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Seán 10/13/2023

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So kind ran out of time. Nose is stuffy. Editing is mediocre at best. I'm not happy with it but this is the only way to get better. If I learn something from every bad video I will be happy. Also want to learn as much as I can so all criticism is massively appreciated.

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orik Kado10/13/2023

Today I want to share with all of you the wonderful result of freedom and extreme individualism under the sea, we're talking about none other than BioShock.

Welcome to Rapture:

BioShock is a first-person game where our mission will be to make our way through Rapture, a city under the sea, which aimed to be the epitome of freedom, free from government regulations and restrictions, basically the American dream without anything to hold you back. Sounds great, right? Well, the reality is that not everything is as perfect as it sounds. After surviving a plane crash, our protagonist comes across the entrance to the city, set in a spectacular way, full of details that will gradually tell us the story of the city, from its birth, through its heyday, to its inevitable decline.

The gameplay is straightforward, it's a role-playing game in which you must gather weapons, ammunition, and it adds an interesting element such as plasmids, mutations that modify the DNA of our protagonist to give him exceptional abilities, like shooting lightning from his hands (every Sith's dream).

The storytelling aspect is undoubtedly what I can highlight the most about this work of art. While you can play through the game without paying much attention, I advise you to explore every little corner, as the environments are enriched with recordings that gradually tell us fragments of the stories of the city's inhabitants. The setting also shows us details of what the city was like in its heyday, and of course, it illustrates how it descended into madness and decay. Every sign, every newspaper, every journal, absolutely the entire city is filled with information waiting to be discovered. Considering the era, I believe its graphics are quite good. The game's art is simply incredible, the setting and the music achieve a perfect immersive effect, every little detail is very well-crafted (carefully crafted but not without flaws), its environments are somewhat short, although it really makes you feel like you're in a city under the sea, with all the limitations that such an idea can have.

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Shayna10/10/2023

An old game to me was the very first destiny game that came out in 2017. Destiny is an rpg game which you can get into and get lost and realize time has flown by. I remeber watching the trailer and being excited to play it. It was a mix of being able to play not only on earth but also other planets. You get to fight a variety of creatures. You get to also pick your own character whether it be a warlock or titan or even a hunter which each has a different abilities. The best part was the fact you could have 3 characters so you could try all 3. The best thing was doing a mission called the raid which had different stages to beat before getting to the main boss to see if you would get the best guns in the game to brag about.

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Mackenzie 10/8/2023

I'm reviewing Five Night's at Freddy's. The game brings me a sense of nostalgia. I remember being in class as a middle school kid & playing it on my computer alongside some friends. During free-time of course :) but let's get into the review!

It's a horror game with simple mechanics & interesting storyline. You play as a security guard recently informed that you'll be watching over multiple creepy animatrionics, who are out to get you, while attempting to conserve enough power to survive until early morning.

The game is mostly still images, but that nearly constant stillness makes the player even more terrified when a sudden jumpscare or sting of music happens!

The atmosphere is an arcade/pizzeria that hosts childrens birthdays. Party hats, checkered floors, and decorations are seen throughout the building via security cameras. You (the security guard) remain in a room equipped with monitors, a clock, and battery-powered steel doors that you open & close to fend off animatronics.

Surviving until 6 a.m is the primary objective to continue to the next level, where our creepy antagonists become more and more aggressive.

Playing all the F.N.A.F games to piece together the lore of the possessed animatronics, the story of who our security guard really is, and creating your own interpretation of the story points is what makes this collection of games a true gem in the horror game genre.

Now in 2023, with an official movie being released due to the sheer popularity (new and pre-existing) the fanbase has created, i'd say it's holding up very well over the years & im happy to see where it goes in the long run. Rumor has it that multiple movies are in the works with the first movie being one of three.

This is one of my favorite games. I still watch lore timelines on Youtube to hear how someone else puts together the details in the game, not to mention all the awesome fan-made games!

Most of the fan-games are created as free-roam, you're able to walk around the pizzeria instead of being suspended in one room (like the original), this gives the game realism, you can now see the gang of possessed animatronics up close and personal (yikes!)

