AnnoyingTiger888
2022
Evil West was the Playstation plus free game for January '23 and I wasn't sure what to think. I never read up on games and I rarely watch trailers. It was obviously about the wild west and I was hoping to feel nostalgia for RDR2. I did not.
However, this game was so fun. A bit overwhelming at times given the sheer amount of enemies, but it was still really fun. The combat is so cool and there's a bunch of different weapons to assist you, each one can be upgraded with electricity for a more powerful punch.
The game is ridiculously pretty and I'm sad that there's no photo mode. Even so, I feel like I got some really nice shots. There's also an arachnophobia mode which immediately boosted up the game's score for me because I'm terrified of spiders.
The story is also unique and really cool, I was interested to see where it would go. The characters are rich and Jessie, the main, is likable. His moody, 'I don't have time for your bullshit' demeanor is so relatable to me haha I didn't really like Emilia at first but she definitely grew on me and I was cheering her on by the end. I hate that they killed off [redacted], he was such a good character T^T)
Throughout each level, you can find notes that give a little more background to the characters and story. These are voiced by the characters who wrote them which is really great for the people who don't like reading in video games. Along with that, there's these loot chests hidden around that can contain perks, perk points, skins, etc.
The levels are linear, but there are a couple of instances where it branches off and you're unsure which one advances the story and which one contains loot. I THINK if you hear the voice lines from characters, you're going the right way, so turn around and take the other path for some loot!
Chester was easily the best character, in my opinion, and I wish he had a bigger role to play. I wish he was more present in the story but he only appears twice, at the start and end of the game. He deserved better! At least he didn't [redacted] like [redacted] though.
There are a couple of small, simple puzzles within the levels to figure out how to progress. Like I said, they are simple and pretty easy to solve which made me feel smart because I'm dumb lmao
There was one chapter, 12 - Lightning in a Bottle, where the audio lagged, wasn't in synch, and made a skipping sound that scared the hell out of me because I wasn't sure if it was my internet, my console or the game. It was just the beginning of that level, though, and the rest of the game was fine.
I also wanna take a moment to admire the small details - the lanterns lighting up the path were swarmed with moths! I'm not sure why, but this really caught my attention and it was a really nice touch, in my opinion.
Also, they don't use the term "vampire" which is an interesting choice. Not a bad one, just interesting. Makes me want to look up the history of the word and when it first appeared.
Overall, this game was a lot of fun and didn't take 8,000 hours to complete which is a plus! Definitely recommended c:
I forgot to add that it has an auto save feature and not a manual one which kind of sucks. You can't just leave when you want, you gotta wait for it to save. However, they did add a timer that tells you how much time has past since the game was saved. No guesswork!
However, this game was so fun. A bit overwhelming at times given the sheer amount of enemies, but it was still really fun. The combat is so cool and there's a bunch of different weapons to assist you, each one can be upgraded with electricity for a more powerful punch.
The game is ridiculously pretty and I'm sad that there's no photo mode. Even so, I feel like I got some really nice shots. There's also an arachnophobia mode which immediately boosted up the game's score for me because I'm terrified of spiders.
The story is also unique and really cool, I was interested to see where it would go. The characters are rich and Jessie, the main, is likable. His moody, 'I don't have time for your bullshit' demeanor is so relatable to me haha I didn't really like Emilia at first but she definitely grew on me and I was cheering her on by the end. I hate that they killed off [redacted], he was such a good character T^T)
Throughout each level, you can find notes that give a little more background to the characters and story. These are voiced by the characters who wrote them which is really great for the people who don't like reading in video games. Along with that, there's these loot chests hidden around that can contain perks, perk points, skins, etc.
The levels are linear, but there are a couple of instances where it branches off and you're unsure which one advances the story and which one contains loot. I THINK if you hear the voice lines from characters, you're going the right way, so turn around and take the other path for some loot!
Chester was easily the best character, in my opinion, and I wish he had a bigger role to play. I wish he was more present in the story but he only appears twice, at the start and end of the game. He deserved better! At least he didn't [redacted] like [redacted] though.
There are a couple of small, simple puzzles within the levels to figure out how to progress. Like I said, they are simple and pretty easy to solve which made me feel smart because I'm dumb lmao
There was one chapter, 12 - Lightning in a Bottle, where the audio lagged, wasn't in synch, and made a skipping sound that scared the hell out of me because I wasn't sure if it was my internet, my console or the game. It was just the beginning of that level, though, and the rest of the game was fine.
I also wanna take a moment to admire the small details - the lanterns lighting up the path were swarmed with moths! I'm not sure why, but this really caught my attention and it was a really nice touch, in my opinion.
Also, they don't use the term "vampire" which is an interesting choice. Not a bad one, just interesting. Makes me want to look up the history of the word and when it first appeared.
Overall, this game was a lot of fun and didn't take 8,000 hours to complete which is a plus! Definitely recommended c:
I forgot to add that it has an auto save feature and not a manual one which kind of sucks. You can't just leave when you want, you gotta wait for it to save. However, they did add a timer that tells you how much time has past since the game was saved. No guesswork!
2006
This has been 5 years and 4 months in the making and I don’t even know what to say about that lmao I’m so bad at starting things and taking eight lifetimes to finish them. In my defense, I get obsessed with stuff and focus only on that for a while but then I move on for a while (in this case 5 years pft.)
