Ex-Zodiac

Vibrant Gaming Thread

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Having a gay ol’ time tonight.

I actually jumped around between a couple of games tonight! I started with The Game Of Life just to see how the digital version works. I’m thinking of getting a few together to play a couch co-op session, assuming we all have good internets. It was nice to get a good practice run in, it’ll help prepare me for a future session!

Then I finished off the rest of the evening with some Ex-Zodiac! I finally found one of the missing data chips and made it to Level 3 security access! This one took a few tries to even get to the end boss battle, it was pretty brutal. When I did finally make it to the end though I was rewarded with an A Rank…

Of course, it wasn’t all fun and games. I did sift through some video footage for anything with potential, and instead deleted a little over an hours worth of footage that won’t really serve me anything. Freed up plenty of time to unwind with some tea and a little more gaming than usual. I’m thinking of looking over some of the footage for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, haven’t touched that in awhile.

Kickin’ It New/Old School

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Was feeling more in an indie retro vibe kind of mood tonight. It didn’t help that I played a bit during my lunch break on the trusty Steam Deck to get a little practice in.

I’ve told a few people at work about this game – that and Whisker Squadron Survivor. There have never been many Star Fox like games, so when I found these it was an instant yes for me. I never got to grow up with Star Fox, only ever got a taste of it when I was over visiting family as a kid what felt like a century ago. At least indies can help bridge that gap. 🙂

Truly The Year Of Indies

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This year has been a good one for supporting Indie Developers. I’ve purchased Whisker Squadron Survivor, Gal Guardians, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Lost Ember, Ultra Kill, Trinity Fusion, and Ex-Zodiac! All great contenders for both PC and Steam Deck. I spent tonight tweaking my Ex-Zodiac Steam Controller config. I enabled mouse aim in game and set the right touch-pad as mouse, and made sure to enable gyro. It feels perfect!

Ex-Zodiac is very Star Fox like. You’re a pilot named Kyuu, embarking on a journey across the Sanzaru Star System to save its planets. Each planet houses an enemy of the terrorist organization ZODIAC, and it’s up to you to destroy every last one of them… or explode trying. 😛

I never had a chance to enjoy Star Fox properly, mostly due to not having a SNES or Nintendo console. So it’s nice to see the genre branching out, if Nintendo doesn’t want my money then I’m more than happy to support indies with their own inspired visions. Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for something similar.

My Monday Indie Assortment

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Whisker Squadron Survivor finally released today! They made the rides longer, and they definitely made the game even harder since the demo. It did take my stats from my demo playthrough and added them onto my character as an added bonus. I haven’t made it to the end of the newer runs yet, but I am looking forward to practicing in my spare time. 🙂 Maybe even live if I’m up to it!

I picked it up in small rail shooter pack that included it and another game called Ex-Zodiac, I’ve only finished the first level so far, but I like it! It brought back memories of playing Star Fox while visiting at some relatives as a kid. I never had a SNES so I couldn’t get into the series – at least we have some indies that can help scratch that itch! If Nintendo doesn’t want my money I’ll give it to the indies, plain and simple. This and Whisker Squadron Survivor were great to play when I needed to take a break from dying constantly in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

I didn’t get very far, but I did level up my character, obtained a few permanent health items and even got a couple achievements to add to the collection. Apart from that though I need to git gud at slaying Zangetsu again, and this guy…

The Carpenter clearly is some kind of demon based on his beautiful purple blood. So far my many attempts have yet to stagger him in battle, which tells me it’s time to take a break. Between last night and today I got a little over 1% more completed, and I’m sure I’ll return this again soon – at least within a years time! 😛