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Progress - and a decision to make...
Jun. 14th, 2024 10:29 pmI spent three hours progressing Tunic and I believe I'm now in the end game. And I feel like I have a decision to make. My original plan was to finish the game, then check the trophy list to see if I feel it's worth going for the plat. But now I'm wondering if I can face playing through it again. Getting around in the early part of the game is a real pain, and even now it just takes so long to get anywhere! Even with the 'fast travel' and short cuts and my latest ability. So, do I check the trophy list now and use a guide to finish the game, hoovering up the remaining trophies? But there may be trophies on the list that are timebound, and I've simply missed the chance - and I risk spoiling stuff in the end game by looking at the list.
I'm going to stick to Plan A. It's more authentic and... it just feels more 'right'.
One of the areas I played through today saps your health bar - whilst being attacked by enemies. Even with many, many healing items, I honestly don't think I could have done it without infinite health. There was a twist that I sort of saw coming. And I also made a good guess about the final ability. Now I get to revisit all the areas to a) use said ability to find the remaining spots I couldn't reach before and b) fulfil the current objective. The 'instruction booklet' has 51 pages and I have more than 40 of them. Some of the early ones in the booklet actually contain spoilers, so you can't access them until near the end of the game. Well done developers!
I'm not quite at the end but a quick review. The art style is utterly charming - even some of the enemies are cute! I'm a big fan of cartoony video games because I think they age so much better. The combat is very smooth and there's a nice variety of weapons. Building up my stats took a bit of working out - my Big Tip is to read the instruction booklet! And the booklet itself is a very nice touch - it's helpful and intriguing AND provides a bit of nostalgia :D The story is basic to say the least and, as noted above, the 'twist' wasn't that unexpected. Of course, I'm not at the very end so there's room for another one! The interest comes from exploring the different areas and uncovering all the secrets. And, for those interested in such things, working out the best strategy for tackling each enemy type. My hack and slash approach works, just about - but I am on 'super easy'! As also noted, navigating is a bit of a pain, but it also encourages exploration. There's no on-screen map, although all the areas are mapped in the booklet - as long as you have the right pages! It's included in PS+, and it's definitely worth a go.
I watched the Playstation Access Friday Feature - 7 bits we dread in video games we otherwise love. I've only experienced the Ship Graveyard in Uncharted 4, myself - but the others on the list are pretty good reasons why I haven't played those games :D I then watched some of the gameplay for the new Dragon Age game and... colour me VERY intrigued! I think I've found my Christmas game.
Otherwise, I had a bath, did two loads of washing, watched one episode of Psych and tried to watch Have I Got News For You - but it looks like the series has finished. Darn. So I watched something on my Tivo list about a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings - KV63. Only it's not that new - the programme was made in 2006 when the tomb really was 'new'. It was one of those programmes that promises to reveal wonderful secrets and then doesn't. I mean, there were some beautiful artefacts but they didn't get to open the two sealed coffins. I looked it up and it seems there weren't any mummies at all, which is a real shame. Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Ankhesenamun remain undiscovered, it seems.
Grandson #2 seems to be very much on the mend, poor little thing.
And that was my holiday. Tomorrow is a normal Saturday.
I'm going to stick to Plan A. It's more authentic and... it just feels more 'right'.
One of the areas I played through today saps your health bar - whilst being attacked by enemies. Even with many, many healing items, I honestly don't think I could have done it without infinite health. There was a twist that I sort of saw coming. And I also made a good guess about the final ability. Now I get to revisit all the areas to a) use said ability to find the remaining spots I couldn't reach before and b) fulfil the current objective. The 'instruction booklet' has 51 pages and I have more than 40 of them. Some of the early ones in the booklet actually contain spoilers, so you can't access them until near the end of the game. Well done developers!
I'm not quite at the end but a quick review. The art style is utterly charming - even some of the enemies are cute! I'm a big fan of cartoony video games because I think they age so much better. The combat is very smooth and there's a nice variety of weapons. Building up my stats took a bit of working out - my Big Tip is to read the instruction booklet! And the booklet itself is a very nice touch - it's helpful and intriguing AND provides a bit of nostalgia :D The story is basic to say the least and, as noted above, the 'twist' wasn't that unexpected. Of course, I'm not at the very end so there's room for another one! The interest comes from exploring the different areas and uncovering all the secrets. And, for those interested in such things, working out the best strategy for tackling each enemy type. My hack and slash approach works, just about - but I am on 'super easy'! As also noted, navigating is a bit of a pain, but it also encourages exploration. There's no on-screen map, although all the areas are mapped in the booklet - as long as you have the right pages! It's included in PS+, and it's definitely worth a go.
I watched the Playstation Access Friday Feature - 7 bits we dread in video games we otherwise love. I've only experienced the Ship Graveyard in Uncharted 4, myself - but the others on the list are pretty good reasons why I haven't played those games :D I then watched some of the gameplay for the new Dragon Age game and... colour me VERY intrigued! I think I've found my Christmas game.
Otherwise, I had a bath, did two loads of washing, watched one episode of Psych and tried to watch Have I Got News For You - but it looks like the series has finished. Darn. So I watched something on my Tivo list about a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings - KV63. Only it's not that new - the programme was made in 2006 when the tomb really was 'new'. It was one of those programmes that promises to reveal wonderful secrets and then doesn't. I mean, there were some beautiful artefacts but they didn't get to open the two sealed coffins. I looked it up and it seems there weren't any mummies at all, which is a real shame. Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Ankhesenamun remain undiscovered, it seems.
Grandson #2 seems to be very much on the mend, poor little thing.
And that was my holiday. Tomorrow is a normal Saturday.
