21Sep

Pankapu: Episode 1

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Like I mentioned earlier, Pankapu will be released on the 21st of September.

Which is today. Yay.

I have played the game for about 3 hours up until I came to a roadblock that I will explain later. Don’t know if said block was poor design or a flaw that is unique to the pre-build. In either case, expect a timely review now and a thorough review later this week. Once I beat episode one, I will have even more info and insight as to what I think of the “ending”. Yes. There will be spoilers. Not in this review but in the next one. You have been warned.

Before I get into the Good, Bad, and Summary of my gameplay experience thus far, let me recap briefly on how I got this game so early. Like many of the indie reviews I do, the source comes to me rather then the other way around. And as is becoming fairly common for me, the messaging system of choice tends to be through my profile on LinkedIn.com. I was approached by a representative of Too Kind Games and was asked to review it. Upon accepting, I was given a press kit with the pretty pictures you are about to see and a steam code. Perks of being a game reviewer, I suppose.

If you haven’t read my previous post yet, let me recap what this game is about. Real quick; boy has PTSD, his dad cheers him up with a bedtime story, story is about dreamland being taken over by nightmares until dream god creates a hero to save that world RPG platformer style. There. Your all caught up now.

Pankapu is a kickstarter project of a very small indie studio called Too Kind Games, is the dream product of two talented frenchmen, and has been released for the PC as well as pretty much any next gen console you can afford. There is even hints about it being for NX, so you’ll be able to download it if and when you get it for Christmas.

Okay, as always we start nice and positive. Here’s what went right.

The Good

The game in question can be as smooth and polished as you’d expect. It’s an indie game for sure, but one with low-maintenance graphics that feature beautiful artwork, flowing animations, and responsive control schemes that are intuitive to master. So intuitive in fact that the game manages to keep handholding tutorials down to a bare minimum; a godsend in the age of annoying information blips every time you try something new. All in all, maneuvering between enemies and platform is easy enough, and the challenges can require great precision without being unfair. That in and of itself is a staple of good design.

The narrative seems a little too simple at first, right up until you remember that the game itself is actually a child listening to a bedtime story. The game reminds you of this subtly with characters that resemble people who for the sake of this game’s meta story exist “in the real world”. Even when you level up your hero with new magical abilities, you get sparse flashbacks that tell the story of what exactly happened that made the child listening to the adventures of Pankapu wind up with real nightmares. This promises to come together at the end to provide a real sense of closure to what is bound to be a tragic tale of trauma and rehabilitation.

I wasn’t able to play all three character classes yet, but got a good feel for the one called “Bravery”. Its basically when your hero dressed up like a crimson knight complete with shining armor (beautifully drawn shining armor, I might add) a sword you can throw, and a shield that absorbs attacks to restore your magic. It’s annoying to see places where your hero can’t reach because it lacks the ability to “double jump” as promised by the green archer class, but you can always work with what you are given up to a certain point.

The lighting effects of this game contrast sharply and add subtle effects when needed and dramatic effects when appropriate and impressive. The music is soft and peaceful enough to be engaing without being annoying. The levels are well designed, and while it is sometimes tough to play, the game is always fair in a way that tests your skills rather then your patience.

That’s it for the good. Now for the other stuff.

The Bad

Just like I called it, the gameplay narrative is EXTREMELY reliant on cutscenes that aren’t so much cutscenes but slightly animated graphic novels with moving text. The only human voice you can understand is the narration of the father telling the story. Everything else is either mute, or speaks in sound effect gibberish, while you rush through a non-rewindable wall of text that you can easily skip over without meaning too. What’s worse is the annoying habit of the narrator to deviate from the storybook text printed on the page. It’s a minor complaint, especially given the developer’s lean resources, but I can’t help but feel a little confused and snapped out of the moment when I see the game spell one line of text and hear the narrator say something else that is the same but completely different. You never lose the gist of what is happening, but I still would like to hear the father read the story in front of my eyes and not in the designer’s head.

Like I said earlier, the story of the actual game is a little bland. If you ever played a video game since the 80s, you know the basic narrative pretty well, and the plot doesn’t get interesting without the flashbacks or the meta underneath. What’s worse is that some of the characters can be annoying. The spider sidekick you get stuck with seems to quote the obvious a lot, and is the kind of annoying guide that hasn’t bugged gamers since Navii. See Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for details on that infamous character.

