March 2015 Recap

On 04/05/2015 at 06:51 PM by daftman

Games Beaten

-Resogun (PS4) (PS+)

Resogun is basically a fancy version of Defender and that's okay. Defender is a classic. Simply getting through the levels is simple enough—shoot everything—but saving humans and getting a high score provide plenty of depth. Three very different ships, not to mention the ship editor, provide plenty of variety. I'm not into the crazy difficulty on the higher levels but I'm sure some people love that, and it does get old after a while. But there's a lot of good fun to be had here.

-Shovel Knight (Wii U)

Shovel Knight is like playing an NES game but without all the baggage of '80s game design. The sprite work is gorgeous and the music is super catchy. The controls are spot on and the levels are challenging without becoming frustrating. There are lots of secrets to find too. The game is just plain fun. It's so sincere in what it does that I can't help but love it. Instant classic.

Games Bought

March was an amazingly slow month for game purchases, and that's a good thing. The first game was Resistance: Burning Skies, my second physical Vita game. I now have the entire Resistance series...but have played only some of the co-op stuff in Resistance 2. The next game was Lost Odyssey (360), a game I was always on the fence about, but finding it in great condition for $2 made up my mind for me lol. The last one was the original PS1 version of Klonoa, which I nabbed during one of Sony's flash sales for 96 cents. If that isn't impusle buy pricing, I don't know what is.

But do I have time to play Lost Odyssey? What a silly question

Then, of course, there were the month's PS+ games. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty (PS4) is probably the most interesting to me (haven't played an Oddworld game since the '90s), that or Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PS4), though adventure games have always been less of my thing. CounterSpy (PS4/PS3/Vita) looks good too. I was never very interested in Papo & Yo (PS3) but honestly I'm surprised it took this long to come to PS+. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (PS3) is redundant for me because I already have it on PS4 (where it's prettier). Lastly, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood (PS4/Vita) is...some sort of 2D skateboarding game? I'm very interested in that one, as you can tell.

Now Playing

-Strider (PS4) (PS+)

This is a pretty cool little game. It's a metroidvania rather than a level-based affair and a pretty breezy one at that. Getting ready to head off to the final area.

-Donkey Kong Contry: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)

This game continues to impress. We're at the boss of world 4, which consisted mostly of water leveling, incluing one that had a ginormous angry octopus. Good stuff.

-Destiny (PS4)

I'd been playing this on the PS3 with my brother but he got a PS4 halfway through the month and so we switched over to that. It looks soooooo much better on PS4.

-Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)

In the second tier of the G-level quests and starting on a new set of armor. Gonna be fighting a lot of dragons.

mothman

04/05/2015 at 07:06 PM

Lost Odyssey for 2 bucks? Score! Also Klonoa in any format is a great game. I have MH Freedom Unite too and it looks pretty cool from what I've played.

daftman

04/06/2015 at 06:24 AM

I found Lost Odyssey at a consignment sale for kids stuff, so I wasn't expecting to find something like that. Some mom just getting rid of unwanted stuff! I played the Wii remake of Klonoa back when that came out and really liked it but I don't own it, so I figured this was a solid buy. Monster Hunter can be a lot of fun once you figure out how it works but it's best if you have someone to play it with. I wouldn't have patience for that game if I was playing it solo.

KnightDriver

04/05/2015 at 09:13 PM

I'll have to pick up Lost Odyssey sometime.

04/06/2015 at 06:25 AM

That's more or less what I always said. Now I've moved onto "I'll have to play Lost Odyssey sometime"

Super Step Contributing Writer

04/06/2015 at 12:18 AM

Yeah, Shovel Knight is damn good.

04/06/2015 at 06:43 AM

It IS. I hear they're working on DLC for it. More Shovel Knight can only be a good thing, I think.

Nick DiMola Director

04/06/2015 at 06:49 AM

Looks like you've got a full plate for now, but I'd definitely recommend giving Papo & Yo a shot. It's a pretty short game overall, something like 4 hours long, but it was really touching. Both me and Matt Snee did a review on it if you're interested in hearing more.

04/06/2015 at 08:20 AM

Alright, you have me interested now, especially if it's that short.

04/06/2015 at 09:21 AM

Haha, good. It's really unlike anything I've played before, and I haven't played anything since that even begins to stack up. I don't think you'll regret giving it a shot.

Ranger1

04/06/2015 at 01:06 PM

Lost Odyssey is my favorite RPG of the 360/PS3 era. Need any tips, just ask.

04/08/2015 at 07:59 AM

High praise! I'll let you know if I have any questions...when I get around to it lol

BrokenH

04/06/2015 at 03:09 PM

Lost Odyssey was a good score. It's really expensive on Amazon right now,probably due to rarity. Haven't played the newest Valiant Hearts but I got the 2nd one for the playstation 1 and it was surprisingly very dark & mature. (Even going into things like rape and sex trafficking). It was also a very fun turn based strategy game.

04/07/2015 at 02:15 AM

I think you mean Vagrant Hearts there. I want to play those.

04/08/2015 at 08:02 AM

Yeah, Valiant Hearts is an adventure game set during World War I. I doubt it's as heavy as Vagrant Hearts but from what I've heard it still deals with some very serious themes. You'd probably like it.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

04/06/2015 at 10:13 PM

Lost Odyssey for $2? Damn! That's a great game. Tough though, in the beginning.

04/08/2015 at 08:11 AM

I tell you what, Snee. I've got too many RPGs in my backlog. The internet tells me that Lost Odyssey is at least 50 hours long. So easy to put something like that off lol. I'll get to it eventually.

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