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It’s About Time Crash 4 Existed
It’s About Time I got to Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time – Gameplay [PS4]
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is taking all the older Crash games and ramping them up to a whole new level.
From the difficult platforming to breaking a ton of boxes, there is a ton of old and new content to keep fans happy.
When the game was first announced, I was surprised because I didn’t think they would make an entirely new game. I did think that the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy would be the last game we would see featuring this whacky hero.
Thankfully I was wrong.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Time Stamps
- Tawna The Grappling Hook Hero (0:00)
- Stumbling My Way Through the Level as Crash (4:20)
- Dr. Nitrus Brio Trouble Brewing Boss Fight (10:58)
- Unlocking New Gameplay Stuff (15:50)
- Off Beat (16:42)
- Crash Gets N.Verted (29:50)
- VHS Flashback Tapes from 1996 (28:32)
- Coco Gets N.Verted (40:30)
- Is Crash 4: It’s About Time Amazing? (47:20)
Grab an Aku Aku Mask and let’s run through some baddies in Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time gameplay!
Tawna The Grappling Hook Hero
It’s a pretty hard name to say, in my defense…
We start off playing as Tawna–Crashes girlfriend from the older games.
She is the most interesting character in the game; she has an awesome grappling hook that allows you to traverse the levels in fun ways.
Tawna also talks a lot like CoCo so she can add her flair to any situation.
Man, the N-Sane Trilogy was a great game
After playing the N-Sane Trilogy, I realized that I am just not good at Crash-style platformers.
I tend to just play through the main levels to beat them. I am not one to get all the boxes or colored gems.
But this early on the game is giving me trouble, so I decided to kick it into overdrive and go Super Sayian to get through this.
Sometimes you gotta kick it into Super Saiyan mode to get through the hard parts
Channeling my inner Saiyan, I can get through the part that was causing me trouble only to immediately die… twice.
The goal of each level is to break all the boxes, collect a ton of wumpa fruit, and not die more than 3 times in a run.
Crash 4 makes it easy to keep track of your level progress
This is easier said than done in Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. You can tell that the game ramps the difficulty up.
No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, the game makes it hard to get things done in one run.
Each of these adds up to getting 6 crystals at the end of the level, which in turn allows you to get skins. But we will touch more on that detail in a bit.
Stumbling My Way Through the Level as Crash
One of the coolest parts of the game is that when you play as Tawna you get to see the level from a different perspective.
So in Crash’s version of the level, a door explodes open and he doesn’t know why. Well, thanks to the other levels, we learn it was Tawna.
They’re enemies but they both know how to have a good time
Now we go into playing as Crash and are introduced to one of the masks that players can attach for new powers.
The mask is Akano which allows you to spin attack at super-fast speeds in a flurry of purple. You can even jump higher as well as longer.
I like this game because there are modern or classic options; the difference is that the modern option gives you infinite lives.
So for someone like me–who is self-admittedly bad at this game–, this is a great addition. I like this feature for that very reason and I think it is one of the best add-ins I have seen in a while.
Another cool addition is that there is now a yellow circle at Crash’s feet every time he jumps, this can help you traverse the tricky levels much easier.
This Yellow Circle is going to be your best friend in this game
The game is filled with so many helpful gameplay options that feel organic and baked in so you can enjoy the game at any skill level. I believe this is an important feature for many games to adopt because everyone deserves to be able to have fun at their own pace.
After using Akano we float over some water and lose the mask to traverse some lily pads.
Another cool aspect is that the core villains of the levels you’re playing will taunt you throughout, keeping it fun and engaging.
Grabbing Akano again, I fail some simple platforming and die several times before finally reaching the end of the level. I told you that I struggle!
I only manage to get 1 out of the 6 gems, but that’s fine! I was just happy to survive. I also miss a ton of boxes and Wumpa, but it’s nothing to lose sleep over it.
It’s fine, no really it’s fine
Dr. Nitrus Brio Trouble Brewing Boss Fight
Moving right into a boss fight with Dr. Nitrus Brio, we get to see some of the amazing bosses’ that the game goes above and beyond to create fight rounds for.
From the voice acting to the Saturday morning cartoon vibe, the game fires on all cylinders to make everything feel bouncy and alive.
N. Brio is a pretty simple boss fight just run around dodging his potions and then hit the baddie creations back at him to do damage.
That is until the screen gets N. Verted and the fight gets a crazy amount of life in it.
