Life is strange

I've finally finished playing this game, and OH my GOD, I haven't cried so much because of a game before! The game I'm talking about is

So now you might be very curious to why it made me cry... I'm not going to tell you that, because this game is just so interesting, I highly recommend playing it for yourself. The first episode is up for free, so you can have a taste before buying the whole thing.

When I first started up this game (long after most of my friends had already finished it, and the hype had calmed down a bit) I didn't really know what to expect. I had just finished Beyond Two Souls when I really sat down and played this game. I'd had some issues with it crashing every 2 chapters, so I put it away after finishing the 2 first chapters. I kinda regret doing so, but then again, the chapters last for 2-4 hours (depending on how much you explore), so it's actually not a short game either. And there are choices to make throughout the whole game, that can drastically change how the game feels etc, so it has replay value as well.

So what's it about you say?
Maxine Caulfield is a High school student that moved back to her hometown to study photography. She moved away from there as a kid, leaving her best friend Chloe behind. They didn't stay in touch much after she moved, so she haven't met her yet since she came back. One day at school she leaves after class to freshen up in the bathroom. She sees a blue butterfly landing on a bucket in the corner behind a stall, and decides she'll take a picture of it for a contest her school is holding. Then another student and some girl comes in, screaming at each other. She peeks past the edge of the stall she's hiding behind, and witness the male student pull a gun and shoots the other girl. She stretches out and screams, to try stop the attack, and finds out that she can rewind time.

Quite an interesting story so far, huh? This is only 10-15 minutes into the game, so there's A LOT more to it! So if this sounds interesting to you, go check it out!
This is another game that stole a spot in my heart, like Beyond Two Souls did. It was amazing, and made me feel a lot of things.

So here comes my personal opinions on the different aspects of the game:

- The story is well put together! The characters feels real, and the story is very good and well made. It also has some interesting twists in some parts of the game, and there's always something going on. I really enjoyed it!

- The graphics are ok. They are a bit more on the cartoony side, but I liked it. They used colors very well here, something I rarely notice in most games. It's almost more art than game to be honest. They made the moods and settings perfectly throughout the game. And I totally loved/crushed on Chloe xD

- The gameplay was basic and plain, but interesting. There wasn't much to the gameplay, but they made you use it in interesting was. I can't say too much about this, as the gameplay is mostly based on the power you have in the game, and I don't want to spoil anything x) Though there were probably more cutscenes than gameplay in this game!

I personally loved this game, and I know one of my friends did as well (and it's a dude). I think it's most appealing to girls, since we can relate to teenage girl life a lot easier. But guys can like it too! Either way, I'd like to recommend trying out the first episode, see if you like it! :) I had a blast playing through this!

If you've already played it, what did you think? Am I overhyping it like the rest? I try my best to be critical to games when I write the reviews, but if I love 'em, I just can't help myself xD

Until next time~!

~Kori

Beyond Two Souls

Oh, my! I'm going to review a Playstation exclusive?! What happened?
Well, I got a great deal on a PS4, and I got 5 games with it; Bloodborne, Uncharted 4, No Man's Sky, Heavy Rain, and finally, the one I'll write about today:

I was very skeptical to this game at first, since I heard there was a lot of action button press, and I wasn't a huge fan of Ellen Page after some of her drama (like around the character Ellie from The Last of Us). But I gotta say, this game surprised me! I was expecting a slow button press game, with a poor story and bad acting. I didn't hear much about this game after it was released, so I guess I took it as a sign that it wasn't really that good after all. My mistake!

Though some say the game is really confusing in the original order (I noticed the Remaster had a remixed/chronological order to play it in) I don't really understand why. The loading between each chapter clearly shows you where you jump in on the timeline. This was an interesting choice of telling the story though.

So, what's this game about?
You're introduced to a mysterious girl, who seems to posses some kind of powers. You then get to know that there are invisible things called "entities", that are things from another "world" (kinda like we think ghosts are). This girl is then revealed to have one of these entities, called Aiden, under her control, which is her "power". To not spoil too much of the game, I'll leave it to that.

People who knows me know that I really like supernatural stuff. So this game really was something I enjoyed. There was so much mystery in the beginning, but the pieces fell into place chapter by chapter. At the end I was met by a somewhat difficult choice, and I actually shed a few tears at the end, even though I think I got a "happy" ending. I rarely cry, so this game earned a spot in memorable video games I'll keep close to my heart. It impressed me on so many levels!

So let's check out what I think about certain things...

- The story was really good! The concept was really cool, and they added so much emotion to it. It is a drama type of game, so I guess I should have expected as much :p I'm trying not to spoil too much, you should really experience it yourself!

- The graphics was nice! THOUGH I played the remastered version on the PS4. But overall it looked good and played well. I could clearly recognize the actors playing some of the characters!

- The gameplay was kinda dull. It wasn't quite as I expected, but not too far away either. There are a lot of button pressing, but there was also parts that felt like a partly stealth, partly 3rd person shooter. So there was more than just pressing a few buttons, but there were also a lot of that.