I thank the Bingo, Kaleidoscope and Casual A-Z challenges for giving me the motivation needed to FINALLY finish this game.
Bully is one of those classic games that can easily withstand the test of time. It’s such a good game with a damn good story and pretty cool characters. The main character has that little brother feel to me and I had that feeling throughout my playthrough.
I wanted him to succeed so I tried my best. And by “tried my best” I mean I failed a shit ton of times. Which brings me to my first complaint. When you fail a mission, there’s no option to retry, it just kicks you out and you have to run ALL the way back to the NPC that gave you that quest.
This is super annoying, especially if you’re like me and fail a lot. I ended up giving up a few times because I got tired of having to run back and do everything over lol This is pretty understandable given the game’s age, though.
Another really weird thing for me is the button layout. Like, instead of O being the back button, it’s triangle. The amount of times I sat there pressing the O button repeatedly wondering why the feck nothing was happening lol And to pause the game, you press the touch pad instead of options.
L2 and R2 cycle through your weapons/items, while you aim with L1 and shoot with R1. That kept messing me up on Mass Effect because I was pressing the wrong button (but I did learn the Mako has boost so it’s not all bad.)
I didn’t learn this until I was literally on the LAST chapter of the game, but you have to press the left side of the touch pad to get the map up. As someone who gets lost easily, this would have been really helpful lol
The trophies are all pretty simple, at least for the PS4 version. I didn’t really have any trouble with any except for “Sharp Dressed Man.” I’m not really one to buy clothes in games unless it’s my own character, like GTA, so I only have a couple pieces bought.
Between running around trying to make enough money and trying to FIND all the clothes, I think this is the trophy I spent the most time on. I was so confused because I bought out all the clothing stores, the school shop and the fair but still hadn’t reached 250. I read that the barber shop sells clothes, but I went to two and they had none so I didn’t bother checking the third. Turns out, 3rd time really is the charm lol
One thing I really love about this game is the fact that, when the game ends, it doesn’t actually end. It lets you run around and continue whatever you missed so you don’t have to play through the game again to collect trophies. The fact that this game, old as it is, had the thought to do this while new games don’t is honestly incredible. They do make you sit through the credits first, though. No amount of button pushing can skip ’em.
I suggest getting the flower trophy out of the way before finishing art class. You CAN flirt with guys, but there’s only like 2 or 3 that you can flirt with while you can flirt with ANY girl. I wish they had put a bit more into the NPC students… there’s only a couple unique students in each clique before they just copy and pasted them a bunch of times. It was kind of off putting… and creepy.
Maybe it’s just me, but the kiss trophy was painful. It’s so cringey watching them makeout and I had to look away, it’s just uncomfortable lol And the thing with Zoe… it was so weird because he had literally met her TWO TIMES and then they were talking about love. Is that normal for fifteen year olds? Am I just old?
Speaking of romance, here’s a hot take: Johnny Vincent deserves better! The whole game, I kept wishing he would just break up with that cheating [redacted]. Why did he keep taking her back? She claimed to love him but as soon as he turned around, she was making out with another guy. Not just one, either, she was with basically the whole ass school okay.
My man deserves better. Period.
Speaking of characters, whats-his-face nerd leader was creepy and annoying as hell. I thought he was cute at first but after seeing how he behaves, he became uglier every time he was on screen lol Derby is cute but I want to punch him sometimes. He reminds me of Atobe from Prince of Tennis in a way. Russel is the man and he is a precious idiot, okay.
The gym teacher was also a creep and I hate him. Like I said before, Jimmy is great and I view him as a baby brother. Must protect. Finally, I felt bad for Pete. He’s such a good kid but everyone treats him like dirt, even Jimmy – I would smack him for this if I could. Honestly, I think he’s the only sane person in this whole damn town.
I almost forgot to mention Dual Nebula. This trophy requires you to beat the high score in three different arcade games. The sumo one is the easiest, in my opinion, it only took me two or three tries. The one with the squirrel flinging nuts is second.
I died a bunch of times but most of that was because I was trying to glitch it, having ZERO faith that I could do it on my own. The glitch didn’t work and I made it! Finally, the hardest one is the monkey one. It took me sooo many tries to get this one because you can’t jump over the spiders, you just gotta wedge yourself in the corner and hope for the best.
It was fun, but it’s time to say goodbye, Bullworth.
I think I’ve covered everything I wanted to about this game. It’s a really great game and I highly recommend checking it out. I didn’t do a playthrough of this game, but I do have some clips posted and a bunch more waiting to be posted. You can check out my playlist here.
Honestly, I wish I hadn’t done the clothes one last. Just look at the damn platinum screenshot, it’s terrible ò_ó) I should’ve waited on the last quest for Kleptomaniac… oh well. Nothing I can do now.
I thank the Bingo, Kaleidoscope and Casual A-Z challenges for giving me the motivation needed to FINALLY finish this game.
Bully is one of those classic games that can easily withstand the test of time. It’s such a good game with a damn good story and pretty cool characters. The main character has that little brother feel to me and I had that feeling throughout my playthrough.
