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Blakes Gaming Update


On 07/23/2018 at 12:42 PM by Blake Turner

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Gosh darn video games are great aren't they? Ive been playing a few. Ive also been watching some shows. Now I'm going to talk about them!

God of War

So I finished God of War and... well I have some mixed opinions about it. I'm working in an in depth analysis of it, but for now let me just say that the camera is fucking terrible. Why can't i control the camera independently of Kratos? This is basic shit we sorted out two generations ago!

There's some really cool shit in this game though. I mean, the story is pretty excellent For a start. The side content though.... honestly I could have done without a lot of it, especially since most of it involves climbing. And this game has to have the slowest climbing speed ive seen in a game. Is it realistic? If kratos werent a fucking God with super human strength maybe.

 The two realms you can unlock are frankly fabulous though. I'm going to mildly spoil some cool gameplay stuff in the endgame here so if you're not okay with that, maybe skip to the next game on the list. We cool? 

 Cool.

 So there's a realm you can unlock that adds essentially a rogue like mode to God of War. Essentially, it's a large dungeon that you can only spend so much time in before the mist suffocates you to death. If you die in the dungeon, you lose any of the cool loot you may have gained. so you have to go in, collect the loot and get out without dying - and it's a fucking blast! I love this mode so much that I'd probably play it as a standalone game, especially as a standalone game Would have a better fucking camera!

Speedrunners

Imagine a world where super meat boy was Mario kart. And also you controlled Spider-Man. This is what speedrunners is.

 If you like couch multiplayer, buy this game. If you like twitch platformers, buy this game. If you like fun, buy this fucking game!

 Basically, it's a racing platformer where you swing, slide, and boost your way to victory, learning shortcuts and various tricks to aid you to victory. There are also Mario kart style power ups, but none of these feel cheap or unfair like in Mario kart, which is a game designed to ruin friendships. Oh daryl,  how nice of you to blue shell me while the Ai shrinks me and I get hit by a counting red shell. Eat a dick Daryl!

Also, this game has a really nice online community where people will actually stop and wait for you to catch up and teach you moves that will help. I've honestly only met nice people playing online so far, it's great. There's also botplay and a short campaign if you only want to play solo, but this is primarily a multiplayer experience. And maybe my favourite multiplayer experience? Bilby and I have been having a dMn blast with it, that's for sure.

My Crazy Ex Girlfriend

I... really wasn't expecting this to be any good. I mean, it has that name, it's on CW and by all accounts it seemed like generic rom com trash. What I got was an oddball musical that feels a lot like Kimmy Shcmidt. It's dark, and hilarious, and wonderful. And the songs! The songs are fantastic! Whether they're about having a girl crush and literally wanting to be that girl (including wearing her skin and having her comment on how good she looks in her skin, to having one guy be every member of a boyband that are also fully licensed medical professionals.

 At the very least, give this show three episodes. It sets up rom com tropes to saki do of take a huge dump on them, so it may seem a little generic for the first little bit. I promise it's fucking hilarious though!

 

 And that's it. I'm done for today. I'm going to watch more Crazy Ex gf. Bye!

 



 

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

07/23/2018 at 07:02 PM

That poison dungeon in GOW sounds pretty cool. I guess they packed that game pretty tight. I might play it eventually. It sounds like something my brother would like, but I think he soured on the franchise due to the earlier games. 

Blake Turner Staff Writer

07/23/2018 at 10:22 PM

It's very different to the early games, both in tone and gameplay. It plays more like Dark Souls but nowhere near as difficult (although still pretty hard honestly).

Super Step Contributing Writer

07/23/2018 at 08:00 PM

I didn't like having to control the camera in My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend much at all. The gameplay ranged from "orgasmic" to "broken" to boot, and I just found the whole experience inconsistent. I was sad to put it down, because the game had some pretty cool features, but in the end it just wasn't for me.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

07/23/2018 at 10:23 PM

Those darn narrative experiences and their lack of gameplay!

goaztecs

07/24/2018 at 01:19 PM

I was looking at getting Speedrunners but the lack of single player killed it.

As much as I used to watch the CW, My Crazy Ex was one show that I never watched. I figured it was your typical rom com show. Maybe I'll check it out.

KnightDriver

07/28/2018 at 09:09 PM

What turned me off from God of War was the speed. It's too darn slow. I want my Kratos lightning fast. That' what he's got on his face, right?

Blake Turner Staff Writer

08/01/2018 at 11:03 AM

He does actually get faster towards the end but it takes so long to get there

KnightDriver

08/02/2018 at 10:48 PM

I'm going to play it again sometime.

Nicoleb1989

07/31/2018 at 06:16 PM

I heard good things about God of War but having not been big into the series I decided to not get it. I might pick up later though.  

I saw the commercials for My Crazy Ex and it looked pretty funny but Im kinda weird when it comes to tv shows. Ill see something and wanna watch it and then Ill miss it and never see it. Im a weird one.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

08/01/2018 at 11:06 AM

God of war is very different from the rest of the games. Id recommend looking up the stories of those other games though as this is still a sequel. 

I'm like that with shows too. I'm like "that looks awesome" and then never watch them. I like short 20 minute comedies though. This is 40 minutes but feels like 20. Eps dont overstay there welcome and the pace is consistent. 

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