There are so much more I want to tell about this game, but I'm afraid I'll spoil something! All I'm gonna say is; Play it and you'll see how good it is for yourself! I personally loved it, but not everyone might. But at least give it a shoot, it's often on sale digitally :p

Already played it? What's your thoughts of the game? Comment what you think!

Until next time~!

~Kori

When you have to "hide" away from friends to enjoy video games

Have you ever had this annoying friend that keeps bothering you while you play a single player game? No? Lucky you!

I hope I don't offend anyone by writing this, but I'm tired of trying to tell people I want to enjoy the games I'm playing. Some of my friends also have a tendency of spoiling tiny parts of games I play while I'm playing them as well, and that's sometimes frustrating.

If you're like me you'd like to enjoy a single player video game in peace. Take in all the details, and just get immersed in the story. It's a bit hard to do so when you hear *pling... pling... pling* 'cause someone is bored or wants to know what you think about the game so far. And you know what? If I think it's good, you'll know! First of all I got this blog! Second; if I like it, I'll probably ask/tell you about it when I'm done!

Sorry if I seem very harsh, but this has been going on my nerves recently. There is a reason I haven't finished games like Skyrim or Life is Strange yet... I've really enjoyed both games, but had to set myself as OFFLINE to enjoy Life Is Strange.... Do I HAVE to do things like that to be able to enjoy a game? Is it really necessary?

So I recently sat down to play No Man's Sky on my PS4. It's been great! I loved the exploration, even though it's very repetitive after a while. But I barely have anyone on my PSN friends list, so no one has bothered me while I played it. It's honestly been a relief... Maybe that enhanced my experience with the game? I don't know, but it might be. Maybe that's why I prefer consoles more, messaging isn't as easy there as on Steam.

Don't get me wrong on this though, 'cause I have nothing against people talking to me when I play multiplayer games. That's the time I'm usually the most lonely, believe it or not! Unless you know I'm in the middle of a battle or something like that of course. ;p
But yeah, when I'm playing multiplayer games I notice I get less messages. That's kinda weird.


Anyways, sorry about this rant, and like I said in the beginning; I'm sorry if I stepped on someones toes, but if you feel hurt by this, then you already know what you did was ruining my game experiences...

Until next time~!

~Kori

Stardew Valley

Some of you might have been waiting for this one. People who knows me, know that I really love the Harvest Moon games. When I first heard about this game, I was actually already waiting for another farming game coming to PC, very similar to Harvest Moon as well. That other game wasn't as good as I hoped it would be (for those who wonder what game I'm talking about, it's called Wild Season). This game on the other hand I fell in love with. The game I'm talking about is of course...

So where do I begin...

It's so similar to the Harvest Moon games, but it has a bit of a different feel to it. It's a bit more modern, and with a more western feel to it. It's a very colorful game, with a lot of fun things to do, so if you loved the older Harvest Moon games or the Rune Factory games, you'll probably enjoy this!

The story in this game is pretty basic; your grandpa is on deathbed, and you are inheriting his old farm. You see yourself tired of working at an office, so you decide to go there and check out that farm. You're met with a disaster of overgrown fields and a rundown house. No chicken coops or barns or anything, just a lot of overgrown land to work with. Like in other farming games like this (ahem, Harvest Moon), you'll need to clean up the land, and build up your farm, building the buildings you need, and plant crops to sell for income. You can also go to a mine and dig up some diamonds and gold and stuff, or gather shells at the shore. These also benefits as income.

If you're a hopeless romantic in all video games (like me), you'd also want to socialize with the people in town as well. Unlike other farming games I've played, you're actually allowed to have same sex marriage in this game. Instead of giving birth to kids, you can adopt them! A pretty cool feature if you ask me. More including for bi/homo/lesbian people :)

The ones you can date are a variety of people, and apparently the developer is working on a few more. They all have unique dialog and cutscenes, and of course their own personalities. The work put into these characters are very good, and there are also special activities happening during some of these cutscenes I was talking about, making it more interactive.

I personally fell in love with Sebastian 

(Lol, that's so typical me, going after the most emo one). 

So, to try not to compare it too much with Harvest Moon, I'll start on the list of what I liked and not!

- The graphics are old fashioned, but have smoother animations. It's like GBA, but higher resolution. I personally like it, though many others probably won't. It looks and runs good, that's what matters I think :)

- Gameplay is addicting as F***! At least for me xD I think I played a good few hours after release, think I was over 100 hours during the first week or two. I just loved it so much, and that it reminded me of one of the first Harvest Moon games I played (More friends of mineral town). It gave me a sort of nostalgic feeling. Not everyones cup of tea maybe, but I personally would suggest to at least give it a shot!

- The music is lovely as well. It gives you the right feel for the season you're in. Though it gets a bit repeatable after a few in-game years, it's still a bit cosy imo.

