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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice vs Mortal Shell – The Definitive Comparison

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice vs Mortal Shell - The Definitive Comparison

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Mortal Shell. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

When it comes to the story, Sekiro wins without question. Sekiro has the best story out of all the other FromSoftware games and the best story out of all soulslike games in general.

Mortal Shell has a forgettable and pretty mediocre story. The game doesn’t have a protagonist for the player to care about and it also doesn’t have any character that you want to root for.

Mortal Shell’s story is there just to give an explanation of why you are fighting.

Gameplay

Sekiro approaches combat differently from Mortal Shell. In Sekiro, in order to be effective, you have to stay on the attack and deflect the enemy’s attacks, while on Mortal Shell you have to use the hardening mechanic in order to negate the enemy’s damage.

Mortal Shell’s mechanic is easy to learn and master while Sekiro’s system is easy to learn but hard to master.

Personally, I love Sekiro’s combat system and I think it’s the best combat system I have seen in a game. Mortal Shell’s combat system while it is something new, it makes the game too easy once you master it.

Mortal Shell’s a few weapons and shells to choose from while in Sekiro you can only use your katana and shinobi tools(which have limited uses). If you are the type of player that wants to try different weapons and doesn’t like playing with the same weapon for the entire game then maybe Mortal Shell is a better choice for you.

When it comes to mobs that you will face while traversing the areas, both games have a lot of variety though Sekiro’s mobs are more challenging due to the combat system that the game has.

In the bosses department, Sekiro wins easily since it has more bosses for you to fight and they are more interesting and challenging than the bosses in Mortal Shell.

As for the replayability, both games don’t have a lot of replayability but I played Sekiro up to NG+12(because I wanted to see the different endings and try to beat the game at the hardest possible difficulty) and I didn’t even attempt a second playthrough of Mortal Shell cause I didn’t really see the point to it.

Visuals

The visuals of both games are great, I don’t think that one surpasses the other when it comes to graphics but the scenery is another story. Sekiro has amazing scenery with beautiful locations and one boss fight, in particular, is absolutely breathtaking.

As for the customization, neither game has customization at the moment, but Sekiro will get a DLC on October 29th and that DLC will include 3 outfits that you can use to change Sekiro’s appearance.

Final Thoughts

Let me summatize what you should remember from this article.

First, Sekiro has the best story by far and there isn’t even a comparison when it comes to story.

As for the gameplay, Sekiro’s combat system is easy to learn but hard to master while Mortal Shell is easy to learn and to master. Sekiro’s combat is more rewarding and challenging and it has more bosses and content. Mortal Shell has different weapons for you to choose while in Sekiro you can only use the katana.

Sekiro has more interesting bosses and more challenging enemies.

Finally, the graphics in both games are at the same level but Sekiro has better scenery and will have more customization(when the DLC is released).

I recommend waiting for a sale to buy both games but personally, I believe that Sekiro is worth it even without a sale.

This is it, guys. I hope you found the article informative and that I helped you decide which is the best game for you.

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Nioh vs Mortal Shell – The Definitive Comparison

Nioh vs Mortal Shell - The Definitive Comparison

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Nioh and Mortal Shell. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

The stories of both games aren’t something special and are very mediocre, though if I had to choose I would recommend Nioh for the story since I understood a lot more of what was going on and it had some interesting historical figures appear in the game.

I didn’t get much of what was going on in Mortal Shell mostly because the game didn’t make me care enough. Not having a protagonist with character doesn’t help in making the player care for the story.

Gameplay

The biggest difference between these two games is the way they want you to approach combat. Mortal Shell has the hardening system which helps you negate all enemy damage if you time it right, and Nioh has 3 different stances for each weapon available and those stances have different movesets and skills.

Personally, I think, Nioh’s combat system is a lot more fun to use and more challenging to learn and master. Mortal Shell’s system isn’t that hard to learn and the game becomes too easy once you learn it.

Besides the combat, Nioh has a lot more weapon options for the player and the weapons have their own movesets and skills to unlock for them.

Mortal Shell’s weapons although they feel different from each other, they don’t have the depth in their movesets that Nioh’s weapons have.