While the spider has some moments here and there, even the good parts of the game fail to make up for what appears to be a very severe design flaw. I can honestly say I would not be able to complete the game even if I tried. Unless they update this one major flaw or I find a way around it (will let you know if that’s the case), I find that while exploring a deep cave, one with ledges and platforms jutting out of the walls, there is literally one space that is JUST OUT OF REACH. I cannot jump high enough with my current abilities, and the game will not let me progress without making the impossible jump. Literally an impossible jump is blocking me from completing a single level in the game. To call it a game breaking bug is an understatement, and it needs addressing ASAP if its worth even a dollar to play, let alone 5. Hopefully, by the time you read this article, they will have addressed it in time for you to buy the game.

That’s the Bad. Time to wrap things up.

The Summary

All things aside, if they can fix that one game-breaking bug this game is worth much more then the five dollars advertised. Even if this is episode one, it promises to be worthy your money and your time. It takes real guts to start an indie project like this, and these guys bang out an awesome product that would make and humble bundle an awesome holiday gift by virtue of gracing it with its presence. By itself, I would pay three times this amount for the experience it offers, and despite having some dark undertones, this game is bound to be a family favorite for the budget conscious.

The only thing holding this game back from being an instant classic besides that one bug (which they can fix with a 5 minute update) is the fact that the bedtime story narrative is a little weak and some of the narration doesn’t sink up. Both can be fixed easily by tweaking some of the text elements in the game in a way that perfects the already glorious design.

That’ll end this review. Next up on my list is a game from Telltale, about another kind of knight…

See you then!

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17Sep

First Look at: Pankapu

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Last year, on October the 28th, a team called Too Kind Studios started a Kickstarter Campaign for the game shown above. As you might have brilliantly deduced, said campaign was successful. What you may have also deduced by the existence of this article is that I was contacted by someone representing their team to do a review upon the games release.

The game will be officially released on the 21st with the full review.

As for the game as it is now, I haven’t played any of it (yet) and in addition to announcing its release date, here’s my impressions on the game based on the information provided by their PR campaign.

For those of you who haven’t checked out the Kickstarter campaign or the GreenLight on Steam , the game is basically about a young boy with sever PTSD who suffers terrible nightmares. His father comforts him each night with a special bedtime story that his folks told him. The story goes like this:

That’s the basic premise of the story; you are a hero named Pankapu, upon which the game is named, and you get to save the dream world from nightmares Action RPG Platformer style. The game itself is told through the eyes of the young boy whose listening to the story being told by his father. It is a living testament to a concept in game design referenced as “Mechanics as Metaphor” and promised to be a fun game with a moving backstory that tells of the struggle through past trauma. The game will be released in the form of “episodes” that resonate the same style as an adventure game from Telltale, in the sense that the game will tell a complete story in fragmented parts that will be sold separately. Only 1 has been completed, and will be sold on steam for $4.99.

My Impressions

The game Pankapu reminds me of another game which also included RPG elements in an Action Platformer. Ever hear of a game called “TOMBA!”? For those of you who haven’t, its basically about a pinked haired Tarzan wannabe who fights evil pigs with magical powers. It was released for the first Playstation console, it was colorful, imaginative, and borrowed themes and tropes from every fantasy story you could think of, and does it in a way that is beautifully animated and colorful. TOMBA! was very well recieved in its day, and was one of my favorite games growing up. Pankapu seems to be going the same direction, but with a slightly more serious tone as it sets up its more fantastic elements as a metaphor for a story that inspires a child in need.

The quality of the narrative will lean heavily on this metaphor, and I can only hope to see the nature of the boys’ trauma revealed as the game progresses. The nightmare creatures that you are inevitably going to be slashing and shooting throughout the game provide ample opportunity to reveal backstory as to what it actually was that gave the child PTSD. Different creatures can represent different people or events that happened in the child’s past that reflect on a rather unfortunate set of circumstances; or worse, be the results of outright abuse. Such a theme remains compelling not only due to the unique way its being told, but in the idea that the story is there to help the child overcome it.

The graphics of the game look polished, the animations are smooth, and the cinemas seem to rely very much on the Max-Payne style “Motion Graphic Novel” approach in which your not so much seeing a cinema as you are a slideshow with word balloons. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and for the low low price of $4.99 and the fact that this is a small game that was just recently kickstarted, you can hardly blame the developers and art team for cutting corner. Plus, none of this seems to compromise the quality of the game. Just don’t expect anyone’s lips to move and to have voiceovers mixed heavily with big and thick dialogue boxes and captions.

