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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Edition Unboxing Video

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Well that was fast! I was not expecting The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild collector’s edition this soon. I found one on Friday for a decent mark-up price, but the estimated delivery date wasn’t until the end of this week. Imagine my surprise when I received the alert that it was out for delivery this morning. So I have the console, the game, and the strategy guide is on the way. Question is, can I wait for the strategy guide to come in before I jump into Hyrule?

Second question is, will I actually finish this game? Zelda and I have a weird relationship with their open world games. Still haven’t finished WindWaker OR Twilight Princess. But I want to. Does that count for anything?

Well without further ado, here’s what’s inside the Special Edition for BotW. I was genuinely surprised by one item, and I’m happy to report that this video isn’t nearly as awkward as the last. Progress!

The BotW collector’s edition strategy guide will reportedly arrive tomorrow. This is one of two CEs purchased. Don’t judge, and don’t ask.

Gaming Diary: Going Old School with Ys

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Ys Chronicles I

My first Ys title was Ys Seven, and I absolutely adored that game. I jumped on Ys: Memories of Celceta when it released for the Vita, and I loved it all the same. Since then I’ve been picking up Ys titles when I see them pop up on the PlayStation Store. I have Ys Chronicles I & II as well as Ys: Oath in Felghana, and I haven’t touched either of them. Thanks to Ys Origins rekindling that love for this franchise, I started Ys Chronicles I this weekend.

That’s really fun to play after playing Ys Origins, especially since everything you had in Origins comes into play in Chronicles I. It’s a little frustrating as well, because I already know what everything does, so I forget to go and talk to people to learn about the item. I wonder how much more Ys Origins would have meant to me if I had played this game first, but I kind of think each are interchangeable. Chronicles I now means more to me than it would have without Origins.

Chronicles I definitely knocks Origins out of the water, because, I’m sorry to say, Origins is boring due to always staying in Darm Tower. At least in Chronicles I, there’s so much open world to explore and other dungeons before you have to go into the Tower. I just need some variety in my action-RPGs.

On the flip side, the controls for Origins are ten times better. I hate having zero control over Adol’s attacks. You attack by literally running into things. Yes that’s annoying. I’m fine with no special attacks, but can I at least control how the attacks go instead of running Adol into something over and over like a toddler who doesn’t understand personal space?

I hope they changed that in Ys Chronicles II because it got old in a hurry. I hope I finish the game tonight, because The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild strategy guide will be here tomorrow!

Unboxing the Horizon: Zero Dawn Collector’s Edition (Video)

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I had no idea my last video game collector’s edition was for World of Final Fantasy! Wow that has been a long time! So happy I can break that fast with the Horizon: Zero Dawn collector’s edition. This collector’s edition was everything I had hoped for, and I’m not disappointed with any of it. I can’t wait for the strategy guide to arrive so I can unbox that one as well AND play the game. I’m going to use this time instead to play more Tales of Berseria, because I have missed that game so much in the name of reviews.

Did you pick up the Horizon: Zero Dawn Collector’s Edition? How do you like it?

Gaming Diary: The Glory of cRPGs

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I’m reviewing Torment: Tides of Numenera for PlayStation Lifestyle as a port from PC to PS4. I have Torment in my Steam library, but like so many things, I never got around to it. I probably should have, because this is one of the most unusual cRPGs I’ve ever played. Not a huge fan of the tactical turn-based nature, but everything else about it is so intriguing. It has the most unusual character creation I’ve come across, and the way the game uses stats to make decisions or even attacks is very unique.

It makes me want to go back to finishing Pillars of Eternity or starting Tyranny or even starting Divinity: Original Sin. I always forget how much I enjoy cRPGs until I play one. Not that I have time to really add more RPGs to my plate, much less massive ones like these. And what am I doing? I’m staring at the Backer Portal for Obsidian’s sequel, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire! I clearly don’t like money. Although, I can’t help that notice one tier includes the game’s Guide Book. I like Guide Books.

Pillars of Eternity 2

Well, opening Steam just now was a mistake. I have quite a few RPGs in here that I haven’t touched, and that’s woefully sad. I really do need to clone myself so I can get all these games played. Or at the very least, learn Naruto’s Shadow-Jutsu so I can absorb all of those experiences like I really did it myself.

Perhaps I should give up reviewing new games or buying new games for Lent…

Oh, wait. I already have the Switch preordered along with Zelda and NIER: Automata. That’s why I don’t get anything done. It’s all so clear to me now!

Nioh Strategy Guide from Future Press Available for Preorder

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Nioh strategy guideFuture Press has been so quiet for so long, and now they’re doing ALL THE THINGS! It’s been confirmed that they are publishing a guide-ish book for The Last Guardian and an official Horizon: Zero Dawn strategy guide. Now an official Nioh strategy guide has popped up on Amazon for preorder.

Nioh released on February 7, 2017, and its tales of extreme difficulty have already made the rounds. I personally hated Nioh within the first two minutes of playing, due to its steep difficulty. I wondered if there would be a strategy guide, as both the Dark Souls series and Bloodborne had fantastic strategy guides. Oh wait, Future Press did all those too, didn’t they? Why am I not surprised?

But I digress. Nioh is already out, but the strategy guide will not hit store shelves until April 12, 2017. Future Press did something quite similar with Bayonetta, where the book released months after the game did. That said though, the strategy guide was impeccable. Since the Nioh strategy guide is releasing a couple of months later, it will include the game’s DLC as well.

Team Ninja’s Nioh is the very definition of an epic-scale game in need of an encyclopedic tome, and we’re not going to let it go without.

The Future Press Collector’s Edition Guide contains the sum of countless hours, innumerable deaths and monumental victories to bring you everything you’ll ever want to know about Nioh’s incredibly deep and expansive world. From its myriad combat options and strategies, to its wonderful fusion of Japanese culture, history and mythology, we’ll share every little nuance. Nothing is omitted or overlooked – we explore the game’s creation, from concept art stage to release, delve into its story and illuminate its darkest areas with highly detailed maps. Covering not only the base game but all three of the upcoming story DLCs and PVP additions, this book will arm you with the knowledge to send samurai, Yokai and other online players back to the world of spirits.

Now all I have to do is convince Chris to pick up the game so he can review the guide. This game has his name all over it.

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