Mortal Shell has more variety when it comes to the enemies you will face in the different areas but Nioh has a lot more bosses for you to fight, and personally, I think the bosses are the most important part in soulslike games.

Nioh has a lot more content and is also more challenging(if its something you care about), also it has more replayability since there are many different builds you can try in Nioh, choosing between different weapons and different ninja and onmyo abilities.

Visuals

Both games have good visuals though Mortal Shell looks better since its a newer game. I would recommend Nioh though since it has more interesting locations and it also has amazing character customization.

Nioh has an equipment transmogrification system, meaning that you are able to change the appearance of any armor or weapon you have to the appearance of another weapon or armor you have gotten in the game and keep the item’s stats.

This system is truly amazing since being able to customize your character to look the way you want improves the gameplay experience a lot, at least for me.

Final Thoughts

As always let me summarize the things that you should keep from this article.

First, when it comes to the story both games are mediocre at best, but in my opinion, Nioh has a somewhat better story.

In the gameplay department, Nioh wins, cause it has more depth in the combat system and in the abilities and skills your character can unlock. In Mortal Shell you barely need to unlock any abilities to beat the game, and as for the items I never really used or needed most of them. You will only need to use 2-3 items tops in Mortal Shell.

Mortal Shell has more variety when it comes to normal enemies, but it has fewer bosses, content, and has little to none replay value.

Lastly, Mortal Shell has better graphics, but they aren’t that much better to actually matter. Nioh has a lot of customization though, and I can honestly say it has the best customization system out of all soulslike games.

Whichever game you choose I recommend waiting for sale since I don’t believe they worth the full price.

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Dark Souls 3 vs Mortal Shell – The Definitive Comparison

Dark Souls 3 vs Mortal Shell - The Definitive Comparison

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Dark Souls 3 vs Mortal Shell. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

I can’t decide which game had the best storyline because neither made me care enough to try to understand what is going on. I don’t recommend picking either game for the story. I am sure there are people that found their stories appealing but for me they were forgettable.

In Dark Souls 3 as you probably know already you have to figure out what is going on by reading item descriptions and exhausting the dialog of NPCs. Mortal Shell has some similarities to Dark Souls 3 in that regard but I believe its easier to figure out what is going on in Mortal Shell, I just didn’t care enough to try.

Gameplay

Mortal Shell has taken a lot of inspiration from Dark Souls games and it has added a few new things like the hardening system. Although the hardening system is a cool idea, it takes from the challenge of the game since once you master it, the game becomes very easy.

Now, don’t get me wrong Dark Souls 3 isn’t especially hard either but it’s a lot harder than Mortal Shell. Also, Dark Souls 3 offers a lot more variety when it comes to the items and weapons and armors you can use.

Mortal Shell is pretty limited in that regard, since it doesn’t have a lot of variety when it comes to weapons, and don’t get me started with that horrendous item system that it has(more on that in my Mortal Shell review).

Dark Souls 3 also has more variety when it comes to enemies and bosses. In general Dark Souls 3 is a bigger game with more depth to it than Mortal Shell, which is understandable since Mortal Shell’s developers don’t have the numbers or the experience that FromSoftware accumulated throughout the years.

So Dark Souls 3 is more challenging, has more content, and also more replayability since there are a lot of different classes to choose from and a lot of different builds to try.

Lastly Dark Souls 3 offers PvP and co-op PvE which add even more replayability to the game.

Visuals

Mortal Shell is visually superior to Dark Souls 3 which is natural since it came out 4 years after Dark Souls 3. Both games have some interesting locations but I believe Dark Souls 3 has more of those.

As for the customization, Dark Souls 3 wins since it has a character creation system and you can also change the armor you wear. In Mortal Shell, you can only change shells which are basically different characters so I don’t think you can consider it customization but even if you do consider it, Dark Souls 3 still wins.

Final Thoughts

Let me summarize what you should keep from this article, if you don’t want to bother reading the detailed comparison.

First, the stories of both games shouldn’t factor in your decision at all in my opinion, since for me they are both uninteresting and ultimately forgettable. Making a story hard to understand and require a lot of effort to get a clue of whats going on, for me it isn’t something that improves the story, it just makes me not care for it.

