Octodad Review!

You remember that game I wrote about 2 years ago called Octodad Dadliest Catch? If you did, you get a free make-believe cake. #TheCakeIsALie!




Octodad: Dadliest Catch is actually the quote-en-quote "sequel" to the indie game simply titled Octodad. The reason I say it's not really a sequel is because the game assumes you never heard of Octodad before. Adding more fun value if you go in blind.


This is Octodad as he appeared in the original
game (with his BEAUTIFUL GAME FACE!)

The story of Octodad is that a woman named Scarlet marries the titular secret octopus. Yes. You read that correctly. SECRET. OCTOPUS.  He is literally a octopus. But nobody knows he's a octopus except his neighbor, Chef Fugimoto (a.k.a, The Crazy Chef.).


The Chef!

Personally the Chef is one of the funnier characters in the game. I like how he is not only the one person who realizes Octodad is an octopus but he is obsessed with turning him into "moderately priced sushi rolls".



Back onto Octodad himself. As his name implies, he is the father of two children. Their names? Stacy and Tommy, which is funny but slightly creepy in my case. In case you do not know, Stacy and Tommy are the names of my parents.... Octograndpa CONFIRMED!!!!! :O

Anyway, back on subject. While I won't spoil the rest of the story as it gets quite funny, I will talk about the gameplay. You control Octodad's limbs individually (hold L2 and R2 to step forwards with the left and right foot respectively, for example). Because Octodad is in almost constant rag doll mode you can do some really funny stuff.


Like this.


Or this.


Or this!

While this control scheme sounds difficult, that's actually kind of the point. One of the most hilarious things is just watching Octodad clumsily stride over to try to do something a human can do without putting much effort and watching Octodad struggle to do it.


Octodad and Scarlet.

Then came the final boss. I won't spoil the whole fight but being able to control Octodad and be good at it is MANDATORY for this fight.

The music in this game is unfortunately not that good. It's not bad, just forgettable. The only music that stands out is the final boss music,which is a stark contrast to the rest of the game. That doesn't mean that it's bad. It's actually a pretty epic soundtrack. It just takes itself a little too seriously. Good news is the theme song is the best track in the entire game.

There are also a load of neck ties you can collect that are hidden in almost every level. With the exception of one. So if you like collect-a-thons this is right up your alley.

The only major thing I don't about the game is the lack of levels. The PC version has a level maker feature that the PS4 version lacks. Oh, and I got a PS4 for Christmas. #PS4HYPE!

Overall, this is a fun little game I like playing when I'm bored. I give it a 7/10. If it had three or so more levels and some more memorable music (I am jamming out to UNDERTALE's music as I type out this sentence.)

I do recommend this game as it's humorous and fun. Which, are the only things you need to make a good video game. It's also good fun when your bored. :P

HAPPY NEW YEARZ! Undertale review

Before you do anything, I know. I'm five days late on the happy new year. But I wanted to put in the title so deal with it. Anyway this post is on arguably my new favorite game ever: Undertale. (stylized as "UNDERTALE").

Before I share some detailed info on this game, go watch the trailer for an idea of the game's almost whimsical nature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hojv0m3TqA

Have fun!



Now what exactly is UNDERTALE? It's a game heavily inspired by 90's era RPGs *cough cough* Earth Bound/Mother *cough cough*.


In case you cannot tell this game uses an 16-bit art-style.

UNDERTALE prides itself on the fact you can beat the entire game without killing a single enemy (not only does that include bosses, but the ending changes based on which enemies you kill, or rather, avoid killing). And as it has multiple endings I am going for the TRUE PACIFIST ending.

This game is easily my favorite game at the moment and I haven't even beaten it yet (Asgore can be a pain in the booty, and I haven't even fought Omega [REDACTED]* yet :S).


nobody likes Jerry... :,(

UNDERTALE's "combat" is unique. As you can see in the picture above, you have four actions available; FIGHT, ACT, ITEM, and MERCY. FIGHT is simple. Click on a target and do a little QTE (Quick Time Event) to do damage. The more perfect your timing is the more damage you do. Quite frankly if you want the best/canonical ending in the game you should ignore this button complete at least until the fight with Asgore as he will render you unable to do the game's trademark (more on that later).

