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River City Girls 2 (PC)

I closed out last year on a high note with this game.

This game was really good. I think it's almost better than the first one (first one is really good!)
I liked most of the boss fights except for maybe one (the second boss fight) although it wasn't too bad.

The combat system feels great. I feel combat flows really well and I feel that it's a little easier to land air throws. I also like that you can recruit and have two strikers instead of one. They also have special recruits called Hired Henchmen you can use to recruit for a price.

The hideout system is really neat. You can switch between main characters and swap out any Recruits for different ones you previously recruited provided you found any in the wild (except for Hired Henchmen. You'll have to find them again where they usually hang out). There's even an inventory system at the hideout you can use to swap out accessories/equipment to your other characters.

The OST is spot on. I think I still prefer the first game's OST overall but I do like a few of the new tracks and the whole OST as a whole slowly grows on me.

The writing/dialogue is fun especially if you like 4th wall/meta humor.

I also love Marian.<3

Toziuha-Night: Dracula's Revenge (PC)

This is "we have Castlevania at home" Edition.
Could care less about the story.
Game is a little unbalanced. You can plow through most of it if you use your powered up Sub Weapon that uses mana. The last boss though was ridiculous to deal with.
The developer is planning on doing a Metroidvania. I hope it turns out a little better than this offering...

Crypt Stalker (PC)

Heavily inspired by Castlevania.
This one is much more competent.
Has a few rough spots but it's not too bad. Made by the same person that also did Jet Gunner and Alien Splatter.

An American Werewolf in L.A. (Switch)

"You are D. Landis, a tormented young man who wants to run away from Hells Creek to become a pro surfer. When youre about to leave the village in your convertible, Sheriff Naschy steps in your way to capture you.
Because you are a werewolf, and monsters never leave Hells Creek.
You will need to run through some of the most iconic American cities in a frenetic chase, defeating the men recruited by the Sheriff.
Will you survive the hordes of enemies to reach L.A.?"

I could not help but check out this title. Got it for cheap too from a sale. Needed a good cheap laugh during the month of October.
Gameplay is set on a 2D plane. You basically do an enemy survival on a countdown and you move on to the next level. It was a short and amusing game to me. Dashing, Clawing and Biting all felt satisfying. Good cheesy fun.

Gargoyle's Quest (Game Boy/2DS XL)
Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness (NES/2DS XL)
Demon's Crest (SNES/2DS XL)

I replayed all of these during October.
I own all of these carts too. I have a little tradition to replay Demon's Crest during the month of October and I wanted to include Gargoyle's Quest and part 2 in the mix.
I felt like wanting to replay these all in one spot and I wanted to give my 2DS XL some love.
Each game got better and better with Demon's Crest being the best.
This is a fantastic series and it's downright criminal we don't have another sequel to Demon's Crest.

Splatterhouse 2 (Genesis)

This was the first game I decided to play on my Sega Genesis Mini 2.
A replay. I last played it 5 years ago.
This game is good bloody fun.
It's neat I have access to the Japanese version too. In it, the Terror Mask has a different design but it's a lot tougher with no passwords.

Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (Genesis)

Played via Genesis Mini 2. I used to play the SNES version a whole lot so it was neat playing this particular version. Felt good playing with the 6 Button controller. Felt nice listening to the different iterations of the music, although the voices took a big hit! I did a 1CC with Cammy in Arcade mode.

Fatal Fury 2 (Genesis)

Played via Genesis Mini 2. This port was very impressive. It may have been missing a few frames of animation but hey, it played well enough! I beat the game with Terry Bogard and I actually liked some of the music renditions in this version. Some of them gave me Sonic the Hedgehog/Shinobi vibes!.

Ninja Senki DX (PC)

I had a lot of fun with this one. You play as Hayate who is out for revenge when Princess Kinuhime was slain by a demon.
This was a cute little action/platformer and I somehow got the best ending on my first try.

Squidlit (PC)

Replayed. I played it last year on Switch.
A cute little action/platformer with a Game Boy aesthetic. Very short but very fun. You play as a cute little squid that squirts ink and eats muffins.

Jet Gunner (PC)
This one is a fun one. Action/Sidescroller Shoot Em' Up where you use a Jet Pack. It has a small Sha-tter Hand vibe to it except with weapons and a Jetpac. Got rough near the end but it was alright. It did what it set out to do and it was to remind me of old NES games.

