The Review on Little Big Adventure 2

Well its been a long time since i played this game, and wow it brings back memories. Its been about 10-12 years since i played it last and i forgot the name about it after a while. And since about 6 years ago i've been searching for it almost nonestop when i find some new "memory" about the game, but no luck.. 

Then one day, "Google Play Store" We have a recommended game for you here, its "Little Big Adventure"

I went.. wait.. i know this game, why do i remember this game.. WHY!? 

Then like a comet it slammed me in head saying "HELLO IT'S THE GAME.. YOU KNOW.. WIZARD!"

I almost broke down and cried of all the nostalgia (maybe not that bad, but still)

Well I've been writing enough BS so far so let's just dive right in to the game and see what it is and how it is.

There will be a Youtube Video about the game (review) but it will not be as detailed, since well my mind has been very blurry the past weeks haha. This game also got released on Playstation (for those who want to play on the good old fashion console)

The Plot

(SPOILER FREE)

The game start of with you (Twinsen) and your girlfriend (Zoe) who are waiting their first child, they are sitting on a bench looking out on the beach. When the skies darkens from nowhere, and a thunderstorm breaks out. They run back to the house to get away from the awful weather. Though at this time, Twinsens friend Dino-Fly (who you probably understand is a dragon that can fly.. OH SHIET!) 

He gets struck down by lightning and hurls down towards Twinsens and Zoes backyard. Twinsen then tries to help his friend by doing some chores by finding some medicine to him. But the farmacy did not have anything to help Dino-Fly, so Twinsens only chance is to get to Desert Island, but to do so he need to find a way to break of the storm since it hinders him to travel there. And here your epic adventure begins, starting by saving your friend, to saving the world once again. From the "Peace-lovers" who calls themselfs Esmers

Small Bullshit hints here and there (Can skip if you don't want to know about them)

There are a lot of "hidden" items around the world some that you can only have one shot to do, (not speaking of lives, just if you continue the story, you wont be able to do this or take the things)

First of, there are some "One-ups" which you will need when you play... a lot of them haha. These things are quite easy to spot, since they are more or less a box like this picture right here to the right.

BUT! note that this is only a "holder" for the one-ups, you still need to find the clover which is the real one-up but, with this box you can have a lot of them at the same time, which definitely helps A LOT! Because at the end if you miss an important spell (as i did) The end will be HORRIBLE!!! And i mean brutally horrible, because they are millions and you are one. And that's not even the horrible part.. but you will notice when you get there.

There is something called "Protective Spell" which is a life saver (And yes, i know it makes sense, since it has the name as it has. There is no real questioning on what it does, but if you need an explanation.. It protects you from harm)

And you can only get this item when you can cross Water, or "harmful ground" by hovering.

(Not going to say what you need. just a hint. since its going to be spoiler free)

Controls

(You know, something you need to have)

The controls are quite OK/Excellent depends on what you do, and how you do it. The game is an isometric-Action/Adventure and since there is no strafe you have the old-school "Turn-around" which works perfectly for the game, so if you liked the controls on for example Resident Evil, you will looooove these ones, because they are more or less the same (without the aim down and up)

There are things in the game that can be frustrating because of the controls, but that's not because the game has bad controls, that's because 1. You (me) are an idiot, 2 Camera can be sometimes hard to understand if you are supposed to jump somewhere (Thought you can save and load if you feel uncertain (which i did A LOT hehe) ) And yes.. about the camera. Even if you can move it around to where Twinsen is. Sometimes you cant, and often because of this (mostly because i have a hard time sometimes to know where the edges are haha) this can be your death.. But, its not to often and its mostly because your own fault that you died, because you weren't careful enough. 
There are also something i love about the game which is your "Stances". They allow you to change your well stance.. (Obviously haha) you have 4 stances (one that is completely useless if don't want to go slow) the four stances are Normal, Sporty, Aggressive, Discreet
Normal, makes you move at a normal pace. Sporty is something you will use almost all the time because you can jump and run fast. Aggressive allows you to punch people in the face, and kick them in the groin. Discreet is a stealth thing, which i almost never used, because it was more fun to run towards your enemies and just punch them in the face or throw your magic balls at them. 
(you can also interact with things on "normal" to gain stuff like hearts and Gold but you can do that on every stance, with a hotkey) Though some weapons works different on different stances, so when you get a new one, see if it has a different one (all of them does not have one, its just a few) some makes you able to dodge and attack at the same time, and with another stance you hit rapidly. It's a cool detail that makes a certain depth to combat.
You also have a kind of inventory which is made in a "GRID" form, and best part is, every item has its own spot on the inventory, this intern allows you to remember it easier for the next time you play it, and to be honest this I've done a few times by now. So for example if you find an item it will always be on the same spot.