Yeah, I was pretty blown away by how awesome the N. Verted sections were
To be honest, all this involves is a color swap but it is a cool play on visuals. I can just enjoy the look and continue the fight.
When you do enough damage, N. Brio drinks one of his potions and becomes a big monster.
Even the game has no idea what N Brio just turned into
Despite the size upgrade, taking him down is pretty easy, just grab the Akano mask and knock him off the stage.
After a pretty humorous cutscene, we open up the next world and move on to some Marde Grade action. But first, let’s take a look around the gameplay.
Unlocking New Gameplay Stuff
First, we unlock the N.Verted mode in which we replay a level in that cool color swap style.
Crash 4 has a ton of skins but the Classic Skin has to be my favorite
You unlock the skins by collecting the gems from beating the levels. It is a nice little addition that adds some replay value to an already content-overstuffed game.
But enough of that, let’s get to the festival in Off Beat!
Off Beat
Just look at everything going on and it still has a rock-solid frame-rate
This level is incredible from the music to the overall drive as you go through.
The enemies attack you in time with the music, the background is filled with fireworks, floats, and just so much eye candy any player would want to stop and stare.
It is levels like this that make me think that a new Sly Cooper has to be in the works. Cartoony games are coming across better and better; that one would be a perfect homage.
We push forward through a side-scrolling section and manage to pass a lot of pit-falls, TNT crates, and colored death vents.
After this we get thrown into the background and onto the floats, forcing us to platform our way through the float parade.
Crash is that you?
It’s pretty cool that you can play music by interacting with the level, from a trumpet to drums and even a keyboard you get to walk on. I can already hear my sister saying, “It’s just like Toon Town!”.
It all adds up to a lot of fun music being created through gameplay; a small touch to keep players entertained and immersed.
After a while, we get to a bonus section and are introduced to another new mask: Lani-Loli. They have the power to bring things in and out of existence.
It adds a lot of dynamic gameplay and pushes your dexterity to the limit.
After barely surviving the bonus stage, we continue forward on the path of death, but we have super fun music!
We grab the hidden Gem in the level and take a cannon to the final stretch of Off-Beats.
This involves some more musical platforming which ends on a nice rail grind section. This reminds me of a lot of Ratchet and Clank.
Ratchet and Clank are a long way from home!
We manage to get 4 gems this time around and call this level.
Crash Gets N.Verted
Now let’s take a step back and jump into an older level using the N. Verted take on it.
I decided to choose Hit the Road since it has a nice case sequence and is all around a really fun level.
If Crash changes the color scheme then I think it’s only fair I do to
To be honest, the N. Verted take on the level is only a colored skin over the existing level. From what I could tell the only thing that changes is the box placement and the level’s color scheme.
After some bad jokes and several deaths, I manage to claw my way to a bonus stage where I barely get through, but I do manage to get all the boxes, which is a great feeling.
Back onto the level, it goes just about how it went originally, just platforming through the fire, swinging death balls, jumping on ropes, and so forth.
CRASH RUN
The fun comes in when Crash runs in front of a giant truck looking to squash him, thankfully there is a rollerball to get us to safety.
After some sick jumps and blindly running away on a road, we can call this a level and move onward to 1996!
VHS Flashback Tapes from 1996
Taking a step back in time allows us to dive into some retro fun.
The Flashback tapes in Crash 4: It’s About Time are small trials to complete. A Flashback tape is rewarded for getting far enough into certain levels and not dying once.
They can be extremely challenging to get but I jump into “Bandicoot VS WOMBAT EVAL” to give it a try.
The Timestamp is a nice touch and it just looks so 90s
The puzzle aspect of the level makes it very challenging and after several failures, I decided to jump out and into a different level to end the episode with.
Coco Gets N.Verted
I decide to change to Coco to finish out the episode and jump into one final N. Verted level.
The black and white mixed with the spinning paint just looks amazing
In this level, the N Verted aspect is that everything is black and white until you spin or break boxes. It is a pretty cool take on adding visual interest to the level. Plus, you don’t get stuck in a completely monotone world.
Again, it doesn’t change the build of the level, just the box placement. But, man… it looks so good and plays so well you can overlook it to just experience the colors.
The music is the highlight of this level; it has a nice pirate vibe which coincides nicely with the atmosphere.
Combine that with the color palette, great controls, smooth gameplay and you’ve got something truly special.
