Lemons, Shadowruns and Transistors

Since life is giving me lemons and forces me to drink it, but I am allergic to lemon juice...well...you get the drill.

I had time to check out Shadowrun Returns.

I am a big cyberpunk fan (also the pen und paper RPG), but I always had a strange feeling about mixing fantasy and cyberpunk.

And that's what Shadowrun is. Well, the crowd funded game is actually quite interesting. If you like stylish hand drawn tile iso graphic and a lot of good written text, then Shadow Run returns is something you will enjoy.

The fighting system is a bit too similar to XCOM, but hey, you can not do everything original. Or so they say.

Also I checked out Transistor. I mention that here cause the design is somewhat similar to the design of Shadowrun Returns, at least in my perception.

What I like about Transistor is the somewhat innovative mixing of real time and round-base fighting.

The music, praised by so many, is ok, but the female singer can't pronounce the th correctly. It is a minor detail, but it really confused me. Perhaps this is even wanted ?

You killed KimDotKom !

So, I am doing stuff so I can not do this stuff regularly. :(

But here is some quick stuff, and I will try to keep this on. I mean hey having a blog is also only a weired version of a enhanced steam comment, one could think. But no.Do not think so, please.

"Kill the bad guy" from Exkee, released in 2014, rated mostly positive on Steeeeeem, is more like a concept than a game, at least I felt that when I tried it.

It is a simple combination game where you drop things on generic looking bad guys within a 3D ISO scenario of houses and trees. Like a piano.

It is promising, but it is too simple and then suddenly too much of trying out. And sometimes you can not see what this or that item really is. I love finding out stuff on my own, but it feels not good designed. The music works but the composition and the menu music turns me off, because it comes too often, too much contrast to the level music and there is no fading that would make it more pleasant.

It is not bad, but nothing special, but I will try it sometimes to get to later levels and look if it gets better.

Old ones. Testing. Why not.

If you got nothing to do at *all*, check these games in my new series, or at least this one post : archive.org's mystical 2400 old games.

But beware : I go after the screenshot and take those looking unique and strange at the same time. So be prepared or something.

1. A.J.'s World of Discovery by Coktel Vision (1992)

Actually, for some reason its like the game kyles little brother would have played in 2001.

Wired animations, little easy puzzle games and really amazingly strange GUI elements, so you think you are stupid, I like that.

I have recorded some video for the sake of it, perhaps I put it on YouTube.,

This is funny trashy 10 minutes flash fun stuff.

PLAY IT

2. Ishar - Legend of the Fortress by Silmarils (1992)

What can I say : It is a role playing game. So much is sure. But reduce the elements to a minimum and the action to a "ATTACK" button and use the minimum on good looking pixel art you can and you have this game. I managed to find a bridge to a village, and found a tavern, a magic school and a trader.
All other houses were closed and all the houses look alike.

Very confusing. But very interesting for 10 minutes.

PLAY IT