Graphics

(Sparkle Sparkle)

The graphics aren't really amazing.. not even slightest, but it has aged well.. Extremely well, because the graphics works perfectly to how the game works, and what it's supposed to be, (a comedy game) It's slightly un-serious but detailed at some places. (like the world) the characters and items are made in Polygons and they used 2 different "Engines" depending on if you were outside or indoors. This allowed the game to become more fluid, like if indoors they didn't need to render a whole world, so they could focus on smaller details, while outdoors they had to focus on a bigger scale, so they needed something to be able to rend more textures. (since there is NO LOADING-SCREENS <3) They also have a different texture quality on your character and the objects you can use YES it doesn't look as good as the environment, but this also allows you to easier know where an enemy is, or an item is. Which is always a positive thing.

Music/Sound effects

(Without it, how would games be)

I've got to say this music is SO AMAZING! i have remembered the music for over 10 years and that kinda proves how good it is. If you want to listen to it, just click on the video at the side here to hear it.
There aren't to many songs but they fit to where to where they are, and there is no looping, so you wont really get tired of the songs. At some places there will be more then one song after another, but that's rare. I don't know if it's a bug or if they made it intentionally. Either way, if you want the song back simply save, and load. The loading screen is non-existent anyway.
The sound effects are ok.. they could have been better, but i think they were going to for a cartoon feel since there are "Dunks" and "puffs" (like in super hero cartoons) sound-effects and yes they fit. But some items just have that EXTREME high pitch volume that just makes your ears bleed (maybe not that bad, but could have been) and you get used to it, but dear god it's horrible the first time you use the item and hear the noise haha. And as you probably have noticed since i said it before, every kind of sound is mean't (what i can hear) to sound like a cartoon

Level Design
(Well i think you can guess haha)

The level design in this game is fantastic, (and i know I've said that a lot but it's true) The world is fascinating though i don't know if its a big improvement on the outworld from the first game, it's hard to tell, since on the first game it had the same engine for both outside and inside. Its good and bad at the same time. Since the outworld looks good in the second game, but in the first game they could add more detail without it looking like a mess (Like chair etc etc) But i think i prefer the second game since there are no "screens" and just one big map.So i do kinda prefer the "New outworld" since it makes it more "alive" or rather it gives you an illusion of it being more "alive". But back to how the world looks, there is an amazing amount difference between the worlds, like you have "Citadel Island". (The home of Twinsen) Then you have Desert Island (Which is where all the pictures are from (most of them). This gives the game more "feel" you don't really get tired of the environment, since every island is unique and fresh. So this makes it not getting old or repetitive which is positive since this game (first time you play) can take over 10 hours to complete. The puzzles are also interesting because some you actually need to make a map on a paper to figure out haha. (Now that is always a great way of showing that the makers cared of doing them.) For example (picture here)  

But the way how they have made the levels where the puzzles are (obviously) most of them forces you to actually use your brain (OMG must be a joke) and to be fair, that's what we all need in a puzzle game. even though this is an Action Adventure haha. There aren't puzzles everywhere but when they are there, they are both fresh and works. There aren't much else to say without talking to much about later how the game is, but at some places you need to even use your magic ball to get some items (which i didn't knew in the beginning since i did not read the manual haha)

Bosses
(Last but not least)

There aren't to many of them, (at least not what i think) there are some in the beginning and some later (or at least A boss) But some doesn't feel like a boss, just like a bigger enemy haha. But maybe that is the point, then again, it's not about the bosses, it's about the adventure, but the few bosses that are here are challenging and well made both in quality and strategy. Though as i said before, there aren't much to talk about here about the bosses that i haven't already said.

So Final Thoughts

(OMG ITS SOON OVER!)