Alien Splatter (PC)

It came with Jet Gunner for free when you check Properties > Local Files > Browse.
An Action/Sidescroller that felt like...Ninja Gaiden but without a wall jump and you use Guns. Weird, I know. This one was very rough around the edges near the end. I saw that Alien Splatter Redux is a much better game so I'll play that one soon.

Rosenkreuzstilette (PC)

Waifu Mega Man. Not bad. The sequel is much better IMO.

Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 (Arcade)

Played this with a friend via Fightcade. Was nice to experience the first game.

Super Taco Crew (PC)

Furry Visual novel by artist DeckerWolf. You play as a fox thief trying to survive in a vaporware dystopian world. I personally liked it.

Aliens (Arcade)

Played this with a friend via Fightcade. He was Ellen Ripley and I was Dwayne Hicks. Was a good shoot em' up that was playing by beat em' up rules. Felt like Contra in a sense considering it was made by Konami. It was good stuff.

Rockman (Famicom/PC)
Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo (Famicom/PC)
Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo !? (Famicom/PC)
Rockman 4: Aratanaru Yabou!! (Famicom/PC)
Rockman 5: Blues no Wana!? (Famicom/PC)
Rockman 6: Shijo Saidai no Tatakai!! (Famicom/PC)

Replayed via Mega Man Legacy Collection.

Fortified Zone (Game Boy/2DS XL)

A very solid overhead shoot em' up. You play as Masato Kanzaki and Mizuki Makimura. Two characters you can switch to as you go around and shoot stuff in maze-like levels.

Three Wonders - Midnight Wanderers (Arcade)

Played with a friend via Fightcade. It was aight.

Three Wonders - Chariot (Arcade)

Played with a friend via Fightcade. The follow up to Midnight Wanderers. Was a pretty neat shoot em' up

Tails Adventure (Game Gear/2DS XL)

Replayed my favorite Game Gear game of all time. This time on a 2DS XL.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (Game Boy/2DS XL)
Mega Man II (Game Boy/2DS XL)
Mega Man III (Game Boy/2DS XL)
Mega Man IV (Game Boy/2DS XL)
Mega Man V (Game Boy/2DS XL)

I own the both Wily's Revenge and Mega Man II on cart. It was nice to snag all of these from the eShop. I doubt Capcom will make a modern collection out of these games. They almost did for GBA long ago but that got cancelled cause apparently they lost the source code for the originals? Ah well...

The Legend of Zelda 2: Link no Bouken (Famicom/The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch)

It felt good experiencing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in Japanese. I'm surprised at all of the differences this has over than what we got in America. While it was nice I still preferred what we got in the west. Zelda II is great.

Vampire: Master of Darkness (Game Gear/2DS XL)

At first glance, it is a ripoff of Castlevania. It's why I got this game in the first place cause I like Castlevania. It's actually really good. I recommend it to anyone that likes the linear style of the old Castlevanias.

The new update is live

v1.1.0 - Tiny Update - Available on all platforms on Nov 24th

- 2 Extra Achievements
- 1 new Power Up
- 1 new Challenge Stage
- 1 new Secret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OLUQyn5UU

Devlog
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XBOX
There is a "day-one" patch that got stuck in the release pipeline, meaning it will most likely be a day-four or five now. If you have been experiencing issues with in-game unlocks, this is the patch to wait for to have them fixed. The patch also contains over 100 minor tweaks to bring the Xbox version closer to the PC one.

Contrary to Steam, unfortunately we don't have control over the the speed at which updates hit other versions of the game. I'm sorry if you've encountered any issue, we're doing everything we can to deliver fixes asap

In the meantime, please let us know in the forums what you think we could improve further across all versions

Vampire Survivors is now available on Game Pass.
This release also shares the arrival of the Xbox Series X. Xbox Series X was released 2 years ago.

Vampire Survivors will be available tomorrow on Xbox One, Xbox Series and Xbox Game Pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJQeh6CU24c&t

Vampire Survivors is coming to Xbox on November 10th

1.0.114
- added some silly spell codes including: spoopyseason. It activates alternative skins for Mortaccio, Yatta Cavallo, Bianca Ramba, O'Sole Meeo and their starting weapons until the game is rebooted

1.0.112
- Tweaked Twitch events
- Twitch level up countdown timer starts when the first messsage is received
- Fixed stage modifiers to work with the new system
- Fixed bounding box of a couple of characters
- Improved loading times of the pause menu (still WIP)
- Fixed double egg removal in final stage

