Games reviews and other thing´s or some thing: 2013

terça-feira, 24 de dezembro de 2013

terça-feira, 26 de novembro de 2013

When your younger self visits an art gallery together with her family, the least of your worries is to get lost, right? This happens. But still; this is the least of her worries. Your world is turned upside down when the gallery comes to life, trapping you within a space where the exhibitions are malevolent and do not take kindly to intruders. All of this happen in the game of Ib ( jesus crist am i going to die).

Ib is a Japanese horror game. It wokes around a quiet little girl named "Ib" presumably nine years old, who visits an art gallery with her parents. She starts to wander around until she find out that everyone has missing. Ib ends up entering a painting into a fabricated crazed world ( the artist's world), filled with monsters such as headless mannequins, half women half paintings, evil dolls and more..much more ( hurrayyyy, monsters.. oh hell, forgot my gun).
Ib must escape this horror-filled museum before her sanity slips or the gallery traps her there forever, by solving puzzel´s, with the help of Garry who is also trapped in the strange museum.

He accompanies Ib throughout the game, making a father/daughter our brother/ sister ( it´s your point of view) relationship. Garry is around eighteen. Also along the way, Garry and Ib meet Mary, a girl from the artist's last painting before he died. She appears to be a normal girl, but inside is psychotic and lonely. Her motives throughout the game tore into my heart. A lot of fans despise Mary for her actions later in the game, but she did it out of jealousy and loneliness.

I never thought I would ever find an 8-bit game with a mouthful of story since Corpse Party ( i playded but i hated it ) ever again, but Japan did it again!(Why can't there be an ending where everyone gets out alive? Oh yeah, that's right, this is a horror game.......... fuck you game logic. Dam .... wait! There is a game were every one live at the end its "Alan wake" fuck you logic - i will do its review soon in enough )

in terms of different mechanic´s that aren't in a regular rpg maker game ,both Garry and Ib's health is represented by roses, Ib's being red roses,symbolic of "love" and Garry's being blue roses symbolic for "impossible miracles" And Mary, she has a yellow rose, symbolic for "thin jealousy," which becomes very clear later on when she spends more and more time with Ib and Garry (she disapproves of Garry's friendship with Ib and wants her for herself).The game has TEN different endings.(I´m not going to spoil them).

So plain and simple wonderful game with lovable characters . Ib's a sweet, determined child who puts on a brave face no matter how upset she is. Garry acts realistically frightened of the gallery but will step up for Ib's sake no matter the danger to himself or his fear. And Mary is a lonely little girl who's hopeful to find a friend and be happy ,that she's been denied for so long.wonderful story, but the biggest low point is that the game is it´s horror factor (is..well...weak). I wasn't very scared by the game, more intrigued by the story.Ib is a wonderful game which can appeal to horror fans, even if there was little horror, and fans of games with a good story behind it.

So this is my veredict:

5.5/10

that´s the score

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sexta-feira, 1 de novembro de 2013

Asura´s Wrath Review

What equals "Dragon Ball´s (over the top) power levels" + "Naruto's cool moves and skills" + "Bleach´s badass characters" being a video game just like street-fighter?

The answer for the one million dollar question is... "Asura´s Wrath "

Asura's Wrath is not like any game you have ever played before (it is totally mind blowing... Hell yeah!) - it is a rarity - if you've been playing games for a long time. It is mostly a living and breathing anime than traditional action game. It delivers a story that is "up there", with the best that gaming has to offer in visual spectacle (mind blow), though it looks more like a film, and rather shies away from actually being a game... but who cares it´s awesome!

Time to fly

The game's story spans 12,000 years and follows the story of Asura, a demi-god, who his said that he was betrayed by his fellow gods and thrown out of heaven. He loses his wife and daughter to a power-plot dreamed up by the other deities, and finds himself resurrected centuries later through the sheer force of his anger. As he comes back to life, he notices how the world is in chaos due to his former comrades, which in turn forces his rage to get stronger and stronger, leading to some incredible scenes of over-the-top, fantastical violence, anime style (spoiler alert please close you eyes or jump this part ).

You'll see some astonishing things, examples of which are: the Earth exploding into a gigantic laser-shooting maw, a sword so long it can cleave the Moon in two, and Asura regularly punching people so hard that they literally go into orbit.

