Earth Defense Force 4.1: the shadow of new despair

So this is my first earth defense force game I’ve ever played even though it’s been out for a while and I gotta say this game from what I have played so far is a blast. This game I will most likely do another blog post or to as I progress farther into the game.

For anyone that hasn’t heard of the game or doesnt know about it, in earth defense force you play as humans trying to fight and survive against a massive invasion of truck sized bugs… yes you read that right bugs and man if you hate bugs like I hate most of them this game is both fun and creepy at the same time. Now considering this is my first game in this series I am not 100% sure if each game has it’s own story or if there all one big story cause from what I’ve played so far if feels like it’s one big story.

As for the game it’s not really a set rpg to say cause it’s more mission based you pick the first mission get introduced to the bad guys and then clear them and rinse and repeat in the next one, the thing I like is every few missions they introduce you to a new enemy a bigger threat and man did I say the best part I found is when they come apart after you blast them with your weapons.

Now each mission is set on a nice sized map with a random city or forest/mountain scape and you either fight all the bugs at once or in waves and the difficulty isnt bad really since at the start of each mission you get to choose between easy and inferno mode I haven’t taken it passed normal mode cause I wanna enjoy the game and follow as much of the story as I can.

Now I got my version on PC but I know it’s also on console ps4 and xbox so if your interested check it out.

Now my favorite thing about the game has to be the fact that it has local co op or as I call it couch co op and that to me is awesome even though I love an awesome multiplayer game to meet new people having local co op is just as good incase you have any friends over you can give them a remote and have them help you kick the bugs back to where they came from… maybe mars lol I also love the local co op since it has giving me the chance of playing a game with my 4 year old son and it has giving me so many memories that I love.

So far i haven’t come across any issues with the game that were game breaking just 1 or 2 random bugs that didnt arrive at the battlefield like others.

The loot in the game is awesome as the bugs drop health crates as well as armor and weapon crates which as you pick up stock pile until you clear the mission then it tells you everything you got and how much armor you increased.

All in all this is a very awesome game and I love every bit that I have played so far if you want a simple shot them up type game and dont mind massive bug armies then check out Earth Defense Force you might enjoy it thank you all and have a great day

Banished

What I call one of the best city building strategy games I’ve ever played, that is banished. In banished you control a group of people exiled from there old lives looking to start a new and with your help hopefully they get the chance to.

You see banish makes every action count the number of people and resources you start out with is just the first step the second depends on how smart you are in making the next few choices since you play against the clock you see in banish not only do you play against the elements but it feels like in real life where age hunger and health work against you.

As you work to establish your settlement you must also establish food and jobs as things do get harder as you progress but then again that’s the point of a strategy game to not be easy.

You have a variety of jobs from farmers to fishers to teachers and so on the variety is great keeping the jobs filled is hard growing the populace is harder this is honestly the first game I’ve played that resembles real life so closely which is why I said every action counts.

Other then people depending the setting you choose you start out with live stock as well as a few houses and I must say keeping the farm animals alive is probably the easiest job in the whole game, the game also has seasons as the days go by the weather changes next thing you know your in winter trying to keep your people warm making sure to keep up on the wood as its needed for building as well resources are plenty around you just people are truly a pain in the butt to keep going.

I know it may sound like a bad game but it’s really not once you get going and have the basics figured out and you keep your population growing it truly becomes a fun game as you see how far you can expand over the map it’s a basic game with a bit of a learning curve and a good amount of strategy thank you and have a great day

Ironsight

I dont normally go hunting for free to play games but recently my cousin brought a free to play game to my attention that reminded me of my days playing call of dutys black ops 2 and this game is called ironsights.

I for one had no idea of its existence until he told me about it, so I decided to look for the game and give it a chance. The game comes from Aeria Games and is honestly I say a huge homage to call of duty and uses call of duty as a major inspiration the maps are a decent size as you move around them looking for the enemy the game also incorporates it’s own form of kill streaks and perks to help you fight and has a nice list of guns to buy from as you save up money.

Having played the game for a few days I already love it and admit it’s the first game I feel comfortable using a mouse and keyboard with the pace of the game is just right as well as the normal frustrations that come with this type of game.

Now before I get to the frustrating things I will say this the game seems to be really well made spec wise considering my cousin runs the game on a 2 in 1 laptop.

Now the frustrating things I’ve seen in the game that I feel could use some works the first is the headshot mechanics there is no reason I need to put 5 or 6 rounds into a dudes head for him to die I hope they tune this and try and make it more realistic I also feel the spawns need some rework there have been times where I’ll spawn right next to an enemy or in the same exact spot as the enemy just killed me in especially if there using a kill streak and they just use it in the same spot wracking up the kills it really sucks. I dont have many other complaints that I can think of.

