MyNameIsAtticus

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. After getting the Biggoron sword last time, I decided to tackle the fire temple today. I cleared it all in one fell swoop. Going into it, i don't know why but it's occurring to me that this is the first time i'm hearing the original version of the Fire Temple theme. I don't know if last time i play SoH i somehow played a version of the game without the old theme or if i played it with the sound off, but this is the first time i'm hearing that chanting.

I ran into my first Like Like, which, i hate these guys. I've hated them with a burning passion ever since i played Majora's Mask for the first time and they didn't drop my stuff back for some reason. That one took my shield and tunic but luckily i was able to get them back after killing it.

There was an elevator that i discovered had a lava texture on the underside i don't usually see. I usually only pass through this room once so seeing it was something new.

To end of tonight's post, i wanted to show off the boss room. For an overglorified game of Whack a Mole, the game does an awesome job of making it feel epic. I was able to clear the boss fight fast too using the Biggoron sword to deal extra damage. It's really come in handy, especially when i forget to use the shield. I'm definitely switching back to the master sword though because it paired with the shield is just a badass combo.

Today’s game is Minecraft PS3 Edition. We had a friend visiting us today that we usually don’t get to hang out with. We did Splitscreen (I got most of the screenshots when they stepped away for a second and I was playing alone.) and started a new world (for like the 8th time). I built this little cabin to live in while they all went off on their own. I installed cute little windows and got a bed the first day (though it didn’t do much good because I was the only one who had a bed)

The cabin does look a little rough on the outside, but I ran out of time to do the outside. I want to do a trim though and clean up the sides.

I went mining for iron and found a sheep deep underground. I also got to get out with a decent 29 iron. I found some gold too but didn’t get a chance to collect it. I ended up bumping into one of my friends during this who had tunneled halfway across the map. I gave them some torches to light their way before heading back home.

That was where we ended off for the night. I had a screenshot we got together but everyone’s names were showing and my usual tools I use to censor names wasn’t accessible right now. Still it was fun to have us all in the same room for once to play it splitscreen.

Today's game is Sonic Mania. I wanted something quick and easy to jump into with tonight, and i picked this up on sale the other day. I grew up on Sonic 1-3, CD, and Knuckles so i have fond memories of the old 2D sonic (even though by the time i was born the genesis was far gone). I even put on the CRT shader! I didn't know much about Mania though and figured it was an original thing, and from what i can tell it mostly is, but the first zones of the first two levels are not.

I believe this game has also elected to fuck with me, because they included Chemical Plant zone which scares the fuck out of me. It's like specifically engineered too make me panic, especially with the section above with the moving platforms. I always struggle with it and it lives rent free in my head. Still like the level though, just fuck that specific part really.

The second parts of the levels are cool, like unique ideas. Chemical plant had these jelly things with syringes that were fun to do. It was fun to press down on it and learn what all the different jelly colors do.

Then there was the Mean Bean Machine minigame, which was awesome to see. I don't have much to say about it lol, i just thought it was cool to see them pay reference too it.

The boss for the 3 level was cool, it was a high speed chase where you had to hit certain rockets back. I lost it and took that as my cue to put the game down for the night, but it was a unique idea. This game seems to be doing a lot of unique boss ideas. It feels loyal to the original idea of the Genesis games but also a lot more unique because of the new hardware it can use. I'm enjoying it, though i probably will shelve it for now until i have another night where i just want something quick and easy to play.

Today's game is some more Ocarina of Time. I dove into the bottom of the wall and cleared the Dead Hands boss fight. It's one of my favorite Mini-bosses. I really wish it would be brought back in some form. It would probably scare kids shitless though so maybe not. Still though, really fond memories of stumbling into this room and getting the shit scared out of me by it. The bottom of the wall still unsettles me to this day with it's freaky vibes.

Dead hands doesn't make it any better either because he dies with his jaw unhinged like some corpse snake. I'm like 90% sure he could swallow me whole if he wanted too.

I went ahead and used my time today to finish up some misc stuff before moving onto the main dungeon. Namely i got Epona and started on the Biggoron sword quest. I got all the way too the broken biggoron's sword before stopping. The race to get the mushroom all the way to the Potion shop was tense though because Epona wouldn't make a jump i thought she could. I ended up cutting it close though with like 20 seconds left.

I didn't entirely neglect the other dungeon though. I stopped Link while in Goron city to get the Fire tunic so i can do the dungeon when i finally get the Biggoron's Sword. Then it's off to the last 2 i need (Spirit and Shadow).

