Before we hit the release date (July 11th PC and Steam August 8th PS4 and PS5) enjoy this beautiful trailer of Princess maker 2 regeneration. You may remember awhile back I reviewed the first one and it was a fun game to play.
Now July 11th (PC and Switch ) we get to check out a new princess, with new graphics. You play as a father raising his daughter from the age of 10 until the age of 18 with stats to manage,choices to make that will change her personality and much more. Here are some words from the creator in this 30th anniversary.
Comment from Takami Akai
“I am so grateful that Princess Maker 2, which was created 30 years ago, is still loved by many people and that a new version is being released. This time, I was finally able to achieve the graphic renewal that I had always wanted! Please enjoy the newly drawn vacation and ending.”
Hopefully you will enjoy this one as much many others have over the last few decades,and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
I am just going to do what the writers of this movie did and use someone else’s work,so here is the movie synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes.
“All seems well for Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell), wife Amy (Rosemarie DeWitt), and their three children as they move into their new house in the suburbs of Illinois. Soon, the youngest daughter Maddy (Kennedi Clements) begins talking to an imaginary friend, or so the family thinks. It’s not long before sinister spirits wreak havoc in the home, holding Maddy captive and forcing the parents to consult a team of parapsychologists who engage the supernatural entities in a battle for the girl’s freedom.”- Rotten Tomatoes synopsis
Ok so now that I’ve saved myself some time just like the writers did let me put this out there, this isn’t a bad movie exactly. They just created a reboot and then just made in many ways a shot-for-shot remake. Yes, they changed a few things, for example, the ending. However when you don’t change much of the original movie why change what many consider the best part?
I’m not here to shit on the movie like most people have over the years, however. The acting was great, and the story itself still holds up very well. My girlfriend having never seen the original loved it. The movie is good, it is just a bad remake.
Capes from Daedalic Entertainment and Spitfire Interactive, which they were kind enough to toss me a review copy, is a tactical turn-based RPG. Think X-Com with superheroes.
The game itself plays the same as most games like this. You take turns moving your characters, using skills or attacks, and you get a handy turn order bar off on the right. The ability to disarm enemies is also a nice touch. It feels cool to teleport in, hit a spin move, and knock guns out of someone’s hands.
That some up the gameplay, and honestly if you like X-com and superheroes you will probably enjoy this, but the game isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. For starters the characters themselves look for lack of a better phrase, odd. They have a cell-shaded look to them that is very inconsistent between fights, your hero lair,and what I will call story-boards because I can’t in good conscience call them cut scenes. In fact,at first I wasn’t entirely sure the people I just fought with were the people talking.
The battles themselves are on smaller maps and are rather short which I like, but leveling up characters to feel more powerful was kind of a chore to me. I never really felt like a superhero during battles because even run of the mill goons could somehow wreck my day. I don’t mind the difficulty of the game, but at least let me fight other people with powers so Dave the security guard doesn’t drop my supposed super-heroes.
The game isn’t nad tho by any means, but at $40 there is better out there. You will definitely want to wait for a sale on this 6/10 superHero game. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Primal Survivors from Old School Vibes is a sort of bullet storm twin stick shooter. Think Vampire Survivors. Don’t let that comparison fool you however this is a much smaller budget game and isn’t anywhere near as in depth. But is it as good?
The game lets you choose between one of two weapons,you can either chuck bones or rocks at the enemy. They are similar except one is faster and does slightly less damage. Both are perfectly viable options and you won’t be putting yourself at a disadvantage by choosing one over the other.
As any long time reader knows, when I review games I only compare them to other titles in the same genre and at a similar price point.
As you level up you get new abilities in the form of cards,each with it’s own little perk so to speak. Some will let you collect souls that summon help or will give you more damage or faster attacks. Many let you burn or poison enemies. This is where the strategy and randomness comes into it.
The game looks solid for a budget title and it does lack enemy variety with there only being a handful of them. There are also only 3 bosses but each one is quite different and will take some skill to get the best of. I don’t say any of this as a bad thing, the replayability you hope from a game like this absolutely exists, there are permanent upgrades to get different builds to master and play with. Everything you expect from the genre is present.
As an added bonus, with the short run time (10-15 minutes per run) it’s very friendly towards gamers that just don’t have a lot of time. And with that time there are 1000 game points you can rack up fast. I got about 900 in one run.
As anyone knows when I review games I only compare them to games in the same genre and at a similar price point,and here is where this game sort of gets punished in a way. The game is solid,I enjoyed my time with it a lot. And I truly hope the devs keep up with it and add more to it. But the game is being compared to Vampire Survivors. They cost pretty much the same amount and vampire survivor is a much better game with far more to do and play with. This game is a solid 7/10, and if you are looking for quick points to up that gamer score this is for you. Or if you want to scratch that twin shooter itch with something faster to play this is also a great option. But there are better options. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Democracy 4: Console edition was recently released by Auroch Digital and they were kind enough to toss me a copy to review,and it’s always appreciated.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were put in charge of America as it’s newly elected president and you got to put all those policies you argued about on the Internet? For example if you got rid of those pesky guns, taxed the rich, pumped money into science and forced every trial to have a jury? If you guessed you would piss everyone off and you would lose the next election you would be right. The economy does pretty well tho.