ACT will bring up a variety of actions you can do to make the enemy in question feel better (most of the enemies aren't even evil. Like Snow-drake! All he wants to do is stand up comedy. Or the Greater Dog! He only wants to play)

ITEM has you using a item, simple as that. Oh and if you get some Cinnamon-Butterscotch Pie, DON'T EAT IT UNTIL YOU FIGHT THE FINAL BOSS. It will make the whole fight much easier. I did not know that it had a secret role during the boss fight and ate it almost immediately. *face palm*

MERCY is how you beat the game without killing anyone. Basically, if you use ACT to make a enemy feel a certain way you can SPARE them. SPARING an enemy will give you some money but it won't get you any experience points whatsoever. And I cannot stress how important it is that the ending will change dramatically based on how many enemies and bosses you SPARE or kill.

 These are all the things you can do during your turn, but to avoid taking damage yourself requires you to play a shoot-em-up style micro-game. (Granted, you cannot shoot back until you go to Hotland).


My favorite character in the game; Papyrus! The Skeleton!

Anyway, something I would like to point out is this game is the definition of meme. It has not one but three memes. Only one of which gives me a laugh (FILLED WITH DETERMINATION!!!!!!!)

But I mostly talked about game play, what about the story?





Once upon a Time there were two races that ruled over Earth: Humans and Monsters. One day humans decided to be jerks and locked the monsters in another world called the Underground. They sealed it with a magic spell that can only be broken using exactly seven human souls. many years later a human child enters the underground by accident.

This child is your character. Random fun fact! If you name your character FRISK, it will trigger the game's Hard Mode. In-game dialogue will be slightly different while in Hard Mode. The most obvious difference? An Annoying Dog shows up announces the end of Hard Mode right after you beat the first boss.

While down in the Underground the child meets a flower named Flowey. Flowey is pure evil.You'll what I mean when he gives you the tutorial.


Flowey!

I like how Flowey makes the troll face when he reveals his true colors.

One Last thing about this game. Most of the game was made by just one person, Toby Fox. I find it impressive that one person can make a game as fun (and funny) as UNDERTALE.

So my thoughts on the game? This is arguably the best game of 2015 (it came out last September). And I'm not the only person. It won not one not two but THREE! YES! THREE! Game of the Year Awards, was nominated for a Best PC Game, Best Indie Game, And Best RPG game. and has received almost universal praise for it's clever writing, imaginative combat system, and somehow being able to make grown men cry. I am not kidding. A lot of people cried happy tears at the ending (unless they got the Genocide** ending, where they get jump-scare of doom'd and have trouble sleeping at night LOL!!!!!!!!!!!)

You can get this game off Steam (for PC) for $10-$8 depending if that sale for the game is still going at the time of this post.

Oh an HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!! :D

-*EDIT: I have now beaten the game! Twice! Because apparently you need to beat the game at least once to get the True Pacifist ending (which is the true ending).

-**EDIT: Originally that bit about the jump-scare of doom read No Mercy but that is the ending you get if you kill ONLY bosses. Genocide is the ending you get when you kill EVERY ENEMY AND BOSS IN THE GAME.

MY BODY IS READY!!! Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens Review!!!

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS! Star Wars 7 is finally out and I watched the early showing and this movie is amazing! But because I can't just have you take my word for it, I will review it talking about what I liked and didn't like (which is few and far between because this is an amazing movie!)!



Let's get this out there first and foremost. This is hands-down the best Star Wars film ever. And I have watched the original trilogy and the prequels which everybody thinks are terrible. While this film does have it's flaws, the pros greatly outweigh the cons.

So I hope your Bodies are Ready because the hype is over 9000! NOTE: I wanted to do a Decepticon Lazor Rave gif but for whatever reason gifs do not work. :(


This is the main villain of Star Wars 7: Kylo Ren.

Oh and just to be clear you need to see the original trilogy to really understand some references/plot devices/overarching story (like a aged Han Solo asking if he can throw a Stormtrooper down a trash compacter, LOL). Oh and for the sake of not having to spend three hours doing a recap of the original trilogy I will assume you have already seen episodes 4-6. If not, then go watch them. Their freaking Star Wars movies!

Now it's worth noting that this film takes place 30 years after Episode 6, and as such all the returning characters are much older.

First I want to talk about the new heroes.



