Opinion – Page 25 – Savior Gaming

Volcanoids (PC Preview)

The other day I am sitting at home, wallowing away self-pity and despair,which actually means I was sitting around bored waiting for dinner to get done. That is when I got a text from my friend over at gamingwithnoobs. He tells me he got an Alpha code for this game called Volcanoids. We toss stories back and forth but he usually isn’t so excited about telling me about games I have never heard of so this alone makes me take notice. So I looked up the trailer, which you can see below.

As you can see the game is a survival game, much like 7 Days to Die or The Forest but with a twist. It takes place in a more steampunk world with a mobile base and a volcano. This is the part that intrigues me. Many times I have built a base and realized its placement is not as useful as it used to be, but it would take to much work to rebuild it and move all my stuff so I simply travel back and forth. Now you won’t have to.

The robots, known as COGs will appear randomly for now, but eventually, enemy diggers will appear that will spawn them and as you take out the diggers, the COGs disappear as well. That will be in the future, however. I tell you that to show you that the people making this game (Volcanoid) have future plans for the game beyond simply making it work.

I have also spent some time on the Discord server, which is quite exciting in itself. I have spoken to both Tomas and Richard a little bit, both of which are the actual developers and they are friendly and willing to answer questions from fans which is always awesome to see. I don’t want to go into more details right now until I see more of the game in action, but this is a game fans of survival will want to keep an eye on. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Cryptract (PS4)

Crytract is a fun JRPG with a full story that is told almost like a storybook with nice graphics, with the classic turned based battles. The story itself is quite solid and concerns a mystical beast and the gameplay itself can be quite entertaining. Here is where the issue comes in, the game is free to play.

Free to play sounds like a good thing considering I just said I just complimented a JRPG, but the reality is it is essentially a pay to win cell phone game on the PS4. Sure you get plenty of free orbs to buy new characters with, but many of the best characters are locked behind “can only be bought with paid orbs” sure the characters you get with the free orbs are useful but against some of the heavier hitting monsters they start to be less desirable. Now the game is less pay to win than many mobile games but the game is greatly designed to get you to spend real money in order to compete in the events. The game is fun and you can grind out and with a little luck get some great monsters, but money makes the world go around. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Outlaw King (2018)

Outlaw King with Chris Pine is the true story of the Scottish King Robert the Bruce. Honestly, I know next to nothing about Scottish history so how true it is I can’t tell you. What I can say is the movie has something for everyone. For example, the men get to see some brutal killings, epic battle scenes and even some nice breast from a woman. Ladies? The movie has a love story and a 100% naked Chirs Pine.

There is also some intrigue and backstabbing involved tho you Game of Throne fans won’t be impressed and the over two hour run time will be a turn off for some people. But for fans of history and period pieces will enjoy that time. Watching a small army become a band of men and grow again is always fun. Seeing a huge insurmountable army slowly crumble is the stuff of legend and for me is the true joy in all of this.

The movie, of course, isn’t perfect and much of it feels like filler that could have been done without. Unless you are a fan of this sort of movie I really don’t suggest watching it. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Lost Romero Film Found: The Amusement Park

As odd as it sounds, Screenrant reports that a long lost George Romero horror film called The Amusement Park. The movie is apparently so obscure most people didn’t know it existed until recently. This 60-minute film has been mostly unseen since 1973. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Epic Dumpster Bear Dumpster Fire Redux (PS4)

First and foremost I would like to thank Log Games for tossing us a review copy of the game. It is always a pleasure to be given the chance to check out a game that a company works hard on making. Now without more waiting, let us check out Epic Dumpster Bear.

The first thing to know is the game is a side-scrolling platformer much like the Super Mario games, in fact, you will be collecting coins, both gold, and red as you make your way through levels.

The controls aren’t perfect but they are more than serviceable for the task at hand. The staples are all here, wall jumps and sliding down walls as well and of course after a few levels you will be able to eat fish heads to do double jumps. For a little childish humour the double jumps are caused by farting.

The one major flaw to this game is the graphics. They are quite honestly not that good, but for the price point of $4.99 I won’t complain or hammer them too hard. Especially since the gameplay goes beyond expectations for a game of that price. The game takes a solid amount of time to beat as well and has numerous bosses. They certainly did not cheap out on this one anywhere else.