As for the gameplay, the choice is simple, Dark Souls 3 is just better and a more complete game with more content, more replayability, more enemies and bosses for you to fight, etc.

Dark Souls 3 is superior in every way when it comes to gameplay, that doesn’t mean Mortal Shell is bad but it just isn’t at that level.

Finally, when it comes to visuals, Mortal Shell has better graphics, but Dark Souls 3 has more customization and more interesting scenery.

If you aren’t sure which of these two games to get then I recommend Dark Souls 3, since it’s just better overall. Of course, it would be a good idea to watch some gameplay first because you might see something in Mortal Shell that excites you more. Whichever game you choose, I recommend waiting for sale since I don’t believe they are worth the full price.

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Among Us Review

Among Us Review

Yet another game that became popular within the 2020 pandemic, Among Us was actually released 2 years prior than that.

It became so popular, that the creators were actually considering making a sequel, but decided on focusing on the original game instead.

Among Us is what’s called a social deduction game. There are many tabletop and digital games of the small genre. A prominent one is called Town of Salem.

It’s praised as being fun albeit exhausting.

Is it worth all the praise though?

As usual, this review will have a Storyline, Gameplay, Visuals and finally, a Personal Thoughts sections. Without further ado:

Storyline

There is no storyline. I mean, there is a spaceship and there is an impostor trying to kill the crew that’s maintaining it, but that’s not a storyline, that’s more of a setting.

Gameplay

The gameplay is heavily socially dependent. Meaning it’s a game where you have to communicate with your fellow players.

The gist is that there is a number of players between 4-10. Depending on the amount there is 1 or 2 impostors. The rest are Crewmates.

The Crewmates have some tasks to finish while the Impostors must kill and outnumber the Crewmates.

The main mechanic is the meeting. When conditions are met, a meeting is called, and players discuss who to out by voting. Crewmates must decide who is an Impostor, and Impostors must trick Crewmates to out each other. You can also not vote, something wise when earlier in the game as to not risk outing a Crewmate (if you’re one of course).

When you throw someone out, his role is revealed.

You can call an Emergency Meeting by pressing the button in the main room, whether you’re a Crewmate or Impostor.

A meeting may be held if someone reports a dead body. Again, both Crewmates and Impostors can do that.

Impostors may want to start a meeting for mind games or to take blame off them, or any reason that may pass from someone’s devious brain.

Now for more in-depth analysis of the roles.

Let’s start with the Impostors. You can kill simply by approaching someone and pressing the kill button. But there is a cooldown to this.

If you kill someone with a witness watching, you will lose, because when the meeting is called, they’ll probably talk.

They’ll blame you with what they saw, and you can blame them back, but here’s the deal. Due to the number of Crewmates, even if you convince them to throw him, when they see his role, they are gonna target you next.

Every level also has a different form of surveillance, so you have to be careful where you kill and when.

Impostors can also pass through shortcuts in each level, but again, should they be noticed, they will be called out.

I mentioned before that Crewmates have tasks to do. Impostors have “fake” tasks just for existing as an alibi or something. You can go to the task rooms and sabotage the ship. You can sabotage lights to create confusion, disable the surveillance or even close the oxygen tanks.

The last option must be dealt with or else the Crewmates die automatically.

Impostors also have increased vision even in darkness.

Finally, Impostors know each other.

Now for the Crewmates.

Your objective is either to kick out all the Impostors, or all the Crewmates finish all their tasks.

The tasks are minigame-esque and take some time to fully complete. If you die from an Impostor, you can carry on with the tasks as a ghost, but you can’t talk or vote during meetings. You can still win even if you die.

You can also check surveillance. That’s about it actually.

As I said, the game is based on the ability of the Impostor to trick others and be sneaky in general.

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Visuals

The visuals are nothing special. It’s not the selling point anyway.

That said, there is some customization for your characters, but that costs money for the most part.

Personal Thoughts

Among Us is definitely fun. The only problem (if you can call it that) is that it’s most fun when you play with people you know, as games with strangers tend to be chaotic.

It’s surely fun to play with your group of friends or at a party, and a great time killer as well.

All in all, I don’t know if it’s worth buying on Steam, but it’s a must on every gamer’s mobile.

