The Walking Dead Season 2 - The Game: Episode 1

And I'm back!

[CONTAINS SPOILERS – Do not read any further if you haven’t played the game but plan to do it]

I also warn you about all them feels I’m going to express! I’m usually a bit more objective, but that’s just not possible with this game.

The Walking Dead Season 1 was an amazing experience that I probably won’t ever forget. The game showed me how serious life can be and how hard it is to make the right choices. It is my favorite game for a reason. Now, if you haven’t heard of the game, it is a zombie game, where you have to make decisions that will let you survive the game. Bad decisions will kill you. Good decisions will let you live. It’s as simple as that.

Instead of the usual first person shooter survival game, The Walking Dead created by Telltale focuses on the story more than the gameplay. If you’re looking for a shooter, this game may not be for you, but if you love a good story like I do, you will love this game. There’s not much gameplay in the game. The game is set up much like a movie. What makes this as game though, is the fact that YOU are making the choices of the characters – you decide their story.

Now on to what I was actually going to talk about. The Walking Dead season 2 - Episode 1: All That Remains came out yesterday, and because I had preordered it, I could install it as soon as it came out. When the download had finished, I went right into the game and played the first episode of this season. And boy, what an experience!

I’ve known for a while that Clementine would be the main character this time, but I didn’t really know how to react to the news. I might have felt a little bit split between feeling good or bad. I mean, Clementine has suffered so much and I just couldn’t bear to see her out there alone, but at the same time I liked the fact that I didn’t have to get attached to a whole new character all over again.

After clicking play, it took me about five minutes before I was already crying. I will just leave it at that to not spoil too much – but I’m starting to see the evil in the people who created this game. I don’t think I know any books, movies, etc. which are sadder than this game. And the fact that Clementine is now walking around casually with a gun in her hand really sets me off. That one hit me hard. I don’t know what it is, but seeing a child having to carry a weapon like that is really not something I ever want to experience in real life.

And that’s not even everything. Clementine really has changed. That’s not negative, of course, but she’s become so mature that it’s almost hard to handle. Her values have changed. She’s so young, but finding a big box of toys only makes her throw it away and say: “Mmph. Nothing edible.” I just don’t see much of a child in her anymore.

 

Just when I think the thought that maybe the creators aren’t that heartless after all by letting Clementine have a dog as her friend so she isn’t alone, the freaking dog attacks her and makes her kill it (or I kind of made her kill it – but only because it was suffering!). That friendship was ruined in a time span of about ten minutes. That is what I call evil. Just when you get attached, you have to let go again.

To not only have sad things in this rant of mine, I must admit I love when Clementine uses sarcasm. I caught myself laughing out loud several times over her talking to herself. I actually think one of the things I love the most about these games is the sarcastic comments throughout the game.

Well, that’s all for this time, I apologize for the rant!

Here’s a trailer for you!

 

Shia

Run!

'Sup!

Yesterday i went on a gamesite to play a coop flash game with my cousin, and to the right in the game recommendations was a game that I hold very dear to my heart. If I have any sort of brain damage or the kind, it is most definitely because of that game.
So of course I had to play a bit of the game after I was done playing with my cousin - and today I have also been playing for some time.

 

The game is a simple flash runner game with the fitting name "Run", where you have to control a little cute grey alien-ish figure. You use the left and right keys to control your movement and use space to jump - as it is in most other flash games. In the game you pretty much have to keep yourself on the platforms without falling off which is indeed very simple. The cool twist in the game is that you can turn the 'screen' around by walking to one of the sides which gives off this 3-dimensional feeling.

Find the game here: Run

I used to play this game a while back, 3-4 years ago, and I found it very hard, but at the same time fun. I used to play it for hours everyday, so it should be fair to say that I was quite the addict. As I played it today, I didn't find it that hard - I made it to level 40 in a short amount of time. I probably still got it in me from all those hours of practise years ago ;)
I have looked through the comments though, and there are various opinions on the difficulty of the game, but if I have to say anything, it is that even though a level can be hard, it isn't impossible. There are routes that are easier than others, and after a few tries on a level, you will surely be able to figure out a good route.