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1.0.113
- fixed fonts for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages
- fixed controller input in Stage Selection
- removed Orologions from certain boss fights
- fix for game crashing with certain modded or corrupted saves
- added Sketamari in Bestiary
- tentative fix to Golden Eggs memory leak

Gamepass update - version 1.0.109: fixes to the last 7 achievements

1.0.111 - fix for BGM selection getting locked when entering special menus, fix for Drowner not appearing in the bestiary, hidden some unlocks until they're actually obtainable

Patch Notes
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1.0.105 - fix for black screen in event stage
1.0.106 - fix for item descriptions on multiple lines, text update
1.0.107 - fix for the extra screen in the inverse library appearing too often
1.0.108 - lowered volume of Side B music tracks
1.0.109 - tentative fix for black screen in new event stage (please try to swap to your main graphic card if it still happens) , text update, Mirror/Trumpet achievement fix on starting up the game
1.0.110 - Steam data migration progress updated

Vampire Survivors (PC)

Version 1.0 is now live.
I got all the Achievements.
Also...the game is beaten. For there is indeed an Ending and Credits now due to the 1.0 update so this one actually counts.

This game is awesome.

Version 1.0 is now live!

ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Oh shit.

Any major new content or is this just polish?

A WHOLE lot of new content

Tomorrow is the update for version 1.0

The Vampire Survivors OST is now available to purchase on Steam.

10 more days!

https://twitter.com/poncle_vampire/status/1578097796628062209

https://youtu.be/07kmq5ULuOM

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1794680/view/3370402903772184201

Vampire Survivors has increased the price to $4.99 now.
That's not too bad.

Yes

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1794680/view/3370402903772168453

Price increase on September 21st
As announced forever ago in the Early Access notes, the price of the game will go up slightly to reflect all the content and regular updates that were added during the games Early Access. The price will go up on September 21st, which is a bit before the release of v1.0
Why is it going up before the release of v1.0? To be frank, it's because otherwise I'd mess up the sales calendar for the rest of the year. I want to keep the option open to eventually enter some of the usual seasonal sales, and increasing the price on v1.0 launch day would mess up the timings, as price changes also comes with a temporary price freeze.

If anyone out there hasn't bought this game for $2.99 yet, now's a good time before the price increase.

The update is now live.

Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
The one that started it all.
Beat it with Jon Talbain. The AI in this game is ridiculous. Pyron can hang with Level 8 M.Bison and Magneto from Children of the Atom.
Thankfully the series gets better after this game.

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Beat it with Jon Talbain. A much better game than the first one.

Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Beat it with Jon Talbain. This is a weird one. It plays like Vampire Savior except it adds in Pyron, Donovan Baine and Huitzel and removes Jedah, B.B. Hood, Q-Bee and Lilith.

Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of the Vampire (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.

Beat it with Phobos (Huitzel). Another weird one. Plays just like Vampire Savior except it adds in Donovan Baine, Phobos and Pyron while Jon Talbain (my main), Rikuo and Sasquatch were cut.

Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Beat it with Jin Saotome. This is a really cool fighter. You have a lot of different Mechs to choose from and they each have different moves. Choosing the pilot doesn't matter, it's just for avatar purposes.

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Beat it with Hsien-Ko. A good puzzle game.

Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Also known as Pocket Fighter.
Beat it with Hsien-Ko. Very fun fighter to pick up and play.

Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Collection (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Beat it with Guile. This version of Street Fighter 2 is pretty cool cause you can play with any iteration of every fighter from World Warrior all the way to Super Turbo. Playing against the AI in the Japanese version is also a little easier.

Red Earth (Arcade/PC)

Played via the Capcom Fighting Collection.
Also known as Warzard.
Beat it with Leo. This game has a pretty cool concept for a fighter. While there are only 4 characters to choose from, you get to level up and the single player is a cool boss rush. You can also save your stats/levels with a password. If you want you can also play at max level with all of your moves unlocked in this collection without having to deal with the password nonsense. It also has multiple endings for each character so the replay value is pretty high with this one.

New patch coming on Thursday

Patch 0.11.3 - ETA September 15th

Content:
- 1 new achievement to unlock the last Arcana
- 1 new "weapon", but it's more like a minor gameplay feature

Tweaks/Bugfixes:
- Fix for Cappella Magna boss not showing up if using a certain spell
- Changed the fix for Gorgeous Moon breaking when firing too often due to Limit Break.
- Updated a few sprites

Current Roadmap at 0.11.0

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/921399732599926894/1016320130873032724/Roadmap110.png

Battle Circuit is the crown jewel of the Capcom Beat Em' Up Bundle.
It's like the ultimate evolution of the previous beat em' ups all wrapped up in one package.
It was also the last 2D Beat Em' Up Capcom produced at the Arcade.
They went all out with it and it shows.