First up we have Finn, who is an ex-Storm Trooper (for those of you who somehow never heard of Star Wars, Storm Troopers are basically soldiers that work for the Sith, who are basically the bad guys). Now there was a trailer where we see Finn use a Lightsaber, a weapon reserved for Jedi, and a Lot of people thought that Finn was Force Sensitive but turns out he has no obvious Force powers to speak of. I could tell you why he was using a Lightsaber but that I feel will spoil a scene regarding another new character. One of my favorite Finn moments is when he meets a Resistance member (the Resistance are the good guys) named Poe and how quickly they become friends.




Next up we have Rey, who is arguably the main hero of this film. Random fun fact! She is the first Star Wars hero(ine) to have a British Accent, which, if Xenoblade Chronicles X has taught me anything, is a good thing! :D But in all seriousness, Rey is still a cool character. Even though the biggest mystery about this film is whether Rey is POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!, Han Solo/Leia Organa's daughter, since the first have of the movie hints at that, or Luke Skywalker's daughter, which I personally think is the more likely choice, considering REAL SPOILER ALERT!, she has the Force (she even does the most hilarious Jedi Mind Trick of all time). Or she could not even be related to either of them, which on J.J. Abrams' part would be troll-y. You don't need to be related to a Force User to be a Force User.

And finally we have the most adorable droid ever.



BB-8!! This guy is adorable. Seriously he is my favorite Star Wars Character now! Also, random fun fact #2! The reason BB-8 is called that is because J.J. Abrams thought that BB-8 looked like both the letter B and the number 8. Anyway, BB-8 is a lot like the original trilogy's R2-D2. Also, random fun fact #3! R2-D2 and C-3P0 Are the only Star Wars characters in EVERY Star Wars movie. They even confirmed they will be in Episode 8 and 9! Back on the subject of BB-8 is the fact that for the first 3/4 of the movie he has a piece of a map to Luke Skywalker's place. This is one reason BB-8 is similar to R2-D2, because in Episode 4 R2-D2 carried a message for Obi-Wan Kenobi.


This is the new design for the Storm Trooper helmet. Am
I the only one who thinks they have smiley faces now?

Now onto the subject of the film itself. The story, while very good, is VERY similar to Episode 4. So basically if you liked Episode 4 then you will like this movie. The visual effects are amazing. I like how they used costumes/animatronics for almost every alien, while reserving CG for stuff like vehicles and Lightsabers.


An Awesome Image of Kylo Ren and the First Order.

There are only two major things I do not like about this movie, but they are just minor gripes. First is Kylo Ren. While Kylo Ren is a good villain it's established early that Kylo Ren is actually Han Solo/Leia Organa's son who was corrupted by the Dark Side of the Force. Basically Jacen Solo from the Expanded Universe. But the outfit looks a LOT like Darth Revan's outfit, also from the Expanded Universe. For those of you who do not know what Darth Revan looks like, here is a comparison picture.


Kylo Ren (left) and Darth Revan (right).

But the thing I do not like about Kylo Ren is he is the son of Han and Leia, but when he takes the mask off and you see his real face he doesn't even remotely resemble either of them. He actually looks more like Prince Zukko in the live action film version of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Unfortunately I could not find any pictures of him without the mask on, so yeah. :S I would much rather have him actually LOOK like a Solo. My second gripe is the ending felt a little lackluster. For obvious reasons I will not describe the ending in great detail. Just rest assured the SCENERY in the ending is gorgeous. Same applies to the music. Then again it's Star Wars. Star Wars always had good music.


OMG SO PRETTY!!

But All things considered this is the best Star Wars movie ever. For those of you who think the prequels were terrible (which is 96.9 of the global population) this film is infinitely better than the prequels and arguably better than the original trilogy. I say arguably because there will always be genwunners who complain about everything. LOL! XD

But in all seriousness, This film is easily my Favorite Star Wars film. Plus, it's really funny, something that the prequels do not have. Speaking of the prequels, J.J. Abrams openly admitted that he pretended the prequels did not even exist while making this film.

Overall, this is a MUST Watch Movie. Go watch it. RIGHT NOW. I give this film a 10/10 because my two gripes are purely subjective. Besides, even if you agree with the gripes, the good outweighs the bad.