I agree with many other players of the game that the respawn time is almost 'God-ish', since there is no retry screen, no long pause or anything after you fall off and die. You just respawn where the level starts, and if you're not ready, the little guy will just fall off the edge, and *plop* he's back at the beginning, and you can start again! Fast respawn time everyone!
The game isn't too fancy, as I have mentioned before, it is very simple. But to me that simpleness is what I like about the games - yes at some websites there are upgrades, but if you keep away from registering on any websites, you will pretty much be seeing nothing but a grey guy jumping on colorful platforms.

As I googled the game, I found out that there has been made a "Run 2" game, where you can choose between two kind of 'aliens' - the runner and the skater, and the sequal of the game really took a hold of the 3-dimensional look. I can't review the game much though, since I haven't actually played that much of it.

Find the game here: Run 2

 

Game credits: Programming by Joseph Cloutier, Animation and Art by Alex Ostroff. 

That was all for today!

Shia

Game Parody Videos

Helloo!

So since I have had litterally no time to write today (mostly because I spent most of the day enjoying life with Chris(Sunday) watching Man of Steel, which I must say was very.. different than what I expected -cough- Aliens -cough-), I won't be able to write about something very interesting.
Therefore I figured I would use my secret weapon today! Game parody videos! Unfortunatly I haven't found that many parody videoes yet, so you will have to live with the very little variety in games that the videos are based on.

Game parodies:
 

 

Youtuber: Dan Bull

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/douglby?feature=watch

Game: Bioshock Infinite  

Extra:
I review this game in an earlier post here.
 

 

Youtuber: Peter Coffin

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/petercoffin?feature=watch

Game: Bioshock Infinite

 

 

Youtuber: BlahBlahBlahGaming

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BlahBlahBlahGAMING?feature=watch

Game: Minecraft

Extra:

This song is about the ever-so-famous Herobrine, and I have written about a few Herobrine maps for Minecraft in an earlier post. You can read it here!

 

 

 

Youtuber: Bebop Vox

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BebopVox?feature=watch

Game: Minecraft

Song: Last Friday Night - Katy Perry

Extra:

This song fits me so much. The night in Minecraft is very very scary.
 

 

Youtuber: CaptainSparklez

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainSparklez?feature=watch

Game: Minecraft

Song: Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Extra:

I have cried several times to this video. Yes, I'm not even kidding - this is some sad shit!
 

 

Youtuber: Tobuscus

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Tobuscus?feature=watch

Game: Dead Island Riptide

Extra:

I really enjoy this song - even if it's a parody, I find the song extremely beautiful!
 

 

Youtuber: Smosh

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/smosh?feature=watch

Game: Assassins Creed III

 

 

Youtuber: TheWarpZone

Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWarpZone?feature=watch

Game: Halo 4

 

Shia

They're Gone!

Have you ever suddenly remembered an internet game you used to play when you were a kid? I certainly have, and what nostalgia it brings thinking about that one game. You might have forgotten the name, website, etc. for the game, but after a bit of research you finally know where to find the game. Except no game appears. And it is nowhere to be found.
I have experienced this SO many times now. The moment you realized the game, you loved as a child, has been removed from the internet by the owners, you feel stunned! Or at least I do.

 I mean, I understand that things cause websites to lock down, and therefore everything with them, but a game played by so many people, should be able to stay somehow. There are probably a lot of issues which makes it impossible, but my point is that it really is sad, when you realize that you will never be able to play that one game ever again.

It is very hard to recommend any games for you guys today, since the games I’m referring to is.. well.. removed! So I will just mention a few games, where I’ve experienced the feeling described above.

 Removed games:

 Hønespillet (the chicken game)

 
This game was created by the Danish company DanÆg, if I remember correctly, that has a website about pretty much just eggs. The game was about taking care of your own personal chicken with the goal of receiving and finding as many eggs as possible. The game was a 3dimensional game and did take a lot of time playing, since there was no “ending”,
– you just kept looking for new eggs.
 

Powerbabe

You might know of this game, since it was an international one – though, if you’re a guy, I really hope you haven’t played this, haha. In the game you have a character that you can get all kinds of clothes and accessories for, and the game is pretty much about winning bitch fights against other girls by bullying them or ganging up on each other. Which, I am guessing, could be the reason why the game was taken down in the first place.
 

Kellogg's

Kellogg's isn’t exactly one game. It was more like a place with a lot of different games which were, of course, about all of the Kellogg's characters. To be honest, I’m not even sure if this was online or on a disc, but what I know for sure is, that I’m probably never going to find it ever again, and I remember that I spend quite some time playing it. And that just makes it sadder when I know I won’t be playing it again.