It is best described as an interactive anime box-set. The game is split into 18 episodes (with a secret unlockable, one at the end) and (of course capcom ) 4 extra episodes that you can only get by paying for the DLC. In two of these, we fight against Ryu and Akuma from "Street Fighter" in a beat 'em up style. Each one of the episodes has a length of about 20 minutes, and is ended by gorgeously illustrated bumpers and adorned with credits just like a real television show; there is even a narrated preview before each one that hints at what's about to happen.

Each one of these episodes features completely different game-play, dependent on the scenario. (Spoiler alert please close you eyes or jump this part )

He is angry... (No shit!)

In one episode, you might punch, kick, or even headbutt monsters to death, while in the next episode you are shooting them in space. After, you may be engaged in an epic anime-style one-on-one confrontation on the moon. In one episode, the objective is to stop Asura from being a pervert: I am talking about big boobies! (I'm not making that up! They were huge! Couldn't stop staring at them!)

Add some tail´s and it looks just like Naruto in Kyubi mode, or add the yellow spiky hair and it´s Goku...

The static illustrations that feature between episodes are gorgeously detailed too – as you might expect from a studio (CyberConnect 2) whose staff are filled passion for manga and anime.

For me, the game is one of the best, but as I said before, it is short; most of time you're watching rather than playing: you're lucky if any given episode gives you more than three or four minutes of actual gameplay.

Its story is what keeps you playing: you always want to know what's going to happen next (I want more!). Sadly to say, Asura's Wrath is barely six hours long, which is very short for a full-price game (capcom!).

There's incredible union between gameplay and theme in Asura's Wrath: there's no better genre than the action game for a story about a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very (I could do this all day!) angry man channeling his rage into an all-consuming destructive power. It is a game that is story based and lacks in substance (said clean and simple of course !). But still I liked it (What? I can’t help but love Asura’s Wrath for having the bravery to try something completely new!). To sum up: you should absolutely play Asura’s Wrath, because it’s an experience like no other, but be aware of its content before you put down your cash (Capcom!).

So this is my verdict:

7.5/10

That is the score.

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quinta-feira, 31 de outubro de 2013

Halloween 2013 special review - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge Review

This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Listen to us sing...the same (damn) thing! Over and over again till the end of the game – god damn it! (Capcom)... no not really !

Yes this was the game that I chose to review for the Halloween, my special choice - but first let me put this simple; I love this game, i love the movie… so let´s start OK.

The game was Designed to work as a sequel to the cult favorite stop-motion animated film ,Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas still remains widely popular in Japan (of course Capcom developing the game and releasing it exclusively in Japan). But most people who have more than a casual fancy for the film are Hot Topic-loving mall Goth’s and creepy Tim Burton fanatics (…or both). The developers clearly went to a lot of work to re-create the delightfully weird characters of the film, going so far as to include elaborate musical numbers and all sorts of subtle visual details. But while the game is a success on this front, sorry to said this (it pain´s me), it's not really 100% much fun to play. Charm and atmosphere certainly help, but this is a game we're talking about after all, and without quality gameplay to back it up; in terms of charm and atmosphere, you basically suck (but as a fan of the fill I love the game so screw you- Let´s be honest Capcom was afraid that Disney would fall on them just like it did to squareenix because of "Kingdon Hearts".) So let’s talk about the game in general.
Basically, Oogie's Revenge is a hack-and-slash with some platforming and rhythm gaming tossed in for good measure. Upgrades are available for the soul robber (your main weapon), but generally speaking, you'll be repeating a lot of the same attacks. Over time, you can earn new costumes for Jack that will provide some new attacks (spoiler Alert!).

Christmas Jack, for instance, can toss presents that stun enemies in different ways, and Pumpkin King Jack can spit fire.

More often, though, you'll be using the soul robber and repeating the same basic attacks over and over (and over again).You’ll be playing some manner of fetch for one of the random townspeople, running back and forth, backtracking way too much. The boss fights are pretty much the lone bright spot of the gameplay even though they repeat the spider boss over 4 times (geez.....). Here, you'll typically find yourself running around and punching the boss character in his (showy though u cant miss it,but if u do miss it u are a noob! ) weak spot or spots, while musical notes spit out of the said boss. Once you collect enough of these notes to fill a note bar, you'll launch into what can be a quite challenging musical rhythm game. Successfully completing the game causes Jack to launch a super powerful attack at the boss, which does a lot of damage. If you screw it up, you'll still launch an attack, but a much weaker one. Unfortunately, these fights don't pop up terribly often, so you'll have to sift through a lot of tasks and search to get to the good parts.