By getting to the end, I manage to get a new skin and decide to call this an episode!
Is Crash 4: It’s About Time Amazing?
Crash 4 is a solid platformer that has a lot of content and is so much fun
Crash 4: It’s About Time is a game that I never thought would exist but I’m so glad it does.
It is a mix of all the previous Crash games rolled up into a creation that equals each game’s strengths.
Ramping up the platforming, the presentation, and the cartoony style is what it is all about.
Crash got the love and care he deserved. I would say that it is definitely worth your time, as it is the complete Bandicoot package. I highly recommend Crash 4: It’s About Time. It’s fun, fast, and frantic enough to keep you entertained for hours.
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December 22, 2020
Tony Hawk Pro Skater (THPS) 1 and 2 Remake Gameplay
DOING SICK TRICKS in tony hawk pro skater 1 and 2 remake (THPS) gameplay
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remake (THPS) is what every remake should strive to be.
It’s fast, fun, controls are perfect and it has that nostalgia factor brought into 2020.
It feels like a game ripped from time and polished to a shine without breaking what made it so special all those years ago.
When I found out we were getting a proper THPS game rather than their last attempt.
I was overjoyed to put a deck below my feet and start grinding some rails.
The last THPS game I played was Tony Hawk’s Project 8 and I enjoyed that game.
Let’s see why this remake is so amazing.
Breaking Down the THPS Gameplay
Take a look at the statistics below for a quick breakdown of what I encountered in my let’s play.
- I bailed a lot, like an embarrassing amount
- Skated in 3 locals
- 5 Skill Points Acquired
I feel like bailing a lot is how you become a true skater, at least in my experience
THPS Video Time Stamps
Let’s do some kickflips and dive into some THPS gameplay.
An Ode to Skateboarding in Fail Minor Featuring THPS
Starting by trying to beat a heat challenge was probably not the best choice to start this let’s play.
I quickly learned that I do have the dexterity I had back in the Playstation 1 days when I played a lot of Tony Hawk.
I discover the following:
1. I can’t do the challenges
2. I can’t do the times
3. I can’t do the high-scores
4. I can’t unlock everything
5. I can’t get that skill point up there
6. I can’t get up there
It may sound like I’m complaining but in reality, I’m just really bad at THPS
Even with all that stuff bogging me down I still have a ton of fun playing THPS.
I fall all over myself, don’t get high scores, have to redo the heat way more than should be allowed.
But I have a smile plastered to my face the entire time I’m skating around and doing crazy tricks.
At the end of the day, the game is there to make sure you the player has a ton of fun.
From getting skill points to smashing your head right into the pavement.
You’ll keep coming back with many a restart to get that picture-perfect run and clear a few tasks.
It takes several tries but eventually I become one with my board and manage to get in third place.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze feels good no matter which one you end up withGold, Silver, and Bronze feels good no matter which one you end up with
With that perfect victory, we take a taxi over to NY City to skate around and dodge some taxis.
NY City is a Skaters Nightmare
Moving straight over to NY City we take a look at some of the tasks that await and get right to skating.
One of the best parts of THPS is going through a level for the first time and just getting a lay of the land.
Figuring out where everything else so you can plot out your course of action to maximize your runs with the 2-minute time limit.
Using the first run I go around NY and try to collect all the letters of S-K-A-T-E which I manage to do alongside getting the high score.
I got the high-score, go me, yay me
Right after I do manage to spell S-K-A-T-E and move onto the next run to go after the subway cards.
But first I manage to get run over by a taxi and collect a Skill Point, then it’s time to collect the 5 subway cards.
They allude to me for a bit but after some trial, error, and getting tons of speed I get them all and open the final area of the map.
After jumping over 3 fire hydrants I go up to the subway station and grind over to where the secret tape is hiding.
It takes a few attempts but I manage to get the secret tape and we move onto some learning by heading over to the School.
Shredding at the School
This is definitely where I need to use everything I’ve learned to get tasks completed.
From kickflipping over the roof gap to grinding some long rails.
It’s all about trial and error, dodging golf, and grinding call rails.
What is a call rail you ask? I still have no idea, I spent way too much time grinding rail after rail to only eventually give up because I couldn’t find it.
I discover that the school is open and you can go into it, after hitting the door numerous times.
After numerous attempts, I have indeed discovered that doors are Skaters natural enemies
I hit the school’s pool and quickly realize that I’m just not accomplishing anything.
