I hate title lines: Shovel Knight and Metroid Fusion.

On 10/07/2013 at 12:12 PM by transmet2033

I had some thoughts of things to post over the weekend, but I did not. I find myself running away from computers over the weekends and and touch them only if I am dying. So, I have already failed in my challenge to try and post a blog a day in October. I am perfectly fine with this because I am still going strong with my Metroid Fusion challenge, and I will get it to that later on.
I did want to mention Shovel Knight over the weekend. I got a Kickstarter update that had an HD trailer attached to it, and boy does the game look amazing. It is one of my most anticipated games for the rest of the year. I hope that it comes out this year. Anyways, I though that I would insert the trailer for the benefit of those who have not watched the gloriousness of Shovel Knight already.

As long as I am talking about Shovel Knight, some of the stretch goals were for playable bosses. Yacht Club Games is working on making 3 of the bosses playable in the campaign. This is very exciting stuff because the backers of the games are the ones who vote on which characters will be playable. I am hoping for Plague Knight because he specializes in projectiles and that should have a dramatic affect as to how you must play the game.

Since I decided to try and speedrun through Metroid Fusion, I have finished it once and am rounding the end of my second run. I was able to finish it in 99 minutes, only 24 minutes longer than the time that I am shooting for, 75 minutes. On my current play-through I am on target to finish it under 90, possibly under 85 minutes. There is one thing that terrifies me about going for shorter and shorter completion times. In order to finish the game you need to ignore a lot of the powerups because you do not have the time to enter any room that is not directly on the way. I should not have much of an issue skipping these energy tanks and missile expansions, but I just like having a little bit of a safety net.
I look forward to diving into my massive collection of RPGs once I finish this personal challenge. I downloaded Breath of Fire IV and Wild Arms for the Vita, and have KH 3D, SMT IV, and Etrian Odyssey Untold for the 3DS. I better get cracking, especially with Ys: Memories of Celcata coming in a month.

KnightDriver

10/07/2013 at 01:11 PM

Speaking of speed runs. The Nintendo Voice Chat podcast at IGN this week (http://ignwii.ign.libsynpro.com/nintendo-voice-chat-our-zelda-wind-waker-hd-special?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ignfeeds%2Fpodcasts%2Fwii+%28A+LibSyn+podcast%3A+Nintendo+Voice+Chat%29) was all about speed running Zelda: Wind Waker. I think speed runs are really cool and I'm going to start watching them for games I've played. It's another way to get more out of a game. Play it, complete it 100%, speed run it. That's my mantra for gaming from now on.

transmet2033

10/07/2013 at 01:31 PM

I just watched a couple of minutes of the Metroid Fusion guy who finished the game in 48 minutes. It is insane. I could not see dedicating enough of my time to hone my skills down to a point that I am able to beat the game in that amount of time. With my level of skill and knowledge of the game I think that 75 minutes is definitely doable, and I may try to do it faster later on.

10/07/2013 at 02:42 PM

The speed runner on the podcast mentioned how there are people who commit at lot of time to studying a game like Wind Waker. He called them Nintendo scientists. Ha! I'm going to watch and learn, but I won't be one to discover new tricks unless it happens by accident (like most do). I don't have the time either.

NSonic79

10/07/2013 at 03:19 PM

Nice trailer. Will keep an eye out for this one. Not sure if I'd give money though. Will think on it.

Not one for speed runs myself. I still get lost in Super Metroid.

No prob with the blog a day. gives me a chance to catch up on reading blogs.

10/07/2013 at 04:56 PM

If by "give money" you mean kickstart, you cannot anymore. The campaign is over and they are working on finishing up the game. I cannot remember when they said that the targeted release date it going to be. It is coming to PC, Wii U and 3DS.

I did have trouble the last time I played Super Metroid. At the same time I had not played the game in over 5 years.

Alex-C25

10/07/2013 at 06:19 PM

So, that's where your last avatar came from.

10/08/2013 at 09:06 AM

Yep, and now it is Colin Baker era Doctor Who.

Homelessrook

10/07/2013 at 06:55 PM

Ys. I am so ready to play that. We finally get the Japan version.

10/08/2013 at 09:13 AM

I wanted a Vita the moment that I found out about that game. Thankfully I have one now. I also have the special edition with all that extra stuff pre-ordered.

daftman

10/07/2013 at 08:14 PM

Shovel Knight looks awesome! I love how the music transitions from big orchestra to chip tuned. Even the font looks like it came from the SNES. I'll definitely keep an eye for this one

10/08/2013 at 09:09 AM

The best part is that the guys who are making it used to be at WayForward. That is probably the biggest reason that I decided to give them money, they worked for the studio that has put out some of the best 2D platformers in recent memory.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

10/07/2013 at 09:21 PM

I believe in you! Kick Metroid Fusions ass!

10/08/2013 at 09:12 AM

I am going to give it one more try, and then I am going to have to move onto other games.

Ranger1

10/12/2013 at 09:55 AM

I am in awe of anyone who can speed run a game. I'm more of a "corner crawler" myself. Even games I know well and have played several times, I still take my time with. I think it's my OCD, I feel the need to go collect everything all over again. At least that's my excuse, lol.

PixlBit