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Oh, young Hirotomo! You were going to go kick some ass on the battlefield and it looks like you made some friends instead.

Guys, Hyper Light Drifter is SO RAD. After three years of anticipation I got it on launch day and have been playing it on and off when time permits. Something about the aesthetic is just ideal to me, there’s a lot of Evangelion influence in the visuals, and even though I downright hate Eva’s story and characters, I love its visuals beyond measure. The gameplay also feels really tight and fluid, it’s got a rhythmic quality to it so that when you’re in the zone you feel like the ultimate ronin badass, but when you’re off, you get murdered to death. My advice to anyone who wants to pick it up is to purchase the unlimited dash upgrade before anything else. It greatly enhances your drifter’s mobility and just improves the experience immensely. I feel like I was struggling through the first half of the game until I picked up the unlimited dash ability, and now it’s a non stop sword slashing joy ride!

Also, about that Rogue One trailer? I mean, I’ve probably mentioned I’m a Star Wars fan once or twice. The thing is that I got into Star Wars around 1990, during the dark days when Star Wars wasn’t really a thing anymore. The franchise I grew up with was the original trilogy, and the 90’s expanded universe, where the focus was mainly Rebels/New Republic vs Empire. Jedi were an ancillary thing that was mostly explored through Luke and the Solo children. Pretty much all the major conflicts in the books ended with big ass space battle. In all the games from the 90’s  you almost always played as an Imperial or a Rebel pilot or agent, games like Dark Forces and X-wing Vs TIE Fighter. I used to doodle starfighters in my middle school notebooks and read Expanded Universe novels exclusively. So it turns out the Star Wars movie I was REALLY waiting for wasn’t Episode 7. It was ROGUE FREAKIN’ ONE. Heck, it practically looks like Dark Forces the Movie. I’m, like, so hyped, I can’t even think straight!! This Star Wars renaissance is feeling mighty good.

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  • Kid Chaos

    What was with the whole Wataro-Daisuke dustup, anyway? Inquiring minds want to know! 😎

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      Inquiring minds will have answers soon, perhaps!

    • Xinef

      You meant Wataro-Daisuke dubstep?

      • Kid Chaos

        What, are they taking the Hobbits to Isengard? THOSE BASTARDS!!! 😜

        https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nlNr-Vf9L2c

        • Xinef

          They’re taking the Masuhiros to Ninja Cave!

          • Kid Chaos

            “Senshins” would fit the rhythm better. 😎

          • Xinef

            The Senshins the Senshins the Senshins…
            to Ninja Cave! To Ninja Cave!

          • Kid Chaos

            To Ninja Cave! To Ninja Cave! Cave! Cave! Cave! Cave! 😜

  • Hfar

    He smiled. Huh. He actually kinda looks like his son when he smiled back then.

    …

    I must admit I’m really looking forward to Rogue One. Force Awakens was alright (not great but it’s obviously setting up for bigger things) but Rogue One looks like it could be an adaptation straight out of the old EU, which piques my interest. It certainly will be a visually pleasing movie by the look of the trailer and seeing the original storm troopers in action does tug at my nostalgia strings.

    On the other hand the director’s main work before this was the latest american Godzilla movie and the head screenwriter’s biggest scripts were the Golden Compass and the live action Cinderella movie.

    So let’s say I’m willing to be pleasantly surprised if the movie blows me away, but otherwise I’m willing to accept it if it’s just a fun, action-y popcorn film (which is what I’ll be expecting when I buy my ticket.)

    • IDPounder

      Ugh, Golden Compass. Not even Daniel Craig could save that mess, hopefully this new movie is a better effort.

      • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

        I remember being really excited for that movie and then it was stinking garbage. So I went and read the books and I hated them, probably because many of their plot devices revolved around concepts that were too abstract for me to enjoy. It’s kind of a trippy book series. Not that that is enough for me to forgive the writer for poorly adapting the book to film, of course!

        • Kid Chaos

          I liked the books, and thought they were more “heavy-handed” than “trippy”. I didn’t really watch the movie, so I can’t rate it right now. Maybe I’ll check it out later. 😁

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      Hfar, your Rogue One concerns mirror my own. Still, I’d like to think that Kathleen Kennedy and other Disney execs may actually care about the quality of their films enough to oversee the project wisely.

      • Hfar

        Fingers crossed.

  • IDPounder

    Alex, I took a look at the Drifter game you linked, and honestly I’m wondering what the appeal is? It looks quite simplistic, and the 8-bit ascetic is tre 80’s. Is this mostly a nostalgia game for players of old JRPGs? Admittedly, that was one of the few areas into which my gaming experiences never really took me.

