Classic fourth option on the crucible, rewind time.
Suddenly Shepard is back. Back to right before when they land on Eden Prime. Nihlus is about to jump out the doors. Without a moment’s hesitation, Shepard quietly tech-fucks Jenkin’s gun, causing it to shoot Nihlus in the ankle. Nihlus is brought back on board to be treated for his injury and Jenkins is severely reprimanded but will remain alive. The commander silently apologizes to both.
Shepard goes alone with Kaiden, picking up Ashley on the way with no real changes up until the freight yard. There the rogue Spectre stands, pacing as if he’s waiting for something. He can’t quite put his talon on what’s missing. Shepard signals Ashley and Kaiden to stay back as they approach the Turian. They protest but Shepard will hear none of it.
Shepard calls out to the Turian, steadfast and deadly serious. He seems mildly perturbed by this development but his stoicism remains.
“How peculiar that a human would make their way here amidst the destruction...if I may ask, what do you think you’re going to accomplish?”
Shepard ignored his words and simply arms a grenade, making their way towards him.
“I know about Soverign.”
That visibly shakes him. Hard. His mandibles splay and his eyes seem to brighten but they are far from done.
“I know about the reapers. I know about the plan. The geth. The Citadel. Noveria. Feros. Virmire. I know it all.” Shepard grits their teeth, never daring to break eye contact with the shaken Spectre before them. “And it doesn’t work. And I’m not going to do it again.”
“I-.”
“I don’t care about your excuses. I don’t need to hear them. I’ve spent three long years trying to convince the galaxy it’s facing Armageddon only to be faced with a choice I never wanted.”
Finally the distance between the duo is almost closed. Both seem to be holding their breath, the tension suffocating as Shepard twirled the grenade between their fingers.
“So, you’re either going to help me, or we go together. I can’t do this different without you and I damn well won’t let you continue the path you’re on. So...what’s it going to be, Saren?”
A moment passes and then another. Only the whistles of wind and fire can be heard. Finally the bright blue eyed turian seems to wilt, almost as if relieved. With skeptical eyes and a quiet nod, he offers both wrists to the human in surrender.
Violette, who was driven mad by her jealousy towards her half-sister and committed a crime, regrets that crime from the bottom of her heart inside her prison cell. However, when she came to, time rewind to the day she met her younger sister—the day she lost her sanity.
Danny yawned, stretching his arms above his head. It was Friday, and Danny couldn't be happier about the way things were going. His friendship with Dash and Chris grew, they started meeting up at the park nightly. His lost pretty much all of his anger towards his mother, sadly Sam's was still there. His mum was suffering a lose, he couldn't blame her for that, but Sam... Sam didn't really have an excuse. Regardless he can at least look at her without being mad.
Sam hadn't been very glad about befriending Dash, and the two often got into little arguments, but nonetheless his friends have never been closer. Tucker still was the only one he opened up to, he gave Tuck some details about the alternative future, even he agreed it was a mess.
He spent a load more time with his dad that was for sure. The spark of pain from his wrists reminded him that. Even with his healing, the hours he spent helping his dad tinker away at different things (that would one day be used against him) put a strain on his muscles. Not to mention ghosts attack, which was still a bit of a back and forth battle between him and Lancer.
Another yawn left the teen as he moved to get ready for the day. It was the last day before the weekend and he couldn't wait. He struck a deal with Valerie, Sam, and Tucker to take over ghost hunting for Saturday so he could spend the day teaching Dash and Chris.
That was another thing that seemed to spike up in the time he set things straight. Dash and Chris were quite interested in ghost hunting, and wouldn't let Danny tell them no in helping... Especially as they happened to see the raven haired teen in a less that functional state after a particular brutal fight between Skulker and him without Tucker.
Regardless, he only had a few loose ends he wanted to tie. He didn't want some unnecessary worries and dangers if he could help it.
"Daniel?" Danny gave an awkward wave, floating cross-legged in front of the older halfa. Vlad looked up at the snow white hair teen confusion clear on him.
"Before you say anything, I don't want to fight." Danny landed on his feet, letting the light wash over him and returning him to his usual look. Well his usual nowadays, which consisted of an over-sized sweatshirt and jeans. He decided a NASA one would be fitting. The teen's eyebrows furrowed at the flash of concern that ran through Vlad's indigo eyes. "I want to make a truce. I don't want us to keep fighting with each other. We are the only two of our kind after all."
"And what are you proposing?" Vlad asked, raising one brow. He leaned back and crossed his arms before him. "Last time I check, you were the one to deny me-"
"Me disowning my father, and you marrying my mum are out of the question." Danny growled, the memory of actually losing his dad flashing through him. He took a deep breath, ignoring the furrowed eyebrows of the older man. "Look, I decided I'm tired of constantly having to fight you... Can't we find some middle grounds... please?" Daniel added, his stern face melting to a pleading and exhausted teen. Vlad stared at him, eyes trained on the teen. His mind mulling over what the teen has said and what the teen looked like. Vlad wanted to ignore the jolt of guilt he felt over the teen's rugged look, but found it wasn't quite that simple.