Draw My Thing

I have even heard rumors that the ever-so-popular game Draw My Thing might not exist much longer on the internet, because the buyer of the game’s website OMGPOP made a bad decision and bought the site for much more than it was worth. This has resulted or will result in a lot of OMGPOP’s staff being put off work – and therefore: no more games. Let’s just hope that it is all rumors though, because that game is awesome!

I know I put a few Danish games in here which you may not know of, but my childhood consisted of pretty much only Danish games, so that’s how it is going to be. If you know where I can find any of the mentioned games or if you have had the same experience with a game as I have, feel free to comment below!

Shia

Ghost Party

Hello!

Here is just a quick feature from me today. I found a cute little indie game which I decided to try out. The game is called “Ghost Party” and is an RPG styled game, and I found the game randomly on an indie games website.

The game is about a lonely ghost in a big house and one of the ghost’s favorite hobbies is to check out the people who live in the house. But murders start happening in the house, and it is the ghost’s job to find the killer.

At first I wasn’t really sure what to think about the game as I was just walking, or rather floating, around in the house and clicking on everyone and everything to either hear some random stuff or to receive random stuff. But then the first person died and turned into a ghost, and I realized that I was the one who had to catch the killer. The game finally made sense to me.

It’s pretty much a puzzle game. The people or flying bats asks for things and you have to find them for them to get further into the case and in the end solve it. The game had a very cute design, and if you read some of the things it says when you click on furniture, people, etc. then you will see that it is actually a quite funny game. The ending does seem kind of rushed though which makes me sad, but it seems like there are three possible endings to get!

Well, if you don’t think a ghost wearing fanny pack and bats paying the house bills are awesome, then I’m not so sure if you’re even human. So download the game! It takes about… 3 seconds to download, and the game is totally free!

Download the game here: Ghost Party

 

Shia

Recommended: Let's Play Videos

Heeey!

If you haven't already guessed it - the lack of enthusiasm on the blog this week is caused by a nice test all of us have been doing for the last three days! Lack of sleep has also been present, so for today's feature I'll be giving you a simple: 'Recommended videoes' post!
But of course it has to fit the usual theme on Wednesdays, so I will be posting different let's play videos made by some pretty cool guys!

 

Player: CoopCrowd - Wills & Henry
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/coopcrowd

Game: Portal 2

Custom map: Flaming Lemons by YM_Industries
 

 

Player: Cry

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChaoticMonki

Game: SCP Containment Breach

Extra:

This is probably the first gameplay I ever saw with Cry. I must admit that first I thought his voice was weird, but THANK GOD that I still ckecked out his other videos! He is, after all, my favorite let's player of all time!

 

Player: AntVenom w/ friends
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AntVenom
Game: Minecraft
Map: Teacher - Minecraft Minigame
Extra:
Yup, you're not going to avoid any Minecraft videos. I apologise, but I just can't leave them out.
 

 

Player: Smosh - Ian & Anthony

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SmoshGames

Game: Amnesia

 

 

Player: PewDiePie

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie

Game: Seaman

 

I hope that you can all see that clearly none of the above gameplays were very serious let's play sessions, but you can always check out their youtube channels to find better and longer gameplays, with great stories and of course great commentary!

Also, I have posted a feature about the two let's players PewDiePie and Cry, which can be found here.

That's all for today! I will see you all next week!

 

Shia



Herobrine's Mansion

Hi guys!

I finally have my long-awaited holiday, which means that I got a lot of time on my hands. So I have been playing the ever-so-popular game Minecraft for a couple of days. You have no idea how huge my love for that game is. It’s so simple but then again so huge, beautiful and adventurous. Here's a short post about a map I tried out!

Herobrine's Mansion
Source: Hypixel's website

Well, my friend Angie and I were playing Minecraft together, and he mentioned a map called “Herobrine’s Mansion” by Hypixel, which I soon downloaded to my computer.

I tried it out in single player on easy mode, which I found to be.. well.. extremely lonely somehow. And very hard! There are way too many enemies for one person to handle, and the enormous world made me feel very tiny and very alone. But then Angie saved me by agreeing to play it with me, so I set up a server for us to play on, and we began our adventures.

