Brett Elston reports:
''It's impossible to watch the robot-armed Nathan Spencer swing from crippled building to dangling highway overpass without immediately comparing his journey to Spider-Man's acrobatic stylings. Problem is, that's not a fair comparison; Spidey's all grace, agile and swift as he cartwheels between buildings without a care, whereas Nathan's bionic appendage weighs him down considerably, making each moment you spend at the apex of a swing both liberating and frightening. Will you make this jump? Will the fanged wire reach its destination and latch on to something? Or will you totally miss and plummet down in one of the many bottomless pits or raging rivers that dot the landscape?
Heavy considerations - perhaps too heavy for a game revolving around a man with a 900-pound arm/grappling hook. There are a lot of eyes on this NES classic brought back to life (more even than on the deliciously nostalgic Rearmed), so we went into this hands-on hoping for, at the very least, a swinging mechanic that didn't totally blow. Imagine our glee when it not only let us jump (something not in the original), but also conveyed a great sense of speed, heft and power with each swing.''
The Humble Capcom Heroic Collection Bundle just launched recently. It has ten items including Monster Hunter Rise, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, and more.
I took advantage of the $1 deal for lost planet 3, strider, bionic commando and mega man. 3 of them run great on my steam deck. bionic commando sadly does not.
ive left humble bundle long time ago the pricimng is now off as well as game collection. humble monthly used to be excellent but thasts also downhill
"On this week's episode of The 1099 Podcast, the composer at 10 Chambers, former audio director at Starbreeze, and man behind the sound design in favorites like Payday 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Simon Viklund, joins host Josiah Renaudin to explain how sound gets into games. Simon details what it's like creating both music and sounds for major video games, how aspiring designers can break into the industry, whether or not you have to capture all of your own original sounds, and what makes upcoming co-op shooter GTFO special."
Neil writes: "Whilst many out there will be hotly anticipating jumping on a plane and heading off for a summer break, even more will just be happy to kick back with a controller in hand, seeing out the summer with some hot and sweaty gaming sessions. And what better way to enjoy the delights of the summer sun than by picking up a new game or two at discounted prices.
Well, that's exactly what the Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale brings and yet again we are being treated to another batch of discounted Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles for the next week or so. Want to check out the full list of bargains available in the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 17th-23rd July 2018?"
