It’s practically a tradition in any Castlevania game to encounter Death, whether it be from getting my ass handed to me, or the actual boss battle… or both. Like most bosses this one took some timing. No matter what game Death is always designed to be annoying and irritating, much like the real thing.
Pretty In Pink
Gonna have to slow down on Gori: Cuddly Carnage; I’m already at the final level, or at least what looks like the final level. There is still plenty of replay value in the sense of finding missing items and un-tainted unicorns, and playing on the hardest difficulty. I think I’ll give this one a break tonight and return to the life of a Yakuza suffering from amnesia in Hawaii.
How To Piss Off Your “Real Fans”
Borderlands 4 is set to come out on the 23rd of September. Like many other AAA titles I wasn’t going to buy it on day one, and thanks to Randy Bitchford opening his mouth my decision has been cemented:
Publisher 2K Games and parent company Take-Two have so-far remained vague on whether they will go to $80, and Randy Pitchford has insisted the decision is out of his control. But, responding to one concerned fan on social media, Pitchford set the cat among the pigeons by saying that if you’re a “real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”
As a “real fan” I’m gonna enjoy other games that I’m also a “real fan” of until it drops low enough in a sale to make it worth buying all the DLC. As it stands $69.99 USD for just a base game has been laughable. BASE GAME! NOT EVEN DLC AT THAT PRICE!!! Also, when you treat your staff like shit like many other AAA companies it’s beyond laughable. Raising it to $89.99 is just diabolical.
While I await the inevitable sale for Borderlands 4 I’ll focus on conquering more of my ever expanding library. There are Yakuza games to finish, Castlevania games to storm through, and endless amounts of incredible indie games to experience. Randy Bitchford can take and roll any of his cringe-worthy shirt collection into a fat one and suck it.
The Video Editing Continueth
Went through some Resonite footage tonight and managed to come up with a few different videos, or at least video ideas. I already have one pretty much ready to export, just need to play with the audio levels before I commit to an export. The other two will need more refinement before I do anything with them. I also made a list of ideas for animated videos I want to do, whether or not those actually exit the concept stage is a whole other story. 😛
Couch Potatoing For Good Health
I’ve been doing plenty of couch gaming over the weekend – my ankle appreciates the laziness. On Friday I tripped on a walk home from work and sprained my ankle. On the bright side I managed to roll into it, making it less painful… though it still hurt quite a bit. Even now it’s still a little sore, but now I can walk without hobbling. Yesterday I checked out the Yakuza Pirate game, and got fully immersed into it. Today I shredded in Gori: Cuddly Carnage, as most good kitties do. Then I took a break to play some old school DOOM with a friend, and now I think I’ll give my eyes a break before going back to Hoverboard Cat Adventures.
Visiting Feudal Canada…?
We pay a visit to a world that totally looks like Canada in every way, shape and form… probably? We don’t know.
Friday Night Open Thread
I only had an hour of sleep today, and ended a full work shift by spraining my ankle…
Long Story Short: I’m declaring an Open Thread.
Not The Mushroom Kingdom I Was Looking For
After going through and mapping out what areas I can’t get to, I’ve finally covered more ground in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. This time in Circle of the Moon, which out of all the ones in the trilogy I’m lagging on the hardest. Out of the three Advance games this one is probably the most grindy with the most cumbersome sprinting. Want to run? You have to double tap the direction you want to run in. I’m glad they did away with that in the other games, where you at least move at a faster pace instead.
Carnage Of The Cuddly Kind
I picked up Gori: Cuddly Carnage a couple days ago during a sale. It’s a game I only recently discovered after a few posts about it on BlueSky and Mastodon. It’s a unique Hack n Slash where you play as a synthetic orange cat named Gori, and your sidekick is a hoverboard named F.R.A.N.K who is not only your primary mode of transportation, but also a murder weapon! The game also has a style scoring system similar to Devil May Cry. I had a major blast murdering hundreds of evil unicorns, and even severing a couple of giant hands.
I’m actually surprised I didn’t hear anything about this one until recently! From what I’ve played so far I really like it.
Factory Resetting a Closet
A couple days ago I suffered a wardrobe malfunction… when the rod in my closet broke and left my shirts on the floor. Of course, that gave me an excuse to continue my clothing purge. I still need to get a few things under control, but now I no longer require a crowbar to make things fit into place.
Clearly I need to celebrate getting my shirts back into the closet without them spontaneously combusting. Maybe a game on the couch is in order…