I wanted him to succeed so I tried my best. And by “tried my best” I mean I failed a shit ton of times. Which brings me to my first complaint. When you fail a mission, there’s no option to retry, it just kicks you out and you have to run ALL the way back to the NPC that gave you that quest.
This is super annoying, especially if you’re like me and fail a lot. I ended up giving up a few times because I got tired of having to run back and do everything over lol This is pretty understandable given the game’s age, though.
Another really weird thing for me is the button layout. Like, instead of O being the back button, it’s triangle. The amount of times I sat there pressing the O button repeatedly wondering why the feck nothing was happening lol And to pause the game, you press the touch pad instead of options.
L2 and R2 cycle through your weapons/items, while you aim with L1 and shoot with R1. That kept messing me up on Mass Effect because I was pressing the wrong button (but I did learn the Mako has boost so it’s not all bad.)
I didn’t learn this until I was literally on the LAST chapter of the game, but you have to press the left side of the touch pad to get the map up. As someone who gets lost easily, this would have been really helpful lol
The trophies are all pretty simple, at least for the PS4 version. I didn’t really have any trouble with any except for “Sharp Dressed Man.” I’m not really one to buy clothes in games unless it’s my own character, like GTA, so I only have a couple pieces bought.
Between running around trying to make enough money and trying to FIND all the clothes, I think this is the trophy I spent the most time on. I was so confused because I bought out all the clothing stores, the school shop and the fair but still hadn’t reached 250. I read that the barber shop sells clothes, but I went to two and they had none so I didn’t bother checking the third. Turns out, 3rd time really is the charm lol
One thing I really love about this game is the fact that, when the game ends, it doesn’t actually end. It lets you run around and continue whatever you missed so you don’t have to play through the game again to collect trophies. The fact that this game, old as it is, had the thought to do this while new games don’t is honestly incredible. They do make you sit through the credits first, though. No amount of button pushing can skip ’em.
I suggest getting the flower trophy out of the way before finishing art class. You CAN flirt with guys, but there’s only like 2 or 3 that you can flirt with while you can flirt with ANY girl. I wish they had put a bit more into the NPC students… there’s only a couple unique students in each clique before they just copy and pasted them a bunch of times. It was kind of off putting… and creepy.
Maybe it’s just me, but the kiss trophy was painful. It’s so cringey watching them makeout and I had to look away, it’s just uncomfortable lol And the thing with Zoe… it was so weird because he had literally met her TWO TIMES and then they were talking about love. Is that normal for fifteen year olds? Am I just old?
Speaking of romance, here’s a hot take: Johnny Vincent deserves better! The whole game, I kept wishing he would just break up with that cheating [redacted]. Why did he keep taking her back? She claimed to love him but as soon as he turned around, she was making out with another guy. Not just one, either, she was with basically the whole ass school okay.
My man deserves better. Period.
Speaking of characters, whats-his-face nerd leader was creepy and annoying as hell. I thought he was cute at first but after seeing how he behaves, he became uglier every time he was on screen lol Derby is cute but I want to punch him sometimes. He reminds me of Atobe from Prince of Tennis in a way. Russel is the man and he is a precious idiot, okay.
The gym teacher was also a creep and I hate him. Like I said before, Jimmy is great and I view him as a baby brother. Must protect. Finally, I felt bad for Pete. He’s such a good kid but everyone treats him like dirt, even Jimmy – I would smack him for this if I could. Honestly, I think he’s the only sane person in this whole damn town.
I almost forgot to mention Dual Nebula. This trophy requires you to beat the high score in three different arcade games. The sumo one is the easiest, in my opinion, it only took me two or three tries. The one with the squirrel flinging nuts is second.
I died a bunch of times but most of that was because I was trying to glitch it, having ZERO faith that I could do it on my own. The glitch didn’t work and I made it! Finally, the hardest one is the monkey one. It took me sooo many tries to get this one because you can’t jump over the spiders, you just gotta wedge yourself in the corner and hope for the best.
It was fun, but it’s time to say goodbye, Bullworth.
I think I’ve covered everything I wanted to about this game. It’s a really great game and I highly recommend checking it out. I didn’t do a playthrough of this game, but I do have some clips posted and a bunch more waiting to be posted. You can check out my playlist here.
Honestly, I wish I hadn’t done the clothes one last. Just look at the damn platinum screenshot, it’s terrible ò_ó) I should’ve waited on the last quest for Kleptomaniac… oh well. Nothing I can do now.
Before we start, let me say that this won’t be as in depth because I have a bad memory and this game was completed in December.
This game was on sale as part of the year-end sale. I looked it up and it looked like a unique and interesting concept.
Without spoiling anything, you play as a ghost detective who has to solve his own murder in order to move on to the afterlife, but his murder ends up being part of a string of murders that had been plaguing Salem (you know, that place where the witch trials took place.)
I’ve seen loads of detective games, but none where you play as a ghost. Actually, I don’t think I know of any games where you play as a ghost, either.
Wait, you can do that in Among Us lmao
Anyway, this game seemed intriguing and it was on sale so I took a chance on it. I was surprised to find out it’s a Square Enix game because apparently, I can’t feckin’ read. I was hooked on this game from the moment I started it!
