times. Expect to be hit in the back, or on the head, while surrounded by foes quite often. You have to dodge the rocks, and with the firebals you can parry them back but the timing is fairly presice, so not very helpful when it has come from behind or the side thanks to the camera angle.
Good point: Pints of blood flows from the hoards of enemies. I have found it rather amusing the different ways you can chop people up, if it takes ya pleasure to do so, with bodies being shopping in half, heads rolling or arms being thrown from there owners. All in good fun. There is a nice amount of enemies as well without it being 99 nights 200 enemies charging at you kinda deal.
Bad point: Puzzles! Seriously! Who thought it was a good idea to put switch puzzles in a golden Axe game. To be fair most of the time they aren't hard or anything, and a fair amount of hem were at least used well, so when you back tracked something new would pop up, but they still feel out of place. I also once had to go at least 1 minutes without killing anything and wondering through a level trying to find a switch, which was a little annoying. My favorite type of "switch" puzzle is the scarifice pillars/spikes/doors though, where you have to kick an enemy onto a spike, so it opens a door.
Good point: The annoying little imps wearing green and blue are back, as well as a new colour, yellow, for gold. They run and scurry around like the imps should, even giving off annoying little impish laughs. Also the Golden Axe camping music starts playing in the background when ya around them as well. It was a unneeded but thoughtful touch, I feel.
Bad point: I have still yet to summon lava exploding from the ground, or a giant dragon to breath fire upon my enenmies. I do have magic, a fireball, an exploding flame that goes around me and a throwable Golden Axe, but no collecting magic poitions to summon some big awsome screen filling Wazoop moment yet. I guess I'll have to earn it, if its in the game.
Good point: Beasts! And some are even the beasts from Golden Axe. They look so nice/mean/beasty, and riding around on them and clawing/slashing/burning through enemies is a riot. Hurrah! All the fun of the old games. also some of the really bigger new beasts are awesome, especially when yo have to take on a fully armour plated one. Eeee.
Bad point: Beasts! Just as the way they feel like riding a giant unweildy beast is great, its also a bloody pain at times, much like the old game. They can be so slow to do things after an attack, or hard to turn around, or easy to get trapped. Being knocked off can also be a pain, as its not always 100% clear why they one slash knocked you off when you've taken one like it before.
Good point: There's this tribute thing, where you give all the gold you got through a level to ya God, that seems to unlock a lot of things as you progress through the game. Its a nice little insentive to redo some area's. Also theres a grading system for when you finish each area, as well as an entire level grade. I keep getting C's. I can't help feel A's are for people who never, ever get hit and use only the there own spit to kill enemies.
Bad point: I guess I'll have to say it but there is no multiplayer option, not that that makes any difference to me, nor can you change ya character. I'm not terribilly upset aout this but as I've already ran into the drawf, it feels a little strange, I guess. Still this ia a major sore point for some people so I'll bring it up.
The It There Point: Neither good nor bad but the makers seemed fit to put in a plot into the game, as well as some cut scenes. I guess games must have stories these days. Still golden Axe did have a small plot hidden in there, and this one lifts right from it. Black Adder kills Tyris's tribe and she seeks revenge, which is exactly what this plot is, expect add in a dragon god being kidnapped and having to reforge the golden Axe into it as well. I don't really care.
The I'm going to be a little upset if they don't have something like it in there Point: So far I've not seen any cities on the back of giant turtles, nor castles built on a giant golden eagle. Its early days yet but one of the main things I remember about golden axe was those impossibilly big creatures with buildings and suck like on them. It might be deemed as a little "silly" but they should be there, man!
Overal: I'm having fun. Its mostly what I thought it would be, a simply minded game where you hack and slash and parry and evade and cut and burn and gorge and kill and kill and kill and kill again. I wanted that kind of game and I got it. Its not perfect, nor without little faults, but its not hair ripping bad either.