Unfortunately, things like jacked-up camera angles and periodically obnoxious frame rates do distract, to be honest it reminded me a bit of "Devil May Cry" or "Resident Evil (classic version )", maybe it was the same team that made it ,so engine must the same... maybe!. Well If you loved "The Nightmare Before Christmas", there might be a rental's worth of enjoyment to be found in "Oogie's Revenge" ( because i did!). If you're anything but a hardcore fan, though you better spend your time somewhere else or do something else, but in my opinion you may still like it.

So this is my verdict:

6/10

that´s the score

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quarta-feira, 30 de outubro de 2013

Halloween 2013 special review

Halloween 2013 is near and i am going to do a Halloween special review that till den it will be a secret so stay tuned .

Have fun , rotten teeth, and allot of spooky games.

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terça-feira, 29 de outubro de 2013

Yume nikki review

Hi people, if there is some one reading my review´s of course..!

Is there any one who like´s mind f*** games well i do especially when they make you have to interpret the visuals. Well a god example is "Yume Nikki".In order to play Yume Nikki, you'll have to to take your mind of reality. Nothing makes sense in this game. There is not a moment where something won't confuse you, or mainly disturb you.

read the manga if your interested
http://mangadoom.com/Yume-Nikki/

Yume Nikki (ゆめにっき) is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games.

"Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese (and thus the word can be written as "夢日記 " although the title is normally in hiragana), and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acquire all 24 'Effects'.

The game otherwise has no plot, and nearly the entire game is left up to speculation´s.

Madotsuki room or said the "real world " - if you what mire info one the game visit the wiki -http://yumenikki.wikia.com/wiki/Yume_Nikki_Wiki

Madotsuki as she appears in the Manga

WE play as Madotsuki ( the word "Madotsuki" means "window" (as in a box or envelope) or "aperture.”) and of course ,it may not even be her true name at all. It could be thought of as being a metaphor, fans speculate that she is young - anywhere from a young child to an early teen - although arguments can be made for any age. But despite the harmless appearance of our character, Madotsuki, the game is very, very dark and grim. It almost seems like the creator threw a shroud of innocence on a truly unsettling creature. You won't feel scared at any point as much as you will be disturbed. There are many moments that will make you (as it made me) a little bit uncomfortable while playing. But the real creepy-factor in "Yume Nikki" comes from the dialogue or rather just like i said previously is it's visual game it has a lack therefor. Aside from the text that comes up during the beginning of the game, and the occasional boxes that pop up when you collect an effect, not a single word is displayed on-screen. None of the NPCs have anything to say, there are no text box descriptions for various objects; the game is completely dialogue-less. I almost ended up biting my own leg off just because i didn't know what to do, and I was wishing for a list, a memo or something until i found one of the first effects, the frog i walked on the dream world for over an hour, it was so painful but probably was because i was being stupid. The game is like when an author uses strong words to convey messages, the creator of "Yume Nikki" uses some strong and disturbing imagery and game play to convey the messages found in the game. Elements in Madotsuki's dream world seem to hint at her mental or emotional state. Some effects seem to show her unhappiness. The knife( one off the effects - that allows you to kill NPC´s ), in particular, appears to hint at her misery. However, the player ultimately controls Madotsuki -- it is unknown whether she would use the knife on her own self or not .

Since many dreams are disturbing when shared, Madotsuki might just be a typical lucid dreamer trying to find a release from her sadness by exploiting her dreams for fun and self-discovery.

But still there are various fan theories to the game that may or may not be correct. Like so I m not going to tell them, it depends on you people to create your own theories after you have played .There's an unusual beauty to this game, and this is not a game for the softies, and most certainly not one for children (baby´s). Besides suffering from many issues like aimless wandering and lack of direction (like a nut job ), "Yume Nikki" is a title I highly recommend for anyone serious about games, art and other´s. "yume nikki" is also an inspiration for starter game makers ( like myself), that are also called "yume nikki" fan game ..hell i might even play the fan made sequel "yume 2ikki" and review it(http://yumenikkifg.wikia.com/wiki/Yume_Nikki_Fangames_Wiki - visit the wiki to see the upcoming fan games). And to that my verdict is :

6/10

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