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Poker Night 2... reviewed!
This game is great for… a non-multiplayer Poker experience.
Poker Night 2 delivers a… (hmmm) neat NPC experience for
poker fans, people simply learning how to play (for whatever reason), or
seeking DLC for other games.
You get to enjoy the company of Borderland’s Claptrap, Sam (&
Max) from… Sam & Max, Brock Samson from The Venture Bros, and… Ash Williams
from Army of Darkness as fellow players (without overlooking the dealer, aka GlaDOS
the robot from Portal).
You get to earn different chip, card, and table designs… in
addition to the DLC for Borderlands 2 and Team Fortress 2, which help stand out
in those games (so if you don’t like looking like the standard characters in
the game, you have more options thanks to this game).
Poker is poker, there isn’t much to explain beyond what the
game already lays out in the “How to Play”, but I really like the way the NPC’s
interact according to the hands played and stories discussed (they aren’t just
sitting there lifeless during games, their personalities are on the table just as much as
the cards and chips).
The bounties add another element that can be appreciated
also, and you get various objectives that include winning showdowns between multiple players, and so forth. So you aren't just playing standard poker (even though you're playing poker)... because it then becomes objective based poker that goes beyond winning hands (if you wish to play that game. Get it? Okay, now that I've added some cheese to this review... I'll get back to it).
Speaking of winning, I won’t even tell you what this means, but when you “unlock” and select
3 of a kind… something will happen.
Overall, for the price of $4.99… it’s pretty good because
you have this chill poker experience for the days (or nights) you want to just
kick back and play something that doesn’t require fast reactions, and if you
have Borderlands 2 and/or Team Fortress 2... the DLC is good reason alone to give this game a shot if you're cool with a stand-alone poker experience. This game has been out for a while,
and of course I have a few concepts that come to mind with this game that would
be great for updates or… a new Poker Night 3.
Since were no strangers to contacting game developers… this
too shall pass. :p
Overall the game does what it does… well, visually nothing is
expected (from me with a poker game), but… they made it happen anyway (because it is a poker game that lacks the multiplayer experience). This is in addition to the comedy,
and actually taking the time to explain what poker actually is because… it
makes sense to actually be able to play the game if you’re trying to enjoy it
(I think it’s a great tool to teach future pros how to play… in a way that’s
not drop dead boring).
Fun factor: 4
Visually: 5
Replay value: 5
Price: 5
4.75 / 5 Cool Points
Terraria gameplay + Take the "U" off of ZombiU and you've got... Zombi! + Grandia II is back!
I'm going to start this off with the announcement of... Zombi.
Ubisoft goes back in... re-releasing ZombiU for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. While this is cool... I seriously hope that Ubisoft takes the updates and also applies them to the Wii U version. I'm sure owners of that version would appreciate more options to survive... (no offense Mr. Cricket Bat), not to mention faster load times, and all that other good stuff.
By the way... there will obviously be no multiplayer similar to Wii U (because there will not be a second screen), but they could add in a tablet if they wanted to. Worth the development time? Ummmm... nahhhh.
It would be great to see a multiplayer component to this game, but perhaps something like that could come in the form of a multiplayer sandbox... that allows gamers to tinker around and challenge others to survive in their builds. Now that I think about it... would I be wrong when I say that this game should have Steam Workshop? Maybe, but... I can just imagine what some of you can do if they don't give it that well deserved... oomph.
It's cool though... if they can deliver this re-release at a fair price, thumbs up! I can appreciate single player games... as long as the story and quality are strong.
Terraria: To The Stars and Back
There are so many games to play... and I probably sound completely crazy when I say this, but Terraria has been at the office long before it was played. It's quite fun... if you're into building and exploring. Check out the gameplay below (There will be parts 1 - 4 uploaded as soon as possible).
Grandia II HD is coming... to Steam!
Some of you might be shrugging your shoulders wondering what the hell is Grandia II, while some of you are smiling from ear to ear looking forward to the re-release... in HD! This game was released on Dreamcast originally, and I still have a mint condition copy of that version... along with the OST that came with it. I had the surround sound cranked up, and would set the commands up... before watching everything play out (sigh)... it was awesome. The story is good... and ended in a way that I appreciated.
This HD version is headed to Steam thanks to the responses of a recent survey. See... all companies have to do is listen some time and... I hope this release does very well. Thanks... GungHo Online Ent.!
By the way... there will obviously be no multiplayer similar to Wii U (because there will not be a second screen), but they could add in a tablet if they wanted to. Worth the development time? Ummmm... nahhhh.
It would be great to see a multiplayer component to this game, but perhaps something like that could come in the form of a multiplayer sandbox... that allows gamers to tinker around and challenge others to survive in their builds. Now that I think about it... would I be wrong when I say that this game should have Steam Workshop? Maybe, but... I can just imagine what some of you can do if they don't give it that well deserved... oomph.
It's cool though... if they can deliver this re-release at a fair price, thumbs up! I can appreciate single player games... as long as the story and quality are strong.
Terraria: To The Stars and Back
There are so many games to play... and I probably sound completely crazy when I say this, but Terraria has been at the office long before it was played. It's quite fun... if you're into building and exploring. Check out the gameplay below (There will be parts 1 - 4 uploaded as soon as possible).
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Grandia II HD is coming... to Steam!
Some of you might be shrugging your shoulders wondering what the hell is Grandia II, while some of you are smiling from ear to ear looking forward to the re-release... in HD! This game was released on Dreamcast originally, and I still have a mint condition copy of that version... along with the OST that came with it. I had the surround sound cranked up, and would set the commands up... before watching everything play out (sigh)... it was awesome. The story is good... and ended in a way that I appreciated.
This HD version is headed to Steam thanks to the responses of a recent survey. See... all companies have to do is listen some time and... I hope this release does very well. Thanks... GungHo Online Ent.!
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