Thus I decide to wrap things up.
Is THPS Amazing?
THPS is a good game and I’m very glad this is a solid remake
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remake (THPS) is a remake of two classic games that just showed how to make games fun.
The 2-minute time limit may be a little dated but it’s always fun to try and get as much as you can be accomplished in the time limit.
The games play amazingly with the controls as smooth as butter and as responsive as they need to be.
If you screw up that’s because you couldn’t hit the buttons properly the game is so polished it’s always on you.
Between a ton of content, money to spend in the shop on customization, and a nice graphical facelift, THPS shreds.
This is how you create a remake of a classic game and I hope other developers take note.
It’s fun, fast, and extremely well made. I have very high hopes for future Tony Hawk games now that the bar has been set so high.
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November 17, 2020
Becoming a True Avenger in Marvel’s Avengers
I am Iron Man in Marvel’s Avengers (Gameplay and Impressions)
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Marvel’s Avengers is a game that just feels like it is stuck in the past and brings nothing new for the future of gameplay.
The game starts strong, comparable to a game like Uncharted with its level of polish and showmanship. We have heard it all before: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Well, take that to heart here because the innards of this game don’t live up to the initial impression.
The gameplay is shallow, the missions are a drag, and the level of grinding that just isn’t fun or rewarding for the player. The average gameplay time (for just story-focused missions) is about 12-15 hours. But it’s just all the same. Missions have a lack of variety and no substance to make up for the mundane. The blatant repetitiveness was a letdown considering how highly acclaimed the series is. It just does not feel like a game that is worth the $60 price tag.
Breaking Down the Marvel Avenger’s Gameplay
Take a look at the statistics below for a quick breakdown of what I encountered in my Let’s Play.
- 4 Avengers Lost
- 2 King of the Hills Toppled
- 1 Hulk Chest Opening via Foot
Yes, the Hulk opens the chest with his feet and it’s my favorite part of the game
Marvels Avengers Video Time Stamps
Let’s dive into some Marvel’s Avengers gameplay and break down my critique.
The One and Only: Iron Man
On a surface level, the game design is great! Controls are also precise and responsive. And if we learned anything from Battletoads last week… it’s that controls are the defining factor of whether a game will be a rage-play. Marvel’s Avengers was a breath of fresh air in this department.
The developers put a lot of time and effort into crafting the elements of graphics and effects. Each Avenger is represented just as they would be on a theater screen.
Playing as Iron Man is a ton of fun! With flying abilities, gameplay allows you to soar around the level and take down enemies. He is geared up with rockets and lasers for battle sequences, efficient in taking out the level’s robots.
The one thing I want to make blatantly clear: you will have seen the entirety of this game simply within one minute and fifty-five seconds of the video.
And I mean that.
60+ Hours of hitting robots
The game gives you bits of information throughout battles, such as the number notifications that pop out of enemies to signify just how strong your hits are. Kind of a similar mechanic used in Borderlands. There’s no denying that big numbers make you feel good but if you sit down and think about it, you’re just hitting one button until you win.
Throwing in some throws doesn’t add much to the overall package.
Early on we see the King of the Hill style of mission where you just sit in a circle until a bar fills and the mission completes. After that’s done, you take out a bunch of robots and receive the HulkBuster Armor and clear out the room to finish the mission.
War Table
Taking a look at the War Table we see that the game is dulled out via missions that you select from a menu. Pictured below is just the War Table but the jet itself is a massive ship you can walk around in and interact with. It acts almost like a break room where players can stop between missions if they choose to do so.
I’m personally a player that just wants to go so the simplicity of just having the War Table would be fine by me.
This War Table is 100% easier to choose a mission and get back into the gameplay
After some explanation and a look through, we’re off on a Hulk Iconic Mission which is a specific mission for Hulk to get him some better gear. We build Hulks loadout and jump right back into the gameplay.
Hulks Iconic Mission
As the Hulk we… Well, we hulk around. The level provided a chest and lots of things to HULK SMASH before we continue.
If you’re looking for something concerning Anthem or Destiny then this is going to feel extremely familiar as you fight enemies on the way to a marker.
Running into a quick robotic mini-boss is no issue for the Hulk. Just a few Thunderclaps and some help from Iron Man is all it takes. These moves can be leveled up as the game goes on.
