Copanele's collection of trophies and experiences

[rjkclarke]

14 hours ago, Copanele said:

No. 163 - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

 

 

 

Fantastic review man!

 

I'm really glad you still had a pretty positive opinion of your time with it coming out the other side of it.....

 

...... It's definitely a janky European game experience for sure...... I mean you and I, we're pretty much guaranteed to like that aspect (for whatever reason,) but I could totally see why it would make other people incredibly frustrated, and feel the need to throw their controller against the wall like a bouncy ball.

 

I am playing a janky EuroRPG at the moment Mars:War Logs that I think the tolerance level we both have for bad combat in those titles - could be pushed to the limit - I've died too many times to being surrounded by Moles with unblockable and un-dodgable attacks - to the point where I almost want to go to a field and kick a load of molehills down... But I won't because animals are awesome - and real moles didn't do anything to me. Just the dickhead ones that live on Mars and look like little four legged poo's. Those can get in the bin....

 

Ahem..... ?......... Erm, yes Hitman! Back to Hitman

 

I'm so glad you mentioned the final mission Redemption at Gontranno in your review - because I totally glossed over how good that was in my own review, I'm really pleased that you did though, because it's great. It feels like those scenes in movies where a character just puts war paint on and completely wrecks everyone silent and deadly style.

 

47 essentially goes Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now in that mission and I love it! You got that feeling it gives you across so well! 

 

Thoroughly enjoyed reading that, and it was a nice reminder too - that I have a Hitman Contracts review to hurry up and write - otherwise you will have completed part 3 of the recent trilogy by the time I actually finish writing reviews for the old ones ?

 

 

 

 

[Copanele]

7 hours ago, rjkclarke said:

 

 

Fantastic review man!

 

I'm really glad you still had a pretty positive opinion of your time with it coming out the other side of it.....

 

...... It's definitely a janky European game experience for sure...... I mean you and I, we're pretty much guaranteed to like that aspect (for whatever reason,) but I could totally see why it would make other people incredibly frustrated, and feel the need to throw their controller against the wall like a bouncy ball.

Many thanks there yeah, it's the type of jank that doesn't frustrate me. I guess it comes with the home turf, since real life in Romania is the equivalent of jank ? besides in Hitman 2 SA even now in glorious year of the plague 2021 I went "ok i know, sneaking around with a sniper in St Petersburg is annoying as fuck but DO YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF THE SNOW CREAKING UNDER MY 47 BOOTS?"

Yeah I can't help NOT love this game. Despite its jank.

 

7 hours ago, rjkclarke said:

I am playing a janky EuroRPG at the moment Mars:War Logs that I think the tolerance level we both have for bad combat in those titles - could be pushed to the limit - I've died too many times to being surrounded by Moles with unblockable and un-dodgable attacks - to the point where I almost want to go to a field and kick a load of molehills down... But I won't because animals are awesome - and real moles didn't do anything to me. Just the dickhead ones that live on Mars and look like little four legged poo's. Those can get in the bin....

Oh boy that game...I have seen it and I will be honest, that's abit too much ? I need something in return for bad mechanics and that game doesn't offer too much. I wish you best of luck with it, it looks painful to say the least

 

Still waiting for that sweet review for when you finish it!

 

7 hours ago, rjkclarke said:

I'm so glad you mentioned the final mission Redemption at Gontranno in your review - because I totally glossed over how good that was in my own review, I'm really pleased that you did though, because it's great. It feels like those scenes in movies where a character just puts war paint on and completely wrecks everyone silent and deadly style.

 

47 essentially goes Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now in that mission and I love it! You got that feeling it gives you across so well! 

 

Thoroughly enjoyed reading that, and it was a nice reminder too - that I have a Hitman Contracts review to hurry up and write - otherwise you will have completed part 3 of the recent trilogy by the time I actually finish writing reviews for the old ones

There is another reason why I loved Redemption at Gontranno, because in Hitman Codename 47 the final mission Meet your Brother was one of the most infuriating final missions I ever played. You had to kill a large wave of agent 48s with a minigun but you also died in 2 bullets. Unless you went for the exact spawning points you had 0 chances of winning.

