VIDEO GAME: One Gun Guy (2022)

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One Gun GuyYear: 2022Rating: E10+Time Played: 24 minutes / 0.4 hours I picked up One Gun Guy for free the other day because I thought it looked like a fun little platformer. While it was quite short for a play-through on my SteamDeck, I enjoyed myself. There are several influences that clearly went into this game, most all of which are from well-known retro games. This combination of influences made it worth the hour I spent on it. I might come back to it at some point and play again, but the initial play-through was worth it. Like many of the retro games One Gun Guy is based on, there’s not a ton of reasoning behind why this guy is running through a robot factory and shooting all the robots (or collecting the coins). Still, the shooting mechanic felt reminiscent of Mega Man, which I enjoyed. The real fun comes in all the upgrades you can get to make it easier to...
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VIDEO GAME: Blaster Master Zero (2017)

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Blaster Master Zero Year: 2017 Rating: E Time Played: 6 hours While I grew up with retro video games, one game that escaped my notice at the time was Blaster Master. I first encountered this game when it kept popping up in the Nintendo eShop on my Switch. Even though there weren't many games I had for that system at the time, I played the demo and it took me several years to decide it was worth my money. I'm glad I gave it a chance, because the rest of the game was quite fun. Since I never played the original game, I don't know what improvements this remake gave to make the quality of life better for this version. It did have a lot of standard action platformer button allocations that helped me cycle through different abilities without having to go into the pause menu every few seconds. The wide-screen format also made the levels feel large and easy to navigate. The graphics retained...
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