Indie Gaming

From Horizon Zero Dawn to Dusk

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In the distance is a Church, and not of the partying variety.
In the distance is a Church, and not of the partying variety.

It’s been a few years since I last touched this game, not because it’s a bad game… it isn’t! I just have a really large distracting collection to sift through, and it fell into the cracks. Something about the rainy weather and chai made me want to pick back up on it again, and it didn’t disappoint!

A demon known as a Chomper.

For today’s boss battle: I fought Chomper; the swimming demon anus. I have to admit, it almost killed me… not because of how tough it is, no… I couldn’t stop laughing at the sound it made:

It’s more funny than scary to me for some reason. It’s just not the noise I was expecting! It sounds like he’s looking for someone named Bob. Why is a demon anus looking for Bob? Inquiring minds, etc.

Swimming in a flooded castle.

Much like with AMID EVIL I really enjoy the level design. There’s just something cool about flooding a castle for a swim date with murderous demons and cultists. I’m just a few levels away from beating the third campaign, and I still need to finish the first two! :v For some reason I have saves for all three episodes. My next goal will be practicing playing this on Steam Deck. I’ve already mastered it on Steam Controller, the only way I play FPS on the couch…

Squidly Diddly

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That’s a little more than I needed to know.

What started off as a small bit of gameplay ended up turning into an achievement hunt! I scored six achievements! I just have one thing left to grab in Cape Crustacean, and then I can go after some Risky Booty the next time I decide to play.

I have a different adventure planned for tomorrow night, and it isn’t Commander Keen! 🙂

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

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Adding Kena: Bridge of Spirits to my list of new games to try, and so far I really like it! It’s like a mix of souls like, Tomb Raider and Okami to it. You play as a young Spirit Guide named Kena, and you’re on a journey seeking a mountain shrine.

You discover these creatures called Rot, dark creatures that are as powerful as they are adorable. Once you collect enough Rot you can harness their power to free trapped souls in the forest, and restore tainted areas.

I didn’t have time to get that far into it, but I’m already liking the visual style, the music, and the gameplay. So far I’m liking what I see! Going to have to look into this one again soon!

Viva la Voxels

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Spent the day continuing my exploration of Nevalis. Grabbed even more achievements, met more colorful characters, and found more colorful clothes!

I was searching for batteries to power a lift, and I kept finding trendy outfits instead. There’s still quite a bit for me to find, but I’m thinking a playthrough or two from now – and I’ll start on the City Of Ghosts DLC. It feels weird completing quite a few of these games, and it’s still February!

Aaaaaaaaaand Another One Completed!

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Finished my first playthrough of Cloudpunk! I’ll have to play through it again to get missed achievements and to see what happens if I make other choices.

Cloudpunk takes place in a dystopian cyberpunk world made entirely out of voxels. You play as a delivery driver for the company Cloudpunk. It’s quite simple: Make your deliveries, and don’t ask questions.

Cloudpunk has a beautiful city-scape with tons of areas to explore, even after finishing the game. There are also a lot of interesting characters you meet along the way, and well written dialogue that is surprisingly relatable. You also have chances to make your own decisions during your travels, giving it replay value. My only complaint is with some of the voice acting, and that’s only for a couple of the NPC’s you meet during your quests. For the most part it’s actually well done.

I’ve played this all in between my Steam Deck, Desktop and TV, and it looks stunning on all of them. It also remembers your screen resolution on each device! I can play it on a handheld without it changing the resolution on my other systems.

I give it a 4.5 out of 3.

Serious Gaming Power Hour

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Played a bit of Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem. I’m currently on Chapter 1 Normal Difficulty, and it reeeally throws the kitchen sink at you in Single Player. I’m getting through it though. These games tend to be even better with friends… DAMN YOU TIMEZONES.

Fighting Through Light and Dark

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I Found The Great Wall Of Oh Fuck

Went dancing through pretty shapes and lights in Outland! I gained the laser ability and destroyed a bunch of jellyfish. Apparently I got a “rare” achievement for finding 10 collectables. Although, looking at the global achievement stats for Outland it looks like not many have finished this game. Thanks to the Steam Deck though I might change that… a little. I seem to really like playing Metroidvanias on it, it just feels right.

As simple as it is in design – it does present a fun challenge. Time is literally everything in getting through some of these obstacles. If you’re red (dark) the red beams won’t hurt you, same if you turn blue (light) and run through the blue beams.

Timing, it’s everything.

This Demo Is Batty!

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Been playing more of the Grim Guardians: Demon Purge Demo, it’s a fun challenge! So far I’ve managed to unlock a new technique that combines both characters, also I defeated the BAT BOSS. This really does a good job nailing the Castlevania aesthetic.

If you like Metroidvanias I recommend giving it a try!