Redemption at Gontranno kinda goes for the same massacre style final mission but this time it is done in true Agent 47 style. So yeah, I did love the final mission more because of my experience with Codename 47 ?

 

Heheh yeah I don't want to pressure you but I also can't wait to see what you thought about Hitman: Contracts I myself am itching to start it and I will probably even do it this week. Contracts was way moodier and darker, reflecting Agent 47's psyche in that game. But that's enough from my side hahah, I'll let you do the honors!

P.S. Don't forget to write about Traditions of the Trade mission

[AJ_Radio]

You played Hitman 2, the original?

 

Christ, I've been real behind on your status updates and progress. I guess that's what happens when you have real life take over.

[Copanele]

5 hours ago, AJ_Radio said:

You played Hitman 2, the original?

 

Christ, I've been real behind on your status updates and progress. I guess that's what happens when you have real life take over.

Yup, the one and only  in mood for some good old games lately. 

[AJ_Radio]

On 12/6/2021 at 10:30 PM, Copanele said:

Yup, the one and only  in mood for some good old games lately. 

 

Just wait until I buy the Devil May Cry trilogy on the PS4 and give Devil May Cry 2 high praise.

[Copanele]

7 minutes ago, AJ_Radio said:

 

Just wait until I buy the Devil May Cry trilogy on the PS4 and give Devil May Cry 2 high praise.

Now wait a moment there buster...there's some stuff that no man should joke about here!

Actually go for it ? I WOULD GLADLY TAKE A DMC2 PRAISE if that would get you into DMC trilogy  It might kill my soul but hell why not... 

 

[Copanele]

Well prepare for trouble and make it double, because here comes 2 games that I don't even know how I found out. 

Actually I know how, will be explained later:

 

No. 45 - Deadliest Warrior: The Game

Hardest Trophy: Who's Deadliest Now?  Defeat Arcade mode on the Deadliest difficulty as the Ninja, the Viking, and the Knight.

Difficulty: 4.5/10

Personal impression: 7/10

 

No. 46 - Deadliest Warrior: Legends

Hardest Trophy: Slash Mode Kill 50 enemies in a row in Survival Slice Challenge as the primary player.

Difficulty: 4/10

Personal Impression: 6.9/10 😆

 

At some point in time, elite writer extraordinaire @realm722 wrote one very true thing about me and my tastes in gaming, and I quote "but due to our chasmic difference in games where he's playing King of Fighters XXX: Fighting After Dark..." (link to the good stuff). Leaving the fact that you have to check his Trophy Checklist page because it's awesome, he was 100% on point about me: Sometimes even I have no fkin idea what I am playing here  but it's fighting games and it's after dark.

 

This is definitely the case with Deadliest Warrior , fighting games made after a show with the same name. Just because I am lazy, I will copy/paste from Wikipedia: Deadliest Warrior is a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. The show was characterized by its use of data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death.

 

So yeah, never seen the show, but basically you can fulfill your lifelong dream of finding out who is cooler: Ninjas or pirates? This collection is a 2.5D fighting game where you pick various historical figures (either regular warriors like Knights or Samurai in Game or personalities like William Wallace or Atilla the Hun in Legends) and fight as them until one of you falls.

 

Despite their look...the games are actually pretty well made. Every character has stats such as speed, power, reach etc. , main weapon, side weapon and ranged. You also have combos surprisingly, which turns the game from a mashing fest to something abit more technical. Sure, you can spam square as Genghis Khan, but if you do a triangle->X->square combo instead, you can unleash your hidden Mongolian wrath while heads fly around.

