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Least no one sent this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

brian9824 wrote:
I was a little afraid to click on that.

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I never had the desire to eat a scorpion.

I wonder if anyone here would eat it if they received it with their game.

Finally opened up my gift. It's Unbox: Newbie's Adventure on the Switch. It has a Metacritic of 52 which is very generous because it's awful. I've played it for about an hour and it's torture! Nice work Satan lol. The controls are just so bad. It's a 3D platformer and the one thing you have to least get right is the platforming, but it's borderline unplayable at times and even when the controls work fine, it's just downright boring and repetitive. It has also crashed on my twice already so that's awesome. Really nice pick by my Satan because it's essentially a 90s-inspired 3D platformer and it's easily one of my least favorite genres. You play as a cardboard box and it's just pointless collectathon crap. I hate it lol. Howlongtobeat has this at about 5 hours and I'll do my best to get through it. But yeah, definitely done with this for the night.

This has a 9/10 Steam Rating. I'm not sure what to think.


Heavyd814life wrote:

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Welp.... it was nice knowing all of you.

Syberia 3 for xbox?? A $6 game that isn’t that bad…..I’m thoroughly confused at the assignment now 🤣 is because I didn’t play the first 2?

3hitcombo wrote:

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@Heavyd814life, your honor as a Satan is being called into question.

Price Charting is showing CIB at $7.79 which is less than the $10 minimum value (which was in the OP and reiterated a couple of times when people had questions). I know prices can fluctuate but typically lower end games like this don't change a whole lot in just a few weeks.

Did you by chance get a screenshot of price charting when you bought the game?

Alternatively, maybe the seller you bought it from accidentally shipped the wrong game?

benstylus wrote:

I hate it by the way. Tank controls were the standard at the time and this game uses them. Turning is abysmally slow. But the controls are consistent at least, even if slow. And the camera points downward when you jump to make landing easier (you also have a shadow to show where you will land). Other than that there is no camera control

Bubsy's one liners are annoying me less than I thought they would, mostly because they are fairly spread out. If he said something every time he bopper a woolie I would have gone to the options and turned voices off by now.

Got through the first two levels so far. They are just so bland. Checkerboard floor tiles with occasional texture patches, random floating platforms with no textures, and lots of collectible atoms to grab.

One cool thing is that if you hold square while collecting an atom you can shoot it at an enemy or a wall. Hitting some walls will break them to reveal secret areas! You know, so you can play MORE in each level!

Probably the best part of the game is when bubsy dies. It shows a silly CG cutscene of him getting popped, shattered, electrocuted, etc. depending on what killed you.

It's not the worst PS1 game I've ever played but it's pretty rubbish.

Oh boy. I just got home from working a twelve-hour shift last night, only to see that a package arrived. I have not one, but two ways to be punished! The first selction that I've been cursed with is The Smurfs 2 for the Wii. I have to say, I grew up in the 80's and watched the Smurfs religiously. Hell, I even went and saw The Smurfs on Ice! In my pantry, I have Smurf glasses from the 80's. I'm afraid to play this game. I don't want my view of the Smurfs to be tarnished. Luckily, I won't have to suffer until Monday because I have to go back to work tonight....Oh wait, yes, I will have to suffer, because Satan, in all of his infinite wisdom, gave me a DS game - Yogi Bear. Now I can take my punishment with me tonight to work to hold me over unitl I can get home on Monday to play the Smurfs.

At least Satan provided me with mints to settle my stomach, so I guess he isn't comletely evil.

@benstylus That's on me. I didn't even check Pricecharting. I ordered a brand new copy directly from Amazon. It cost me $14 and some change and I figured it'd be fine. But yeah let me know and I can just order another game.

@3hitcombo I chose it because I went through your past posts and saw one you wrote about Death Stranding where you said "walking from place to place is literally one of my least favorite things in gaming". That's literally Syberia 3. You're walking around and it's unbearable because the controls are hella clunky and the camera is literally the worst. I can't count the number of times I had to reload a previous save because of some bug I encountered or because my character got stuck in the environment. I think it's an awful game and one of the worst adventure games I've ever played. Felt like it'd be a winner

Heavyd814life wrote:

You can work out something with him - whether it's a different game, some sublime, etc. I just don't want anyone to get a bad taste in their mouth from participation.

Except, you know, from playing the game. Just not from participating.

Heavyd814life wrote:

I am always a sucker for subtime.

That is so interesting how you got that idea though. Weird thing is though I don’t mind it in “the medium” or other story based games. I just can’t handle the open worldness of the game. I love story games, so it’s not bad for me.

It is definitely clunky, broken, and crashes sometimes. I don’t think I’ve played such an actually broken game in a long time

Just gonna repost this here so people don’t have to search for it.