The story is really intriguing and so are the ghost abilities you develop as the game progresses. You can’t just enter homes, you have to possess someone and follow them inside and there are some structures you can’t go through so you gotta find a way around.
There are also these short side stories to complete (which you need for the platinum.) The collectibles aren’t too difficult to find, but there are a few in unlikely places. I did have to start a new game because there’s no chapter select however, the game saves your progress. So if you start a new game and you find the one collectible that you’re missing, it’ll trigger the trophy!
Like most detective games, I try to figure out who is responsible for whatever the crime is and this game is no exception. I thought I was right, but there was a major twist at the end that threw me for a loop. My jaw was literally hanging open, I couldn’t believe it!
It starts a bit slow, like most games, but once I started to get further into the story, I really got hooked. There weren’t any bugs or glitches that I noticed and the voice acting was really good. I love the main character, Ronan. Even his name is cool! Ronan O’Conner, damn.
This game also has one of my favorite quotes:
“We all got a dark side. Sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden. If we’re lucky, we keep our dark side hidden.” – Ronan
I’m so glad I took a chance on this game, it was fantastic!
This game was on sale as part of the year-end sale. I looked it up and it looked like a unique and interesting concept.
Without spoiling anything, you play as a ghost detective who has to solve his own murder in order to move on to the afterlife, but his murder ends up being part of a string of murders that had been plaguing Salem (you know, that place where the witch trials took place.)
I’ve seen loads of detective games, but none where you play as a ghost. Actually, I don’t think I know of any games where you play as a ghost, either.
Wait, you can do that in Among Us lmao
Anyway, this game seemed intriguing and it was on sale so I took a chance on it. I was surprised to find out it’s a Square Enix game because apparently, I can’t feckin’ read. I was hooked on this game from the moment I started it!
The story is really intriguing and so are the ghost abilities you develop as the game progresses. You can’t just enter homes, you have to possess someone and follow them inside and there are some structures you can’t go through so you gotta find a way around.
There are also these short side stories to complete (which you need for the platinum.) The collectibles aren’t too difficult to find, but there are a few in unlikely places. I did have to start a new game because there’s no chapter select however, the game saves your progress. So if you start a new game and you find the one collectible that you’re missing, it’ll trigger the trophy!
Like most detective games, I try to figure out who is responsible for whatever the crime is and this game is no exception. I thought I was right, but there was a major twist at the end that threw me for a loop. My jaw was literally hanging open, I couldn’t believe it!
It starts a bit slow, like most games, but once I started to get further into the story, I really got hooked. There weren’t any bugs or glitches that I noticed and the voice acting was really good. I love the main character, Ronan. Even his name is cool! Ronan O’Conner, damn.
This game also has one of my favorite quotes:
“We all got a dark side. Sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden. If we’re lucky, we keep our dark side hidden.” – Ronan
I’m so glad I took a chance on this game, it was fantastic!
2022
I was late to the party. I knew about this game as soon as it came out because I saw that Jacksepticeye played it and everyone was talking about it. However, my dumbass had the impression that the cat died at the end so I avoided this game. People dying? No problem. Animals dying? I hate you. CATS dying? I hate everything and I’m sobbing.
So I finally got it because it was on sale and this is literally the BEST purchase I have made in 28 years of life. The game starts out with two of my absolute favorite things – rain and cats. This is my dream game, bro, I get to be a cat that can destroy pottery and mahjong games and go around meowing every half second. This is literally the best game ever created.
If you wanna see how my playthrough went, you can check out the playlist here. There’s no commentary and I’m still uploading the episodes c:
By the way, this review will be filled with my favorite screenshots on my blog which you can check out by clicking the link on my profile c:
I was surprised by the futuristic/sci-fi themes. I usually don’t like these but this was really interesting and cool. I love how he formed a bond with B12 to try and find his way home. And the little details, bro! The way he reacts when the jacket is first put on him, the little footprints when he walks through paint… they’re so small and most people wouldn’t notice them but I appreciate them sooo much.
For the most part, this game is pretty chill. There’s no giant bosses you need to outsmart or enemies to fight, but there are enemies you need to run away from – mainly those bastard zurks. They’re like these weird half-maggot half-spider things that eat EVERYTHING. And if you’re going for the plat, you have to spare them in the sewers and at the start of the game you can’t be grabbed by them – this trophy made me want to commit die. It was terrible and took multiple hours to finally get it. This is the only terrible trophy imo.
The rest of the trophies are easy and another detail I really enjoyed was that when you collect all of B12s memories, his jacket changes from black to this colorful chromatic jacket and IT’S SO COOL. I love it and wish I could have wore it in my second playthrough.
Speaking of playthroughs, my first playthrough was nearly 8 hours long because I was exploring everything – and still somehow missed a few memories lmao I talked to every robot, too, though most of them didn’t have much to say. Because of this, I thought there was NO WAY I could get the speed trophy, which requires you to play the game in under 2 hours.
I made so many mistakes even following a guide and I died a bunch of times, but I still had plenty of time left by the time I reached the end. It’s really forgiving, which I’m thankful for. With that, I was able to make this beautiful game my first platinum of 2023.
I think they really got the cat to act perfectly. He reacts just like a cat would and I just love it so much. I like to imagine what my cats would do in an apocalyptic world filled with robots. Honestly, I doubt they’d care lmao One thing I am confused on is the story, but that might just be because I’m slow.