The class system seems to be very utilitarian and splits on the classic Warrior/Archer/Mage split that seems to permeate so many action RPGS. They aren’t named that of course, and I can say for sure that the naming conventions of everything in this world is…well… kinda obscure. Heck, even the child’s name is hard to pronounce, and every creature and character’s name seems to be taken out of a forgotten over pronounced back page of the Silmarillion. I get that this is supposed to be a dream world, and I also get the hint that the world the child actually lives in isn’t all that different, but even so, staple characters tend to benefit when the audience can remember and pronounce their names. But I digress.

Regardless, the game itself seems to be a lot of fun. The controls seem straightforward enough to be simple to learn and easy to master, and I look forward to cycling through classes and leveling up to find the perfect combos and earn that shiny new ability. I just hope that the way such abilities are used and rendered take advantage of the action platformer system that doesn’t feel slapped on or too reliant on the ol’ skinner-box mentality. The game itself looks promising, and I will be disclosing just how much of a prophet I am once I play the game through and through. Look forward to mentioning more of it on the 21st. Till next time.

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01Sep

Git Gud or Get Writing: Why Gamers should leave Polygon alone

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Okay, before we get into the nitty gritty of this “controversy” a little housekeeping is in order, not only to make sure my comments section and email inbox isn’t invaded by a lynch mob but also to clarify what I’m referring to and why.

To be clear, this is kind of a response to an article made by nichegamer.com here. That in turn is a response to a rather controversial article here. That in turn referred to what basically amounts to the overall reaction to the video shown below.

As you may or may not have noticed, the person playing the game in this video has skills that are…lackluster, to say the least. The response from gamers was basically a combination of outrage, disappointment, and protest against not only Polygon, but gaming journalism as a whole. Again, the response to that outrage was this, and the response to that article was that. The former article seems pretty biased, as it basically blames disasters like GamerGate for the controversy that developed, while the latter article from NicheGamer at least tries to be fair, even if it expressed an opinion I disagree with.

So now that your all caught up, let me be clear on a few things; it was DEFINITELY a bonehead move on someone’s part to let someone with very little interest and/or experience in FPS titles represent the demonstration of Doom, which is the flagship title of not just the genre but the whole concept of 3D gaming. Without the first Doom game and Wolfinstien 3D, we wouldn’t have classics such as Halo, Half-Life, Overwatch, or System Shock (Precursor to the more famous game Bioshock), all which are touchstones in the transition from pure 2D to the 3D landscape vistas we so often explore.

That being said, its obvious that the video is meant for little more then a demonstration of how the game looks, feels, and works in general. While it is a shame (and kind of a missed opportunity) that they didn’t just sponsor some professional player on twitch who is already an expert on FPS games in exchange for playing in this video, the response before and after this video to the gaming journalism platform as a whole hasn’t exactly been admirable. To this day, twitter is echoing with retweets about how the guy who reviewed the game Doom for Polygon represents everything that is wrong with the medium of game journalism.

Let me be clear; the man who reviewed “Doom” for Polygon did NOT play in that video!

Trust me. He didn’t even write that inflammatory article from paste magazine; Garret Martin did. I won’t mention the name of the reviewer of Doom because he has nothing to do with this whole mess nor does he deserve further defamation.

In fact, if I am going to be honest with you guys on here, I can say that this kind of culture war BS that goes on between gamers like me who played computer and video games since age 4 or younger and the rest of the world is mostly a product of this kind of internet bitching and moaning. The storm of GamerGate has come and gone, but the hate mongered on both sides put a sizable rift in our community, and while I can’t say nice things about the reactionary response from Garret about the whole thing, it certainly feels like we have more to talk about in gaming then weather or not some guy paid to play the Doom tutorial for 30 minutes is any “gud”. I hope that in writing this I present a clear and objective view to the conversation without adding further flame to the argument. I will relent to the awesome guys at nichegamer.com and to gamers in general that we are definitely represented in the media, but like the late great Michael Jackson said, if you wanna change the world, take a look at yourself and make the change.

OK. Housekeeping is done. Onto the nitty gritty

Why you should leave Polygon alone, and why it matters.