Also if you decided to simply get rid of most taxes, cut off all welfare and most other spending you would also pretty much piss everyone off. Turns out Americans do not like insane changes like that.
If you take it slow and make changes here and there while making sure you don’t make too many drastic changes and keep your promises you have a chance at re-election. Really what you make of your time in the office is up to you. I found a lot of fun seeing what I could do to really upset people. For example one term in office I managed to get 0% of the votes while making less than 50% of voters vote. In fact I managed about 650 votes in total.
Winning reelection also isn’t super hard depending on what you try to achieve. Want to lower crime as America isn’t hard,good luck trying to balance the budget tho and keeping your job.
Now that you know what the game is though you are probably asking is the game fun? And admittedly there is no simple answer to this. While the game looks nice for what it is, what the game is mostly is just playing with menus,looking through graphs and figuring out what policies to set and how they will mess with the happiness of citizens. For some people like myself this is a lot of fun. I’ve sat there for hours either trying to figure out the best way to bring down crime or how I can possibly get more people to take the bus without destroying my GDP or upsetting my voters.
My girlfriend however watching me play this game was bored out of her mind and asked how I can possibly sit there and play it. I tried to teach her and within 15 minutes she wanted nothing to do with it. The game is very easy to learn with a very well done tutorial and is quite intuitive. But it isn’t for everyone. If you like this sort of game it is a solid 9/10 experience and well worth the price. If not,this won’t get you into this type of game. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Lesson Learned is a game from MadGameSmith and Gaming Factory that they tossed me a prologue for and they tossed me the full game for which i am extremely grateful for.
Lesson Learned is a tower defense game at its heart. You play as a school kid that woke up in a weird world where you must defend your base that you and your friends will collect different resources such as wood,rocks and slime to build different types of towers to kill enemies.
Graphically the game is nice and watching the characters chop down trees while monsters are shot with arrows is a joy. The game is definitely designed with kids in mind as there isn’t really any blood or gore involved and on hard the game is still approachable while providing a challenge for older kids but easy shouldn’t provide much of a challenge.
The sound is nice as well with the music never getting annoying the the characters yelling as monsters approach but not being scary as again I feel it is made for kids.
Achievement hunters will also find a reason to play this as you can easily collect 1000 points simply by playing through the game with all of them collected simply by playing through the game on any difficulty. The game isn’t long or short and has a nice flow to it as well with me completing it in less than 10 hours and probably will go back and finish everything on every difficulty in less than 15.
The game is a joy to play and I highly recommend it, 9/10. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Lesson Learned: Cult of Elizabeth has a prologue out now that’s free,but the company was nice enough to send it to me. Admittedly it is short consisting of only 3 battles that you can beat probably in less than an hour.
It does demonstrate the game pretty well however. You and a friend (either a real one or a computer that is easily directed what to do) collect resources such as wood or stone and you build towers to defend your base. As you kill enemies your base collects power from them and it will automatically move along the path. After you get to the end of the path and you defeat all the enemies,you finish the level.
You can see what types of enemies are coming next at the top of the screen
This simple loop is quite engaging and easy to make yourself in. Lesson Learned,Cult of Elizabeth is definitely on my list of games to check out and with the prologue being free to check out on Xbox and steam it is worth your time to check out. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Ikonei Island is a cute and cozy little life sim with some pirate battling elements to it. There is plenty to keep you busy however.
The game starts with you and some friends becoming shipwrecked on an island. The island itself is quite large,I believe 14 areas in total. Each full of animals to discover,pirates to fight, statues to fix and things to build.
The game is honestly very well done if not a bit more geared towards children. I don’t say this as a bad thing,simply a warning for those that may be looking for a more mature title.
The game play itself has a nice loop and learning pattern of swapping between characters (if you want) planting crops, feeding animals which you can possess to do things you need to get done such as pollinating crops.
The game itself is fun,if not a bit flawed at times,such as when you are fighting and your view gets blocked by rocks. Nothing major but small things like this happen enough to be annoying. The game is a solid 7/10 however and is worth playing. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Zombies,Aliens and Guns is one of those games that doesn’t give you a lot to say about it. The title says a lot and it is pretty from in center in terms of what the game is.
Killing aliens
First the game is a shooter,you grab your gun shoot, you guessed it, Zombies and Aliens. Each level is some variation of collect boxes, help people escape or ride a vehicle from point A to Point B while protecting it.
The game has simple yet nice graphics and most importantly is fun to play. It’s a throwback to a time when games were simplistic and just fun to play. That doesn’t mean the game is easy,there were a couple later levels that really ticked me off a bit. But what you see is what you get,and at a $6 price point,it’s a short romp into the past and some quick and easy achievements. Definitely pick this one up if you want something that’s easy to pick up and play. 9/10,you won’t find much better at this price point. Best wishes and may the Gaming gods bring you glory.
Publisher Ratalaika Games, and 9Ratones’ Sergio Poverony, are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of ‘Zombies, Aliens and Guns’, a, stylised and exciting challenge, “Run and Gun” top down shooter with a clever mix of 2D pixels and 3D graphics.
Zombies Aliens and Guns will release April 26th on all Sony, Microsoft consoles and PC.
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