Today's game is Sea of Thieves. For the first time ever me and some friends managed to get a full crew together and sailed my ship. We even managed to get our resident chef and arsonist to join us. He adds an extra challenge because the only thing he really does is stand at the stove and let food cook. He never really cycles it off so we have to make sure to regularly take food off the stove for him. He does help out though, like in the screenshot above where he fell asleep at the map. He was talking in his sleep about Gophers. I ended up laying down next to him and joining him for a little nap. He ended up sleeping through an entire battle with a megaladon.

The fight was over the ocean during the middle of the day, and i don't know if it's my fancy new gaming rig or the water got an update, but god is this gorgeous. The light was playing with the waves and it looked so good i almost forgot we were being attacked by a huge ass shark and down a man.

We did a sea fort, and while my friends were looting it, one of them tried bringing the boat up and got it stuck, and i went to go get it unstuck. I ended up getting it free quickly, and i got this lovely view of the sunset.

We ended off our night with this wonderful parking job done by my first mate, who was distracted after our chef threw a fire bomb at him and then stopped the anchor from descending. It all turned out okay though, because my ship was undamaged. Just stuck in a tight squeeze. It's future me's problem though.

Today's game is Barony. A friend gifted it to me since it's on sale (and both the DLCs). I ended up making a Succubus Rogue named Olive who I intended to be a very normal person. None of the usual Succubus tropes, complete subversion. Somehow my friend ended up taking the Tropes instead somehow as the Autmatron, and he named himself Sir. Bimbo Grunty after mashing the random button for a while.

I ended up collecting a ton of rocks. No reason why, but i guess Olive needs hobbies so she gets to collect rocks. She's also been carrying Cursed Bread through the floors too. I refuse to get rid of it because it's so amusing to me that someone took the time to bother to curse bread.

Poor Olive can't go near Humans because they'll attack on sight, so we send my friend in ahead of me to befriend them first. Olive is just a victim of unfair discrimination and stereotypes. Luckily she has a Polymorph spell to at least help her hide.

Enough about Olive though, and more on the Gameplay. It reminds me of Daggerfall kind of without the open world bit and more voxel arty. Oh, and also multiplayer. The stats are a bit easier than daggerfall (as evident by me not having to read a guide to understand how to play. Still love Daggerfall though.) Mechanics are a bit complicated though, and the controller controls definitely could use some work.

Still though, it's fun to play with my friend. Roguelikes like this arent really my jam but i had fun just messing around with my friend. We were talking about picking it up again tomorrow to play some more after some other stuff.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time. I went and got the Master Sword today and got this screenshot of it in it's pedestal. Getting it again reminded me so much of why Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite games. The scene where you get the Master Sword is so well executed that i can't help but love it. The Soundtrack is excellent and even though it's not really setup, it does an amazing job at making you feel that this sword, is important. And the scene where link pulls it out? Just as good. Though, i might be biased because growing up i was a huge fan of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Seeing Link pull the Master Sword out though is amazing, and it couples well with how much i love his Adult Look. The center part is perfect and he rocks that green tunic so damn well. And pairing it with the Hylian Shield? Amazing. Perfect even. I could spend all day ranting about how much i love OoT Link's design if i had the time.

Coming back as an Adult, Sheik had their foot stuck in the pedestal while i was looking to get a screenshot of them chilling their. I've opted to believe they in fact are standing their not to stop Link from going back in time, but instead because their foot is stuck and they don't want Link to catch on. Because that would be embarrassing (i know i'd be embarrassed if i got my foot stuck in a rock of some holy importance).

My first stop was the Hookshot and the Sun's Song. While getting the later, i had the absolute privilege of seeing the redead's again. They're still just as creepy as the last time i saw them. Absolutely terrifying how they can just freeze you and leave you powerless. Even when they're stunned it spooks me a little bit to go near them.

I ended today with getting the Steel Boots and going to mess around in the Water Temple. I swear i remember being able to do it first instead of the Forest temple, but i must have remembered wrong because i ran into a spot i'm pretty sure i need the bow for since the hookshot wasn't working. I didn't feel like picking up the Forest Temple with the current time so i stepped away there. I'll probably pick it up tomorrow assuming my friends don't steal me away to play something else (or my attention doesn't get sidetracked like what seems to happen so often)

Today's game is some more FBC Firebreak. Me and my friends (who have this) have been playing it Non-stop since launch. Today we tried to tackle a challenge that has been eluding us which is the OSHA Compliant one. It has us do a Extreme Difficulty Level without being downed. We got it our first try but it was definitely a struggle. We came out of it feeling so proud though.

