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Video Game review: Super Battle Golf by Brimstone

This is a neat little game that my sibling has introduced to me. I do love golf games here and there and I thought I'd try it!

I actually like this game! The player character and the customization is really cute. With my only grip being that there is maybe too many unlocks via achievements.

The gameplay itself is very fun not gonna lie. Albeit the battle part is the weakest link to me. Not because it's bad but some players can be dead set on making your experience a bad one. But that's more of a problem with pvp games me think.

Overall a neat little game that is fun to play with friends.

[starlightartlibrary]

Video Game review: Sonic Adventure by Sonic Team

My motivation to do anything is kinda down the drain in the past month but here it is. A review that I wanted to make for a while.

Note that this is about the original version on dreamcast. Nowadays it's fairly known that the ports of this game (Titled sonic adventure DX: Director's cut) are incredibly botched. And I don't mean in slight change kinda of way: Here's it's broken textures, lot's of lower resolution textures than the original on dreamcast and a lot of artistic changes that are baffling imo. Oh and physic changes too. Which causes a ton more bugs.

So I took it upon myself to play the original on it's intended hardware: I bought myself a dreamcast and whatnot. To see and feel what the developers intended. And the difference is huge.

In the port version, I could never see myself playing the game to completion for the various reasons I mentioned. But in the original version I actually did 100% the game. Something I could had never imagined doing.

The art style, light effects and transparency effects are amazing for it's time. It's actually crazy to think that this game is only two years after mario 64???

Also for those who are into the chao garden stuff: In this version of the game it's basically a prototype of. Lot's of stuff that feels weird and jank but it was amazing to experience that too.

Welp that's it I guess. That's one weight off my shoulders for a bit. See ya.

[starlightartlibrary]

Video Game review: Don't Starve and Don't Starve Together by Klei Entertainment

After years of being exposed to those games in some way or another I might as well post about them.

I think both have their merit. However DST will have more polish over time due to being updated still to this day at the price of the content made with multiplayer in mind to some extend. Or a different design philosophy. Big example being most notably boss hp or similar features having completely different ways of attaining them (like lamp posts in DS vs eternal light mushlights in DST). So beware of the game you will pick!

It's surprising to see that almost nobody still discuss the potential that both games have insane sandbox potential in their own right outside of the dedicated community of said games. But if you are now interested because of this post just beware: this takes a long while to learn, master and play.

I'd say the lore of DS is good for what it was! I will not judge DST in that regard sadly because it is still ongoing and I do not like to judge an unfinished story.

If you like base building and very deep mechanics. Those games are for you.

[starlightartlibrary]

Video Game review: Nuclear Throne by Vlambeer Studio

This is a review I've thinking of doing for a while after playing a bunch recently because of the new update but didn't get around to because of bad stuff. And what any time to write something other than being on high dose meds. Oh well.

Anyways yes! This is a game i like but also I view as a time capsule even if it got update recently. Mostly because the "rogue like" genre of video games was in the chaotic process of defining itself with the binding of isaac as the original spear head of that. Nuclear throne however stuck to it's guns (pun intended) and never truly changed while the genre did. Does that make sense? I hope it does.

This game is fast, for the better or the worst. On one hand once a run end you can just easily start another one and there's no biggies, on the other hand you can die just as fast, It's a give or take situation for me. Sometimes I wish runs would be a tad bit longer but I wouldn't want this game to fall in one of the biggest pitfalls of this genre; very long runs.

The game weapons, characters and mutations (perks) are probably the most balanced in a rogue like. With a few exceptions here and there but overall I never feel bad about a choice or a character.

I will say though is that the game is a tad more brutal over other rogue likes. And I guess it fits it's arcade feel but I also think there's a reason why in a genre that is very popular this game isn't. It's brutal but not in the funny way that a game like spelunky will have. Once you die it's just a "oh ok..." feeling.

Also the humor is very much a time capsule of it's time in a endearing way, Y.V. Being the pinnacle of this.

Anyways cheers.