So what do i think about the game? If you haven't noticed already i LOVE this game, and for good reasons, it's a good example that what you need is a good imagination to make a great game, the world is both weird and the humor hits the spot perfectly. There are a lot of foolish jokes but it's deliberate, though it's a very dry humor, (which i also have) ITS AMAZING! Though some jokes you really have to look between the lines to understand. But overall the game is fun, well thought out and well made. It's also very well scripted, with a good story and a great neck on detail (hurr di durr) But do i recommend it? FUCK YES! I mean you have everything you would want from an Action-Adventure right here, good exploration, good story, interesting characters, a living world and much more. So, what are you waiting for. If you haven't played it what are you waiting for? So as the picture to the right have said.. Do you remember your first time? (Playing the game that is, you dirty bastard haha ;) )

Hope you enjoyed reading this nonsense as much as i enjoyed making it, have a great one and i see you both on YouTube and here, sleep tight and have a good nights sleep

Aliens ARE THEY REAL !?

We all love them, no matter where they are. If they are the ”UFO” or if they are in Sci-fi. I reccons since its almost a millennia since i actually said anything in my BLOG and since iv talked about the “manly” vampires and the “hugable” Zombies I thought Aliens would just nail the spot perfectly.. Since there is a lot of games and movies that has these things in them..

Even the movie Aliens.. has aliens in it.. I KNOW it took even me by suprise. The whole movie is about them, and they just love humans, and other things they can come across. Aliens (from the movie) was actually an “experiment” that was going to create more or less havoc. Its like the Zerg and Protoss from Starcraft. Where they are both aliens. And they were found by the Xel'Naga on the planet of Aiur (which Xel'Naga had created long ago). The Xel'Naga was actually a very ancient and cosmic race. Though this race seemed to be a very Noble race and helpsome. They arent as they seemed. While the protoss isnt as bad as they look. The Zerg on the other hand goes from world to world and conquer everything in their way. These Two races did exist long time ago.

But the Xel'Nagas was due to an end. Wanted to combine the two races to be Reborn anew.. They chose the protoss because of their mental connection. They chose the protoss and pushed the evolution further then they could possible reach alone. Therefore they were counted as Gods among the Protoss.

They also found the Zerg which is a race or pure instinct. So the Xel'Naga gifted the Zerg with “purity of Essence” making them the counterparts of the Protoss, which was giften with the “Purity of Form” they were intended to merge and create the new Xel'Naga lifecycle. The Xel'Naga created the “Ovemind” (A massive organic creature that controlled all the zerg as one mind) To prevent a repeat of “Aeon of Strife” (which was one of the biggest civilan wars in the universe which the protoss had because of the “gods”)

Though it didnt go as planned. As the Overmind created the “cerebrate” (a kind of “egg” that wielded the Zerg Brood leaders) the Zerg pushed away the Xel'Naga because it knew what would happen mostly because of the “Dark Voice” Which was Xel'Naga but is an entity connected to the void. The Overmind had seen this coming and created the “Queen of Blades” to prevent the destruction of their race. And to create an attempt to free the Zerg and Prevent the future.

StarCraft and “Aliens” is about the same story/legend only differs in a few areas. The movie has been one of the biggest influences in Sci-fi history. Since most sci-fies that has “aliens” in them, has some kind of connection that you can easily connect with the Aliens movie. You can even look at StarGate SG1 where there is a race called the “Gua'uld” which is a “parasite” much as in the aliens Facehugger. Though they act diffirently. The “Facehugger” jumps unto a host's face and lays eggs in that will go down to the stomach. While the Gua'Uld is a “Larva” which goes in trough the neck and is rapped around the spine and eventually takes controll over the “host”.

Though there are a race called the “jaffa” which is the bearer of the young gua'uld (when the Larva is young it cant controll the host, since it needs to get to a certain age before that happens)

the Gua'ulds are actually preferd as GODS (much as the Xel'Naga) Mostly because they didnt age.

Just look at Half-life with the Headcrabs. They also have a sort of “connection” Though instead of laying eggs in the hosts Stomach they take them over and make them to brain dead zombies. And Half-Life is also a very good game which had the best mods like Afraid of Monsters and Cry of Fear 

There are hundreds of “examples” you can take, though no one is bad nor far fetch. They all have a common “theme” which makes this thing more intressting. Though dont get me wrong.. there was aliens before the Aliens movie, though not in that participle way.