The game took us about 1-2 hours to finish and consisted of six pretty cool boss fights and of course many fights against custom made monsters around the map. The map was unbelievably amazing and since I didn’t feel so alone anymore the game experience was perfect.

 

Find the map here:

Herobrine's Mansion

 

It is a very well-made map where you do quests around and inside a big mansion, where you in the end will meet Herobrine – a guy I find very scary – and hopefully beat him!

The map looks great, and you can easily see that a lot of time has been put into the making of it.

The map can be played in both single player mode and multiplayer mode, but I really recommend playing “Herobrine’s Mansion” with a good friend of yours!

 

If you ever feel like playing "Herobrine's Mansion", here's a little hint for you: Some zombies may be very small - but those are your worst enemy and you should not take them lightly!

Other map recommendations by Hypixel:

 

Herobrine's Return - the sequal to Herobrine's Mansion

 

Wrath of the Fallen

By the way; if you ever meet me on one of the many Minecraft servers out there, feel free to say hello!
My username is ShiaTheChatbox, and I look like this:

That's all for today, I'll see you next Wednesday!

Shia

Persona 4

Hello!

Don’t you always feel a bit out of place when you have just finished a book, movie, game etc? I certainly do. You want to do something else, but you just can’t seem to start on something completely new.

As I told you last week, I finished playing Bioshock Infinite (find the post here), and since then I’ve basically tried to find out everything about the game – obsessions are healthy, you know!

But there is a point, where you just can’t dig up any more of the good stuff, so I wondered what to do next. I concluded that a new game wouldn’t do much good for me, so I put my computer on snooze, found my extra cable for my headphones and then plugged it into my television.

It was PlayStation 2 time! Since I started playing computer games, my ps2 has been pretty lonely, but it was time to turn it on once again.

Persona 4: Golden

For the last three days I have been playing the ps2 game: Persona 4 – also called Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. The game is published by the Japanese computer and video game developer: Atlus, and it was released in 2008. The game has been renewed as a “Golden” version, and is sold as Persona 4: Golden in the stores right now. I don’t own the console for that though, so I am not able to try it out.

 

As for the game itself; it’s a nice blend between simulation, role-playing and strategy, where you go to school, develop your social links and help people on small quests, and at the same time you find clues, save your friends and fight evil shadows.

The story circles around a small group of friends (which grows bigger throughout the game), and each of them has their own persona – their true selves whom they use to fight against shadows with. They all live in a small town called Inaba, where murders have been happening, and it is up to this group to make sure no other person dies. The game has a time limit of one year, where you have to improve the lives of yourself and your friends.

Persona 4

In combat you attack the enemy by turn, and when all team members have had their turn, it is the shadow’s turn to attack. The game uses the Press Turn System where player and enemy can take advantage of each other’s weaknesses, and you fight using either physical or magical attacks.

The great thing about the game is that you can’t just expect to be good in combat just by leveling up. You have to improve your relationships with your friends to get benefits in battle and to be able to create some pretty awesome personas.

 

To be honest I still haven’t finished the game – which is a fail from my side, but I still love the game very much, and I like the fact that I can play it and experience many surprises in the story – so yeah, I don’t know how the game  will end yet.

All in all, the game has a great plot, lovely characters, nice soundtrack (which is included on a CD when you buy the game) and a great idea for the gameplay!

Persona 4

A little hint of the game:

 

If you look at a turned off television exactly at midnight, while it is raining – your soul mate will appear on your screen.

 

What I have learned throughout all of the years I have owned the game though, is that it NEVER rains at midnight in real life!

 

Persona 4 - Opening                      Persona 4 - Trailer  

That’s all for now, I’ll see you next Wednesday!

Shia

Bioshock Infinite

Hello out there!

For more than a week, school hasn’t been very generous, not at all actually. So how come I can still sit in front of my computer with a smile on my face?  Let me tell you: Games! And not just any kind of game, but the newly released and long-awaited game: Bioshock Infinite!

 

[No spoilers]

Bioshock Infinite

 

Bioshock Infinite was released on March 26 in 2013, about a month ago, but it was already announced to be made on August 12 in 2010 – long-awaited I said! Bioshock Infinite is the third game in the Bioshock series, but isn’t much like the two other games regarding setting and theme.

