After approximately five minutes of being in the captain's chair, your ship's sensors detect a PACT fleet warping in. Unfortunately for the Neutral Rim, PACT didn't stop there, soon beginning a quest for galactic conquest. PACT is a relatively new power, having arisen when it overthrew the New Empire's tyranny and assumed control of its planetary holdings. It's a new, state-of-the-art battleship in the small planetary defense force of Cera, one of the planets in a region of the galaxy known as the Neutral Rim, named so because the planets there remain unaffiliated with either PACT or the Solar Alliance, the two major galactic powers. Without giving too much away, you play as a dude named Kayto Shields, and you've been given your first command of a starship in the Cera Space Force - the Sunrider. I'll address the two different genres the game hits in their own separate sections, but first let's take a look at the plot.
The title screen just says "Sunrider," but it's called "Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius" in Steam. I think it was originally just called "Sunrider" but had the title changed when a second half was added or something. It's about 60% visual novel and 40% sci-fi mech tactics game. Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius is a game that's not quite like anything I've played in the past. The phrase "you get what you pay for" has no place in the same discussion of this fan-damn-tastic visual novel, that's for sure. Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius - Steam - August 4 It was dumb, and fun, and well worth the low, low price.Ĩ2. Toadled was a short/cheap Steam game where you grow from a small toad to one that can eat worlds. The game I kept being reminded of when playing was Red Faction: Guerilla (high praise!), as it brings that same energy and love for explosions. There's a real sense of speed over vast open-world terrain that makes navigating a joy, the fun (albeit repetitive) destruction-based missions are a hoot, and the game typically looks sharp (even if it suffers some framerate issues and pop-in).
SUNRIDER MASK OF ARCADIUS DEV CONSOLE SERIES
Other than a few minutes with JC2, this was my first real time with a game in this series - and I adored it. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Switch I am pretty sure I got a 'bad' ending so I'll probably come back at this one, FAQ in hand again. In SotN, the item improvement was incremental but Aria's stat jumps are too drastic. The weapons were really cool but the rate at which you received them meant that after about an hour, the odds of any given weapon found being worth your time dropped like crazy. The soul system was great! It meant a lot more menu navigation than really jives with me but it was a great Metroid-esque approach to level design and it was fun to figure out which sets of souls had synergy with your current weapons. Low-Key Alucard was interesting and I thought it was a cool Castlevania III homage to have Alucard and descendents from the Belmonts and Belnades clans, even if only one of them was playable. Things I did like: The nods to the franchise' history and a lot of the ancillary characters. There were way to many long corridors that dead ended into empty rooms with no real purpose or treasure. I also was not impressed by the design of the Castle. You basically run around a castle till you find someone to tell Soma what to do, no questions asked.
Things I didn't like: I didn't like Soma as a protagonist because he did not seem to really take any agency in his situation. Not a bad game! Definitely doesn't top Circle of the Moon as my favorite GBA game but it's a great mini version of Symphony of the Night. Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes (PS3)Ĭastlevania The Adventure: Rebirth (Wiiware) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
Super Mario Bros Advance 2: Yoshi's Island (GBA/WiiU) Super Mario Bros Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 (GBA/WiiU) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64) Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube)Ĥ7. Scramble (Game Boy Advance, Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced)Ĥ4. Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (GOG.com)Ĥ2. Wizard Fire (Wii, Data East Arcade Classics)ģ1. Dungeon Magic (PlayStation 2, Taito Legends 2)Ģ8. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TurboGrafx CD)Ģ5. Exile: Wicked Phenomenon (TurboGrafx CD)Ģ2. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Famicom)ĩ. Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For- (Steam)ħ.
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