I don’t understand what happened to the humans or what those creepy ass eyeballs are in the sewer. Where did the zurks come from? What about the robots? How did they gain sentience?
I just wanna pat him on the head and tell him he did a great job.
I love how the robots interact with him, too. Like, they are scared of him at first because they think he’s a zurk but they’re so nice to him afterward. When Momo patted the stool beside him and then patted his head when he jumped up and the guardian patting him are so precious!
This baby deserves all the pats in the world. He’s the best cat ever. Give this baby some damn cat food!
Also, RIP every carpet in this game.
Also also, Seamus best boi. Just look at how happy he is to – well, I was gonna say something but I think it might be a spoiler so I’ll let you just imagine why he’s so happy 😉 We need a DLC featuring Seamus, come on lol
(spoiler incoming)
Also, I’m not quite happy with the ending. I love the ending shot where he finally returns to the outside, it’s a beautiful shot. And the little screen that lights up giving us hope that B12 is still alive – which I didn’t notice until my second playthrough.
However, HE DIDN’T FIND HIS FRIENDS. That was the whole point, reuniting him with his family and it was a let down that that didn’t happen. I’m holding out hope that there will be a Stray 2 where we have to navigate the outside world to try and find them!
(spoiler end)
Overall, I’m really happy with this game and have no real complaints aside from the ending. It’s a beautiful story, a rich world with interesting characters. The world is beautiful and you just wanna run around and explore while also causing havoc by knocking over everything in sight and making robots drop paint lmao
In my opinion, this should have been game of the year, but I also don’t like Elden Ring and God of War is okay. I’m totally biased toward this game and I’m glad it won best Indie. This will forever be one of my absolute favorite games and I would love to be able to experience it for the first time again.
Please play Stray ❤ It’s a beautiful game that deserves all the love in the world. Like, come on, you can be DJ Cat for feck’s sake! How can you say no to that?
I added the trophy pop over a screenshot from the beginning of the game because my platinum trophy screenshot is just the black loading screen 😦 Plus, the sleeping kitty seems like the perfect ending shot even though it’s from the beginning of the game haha It’s like he’s resting after his grand adventure.
So I finally got it because it was on sale and this is literally the BEST purchase I have made in 28 years of life. The game starts out with two of my absolute favorite things – rain and cats. This is my dream game, bro, I get to be a cat that can destroy pottery and mahjong games and go around meowing every half second. This is literally the best game ever created.
If you wanna see how my playthrough went, you can check out the playlist here. There’s no commentary and I’m still uploading the episodes c:
By the way, this review will be filled with my favorite screenshots on my blog which you can check out by clicking the link on my profile c:
I was surprised by the futuristic/sci-fi themes. I usually don’t like these but this was really interesting and cool. I love how he formed a bond with B12 to try and find his way home. And the little details, bro! The way he reacts when the jacket is first put on him, the little footprints when he walks through paint… they’re so small and most people wouldn’t notice them but I appreciate them sooo much.
For the most part, this game is pretty chill. There’s no giant bosses you need to outsmart or enemies to fight, but there are enemies you need to run away from – mainly those bastard zurks. They’re like these weird half-maggot half-spider things that eat EVERYTHING. And if you’re going for the plat, you have to spare them in the sewers and at the start of the game you can’t be grabbed by them – this trophy made me want to commit die. It was terrible and took multiple hours to finally get it. This is the only terrible trophy imo.
The rest of the trophies are easy and another detail I really enjoyed was that when you collect all of B12s memories, his jacket changes from black to this colorful chromatic jacket and IT’S SO COOL. I love it and wish I could have wore it in my second playthrough.
Speaking of playthroughs, my first playthrough was nearly 8 hours long because I was exploring everything – and still somehow missed a few memories lmao I talked to every robot, too, though most of them didn’t have much to say. Because of this, I thought there was NO WAY I could get the speed trophy, which requires you to play the game in under 2 hours.
I made so many mistakes even following a guide and I died a bunch of times, but I still had plenty of time left by the time I reached the end. It’s really forgiving, which I’m thankful for. With that, I was able to make this beautiful game my first platinum of 2023.
I think they really got the cat to act perfectly. He reacts just like a cat would and I just love it so much. I like to imagine what my cats would do in an apocalyptic world filled with robots. Honestly, I doubt they’d care lmao One thing I am confused on is the story, but that might just be because I’m slow.
I don’t understand what happened to the humans or what those creepy ass eyeballs are in the sewer. Where did the zurks come from? What about the robots? How did they gain sentience?
I just wanna pat him on the head and tell him he did a great job.
I love how the robots interact with him, too. Like, they are scared of him at first because they think he’s a zurk but they’re so nice to him afterward. When Momo patted the stool beside him and then patted his head when he jumped up and the guardian patting him are so precious!
This baby deserves all the pats in the world. He’s the best cat ever. Give this baby some damn cat food!
Also, RIP every carpet in this game.
Also also, Seamus best boi. Just look at how happy he is to – well, I was gonna say something but I think it might be a spoiler so I’ll let you just imagine why he’s so happy 😉 We need a DLC featuring Seamus, come on lol
(spoiler incoming)
Also, I’m not quite happy with the ending. I love the ending shot where he finally returns to the outside, it’s a beautiful shot. And the little screen that lights up giving us hope that B12 is still alive – which I didn’t notice until my second playthrough.