As your scroll through the menu you can tell that micro transactions are a thing in this game as many of the chest in the item shop need real money to buy but thankfully you can grind for the in game currency and buy things that way and so far I haven’t noticed any pay to win tactics since everything is mostly on the cosmetics side of things.

All in all IronSights is a great game and really brings back that cod feeling and the fact that the game is free to play makes it even better so please check it out when you get the chance you might enjoy it thank you all and have a great day.

Another brick in the mall

Hey everyone hows it going? Today I’ll be bringing you my opinion of a little management sim/ builder called another brick in the mall.

This game throws you into the owner ship of a massive piece of land but do to restrictions you cant turn it into a residential land or industrial so this is where the tutorial takes you through the basics of turning this land into your own shoppers paradise no pun intended. The tutorial although good does leave out a few things you learn on your own so I’ll go over what you learn thanks to the tutorial.

Like any good builder game it tells you where in the menu you scroll to in order to find the things you need you start with building a very basic store where you divide it with a small wall so your store can have a storage for the supplies it will need to operate.

The game has gone through a few updates where new things were added you can tell from the tutorial as it has you build a small office and hire office workers so you can research you things to help expand your growing mall, yes I call it a mall cause honestly that’s basically what your doing lol. Now the tutorial shows you how to assign the storage unit to the store and how to place parking spots for a delivery unit as well as a recycling spot another feature they added was a time bar which tells you what events are approaching and how long before they arrive it also details what people will be looking for the most so you have time to add those to your stores which I think is an awesome addition so you can try and maximize profits.

Your not restricted to just the small store you have a massive plot of land so you can do whatever you want as long as you have the money to make it happen, the research tree is very extensive unlocking electronics and fast food as well as liquor and other stuff among the vast list and since this game is part management so you have to know and study the busy times since the game will make it a constant reminder to tell you how bad your doing and I say bad cause in all my save files I have never made the game happy I always always miss an opportunity somewhere and it’s tough very tough but a fun little sim and one I enjoy playing and watching my store succeed or fail since every choice i made was on me.

The game also task you with hiring and you do hire a lot trust me the best thing is figuring out how many workers you need and at what time you also can hire people based on there speed socialism and how tolerable they are which I find its key to having a successful store since you wanna make sure your workers are fast so the lines dont get to crazy as people will leave after enough time in line I’ve had that happen to me and trying to make changes is another big problem since you wont know how good or bad they are till the day goes by.

All in all another brick in the mall is a fun game letting you work your magic and building the mall of your dreams as you aim for profits and happy customers so they can come back for more enjoy everyone and have a great day.

Lucifer season 1

Hey everyone hows it going? So with being sick lately I haven’t really been able to play games the energy from moving alone draining me even though I have been getting better it’s been slow so I have been watching shows that I missed while they were on television do to not having cable and one of those shows was Lucifer.

Now I didnt hear much from the show apart from a few adverts but my sister was the one that took the time and explained it for me and really made me wanna see it, fast forward and thank you Netflix for adding the show to your extensive library so I can have the chance to watch it and so far after the first season wow is all I can say.

Lucifer got bored of hell having to do the same old mundane 24/7 job of punishing souls that need to be punish and I felt bad for him he wanted more out of life so he left, yes that’s right the devil left hell took a vacation I mean can the devil take a vacation? Well he did and he landed smack dab in L.A. started a club called lux and lived the life and party everything was good until SHE came into the picture detective chloe deckard.

Now you would think the devil wouldnt be vexed by a single women but he was and soon he was riding shotgun turning things upside down for his amusement and to help miss chloe out with her cases, yeah you read that right the devil being a part time cop makes you wonder just how freaking bored the man is.

Season 1 takes you through 13 episodes which truly show just how human lucifer himself can be with the added help of his fellow detective as well as some sibling rivalry losing divine items just gotta say this show is definitely a must watch I know this isn’t my usual game opinion but this show really shows you a good time thank you all and have a great day

2019

Finally 2019 has arrived and many new games are set to release and even though I wish I could buy them all I know I can’t but the ones I am aiming for is mainly anthem.

Yes you read that write i am looking forward to anthem after spending hundreds of hours on destiny and dealing with always paying for extra shit that should have been in the base game nothing anthem throws my way will surprise me.

I did play the preview alpha and man was it epic I admit the flying will probably be the hardest thing for me on mouse n keyboard since the sensitivity was very high during alpha but I’m sure I’ll get used to it with time. As for all of EA’s antics it’s been reported by the lead designer that loot boxes will not be in the game which I’m all for as I think there really pointless I dont mind paying for an awesome skin like fortnite does but I’m glad loot boxes will be kept away from the game.

