Xenoforge78
213 reviews liked by Xenoforge78
At points a kinda fun simple action RPG. Most of the time hyper braindead easy without much variety, which wouldn't be that bad except the story is really bad and is basically pathologically driven to ruin FF7's story. Music isn't great either. But it still has some decent stuff, and some basic competency.
X-COM: UFO Defense
1994
There was a time this was all I did. Electro Shock Blues on repeat, I'd be up all night strategizing and micro-managing and coldly sacrificing rookies to ensure victory.
The reboot is great, but this had a sense of depth and scale and weird bureaucratic detachment that changed how I think about games, and I miss that feeling.
The reboot is great, but this had a sense of depth and scale and weird bureaucratic detachment that changed how I think about games, and I miss that feeling.
X-COM: UFO Defense
1994
Possibly the best turn-based strategy game of all time. So diverse in terms of content. There is honest to god fear in me regarding night missions, fuck that shit man.
X-COM: UFO Defense
1994
This is what peak tactical gameplay looks like.
You will watch countless of your pixel-faced soldiers die, your veterans will be killed in the shadows and you will quit the game. 10/10
You will watch countless of your pixel-faced soldiers die, your veterans will be killed in the shadows and you will quit the game. 10/10
The sequel to X-com: UFO Defence or "UFO: Enemy Unknown" as named in the UK. It starts off showing what happened after you destroyed the alien base and that they had a plan up their sleeve, firing off a pod of some-kind into the sea where new under-water aliens now appear.
A few problems I have with this is most likely a problem with the game or dosbox because sometimes the sound comes out wrong. However for gameplay like the first game I swear the aliens have a far better vision and can see in the dark, even though people have claimed in walkthroughs that they can't and don't have better vision.
Honestly, I still love this game though. The environments are quite creepy with new and terrifying (sometimes comical) undersea aliens. You also research new types of submarines, even those that fly out of water to track UFOs. The bases I find are more difficult than the first game and more challenging. That's all I have to say, game on :)
Edit: Being set underwater, there are not only some very creepy looking creatures, but also, some lovecraftian-inspired horrors that lurk below the ocean. Along with the hidden city of R'lyeh, that the aliens are attempting to bring up to the surface. Not to mention the nautilus and other ancient and creepy creatures from a time before humans walked the Earth that they manage to recruit to their ranks.
Beyond this, it's more of the first, which isn't a bad thing, with the added underwater missions and the aliens being from under the sea. I do find it difficult to believe that X-Com didn't save the weapons from the first invasion and apply them to the underwater tech since it should be clear that they'll need this technology along with soldiers and so on.
However, that being said we live in a world where the WHO and groups who are there to fight pandemics were underfunded because governments didn't see pandemics as something that was going to happen and it screwed them over and we're repeating that again but letting funding drip away once more. Guess humans and their reliance on money is a staple in being unprepared and in constant danger.
A few problems I have with this is most likely a problem with the game or dosbox because sometimes the sound comes out wrong. However for gameplay like the first game I swear the aliens have a far better vision and can see in the dark, even though people have claimed in walkthroughs that they can't and don't have better vision.
Honestly, I still love this game though. The environments are quite creepy with new and terrifying (sometimes comical) undersea aliens. You also research new types of submarines, even those that fly out of water to track UFOs. The bases I find are more difficult than the first game and more challenging. That's all I have to say, game on :)
Edit: Being set underwater, there are not only some very creepy looking creatures, but also, some lovecraftian-inspired horrors that lurk below the ocean. Along with the hidden city of R'lyeh, that the aliens are attempting to bring up to the surface. Not to mention the nautilus and other ancient and creepy creatures from a time before humans walked the Earth that they manage to recruit to their ranks.
Beyond this, it's more of the first, which isn't a bad thing, with the added underwater missions and the aliens being from under the sea. I do find it difficult to believe that X-Com didn't save the weapons from the first invasion and apply them to the underwater tech since it should be clear that they'll need this technology along with soldiers and so on.
However, that being said we live in a world where the WHO and groups who are there to fight pandemics were underfunded because governments didn't see pandemics as something that was going to happen and it screwed them over and we're repeating that again but letting funding drip away once more. Guess humans and their reliance on money is a staple in being unprepared and in constant danger.
Literally the exact same game as UFO Defense, but with slightly worse combat but way more variety in the game-play and a way better horror aspect. The main thing holding it back, was not including the regular ole Geoscape systems and the normal land combat from UFO. Unironically if it had the best of both worlds, this would be the game we all talk about today.
Silent Hill 2
2001
played on an emulator.
this is truly a game of all time.
DO NOT PLAY THIS WHILE HIGH!!!
was the scary and goofiest game at the same time
this is truly a game of all time.
DO NOT PLAY THIS WHILE HIGH!!!
was the scary and goofiest game at the same time
Elden Ring
2022
I didn't like it. I REALLY tried to give this game a chance, but I didn't deliver, I don't understand why it's game of the year 2022, but maybe it isn't for me.
BioShock Remastered
2016
The sound is absolutely fucked up on PC, panning all over the place, cutting itself off and not propagating properly. So many tiny elements are bugged that you can't tell if they were always there but firing up the original makes it clear that this has problems.
The new graphics are faithful but a bit over the top at points. Some textures that are clearly just upscales which clashes with the completely new ones. Missing global lighting from the original PC release which is a shame. The 2007 release is a bit of a mare to get running but just follow this guide and you should be solid (DX9 mode recommended).
Not an awful way to experience it if you have no other option but if you're on PC then you absolutely do.
The new graphics are faithful but a bit over the top at points. Some textures that are clearly just upscales which clashes with the completely new ones. Missing global lighting from the original PC release which is a shame. The 2007 release is a bit of a mare to get running but just follow this guide and you should be solid (DX9 mode recommended).
Not an awful way to experience it if you have no other option but if you're on PC then you absolutely do.
MediEvil
2019
A silly, fun little experience that I was surprised I enjoyed. I'm not familiar with this series at all, so I have no nostalgia for it, but I had a good time with this game overall.
It's got that uniquely infuriating game design from yesteryear that reminded me of like Spyro or Crash Bandicoot - a janky toughness that makes you want to pull your hair out, but it's not exactly unfair.
It's got that uniquely infuriating game design from yesteryear that reminded me of like Spyro or Crash Bandicoot - a janky toughness that makes you want to pull your hair out, but it's not exactly unfair.
