Am I heartless? Has my soul inside become chilled? Am I incapable of being wowed by repeated tropes? Or am I simply unable to appreciate a game like…

 

Let’s play a game. It’s called “do you care.” I’m going to ask you a couple questions, and all you have to do is answer the question, “Do you care?” Okay, let’s begin. *ahem*

You are in a place. Do you care?

 

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Hah, finally, an actual reason to play user-made content in a platformer.

 

On its own, Below Kryll is a sub-par platformer with lame jokes. You can jump, dash, throw Kunai and hit stuff with your sword. That’s it. If this was all it was, there would be little to set this platformer apart from the fifteen kajillion other platformers out there. What makes this one special is its user-made content. No, not the fact that it has user-made content. The fact that this content is woven directly into the game itself.

 

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Uh… what?

 

As you might have read, I enjoyed the Shadow Warrior remake, rating it at Tier 1. This is a freebie game that came along with the purchase of Shadow Warrior. Calling it a game is generous. It’s more of a punchline. The punchline you ask? Well, the entire game is you, playing as a janitor, where you have to clean up to the mess left behind by Lo Wang.

 

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At some point in life, you just have to let go.

 

This project of Lepcis and I’s have brought me a different perspective on the value of nostalgia. If you’re not having fun doing it, then don’t do it. It’s pretty much that simple. 7 months ago, before we started doing this, my plan was to play every single game I could get my hands on–even if it was trash or if I was miserable while playing it. I wanted an encyclopedic knowledge in my databanks of “game” and wouldn’t be satisfied until it was completely filled. Now, I’m not saying that I will never play and finish a sub-par game again. After all, I still really want to finish Wizardry 6, a Tier 3 game in my mind, so that I can import my characters into Wizardry 7, a Tier 1 game. I think the difference is perspective and obsession. My perspective shows me that something that isn’t fun and is poorly made does not intrinsically have value just because it is a game. If I choose to play it, it will be just that–a  choice–not a result compelled by my obsession to play all games.

 

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Errrgh…

 

I think they may have been trying a bit harder in this one. Maybe. There a few small changes in combat that imply design. SP now starts at 0 and regenerates through combat which means you can’t open up with your strongest moves right off the bat. Menus have been cleaned up a bit to provide slightly more tactical data. The opening to this game was actually… kind of funny. It showed a near identical scene of the 4 goddesses fighting each other from one, but then it cuts to reveal that it was actually just the four goddesses playing a video game. Then again…

 

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