The silence hung in the air, Vlad connecting the pieces. He couldn't believe how heedless he was to how everything was affecting the younger halfa. All of Danny's clothes hung off him, he had dark bags coloring under his bright blue eyes, and the sheer amount of exhaustion that showed through those eyes. Vlad thought for another moment before nodding. All this wasn't doing him much good either, over time the drive he had has began to distinguish. Even if his body didn't quite age as fast, he's mind did.
"Very well, little Badger." Vlad stood, walking towards the teen who seemed to relax a tad bit. "If you allow me to train you."
"I'm not going to-"
"Not in that way Daniel." Vlad shook his head. "A prospect of this truce would be that we do not attack each other, we will not reveal our secret, and we train together. I'd very much like if the only other halfa can defend himself." Danny paused, eyes searching Vlad. When he found nothing, a smile slid onto his face.
"Deal..." He paused another moment, before speaking up. "If you train me, you gotta train my friends in hand-to-hand combat. It's a package deal." Danny shrugged at the look he got.
"Very Well, your two friends may be included-"
"I got two more..." Danny rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly with a small smile. "They don't know about the halfa secret though, so don't give me that look" Danny quickly added at the annoyed look the older halfa had given him. With a sigh, Vlad pinched the bridge of his nose before nodding.
"Very well, we'll start next week."
"Vlad Masters!?" Dash questioned, eyes wide at the thought. He couldn't believe he was going to be trained in ghost hunting by none other than the mayor. Chris on the other hand, looked beyond confused.
"Whose Vlad Master?" Chris questioned, clearly lost on who it was they were talking about. Danny couldn't say he was very surprised, Chris hadn't even know Lancer was the vice principal until well past the start of his time at Casper high.
"Masters." Dash corrected with the shake of his head, disbelief finding it's way onto his face. "He's the Mayor of Amity, you live here!"
"Oh! The creepy guy with the pony tail." Realization crossed the purple hair teen's features, before confusion took over. He kicked his legs softly swinging, before turning to Danny. "How do you know someone like that?"
"College buddies with my parents" Danny answered automatically, before stopping himself and re-answering the question. "We had a childish feud at one point, now he's helping everyone out with hunting."
"Ah... I guess I'm down for it." Chris nodded, turning to the blonde of the group. Only to be met with silence, and said jock staring off into space. His blue eyes looked well past the two, and were slightly glazed over, giving away his day dreamer state. "Dash?" His name seemed to snap him from his thoughts as he turned at focused on the others.
"Uh?" He questioned, confusion clear on him before the thought caught up with him and he remembered what they were talking about. "Yea, I'm all for training with Mayor Masters."
"That's good" Danny smiled. Almost like a switch had been flicked, the conversation switch to their normal conversation. The talk normal consisted of Dash giving a story about his own friends, Chris complaining about something his sister or dad did, or Danny giving another outrageous story about his family. Regardless of what was spoke it stayed light hearted, normal so.
Danny smiled and laughed along to another story from Chris about life before Amity. His smile didn't slip, he was happy. Content even. He felt extremely better than he had the first round about of things. His anger, exhaustion, fear, pain all was slowly diminishing. Life was taking a major upturn, and he was glad. Even with all the pain he had felt, this came out of it. A better life, one where he was thriving rather than just surviving.
More action games should have time rewind mechanics like Prince of Persia. Not only are they cool and spectacular as heck, they could even substitute for health potions AND stop players from cheesing their way through by tanking damage.
Peppy’s Adventure update now offers more to the gameplay
Peppy’s Adventure action puzzle game now offers Time Rewind on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of developer Pepite Studios. Available with a discount on Steam and Humble Store.
Independent development studio Pepite Studios is eager to announce that Peppy’s Adventure has received an update. This now adds a Time Rewind feature to the core gameplay.
The Time Rewind mechanic is bringing more flexibility to the Peppy’s Adventure gameplay. Since this allows players to undo previous moves up to 10 seconds. While adding a fun and interesting aspect of gameplay. As well as making the game more accessible to some players.
In order to keep true to the original gameplay of Peppy’s Adventure as a super challenging game. Continuing to mix puzzles with a die and retry mechanic. Using the Time Rewind feature will not prevent the time count to keep running forward. But it will therefore impact the players’ score. In addition, the feature is disabled for some special levels, boss fights, and time-attack mode.
Peppy's Adventure - Trailer Update - Release date
“We believe we found a good compromise that will always keep skilled players more rewarded. But at the same time allow casual players to have a better experience discovering the game. We cannot wait to get feedback from the community!”
Peppy’s Adventure is a 1-screen, top-down, action puzzle game. While controls use directional inputs only. You control Peppy, a bun-shaped bunny, on his journey to rescue the village younglings from the clutches of the Hooded Fox. As you pursue his airship, you will have to solve your way through short challenging levels. Doing so as fast as possible facing an army of reckless foxes.
Peppy’s Adventure action puzzle game will offer a 25% discount during the Steam Winter sale and Humble Store. Dropping the price Due is due to $8.99 USD / £6.96 / 7,49€. Due to end on January 5th 2022. To celebrate, an exclusive skin will be granted to anyone playing the game during the sale period. Along with continuing support for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC.