The update is now live

From the Official Vampire Survivors Discord Server

"Hello everyone, as many of you already know, patch 0.11.0 was the last major one before we started to wrap up all the content for v1.0

This means that for the next few weeks we'll be getting small updates with tweaks, bug fixes, and minor bits of content to complete the roadmap. We'll soon announce the release date for v1.0, but in the meantime here's what we're working on for the next patch!"

Patch 0.11.2 - ETA September 2nd

Tweaks/Bugfixes:
- Unlockable option to choose a the Random character.
- Option to skip the weapon selection from Candybox.
- Option to stop moving backgrounds (Moongolow, Cappella Magna).
- Option to cash-in immediately all remaining Revives when completing a stage.
- There's now a low, Luck-based chance that green coin bags from Treasure Chests could be substituted by a Candybox, if it has been unlocked.
- Fixed movement input resetting when leveling up/opening a treasure chest.
- Fixed a few errors around controllers (please know/remember that we won't be able to fix all controller issues until we complete the port to the new engine).
- Fixed birds firing timer at high cooldown.
- Fixed Gorgeous Moon breaking when firing too often due to Limit Break.
- A few new sprites
- New secondary skin for Christine

https://twitter.com/SwordOrWhip/status/1560672625914945543

An area based on Journey was added to Bloodstained. The Tunnels.
First, you must unlock Den of Behemoths area.
It is located at Hidden Desert
The Tunnels is only 5 rooms. The Blue Chests in the area contain Orichalcum, Imbrued Bone , Imbrued Skull, Imbrued Fang and 1000 G.
You can only fight the new boss once. Make sure you make a spare save file incase you want to fight it again for fun.

Queen Sigma OP

Queen Sigma
She owns everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVz9__a8x-I

New patch is dropping this Thursday!

https://twitter.com/poncle_vampire/status/1559559372178706434

Zigzagoon posted...

Wait theres a cool hydra? How do I get that?

Gyurunton - Survive 15 Minutes in Boss Rash with only one weapon enabled

Make sure you also have the Mindbender for you to enable the ability of having one weapon as well.

The Hydra may have also been inspired by King Ghidorah!

https://twitter.com/poncle_vampire/status/1557766318358777858

^ The Content Roadmap so far

That's amazing.

Chrono Trigger

Bucky O' Hare

So...they added something crazy for those that have a character with more than 5,000 Golden Eggs in the Moonglow Bonus Stage.

"When playing a character with more than 5,000 Golden Eggs, a dark void will appear due south of the starting area. In this void is the Flames of Moonspell, which remove 100 Golden Egg bonuses as random for free, and can be purchased any amount of times."

Thankfully it's not tied to the Collection or an Achievement.

This game got even more ridiculous that it already is and I love it.

The update is now live!

That is a very good version of the Arcade games.

New update is tomorrow!

Mega Man X

New Update next week!

Next Patch - ETA August 4th

Contains 2 new achievements and:
- 1 new Arcana
- incredible SECRETS

Extra (not present on the roadmap):
- 2 new characters

Tweaks:
- Arcana "I - Gemini" also affects Gatti Amari and its evolution and Nduja Fritta.
Unfortunately this also fixes the never ending Nduja glitch in the Dairy Plant

Bugfixes:
- Birds stop shooting at very low Cooldown

From strategywiki
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"DAIVA Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia is the sixth part of a seven part series developed by Toshiba EMI. The series is not a collection of sequential stories, but rather a presentation of the same story from seven different perspectives. Billed as an "Active Simulation War", each game has the player direct a different protagonist (or "hero") through a galactic war. In most versions, the player must travel from planet to planet, defeating enemy defense armadas, and then storming the planet in a mobile attack suit, destroying as much of the planet's defense systems as possible, all in an effort to take over the planet."

"When designing the Famicom version of the game, Toshiba EMI took the system's capabilities, as well as it younger market audience, in to account. The game has been considerably simplified compared to its computer counterparts. Before starting an action sequence, the player is allowed to place three power-ups along a map of the stage. When the player reaches these designated locations, the specified power-up will fall from the sky for the player to collect. The game concludes when the player locates and conquers two specific planets; the Vuritora manufacturing planet, and Nirsartia."

The new characters is cute.
The new Arcana Cards is good stuff.