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Jul 30th, 2012 at 08:31:26 - Diddy Kong Racing (N64) |
So, it turns out there is more to this game than I previously expected. I beat the final boss, Wizpig (it must have taken me at least 45 minutes). Wizpig flies off in a spaceship and at that point I thought I had beaten the game and scared him off...
NOPE! Having beaten all of the available trophy races, I drove around the world honking my horn in celebration. As I was passing by the lighthouse a cinematic started. The lighthouse transformed into a rocket ship and took me into space. It was quite incredible.. I had no idea what was going on, because for all I knew, I had 100% of the game complete.
The rocket dropped me off in yet another race lobby. There were four more tracks set in the space theme, and WizPig would have to be defeated yet again.
I am absolutely determined to 100% this game. After beating WizPig for the second and final time, I plan on beating times in time trial mode for every track. Doing so will earn me the T.T. as a racer. I already unlocked Drumstick as a racer. THEN and only then, will I have 100% game completion.
I never thought I would get into this game as much as I am..
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Jul 27th, 2012 at 15:40:57 - Diddy Kong Racing (N64) |
I have been playing this game off and on for the last week or so. I picked it up again for nostalgia's sake, but it is a fun game even now.
Diddy Kong Racing is an arcade racer that puts you behind the controls of a kart, hovercraft, or airplane, each drives a little differently. While playing in Adventure mode you must enter different race lobbies or unique themes within the world. The first being a rock theme titled "Dino Domain". The game is similar to Super Mario 64 in that you must acquire a number of items that unlock doors. Golden Balloons replace Power Stars in this comparison. Every lobby area has 6 doors and a trophy case. 4 doors are races, 1 door is the battle, the last door is the boss race, and the trophy case is where you can race all 4 tracks consecutively to end with the top score (tournament style).
I find the progression to be very unique. There is actually much more game play than one might initially think. In every race there are banana items that can be picked up, balloons that contain power ups, and speed boosters. Bananas increase your vehicles performance. You can beat all 4 races to race the boss, then you can do the battle race, then you can race all 4 races again but instead of just having to win, you also have to collect 10 specially placed coins AND come in first (very challenging..). After all those are complete, you may race the boss again for a "special prize", after beating the boss you can then complete the trophy races. There's a lot to do, and it can be challenging. There are 4 race lobbies (so 4 bosses) .. each boss gives you a piece of an amulet. When the amulet is complete, you may race the FINAL boss, who I have yet to bet, and to be quite honest, it seems almost impossible.. :/
The final boss' name is WizPig and he is a jerk, but I must beat him.
(I play quite a bit of racing games mind you, and I still find the final boss of this arcade racer unfair)
This entry has been edited 1 time. It was last edited on Jul 30th, 2012 at 14:06:59.
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Jul 27th, 2012 at 15:20:56 - L.A. Noire (PC) |
I am currently experiencing "Gamer Fatigue" ... whatever that is (read about it on the internet).
Not many games are holding my attention, and I'm finding most new games terribly boring.. save a few here and there, but still..
With that said, I am closing this log. I just haven't had the motivation to start it up again, but maybe some day soon I'll get back to it.
I guess I could be one of those controversial game critics that butchers most everything and praises a couple.
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Jul 9th, 2012 at 08:27:18 - L.A. Noire (PC) |
I bought this game last weekend, but have only picked it up a couple times to play it. The game reminds me so much of Mafia 2, which was also a free roam city set in the 1940's. However, in this game you play as a detective. Not too many games put you in the shoes of a "good guy", and especially not any games from Rockstar.
Keyboard and mouse controls are strange, but maybe it'll just take some getting used to. Also, I wish the cinematics were of a little better quality. The face animation is pretty good, certainly not perfected (full body animation looks weird). And all of the women in this game seem to have the same character models but with different make-up and clothing.. Those were the nit picky things.
This is still a very fun game, and that loans itself to it being a completely new experience for me. I don't think I've ever played a crime investigation game. I've learned that I really suck at interrogating video game characters..
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