 

And boy do heads fly around. This game is rather graphical. Hit the enemy's hand enough and you may break it, disabling him from using his 2handed weapon or shield. Hit his leg with a sweep and he might limp for the rest of the match. Time a perfect strike to his neck and...well you got Turkey in bowling  From the combat and the movement I can see that the developers actually cared about this game and its development. And it shows! Yes, Deadliest Warrior might look like the jankiest jank ever made, but I legit had fun and laughed a couple of times at the game's nonsense and simply charming characters. My favorite by far in both games was the pirate since he started all of his matches with "En Garde, ye scurvy dog", he chucks bombs and he can literally heashot you with his pistols. He has 0 armor but who cares when you are swashbuckling through some tin man's armor.

 

There's also some minigames involved. Both games have a Challenge Survivor mode, unlocked by beating the arcade mode with every character. Legends also has a Generals mode, where you play a 1v1 campaign on a map , you capture territories, allocate troops and 1v1 the enemy generals. Pretty fun modes, they do change the pacing abit.

 

Now, how in the love of Deus Vult did I even find these games and what was my experience with them? It all started when @AihaLoveleaf (bless his heart, may he always find the best 6number codes) recommended these to me as a joke due to their apparent jankyness and the trophies involving parries, him already knowing I am a sucker for these kinds of games. Of course, the fact that the games have a 0.25% and 0.30% completion was quite intimidating too. But other than winning 10 online tournaments (which involved 2 PS3s, 4 accounts and lots of cursing) and killing 1000 opponents as the Rajput (3 hours of podcast really), these games were actually a treat to play and they weren't as challenging as expected!

Probably my favorite trophy was If anyone Khan, Genghis Khan, where you simply have to beat the arcade mode as Genghis Khan armed with only a dead fish. Due to a bug I could safely finish this on Easy, but it was hilarious to slap Alexander the Great in the face with a stinky fish followed by Genghis Khan's grunts of glory.

 

All in all, fun games that probably nobody heard of. Definitely had a great time with them, not sure if I would recommend them due to their old age but regardless, it's a funnier way of experiencing history.

 

THE GOOD:

- actually good combat

- charming characters

- Survivor mode

- Genghis Khan with a fish

 

THE BAD:

- online trophies are a pain

- once you're done with Arcade there's nothing much to do in the game

 

Recommendation: For Honor The refined version of Deadliest Warrior, For Honor is a historical Arena Brawler where you can fight as a viking vs a samurai. Or a ninja vs a concubine. Or as a shaolin vs the microtransactions, because Ubisoft.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Copanele

[Copanele]

Warning: this review might be incoherent. It happens when I enjoy a game abit too much.

 

 164 - Transistor

 

Platinum Name: Plat()

Hardest Trophy: Performance() 

Difficulty: 3.5/10

Personal impression: 9.6/10

 

 

 

Probably my most favorite type of games are the ones that take me fully by surprise. Yes I know, it's a dumb "No shit Sherlock" thing to say, but if you ask me "what's your favorite type of videogames?" I'd either say "Action/adventure" or "Fighting" or "Dressup in Yakuza" or whatever crosses my mind at that point. But the truth is...I like games that get me so involved from the very first scenes that I don't even know when the time passes or what garbage I was playing before starting this game.

 

This is definitely the case with Transistor , an izometric Turn-based action game. You control Red, a singer rendered mute in a failed assassination attempt. She is wielding a huge talking sword called Transistor Together they want to find out why people wanted to assassinate her while also fending off a strange robot invasion.

 

To cut to the chase: this game got me hooked in from the very beginning. Not to spoil the surprise, but from the first button press I was "wow ok, so this is how it's going to be". And from that point I had the impression that the developers were mad enough to put every pixel to its correct place, because the entire graphics, soundtrack, world building, monsters and artwork are so well merged that together they form a literal masterpiece. No really, screw whoever sees this game and still goes "no, videogames cannot be a form of art". This game is crafted with such attention to detail that if you change ONE element (be it the tone of the graphics, the notes in the song or even the mood of the story for a little bit) you can risk ruining it.

