Monday, December 21, 2020

Granblue Fantasy Versus | Yuel

Yuel is Granblue's own foxy Southern Belle. In fact her foxy nature isn't up for debate. Within the confines of the Granblue fighting game Yuel sports a fox's ears and tail, and refers frequently to her fighting technique as being that of the "FoxFlame". Additionally as an Ancestral Guardian within the series lore she channels fire energy into her dual swords as a means for combat advantage. Demeanor-wise her overall countenance is that of the usual cutesy waifu inspired anime girls who are cross-animal types. Her voice in English is also something worth noting as it brings with it a certain Southern charm. To accent her Southern Belle English voice-over, Yuel also sports two ribbons of large and smaller bells in her hair. Bells which she playfully toys with in the pre-match introduction. During said intros she often times talks to characters about dancing, and their boots lending further credence to her Southern influence. She's fun, fiery, and feisty with her own balancing act turned sword dance. 

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Zombies ... Die Maschine

Cold War, like all the other black Ops entries in the Call of Duty franchise brings with it it's own take on Zombie warfare. This includes three new main modes of play. Die Maschine, Die Maschine 20, and Dead Ops Arcade 3 being those three modes. The story driven, and wave based Die Maschine, in particular, is what I'll be focusing on in this article. Within Die Maschine the developer, being Treyarch, adds a new Soviet spin to the ongoing Zombies lore. This time around the Nazi experiment falls into the Soviets hands, and once again all hell breaks loose on earth. We find this out from a female agent who has gone off the grid after stumbling upon video footage of the containment breach from an unknown machine that has quite literally reanimated the dead after having been reactivated itself. This of course takes place in and around a snowy bunker, and abandoned communications/crash site. As one of four soldiers it is your duty to go in on this informational lead, unlock the mysteries at hand, and defeat wave after wave of increasingly stronger undead as you collect that intel.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Crawlco Block Knockers | Nintendo Switch Review

In an age of gaming where the nude, and the lewd are more frowned upon than usual there exists one publisher willing to push the bounds of maturity well beyond decency. That publisher is eastasiasoft. This time around their nudity filled indie masterpiece happens to be a puzzler of old origins that has you completing lines of color coded blocks, and killing enemies with said blocks to uncover images of birthday suited broads. In your work, as a lizard for hire, you will ultimately face off against lesser enemy types as well as gargantuan bosses on a grid based playing field as you do the bidding of your own boss at a company known only as Crawlco. 

Friday, December 11, 2020

Space Invaders Forever | PS4 Review

Space Invaders once again returns to the forefront of gaming in what can best be described as a variety bundle. Including previously released, and never before released titles it brings to the player three significantly different ways to experience Space Invaders. This includes 'Space Invaders Extreme', 'Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE', and finally 'Arkanoid vs Space Invaders'. Each of which are mildly derivative of the original's base mechanics. With 'Space Invaders Extreme' you get a flashy arcade-like shmup in the vein of the original but far superior in the way it handles shmup combat, and scoring. Utilizing chain scoring tied to different accomplishments such as color focused kills, and column kills alongside intermittent waves of bonus rounds, fever rounds, roulette rounds, standard waves, and boss battles you will be fighting others on a global leaderboard for top score. Modes of play include 'Arcade', and 'Free Play'. Arcade mode being a path based playthrough similar to that of Darius which takes end rankings in account for path progression, and Free Play being the single stages unlocked from the arcade playthrough that can be revisited for perfection sake.