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Posted on 07.26.05 by sparklepony @ 8:29 pm
Do you ever wonder what happened to your first true crush? Did they become a doctor? Do they look the same? Do they think of you from time to time when the wind is right? Bernard, the nerd hero of the game Maniac Mansion. He was smart, young, and stereotypically nerdy. Sweet sweet Bernard. I totally crushed out on him. You remember Maniac Mansion, right? Adventure game for NES/PC? - Made into a TV show on the Family Channel? FIFTEEN years ago I got the game for my birthday and played it until my eyes were red and puberty was over. I loved that game so much and miss it equally. I plead with anyone who has any clout in the gaming world to either remake it, or make a sequel/ prequel. If you don’t want to remake the Mansion, remake Day of the Tentacle, or Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders. I don’t care, just make something like it. Make something SORT of like it. Make a game that is slightly similar. Please. I beg. When you do, let me know. Until then, I shall walk outside on midsummer evenings and hear the wind whisper Bernard’s name and remember his bravery Battling Dr. Fred and the Meteor. Filed under: General and sparklepony Comments: 2 Comments |
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Posted on 06.30.05 by sparklepony @ 11:55 pm
This morning I finished Haunting Ground, a new survival horror game from Capcom. What can I say… I am going to make up a classification of a B video game - like B movie or a B side for music. Haunting Ground was, a B video game. You play as Fiona, a sole survivor of a car accident that wakes up in a creepy castle only to be chased by whacked out pervos who want to get into her womb. I can’t remember the line verbatim, but something to the tune of ‘why won’t you let me into your womb?’ was yelled by one of Fiona’s adversaries. Classy. One of the first cut scenes in the game is of Fiona changing out of a flowy satin sheet into some sort of biermadchen/schoolgirl outfit and some jackass watching her do so from behind a painting. Throughout the game Fiona evades various latent sexual predators; Debilitas, a gropey mutated version of the lovable Sloth from the Goonies, Daniella, an emotionless, soulless dominatrix housekeeper and Riccardo and Lorenzo the two virile masculine men that have Fiona’s ‘Azoth ‘on their mind and make the game feel like it is going to break into some fetish porno at any moment. Fiona is being chased by this group of predators and isn’t very brave or good at defending herself, in fact, if her adversaries attack her, she can fall into a panic where the character is uncontrollable and bumps into things, falls down and cowers (much like Clock Tower 3, well, EXACTLY like Clock Tower 3). Fiona isn’t totally defenseless, she does have a few crap weapons that are virtually useless, so she relies on her friend, Hewie, a white German Shepard to do most of the damage to her sleazy foes. I liked the idea that the dog could attack and help (was it the same mysterious white dog that helped out in RE4? Nerd. Nerd. Nerd. If anyone knows this let me know!), I actually wanted to play as Hewie the dog instead of Fiona. When I finished the game today, I unlocked a bonus game where you get to be the dog, which was a fun surprise. The puzzles, castle layout, and graphics were great, and all of the pervy lasciviousness aside, Haunting Ground was decent. I, unfortunately, lost interest about 2/3 of the way through the game. I guess getting chased and hiding from sexual predators flat out got old. Which is yet another difference between video games and public transit. (rimshot) If you are a fan of Clock Tower 3 or the survival horror genre at all, check it out, but rent it. Filed under: PS2 and Review and sparklepony Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.26.05 by sparklepony @ 4:21 pm
It has been a few months since I had finished Resident Evil 4. I am in the midst of replaying it and I have forgotten how much I loved the game. I knew I liked it, but the feelings are a bit more stronger than “like.” I luuurrrve it! It is hands down one of my favorite games ever. There is so much variety in the game play. Whether it be from the numerous weapons and ways to utilize them, or the many adversaries Mr. Kennedy (Leon Kennedy was also in RE2) encounters- which range from, vaguely European, dirty, zombie villagers, to the cave troll from LOTR (it looks like one), to the ‘regenerators’ super creepy bio-engineered/infected/ fleshy individuals that were the scariest part of the game. There are knife fights, boat fights, monk fights, monster fights, sniper fights. So much glorious fighting! I was totally unprepared for the emotional investment for this game -as any sort of relationship based on love would have. It was a long game, extremely stressful, pretty to look at and consistently entertaining. It was paced wonderfully, I was never bored, or stuck and was up too late many a night because I couldn’t shut off the game. I was actually sad when I finished it, but then I found out there are 2 extra games that were unlocked after the game end. So much to love! If you are still unconvinced, let me just say two words. JET SKI. Just like a summer blockbuster movie! Filed under: GameCube and Review and sparklepony Comments: None |