I haven’t played the two other Bioshock games, since I have judged them to be too scary and dark – even though I usually like scary stuff. The difference in the new game is that it’s so – bright! It’s so colorful and has actual people in it – monsters, mutants etc scares me to death!

As I don’t want to spoil anything about the game, I can’t really tell you much – But it’s basically about the handsome man Booker Dewitt (voiced by Troy Baker) who has a debt to pay, but was told that the debt would be erased if he got them the girl Elizabeth (voiced by Courtnee Draper) who is imprisoned in a tower in the city in the sky, Columbia.

From what I know Bioshock Infinite has got a similar concept and gameplay as the other two games, but since I haven’t played them, I can’t know for sure. What I do know is, that the game is utterly amazing! It has one of the best storylines I have seen in a long time, the characters’ personalities, looks and actions are so original and when the characters interact with each other, it makes your heart flutter, and what surprised me most about the game – is how incredibly beautiful the sceneries are in the game.

All in all, Bioshock Infinite was a fantastic experience, and this will not be my last time playing it at all! -  And to all of you out there, who haven’t played it yet: Buy it, play it and enjoy it! Because it’s one hell of a good time you’ll have!

 

Here's a video of me singing the song "Will the Circle be Unbroken" by Courtnee Draper from the game Bioshock Infinite - Enjoy!
 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed today’s feature – I’ll see you next Wednesday.

Shia

Let's Players!

Hello everyone!

Today’s post is going to be a short one, since I came home just a few hours ago, and am now very tired. I hope you don’t mind! J

Since I play a lot of video games, I need a source to learn about new games. My source; let’s players! So I thought I should tell you about my two favorite let’s players of all time!

First up: PewDiePie!

Source: Unknown - but it's probably Pewds' own photo

 Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie

 

You don’t know him? Then go to YouTube’s front page, and one of his videos will surely pop op somewhere. Those videos are everywhere!

PewDiePie, also called Pewds or Felix is probably one of the most popular let’s players out there, since his fans and subscribers has increased A LOT over the last few months. He plays almost all kinds of games, but for what I know, he was made famous with his scary gameplays. Instead of just being plain scared of the games, Pewds used to have and still has a great kind of humor, making all the scary stuff in the games seem either humorous or ridiculous.

Pewds is a positive guy, always joking, and always caring for his friends and fans, the so-called bro army (which I am proud to be a part of).

A negative thing about Pewds can be that he easily ruins a good story in a game, since he, if the game is too tragic or sad, let’s the jokes take over and therefore ruins the mood. But if you need a great laugh, or are feeling down, PewDiePie is the best at changing the mood and putting a smile on your face.

 

Here's one of PewDiePie's videoes - It's not a game video, but a kind of vlog, which he makes every friday (except he's always late), and it's called: "Fridays with PewDiePie!"

 

 The video is from 7th of April 2013

 

 

Next: ChaoticMonki!

Source: DA - Purebell

Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChaoticMonki

 

ChaoticMonki, the so-called Cry, whose real name is Ryan is probably my favorite let’s player. Unlike many of the popular let’s players, Cry hides his identity as much as possible, not having a face cam when playing, and not telling the fans too much about himself. But that is probably why so many people love Cry. He is a mysterious, but interesting guy with a very soothing voice, if I may say so.

When Cry is playing video games, he manages to completely put himself in the main character’s stead. He puts all of his heart into the story, mood and characters, and he often ends up being very emotional. When bad stuff happens in the game, Cry can become unbelievably mad (trust me – you wouldn’t want to meet him mad!), when sad stuff happens, Cry sometimes feels so emotional that he may start crying, and when good stuff happens, Cry acts like the happiest guy on earth.

He is so earnest when playing video games, and puts his everything into it, and I just love how sincere he can be. Aside from playing video games, Cry also does a few “Cry reads” videos, where he reads aloud scary stories, which isn’t anything but perfect for me!

His voice acting is amazing, and he manages to capture every feeling in every word, he reads aloud – it’s like magic! But let me not get started on his perfect voice!

 

A nice fact about Cry is that he does livestreams with his friends every Saturday night at the website:

 

http://www.twitch.tv/cryaotic

 

 

Well, that's all for today everyone! Hope you enjoyed - if you got any questions, write in the comments below, and I will see you next Wednesday!

 

Shia