What I love about the game is the javelins and how they really make me feel like im flying in an iron man suit to go destroy some monster booty.

Its 2019 guys what games are all of you looking forward to let me know

Bungie Activision split

Yes you read that right and it’s pretty much the talk of the town bungie announced on twitter that they were splitting from Activision and in the divorce there taking along destiny which in my opinion yes that is awesome now let’s see what happens in the future.

If you played both destiny 1 n 2 then you will know the game has had a hard life and many pointed fingers at Activision myself included simply because all they wanted was the money back for there investment, I remember many rumors that went around after the release of taken king that it was part of vanilla destiny and Activision made bungie cut it to be made into DLC. Now I know how much drama went on with destiny the fact that dlc took forever to arrive and the fact that the game had no real story except for the lore that you discovered throughout the game. Destiny 2 even though it had a story and decent lore suffered the same as the first game as in not having enough end game content and to be honest even now after forsaken and the annual pass things are slowly moving in the right direction.

Now what does this mean for destiny in general? Easy it means bungie doesnt have big brother pressuring them to release this now and to do this as well dont get me wrong I’m fine with paying for a season pass as long as the content in it is worth it and even tho many people hated curse of osiris me and many people I’ve spoken to agreed that if bungie had done more with the infinite forest it could have been a huge success and even now I feel bungie should go back and let us travel through time and visit historic moments in history. This also means that any issues that come out with future installments of the game will be strictly on bungie if they hit or miss and personally I hope they learned from all there mistakes and I hope that what they start to offer will be awesome.

I also hope that the PC community doesnt get affected to much considering d2 is on battle.net I hope bungie can find a way to keep us going o PC I admit I am nervous about that.

I want bungie to succeed even though I have a love n hate relationship with destiny I still want the future of this franchise to blossom and I cant wait to see what bungie starts bringing to the table thanks everyone have a great day.

No Post

Hey everyone I’m sorry I dont have a blog post ready for today I’ve been sick all weekend with a really bad stomach bug and now my little one is getting sick as well I apologize for no post today but I will be back on friday with a post, again I apologize and have a great day everyone

Raids in a game

Hello everyone hows it going? Hope everyone had a fun and safe new year and to commemorate the first blog post of the year I wanted to talk about Raids. Now if your into online games like world of warcraft and final fantasy 14 then you know that games similar to this style offer end game content, and by that I mean content that unlocks after you complete the story of the game this is where most people have fun and meet others to play with if they haven’t already made there friends along the way.

But what is raid? They differ from game to game in style and appearance but deep down there all the same, A raid is a special end game area where that hardest monsters and bosses reside as well as the best loot in the game, a raid is made of many rooms and each room having it’s own mechanic to progress or it’s own boss fight to open up the door.

Raids not only vary in size and difficulty but as well as how many players can enter the raid at one time for instance many of wow’s old raids had 20 people going in and working together to defeat the bosses. In final fantasy 14 when I played and reached the end game areas raids were made of 8 players total until a new raid was brought in which the name eludes me that had a player cap of 24 I think it was then theres games like destiny where end game raids are fought in 6 man teams. Now I’m not sure for wow since I never made it that far but in final fantasy almost everyone got to do raids simply for 1 reason and that was match making which thankfully helped out many players who were either socially awkward or were solo players. I cant speak for wow but I know destiny doesnt have match making and it has been a feature that many in the community have wanted and I cant blame them as not everyone is great at meeting new people and making friends.

I’ve done my fair share or raids in final fantasy and destiny and yes there time consuming and make you work to figure out the next step but I feel that if final fantasy can make an awesome match making system to do raids then I feel other companies should do the same cause there is no better learning experience then actually going out to do a raid, I mean yes you could go watch a video but I feel that watching a video and actually experiencing the raid leave different impacts on you as it’s easier to learn from your mistakes then it is to copy what someone else does down to the second. The one thing I loved in final fantasy was you hit the lvl cap you had the best gear equipped and went and did the raid you didnt need to worry about if you did enough damage for the simple fact everyone knew that as long as the Tank had the bosses full attention you let loose on him in destiny it’s not like that for the simple fact that as new weapons are discovered and brought into the game the meta keeps changing but that I feel is a handy cap and forces players to demand that others have this or that and I feel that isn’t fair.

I understand though why some systems work better for one raid and not another but I feel if companies worked on a match making system that could detect and match veteran raiders with newer raiders it would be a win win for everyone I personally have a very hard time meeting new people making friends and even tho it hasn’t gotten easier I do my best but I’m sure others are worse and I do hope that one day raids will be made easier to access for everyone thank you all and have a great day