There are hundreds of games and movies you can connect to the aliens, but it all can be said in a few words and a few more.. The Aliens movie.. IT IS one of the BEST Sci-Fi movies ever made. And was the best thing that happened to the Sci-fi industry. ITS BADASS 

God Time just Flies by!

Its not good to buy new games, it just screws with your other thing you are supposed to do. For example Blogging, writing my Viking Novel and what not. And if that is not enough, I was supposed to make videos on youtube on Afraid of Monsters (a nice game, its a mod to Half Life) and was going to see how it was. Iv only seen bits and pieces from time to time.

I just bought Far Cry 3 on Saturday and Shizzlemadizzle that game is AWESOME! I mean, going around in a camp.. Knife them questions and be an all out BADASS! I think Iv killed more people with the knifes then most weapons.. I think.. No I think iv killed most people with Pistol hehe.. When I got that Desert Eagle things started happening. Or when I was unlocking some signature weapons just for the fun of it.. but some things made me sad!! VERY SAD! They reward you with Signature Weapons when you find like say.. “8 lost letters” But they wont give you anything else when you find them all! WHY THE HELL NOT! All that work.. for nothing... JUST an achievement... I DONT CARE ABOUT THAT! Well they are fun.. but I would like some ingame reward more then just a text saying “Iv done this... you bastard”

It was the same with all the camps and memory CARDS! WHYYYYY Why do they give you a weapon in the middle somewhere but not in the end!! GOD DAMNIT!. I would like it more if you only got that weapon in the end. Because that would feel more rewarding then.. But nOOooOoo.. Thats just not how things will be I see.. Well I cant blame them.. although most weapons there are right out shit.. But eh.. its fun nonetheless I still think the Deagle is better then the “Shadow” Which is one of my favourite guns in games.. The Colt the .45 hand pistol.. The weapon that has been with us since world war two.. But with some slight improvements here and there.

But overall the Deagle might take the first spot on weapons.. Mostly because its a cannon that you have in your hands.. A Magnum without the cylinder... its just not as strong.. but well worth all that glory. Though I just have to give credit to the game for some things.. for example.. THE WINGSUIT! ITS AWESOME!... Its not that good overall.. But when you are on a cliff its just the best way to travel.. and it looks awesome.. Though its very hard to see anything with my usual 110 fov (Field of View) but... I was getting used to it after a while..

But the snipers in the game, isnt as fun as I often think they are. The sniper in this game dosnt have that feel. That Umph that “BOOM” (there is one.. which you get in the near end.. but its zoom is just a joke) The shotguns on the other hand.. Ooohh that weapon is no joke that weapon packs a real mean punch and you will fall in love with it in seconds. At least the Signature Shotgun.. Oh that one is a beast.

There are a few Signature Weapons (there might be more then I have) iv got 5 so far:
Shadow: A Customized 1911 Pistol with a larger Magazine. Deadly in the dark with its silence. Its the perfect weapon for those stealthy nights with that extra need of accuracy. (Also has a custom paint job which is camo.. and looks awesome)

Shredder: A customized vector .45 ACP with that extra need of reflex sight and suppressor on.. and with the extended magazine makes it to a perfect weapon for those late nights out with your lover..

The Bull: This is a customized M133 Shotgun with some extra shell capacity and with the nice paint job makes it perfect for breaking into those nasty camps and give them the Boomstick..

Bushman: Dont let the name fool you, this weapon is a customized P416 Assault Rifle with an optical scope and suppressor for those times you need to infiltrate the base without being detected, but still want to have some firepower in your hands. It also had en extended magazine so you dont have to think of the reloading all the time.

AMR: This is a Z93 Sniper Rifle with extended Magazine. It has a High power scope for those long distance fights.. This weapon might be something for you that dosnt dare to go into the camp and want to keep your distance.. bewary though.. This weapon packs a mean punch with its penetrating rounds (which also is slightly explosive) This weapon if used.. RUN.. you will blow your cover.. and also will most likely to blow some heads. (Mind Blowing Weapon... literately)

Well overall I do like Far Cry 3.. and I cant wait for later today when It will be some awesome Dungeonland with me a friend and some viewers in the stream.. IT WILL BE AWESOME!

So everyone, dont forget your hands.. it could be messy.. And dont break a leg as people say... it hurts.. trust me.