Final Verdict

Storyline: –

Gameplay: 9.0

Visuals: 7.0

Personal Score: 8.0/10

Have you played Among Us yet? Do you like being an Impostor or do you prefer to be a Crewmate. Have you played dozens of games like me where literally none of them you were an Impostor? Leave a comment below.

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Mortal Shell PC Review

Mortal Shell PC Review

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Mortal Shell. As always, the review will have four parts, firstly I will talk about the storyline, then about the gameplay, afterward, I will talk about the visuals and finally, I will tell you my personal thoughts and give you a rating for the game from 0-10 (10 being the best).

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Storyline

The story of Mortal Shell for me isn’t something that will leave you wanting for more. I am not sure why but I didn’t understand what is happening with the story and why these things happen in that world. Maybe the fact that I was streaming the game and I had to pay attention to the chat had something to do with it, but I don’t think that’s the only reason.

You may have a completely different experience from me but since this is my review I have to say what my personal experience was.

Gameplay

Mortal Shell’s combat is very similar to the other soul’s games but it has a new mechanic that we haven’t seen before in any other soul’s games. That is the hardening skill. What that skill does is simple, it negates all the damage you would take from the next attack of your opponent that would land on you.

This ability is very powerful, some could say too powerful because when you master the way it works then the game becomes very easy. This skill needs some nerfing to make the game more challenging.

Now let’s talk about the options this game gives the player. First, you can choose between 5 different types of weapons and 4 different types of shells(they represent the classes in this game).

Personally I only used the hallowed sword for the entire game and from the shells I mainly used Tiel.

I am not the type of gamer that wants to try everything and then make a choice. Most of the time I already know what I want to play with and I will stick with it for the entire game.

One thing I don’t like about this game is the way it handles items. I never understood what most of the items do and never bothered searching for it cause I felt like it wasn’t worth my time and the game was not challenging enough to require using a lot of items. I only used mushrooms to heal and the items that gave Tar(game currency), I didn’t bother with the rest.

I don’t know whose idea it was to have this system when it comes to items but it doesn’t work and it shouldn’t be implemented in future games, at least that’s my opinion.

The game doesn’t offer any armor items or equipable items, you can only upgrade your shell to make it more powerful.

As for the enemies, the game has some variety but not enough to matter. The game also has eight bosses and four of them are optional.

I only found one of the bosses challenging though that might have to do with the order I chose to fight the bosses so I am not sure if it was challenging because I fought it too early.

The game is easier than all the other soulslike games I have played and as for the replayability, you can say it has some since you can try different weapons and shells but I don’t find it enough to worth investing time in more than one playthroughs.

Visuals

The visuals of Mortal Shell are what you would expect from a 2020 game. It looks good, I don’t have much more to say beyond that.

As for the customization, beyond the changing shells game mechanic, there isn’t any customization as far as I know. Also, you can’t really call that customization since it’s shell has its own stats so you are technically playing another character.

Final Thoughts

Now I will summarize what you should keep from this article. First, the story isn’t anything special and is forgettable(I really have no idea what the game was about, the only thing I remember is that it was about an ascension).

The gameplay is like all the other soulslike games plus a new mechanic called hardening. The game isn’t challenging and doesn’t have many bosses for you to fight, also I don’t think it has much replay value.

The visuals are what you would expect from a 2020 game.

All in all, its a pretty average game and I don’t think it’s worth 30 euros. Maybe 25 euros would be a more fair price.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 7.8

Gameplay: 8.2

Visuals: 9.0

General Rating: 8.3

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Best Anime to Watch in Fall 2020

Best Anime to Watch in Fall 2020

1. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III

The third season of the series. I absolutely recommend you guys to watch this anime. Here is the plot:

The story follows the exploits of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old solo adventurer under the goddess Hestia. As the only member of the Hestia Familia, He works hard to get the attention of all the ladies that have eyes on him. He looks up to Ais Wallenstein, a famous and powerful swordswoman who once saved his life, and with whom he fell in love. He is unaware that several other girls, deities and mortals alike, also develop affections towards him; most notably Hestia herself, as he also gains allies and improves himself with each new challenge he faces.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Wrong_to_Try_to_Pick_Up_Girls_in_a_Dungeon%3F

2. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen

This is the second season of one of my favorite anime. 6 years have passed since the first season was released.

