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 On 01/18/2015 at 07:41 PM by Cary Woodham See More From This User » |
This will be the first blog in 2015 about games I’ve reviewed lately over at GamerDad.com. Please click on as many links as you can to read the reviews and maybe even post a comment or two. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
G.P. the GamerPuppet Unboxes the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix Collector’s Edition!
I bet I’m going to make a lot of people jealous with this post. For Christmas I got the KH 2.5 Remix Collector’s Edition. I think you could only get it through Square-Enix’s web site, so this was a planned out gift, believe me. Anyway, click on the link if you want to see all the goodies that came with it!
I got all the Wave 2 Amiibos, and just now got a chance to write about them. It took a little longer to get all of these because Nintendo was releasing them sporadically and not all at once like Wave 1. It was easy to get all the Amiibos in Wave 1 and 2 because I just reserved them all at GameStop. But I’m worried about the exclusives for Wave 3 (Rosalina at Target, Lucario at Toys R Us, and MetaKnight at Best Buy). Since I’ve been blind in my left eye since birth and can’t drive, it’ll be more difficult for me to get those. So keep your fingers crossed for me!
Every year for Christmas I get a new wall calendar to hang up at work. Last year I got a Zelda calendar. This year’s Zelda calendar looked exactly the same, so I went with the Mario calendar instead. It had better art than last year’s Mario calendar. They had a Pac-Man calendar I could get, but it was based on the awful Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures cartoon, so I passed on that. I wish they’d make a Kirby calendar. What kind of video game related calendar would YOU like to see? Tell me in the comments section!
I like reviewing fitness games, especially at this time of year. This one is a bunch of videos you can watch and follow along with that show you different Yoga poses and such. I have a hard time with Yoga because I have balancing issues. Being blind in my left eye since birth messes with my equilibrium sometimes. It’s why I’ve never learned how to ride a bike. Anyway, if you have an iPad or iPhone and you’re interested, you can use this code to get a free Premium week of FitStar. I’m not sure how it works, though. Anyway, here’s the code: J6XQ1G. The lady in the video needs to eat a sandwich, though.
Rarely do I review a game that I bought myself. But I wanted to review this one for two reasons. One, it would be posted around Christmastime and I wanted a happy game that really reflected what the GamerDad site is all about. The other reason is because I wanted to dedicate the review to my grandmother who passed away a year and a half ago. She was an artist and won awards for her paintings and even did the mural at her church. Later on she even taught art classes to kids. I would’ve loved to have shown her the Art Academy games when she was alive, but she probably wouldn’t like it on the small screen. Sometime, Nintendo was supposed to make a Wii U Art Academy game, so hopefully she can watch me play it while she’s in Heaven. If the game ever comes out. I don’t know if she would be interested in drawing Pokemon, but if she had a student who wanted to, I bet she would certainly help him or her do it! The game teaches a lot of cartooning and drawing skills for younger players. I should know, I took a real life cartooning class as a kid from a former Disney animator who helped create Chip N Dale, among other things. I just didn’t want people to forget about this game, what with all the other Pokemon games around lately.
I’ve been getting pretty tired of continuously running platformers, but this is one of the more creative ones and held my interest all the way to the end, so it’s certainly one of the better ones out there. You play as a chili pepper knight and must get Princess Tomato, but you start the game at the last boss and defeat it. When you get the princess, the game starts playing in reverse and you must un-stomp every enemy and un-collect every coin you got. The surprise ending, er…I mean, beginning, is pretty funny, too. It kind of reminds me of a PS3 downloadable game I reviewed a couple of years ago called Retro/Grade. It was a space shooter that you played backward, but it was actually a cleverly disguised music game.
Reader Review: Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit! (Vita)
My friend reviewed this because I don’t have a Vita. The Senran Kagura games feature well-endowed ninja girls fighting, but in this game, you cook food with the girls via a music rhythm game. Sounds pretty weird!
This plays a lot like Compile Heart’s other RPGs like Mugen Souls and Hyperdimension Neptunia. While this one is a little better than the others, these RPGs just don’t hold my interest very long.
This game turns your iPhone or iPad into a game of Simon or Bop-It. It’ll tell you to tap the screen or flip or shake the phone. It’s all right, but I’d be afraid that I’d drop the phone while playing! The robot female British voice sounds a bit suggestive sometimes, too.