I feel like it really helped highlight why we're enjoying this game so much too. It required such tight teamwork from us that i feel like we don't get to try in a lot of Games. For example, in the Screenshot above my pogo is excellent at crowd control, so i was holding a doorway to buy the other's some time to escape. Then when they were far enough back i sent out my Gnome to Thin the horde a little bit to buy us some extra time.

Another example is here. I had to hold this staircase to keep us from being swarmed. It also though shows how hectic things can get fast and call for split second decisions, because both the other players i was with needed to heal so i was alone holding this and we were about to be flanked. I made a split second decision to leave my post and take out a heavy enemy which would have stopped us from escaping. I'm not sure if any of this is making sense, and it's probably sounding really game ad heavy but it was the best way i could think to explain why i'm loving this game so much.

The escapes of this game are really awesome too though. They're a mad dash to the elevator to get out and they make you feel really cool (and if you're playing with others) coordinated. It's such a badass feeling to hold the elevator door down to the last second to keep from being swarmed with your friends.

We got the stoplight OOP for the first time ever today. Sadly didn't get to experience it as we quickly eliminated it before it could stop us. Out of all the Corrupted items it's definitely the weakest i feel like because we stopped it just like that. It is scary though if you're that invested in a run and can't find the Black Rock neutralizer, because i have no clue what it does (and i kind of want to find out myself too). I dont know if it just freezes you if you move, or does Damage, or maybe it just decides to insta kill you. Either way, Scary if you can't find the BRT, but if you have it not so much.

While i don't mean for today's post to come off sounding like an essay or review (it's just me sharing my thoughts and some images) or even an ad of some sort, overall i'm really loving the game. Maybe it's because i'm playing with people i know i work well with together but the general loop of get in, do the job, and get out is super addicting for us. Not to mention i feel like the "Hard Mode" isn't nightmarishly hard. I love a good challenge, but also not when it depends on others or i'll be doing it multiple times. Take for example Halo 2's Legendary. Loved it, never want to do it again though. Firebreak having a Hard mode that's challenging but also not Nightmarishly hard is highly appreciated by me.

Today's game is Some more Ocarina of Time. I made it through Dodongo's Cavern today (and without a shield surprisingly enough, all the fire stuff there makes it almost impossible for me to complete it without a shield) and i made a stop by Zora's domain to end of my night.

It's probably nostalgia bias because Ocarina of Time was my first brush with Zelda after getting it on the 3DS (The game play and just right combination of Heroics and Arthurian Elements was enough for younger me to be hooked) and I loved it immediately, so when i say "Ocarina of Time's Zora's Domain is one of my favorites" nostalgia is probably doing a lot of heavy lifting there. It's just the ambience is perfect to me, and i love the design. Not to mention the abundance of water here. I do have a soft spot for BoTW's Zora's Domain too. It's just as gorgeous.

I went by the Fairy Fountain and saw everyone's favorite Owl again. I hate him, but still have a nostalgic soft spot for that hate. Still, i appreciate him acting as a shortcut down the mountain. After all the stuff he puts me through it's the least he could do for me.

Dodongo was just as familiar as ever too. I've done these so many times they're like second nature to me. It has a good example of why i love this game's puzzle's so much. I love the "Drop the Bombs in the Eye Sockets" puzzle. It fun and creative, plus it makes excellent use of ambient clues to tell the player how to do it.

Since i'm going backwards through my gameplay session, i may as well end off with one of the earliest screenshots i took. When I went to see Zelda, I went in at night and almost got caught. I could have sworn they caught you immediately but maybe i was wrong. Regardless i quickly backpedaled to and waited out the night until i could safely go in.

Today's game is Super Mario 64. I guess i'm on a N64 binge because Me and my best friend downloaded sm64coopdx which is a Multiplayer mod for it. We ended up playing through the entire game today. I got this Screenshot of him as Peach whooping bowser's ass (in actuality Toad ended up having to do it because he kept missing all the shots).

Moments earlier though i tried using the BLJ to get to the top earlier and beat Bowser (for fun). I ended up doing it. Me and my best friend (who was Daisy at the time) got into a PvP match though and i BLJ'd up to the top of the Stairs so he couldn't reach me. He pointed out that it's not fair since he can't BLJ after me, so i ended up trying to teach him. He never did learn, but her certainly tried.