The story follows Tatsuya Shiba, a bodyguard to his sister Miyuki Shiba who is also a candidate to succeed the leadership of the Yotsuba clan, one of the Ten Master Clans that govern Japan’s magicians. They enroll into First High School which segregates its students based on their magical abilities. Miyuki is enrolled as a first course student and is viewed as one of the best students, while Tatsuya is in the second course and considered to be magically inept. However, Tatsuya’s technical knowledge, combat abilities, and unique magic techniques cause people to view him as an irregular to the school’s standardized rankings.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irregular_at_Magic_High_School

3. Jujutsu Kaisen

Yuji Itadori is a genius at track and field. But he has zero interest running around in circles, he’s happy as a clam in the Occult Research Club. Although he’s only in the club for kicks, things get serious when a real spirit shows up at school!

When his grandfather is on his deathbed, Yuji makes a promise to him; that he will do kind deeds so that he dies surrounded by loved ones, unlike his grandfather.

However, Yuji’s life takes a sudden turn as he meets Megumi Fushiguro; a shaman who tries to retrieve a cursed object. When Yuji’s friends open the cursed object that they found, things go south as the cursed spirits that it spawned start roaming in school. As Fushiguro and Yuji are almost defeated by one of the spirits, Yuji then swallows the cursed object and gains its power. As a result, Yuji becomes cursed by the object and gets dragged into Fushiguro’s thrilling world of shamans and cursed spirits.

Synopsis Source: https://jujutsu-kaisen.fandom.com/wiki/Jujutsu_Kaisen

4. Tonikaku Kawaii

Nasa Yuzaki, a boy with a peculiar name,[b] gets hit by a truck on the day of his high school entrance exams. He encounters and follows a beautiful girl who saves him, confessing his love for her at a bus stop. The girl, Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, agrees to become his girlfriend, but only if they are married first. When Nasa, who had previously decided to not go to high school, reaches his 18th birthday, he is still thinking about the promise he made on that day. Suddenly, Tsukasa shows up at his doorstep with a marriage form, starting their relationship and their marriage. Although Tsukasa’s clingy adopted younger sister refuses to accept the relationship, she brings Nasa to her family.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Me_to_the_Moon_(manga)

5. Noblesse

Noblesse is the third webtoon that is adapted into an anime this year. It is a very popular webtoon and the expectations are high, let’s hope it delivers.

Noblesse is about a powerful noble – Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (referred to as Rai) – who has been asleep for 820 years with no knowledge of mankind’s advancement and scientific successes. At the start of the webtoon, Rai wakes up in an abandoned building in South Korea,[2] and starts to get used to the modern world. He goes to a school, where he reunites with his loyal servant Frankenstein. With Frankenstein’s help, Rai enrolls into high school and inadvertently befriends athletic teenager Shinwoo, computer geek Ikhan, and Shinwoo’s crush Yuna, and a few others. Noblesse follows the group’s often dangerous adventures against a secret organization while uncovering Rai’s past.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noblesse_(manhwa)

6. Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen

For centuries, the world had been torn between the Empire, the Mechanical Utopia, and the Nebulis Sovereignty, the Paradise for Witches.

With no end in sight, it seems that the war will continue on for a few more centuries. However, a chance meeting between Iska, the “Successor of Black Steel”, and Aliceliese, the “Ice Calamity Witch”, changes history.

The “Successor of Black Steel” is a peace-loving war nut who only knows how to fight. However, he wishes to end the war with the twin astral swords, white and black, he had inherited from his master.
The “Ice Calamity Witch” wants to destroy the Empire and unite the world under the banner of the Nebulis Sovereignty.

This story is the tale of the collision of ideals between a young man and a young woman as they try to change the world in their own special ways.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Last_Crusade_or_the_Rise_of_a_New_World

7. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)

The story begins with a young boy named Dai remembering a story told to him by his adoptive grandfather, the monster magician Brass, about the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar by the hands of a hero known as Avan. After the defeat of the Demon King Hadlar, all of the monsters were released from his evil will and peace reigned supreme around the world once again for ten years. Some monsters and demons moved to the island of Dermline to live in peace. Dai, the young protagonist of the series, is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by Brass and with his best friend, the monster Gome, Dai grows up dreaming of becoming a hero.