The Thunderclap is pretty powerful after you level it up a bit
Moving forward into the facility, we have an elevator ride and then the mission continues. The mission takes us deeper into the facility with enemies scattered about. We come across a computer that needs to be destroyed, which leads to some of my heavier critiques.
If pressing a button until a non-moving object’s health bar goes down then this is the game for you. It pretty much is just this same thing over and over. For a series with so much acclaim, I had some hope that the game would live up.
With the data centers taken out, we’re in the final room of robots and finish the mission once they’re beaten.
At this point in the video, I take a quick minute to touch on details about why I do not think this game is worth it. Here they are below:
Every single one of the Avengers plays the same, with very few differences to appease different playing styles. Iron Man and Thor can fly through.
Button combos are copy and paste.
Final rooms are essentially just a tough-it-out until the robots are all defeated. This shows just how bad the AI is at reviving the player as they’ll come close and then run away. This mechanic caused me to die a few times before actually being able to win.
Otherwise, we just take out the robots and call this a successful mission. Next up is we look at the game’s character upgrades and jump into an Iron Man story mission.
Marvel’s Avengers Upgrades Explained
As you play through each mission you are rewarded with gears.
The gear just shows as a hologram rather than a piece of cool looking gear in the Avengers
The truth is that this is nothing more than making a number go up and up. It gives you a false sense of progress that adds no value to the game. You may get stronger but the enemies level up alongside you, it doesn’t matter how strong you get if the game doesn’t make you feel like you’re getting an upgrade that gives you a sense of having a lead over an enemy.
Since the gear is not displayed on the Avenger you get no sense of progress within the game, only the menus, which just isn’t fun. I wanted to build my Avenger’s look and feel but you only get one choice via costumes.
Making a number go up without some kind of visual just dilutes the entire experience and forces the game to be interesting in other ways. Which is another downfall because the game drops the ball in picking up that slack.
If you’re looking for costumes that do change the look of the Avenger then you either have to play a ton of missions over many times or just drop real money.
With that out of the way, let’s jump into an Iron Man story mission to reassemble the Avengers.
Iron Man Story Mission
We start in a city and get a glimpse of the open-world aspect in a big level like this.
They add a lot of objectives outside the main one, but unless you want loot there pretty useless
I decided to ignore most of the side missions after I died attempting to grab a chest and just beeline right to the mission objective.
This turns into another King of the Hill style objective. As I said before, reusing the same mission with 40 minutes of gameplay just isn’t a good look and boring overall.
I take down a bunch of robots using Iron Man’s lasers and tools of destruction while holding the hill.
Now I know this game was made to play with multiple people, but I’m someone who has a lot of time playing solo. I like to immerse myself in the game and become one with the character I’m playing as. But the game also Playing Marvel Avengers feels like something is missing when playing solo.
When you don’t have friends to play certain games with you, it’s time to improvise
I wish this game was made with solo players in mind so everyone’s playstyle could be accommodated to, instead it feels like solo players got the short end of the stick.
After taking out the hill we move into the facility and take out some orange glowing pillars and call this a mission.
Is Marvel’s Avengers Amazing?
If you can’t tell I didn’t enjoy my time with Marvel’s Avengers very much
Marvel’s Avengers is a game full of pitfalls that don’t live up to the Avengers moniker.
It has a high-quality opening that baits you into thinking that this game is better than the sum of its parts.
It hides the “Live Game” aspect that slowly becomes dull over a few hours of gameplay.
Mechanics, missions, and overall gameplay are entirely copied and paste.
There’s nothing new here. It’s just a game to try and get money out of you for costumes and the promise of future updates.
Right from the start, the game doesn’t add enough value or interest and then comes back to ask for more. You’ve got something you won’t have to worry about missing out on experiencing.
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November 10, 2020
Being the Ultimate Ninja Samurai Badass (Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay)
LIBERATING THE ISLAND OF TSUSHIMA | Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay and Review
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Ghost of Tsushima is an amazing open-world game from the creators of Sly Cooper and Infamous over at Sucker Punch.
This is a game that has been in development for a long time and even longer teased at E3 over the years and was finally released on July 17, 2020.
You take control of Jin Sakai after the island of Tsushima is overtaken by Mongols and it’s your job to clear the island to restore order.
Let’s dive right into some of the best samurai ninja action the Playstation 4 has to offer.
I started rough with the starting showdown but I make up for it
One thing I wanted to point out is that I do die several times in the opening but then get my bearings.
