Games you just finished.

[Cirta]

Pretty self-explanatory. Talk about games you just done playing.

Personally, I beat Mega Man 8 today for the first time. It was pretty fun though I will say that was the probably the weakest game in the main classic series (Rockman & Forte included) apart may be for 1 but it gets a pass as its the first game. The gameplay feels sluggish at first, buying the Hyper Slide negates that aspect a bit. What also negates that aspect is getting good with Mega Ball, this weapon alone makes this game way more fun. That and the Rush Motorcycle. I think it's still a really fun game when you try to use starts like that. Would definitely replay again.

 

[Yellow Pyoro]

I finished Lost Judgment about a week ago. When I first heard that this sequel was going to have the protagonist become a part time advisor to a high school, I thought that was lame idea. I ended up enjoying the story, side stories, and the minigames.

The main story isn't as strong as the first game, but it's still good.

 

[Yellow Pyoro]

Yesterday, I finished Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Steam Version). The game released this year in August. Kind of an interesting marketing idea, the idea of reviving a scrapped GBA game. I heard WayForward partnered with Limited Run Games for the physical GBA release. I always hear nightmare stories about LRG, but luckily I have been a digital-only person with games for awhile.

Imagine if Nintendo released a new Wario Land game today, but it was in the style of a GBC or GBA game (I know they would never do that, but fun to imagine).

Overall, the game is fun and I understand why people consider the Shantae series the spiritual successor to Wario Land. I also heard they started development on a new entry.

 

[Yellow Pyoro]

On Wednesday, I finished AdHoc's Dispatch. AdHoc was founded by former Telltale Games members. I remember being sad when the news came out that the original Telltale when bankrupt. In a sequel, I think the actual dispatching gameplay needs to be longer and more punishing. If you fail too much, it should give a Game Over. Currently, you can do a bad job dispatching, but the story just progresses anyway. Near the end, the game introduces a health bar which would've benefitted earlier sessions. I'm glad they made a game I liked and it seems to be doing well financially, so there is a hope for a bright future with these creators.

Yesterday, I finished the final DLC for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 called Mystery Ecclesiae. I beat the main game in April of this year and loved it. The newest DLC came out this month, but I found this one to be a frustrating experience. You are trapped in this new map, your items are limited, and you have to avoid being seen by the guards the entire time.

The guards were the worst part of this. The whole time you are not supposed to be seen by them, but I had to knock them out to get past them. I also stole items, thinking I would need them later (some I did need). These actions created a bigger headache: surrendering to guards will now give you an instant game over. Also, because of the stealing and knocking out of guards, NPCs will run and report me to the guards. In the main game, there used to be a way to pay a fine to the guard or accept a punishment that wouldn't mean game over.

There were many moments janky moments where I couldn't progress the story or get a important item, because of the guards or people reporting the guards. There's also moments where I activated dialogue scenes and everything seems safe, but once it's over the nearby guards or other NPCs suddenly get hostile and I'm running for my life to hide. One of the worst moments was when a main story NPC gave me permission to explore the map without consequence, but this still didn't affect the guards' behavior. They were still out for an arrest that would give an instant game over. Even when I won against the boss and the NPCs thanked me, I had trouble avoiding the guards to exit the DLC map to officially finish it.

Somehow, I prevailed and beat it. I really don't think this DLC expansion pass was worth it.