#Tinykeep buffs 480p
#Tinykeep buffs series

Feeling pretty good about this year for the backlog. Each run clocks in under 30 minutes, which is also nice for a play in between the busiest of schedules. The gameplay system allows to cut paths into the curtains, cancel whole bullet patterns (but not lasers) and charge powerful attacks. The bullet curtains are top class, beautiful to look at and a joy to dodge. I blasted through easy on my second try and normal took a few more attempts. The difficulty modes allow fun to be had at any skill level. Blocky, but pixelicious perfect and sharp.

#Tinykeep buffs 480p

I ended up using the default 480p and binary doubled it up to 960p with nearest-neighbor scaling. Upping the internal resolution makes the 3D part sharper, but the 2D rest blurry and soft. The STG part is 3D rendered, but the rest of the presentation is sprite work with a base res of 640x480. It being a few years old, shows a little from the assets side though. This SHMUP is amazingly well polished and balanced. RefRain isn't new, but comes with a fair bit of story, manual, tutorial and so the english release was more than welcome. The golden age of doujin bullet hell SHMUP localization has dawned. RefRain -Prism Memories- (Steam, 4, 3.5 hours) The events are optional and not prerequisite to the games completion. All sections sport events with online leader boards for score chasing, if so desired. Completing the hub world isn't very challenging though, more playful, fun and zen-like.

#Tinykeep buffs series

The hub world is segregated in sections, each is unlocked by a series of small 'challenges'. The cars are tiny and cute, BUT the physics are surprisingly lifelike and give the vehicles proper weight, enhanced with masterful use of rumble. The gameplay happens from a bird's-eye view. There's some very subtle soft shading, else everything is very flat. Mostly white backgrounds with primary color accents, much like Nippon's national flag. The gorgeous presentation is striking, very minimalistic and clean. The title is spot on, this game is all about drifting. Gameplay is still super fun and top notch. The story itself is brief, but they added some arena modes (survival, hostage rescue, etc) and tons of challenges, which are all nice value adds. The open world sandbox isn't as rich as in the main game, although most of Seattle is available and there's still plenty to do. First Light is her tragic origin story: a bleak tale well told. inFAMOUS First Light (PS4, 2, 6 hours)įetch and her neon power were pretty great in the main game Second Son and I also enjoyed this standalone prequel. Stages are procedural, so the dungeon exploration stays fresh with every play through.Ģ2.

I also enjoyed the whole presentation, excellent art direction and also technical feats like lively lighting and shadow effects. Impressive physics and crowd dynamics add to the frantic and fun gameplay. The main objective is to escape around 20 stages while going from zero to hero. Adorable dungeon crawler/brawler with permadeath: first 30 minutes are the hardest, but once the player survives the initial character build up, then it's smooth sailing.