While not a hard game I do get my butt kicked but with load times as fast as this it barely matters.
Breaking Down the Ghost of Tsushima Gameplay (Time Stamps and Analytics)
Take a look at the statistics below for a quick breakdown of what I encountered in my lets play.
Yes, I’m too lazy to count the kills
- Die 4 times at the start
- Fail to get on my horse (Sora, the only acceptable name choice)
- Liberate 4 Mongol Territories
- Pray to 2 Fox Dens
- Kill more bad guys then I’m willing to count
Time Stamps
Ghost of Tsushima is an amazing game with a lot to offer, let’s slash our way right into the write-up for a super fun episode!
Samurai Showdown by the Ocean
Right at the start, we come into some trouble as I attempt to do one of the many side quests within the game.
Showdowns are throughout the island of Tsushima and while easy to find they are a true test of the skills you’ve acquired from playing the game.
You get an intense staredown with your opponent as you both unsheathe your swords and then before you can blink your in for the fight for your life.
Patience is the name of the game and something I tend to overlook as I die, again, and again, it turns out to be a little tougher than I originally thought.
It takes 4 attempts to take this samurai down but after bashing my head against a wall several times I manage to stumble my way to victory.
You can’t deny that these games got STYLE
Even if it does take a full night in-game to make it happen. (A victories a victory in my book no matter how many times you fall)
Taking a breather to fail to get on my horse Sora, we move on to liberating Hissing Creek Crossing.
Liberating Hissing Creek Crossing
We take a quick horseback ride through the island on our way to a destination that allows us to take in the scenery.
Everything in the game is designed and placed in a way to tell you how things work as well as how they combine into gameplay.
Sora is the best horse, no contest
It’s like a slightly toned-down take on Zelda Breath of the Wild open world where it holds your hand a lot more. Not that it’s a bad thing as it utilizes its mechanics so well.
The white flowers allow you to hide the enemy, the smokestacks show enemy locations, the wind tells you where your next objective is, everything is placed for a reason.
Now it’s time to get stealthy and take down the enemies to bring life back to this small village that’s been overtaken.
If you take out the camp leader then that’s a big help in taking down the entire encampment. But I’m looking to take down the people around him.
I botch the stealth approach and quickly go into a full battle with the enemy wielding flaming swords and archers barreling down arrows from above.
Utilizing the different stances, dodges, and just good old timing I’m able to take everyone down in no time. Even if I did accidentally use an exploding arrow rather than a heavy arrow. That’s just a user error.
I feel like I should explain why Sora is the best name for the horse and why I chose it over the other two options.
Kingdom Hearts is my favorite game series of all time, hands down no contest. I’ve plated A LOT of video games and nothing has ever come close to knocking Kingdom Hearts from the number one spot other than BioShock.
I did 2 videos on the game way back, check them out to see the 1000 Heartless Battle from Kingdom Hearts 2. It’s my favorite part of the entire game and I’m here to show you why it should be yours too.
Fox Den #1
Jin is a man of many talents but his respect for foxes beats them all
We come across a fox den, the end goal is to follow the fox to the shrine and pray to it to get more Charm slots.
The biggest problem is that the foxes will sometimes disappear after you pray at the shrine and vanish.
This means you can’t pet them after they lead you to the shrine, this is a real let down and something that is quite defeating.
This doesn’t happen all the time but when it does it can feel like a real gut punch.
Liberating Okada Farmstead
We move onto the Okada Farmstead where the enemy has made camp and it’s time to get real stealthy.
This is a good chance to showcase the game’s stealth side by taking out enemies quietly and even taking them out through doorways.
A door won’t stop me from taking out the enemy because the door is the enemy
This is where you can see the Infamous and Sly Cooper influences with climbing on top of buildings and stealthy taking people out.
As we take our enemies down we move on to rescuing our first hostage and stealth kill many more baddies.
The stealth is forgiving and lets you play the way you want. Whether that be full-blown fight everyone or take them out from the shadows.
After a few more takedowns and even an enemy glitching out, we save all the hostages.
Successfully liberating Okada Farmstead is a great feeling and the little cutscene showing life brought back to the village is a great reward.
White Dye Merchant Location
The white dye merchant can be found in the first part of Tsushima at the top of the map right to the left of the Wanders Pass. You are going to need flowers to purchase the merchant’s wares.
But the white dyes make some of the coolest and most unique colors in the game.