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Since some of us are sharing our devious delectibles, I'll go ahead and share mine. I think my Satan was off the mark too, but 10/10 points for style!

My Satan kinda missed because of my tastes, this is a blast of nostalgia from the late 90's, when the trend was in full force. I didn't even know this existed, tbh. It is indeed a situation in which you might need

A great time-waster for bus rides, train trips, et al.

Satan, you hit my nostalgia button hard here!

Gameplay video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pnJLtD_N0o

brian9824 wrote:

Brian I think the scorpion would be easier. at least you know what it is can see it and its dead. you could add flavor to bring it out you could prep it into a dish as well if you'd like. As far as prepping I'm sure it would work really well with a grain bowl crushed up. I'd prolly cut off the tip of the tail and remove the pincers and just dive in. don't think I'd go for a second one though.

The jerky you've just got to go in and take it for what it's worth. Really all i could do to it is over power the flavor/mask it or add it to something like a stew probably could work. I actually like jerky though, but i just don't ever order it for myself or really eat it often.

It's really the thought of kangaroos for me I've never even considered it so i can't imagine it in the least. I don't expect it to be more gamey than one would think as opposed to it being really tough like i expect.

I think the craziest animal I've had to date was gator or venison which i enjoyed both surprisingly.

I plan on eating really nice this weekend. doing two fantasy baseball auctions both nights and have steak marinated for each. So i should really have a nice comparison of both flavors and textures.

Plan is to not spoil one flavor with the other and jump into this monday night/morning when im off.

Taking the first bite describing the taste and flavor. Laying down in the upstairs room on the big tv and playing this one until I'm all buzzed out and over it or out of Kangaroo Jerky.

@3hitcombo was my Satan. Included a few other items as well I'll post when i have the time monday. Packaging had stickers on it including a rick and morty one which was pretty dope, but i no longer have as it was taken out during trash night.

@Oduomega I was your satan and one thing i really wanted to hit with your request was the import mark. Considering i don't have much available regarding that i first typed in worst Japanese import game for ps1. London Seirei Tanteidan (PlayStation) turned up so i tried trading for it waited too long on a reply only to find a dead end. pressed for time and low on funds on a payment plan and feeling i wouldn't make the deadline i knew this would take you back down memory lane, but also let you realize how far this one has come from where it began

HEHEHATE wrote:
Never said I hated it, lol. You got points on the style front with the greeting card though.

If "London Seirei Tanteidan" (London Spirit Detective) came up, sounds like something right up my alley too, lol. I'll have to get it myself!

I'm curious as to what @Kevster was talking about. Something about a Dining menu? Wonder if he was the one who got sent the concession stand's worth of candy this year.

Nice touch:

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You're really going to have me play this? Can't believe I'm going to be spending my gaming time playing this 😅

nonamesleft wrote:
I am surprised that this is not endorsed by HGTV...

nonamesleft wrote:

Hopefully it's worse than Bubsy 3D

Reviews aren’t that bad. House flipper is legit a game my lady would be interested in 🤣

So I've started playing Yogi Bear on the DS. It's apparently tied to the movie, which I haven't seen yet, so I hope there are no spoilers in it. It's a side-scrolling platformer. In each level, there are 100 pieces of pie to collect, three picnic baskets, and gears that I guess I will use at some point to create contraptions for some reason. What's interesting is that there is an element of stealth in this game. I don't really have a health bar, but I do have these five ranger badge looking icons that fill up every time something happens to me, like having nuts dropped on my head by a squirrel, a tourist taking my picture, a skunk spraying me, etc. If those ranger badges fill up, then I think I will get caught. I'll have to get caught on purpose to see what happens.

While it's a bit of a clunker, it really isn't all that bad for a kid. I'll have to play it some more when I get some free time. It sucks that I have to work all weekend. Tomorrow is when I get a chance to dive into the Smurfs game. I have a feeling that it won't be as good as this Yogi Bear game.

I started house flipper. At least there's nice music when you start.

"Welcome to house flipper." This game will allow you to buy, sell, renovate, decorate, and sell houses.

For now, however, you need to be content with this shack that you can call your office and the laptop that is your command center!"

You start off in this small messy house, that's your house/office space.

Your first client is someone whose ex stole the radiator from her house

"Hello, I'd like to hire your company to put my house in order! I know from photos posted on Facespam that my ex broke into my house, made a huge mess, and stole the radiator. It is possible that something else is missing."

"Please, make order in the house and replace the missing devices. I would ask you not to inform the police about the whole matter, I will settle it myself with my ex after returning from a business trip!"

Regards,
Sara Lewis

You gotta clean it up first. There's a mess of stuff. You get a mop too. The mop is kind of comical in that you actually mop messes off the wall and table. I actually had to mop right near the TV on the TV stand.