Regardless to say, I loved this game from an aesthetic point of view. The minimalist tone combined with a cyberpunk setting could never go better.

 

If it wasn't enough, the gameplay is another stellar implementation of the game, and one that tickled my sw developer side (I write code in real life). As Red, you are facing robots called Processes() who are generally way stronger and faster than you. You can approach them like in a regular action game, but you would be surprised to see that you die almost instantly. However, with the Transistor's powers, you can stop time and plan your attacks with a command that is called Turn(). While playing you will unlock various attacks called Functions(). 

To summarize: you plan in your Turn how to use your Functions in order to kill the Processes. But on the other hand, you must be careful that you have enough Memory to store the Functions (you have a limited Memory at first) and you have a limited execution time for your Turn. If you are also working in the programming field, you can see where this is going in terms of sneaky references  .

 

What's amazing is how simplistic yet intricate the entire system is. No single Function() is useless. You have a multitude of build options, ranging from being a sneaky assassin and clean every Process with backstabs, you can summon a friendly pet called Help() who can bite the hell out of processes or you can go ballistics and use Ping() to shoot everything with a machine gun. You can also add Functions as passive upgrades to other Functions, which means your little Help() dog can now have an explosive bite with the correct upgrade. I actually had mad fun experimenting with functions and merging them to generate various results. 

The enemies are varied enough so they can force you switch out builds (in the beginning at least). Also, with the wrong build you might lock yourself out of victory and force a restart. My worst mistake for instance is applying a "turn enemy friendly" on the Help(), which means the enemy would not receive any damage, just be turned into my ally for a brief amount of time. Since I couldn't inflict damage on allies, I had to restart.

 

The story was another crucial aspect of the game. I know it had a mixed reception, but I enjoyed stories from games like Dark Souls. I don't need to know ALL the answers, I love the mystery and obscurity, so this story fit perfectly with my tastes. Finding out who the Camerata are, what's the deal with the city, why are the Processes so vicious, why everything is so white...can't say I found out everything, but man was I satisfied at the end.

 

If there's one thing that I wished the game had, was more bosses. The first Boss was such a mesmerizing experience (heavily resembling Simone the Opera performer from NieR Automata), that I wanted more encounters like these.

Also there was abit of a headache in the challenge rooms the game offers. The Performance() rooms make you fight off waves of enemies and give you random Functions(), so RNG can be a real nuisance in some runs. But these are minor nitpicky things that should not ruin the fun of the game.

 

This is the second Supergiant game that I am playing. I was mad impressed with Hades and now with Transistor I am positively convinced that this company really does put care and effort in their products. I will play Bastion at a later date for sure, since that one is praised like crazy too.

I just need a Turn() cooldown to recover from so much artistic form  I can't process this much.

 

THE GOOD:

- Pretty much everything in this game

- The ingenious way the combat is designed

- it's JUST the right length, not too short but not too long of a game.

- it will tickle your artistic views

 

THE BAD:

- In Circles/ _n C_rcl_s was on repeat in my youtube for too long of a time.

- seriously, this soundtrack is so good it should be illegal

 

Recommendation: NieR Automata  join for the sexy Android and sick combat, stay for the existential crysis and mad soundtrack. I thought to recommend Hades first, but this game gets closer in terms of themes (programs, memory, crying because of Pascal, the usual stuff)

[Yuber6969]

Congrats! The fact that you enjoyed a turn-based game makes me curious about the game lol; I'm gonna look into it. I'm hesitant to play it though because I like all of my questions to be answered by the end, unless there will be a sequel.

[Copanele]

1 minute ago, yuber1234 said:

Congrats! The fact that you enjoyed a turn-based game makes me curious about the game lol; I'm gonna look into it. I'm hesitant to play it though because I like all of my questions to be answered by the end, unless there will be a sequel.