This is where the White Dye Merchant can be found on the world map
Liberating Kishibe Village
This game feels like everything on the island was placed for a reason. Whether it’s to harbor a sidequest you may open up down the road or just wandering into some traveling bad guys.
It feels like a ninja movie playground, everything is placed to make you feel cool and have a good time doing it.
After swimming, we take out some unsuspecting guards and ignite a nice big thing of explosives.
This brings everyone to where I am and it’s time to fight for my survival.
Pulling out the secret technique Dance of Wrath I easily take them down.
You feel so incredibly powerful when you unleash this overpowered attack
Failing at stealth and firing an explosive arrow at a predator I jump right into another big fight that holds a little challenge.
Throwing sticky bombs, dodging fire swords, and firing arrows poorly allows us to move onto the next section.
The stealth is very generous in Ghosts as you can do fights pretty close to other enemies and still have the element of surprise.
It’s all in the name of fun which is something games don’t do too much anymore. Ghost of Tsushima embraces the idea and it works in its favor.
So now that nearly everyone’s gone it’s time to run around the area and find the final bits I need to clear the objective.
The game uses controller vibrations to help you figure out where the remaining objectives are.
Successfully liberating Kishibe Village we can move onward.
Fox Den #2
Sometimes you just gotta chill with your fox buddy between all the murder
Moving on we get to a do a successful fox den where the fox is still around after praying at the shrine.
Feels good to get to pet the fox and it’s the little things that get the best feelings.
Collecting the Gift from the Gift Alter
Taking a little break before the grand finale we move on by going to the Gift Alter. This allows us to grab some supplies that the people of Tsushima reward you with for doing the side quests.
Loaded across the map in 8 seconds, that’s crazy impressive for the Playstation 4 Pro
This is the perfect time to show off just how insanely fast this game loads. Now I’ve got a Hybrid Hard Drive in my Playstation 4 and after doing a quick cut it loads the area in 8:26 seconds.
This is just ridiculous for a game of this scale. The next load takes 6:17 seconds to get the final area we’ll be exploring in this video.
Liberating Ohama Fishing Village
Time to rescue some hostages and use the grappling hook for the first time in the video. For something that has a lot of build-ups, it’s underutilized.
We take out a straggler and get a good vantage point to take out the remaining 3 baddies. Although I screw up the button presses and only take out 2 of the 3. (Epic Fail)
We save our first hostage and then move to stealth the next group of baddies. Which quickly turns into oh god save the hostage from being killed.
Moving to the final group we rescue the final hostage, liberate Ohama Fishing Village and wind down.
Is Ghost of Tsushima Amazing?
Sometimes you gotta sit back and watch a building burn down
Ghost of Tsushima is amazing, it’s a game that doesn’t do anything remarkable but it doesn’t need to.
It does what it sets out to do in spades, being a solid open-world samurai and ninja power fantasy.
The more you play the more inhumanly powerful you get and enemies cower before you.
I can’t recommend Ghost of Tsushima enough; it’s an amazing open-world game with a lot to do, a solid story, and enough content to keep you occupied for hours.
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October 20, 2020
Struggling to Find the Win in Fall Guys Gameplay (6 Matches 1 Close Call)
FALLING FOR THE CROWN | Fall Guys Gameplay and Review
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Welcome to Fall Guys the new battle royale making a big splash on the market thanks to it being free via Playstation Plus.
The game came out to a big wave of applause and continues to make headlines across gaming outlets. With tons of Players and the game being the most downloaded Playstation Plus game ever (Se r iously).
I thought I’d fire up my copy of Fall Guys and hop right into the action with some amazing gameplay.
Man I love falling
Before we get the fun stuff though let’s take a step back and look at some of the fun stats from this episode.
Breaking Down the Fall Guys Gameplay (Time Stamps and Analytics)
Time Stamps
Now the thing that I noticed over and over again is that I only played a number of the rounds.
After looking at the Fall Guys official website it does look like the rounds do switch out over time.
The problem I had with this approach is that playing for one hour would mean a lot of repeats.
If there are 10 rounds in play at all times then I missed 2 rounds after playing for roughly an hour.
I’m not the biggest fan of battle royal games and the fact that it’s about getting good at one single thing never enticed me.
The Raw Round Statistics for my Fall Guy Gameplay
Makes you think of the rounds that weren’t played
Looking at this with the raw numbers we can see how many of each round I played after 6 matches.
