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  Played more Onimusha over the weekend. As one who has completed Sekiro, I can definitely see the influence of that game. It feels like the Capcom staff played that game and thought, "We can do better!". With Capcom's knowhow on button timings and just that frame-by-frame precision they have on fighting games, you can definitely 'feel' it in Onimusha. It seems to me you have a cancel window before you parry, exactly like in Street Fighter, so if you commit to hitting the one handed strike but see your opponent is going for an armored move or something that is 'unblockable', you can still parry it within a window of time. It sounds scary and seems like something that is not casual friendly --- but every player should try it, it's really exhilirating and the reward of just watching Musashi do that parry animation (and the SCREECH- sound that a sword parry makes) --- is incredibly satisifying. Each parry even differs depending on what your opponent did. ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a game about a world where, every year, a Monolith has a number which ticks down. Every time that number goes down, this triggers the death of everyone who is aged the same as the previous number. This has been happening for a long time now so this city of people have been sending expeditions to the Monolith to try and understand or stop what is happening.  The way the story is told is very Western-styled, but the gameplay is entirely influenced by Japanese RPG's. It uses turn-based combat but it is very unique in that, you still have to actively participate even if it's your opponent's turn. This is done in a very dynamic style so you're never  just passively sitting and choosing options like in older Japanese RPG's.  The story and the adventure in the game as the key points as they have a lot of great and unexpected twists and turns. The key question on why people are getting killed each year and how the people can stop this from hap...

You'd think that this game is all about ogling at the main character. Honestly, they didn't need to go this route but I think, given how hard it is to get attention with ALL the video games that you can buy, this was probably the only way for them to brand themselves or get attention. It does likely make a lot of people uncomfortable to buy the game since some may think it's X-rated or something, but I suppose it's a bit of an issue that doesn't really directly impact the game itself. That said, in a world where the USA is promoting not-very-pretty girls now due to some political stance or social justice warring, it is refreshing to see that Shift Up wanted to make sure that their heroine is actually alluring / has some sex appeal.  The game starts out a bit confusing, you're just thrust into this apocalyptic world with no idea what's going on, so when you play it, you're basically just trying to enjoy the gameplay. The main character, Eve, starts out re...

 I tweeted this out earlier and I think it's worthy of publishing --- The other day, I was looking for new podcasts to listen to... Very tiring to hear Xbox influencers trying to defend Xbox's multiplatform stance. So I tried out Sacred Symbols and Kinda Funny podcast. Here's what I thought. Sacred Symbols - Colin started by talking about some personal stuff for a good hour, just fast forwarded through that shit. I mean, ok I get it, the core audience might be ok with that, but as a new listener it was weird to listen to him talk about, essentially, himself Kinda Funny podcast - They were talking about the Capcom showcase this week and how it was 'unnecessary' and I was like --- huh.... what is up with these guys. Do they know that some players actually appreciate an update direct from the developer like that? They then spent the next few minutes laughing about some, what sounded like some equipment failure on their set or something, It was funny to them, but abso...

 It's true that, Xbox Game Pass basically lets you get all of the games from Xbox Game Studios at a low price. So economically, it saves you money. However, what I don't understand is how the Xbox hardcore fanbase is continuing to cheer on Xbox management while they are openly lying to their heavily invested installed base.  A few years ago, Xbox promised exclusive games that strengthens the argument that you and other people should buy Xbox hardware. A year ago, this promise was thrown out the window, in lieu of a massive 76 billion dollar loan that Xbox owes Microsoft management for buying Activision Blizzard.  So Xbox has pivoted, and now all the games they promised would be Xbox exclusive, are no longer exclusive. The narrative has changed, particularly from voices in the Xbox community that are supposed to be speaking FOR the community. "This is a good thing", "This gives MS/Xbox more money", "In the future, everything will be an Xbox anyway"....

Forza Motorsport 8 – What I’d like to see With the Xbox Series X upon us this holiday, a lot of the usual commenters online are speculating that Forza Motorsport 8 is a sure release alongside Halo Infinite this holiday season. I’m of the opinion that Microsoft is better suited to release Forza Horizon 5 alongside the XSX just due to the mass appeal of that game. That said, I do have thoughts on FM8 if Microsoft were to release that game at the end of this year. My feedback here is mostly based on Forza Motorsport 7 – a fine racing game, I think, which was LARGELY underappreciated. At the time of its release, the only topic amongst the usual commenters like the media and “hardworking” Youtubers is that the microtransactions ruined that game. The truth was, at release, yes there was a microtransaction system, but it did not have any effect on the actual racing. At worst, it made access to some cars more difficult, but the cars you already get with the base game were already ver...

I haven't followed NBA basketball in years. There was that one time I attempted to get into NBA stuff by buying a 2k game. I don't remember what year it was. But one thing that stood out for me back then was how difficult the game was. A lot was said about how 2k's games are more simulation-based so it's a lot harder to get shots in. That's the experience I had with a 2k game (that was back in the PS3 / Xbox 360 era), and I ended up selling the game about a week after i had bought it.  I enjoy basketball. When I was a teen it was a nice way to spend time after school, just shoot some hoops and have fun. Watching NBA games or even the local PBA games is a good way to bond with other friends and just talk about your favorite players and teams. Getting older, I stopped following basketball and sports in general. Life just got in the way, or....maybe, put simply, it isn't as easy now to just 'play basketball' as it used to be when i was in high school...