Heh it will be a weird thing to say, but I like turn based combat, just not the japanese one ? 

You will like the game, I can bet. The main questions are answered in game. And if by any chance you don't enjoy it, the game is short anyway   I'd say give it a go, it's a way better choice compared to the classic jank  

[DrBloodmoney]

Yeeeesssss! 
 

Glad to hear you had an awesome time with Transistor, bud - what a game!

 

Really amazing how much it can change the game, just with a slight change of Functions, isn’t it? I feel like every time I set a new build, I’d be like “This. This is the one! Screw that other build, it’s a build for chumps!…” then 10 mins later… “no wait, THIS. THIS is the one, fuck that dumb last one, it’s for losers..!”

 

?

 

Whats great about Supergiant, is that there isn’t a single game they have that isn’t awesome - I don’t even need to be like, “now play this one…” I can just say “Now play all the rest!” ?

 

[Copanele]

6 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Really amazing how much it can change the game, just with a slight change of Functions, isn’t it? I feel like every time I set a new build, I’d be like “This. This is the one! Screw that other build, it’s a build for chumps!…” then 10 mins later… “no wait, THIS. THIS is the one, fuck that dumb last one, it’s for losers..!”

I really went for function optimization big time  and yeah! I kept discovering more and more OP builds that made the previous ones feel like a joke!

 

7 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Whats great about Supergiant, is that there isn’t a single game they have that isn’t awesome - I don’t even need to be like, “now play this one…” I can just say “Now play all the rest!” 

 

Yeeeee! Already having them, only Bastion and Pyre remain. Damn, only 2 games  

The price of quality  

[Arcesius]

15 hours ago, Copanele said:

 164 - Transistor

 

Personal impression: 9.6/10

 

Yes! Very nice review, Copa! I enjoyed this game quite a bit as well, which wasn't as much of a surprise since I usually enjoy turn-based combat. But how combat works in this game, all the experimentation that can be done, the programming-references.. were just super fun to me. In addition to, as you mention, Transistor being an overall gorgeous game with a fantastic soundtrack... 

 

But I have still been surprised by Supergiant Games... I dislike Visual Novels. A lot... When I read, I read books. I don't like the concept of a visual novel, they are just not for me...

 

 And then I played Pyre ? Holy fuck if that wasn't a "well, what do you think about Visual Novels now, heh?" Yeah, this studio knows what they are doing, and they are doing it with a lot of love. 

[Copanele]

7 minutes ago, Arcesius said:

 

Yes! Very nice review, Copa! I enjoyed this game quite a bit as well, which wasn't as much of a surprise since I usually enjoy turn-based combat. But how combat works in this game, all the experimentation that can be done, the programming-references.. were just super fun to me. In addition to, as you mention, Transistor being an overall gorgeous game with a fantastic soundtrack... 

 

But I have still been surprised by Supergiant Games... I dislike Visual Novels. A lot... When I read, I read books. I don't like the concept of a visual novel, they are just not for me...

 

 And then I played Pyre  Holy fuck if that wasn't a "well, what do you think about Visual Novels now, heh?" Yeah, this studio knows what they are doing, and they are doing it with a lot of love. 

Well now, you've really caught my curiosity. Because I too don't get along at all with Visual Novels, as you might have deduced  really NOT for me. And yet you had that great experience with Pyre...

So glad I bought them all  thank you, past me ?

[YaManSmevz]

Damn... the Supergiant marathon keeps getting bumped up in priority...

 

Excellent write-up! Nice, informative, and enthusiastic - literally the absolute worst thing to read when trying to justify to myself why I keep putting off playing it?

[Copanele]

1 hour ago, YaManSmevz said:

Damn... the Supergiant marathon keeps getting bumped up in priority...

 

Excellent write-up! Nice, informative, and enthusiastic - literally the absolute worst thing to read when trying to justify to myself why I keep putting off playing it

Hah we are all at fault for putting off some amazing games, just to end up ordering a clown nose after playing them, because damn i was a fool for not playing it sooner.