However, HE DIDN’T FIND HIS FRIENDS. That was the whole point, reuniting him with his family and it was a let down that that didn’t happen. I’m holding out hope that there will be a Stray 2 where we have to navigate the outside world to try and find them!
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Overall, I’m really happy with this game and have no real complaints aside from the ending. It’s a beautiful story, a rich world with interesting characters. The world is beautiful and you just wanna run around and explore while also causing havoc by knocking over everything in sight and making robots drop paint lmao
In my opinion, this should have been game of the year, but I also don’t like Elden Ring and God of War is okay. I’m totally biased toward this game and I’m glad it won best Indie. This will forever be one of my absolute favorite games and I would love to be able to experience it for the first time again.
Please play Stray ❤ It’s a beautiful game that deserves all the love in the world. Like, come on, you can be DJ Cat for feck’s sake! How can you say no to that?
I added the trophy pop over a screenshot from the beginning of the game because my platinum trophy screenshot is just the black loading screen 😦 Plus, the sleeping kitty seems like the perfect ending shot even though it’s from the beginning of the game haha It’s like he’s resting after his grand adventure.
2021
I bought this game because it came up on a list when I searched for non-violent games (needed it for a spot on my bingo card.) Ever since I was young, I’d always hang out the window in the car, feeling the wind rush past me and wondering what it would be like to be a bird. In this game, you play as a bird collecting feathers across multiple worlds. I need more calm in my life, after all. It’s a casual, simple game.
It’s supposed to be calming and relaxing… It’s feckin infuriating. The first level is deceiving because it’s pretty, runs smoothly and it is, in fact, quite relaxing. If only the whole game was like that… Half the levels have shitty frame rate – like Markiplier-playing-hand-sim bad frames. It was so bad that I could barely move. Had to restart the game a few times and it still didn’t fix it.
I was gonna make a joke about how disappointing it is that the bird cant swim, but I’m so disappointed and frustrated that I don’t even care about joking. There’s no order to the levels – the trophies are numbered but the worlds are just slapped on the screen randomly with no way to tell which is which. There’s also no indication that you’ve completed a world.
Half the levels are eye bleedingly bright.
How am I supposed to RELAX and be CALM collecting feathers when I can’t SEE any feckin’ thing?? It physically made my eyes hurt, gave me a headache, and made me want to commit murder. Yet when you finish the two parts of one world, you get a message telling you to just relax and breathe ._.) Are the devs fecking with me?? Sure feels like it.
The trails of the birds wings are also annoying as hell when I’m trying to collect a feather that I can barely see and the sky is filled with the trail as I circle around trying to get the angle right. It’s so bright I can’t see if I even collected the damn thing so I have to keep doubling back and I also can’t see the feckin counter in the bottom corner.
This game makes me want to choose violence.
When I can actually see the level, it’s not a bad game.
I can see the potential here and it could have been a decent game, but the bright levels and frame drops makes it almost unplayable. It’s painful and boring and I honestly regret buying this game… And it was on sale!
Another thing that frustrates me is that you can’t move the camera. Usually you move the character with left and move the camera with right, but both sticks move the character so I can’t even look around to try and find the feathers. On most levels, I have to dive down toward the ground just so incan try and see them against the sky, but I can’t SEE the ground and if you touch anything, you get sent back to the start. It doesn’t reset your progress, thank Satan. There’s also no speed up button so it moves at the same slow crawl. It took me over an hour to finish one level because of these issues when it should have only taken twenty minutes or less.
I guess what they say is true; “You get what you pay for.” Pay 5 bucks or less and you’ll probably get a shitty game :/
My head hurts and I hate everything. Again.
AND THEY HAVE 14 OTHER GAMES WTF.
TL;DR: NO.
It’s supposed to be calming and relaxing… It’s feckin infuriating. The first level is deceiving because it’s pretty, runs smoothly and it is, in fact, quite relaxing. If only the whole game was like that… Half the levels have shitty frame rate – like Markiplier-playing-hand-sim bad frames. It was so bad that I could barely move. Had to restart the game a few times and it still didn’t fix it.
I was gonna make a joke about how disappointing it is that the bird cant swim, but I’m so disappointed and frustrated that I don’t even care about joking. There’s no order to the levels – the trophies are numbered but the worlds are just slapped on the screen randomly with no way to tell which is which. There’s also no indication that you’ve completed a world.
Half the levels are eye bleedingly bright.
How am I supposed to RELAX and be CALM collecting feathers when I can’t SEE any feckin’ thing?? It physically made my eyes hurt, gave me a headache, and made me want to commit murder. Yet when you finish the two parts of one world, you get a message telling you to just relax and breathe ._.) Are the devs fecking with me?? Sure feels like it.
The trails of the birds wings are also annoying as hell when I’m trying to collect a feather that I can barely see and the sky is filled with the trail as I circle around trying to get the angle right. It’s so bright I can’t see if I even collected the damn thing so I have to keep doubling back and I also can’t see the feckin counter in the bottom corner.
This game makes me want to choose violence.