Synopsis Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest:_The_Adventure_of_Dai

That’s it for my list. I hope you found some good anime here. Do you think there is an anime that should be on the list? Which is your most anticipated anime for this season?  Write your thoughts on the comments below. See ya in the next article.

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Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin vs Dark Souls Remastered – The Definitive Comparison

Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin vs Dark Souls Remastered

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin and Dark Souls Remastered. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

Both games have solid stories, though I believe I understood a little more of what was going on in Dark Souls Remastered.

This is a completely subjective thing so don’t consider it when you decide which of the 2 games to pick.

The thing about the stories of Dark Souls games is that they aren’t straightforward and you can’t understand many things unless you read every item and talk to every NPC in the game, and you still only understand half of what is going on. Both games have that kind of storytelling.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Dark Souls Remastered is more basic than the gameplay of Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin and it has a lot less variety. This is expected since Dark Souls Remastered is the Remaster version of the first Dark Souls game and they were still in the early stages of developing these kinds of games back then.

One limitation for example that I found annoying while playing Dark Souls Remastered is that you can only roll in 4 different directions and you can’t roll diagonally.

One system that for me makes Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin the best Dark Souls game is the dual-wielding system and the way it’s implemented in that game. It is such an amazing system and I had a blast dual-wielding for almost the entire game.

One mechanic that easily makes Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin the hardest game in the series is that each time you die the maximum HP bar you have available is reduced by a percentage and if you die a lot of times your max HP can drop to 50%(there is a ring that can increase the minimum percentage that your HP can drop to 70%) of the original. The only way to restore the maximum HP to the one that you are supposed to have based on your stats is to consume and item.

This system makes you avoid dying unnecessarily and it can get annoying at times when you die too many times from a boss and you don’t have the consumable needed to restore you max HP.

Both games have a big variety of weapons and items for you to use.

As for the enemies, both games have a lot of variety but Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin has more bosses for you to fight and more content in general.

So to sum up, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is more challenging, has more content, and as for the replayability both games are at the same level.

Visuals

The visuals of Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin are better than the visuals of Dark Souls Remastered but the difference isn’t big enough to matter a lot in your decision.

I think the most important difference when it comes to visuals is the customization that the two games offer. As I said, in a previous comparison, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin has armor sets that look absolutely amazing and I believe it has the best looking gear in all of Dark Souls games.

For me Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin wins here just for the cool looking armor sets.

Final Thoughts

Finally let me summarize what you should keep from this article.

First when it comes to the stories both games are around the same level.

For the gameplay, I believe Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is the best option since it has more depth to its combat system and is more challenging with more content.

For the visuals, I believe Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin wins here too since it has better-looking armors and the graphics are better in general compared to Dark Souls Remastered.

Whichever game you choose I recommend waiting for a sale, since I don’t believe games that were released so many years ago are worth paying full price.

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Review

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Review

Developed by Mediatonic, this platforming battle-royale game is the one that has taken 2020’s early Q3 by storm.

Chaotic, challenging and (frustratingly) fun, it’s no wonder it became a massive success on release.

But what is Fall Guys? Is it competitive? Is it here to stay? Is it worth it? All will be covered with this review.

As usual, this review will have a Storyline, Gameplay, Visuals and finally, a Personal Thoughts sections. Without further ado:

Storyline

The game has no storyline. I guess the 60 Fall Guys competing are part of a game show (that’s why all the cameras exist, and why you earn kudos as you play), but that’s just flavoring, it doesn’t count as storyline, just as a setting.

Gameplay

I mentioned Fall Guys being a battle-royale. That means that a bunch of (human) players compete with each other until 1 remains.

However, Fall Guys uses a round format and a bunch of different minigames. This means that out of the 60 starting players, on the first round, about 16-20% will be eliminated, and that carries on every round, until the final round which can be round 4, 5, or 6, the reason being is that some games don’t have a limit on players advancing, but instead, everyone who survives may pass (very rarely, these games may appear on the first round, netting a lucky player a first-round win).