All in all, I'd recommend it to anyone that's interested after hearing what it's about. This was fun to type out for you all. Thanks for reading ~

Gameplay: ★★★★☆

Graphics: ★★☆☆☆(keep in mind it is an old game)

Horrors: ★★★★★

Atmosphere: ★★★★★

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Lanah Tyra10/7/2023

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Me again, talking about Final Fantasy… It’s hard to think about a still running and successful game as ‘old’, but since it was release in the PS3 era and celebrating its 10 years anniversary, I assume it counts as old. Spoiler free 😊

Welcome to Eorzea and the world of Final Fantasy XIV!

Story

The current base game Final Fantasy XIV – A Realm Reborn (2.0) is actually a reboot of the original Final Fantasy XIV which has been shut down after failing badly. But one of the things which I still find fascinating about this game is the ending of the original one. The cutscene of a world ending in a calamity is referenced to many times in the current game and it’s absolutely breath taking, with one of my favourite music from Nobuo Uematsu.

The current game picks up the story 5 years later, and the player is a new adventurer starting off in one of the 3 city-states Limsa Lominsa (if you have the heart of a pirate), Gridania (if you prefer the forest) or Ul’dah (if you don’t mind the sand and greedy merchants). Your starting city will be determined by the job you choose to start as. As in every MMORPG you can choose from tanks, healers and melee, ranged or magical dps jobs. Or there is a limited job, Blue Mage which can learn skill from enemies and do some pretty fun things, but because being so strong can only join certain content in pre-made parties. But it's great fun.

All together you can choose from 7 different races and 20 fighting jobs 3 gatherers and 8 crafting jobs.

I don’t want to go into details on the story as I know there are people here who are just getting started with the game, but what I can say spoiler free is that this story is one of the most detailed stories I’ve seen in an MMORPG and believe me, I’ve played a few. There is a conclusion to the story at the end of each big expansion and the next one introduces new locations, enemies and further events, they are all still part of the big picture, the saga of Hydaelyn and Zodiark, the eternal fight of light and dark. After 10 years this saga now came to an end in the latest expansion, Endwalker (6.0).

But the game has still a lot to give, so here’s to the next 10 years. The new story arc will start next summer in Dawntrail (7.0)

Gameplay

One of the big things which sets FFXIV aside from other MMORPGs is that you can open all jobs on one character, let them be fighting, crafter or gatherer. The game gives you plenty of different content both open world and instanced dungeons where you can level up all jobs without getting bored. The game has improved a lot in the past 10 years, making it a strong competition to modern games and keeping it appealing to new players while not forgetting about its veterans. We have now a duty support system for the entire main story (MSQ) questline, so if you prefer to play alone or struggle to find a party in the middle of the night, you can complete all dungeons with NPCs.

Dungeons require 4 players, but there are also trials and raids for 8 people, 24-man alliance raids, and even large-scale encounters for 48 and 56 players and different PVP battles ranging from 5 player matches to large-scale field operations. There are also different difficulty levels so hopefully everyone can find something to their liking be you a casual play or a hard-core raider.

There are daily and weekly duties to do to get some nice rewards such as mounts, minions, gear or glamour items. And as we know glamour is the true endgame even for a hard-core raider, so you might find yourself clearing all ultimate raid many times to get these shiny weapons for all your jobs.

There are also seasonal events, in which even low-level players can easily participate and get various rewards. If you missed out on any, you can buy previous event rewards in the cash-shop.

Other content

I’m already over 400 words and feel like I’ve barely said anything yet, but I could write the same amount just to talk about all the other things you can do which doesn’t involve fighting. You can have your own house, deserted island, there’s a casino to spend your hard-earned coins in various mini games, or you can help with restoration works in the nations you have freed from Imperial rule.

Conclusion

Should you play FFXIV? Absolutely. The base game might be considered old, but it’s still one of the most successful MMORPGs to this day, with and active and welcoming player base. The friendly community is one of the main things which kept me playing even if I already had all the rewards I wanted to earn in that patch.

And speaking of patches the game is not designed to be played 24/7. All the content is adjusted so a casual player won’t feel like they don’t have a chance to catch up, and the developers openly encourage players to take a break time to time, play other games or go touch grass. But if you do want this to be the only game you play, it will give you many things to do. Even after playing for years I still wish I had more time to play as there’s so many things I haven’t completed yet.