When I can actually see the level, it’s not a bad game.
I can see the potential here and it could have been a decent game, but the bright levels and frame drops makes it almost unplayable. It’s painful and boring and I honestly regret buying this game… And it was on sale!
Another thing that frustrates me is that you can’t move the camera. Usually you move the character with left and move the camera with right, but both sticks move the character so I can’t even look around to try and find the feathers. On most levels, I have to dive down toward the ground just so incan try and see them against the sky, but I can’t SEE the ground and if you touch anything, you get sent back to the start. It doesn’t reset your progress, thank Satan. There’s also no speed up button so it moves at the same slow crawl. It took me over an hour to finish one level because of these issues when it should have only taken twenty minutes or less.
I guess what they say is true; “You get what you pay for.” Pay 5 bucks or less and you’ll probably get a shitty game :/
My head hurts and I hate everything. Again.
AND THEY HAVE 14 OTHER GAMES WTF.
TL;DR: NO.
2022
Okay, so, I saw this listed on the F2P thread and added it to my library. It didn’t look like anything super impressive on the store so I didn’t download it right away, then I saw a comment about the game saying it didn’t take too long to complete. Since one of my Bingo slots is a game you can complete in one sitting,
I thought I’d give it a try and see if I could knock it out quickly and if I could add it to my list. First off, there’s no story so I’m not going to include it. Secondly… well, I don’t wanna say it’s terrible but it’s definitely not for me.
As a certified dumbass, I’m not fond of games that just throw you in the deep end before telling you how to swim. I recently made a ranty post on my blog about tutorials and hand-holding, but I think tutorials are still important. It’s like games struggle to find the perfect balance, at least for me. They either hold your hand and treat you like a child or they throw you in without any help at all.
This game is the latter. You just start playing without knowing where you are, who you are, or what the feck you’re doing with your life. Also, who thought it was okay to make the shoot button THE LEFT STICK?? Do you know how long I ran in circles spamming every button that MOST games use as a shooting button only to find the controls in the menu and realize it’s the LEFT FECKIN’ STICK??
That should honestly be a crime. It just feels so awkward and I don’t like it.
Now, I have a total of like 2 friends, both of whom play different game genres and don’t really play with me that often. And sure, you CAN solo this game and get it done, others have, but it makes the experience even LESS fun and even MORE frustrating. There is an online matchmaking but I sat there for like 10 minutes two different times before giving up.
I will say when I first got on the game, I immediately went to co-op mode and got a match fairly quick, but because I had NO IDEA what the feck I was doing, I did nothing but run around and die (if you’re that person that was there with me, I am so feckin’ sorry, I tried to act as a meat shield for you.)
There is couch co-op but, again, I have no friends IRL and my cat refuses to learn how to use a controller. However, the guide posted on this site for the game offered up a handy little tip – even if you’re not playing with someone, it’s handy to have the extra character there in case you die. This is the strat I was forced to go with since I couldn’t find another online match.
I chose the 3-player option but only connected a second controller. You need the second controller to move the character over to your main character on the occasion that the door is too far away from the second and third characters so your main is off screen and can’t open the door. You only need to move 1 closer in order to see the door.
While those two stood there taking all the damage, I would attack the creatures and try to pop down that healing pet next to them so they don’t die as quick. It’s a solid strat, but there’s one flaw – the feckin’ respawn time. It gets longer each time they die so unless you wanna risk it for the biscuit, you’re gonna be sitting there waiting for a hot ass minute.
There’s also no way to know where the boss is or IF the boss will be there so you’re basically just running around like a headless chicken hoping you don’t die and have to start over. I’m not sure if this boss mechanic is meant to be this way, like “maybe he’ll be there maybe he won’t you’ll never know~” or if it’s just a glitch. Either way, if you’re soloing it, it’s gonna take some time to get that boss trophy.
I’ll admit, the other trophies seem to be pretty easy to get. I was gettin’ em left and right without even knowing how or why lmao This game just feels very boring and painful to play and I’m so glad it’s free because I woulda been VERY disappointed if I paid for this – and satan knows I have enough regrets in my damn life XD I guess if you’re playing this with friends, it might be more amusing/fun.
That’s probably how it’s intended to be played, honestly. It probably didn’t help that I had a massive headache during my playthrough, either, though. This game felt more like a chore than a game, it was super repetitive, there’s sooo much backtracking, and those damn respawn times, jesus. I know I complained about it already but you could take a feckin’ vacation and come back and they’d still be reviving.
Finally, I got tired of waiting and just started running room to room looking for the damn boss lmao Those free pets you get for binding your email are a lifesaver. I used the ones recommended in the guide and they are pretty OP. The fire one destroys everything and the healing one spits out lives. I would drop it down beside the two characters I wasn’t usin’ and they’d keep getting healed while I killed stuff with the fire dog.
It took me 3 hours on the same feckin’ map to find that damn boss ._.) I hate everything.
And I still needed 2000 coins for the last trophy. I didn’t have to worry about dying and missing the boss, though, so who cares how many times I died and got sent back. The only issue is the damn loading screen. Well, the logo is cool, at least. I got to stare at it for a while before I realized the game was frozen and NOT loading so I had to restart. This is so not how I planned to spend my morning.