 

The best part at Transistor, to further convince you, is that the game and the platinum itself does not take long to do. It took me 2 days to platinum it and trust me it was a 100% blind playthrough from beginning until the end. No internet needed  so it won't be a massive time investment either way.

[realm722]

On 12/13/2021 at 10:34 AM, Copanele said:

This is the second Supergiant game that I am playing. I was mad impressed with Hades and now with Transistor I am positively convinced that this company really does put care and effort in their products. I will play Bastion at a later date for sure, since that one is praised like crazy too.

I just need a Turn() cooldown to recover from so much artistic form  I can't process this much.

 

I love it when another user on here discovers how amazing Supergiant games are ?. I remember when I discovered them back when I picked up Transistor for $5 on sale. I played it for a little while, didn't click with it, and left it on the shelf for well over a month to go play the new Spider-Man game that came out. I came back to it and LOOOOOOOVED it due to all the factors you mentioned from the delightfully simple yet intricate combat system as well as learning what each function does. Somehow, Transistor wasn't my favorite game of theirs. I STILL think about Pyre to this day. It's a remarkably special game and while I'll concede the gameplay system definitely caters to me (I'm a sports nut, I was literally doing eSports commentary of my own moves as I played), it is Supergiant's best work IMO. I bought the physical edition of Hades and am saving it for my 175th plat milestone since I'm 99% sure I'll love it. Bastion is GOOD. I think it's the "worst" of their games but not because it's bad but rather how much they've improved upon each new release of theirs. 

 

Reading your review gave me butterflies of when I discovered the studio back in 2019 and played all 3 of their games(back then) in a span of 7 months. It's awesome that Hades launched their studio into a new stratosphere of being recognizable amongst a huge froth of gamers and I cannot even begin to imagine what their 5th project will look like. 

[Copanele]

2 hours ago, realm722 said:

 

I love it when another user on here discovers how amazing Supergiant games are . I remember when I discovered them back when I picked up Transistor for $5 on sale. I played it for a little while, didn't click with it, and left it on the shelf for well over a month to go play the new Spider-Man game that came out. I came back to it and LOOOOOOOVED it due to all the factors you mentioned from the delightfully simple yet intricate combat system as well as learning what each function does. Somehow, Transistor wasn't my favorite game of theirs. I STILL think about Pyre to this day. It's a remarkably special game and while I'll concede the gameplay system definitely caters to me (I'm a sports nut, I was literally doing eSports commentary of my own moves as I played), it is Supergiant's best work IMO. I bought the physical edition of Hades and am saving it for my 175th plat milestone since I'm 99% sure I'll love it. Bastion is GOOD. I think it's the "worst" of their games but not because it's bad but rather how much they've improved upon each new release of theirs. 

 

Reading your review gave me butterflies of when I discovered the studio back in 2019 and played all 3 of their games(back then) in a span of 7 months. It's awesome that Hades launched their studio into a new stratosphere of being recognizable amongst a huge froth of gamers and I cannot even begin to imagine what their 5th project will look like. 

I really hope they will still take their time and do a masterpiece even after Hades  success  Because my god Supergiant made me rediscover my love for videogames

Really, I forgot that there's companies that can REALLY put that much soul in a game.

[rjkclarke]

On 13/12/2021 at 3:34 PM, Copanele said:

 164 - Transistor

 

 

Loved this man!

 

I love that you loved this - and now I've said love too many times in a short space of time.... Never ye mind!

 

I still have three of Supergiants titles to play myself, but I'm excited to get to them

 

This game has been on and off my mind for almost the entire year since I played this last December - it really stuck with me for so many reasons.

