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The Mechanical Triumph of Armored Core VI
It has been exactly 9 years, 11 months and 1 day between the previously released Armored Core Verdict Day and Armored Core 6 and that’s one hell of a time. For a quick refresher, Gen 5 of Armored Core is the weakest the series has been, in my most humble opinion. While it has some positives, like the movement system, art direction and soundtrack, the negatives unfortunately outweigh the positives…
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Is More of the Same
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 had all the writing suggesting it could be another great outing, and while it doesn't reach further in innovation or topping what came before, it remains a solid sequel with a few loose screws
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Armored Core V Was Almost There
In this sixth and penultimate part of our #ArmoredCore retrospective, we examine how AC V's focus on online-play had repercussions on its single player content, and how VD, while shinning, still suffers from those choices.
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YouTube Channel Update
Heya, just to quickly update on what I've been cooking for YouTube and will likely be my content schedule till the end of the year.
- Next video will be on Armored Core V and Verdict day and I have lots to talk about it no doubt, and after that, I'll put the retrospective on ice for the sake of my sanity lol
- After that, a Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review, moreso on how it iterates over the first one
- Afterwards, a video on Armored Core 6 to close out the retrospective (can't wait), followed by a video discussing my journey through the series and ranking the games.
- Next will be one for Alan Wake 2 video in the same vein as the RE4R video where it's very game design centric
- A video on Need for Speed Heat and Unbound too sometime later - maybe next year - as we continue to analyse Ghost Game's relationship with the franchise.
- And finally, to close out the year, a video on The Callisto Protocol and how it holds up a year later with all content finally out.
So, in essence, 7-8 videos are what you can expect till the end of Dec 2023, and it's a lot, especially now that I'm working part-time and the little time that I have off I focus exclusively on YouTube, but I'm confident I can make this work.
See you guys then <3
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Quick thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty + 2.0 + New Ending (Spoilers included)
For the last few days I've been playing Phantom Liberty, slowly taking my time I get to know the new characters, delving deep into the game mechanics and just immersing myself in this new expansion and fucking hell, I swear to god, I have it really well cemented in my brain that in Night City it's kill or be killed, and they still got me by the throat with how the story concluded, and the airport mission - IYKYK - was a banger, on some peak kino banger shit.
Which speaking of, about the expansion itself, great acting - I at first Idris sounded a bit stiff, but I got used to how that integrated well with his character's roughness -, the spy thriller element alongside the writing are so top tier, it's genuinely insane how they manage to keep it very human in the sense of how everything and everyone is unpredictable regardless of personality or intentions, the new music is so fkn glorious, like Adamczyk and Jacek fkn killed it, the new 2.0 changes and updates literally turn the game more mechanically significant, as in you can now more finely tune your builds now that clothing doesn't have stats + the skill tree, it's honestly immense the amount of work that went into overhauling the main game + the expansion too, I had so much fun.
And the song credits too omg, it's all fun and games until the Polish man starts singing lol
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Now the new ending, I don't really feel it's as bleak as people say it is, not as bleak as having your complex trapped in Arasaka's servers, but man, it still hits like a truck. V is no longer able-bodied the way she used to be, all of your friends have moved on, the most understandable being Panam who is distraught and angry, the most depressing being Vick, the most empathetic being Judy - I played fem V and dated her - and the most happy being Misty, I really love her new design which seems to be a mix of her and Jackie's style with the jacket, she looks so cool.
It's kinda like a second chance at life ending, now V can leave Night City, free of any shackles the way I see it, and pursue other stuff, I really like it. Also, "Think we can in our heart forgive each other ?", genuinely the most beautiful thing Johnny has said, it'll stay with me the most no doubt. It got me and my friend discussing how choosing to befriend Johnny throughout your playthrough really makes for the best interactions the game has to offer, and I really don't think I could ever be an asshole to Johnny, no matter how many playthroughs I do, I just love seeing him either happy, really sassy or genuinely mad and concerned when time calls for it.
A part of me does feel conflicted with my personal feelings and V's intentions cuz their dream was to be a legend in NC and having that stripped away must be soul crushing no doubt, especially when you lose almost everyone you loved in the way stuff isn't what it used to be, but me personally I'm just happy they get a second chance and just figure shit out on what to do next, but if there's an ending I definitely see as canon/"good ending" where both our POVs align, it's the one you part ways from NC with the Aldecados and go away with Judy and Panam to live your last days.
There really is no other dev like CDPR man, I love em
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Armored Core 4, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Minimalism and Maximalism
In this fifth part of our Armored Core retrospective, we explore AC 4 and For Answer, and see how both fulfil different purposes that deliver the best gen the series has seen so far.
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En Garde! Review - A Fence-Tastic Adventure
En Garde! is a fun action game and one of the few out there where its approach to a refined design outweighs its problems.
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Playing Armored Core Nexus for the First Time
In this fourth part of our Armored Core retrospective, we explore Nexus and analyse from top to bottom how it completely collapses under the momentum built by the previous entries.
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Getting into Armored Core 3 Retrospective
In this third part, we take a look at both Armored Core 3 and Silent Line, and how we can slowly notice FromSoft’s focus on more quality content than incremental design changes as the series moves forward.
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Getting into Armored Core 2 Retrospective
In this second part, we tackle both Armored Core 2 and Another Age, and while they don't push the formula significantly, they iterate, polish and enhance their greatest elements to new heights.
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Need For Speed Payback Is Much Better in 2023
As we continue to visit the newer NFS games, Payback is the next on the block, and today we’re talking about why it may be worth giving it another shot in 2023.
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A Newcomer's Perspective on Armored Core (PS1)
In preparation for AC 6, I’m currently playing through all Armored Core games + expansions and while I do so, I’ll share my thoughts on every entry with you all, so here’s my perspective on the PS1 entries.
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is Actually an Adventure Sim
For quite some time, I had a lingering thought of TOTK possibly being an Immersive Sim, but after sitting with the idea for close to a month, I think there’s a much better way of labelling what the game is really doing.
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Breaking Down Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gameplay Reveal
After countless watches, I’ve broken down some of the new gameplay changes and additions present in #SpiderMan2PS5, and it’s pretty exciting to see where this game is going
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Star Wars Jedi Survivor is Bigger, Bolder and Flawed
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor as a sequel is bigger, bolder and flawed. An amalgamation of various elements that click really well, but I just don’t feel the game is quite there yet.
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Revisiting Need for Speed (2015)
It’s been awhile since I’ve touched Need for Speed 2015, like 6 years, so I decided to go back, beat it, and see how it holds up years later 🙂
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Jiraiya and Tsunade
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