The controls aren't great. You need to land the cursor on objects to interact with them, but it's not so simple to do. And to switch to the mop isn't as simple as the supposed ZR button. It says to hold ZR to switch to the mop, but it doesn't seem to work. I'm fiddling around with the controls trying to get the mop out.

I just beat the first mission, cleaning up a house and buying/installating a radiator. Installing the radiator was kinda fun. You mount it on the wall and actually interact with it a little, attaching the pipe, and connecting the valve. Kind of neat.

After finishing that mission though, I wasn't extremely compelled to start another. The game isn't that bad, but it's not drawing me in and not making me not want to put it down. Maybe I'll try another mission tomorrow.

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So I finally started Smurfs 2 on the Wii. I have to say that it's actually not that bad! I mean, it's easy as hell and the boss battles are the easiest I've ever seen in a game, but given the audience for whom this game was intended, I feel like it's a competent platformer and an ideal game for a young person. I've just finished The Enchanted Forest, which consists of a handful of levels and a boss battle. The story so far is that Smurfette was Smurfnapped buy a Smurf-looking creature named Vexxy. Gargamel is behind this, as usual.

The graphics aren't the best and the soundtrack isn't anything special, but I do like how you can choose which Smurf you want to use and they all have different abilities. Each level has three challenges, which I thought was pretty cool. There are also a few coins on every level that you can collect to unlock Smurfs in your village, which acts as a hub to access other worlds from. I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised by how well the game controls. Bouncing on mushrooms is actually pretty easy. I just wish they had included the ability to run. Another thing that sucks is that you have to use a Wii remote on it's side. You can't use a classic controller for some reason. Since you only need two buttons on this game, I guess the developers didn't bother to add classic controller functionality. There are also a lot of Smurf berries to collect. One thing that sucks is that if you get hit by an enemy, you lose all of them! This sucks when you are trying to achieve one of the goals of a level. Not a big deal though.

One feature I have yet to test is multiplayer. I'm going to try to get my daughter to play with me this weekend. I'll be off this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I will definitely have completed it by then. It's actually not that bad at all! After I finish this one, I'll begrudgingly go back to Yogi Bear. It's a rather lame game.

@Kevster
Are you going to share with the class that "dining menu" you spoke of? And what game you got?

Sorry Been busy Ill share tonight

I've just finished The Smurfs 2! There is still plenty of replay on this game. I've unlocked all of the playable characters, but now I have to get the coins from the different levels that I haven't obtained yet to unlock the Smurfs that occupy the village. Right now, I only have 16 out of 27. Now that I've finished the game, I've unlocked "Smurf change" mode, which allows me to swap Smurfs at any time, which will help me to collect all the remaining coins and complete all of the level challenges. Some of the challenges require two players, so I will have to rope my daughter into playing along with me sometime. Overall, not a bad game! The graphics are very bland and grainier than they have any right to be. the soundtrack is not bad, but forgettable. Level design is okay for a kids game and the controls feel very tight and responsive, which makes this game very playable.

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Now I gotta finish Yogi Bear on the DS, which is becoming a chore to play. The more I play, the less I like it. I take back what I said the other day about it not being "all that bad for a kid." I think this game is rather short, maybe I'll just plow through it tonight and be done with it.

citizen_zane wrote:

Fixed

benstylus wrote:

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWQZ0y5rH_8

Is that everyone? No one was left hanging right?

benstylus wrote:
@Kevster

He's holding out on the goods!

I didn't know this was a Smurf:

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citizen_zane wrote:

This is hilarious.

@brian9824 hasn't posted about his gem of a game

Sorry, going to do my post tomorrow, I hurt my foot, so its been messing up my schedule big time.

I ended up buying Bubsy 1 on the Genesis after playing Bubsy 3D.

I have a lot of nostalgia for the original. It's really not a terrible game. But Bubsy 3D sure killed the series.

I also learned today that without Bubsy 3D, the Syphon Filter games would never have been made.

I just did another mission in house flipper, cleaning up a messy garage. Had to sweep up, throw out out lots of boxes and old tires, and clean the windows.

The game isn't that bad, but it's just very repetitive. So far, it seems that you clean up and/or buy/install appliances for clients. I could see how this game night be therapeutic for some.

But there's not much in terms of keeping the player interested. I just cleaned up the garage and I'm totally satisfied :)

I have little desire to do another mission right now after the garage one.

Maybe tomorrow.

I doubt I'll 100% this game, probably not even close. There's just not much to keep me motivated to continue playing it. Again, not a terrible game, but just not much in terms of grabbing my attention and me wanting to play more.

The controls could be better. They're not that fluid at times, which isn't something you want here, since you need to move things around and clean.

So i played the New Gundam Breakers, and its not bad persay, but more average and generic. Kinda fun collecting parts and building gundams, but it gets old VERY fast.