Overwatch was famously created out of the failure of Blizzard’s MMO Titan before becoming a huge success of its own. Since it’s launch there have been a number of ongoing decisions that have failed to live up to launch promises made by Blizzard, especially as Overwatch shifted its focus to esports and the Overwatch League. … Continue reading
What Does It Take to Get 600,000 Gamerscore From Achievements in One Month?
After one gamer achieved 132,000 Gamerscore in one month in 2020, then another gamer achieved over 500,000 Gamerscore in a month in 2021, I wondered what it would take to achieve 600,000 Gamerscore in a month. Turns out the costs are quite high in a number of ways! This video took a lot longer to … Continue reading
“Spellbreak” and the Problem of Mad Cuz Bad
In the highly competitive world of battle royale games, it can be hard to attract and keep players. Having a good new player experience is essential for titles if they want to survive. Spellbreak has a bit of an issue here though – it puts early players up against bots, letting them win early on, … Continue reading
“State of Decay” and the Monotony of the Apocalypse
There is a lot of media the shows off post-apocalyptic life as something exciting – those who survive get to learn new skills, discover things about themselves and maybe even score a new love interest or family. However, what it turned out that life after the end of the world was a bit, well, boring? … Continue reading
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 12: Y Island
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 12 – Y Island for Streets of Rage 4. So, Mr Y and Ms Y are the children of Mr X, right? Which means that Mr X found a Miss Y and they had a strong enough relationship that she had his kids, … Continue reading
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 11: Airplane
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 11 – Airplane for Streets of Rage 4. This level teaches you it is perfectly fine to throw grenades around, fire off guns and blow up rockets inside an airplane.
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 10: To The Concert
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 10 – To The Concert for Streets of Rage 4. This level introduces wrecking balls, which are suspended above apartment buildings for some reason. I can only imagine that the Y Syndicate’s true, most heartless of all plans is… … property development and … Continue reading
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 9: Y Tower
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 9 – Y Tower for Streets of Rage 4. It really doesn’t say much for our heroes – three of the five used to be police officers – that they didn’t think to start their investigation of the Y Syndicate at Y Tower. … Continue reading
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 8: Art Gallery
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 8 – Art Gallery for Streets of Rage 4. After surviving the derailed Skytrain, its time to wander through the partially destroyed Art Gallery, punching patrons. Oak Wood City has apparently hired several post-modernish curators for their exhibits, judging on what you see … Continue reading
Streets of Rage 4: Getting S Rank on Hard – Level 7: Skytrain
A level walkthrough for getting S rank on Hard difficulty for Level 7 – Skytrain for Streets of Rage 4. Skytrain is a short level, with a mechanic requiring some timed jumps and not a lot of opportunity to build up a large score. Fortunately, if you miss that S rank, it doesn’t take long … Continue reading
World Class Villains 