Gabriel Jones
@pepsimanvsjoe
Former game critic who can't find his niche. Interests include retro / obscure / arcade games, music (Mostly VGM & Prince), and whatever catches my eye (even if it's just for a moment). 1981 he/him
Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils I try to knock out about 10% of the game in every session. If that doesn't sound like a lot, then you're probably not familiar with just how massive the game is. 10% is roughly the equivalent of 8 stages, a couple of bosses, a side-quest or two... #indie
Terranigma Redux has been great. I've enjoyed all of its changes and improvements. HOWEVER, the doctor can no longer be aroused. #snes #retrogaming
His one attack - after ambushing my sorry ass - is sawing tiles off of the ceiling. Oh, and don't touch his chainsaw nose after he dies.
I forgot to mention that I'm playing Terranigma Redux. This hack rebalances a lot of encounters, including the notorious Bloody Mary (ruiner of an otherwise great dungeon). She actually died before I could get a decent screenshot. Bad news... we rescued Columbus. Gross. #retrogaming #snes
Finished Skyblazer. It was a pretty good time. The second-to-last stage had some rough moments, like these armored guys that kill in two hits. Afterwards, it's just a boss rush (stupid fish), and a couple of villains who didn't take many lives to figure out. #retrogaming #snes
I love how Batman - who is currently an astral projection because his body is trapped in a coffin and has maybe 10 minutes of oxygen - is still like "Green Arrow? Fuck that guy."
Sudden PTSD when I realized that one of the bosses is a reference to Vagullion, the goddamned Ys 1 boss that splits into bats. #retrogaming #snes
There's something so beautiful about a flower saying, "You are no longer alone."
"Ark, you're going away, aren't you?" "Just like before." I don't think about this game enough.
Terranigma It's a bit interesting that this lady asks Ark to bring her the vase, but he always throws it away instead of giving it to her. #retrogaming #snes
Skyblazer is VERY generous with the extra lives, so don't be surprised if I share a screenshot of my guy running around with 30 or more in stock. There's a secret flying stage that can be replayed for easy 1ups. #snes
There's this boss in Skyblazer that spawns killer fish to hunt you down, but you can get them stuck on the corners. Heh heh heh, stupid fish. #retrogaming #snes
Substitutions have been made. I'll be looking at Terranigma, Sylphia, and Skyblazer this month instead of Resident Evil 4 and Omega Boost. #retrogaming #promosky
Starting a new game of Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils. It was a buck fifty during the last Steam Sale, so hopefully everyone grabbed a copy. Damn good platformer with sweeeeet movement and loads of stuff to do. #retrogaming #indie
Super Darius 2 has this immaculate GAME OVER. It's so big. #retrogaming #turbografx
One neat detail is that the heroine swims when she's underwater. Wings pulled back, paddling legs. It's neat.
I wasn't planning on a return to Sylphia, but it's a Compile shmup, a fact I learned just a couple days ago. Not sure why something as meaningless as a recognizable name is enough to warrant a second look, but I'm not nearly as deep as I pretend to be. #retrogaming #turbografx
Finished Rabi-Ribi's post-game! Well, maybe not... There's still a few Special Bosses, New Game+, three or four other difficulties, and goddamn, give the lesbian bunny girls a break already! Did I mention this game is DENSE!? So much to do. So very much. #indie #metroidvania #steam
In order to get the most out of Seirei Senshi Spriggan, you're going to have to use every weapon. There are tons of combinations, and some of them aren't good. However, they're all very effective bombs. Definitely a shmup with an acquired taste. It gets better as you learn when to bomb. #retrogaming
Working on that Final Fantasy 7 Remake playthrough. - Jessie and her materia handouts. - Some flower peddler. - Decent-looking game. - All this talk about filters.
It's not really a complaint worth mentioning, but towards the end of the game, the big bad gives a big speech. He talks and talks and I just want to get to the final bosses already.