It was truly a great weekend of gaming completing Lego City & then Journey.
Journey – Completed
Whatever I write about this game will not do it justice so I give you a screenshot of my twitter reaction after completing the game.
Lego City Undercover – Completed
Lego City Undercover is oozing fun by the bucket load, whether
you are driving around the city, fighting bad guys, smashing lego buildings or
collecting bricks. The memorable characters from Chase, Rex, Natalia & of
course Honey. The script will have you laughing all the way through whilst you
explore the vast map to complete various missions & drive any number of
vehicles.
It has for me, been a great introduction to the Wii U as a
new gaming console & goes into my Top32.
DLC Quest: Completed!
A quirky and charming little puzzle platform game, DLC Quest is intended as a satirical look at the way that console games have been progressing, with ever-more content locked away. The game sees you collecting coins in order to pay the shopkeeper for items such as the ability to move left, or animation of your character. As much of the humour is in the writing, I've hidden the rest of this post on its own page.
The only thing you can do to start with is move left, collecting four coins and reaching the shopkeeper. The only thing you can buy for four coins is the ability to move left, which is lucky ...
I initially thought that my computer wasn't working that well, as the sound stopped working after I moved my character. Once I looked at the rest of the DLC list, however, I found out this wasn't a mistake.
It took a bit of exploration to find enough coins to buy the audio pack, the animation pack and the pause menu. The first achievement (or "awardment") recognised this.
After the initial stages, the game settled into a Metroid-style exploration game, where you need to collect coins in order to buy new abilities from the shopkeeper - like a map to get past the forest, a double jump, or a way to sharpen a sword. It was here that the quality of the writing started to shine. Meeting random characters with little to add to the game was amusing, and seeing increasing amounts of pointless DLC to buy with an excess of coins helped the satire.
I was amused that one of the DLC packs was for horse armour - one of the classic first uses of microtransactions. I was more amused when it was needed to complete the game - at least, completing the game properly (after buying the DLC for the actual ending).
After getting the good ending, there were a couple of achievements outstanding - buying all DLC, and killing all characters and sheep. It took me a little while to find the last sheep, and I killed the shepherd last.
After getting the good ending, there were a couple of achievements outstanding - buying all DLC, and killing all characters and sheep. It took me a little while to find the last sheep, and I killed the shepherd last.
A short and fun game, which was very amusing. I think I paid around 75p for it, and it may have worked better as a satire if that amount had been collected while playing in bits and pieces - though I'm not sure if I'd actually have played to the end if that were the case, no matter how small the amounts.
The only thing you can do to start with is move left, collecting four coins and reaching the shopkeeper. The only thing you can buy for four coins is the ability to move left, which is lucky ...
I initially thought that my computer wasn't working that well, as the sound stopped working after I moved my character. Once I looked at the rest of the DLC list, however, I found out this wasn't a mistake.
It took a bit of exploration to find enough coins to buy the audio pack, the animation pack and the pause menu. The first achievement (or "awardment") recognised this.
After the initial stages, the game settled into a Metroid-style exploration game, where you need to collect coins in order to buy new abilities from the shopkeeper - like a map to get past the forest, a double jump, or a way to sharpen a sword. It was here that the quality of the writing started to shine. Meeting random characters with little to add to the game was amusing, and seeing increasing amounts of pointless DLC to buy with an excess of coins helped the satire.
I was amused that one of the DLC packs was for horse armour - one of the classic first uses of microtransactions. I was more amused when it was needed to complete the game - at least, completing the game properly (after buying the DLC for the actual ending).
After getting the good ending, there were a couple of achievements outstanding - buying all DLC, and killing all characters and sheep. It took me a little while to find the last sheep, and I killed the shepherd last.
After getting the good ending, there were a couple of achievements outstanding - buying all DLC, and killing all characters and sheep. It took me a little while to find the last sheep, and I killed the shepherd last.
A short and fun game, which was very amusing. I think I paid around 75p for it, and it may have worked better as a satire if that amount had been collected while playing in bits and pieces - though I'm not sure if I'd actually have played to the end if that were the case, no matter how small the amounts.
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS): COMPLETED!
Story done!
It is substantially smaller than the Wii U version, as I completed the story (without much in the way of wandering round) with just over 7 hours on the clock. There’s clearly a lot left to do, but I’m expecting around 25 hours to 100% it.
It’s a great game. It really is. The only reason it isn’t fantastic is that the Wii U version exists. Still, lots of fun and I’m going for the 100%. Just a shame the ending didn’t tie in with the “flashbacked” ending in the Wii U game. Bit odd that.
Tomb Raider – Completed
The tombs were much simpler than I thought and the puzzles were a tad on the easy side.
I hated the gore especially the death sequences, I did however like the Metroid touches of collecting/upgrading weapons to return to previous sections that were inaccessible.
Fire arrows are easily the best weapon in the game but disappointed that Lara did not have her two signature guns or the cartwheel move. The developers should have played the original playstation games & have some Easter Eggs relating to the previous games.
There are obvious comparisons with the uncharted games but I found Tomb Raider more enjoyable that the two uncharted games I have completed.
It's good to pick up a game & play to completion without getting distracted by anything else. Not a bad record for me two weeks from start to finish.
Next then some Forza Horizon with the very possible distraction of Lego City on the Wii U.
I understand Lara did not sell in the numbers SquareEnix wanted, I for one hope this is not her final game. She can be so much better & hopefully next generation will see her return with her next adventure.
