Beta464
Bio
Hey everyone! Just a casual gaming pleb here who spends way too much money on games and not nearly enough time playing them, but I'm finally working on my backlog so it's gonna be fun to see how everything stacks up!
96-100: 5 Stars
90-95: 4.5 Stars
80-89: 4 Stars
60-79: 3.5 Stars
50-59: 3 Stars
40-49: 2.5 Stars
30-39: 2 Stars
20-29: 1.5 Stars
10-19: 1 Star
0-9: 0.5 Stars
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Hey everyone! Just a casual gaming pleb here who spends way too much money on games and not nearly enough time playing them, but I'm finally working on my backlog so it's gonna be fun to see how everything stacks up!
96-100: 5 Stars
90-95: 4.5 Stars
80-89: 4 Stars
60-79: 3.5 Stars
50-59: 3 Stars
40-49: 2.5 Stars
30-39: 2 Stars
20-29: 1.5 Stars
10-19: 1 Star
0-9: 0.5 Stars
PSNProfile: https://psnprofiles.com/Beta464
TrueAchievements:
https://www.trueachievements.com/gamer/Beta464
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1 Years of Service
Being part of the Backloggd community for 1 year
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Played 100+ games
Gone Gold
Received 5+ likes on a review while featured on the front page
Liked
Gained 10+ total review likes
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Created 10+ public lists
Best Friends
Become mutual friends with at least 3 others
Noticed
Gained 3+ followers
Organized
Created a list folder with 5+ lists
GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
Favorite Games
111
Total Games Played
001
Played in 2024
036
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This was a very fun and bloody time. The story isn't anything to write home about, as is expected, but the combat makes great use of the Wii's motion controls, and the visuals are unique and fun. It's not a world-shattering game, but it's a fun game that's worth your time if you have an open mind about motion controls!
If you're a fan of Armored Core, then I strongly recommend you check this game out! I played it via a fan-translated reproduction disc on my Dreamcast and I was immediately hooked on it. What this essentially is, is a Fighting Game/Third Person Shooter hybrid, featuring awesome mech designs with fun, albeit somewhat dated, combat in a fantasy setting. That alone makes this standout from not only the crowd, but also from even the Armored Core franchise. However I think there's alot here for Armored Core fans to love, since the game shares alot of the mech customization elements with those games, letting you pick between different cores, each representing a different build style, then customizing on top of that with different custom parts to best suit your playstyle. FromSoftware sure knows how to craft a unique experience! The only things keeping this from ranking higher, are that the controls are pretty odd and somewhat dated (this could REALLY benefit from a modern dual stick controlled remaster) and that the game is very short, you can beat it in just a few hours, but thankfully thanks to the "arcadey" nature of it, it does have tons of replay value, especially to try different builds!
This is one of the absolute worst video games I have ever had the misfortune of playing. My wife saw this at a GameStop as part of a 2-Pack that also came with Dark Thrones, which is an identical game in every way except the fantasy series it's copying, as this game copies The Witcher while that game copies Game of Thrones, and even though she only spent $5 on it, I want that $5 back. So what's wrong with it? It's an endless running platformer, that means there's no levels, only goals to hit, each set of 3 goals completes a "mission", although this doesn't actually stop the endless marathon sprint of mediocrity, why does that matter? Because after completing one set of goals, you have to quit the main menu to see the next set of goals, which does restart progress made (how many kilometers run, coins picked up, etc). To truly "beat" this game, you basically have to complete each set of challenges, none of which are fun or challenging. They're all just some variant of "pick up X amount of Y item" or "continue X amount of times after tripping". The only reason this game isn't ranked lower than it is, is because the controls work well most of the time, all 4 of em. Yup, you can jump, double jump, slide and attack, enjoy it, because that's all you can do. This game is TRASH and I can't recommend it.