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Grub @grubthor.bsky.social · 9h

this one?

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

At the start of this playthrough I attempted to use a guide to help me see everything in one go but I was already screwed cus I didn't "pick up a frog in the prologue" so I figured "hey, they probably intended for this to be a replay feature.
A second town must've been lost in dev at some point-

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 15h

[Heartburn intensifies]

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 17h

Made black bean chilli (real hardware)

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

If you play this game please don't do it on Hard, you'll have to grind before even fighting the first boss.
It might make the rest of the game a bit easier but trust me it's worth it.
Will definitely give a replay just to see the alternate scenarios/extra scenes and the special minigames.

Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

Hard mode will however make using almost mandatory to get through a boss fight, legit awful time.
Why make more than 2 angles for a boss arena? Why? Legit, why? Why do it for every boss in the game?
And making the first boss an annoying ass that shows up thrice? Boss attacks just sucked to counter.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

The spear probably felt like the weakest weapon addition despite the range, and the Wind weapon being the twinblade again felt cheap.
Charge attacks and command inputs were nice to see too, getting the level 3/Oni chain Issen was a fun time for when a group of weak and strong enemies are together.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

-because it would fit the scale of this game way more if so.
Art direction was killer, some of the coolest environments and props of Capcom's 2000s line-up.
Weapons not being exclusively swords was nice, although the designs for them were a bit underwhelming tbh, especially in comparison to 1.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

At the start of this playthrough I attempted to use a guide to help me see everything in one go but I was already screwed cus I didn't "pick up a frog in the prologue" so I figured "hey, they probably intended for this to be a replay feature.
A second town must've been lost in dev at some point-

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 20h

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (HD);
What could be a great experience is undermined by a red herring structure set up and bizarre pace alongside some boss fights that range from bad to terrible if you play on Hard Mode like I did.
Some cool upgrades to base Onimusha gameplay present though.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 1d

Alan Wake 1 vs Alan Wake 2

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

backloggd.com/u/DylanHould...
Light thoughts of the main game before shoving Final Draft stuff onto it.

Backloggd Review by Dylan Houlder for Alan Wake 2.

Superb survival horror and story experience, manages to capture some of the original concepts they wanted for Bright Falls from the first game into this one, offering big areas to explore as Saga.
The Alan side is a really condensed experience that pulls off some superb Silent Hill vibes.
Both being playable in any order you want, once unlocked kept a replay refreshing.

The Final Draft:
A very thematically fitting decision in line with the rest of the game's concepts that are so tightly written.
I do wish Saga's side had more going on for this second trip through the whole game, since Alan's is a shorter experience by nature.
Structure is still great.

Managing to fit the DLCs into the main game the way they did is sick btw.
The Lake House one's placement story wise is a bit funny but hey.

This time through i played each side of the game in one go which was cool, crazy they managed to keep it open that way.

The set up you get on Alan's side with a particular character is soooooo good and i love the humor in it.
Still think this game might have the best usage of live action that only Remedy might upheave on future projects.

If there's a couple of crits I could give the whole experience; I didn't really think the gameplay was tight enough for me to try playing on the harder modes especially not with some sequences frame rate, I even swapped to aim assist halfway through this playthrough.

Another would be sometimes the lighting effects that surround edges of the screen on Alan's side could be a bit jarring.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 1d

spelling errors (real hardvare)

Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 1d

Made thai chicken, butternut, and greeb bean curry (real hardware)

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 1d

supporting 2 fighting games again WHEN

Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 1d

Sakurai showing capcom you're allowed to put 2 games out in the same genre under a year of release from each other.

two men in blue scrubs are looking at a laptop computer

ALT: two men in blue scrubs are looking at a laptop computer

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

backloggd.com/u/DylanHould...
Light thoughts of the main game before shoving Final Draft stuff onto it.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

Another would be that sometimes the lighting effects that surround the edges of the screen on Alan's side could be a bit jarring.

Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

If there's a couple of crits I could give the whole experience; I didn't really think the gameplay was tight enough for me to try playing on the harder modes, especially not with some sequences FPS, I even swapped to aim assist halfway through this playthrough.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

The future setup you get on Alan's side with a particular character is soooooo good and i love the humor in it.
Still think this game might have the best usage of live action that only Remedy might upheave on future projects.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

Managing to fit the DLCs into the main game the way they did is sick btw.
The Lake House one's placement story wise is a bit funny but hey.
This time through i played each side of the game in one go which was cool, crazy they managed to keep it open that way.

Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

Alan Wake 2: The Final Draft;
A very thematically fitting decision in line with the rest of the game's concepts that are so tightly written.
I do wish Saga's side had more going on for this second trip through the whole game since Alan's is a shorter experience by nature.
Structure is still great.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

Alan Wake 2: The Final Draft;
A very thematically fitting decision in line with the rest of the game's concepts that are so tightly written.
I do wish Saga's side had more going on for this second trip through the whole game since Alan's is a shorter experience by nature.
Structure is still great.

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Dylan/Danny @dylanhoulder.bsky.social · 2d

Okay checked your achievements, you have not