- There is controller support! And it works very well as well! I prefer to play video games with my Xbox controller, so I'm happy when games have proper support for it. The game even recognizes when the gamepad disconnects, putting you in the pause menu so you won't loose any in-game hours looking for the charging cable if you use a wireless controller x)

- Story is a bit generic, though the "bad" and "good" choices is really cool. You can be the bad guy, or you can be the good guy, and gain some different rewards for each side. This gives the game replay value, which most games lack these days.

- It is incredible that ONE guy made this game! Yes, believe it or not, but ConcernedApe made this game all by himself. That's impressive! The last couple of months after release he's been a bit exhausted after his 5 years of work, but he said he was back at it again now, and working on a content patch that will arrive within the next half year or so. He's working hard, and seem to be interested in adding new content in the future.


All in all this is a good game, and I highly recommend checking it out, ESPECIALLY if you like the Harvest Moon series! It's a good game at a low price! And it's coming to consoles in the near future as well! So if you're a console player, keep your eyes peeled!

Already played it? What did you think? Comment what you think!

Until next time~!

~Kori

New laptop(thing) and stuff

Heya! Long time no write again! Sorry about that... ^^'
Anyways, this is just a quick update on what's going on behind the curtains at the moment. Huh, where to start... Let's start on the huuuuge change then..!

We've FINALLY moved out! This spring we got some help from some people that specializes in guiding people who are moving out of the nest for the first time :p I have moved before, but only contacted a landlord once, and my boyfriend hadn't moved out yet, so we needed a little guidance on how to get better results in our search. The people helping us showed us how to properly introduce ourselves on paper, and how to search properly.

After a few weeks we found this one, and was invited to come look at it. The apartment only had one other applicant, and the landlord didn't seem to be that keen on renting it out to the other person, so it was almost certain we got it. He seemed to really like us, since we're not the partying type, and are gamers :p Since we didn't have money for the deposit, we got some help from the state with a type of guaranty that if something breaks, they'll pay, and we'll be billed afterwards. It only lasts for one year, so we'll hopefully have enough to enter the deposit before the guaranty runs out :)

So we are basement dwellers now, since the apartment is a basement apartment xD
The only thing we lack at the moment is our own internet and a washing machine. The internet is (hopefully) on it's way, we've been waiting for 3 months now. Thankfully one of our neighbors are kind to let us borrow her internet while we're waiting. :)
The washing machine will be bought when our economy is a bit more stable. Right now we got some debt to pay off after all this moving and stuff. In the meantime Rins kind mother is helping us with clean clothes :)

When we finally get our internet however, I'll start blogging more, and I'm really excited about starting up on Youtube again! :D
I've missed it a lot to be honest, making videos are pretty fun! ^^

I also got a new laptop/tablet thing now, so I can write much easier on the go now. It's basically a tablet that functions like a PC when I plug it into it's keyboard stand. Apparently they're called "Transformer books". It's really neat, running Windows 10 etc. It was't too expensive either. And if I'm going back to school soon, it'll come in handy. It's 10", and very light. Fits nice in my bags ^^

Anyways, that's about all I can think of that's new for now. I'll probably start writing one of my many forgotten/dropped reviews. I haven't really written one in a while now x) Probably got a few new games I haven't reviewed yet, be it new or old :p

Until next time~!

~Kori

My opinion: Feminists and gaming

So, I've been reading alot of stuff about feminists trying to censor video games these days, and I must say they are pretty RETARDED tbh.
Ok, so a sexy outfit is "sexist" towards women.... Eh...What is this then..? There are rarely any male characters that aren't fit. What do you think that makes male gamers feel about themselves..?
We see a lot of male stereotypes in games, often with a lot of muscles and women surrounding them. Male gamers doesn't complain..? Male game characters are also stripped down to nearly no clothes. Male gamers don't complain..?

A good example to compare feminists veiws:

Acceptable

Not acceptable apparently

I'm sorry ladies, but you are EGOISTICAL! The bunch of women in groups like FemFreq (Feminist Frequency) should STOP whining, and find some better hobbies! Go knit a scraf or something, I dunno.

Because, what you DO NOT think of is all the gay/bi girls/women out there that actually ENJOYS/or don't care about these halfnaked women in video games. If you don't like it, don't buy it, like they say.

I'm a girl, and I love me some nude female characters in my video games!

I'm tired of seeing awesome games from Asia come over to EU/US and get stripped from any hints of sexiness, especially when the WHOLE POINT of the games are based on adult content. Hey! We got age restrictions for a reason! (That reminds me I should write another angry rant blogg about parents buying 18+ games to their young kids)

Anyways, I spoke my opinion on this, and I wish to see other girls speak up about this as well! Nudity is natural, and portraying females and males the same way are what EQUALITY is about, which feminists are supposed to stand for. Not to slam down on all the men out there trying to have fun. As long as they don't hurt a woman, why not let them..?

Peace out!

~Kori