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      HLD has more in common with adventure games like Zelda and action games like Bayonetta than with any RPG. There’s no leveling system, just upgrade tokens that you can find hidden around the map that can be used to purchase upgrades, and also keys that let you access new secret areas. The combat is very fast and twitch based, which I love. I prefer my action adventure games to have little to no RNG and for combat to be all about spacial awareness, reaction time, and pattern recognition. It honestly IS simple in its mechanics, but the controls are tight and the combat is challenging and really satisfying! Also, you play as a dude with a wooshy cape and a glowy sword, I can’t get enough!

      • IDPounder

        Gotcha, thanks for the synopsis! Once upon a time I had competition-level twitch reflexes, but my recent experiences with online gaming have shown me that this is no longer the case. My tastes these days run more to strategic games, empire-building and RPGs. I’ve been mucking about in the early access for Master of Orion most recently.

  • charles81

    Well, looks like they were at war for a long time, because a wife of a Daisuki chief slept with the Wataro chief, then they made peace here, some years later a few ex-Daisuki (ronin, probably in disagreement with the peace treaty) killed Hirotomo’s wife and he blamed the whole Daisuki clan and sent Nataku with the army to kill them all.

    Can’t remember if this has been changed but Genchu actually carried the names of both clans for some reason. Genchu Daisuki-Wataro. So he is probably instrumental in the peace deal.

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      I’m pretty sure you’ve covered all the Daisuke Wataro conflict info that’s been provided so far.

      • Kid Chaos

        Wait, you mean that crazy-ass kabuki play actually had some basis in the NN4B reality? Now THAT’S what I call “trippy”! 😨

  • charles81

    An entire army of giant sword wielding berserkers… Yeah, I can see why that would drum up nightmares.

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      Badass nightmares!

  • Flaming Squirrel

    Kung Fu Panda 3, Deadpool, Batman vs Superman, Zootopia, Captain America: Civil War, Ratchet and Clank, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, World of Warcraft, Doctor Strange, and Star Wars: Rogue One. I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited to see so many movies in one year! And I probably forgot a few, too.

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      Great year for movies, and let’s not forget so was last year! Also, only one of those movies you listed is not a sequel or based on an existing property, BUT THAT’S OKAY! I love a good sequel/reboot! (I was not hyped for BvS, though, since I felt super burned after MoS)

      • Flaming Squirrel

        Honestly, I didn’t go see Deadpool, and I haven’t seen BvS yet. Still debating whether I want to use the last bit of my Fandango gift card on that or Jungle Book, lol

        • Kid Chaos

          Forget BvS, go see Deadpool; you won’t be sorry. 😎

  • Xinef

    Daisuke! Tonight we dine in hell! … I mean Wataro castle. What’s the difference anyway?

  • White Rice

    So I wasn’t the only one who saw the trailer & thought we were getting a reselling of Dark Forces. When I saw the trailer I misheard the main characters name (I heard Jan Orrs) and that cross armed guy next to Mon Mothma when they’re listing her skills/crimes looked very “Kyle Katarn from dark forces 2 & onwards” to me.

    I got into Star Wars around the sane time, late 80’s early 90’s, but when I found the old tales of the Jedi comics I found a new hook that really got me. I love my giant space battles, I love my sneaky space spy shenanigans, and I love my magical space wizards.

    • http://www.nn4b.com suburban_samurai

      Have to say, I got a little chocked up when Ulic Qel-Droma died in Nomi Sunrider’s arms just after finding some light side redemption. Shot in the back, very sad.

  • jankmaster98

    I sense a Red Wedding type ambush… but I’ve been wrong before…

  • Da’Zlein

    As we know via the power of hindsight, this goes excellently and has no negative repercussions for either party.

  • Derkins

    Really breaking out the “doom” there

  • Bladedwind

    You know, I know the “Doom” is supposed to be the drum sound effect….but I like to think it’s a bunch of angry Daisuke yelling “DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! WE BRING YOUR DOOM!”

  • Auctorian .

    It should be noted I was going to be a smart-ass. Don’t ask, it as going to be about something. Then I saw the Devil Drums and realized I will never have those, no matter how much I try.

    Cut me deep.

  • RickRussellTX

    MEMMMMORIES! FILL THE GRAY PANELS ON THE PAAAAGE! DESATURATED, CONFUSING MEMMMMORIES! OF THE WAY WE WERE!

  • Nos Rin aka CTCO

    I once had a school notebook, the entire thing was COVERED in little stick-figure-esque fighters, half the tie-fighters were probably getting blown up and all the good guys were doing fine.
    I think i also carved into that same notebook and colored it with red ink to look like open wounds. 😛

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