Gaming skill is a definite boon to reviewing and writing about games, believe me, I know. But a much better skill to have for journalism, even for journalism about games, is of course journalism. Getting your facts straight, communicating effectives with speech and/or writing, and getting to the core of what affects the gaming industry as a whole are far more important then being able to strafe and shoot at the same time. To say the game reviewers and journalists in general should be “required” to know how to play games is like chastising a commenter on ESPN for not knowing how to throw a football. It sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud.

I hate to break it to you guys, but gamers as they are often referred to represent the minority of actual video game users. We are basically what experts call the “hardcore” players. That is to say, we are the ones that have been playing since the beginning, and we are the ones that stayed. While I am proud to be in that circle, I share that territory with a much wider demographic known as the casual players. These are the players that make up you grandma or your sister, whose first experience with games is very likely Candy Crush on the Iphone. While I admit its painful to see new players like these pick up Doom for the first time, and I definitely think that it was a mistake to let someone from this group play the first 30 minutes of said game before anyone, these types of novices make up the vast majority of the purchasing power that puts companies like Bethesda and Id software afloat. They are the new generation of gamers, and have been its lifeblood since the beginning. After all; weren’t YOU a new player when you picked up Super Mario Bros for the first time? Or was it Pac-man at the Arcade? Joust? Pong, if you are really old?

The average age demographic for video game players is 18-35. We should start acting like we belong in that age bracket. I don’t know about you, but doesn’t maturity involve a little thing called patience?

Am I right or am I wrong?

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13Nov

Fallout 4 review

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There is a very good reason Bethesda took away not one, not two, but 3 game critics awards for their showing of Fallout 4. It promises to be one of the best games this year. To put that in perspective; it was pretty much announced this year. As in two months ago. At this year’s E3. That never happens. Most games these days make their entire dev cycle in a PR circus up to the point in which they have to postpone or rush the deadline just so they can ship out a mediocre product that ends up getting thumbs down by guys like me. Bethesda studios did it right; they showed up to the PR conference with Fallout 4 near completion, an honest demonstration of the gameplay, and on top of that a finished phone application that promises to become more popular then the game, for reasons we will discuss.

Since this is my first review in a LONG time, and I am still working on redesigning this site, it might be a good idea to restructure my game reviews in a slightly less obscure format. I will be sticking to the usual 7 word Synopsis, but I feel that this approach needs a little tweaking. Instead of attempting to define what could be a 50 hour experience into 7 words, I will simply write a small paragraph for each section. A paragraph for the good, for the bad, and for the summary. I might revert to my old method when posting on twitter, but that seems to be the only time where the “traditional” format is useful. That, and maybe for those vine reviews I always wanted to do.

Anyway enough chitchat; here is the 7 word synopsis regarding whether or not those E3 awards mean anything.

Here’s my Review of Fallout 4

The Good

Let me start off by saying that I love playing this game. Period. I was a big fan of the previous game Fallout 3 and actually enjoyed Fallout:New Vegas despite some of its flaws. I think almost every decision made in the game itself was either necessary or at the very least necessary to make this a top quality game. The graphics look very realistic when your not moving something in a weird way. The controls are responsive, and more attuned to FPS style combat then any other Fallout game to date. Even the command system, while not completely flawless, does offer you a degree of control over companions. The little tutorial videos for the series patented S.P.E.C.I.A.L system look like they were made by a professional animation studio from 1935 . The story, while simplistic, offers a wide variety of options without adding too much complexity, and the sheer depth to character statistics make crafting your character feel like an art form him OR herself.

and speaking of crafting…

never have I seen the core mechanics of RPG, RTS, and world-building games like Minecraft come together so seamlessly. Not only can you build modifications, not only can you build cities AND run them. Not only can you upgrade machines and augment your massive robot power armor, but you do it in a way that compliments your exploration and RPGing. Rather then being just tacked on, it becomes part of both the story and the game as a whole. You know all that useless junk you end up hoarding in every single Bethesda game (not just Fallout; Skyrim had this issue too) when your looting a cave? That’s all useful now. Everything from the teddy bear to the globe to the broom sticks can be McGuyvered into something as cool as a weapon mod, a power up, a new type of explosive, or even a new house and piece of furniture. All the Homemade stuff that served as mere backdrops for the previous Fallout games that were obviously made from scrap are now yours to build and command. You are no longer just a lone adventurer but an active leader of a community and a builder of your own monuments.

Do use responsibly

That’s it for the Good. We got a few things for the Bad that you need to watch out for.