Here’s a life hack for the coins, though – if you leave the first room and go back in, the boxes will respawn. And if you get lucky, the second room will also have boxes so you can keep going back and forth to farm coins without wasting time on fighting.
And I know what you’re thinking – “if you hate it so much, why keep playing?” Because I have enough unfinished games on my damn profile and I don’t want another one lmao And also trophies. And also also I might be a masochist, who knows.
I will say this, though – whatever level that blue forest is, it’s pretty feckin’ cool and I love the blue. If only our palm trees looked like that, I might not hate them so much haha
TL;DR: I don’t recommend this game, it’s painful and boring.
I thought I’d give it a try and see if I could knock it out quickly and if I could add it to my list. First off, there’s no story so I’m not going to include it. Secondly… well, I don’t wanna say it’s terrible but it’s definitely not for me.
As a certified dumbass, I’m not fond of games that just throw you in the deep end before telling you how to swim. I recently made a ranty post on my blog about tutorials and hand-holding, but I think tutorials are still important. It’s like games struggle to find the perfect balance, at least for me. They either hold your hand and treat you like a child or they throw you in without any help at all.
This game is the latter. You just start playing without knowing where you are, who you are, or what the feck you’re doing with your life. Also, who thought it was okay to make the shoot button THE LEFT STICK?? Do you know how long I ran in circles spamming every button that MOST games use as a shooting button only to find the controls in the menu and realize it’s the LEFT FECKIN’ STICK??
That should honestly be a crime. It just feels so awkward and I don’t like it.
Now, I have a total of like 2 friends, both of whom play different game genres and don’t really play with me that often. And sure, you CAN solo this game and get it done, others have, but it makes the experience even LESS fun and even MORE frustrating. There is an online matchmaking but I sat there for like 10 minutes two different times before giving up.
I will say when I first got on the game, I immediately went to co-op mode and got a match fairly quick, but because I had NO IDEA what the feck I was doing, I did nothing but run around and die (if you’re that person that was there with me, I am so feckin’ sorry, I tried to act as a meat shield for you.)
There is couch co-op but, again, I have no friends IRL and my cat refuses to learn how to use a controller. However, the guide posted on this site for the game offered up a handy little tip – even if you’re not playing with someone, it’s handy to have the extra character there in case you die. This is the strat I was forced to go with since I couldn’t find another online match.
I chose the 3-player option but only connected a second controller. You need the second controller to move the character over to your main character on the occasion that the door is too far away from the second and third characters so your main is off screen and can’t open the door. You only need to move 1 closer in order to see the door.
While those two stood there taking all the damage, I would attack the creatures and try to pop down that healing pet next to them so they don’t die as quick. It’s a solid strat, but there’s one flaw – the feckin’ respawn time. It gets longer each time they die so unless you wanna risk it for the biscuit, you’re gonna be sitting there waiting for a hot ass minute.
There’s also no way to know where the boss is or IF the boss will be there so you’re basically just running around like a headless chicken hoping you don’t die and have to start over. I’m not sure if this boss mechanic is meant to be this way, like “maybe he’ll be there maybe he won’t you’ll never know~” or if it’s just a glitch. Either way, if you’re soloing it, it’s gonna take some time to get that boss trophy.
I’ll admit, the other trophies seem to be pretty easy to get. I was gettin’ em left and right without even knowing how or why lmao This game just feels very boring and painful to play and I’m so glad it’s free because I woulda been VERY disappointed if I paid for this – and satan knows I have enough regrets in my damn life XD I guess if you’re playing this with friends, it might be more amusing/fun.
That’s probably how it’s intended to be played, honestly. It probably didn’t help that I had a massive headache during my playthrough, either, though. This game felt more like a chore than a game, it was super repetitive, there’s sooo much backtracking, and those damn respawn times, jesus. I know I complained about it already but you could take a feckin’ vacation and come back and they’d still be reviving.
Finally, I got tired of waiting and just started running room to room looking for the damn boss lmao Those free pets you get for binding your email are a lifesaver. I used the ones recommended in the guide and they are pretty OP. The fire one destroys everything and the healing one spits out lives. I would drop it down beside the two characters I wasn’t usin’ and they’d keep getting healed while I killed stuff with the fire dog.
It took me 3 hours on the same feckin’ map to find that damn boss ._.) I hate everything.
And I still needed 2000 coins for the last trophy. I didn’t have to worry about dying and missing the boss, though, so who cares how many times I died and got sent back. The only issue is the damn loading screen. Well, the logo is cool, at least. I got to stare at it for a while before I realized the game was frozen and NOT loading so I had to restart. This is so not how I planned to spend my morning.
Here’s a life hack for the coins, though – if you leave the first room and go back in, the boxes will respawn. And if you get lucky, the second room will also have boxes so you can keep going back and forth to farm coins without wasting time on fighting.
And I know what you’re thinking – “if you hate it so much, why keep playing?” Because I have enough unfinished games on my damn profile and I don’t want another one lmao And also trophies. And also also I might be a masochist, who knows.
I will say this, though – whatever level that blue forest is, it’s pretty feckin’ cool and I love the blue. If only our palm trees looked like that, I might not hate them so much haha
TL;DR: I don’t recommend this game, it’s painful and boring.