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 On 08/05/2017 at 11:12 PM by KnightDriver See More From This User » |
First thing I did today was try and get OneDrive to connect files from my PC and phone to my XBO. I could only do it from the PC side. The XBO app only let me see the account linked to my XBO, not my PC account. I searched and searched for documentation on this XBO app but found nothing even on Microsoft’s own web sites. It was really frustrating.
But I wasn’t going to let that take up all my time. I loaded up Slime Rancher which makes me think of The Maw, another downloadable game that came out on Xbox 360. It has very similar graphics and you deal with slimes. In The Maw, you had a slime (Maw) on a leash who behaved like a dog. Your mission was to make it grow by feeding it various creatures on an alien planet. In Slime Rancher you suck up slimes into a Vacpack (vacuum) and then put them into holding pens where you can feed them and harvest their Plorts (must be poo). The Plorts are then sold for space bucks that you can use for upgrades. It was pretty fun for an afternoon, but I began to get a bit tired of making the rounds of the environments, sucking up a bunch of slimes, dumping them into the pens, restocking their auto feeders, collecting the Plorts and selling them. I actually got to a spot where I wasn’t sure where the game was leading me. You use your space bucks to open new areas of the world, but after opening two of them, I didn’t see anything new. There were a few very large sleeping slimes on the levels, but I couldn’t figure out how to wake them. I also got a bit tired of the economics. There’s always something just beyond your financial grasp that makes you figure out how to harvest more material. It kind of smacks of real life. There is a crafting part of the game, but it’s locked behind one of the more expensive areas. I might have stayed with the game if I could have crafted a few items within the six hours I played.
I moved on to Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two, which I bought with rewards money from Gamestop. It’s a 360 game now backwards compatible on XBO. I got much farther than I did the first time I played it, but the end result was the same. I got to a spot where I couldn’t get my AI partner (Oswald) to do his darn job of shocking things with electricity. I was on the roof of the Penny Arcade in a town tasked with filling a piece of machinery with paint, but I couldn’t get Oswald to turn it on for me. Or, at least, that’s what I thought I should do. I couldn’t see any other option. I do love this game’s presentation. It’s full of old Disney graphical style and voice work. It was a pleasure to view. I’ll go back to it one day and look up a walkthrough. I was out of patience this time.
I booted up Bayonetta, free on Games with Gold this week. Boy does this bring back memories of the attitude, animation, writing and general zaniness of God Hand, a game by some of the same creators. Bayonetta plays much faster though. The fighting is super smooth and full of stylish moves making me think of the Devil May Cry series. Get your fast hands out. The cut scenes and story are wildly over-the-top and fun. I was giggling the whole time. I can’t wait to get back to it next week. I’m playing on Normal difficulty, and I hope I can make it to the end. I want to see all of it.
So now I have to find a place for all this retro hadware Mark gave me this weekend and log in all those games.
I loved The Maw. Shame that Twisted Pixel kind of fell off the face of the earth. I don't hear from them anymore, at least.
I managed to beat both Epic Mickey and its sequel, but I sure did have to wrestle with the controls a few times. You know a second player can control Oswald.
Bayonetta was a good action game, but I stopped playing it because it got too violent for my tastes. Plus I didn't like that you fought angels. Just didn't sit right with me.
Yea, the Maw was great. Twisted Pixel did that horrible motorcycle game. I don't know why they didn't do a Maw 2. I think it did well too. People loved it.
I wish someone would come over and control Oswald for me. I got him to behave most of the time but you have to be in just the right spot to activate his electric powers.
Bayonetta is totally irreverant. I think she's someone who's cursed to fight angels to regain her life. Reminds me of Zaibo Ninja Gaiden Z where you're basically fighting twisted catholic priests and stuff.
I liked that horrible motorcycle game. :)
I think I tried it and thought it was fine, but it just seemed so out of left field for that company.I wanted another Maw. I still need to play Gunstringer, perhaps the best Kinect game.
I have an idea for an interstellar monster hunting game called "Cosmic Critters." Maybe I'll turn it into a game someday, or a book, or somethin. I just love the name. I want it to be really gritty and real and dark though, like you can give your critters steroids or starve them to make them fiercer, etc. Something fucked up like that.
The dark space underworld of critter trading and fighting rings. Film trou noir (black hole).
I got Epic Mickey 2 but there was a part early in the game where you need to jump to reach a ledge and I cannot do it. I actually started the game over to see if I missed something but I get to that part again and I can't do it. Really frustrating.
Yea, there were some spots where you had to double jump in just the right way to grab the edge. I hate stuff like that.
I really want to play bayonetta. XBO players get all the good free games.
MS is doing good in that department lately.
Lately? Try all the damn time.
Well, I didn't want to come off as some crazy XBO fanboy. I do like the system.
I still hate that word. I'm sure it describes SOME people, but the fact you thought it uncouth to say you found Xbox's free selection superior is why I hate that word.
Yea, it's overused. I thought it would be funny to conjure, but perhaps not.
Now i feel like i party pooped. Sorry. Also, PS+ has just cause 3 and an AC game this month, so Sony must have heard complaints.
I saw that Just Cause 3, and I put it on my list to get for XBO anyway. It's like $25 right now. Not too bad.
Funny you mention Bayonetta, I thought about buying it on PC a couple of weeks ago. It may have been one of the usual sites I look for games on but most likely it would have been a Steam code.
I like Epic Mickey 2 and for some reason I never finished it. I need to fix that.
I feel like I may go back to it someday when I'm willing to read a walkthrough for that part I was stuck on.
I played and finished Bayonetta a week ago. It was a lot of quick fun, but I'm not really a fan of this brand of zaniness/comedy. So I ended up skipping all of the cutscenes.
I've been finding the boss and miniboss fights to be the highlight. Love those monster designs.
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