The Bad

I’m not going to talk about how the animations sometimes gets weird when certain objects like items or AI chicken heads move in the wrong spot. I’m not going to talk to you about how there is no tutorial for the V.A.T.S. system that still predominates the combat system. I’m not even going to complain about how you can build everything in Fallout 4 except bullets and ammo; two very important resources in a game with dozens of guns as the primary weapon. Those are all things to watch out for, to be certain, but one thing trumps them all that actually ruins the experience pretty badly if your not careful.

See this screen?

This is free wallpaper that is based off the loading screen. The one where you press start and it loads that awesome game I told you about. I pressed start when beginning this game at around 8:00 am this morning, hoping to get a little more play time before writing this thing.

It’s almost 12:00 at noon as I type these words. IT’s STILL LOADING.

I am not the only one with this problem either. I played this game on the Xbox One, and its supposed to be even worse for the PS4 and PC. Plus there are supposed to be glitches to watch out for, including one where your weapon disappears. I thankfully haven’t run into any problems like these. Worst that happened to me was that there is too much load time and I sometimes saw characters and objects float while on the edge of surfaces. This is pretty normal though.

What isn’t normal is having to wait 4 + hours to not just play for the first time, but continue playing. This is ridiculous. I have tried restarting the app, unplugging the Xbox One, and it still loads like molasses. I will try updating the Xbox One and see if it helps, but a word of caution to the unwary consumer; be prepared to wait.

Okay that’s the brunt of the bad, lets wrap things up.

The Summary

You might think that playing this game isn’t worth it based off my previous statements. Especially if you never played a Fallout game before. While I can say for sure that veteran Fallout fans will have a much better experience with this game then inexperienced players, the game is worth learning and worth the wait. My advice would be to start the game before heading to work on Friday and then playing it for the rest of the weekend. It takes that much time to load, that much time to master, and you will have fun for hours upon hours.

It’s like building a shack out of scrap metal, or modifying you Fat Boy to carry more nuclear payloads; all it takes is some time and work.

That’s it for Fallout 4. Next I will be finishing a long overdue coverage of last year’s South Jersey Geekfest, and maybe a special article about a Fallout 4 perk that personally offends me. Hold my calls.

Update

Go figure. I update my Xbox One, and the game loads like a dream. Remember kids; always update your consoles!

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21Oct

Time for a MUCH needed update.

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, I added some advertisements and a tip jar on the far right. That is because

A: I want to prove I’m not dead.

B: I need to monetize this site somehow and Patreon isn’t cutting it by its lonesome.

and C: because advertising hasn’t paid me yet, and is notoriously unreliable. Hence both the tip-jar and the Bitcoin add. Still waiting for that digital gold they talking about.

But anyway, that’s not why I posting finally after almost a year. No. The real reason I am posting is because I have several pieces of news.

Personal news. Some good and some bad.

Since I just admitted to being a negligent, lets start off with some good news; after thinking long and hard about it, I decided not to shut down this site. I might have discussed it with several people, some of which I owe a game review or two for, but know that I am not going to go through with it. I have plans for this site and so long as I can afford the hosting fees, I am not going anywhere.

Now for a little bit of good news wrapped in some bad news. While I still have that $100 gift card for Steam (apparently gift codes don’t expire) and the contest is still technically open, I won’t be announcing another winner until next Geekfest in April. That’s right.

I will not being attending SJ Geekfest this year in October.

The reasons for this are numerous. Among them is the temporary association with a game dev group called Mythwood games. Here’s the story behind that;

I originally was going to start a Game Development LLC with three guys I met at the Illustrious Philly Game Forge (article on that sometime in the future) and one of them was completely in charge of programming-a skill the rest of us had yet to master. To make a long and ugly story short he and his buddy quit leaving me with my friend Omar to try and pick up the pieces We were both passionate but had trouble with the technical aspect, so I gave up the company to him in exchange for what I had invested and let my Good friend Omar take care of it while I took CS classes. He still runs the operation and you can find out his latest work right here.

Meanwhile, I am taking Object Oriented Programming at the local community college when my boss calls me from my part time job at the Chinese Restaurant I used to deliver for and lets me go. Shortly after I start classes, I get job offers for freelance work I signed up for online. I need to take them, since all I had left besides projects like this is a part-time janitor gig, so all of the sudden my free time starts to evaporate.

Now your up to speed.

