Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Trails beyond the Horizon
We Love Katamari
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Resident Evil: Requiem
Resident Evil (1998)
Final Fantasy X
Space Marine
Pragmata
Final Fantasy VII
Streets of Rage 4
I've had this for years but after trying it on a chance but could never beat the last stage which feels like a difficulty spike in a game that is basically pretty easy, but because I was using my O2M again I decided to try and finish it since I'm using the android version. What really helped was getting using to dodging attacks with laning by moving in and out of the path of an enemy and closing in a diagonal manner. I love the system of using health for specials but getting health back if you can hit enemies without being touched.
This is a very good game and probably my favourite beat em up? The real feature of this game is just how much content there is, there's so many characters and so many features, more if you buy the DLC (I appear to have it but I don't recall buying it). Even without all that content, replaying this to get better is a good use of time in itself IMO.
That was a very good direct for JRPG fans I think, a new Xenoblade out of nowhere was pretty crazy, just straight up out of the blue. Though I liked other stuff too, anyone else think the Wii Sports stuff looks super fun? Wii vibes all over again >_>
EDIT - I think it's way too soon to say anything about OOT Remake, we got barely nothing other than it existing, I'm not against the idea of a remake but I don't get why people have written it off already from that teaser
One last shill for Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk, which just gets better every week, I'm so unqualified to explain why this is so good, but damn it I'm going to try, because I absolutely love this series:
1) First off, at the time I hadn't seen enough episodes at the time of the previous post to get a real sample of it but one of the things this series does is every episode has a unique art style, it might be a miss sometimes for some people but I don't think there's a style I dislike, in some cases it absolutely adds to the vibes and feel of the scenes too. I believe each episode is done by a different studio? Either way, not something you'd do unless you had a lot of care for the source material
2) The OP is awesome and I think does a good job of conveying the feeling of the show, but the OST for the show is just as good but I'll refrain from posting the insert songs. The part of the OP where the characters are introduced and Gujo-senpai does her cigarette trick makes me feel like I'm in a group of friends.
3) It's secretly one of the best Yuri I've seen in a while, the relationship between Botan and Ibuki progresses in a fairly slow burn-ey manner and yet it doesn't feel like it drags or rushes out, I don't think they're ever not sincere about how they feel when they start to work it out. I dunno, it's just nice to see someone tell someone they like 'you're important to me' outright instead of freaking out for once you know?
4) This is hard to explain and is why I said I feel unqualified earlier but, I like how it's sorta' about finding enjoyment in something normal or regular, and with someone else, it's not about alcohol per se imo. But Ibuki is a massive alcohol nerd and Botan does indeed 'blossom' (read: gets a bit uninhibited, but not outrageous) when drunk and arguably wouldn't be able to open up as much with Ibuki without it, but I just like that they can savour a drink and enjoy it, having a cold one in the the Japanese summer (PTSD) down by the river, what life is all about. There's an episode where Ibuki mentions the wine warms her up from the inside and the cool air cools her down on the outside making her feel cosy as fuck and man, I felt that one.
5) It's incredibly artistic, this is part of the differing artsyles, but there are so many frames of the show I'd happily hang on my wall, it just looks gorgeous. While I'm here, yes I'm going to say the scenes are beautifully directed too, in the sense that you think 'that was a lovely moment'
6) The vibes are off the freaking charts, between the writing, the different artstyles, the drinking in a bar, there are just so many scenes where there's a relaxed silence or a strong feeling that feels palpable, not to mention the music
7) Finally, this might be a bit of an overlap, but I just like the writing a lot, I like the way people talk to each other here, have I used the word 'sincerity' yet? I'll use that now then, I like the way scenes are written, like the one in the shrine, I like the way it doesn't have really any BS that drags it down. It just feels honest. Especially considering the alcohol thing. (I've seen someone online say it glamourises alcohol, but I don't think it does, they drink like they have the tolerance of a superhuman though >_> )
Anyway, just wanted to get this off my chest, I like this more than Bocchi the Rock which was a Top 5 anime for me, no amount of bolded text and numbered paragraphs can really do justice to the feeling I have watching this really, if you get the chance I hope you'll try it, you might latch on to it the way I have but you might still enjoy it!
Maybe I've always incorrectly categorised Code Veronica as 'the Claire game' and not 'The Redfield’s game' but I never liked that Chris steals the spotlight in the second half of CV so part of me hopes she at least gets to close the new game out, but I know not everyone thinks she's the best character in the series so whatever. (Pretty damn popular I think though, despite her GLARING absence in Requiem)
Other than that, I hope we don't lose out on stuff like this in the remake with the new OTS camera
Alastor