 

Even if you take the story out of the equation entirely - you'd still have a tremendous game to enjoy! It has so much replayability it's ridiculous, I really like the fact the trophies make you play with so many limiters on, as it's a really interesting way of making some versatile build adjustments that you never usually would. Or screwing them up so much like I did once or twice that you have to wing it with a load of crap things you'd never usually put together. 

 

I would have liked more bosses too to be perfectly honest - great comparison to the beastly NieR Automata boss too by the way!

 

3 hours ago, realm722 said:

Bastion is GOOD. I think it's the "worst" of their games but not because it's bad but rather how much they've improved upon each new release of theirs. 

 

In the words of Joe Swanson....... "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODY"

 

I'm planning to play this soon - so I hope it's not too basic that I end up being disappointed by that, I'm sure I'll be able to appreciate that that's where they started as a company and have a great time with it anyway.

 

 

 

[Blood_Hungry_III]

On 12/13/2021 at 9:34 AM, Copanele said:

Warning: this review might be incoherent. It happens when I enjoy a game abit too much.

 

 164 - Transistor

This is a really nice review. I believe Transistor was a free PS Plus game in spring of 2015, so it was one of the first games I ever played after buying my PS4 in February of that year. The soundtrack was the first thing that stood out to me, as well. I enjoyed it so much I'd listen to it while playing other games like NBA 2K. Sadly I ended up falling off the game and never coming back. From time to time I think about revisiting it, but your review might be the thing that finally brings me back after almost 7 years.

[Copanele]

On 12/14/2021 at 10:54 PM, rjkclarke said:

 

Loved this man!

 

I love that you loved this - and now I've said love too many times in a short space of time.... Never ye mind!

 

I still have three of Supergiants titles to play myself, but I'm excited to get to them

 

This game has been on and off my mind for almost the entire year since I played this last December - it really stuck with me for so many reasons.

 

Even if you take the story out of the equation entirely - you'd still have a tremendous game to enjoy! It has so much replayability it's ridiculous, I really like the fact the trophies make you play with so many limiters on, as it's a really interesting way of making some versatile build adjustments that you never usually would. Or screwing them up so much like I did once or twice that you have to wing it with a load of crap things you'd never usually put together. 

 

I would have liked more bosses too to be perfectly honest - great comparison to the beastly NieR Automata boss too by the way!

It's what got me too. As a fellow connoisseur, this game gave me NieR vibes. When a game bypasses those sweet graphics and goes straight to the soul  

 

The limiter battles were SO FUN! Damn I really put some thought in my build as to cover all the limiters' deficiency. Just like an unoptimized piece of code. This game made me work outside of work ? I should ask a raise from Supergiant.

On 12/14/2021 at 10:54 PM, rjkclarke said:

 

I'm planning to play this soon - so I hope it's not too basic that I end up being disappointed by that, I'm sure I'll be able to appreciate that that's where they started as a company and have a great time with it anyway.

Something tells me that in worst case scenario this is gonna be just an amazing game ? kinda played them in reverse myself (started with Hades of all games), but I expect this one to pleasantly surprise me.

 

On 12/15/2021 at 12:23 AM, Blood_Hungry_III said:

This is a really nice review. I believe Transistor was a free PS Plus game in spring of 2015, so it was one of the first games I ever played after buying my PS4 in February of that year. The soundtrack was the first thing that stood out to me, as well. I enjoyed it so much I'd listen to it while playing other games like NBA 2K. Sadly I ended up falling off the game and never coming back. From time to time I think about revisiting it, but your review might be the thing that finally brings me back after almost 7 years.

You definitely need to get to it  it's worth it! As I mentioned before, even if say it doesn't catch your interest, it's not a long game by any means! But well, if the soundtrack caught your attention, then for sure you'll find the love of it.

 

 

OK now, I will bore you with some small entry, it goes into the "games that I play before the release of a bigger game".