This also means I won’t be updating or reviewing for quite a while. Money is tight for me right now, and I have obligations outside of this site to attend to. Silver lining here though is that once my schedule clears up, I will be using my time away to completely redesign this site from scratch. I will do away with this gaudy GamePress theme and be making my own plugins and designs. I will still probably use WordPress, assuming that it proves to be feasible before April.

Until then, I will be leaving the site like it is only because the last thing you guys need is one of those god awful “SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” splash pages ruining your browser time, and also because I don’t wanna close down the tip jar or advertising to be completely honest. Plus I know of a few ways to modify the site without actually messing with the FTP source files, so I can upgrade the site as a whole all at once when I’m done.

Until then, I will see you next time. Here’s to new beginnings! 🙂

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20Feb

Time to Announce a winner!

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12Feb

One more week for the $100 Steam Gift Card Giveaway

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I think 5 months is long enough to start posting again, don’t you? Yeah, thought as much.

Since it’s been so long since I actually posted on here about anything, and I never officially ended this contest, I think it is only fair to give it one more week for those of you just tuning in. For those of you who have been waiting several months, just wait one more week, and don’t cancel that newsletter! I will end the contest by then.

Same rules as before; sign up for the newsletter and you automatically get a chance to win.

U.S. citizens only. Sorry but shipping outside the states was very expensive last time, so I can’t do it again.

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25Oct

Broadcast cancelled

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Sorry Folks; too many people are streaming here at Geekfest to get a good connection. Wifi is lucid on some occasions (this being one of them right now) but I can’t rely on it.

I have two broadcast videos here, but they both end abruptly. Now you know why.

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25Oct

Giveaway Announcement-Live at SJ Geekfest!

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Title says it all. I will be hosting another random giveaway for all my loyal followers and subscribers!

Please subscribe to my newsletter on the right and/or click the “Patronize Me!” button here or up above to donate to my Patreon account. Both supporters and subscribers are eligible to win.

This Years Prize: $100 Steam Gift Card!

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE BROADCAST LIVE AT GEEKFEST – 9:30AM TO 5:30PM

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21Aug

October is Coming…

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I really need to stop doing this. I am juggling waaaayyy too much on my plate, and I am sorry I didn’t post until now.

Since this month is almost over, and Retro Month was almost 30 days ago, I am going to only do a brief article on newgrounds.com next. After that, it will be business as usual. Since October is going to be THE month for next gen releases, that probably means a bunch of First Look Articles on all the fun stuff you saw at E3. If you missed that, check out this Article.

Yeah, Once October comes in, almost every game that was showed at E3 or otherwise will be coming onto GameStop Shelves and Steam Store icons like Black Friday madness. I will try my best to review as many titles as I can (in particular, those you got a first look at) but I will be one man acting as legion. Unless I can find some guest bloggers, there is a good chance I will not be able to cover some titles. This is guaranteed to include Wii U and 3DS titles, since I am flat broke and own neither system. Sorry Nintendo fans.

The rest of you have a lot to look forward too. I will be hosting a few booths at one if not two small conventions in New Jersey, and will be able to give live feed. Don’t Worry; I’ll use a better mic then the crappy one on my Mac this time. I got a turtle beach headset that’ll pretty much cut the mustard. I’ll be sure to test before using this time.

The small conventions I will be attending include a festival being held at a local collectables shop called the Retro Station. I’ll post it once the owner announces it officially. The next one may or may not be another booth at Geekfest. In either case, I will be hosting another giveaway. I haven’t decided what the prize is, but it will be something significantly cheaper then a gaming console. I’m leaning towards either a Steam Gift Card or the latest and greatest game coming out that month.

If you have an idea for a giveaway prize, post in comments please!

Also this month, I will be doing a special lets play for

After that, I will basically be posting a Shopping List for Black Friday. I’ll be reviewing throughout the Fall season, and can pull on some research after October. I’ll be posting a free version on the blog, and might even sell a deluxe version for $0.99 each. We will see.

Also on the agenda; since I am no longer giving away a Playstation 4, I desperately need to change the video on my Patreon page. That means a new video for youtube and the page itself. Stay tuned for that.

Along the way, I will continue experimenting with HTML and CSS, which means that once the holiday rush passes, I will most likely be redesigning this site from scratch. I will see if I can keep the site running up until it’s time to relaunch, but until then its something else to look forward to.

It’s going to be a busy few months, but at the end of it all it’ll be worth it for me and you. Thank you so much for making this site possible.

Until next time.

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