34. VOID
35. Ravva and the cyclops curse
36. Devil May Cry 5
37. Outrunner 3
Home sick today, woke up at 5am and just laid around playing video games all day. Not going to write full reviews but a quick snippit about each:
34. Void: retro mega man inspired game. Pretty fun game overall, uses a password feature instead of a save which is just dumb, and there are 2 playable characters one can shoot and one cannot, I can't imagine picking the one that cant shoot but maybe there is something im missing. The game covers every video game trope you could ever want it to, an ice level that controls horribly, a dark level where you are blind jumping everywhere, trampolines, lava, you name it and its here. Its dirt cheap so maybe pick it up if your bored, I will always remember it for having the worst last level in video game history.
So you know how sometimes the last level is a hodgepodge of challenges from old levels? Like you will play through a part similar to level 1, level 2 and so on. This game takes that concept to a new level of idiocy as the lest level is just divided into 10 levels you have already played before, thats right, you get to play one level from each of the worlds in the game with no changes. doesnt that sound fun!!! and of course they pick the most annoying part of each level so you get to relive the worst parts of every level all at once with limited lives, then the last 2 parts of the level are just random trampoline jumping. Really poorly done.
35. Ravva and the cyclops curse: I'll just copy and paste my steam review, and as a nice coincidence the game has familiars so it fits this months together retro
The game starts out with a short story cutscene, done in a very nice style and is reminiscent of games like astyanax or ninja gaiden. The story is simple and to the point, mama summoner gets turned to stone by a cyclops, so baby summoner sets out on a quest to defeat the cyclops to save his mother.
Your summoner controls nicely with a variety of different attacks. You have a standard attack, a freeze attack, a bomb attack, an attack that shoots diagonally upwards, and an eye that helps you uncover secrets. You can switch between these attacks by pressing the triggers and you will need to use all of the attacks at different points in the game, very often having to switch between attacks on the fly to deal with different situations. The control is tight and responsive but I can't help but think that rather than cycling through all the attacks using the triggers, each attach should have been assigned to a different button. Constanttly cycling through can get really annoying and there is more than enough buttons for each attack to have its own button.
The graphics have a very nice 8-bit look and would fit right at home on the NES. The levels are generally fun to play with lots of hidden secrets to look for and some solid platforming. There are only 2 bosses, one in the middle of the game and the final boss. Both bosses are well designed and I wish there were at least one more boss in the game.
The challenge level is on the easier side. You have 2 lives and unlimited continues. One hit kills you but when you die you immediately
respawn from where you died if you have an extra life, if not, back to the start of the stage. Veteran gamers should not have too much trouble finishing this game, and there is a hard and easy mode to adjust the challenge as you see fit.
I beat the game in about an hour, but for the price it is definitely worth it, if you are a fan of 8-bit style platformers you will enjoy this game.
36. Devil May cry 5
AMAZING!!! Best game in the series, one of the best action games ever made, took me about 12 hrs to beat, wish it was longer. All 3 characters are tons of fun to use and each character has so many different ways to play. This game is giving you new moves and weapons all the time and there are so many ways to use everything. Can't wait for part 6
37. Ourtunner 3:
short 35 level hard indie platformer that looks like an atari 2600 game. Took me about 25 minutes to beat, but the game only cost a dollar and I had a good time with it so it is worth the money.