Now for the end where I tell you a score and recommend you buy or not. A score is hard to say, I don’t like to compare indy titles to AA titles so obviously, this won’t be compared on the same 1-10 scale as say Red Dead Redemption 2. I wouldn’t feel right comparing a small dev like this to a dev that has tens of millions at a title. For an indy title, this is a 7/10 must buy for any fan of this type of game. They did an amazing job and the only real downside is the graphics and even that is usually much worse when you see games in this price range. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Smallville Season 2

Smallville Season 2. I have to be honest, these things seem so much longer than Supernatural. I am really enjoying it, but they seem longer. That being said season 2 starts off with Clark having saved Lana from the tornado from the end of season one and will dig much deeper into the love triangle with Lana, Clark, and Chloe.

The season also will see one of his friends, Pete discovers Clark’s secret tho it is more accurate to say he tells him in epic fashion, by running down his car and stopping it from driving. We will see the return of old enemies and the death of friends and even family. There is even some destruction seen on a scale most shows will never see.

This season actually takes on a much darker tone and the ending that I won’t spoil leaves you wondering how things could possibly turn themselves around. Friends are no longer friends, deals have been made and things that seem impossible have come to pass, we also learn that in Clarks world green means stop and red means go. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Cranston Responds To Breaking Bad Movie

We have all heard the story of a new Breaking Bad Movie and entertainment has reported that Bryan Cranston has commented on it. Turns out He hasn’t seen or read the script and raised the question of is he even in the movie? I haven’t actually watched the show ( save your hatred for later) but it is a wild thought, I can’t imagine him not being in it. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Why Clark Kent Should Have Told More People He Was Super Man.

The main issue I have always had with Super Man is quite simple, he was essentially invincible. There was never any sort of real threat to him except that he allowed it. His powers are well documented to the point we don’t need to go over them, and even if we did I would miss a few and someone would show up and mention how in issue #xxx he did some random thing or how before issue #xxx he couldn’t do this or that something was in the multiverse and doesn’t count.

Here is why I say he allowed the dangers to him. Any threat that could possibly come his way he could stop before it gets as far as it does. He could easily use his heat vision to destroy or kill well before anyone with kryptonite gets close enough for it to matter. His speed allows him to escape just about any situation before it matters. So why does this translate to he should have told more people?

Well for starters to care about Super Man, you need to care about Clark. This makes his friends more important than most characters. Take Smallville for example, possibly the most successful origin story for a comic hero to ever exist. Why was it so successful? Because before he was a hero in metropolis he was just Clark Kent, the farm boy in Smallville. You got to see him as a person with friends and fears as he developed his powers. He was a real person, and you cared about him and his friends.

One of the more interesting story paths of Smallville was his friend Pete discovering his secret and watching the occasional fun use of his powers, but more than that Pete also acted as the occasional counterpoint. Clark was forced to explain why he was using his powers or Pete would tell him not to be careful with their use. This brought an interesting twist to Clark and would have done the same for Superman, and no other heroes don’t count. There is a difference between other heroes and regular people, they all have a different perspective.

Seeing more into the daily life of Clark Kent with his friends convincing him to use or not use his powers or that he should or maybe even hey Clark can you come move this piano. Half the time I got bored with Superman was simply because I couldn’t care less about a hero that created his own problems but would never be in real danger if someone had simply said hey Clark, why don’t you just stop holding back a bit. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Disney Streaming Service Has a Name

As many people have been wondering, what would Disney call their streaming service? The answer according to ScreenRant is Disney Plus. There are still plenty of questions to be answered, but we also know that Polygon confirmed there will be a Loki spinoff limited series, and yes Tom H. Will be taking his role back for it. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Another Bloodborne 2 Rumor

If you want to read the full story, check out Express.co.uk. The short version is as copied from the article.

Deracine features an item referred to as the Fiona Doll, which contains an interesting nod to Bloodborne.

The item description reads: “A doll of the stone girl Fiona, who appears in the unfinished tale.

“When a person has a bad dream, Fiona appears and helps them flee.”

The doll is also performing the ‘Make Contact’ gesture, which suggests that the Bloodborne tale isn’t over.

Perhaps we’ll see a Bloodborne 2 reveal during The Game Awards on December 7.

Before anyone gets too excited it should be noted that these rumors come around much like New Years, E3 or @torstenvblog sex life. It comes around every year or so and there is nothing you can do about it but at the end of the day it is usually not that special. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.