In this video we explore more amazing worlds! Different forests, some cozy houses, and Bikini Bottom!
I’m Juste Fine
Halloween may be over, but I’m finally feeling the Autumn vibes. I’ve pretty much been enjoying the tastes of spring and summer all up til the last few days, when the rain came and forced my hand to imbibe warmer, spicier drinks. Today was a nice late sleep in kind of day, we had a bit of a rough storm that helped lull me into a fever dreamed slumber. I’ve also been playing more Castlevanias. Been beating up Harmony of Dissonance.
I’ve been bouncing a bit between all of them, but so far HoD has taken the lead. You play as Juste Belmont, Grandson of Simon Belmont (Original Castlevania). The story to this one is your classic damsel in distress type of thing (typical for the era). Your friend Maxim returns out of nowhere after two years of training to inform you that one of your childhood friends (Lydie) has been kidnapped. You storm the castle looking for her, and learning more about Maxim during your exploration.
The bosses they throw at you are much easier than the old school encounters. I’ve only had to use a couple potions on one or two boss fights so far. They changed it quite a bit from its first predecessor, but I think they were changes for the better. Especially when they added save rooms, backtracking, and a map system.
I’m over the halfway point. Now I’m backtracking to get to places I couldn’t access at the start of the game. There are still a bunch of doors waiting to be unlocked, until then there is still much to be discovered.
Another Evening, Another Graveyard
We explore a graveyard that may contain things, and possibly some stuff. The last of the Halloween themed videos! Happy Halloween!
Trick or Treating in Resonite!
We put on costumes and go trick or treating! What tricks and treats await us?
Worlds of Resonite: Halloween Edition
We explore a small assortment of Spooky Halloween themed worlds in Resonite!
Early Trick or Treating
It’s a bit early, but we did some trick or treating in Resonite! Still exploring quite a few worlds, this was the last one we stopped on. You had to go up to different houses and use voice chat to get the doors to open, then they would hand over sweets, plushies or cursed items. We also did a scavenger hunt in another world. What better way to start my current vacation?
Late Night Spooky Adventuring
We did some cozy world exploration in Resonite this evening. The theme was Halloween, and they have quite a few Halloween/Horror worlds to explore. We visited a corn maze, went trick or treating for the elements of Halloween, did some literal soul searching, and found some nightmarish optimizations along the way. A pumpkin spiced chai would have made the evening more complete, but I’m on a green tea kick still. Meh, oh well…
Don’t Eat The Messenger
Another evening, another metroidvania to try! Tonight I decided to play The Messenger! You play a ninja that has to carry a scroll to its destination, while slaying demons along the way. In some ways the controls are pretty basic, and the boss battles aren’t over the top hard, but still leave room for error if you die. What I like most about it though is the writing. It has a brilliant sense of humor that ties it all together.
On the surface this game looks like a typical old school platformer from pixel art all the way to music, but then you read the dialogue provided by the characters and it takes you by surprise. From the shop keeper to boss battles – The Messenger shows its sense of humor.
Throughout your adventures you can pass through a portal to the shopkeeper, where you can not only purchase upgrades, but listen to some odd stories as well. The shopkeeper can also give you (not so) valuable advice on boss battles. So far I’ve destroyed two, and only died during the first boss battle. Oh yeah! That’s another thing…
When you die you’ll meet this tiny demon by the name of Quarble who saves your soul, for a price. They save your life in exchange for however many points they decide to steal from you, they’ll even follow you around with a notepad until they’re either satisfied or bored.
I’m pretty happy with it so far. In fact I might continue the party on Steam Deck before calling it a night. There’s just something relaxing about curling up in a blanket with some tea to slaughter a few demons, or at the very least convince them to be less evil.
Little Shop of Annoyances
Since I’ve been doing well at progressing at Metroidvanias as of late – I’ve decided to return to Gal Guardians: Demon Purge to take on a boss that left me raging back in May. Tonight I return to The Little Shop Of Horrors to destroy the Karen of Venus Flytraps. I still died a bunch, but I did eventually destroy the damn thing.
Made it to the library, but as usual it’s getting late just as the gettin’ gets good. I miiiight sneak in a tiny bit more on Steam Deck before fully passing out though. 😉