Windows 1.11 (Stranger Things) (PC) Review

I don't think I'm doing anything more then stating the obvious, but Stranger Things is an AWESOME series. When it was only going to be a single season show, that season came in with a bang and is arguably one of the best released on Netflix ever. So of course, they bought a few more to be produced. And this year, we got season 3.

But this time, we got more then just a show. Rather, two video games came out along side it, promising more insight and fun for the fans. The big game released is, like the season itself, named simply Stranger Things 3, which is basically available for all major gaming platforms. And I do plan on getting to this myself.

However, today we are looking at the "other" game. This one is a PC exclusive which Microsoft only hinted at as a simulator for their original launch of Windows and dropping it for free when the show aired. I could not resist this small detour.

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (PC) Review

If you remember our 24 hour run for Extra Life 2017, you know I finished Corpse Party over that amazing night. But even then, I understood it was only the first of several titles, if titles that were only available in Japan. But that changed last year when this direct port from the PSP release dropped on PC. I knew I was going to get my hands on this as I really enjoyed the original. But this time would be a quite different experience.

I knew it would be, though. The trailer made it obvious that I was about to walk into a game less like the original which felt like it was made with RPG Maker, and more of a point-and-click/object hunting affair. To be honest, that sounded interesting, for while things like chase scenes may have to be removed, the potential to show off the world of Heavenly Hosts would go absolutely off the charts. So it would soon enter my library. What did I think? Well, let's just say the original was a much better game.

DarkStar One (PC) Review

 
Sometimes, you really do just need to play something different. Having just finished with several smaller games, I was ready for something bigger and I hadn't done much with real space flight sims... ever... so what the hell, why not? I am SO glad I took this chance.

Extra Life Update

Hi everyone. This is not going to be a long post, but as the year moves along, so does the big event so it's time for an update.

On the large scale, a lot has been going on already. The biggest event outside of the main marathon took place about a month in Florida, and while I wasn't able to watch the stream this year, ExtraLife United is a weekend-long marathon all it's own. With 250 gamers local competing to bring in prizes to the hospitals they are playing for, it is an epic event to witness, giving a face and place to the reason we do this every year.

In addition to this, PAX East has recently come and gone, and with it a drive for gamers to join up and be a part of the event. This may not sound like a lot, but when they get over 1000 new members to join up, that has promise to push what we can do in total even further! (And if are going to beat last year's total, we need that boost.)

And finally locally we have hit our own first milestone at $100 raised. Not a lot I know, but a first milestone should be noted, as well as the regular team starting to band together on our own page. So lets keep pushing forward! We CAN have an even better year then last!

Sources:

• Extralife.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org: Boston Guild's Volunteerism at PAX East Sets a New Extra Life Record

Scanner Sombre (PC) Review

And once again, we finish another game picked up by the monthly bundle. At the time, I saw the trailer and while I wasn't entirely sure what to make of it, I knew it looked absolutely GORGEOUS. It had a hint of fear, suggested heavy exploration, but all in a technicolor word we could only partly see but managed to look hauntingly and achingly beautiful.

But does the game live up to that first impression? Let's find out.

A Bird Story (PC) Review

Here is an odd one to pull out from the backlog. It is not a game I picked up so much as came in as part of a humble bundle, but I decided to keep it at the time. And as I finished up The 11th Hour, I decided it might be time to play with something known to be just pure chill. And while this is far from my normal fair of game, I'm glad I took the time with it.

The 11th Hour: Sequel to the 7th Guest (PC) Review

I remember when I found out this game was coming out. Already a huge fan of the 7th Guest, I just couldn't wait for the next time I would get to run around Henry Stauf's mansion and through another tail of deamonic horror. So I eagerly awaited the chance to pick it up as soon as I could get my hands on it... and for the first time, my good old 486 was simply not good enough to play. It had the specs, but the game for some reason would only run in black and white. Disappointed, I put the game away...

Until my next PC (a Pentium II) would be more then beefy enough to play with it several years later. But by this time, I was already playing other games that would become all time favorites like the original Deus Ex, Descent 3, and System Shock 2. So it would fall to the wayside uncompleted. And there it would remain: just a set of discs in a "book" that would remain on my shelf for many years and even through two moves. But lately, I've been itching to take it on like unfinished business. So I opened up that old dusty book and popped disc 1 in. Welcome back Mr. Stauf... my how we've missed you.