As you advance, you may find some absolutely infuriating team games. To pass you must work with your team for the minigame’s goal.

When the final round comes, one of the final stages will be chosen at random. These final stages are exclusive to the final round.

Every player receives kudos (the in-game currency) based on their performance, but the winner gains a crown, which is the premium currency. Through microtransactions, you can gain more kudos, but never any crowns. You just gotta git gud.

That’s about the battle-royale aspect. The minigames are all platformers. That means you must race, dodge, and altogether jump through a lot of hazards. Sometimes, correct timing and balance are required.

Not only can you jump, you can also dive and grab.

Diving is something you have to master. Especially jump into diving into jumping to gain some distance is invaluable.

Grabbing is… mostly for trolling and annoying other players. You can use it to try and eliminate someone, but be a decent human being and don’t do that.

In some minigames, grabbing is a game mechanic. You have to grab other players to “tag” them, depending on the minigame.

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Visuals

The game has bright colors and is generally praised for it’s visuals. I can for sure say that the bright visuals match the chaotic gameplay perfectly.

A great addition (to any game really) is the ability to customize your Fall Guy. Through color patterns, body patterns and clothes, you can never get bored when mixing it up.

You can buy cosmetic through the shop using both currencies you earn. The rarest items cost crowns, which means that by being better than others in this game, you can also show it too! And no one can buy these, as crowns are limited to victories and the (free) season pass.

Personal Thoughts

The game is relatively new and still has some issues.

Hackers and cheaters plague every other game. Playing for hours will get repetitive. And the worst? There seems to be an unfixable bug that (almost) never allows your team to win in team games. That last one is truly absurd.

The game does have potential however. And lots too.

The devs want to mix it up and add new content for quite some time. And frankly, it’s a great game to play for a few hours, between other games, studying, or anything. It’s a great game to kill some time pleasantly.

The only negative I can think about is the price, but for this game, I think it’s worth it.

Final Verdict

Storyline: –

Gameplay: 9.0

Visuals: 7.0

Personal Score: 8.0/10

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Helltaker Review

Helltaker Review

Good free games seem to be a rarity on Steam, so you’ll be glad to hear of this short puzzle game.

Helltaker is a puzzle indie game, with quite a short duration, but definitely worth your hour.

It was released in 2020, and is described as “a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.” It is not very suggestive though, so if you want a game to satisfy your urges, you’re better off trying Huniepop or something. I’m gonna say it a lot during this review, but the game IS NOT SUGGESTIVE.

As usual, this review will have a Storyline, Gameplay, Visuals and finally, a Personal Thoughts sections. Without further ado:

Storyline

For a short game you should expect a short and simple story.

A man named Helltaker had a dream about having a harem of demon girls. Waking up, he decides to make it a reality so he goes to hell and tries to convince the “sharply dressed” demon girls to join him.

Gameplay

the gameplay is pretty simple. Being a puzzle game, your purpose is to reach the end of the level (which is the demon girl) in a set amount of moves.

There are various hazards in a level. For example, some levels have spikes, which take away 2 moves when you step over them.

There are also the skeletons. Skeletons don’t move, and can be pushed back a space. if they are against a wall, pushing them will kill them. Pushing or killing a skeleton costs a movement point.

Finally, there are rocks. As with skeletons, you can push them around (losing movement points for each push), but unlike the skelies, you cannot destroy them.

When you reach the end, a cutscene will play, and the demon girl will ask you a question. Answering correctly will move you ti the next level. A wrong answer will either kill you, or give you a bad ending. Either way, you start over that level again.

SPOILER ALERT!!!

There are 8 levels in total and in the end a ninth level that is a boss battle. The boss battle is not a puzzle exactly, it’s more like bullet hell kinda thing where you dodge a bunch of things.

In the ending, you take all the girls to your home and make the chocolate chip pancakes.

There is an additional bit to the ending if you manage to collect all the secrets, but I’ll leave that up to you.

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There’s not much honestly, but as I said, the game shouldn’t take you more than 2 hours to finish.

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Visuals

The visuals are what you’d expect from an indie game. The “sharply dressed” demon girls have kind of become a thing however, and if you’re in the know-how in the hentai business you’ve probably heard or seen them somewhere.