 

No. 47: Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol.2

 

Hardest Trophy: Conquering the Collection finish all 3 games on difficulty 4/8 or higher

Difficulty: 5/10

Personal impression: 7/10

 

And now, by covering this game also, I think I played at least one entry of every major SNK fighting game franchise. Fatal Fury features the protagonist Terry Bogard, the stereotypical American fighter with blond hair, blue eyes, trucker hat and always yelling "c'mon c'mon". Japan never disappoints when it comes to other cultures  

 

Will keep it short: It's a SNK game, therefore in terms of animation and soundtrack the quality is top notch. All characters are hand drawn and the stages are very dynamic. An interesting feature is that you can kick the enemy off the stage, which was some nice trick back in 1993. The controls are also pretty simple...if you can do the weird motions required of the game.

 

However in terms of AI...this is probably my least favorite SNK game, even lower than Fu'un Super Combo collection. Here the AI takes new levels of cheapness, it won't rush you causing a mistake, the AI will patiently wait for you to press ONE button, just for it to press a counter with higher priority than your attack. My bane of existence was Billy Kane, a staff wielding hoodlum who had some mad range and always punished my attacks no matter what. Had to find a lucky exploit and win a round via time out in order to beat him.

 

So yeah, I enjoyed the game for its legacy, but man I am tired of SNK boss syndrome. Glad this one is kinda the last that I'll play from the old collection, will wait for KoF XV's release

 

THE GOOD:

- SNK once again proves how good they are with designing awesome characters

- Responsive controls unlike Art of Fighting and KoF 94

- Blue Mary stands out as an awesome character

 

THE BAD:

- AI will teach you the meaning of pain

- Geese Howard is the epitome of unfair final boss

 

Recommendation: Art of Fighting Anthology  if you like tought retro fighting games, give this collection a go, it's on PS4 too. Be warned: I am not responsible for injuries, cries, complaints and curses to various gods  This game IS HELL!

 

Ok, now I need to find another small game to play until they release Shadow Man. I can't WAIT to play the remaster of that game.

For who doesn't know - quite a bit of people - Shadow Man is a 1999 game where you go between the land of the living and the dead in order to defeat 5 serial killers. Beautiful action-horror game that was part of my childhood. It being released in 2021 fills my heart with joy.

I love that game the same way I love Turok 2!

Edited December 24, 2023 by Copanele

[Blood_Hungry_III]

15 hours ago, Copanele said:

You definitely need to get to it  it's worth it! As I mentioned before, even if say it doesn't catch your interest, it's not a long game by any means! But well, if the soundtrack caught your attention, then for sure you'll find the love of it.

I really appreciate that feedback. I didn't realize that it was on the shorter side, so I think it's definitely doable for me to play it. I was rereading some reviews last night, and I think (with your help) I've talked myself into going back to it.

[YaManSmevz]

18 hours ago, Copanele said:Ok, now I need to find another small game to play until they release Shadow Man. I can't WAIT to play the remaster of that game.For who doesn't know - quite a bit of people - Shadow Man is a 1999 game where you go between the land of the living and the dead in order to defeat 5 serial killers. Beautiful action-horror game that was part of my childhood. It being released in 2021 fills my heart with joy.I love that game the same way I love Turok 2!

 

 

Yo I remember that shit! More specifically, I remember being startled hearing somebody say "shit" in a Nintendo game?

 

Had no idea that was bein brought back, I'm about that!

[Copanele]

4 minutes ago, YaManSmevz said:

 

Yo I remember that shit! More specifically, I remember being startled hearing somebody say "shit" in a Nintendo game

 

Had no idea that was bein brought back, I'm about that!

You mean Shadowman? Doesn't show me anything in the Quoted box sadly  

[YaManSmevz]

1 hour ago, Copanele said:

You mean Shadowman? Doesn't show me anything in the Quoted box sadly  

 

Dang, I didn't see that! Lousy quoting system...

 

Yeah, Shadowman! I haven't thought about that game in years. If peeps are still playing Grim Fandango (which I'm actually meaning to get into this month), Shadowman certainly deserves the same!