I just recently wrote a blog about my favorite Guilty Gear characters and posted a link to this review, so I won’t talk about it much here. But here’s a link anyway in case you missed it. The game looks great, but is pretty hard.
Conclusions
And that’s all for now! Thanks for reading and commenting on my reviews and blogs! In about two weeks I’ll be going to PAX South, so I may write a blog about that when I get back, depending on how good it is (please pray that I have a safe trip there and back). I might need your help after that, though. I’m running low on blog ideas. If there is anything that you’d like to see me write about, please let me know! Thanks! --Cary
I actually think the yoga woman has some nice lean muscle judging by her stomach. She's probably eaten plenty of sandwiches too, honestly. A few skinny girls I know that just CANNOT gain weight. And I've seem them EAT. You never know. I think she's hot anyway. 
Anyway, I commented on a few of these. Your grandma sounds like an awesome person.
Yeah I know what you mean about people who can eat as much as they can and still not gain weight. I'm kind of like that to an extent. That Yoga lady is definitey strong. Maybe she just eats Yoga Sandwiches, whatever those are. Her name is Tara Stiles, by the way. Thanks for reading!
And to answer your question, G.P. the GamerPuppet's shirt says Football. You know where I get his clothes? I get baby clothes from the thrift store! He wears about a 12 month size. :)
The Kingdom Hearts CE looks pretty sweet, especially the steelbook case, but I already owned the first game so there was no point in buying it again. And the art books that come with most collectors edition games are too small, this one included. I'm kind of a collector of art books so I just buy the big ones for games I really like.
What kind of calendar would I want? I love hand drawn art, so anything featuring that. My favorite game artists are Yoji Shinkawa (Metal Gear), Ayami Kojima (Castlevania)... A Konami calendar would be pretty cool now that I think about it. Square Enix, Capcom, and Atlus also hire great artists. There are lots of talented artists in the west but their concept art always looks more...idk, utilitarian rather than illustrative.
This edition of KH2 has HD graphics and also includes Birth By Sleep. That was a pretty good PSP game so if you missed out on it, here's a great way to play it.
Ha ha. Oh I bought 2.5 Remix. I meant that I didn't need the collector's edition because I already had 1.5 Remix, and the c.e. came with both games if I'm not mistaken. I also have Birth by Sleep too, but I sometimes repurchase games if I think it's worth it.
I didn't get the collector's edition of the first KH 1.5 remix because the extras didn't entice me as much as this one did.
Probably go with a Halo calendar right now since I'm reading the latest book and getting excited about Halo 5.
I always wondered about those Art Academy games and if they were any good or not. Sounds like you can learn some real skills with them. I like that.
There actually really is a Halo 2015 calendar. I looked it up on Amazon because I figured it was popular enough to get a calendar.
The Art Academy games really do teach you drawing techniques. It's a little different feel on the touch screen, but it's still good.
I always get this giant paper calendar with big white squares so I can write in things during the year. Most of the picture ones are too small and laminated, making it hard to write on.
I used to get planner calandars when i was in college so I could write when assignments were due and tests were taken. But now that I'm out of college, I don't have to worry about that stuff so I just get fun calendars.
I'd like a Dragon Quest calendar.
I'll check out the reviews at Gamer Dad later.
I bet they have a DQ calendar in Japan, seeing how popular it is over there.
Have you ever heard of the Final Fantasy Theatrhythm music games on the 3DS? They're making one for Dragon Quest, too!
No rush on the reviews, I know your internet access is limited!
Everybody is going crazy with the Amibos. I'd like to get one for Mega Man, but don't have a system to use it with. Ah well. I already got this. 
Mega Man will be in Wave 3! They announced a Pac-Man Amiibo recently, too. Yay! I have that exact Mega Man plush from your link! It hangs above my bed next to Kirby!
If they have a Olimar one, I may get that.
I'm not a big Pikmin fan, so i haven't paid attention to see if there is an Olimar amiibo. I'm sure there will be, though.
Oh, Amiibos. Nintendo's intent on taking every last penny I've got.
I'm the same way, I do like 'em!
I still haven't gotten any Amiibo, so I hope this year changes that. Looking specifically for the ones of Peach and Link.
Luckily I don't think Peach and Link are too rare, so you should be able to find them easier.
I need to see about Guilty Gear. I got most of my SNK/Capcom fightin ghames I want on the PS2/PS3. this one sounds applearing your your review write up. A pity there is not that many characters this go around.
I think most GG games usually don't feature many characters anyway.
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