- Hit Parade – 4 times
- Slime Climb – 4 times
- Door Dash – 2 times
- Roll Out – 2 times
- Hex-A-Gone – 1 time
- Fruit Chute – 1 time
- Royal Fumble – 1 time
- Perfect Match – 1 time
Let’s Just Jump Right Into Fall Guys with Match 1
It’s all about beating the competition
We start the game by playing Hit Parade.
Hit Parade is all about running through an obstacle course.
This involves, sliding goo, turning dials an annoying closing door, swinging balls, and dodging ice cream.
I do good and get qualified to come in at 25 to be qualified.
Next up is Roll Out where you avoid falling into slime.
It reminded me of Super Mario Galaxy with the topsy-turvy nature of it.
Add in a bunch of other players and it can get pretty hectic.
I somehow manage to qualify after just running around. (Basically getting lucky)
Slime Climb is pretty much the bane of my existence later down the road.
But in the first match, I manage to make it to the end and be the first to be qualified.
How this happened is beyond me, I guess the first match is the best.
So after that, it’s time for Hex-A-Gone a game I only play once.
I get so freaking close to the crown but blow it right at the end with Karma getting the better of me after trying to knock someone off.
Failing to Dodge Fruit in Match 2
Hit Parade takes the first slot once again for the second attempt at the crown.
When I played the game I was seeing articles complaining about the games team rounds, but I didn’t encounter one during the time I spent with the game.
I quickly qualify and move on to the second round of match 2, the round is instantly over since no one was holding anyone back.
I’m a big fan of qualifying and not getting thrown into the endless void
Another round of Rollout is easy enough to survive albeit a little intense and continue forward.
A new round joins the ranks with Fruit Chute, which has various fruit being hurled at your face.
The goal is simply to run straight forward and survives the onslaught from all angles. Including apples, bananas, watermelon, oranges, and blueberries.
People are better than me at running forward into the fruit so now we jump into the next match.
Slime Climb Gets the Better of Me in Match 3
For the third time in a row, we once again start with Hit Parade which I easily qualify for.
Slime Climb is the bane of my existence and after trying to take the shortcut I am easily defeated.
So we’ll just take the L in this match and press onward.
Door Dash and Slime Climb is a Bad Combo for Match 4
The first match to change it up involves a new round I hadn’t played before, door dash.
Door Dash is interesting as it’s all based purely on luck since you have no idea which door is safe to run into.
The key is to stay in the back, I didn’t get the memo
Are you going to sit back and wait for someone else to tempt fate and try the door or are you going to lead the pack? Each has its own risk and reward.
I decide to sit back and just follow the other people open the doors for me which allows me to qualify and move forward.
Slime climb once again makes my life miserable, gets me eliminated, and forces me to jump into a new match.
The Crown Is Stolen Right Out From Under Me in Match 5
Hit Parade, no surprise I qualify and move onward and upward.
After losing to Slime Climb several matches I finally make it through and am in the top six. Which puts me in crown victory territory all I need to do is win!
I finally get a new minigame called Royal Fumble. Which is a very cute take on Oddball from Halo.
The goal is to simply grab and hold the tail when the time runs out.
It’s kind of like a team game in disguise as everyone works to grab and hold the tail from everyone else.
With little time left I grab the tail and sit in the middle of the map, It looks good until the game (glitches) decides that the player can grab my tail from a distance.
No, the replay did not make this injustice any easier
I feel like I got the crown ripped away from me in the last seconds so I need one more match to just try and feel better.
Why Did I Throw One Last Hail Mary in Match 6
Door dash once again, let everyone else lead the pack to qualify simple and easy.
After chanting “new one” for a bit the final round is a new round called Perfect Match which is reminiscent of a Mario Party Minigame.
The goal is to stay on the block that matches whatever fruit the game picks, usually, I’m good at memory games like this but I utterly fail here.
Is Fall Guys Amazing?
The face of someone defeated and worst of all crownless
Fall Guys is an interesting little battle royal, there’s no violence just cute little sentient jelly beans that run around and try to get crowns.
It has a store, a battle pass, and all the background fluff you’d expect from this kind of game but its presentation is what completes the package.
I did enjoy my time with the game, it’s fast-paced and a solid way to spend some time and feel accomplished doing so. Even with no crown victories.
I see why people like the game and give it high praise.
What’s your favorite round in Fall Guys? Leave a comment below letting me know!
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October 13, 2020