Personal Thoughts

Helltaker is pretty fun and short. I highly suggest anyone try this if they want to do something random for 1-2 hours. (PG-13 I guess… though it’s really not suggestive at all).

And I’m serious about one thing; you shouldn’t use this game as an outlet to your urges. It’s really not that suggestive, and honestly, why would you wanna take gaming and make it about the hormones. I believe they ruin enough stuff already.

Final Verdict

Storyline: 5.5

Gameplay: 7.0

Visuals: 6.0

Personal Score: 6.2/10

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Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin vs Dark Souls 3 – The Definitive Comparison

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin vs Dark Souls 3 - The Definitive Comparison

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin and Dark Souls 3. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

You probably have an idea of the kind of storytelling dark souls games have, but I will explain it here again. Dark Souls games want you to discover the story on your own through reading item descriptions and talking to NPCs and even if you do all that you will probably understand 50% of what’s going on, the other 50% is theory crafting.

Both Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin and Dark Souls 3 follow this kind of storytelling, though I have to say I prefer the story of Dark Souls 2 a little more. That’s just personal opinion though, and I can’t recommend one game over the other based on the story.

Gameplay

Even though both games are from the same franchise and Dark Souls 3 is the sequel to Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, I believe as far as combat goes, Dark Souls 2 has a better combat system than Dark Souls 3 and more specifically the system that Dark Souls 2 has that is far better than Dark Souls 3 is the dual-wielding.

The dual-wielding system is truly amazing in Dark Souls 2. It very intuitive and the fact that you can use different kinds of weapons and the only limit is that they have to have the same types of attacks is truly amazing.

The power-stance is also very well implemented. It’s too bad that they decided to scrap this system in Dark Souls 3.

Besides this system, the games play the same when it comes to combat, but this system is by no means something minor, it is a very important system that can severely impact your experience if you want to dual-wield weapons.

As for the weapons, both games have a huge variety of weapons you can use and this extends to armors and other equipment also. One additional thing that I feel the need to address is the death punishment system that Dark Souls 2 has.

You see Dark Souls 2 has a unique mechanic that doesn’t exist in any other Dark Souls games. Each time you die the maximum HP bar you have available is reduced by a percentage and if you die a lot of times your max HP can drop to 50%(there is a ring that can increase the minimum percentage that your HP can drop to 70%) of the original. The only way to restore the maximum HP to the one that you are supposed to have based on your stats is to consume an item.

This system gives more difficulty to the game since those consumables that you can use to restore your max HP aren’t so easy to get that you can just use them whenever you feel like it. You have to somewhat adjust your playstyle so that you don’t die so often and use those consumables only when it’s necessary for your progression.

Both games have a lot of variety when it comes to mobs and bosses, though Dark Souls 2 has more bosses for you to fight.

Lastly, if you want the more challenging game then Dark Souls 2 is more challenging because of the HP system I mentioned above. Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin also has more content and it will take longer to complete. As for the replayability, both games are at the same level.

Visuals

Since Dark Souls 3 came out later it has better visuals overall but the difference isn’t big and it’s not worth considering when you are deciding which of these two games to pick.

Dark Souls 2 has somewhat better scenery than Dark Souls 3, but that’s because of the story.

When it comes to customization, neither game has an equipment transmogrification system and for those of you that don’t know what this is, it basically means that you are able to change the appearance of all your equipment and keep the stats.

Even though neither game has this system, I believe Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin has better customization because the armors that are available in this game look a lot better than the armors available in Dark Souls 3.

Visually I believe Dark Soul 2: Scholar of the First Sin is the better choice, even though Dark Souls 3 has better graphics.

Final Thoughts

Let me summarize what you should keep from this article.

First, both games have stories that are around the same level of quality and you can’t really say that one game’s story is better than the others.

Second, when it comes to gameplay I believe the combat system of Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin is superior compared to the combat of Dark Souls 3 and that is because of the dual-wielding system Dark Souls 2 has.

Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin also has more content and is more challenging than Dark Souls 3.

Finally when it comes to visuals Dark Souls 3 has better graphics, but Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin has better-looking armors.

Whichever game you choose I recommend waiting for sale because they are pretty old.

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