Hi, I'm Dranzerstorm
Welcome to the Video Game & Music Lounge
This world is dedicated to Video Games and Music as I'll be showcasing the following.
Video Game Reviews set to the same tones as Retro Retrospective's Anime Reviews
Music reviews of Anime Openings & Closings
Western Cartoon music
Vocaloid Classics.
We may even have some Top Tens
I hope this World entertains you.
Saving the best for last, My Friend Pedro.
You awaken in a meat factory and a Banana is talking to you, he offers you a gun and you kill your way out of trouble while the Banana keeps score.
Pros
Genuinely fun game play.
All your kill shots look masterfully done.
Great soundtrack.
Not that difficult to get into.
Cons
Relies way too much on physics.
Said physics doesn't always do what you want it to do.
The so called focus mode is way too easy to abuse.
Not great at advertising.
Overall
If you can get past the smiling banana on all the image searches, you'll find a good 2D shooter.
Next up is a dungeon crawler
A bunch a varied Gunman enter a dungeon in order to kill their past, very cryptic.
Pros
Really makes the most out of the theme.
Nice selection of characters.
Cons
The graphics remind me too much of Adventure Time.
Little tricky to master.
You'll be wanting a sword by the end.
Overall
It's the weakest of the indie titles I've played mostly down to the graphics being way too cartoony.
So we have another triple, this time for games starting with the Messenger.
The Messenger is what you get when you combine classic Ninja Gaiden with Castlevania and more than capable of being played on a Snes.
Pros
Doesn't feel nearly as hard as Ninja Gaiden.
Doesn't feel as painfully slow as Castlevania.
Alot of content in a game that could so easily be short.
The dialogue between the Ninja and Shopkeeper is hilarious.
Cons
Respawning enemies even when you barely left the screen.
Having to pay for your deaths all the time.
No indication if enemies can insta-kill you or not.
Not much for depth story wise.
Colour palette is off putting.
Overall
A neat little game of Ninja Gaiden which doesn't add much to the formula but doesn't try to fix what isn't broke.
Now a game about a Goose.
Born from a chat between colleagues of Aussie game developer House House about Geese, Untitled Goose Game released a couple of weeks ago is simply put; you are a goose, now do what you want to this small sleepy British village.
Pros
Does exactly how I explain it.
Decent length for an Indie title.
Always more than one way to do a task.
Throws a few hidden tasks in for those hoping to discover more from exploration.
Genuinely makes you happy.
Now has Coop.
It's done in one week what most games this year couldn't match in over a month!
Cons
Feels like there should've been at least two more areas to explore.
Turning the Goose is like turning an SUV sometimes.
House House don't seem prepared for the hype this has generated.
Overall
I think something has been started here, although clever indie titles have been propping up the game market for a while now, so expect more like this from now on and less like whatever trend was happening before Geese happened.
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