Because i beat Bowser using the BLJ, we headcannoned that our legit attempt at the fight was Toad going back to just fuck with Bowser while he was trying to leave (we've also Headcannone'd that N64 era Toad is just a Psychopath, i mean listen to him. We think something Happened between N64 Era and Gamecube era that just... mellowed him out), and Peach tagged along for revenge. Poor Bowser was probably sick after being spun around so much.

The end credits were interesting, because Toad and Peach were inside eachother, not to mention Peach kissed Peach. Towards the End i guess Toad's model went into the crouch position for some reason so his Mushroom Cap thingy was sticking out of her feet.

This was the first time my friend ever played Super Mario 64 to completion. Though a non vanilla experience wouldn't be my first choice for a first playthrough, i was honored to be able to show it to him since it's one of my favorite 3D Mario Games (Though, for me personally the competition list isn't very big. No offense to Sunshine but it's just not for me and i'm neutral on odyssey). We ended up being up way later than usual today trying to get the last few stars to beat it.

I'm honestly surprised we beat it so fast though. I guess it's because we had 2 people working simultaneously to get stars, along with the Mod not automatically booting people out of the Level when beating it.

Still, i'm not complaining, it's one of my favorite 3D Mario Games. I can sit through it for hours and not get bored. Mostly because it's such a core 3D Mario Game. It's one of those games where if i was Stranded on a Deserted Island with Video Games? This is one of those games i'd consider bringing with me.

Today's game is Ocarina of Time (my all time favorite Zelda game). Playing Mario Kart 64 yesterday had me in the mood to play this again. So i downloaded Ship of Harkinian and set it up along with a OoT 3D graphics mod that took longer to download than it should have. It looks really good. I have it upscaled to max resolution 60 FPS (my monitor isn't 120 FPS or else i would) and MSAA 8x. Runs smooth with no issues whatsoever outside of a bug with the Graphic mod. I usually try to crop screenshots with the HUD out so the people who like to guess the game can do so, but i ended up doing it for all of them. Something about the 4:3 crop i really like.

I talked about this last time i played this, but OoT has some of my favorite water. I keep a spreadsheet of Water in games, and OoT is at the top next to Super Mario 64 and Galaxy. Nintendo is just really good at making water i guess. By association now too, whenever i hear this song i always think of the word. Incidentally i had it playing while typing this too, really put me in the right mindset for this lol.

During the Ghoma fight, i made quick work of her by knocking her down with the slingshot. Hit her right in the eye and thwacked her. Whole fight was done in probably less than 30 seconds after the final cutscene.

Before she dropped down i managed to peek up and see her which was fun. I took the opportunity to nab a screenshot.

After that i booked it to castle town. I almost made it before nightfall but a certain owl had to stop me. Luckily SoH has a toggle to flip the usual dialog options, i kind of was tempted to leave them on though just for the experience. Unfortunately the owl kept me too long and it fell night. I ended up using the Stalkids though as target practice to get back into shape with the Z-Targeting.

I stopped after getting the Egg though. I could easily clear the first 3 dungeons in a whole day, but sadly i don't have a whole day. The fact the game crashed though wasn't a solid motivator either. I have an idea of how to fix it, but definitely a tomorrow project.

Today's game is Mario Kart 64, i found out SpaghettiKart (a Project done by the same people who did Ship of Harkinian) was released today, so i was eager to give it a try since 64 is one of my favorite Mario Kart titles.

I did a time trial first on Rainbow Road (ft. a screenshot of Everyone's favorite Ape in a tie), which is my all time favorite track. I just kind of enjoyed the drive. On the Second Lap i discovered free cam though and took a photo of the front of toad, which is something i realized i hadn't really ever seen.

Not wanting to just drive around though, i hopped into a race on Wario's Stadium (a track that i think needs to come back some day) and raced that. Completely kicked everybody's ass, except Mario who was right up my ass for the entire race.

After that though i went to have some more fun with the Freecam. I did Bowser's castle and did like a little Photoshoot. There's this one i took of the garden's. Something about the freecam interestingly messed up to lighting on the statue i think, which is interesting to see.

I also got a photo of Marty the Thwomp and the other ones, I think out of all the photos of the ones i took this is my favorite. Something about the angle and the subject are interesting to me and look good.

I also took a photo of the Spiral, a part of this level which sticks with me quiet a bit because i've had so many close calls up this thing during the last leg of the race.

The same can be said for this section, which is the last photo i took. I almost exclusively go the right side of the track for some reason. I never can figure out why but only catch myself doing it post race. Maybe it's because i'm right handed? Or maybe it's just familiar. Who knows?