Carnage by Matin

Carnage is an indie, free to play game available to download on Gamejolt. From the title you would probably expect something extremely gory and overly violent, but such is not the case with Carnage, which does not even have blood spatters, but enough about the name.
Carnage features 2D, retro graphics that have a very nice, clean style to them and good animations.
The objective of the game seems to be to kill as many enemies as possible while gaining experience points and leveling up. That's it. There are no other objectives. You don't have any sort of quest to complete, it's just a fighting game. And that's okay, because it does that pretty well. The enemies are pretty generic zombies, skeletons, bats, slimes and ogres, but the environment is interesting and the combat, while repetitive, is fun.
My main complaint about this game is that there is too little. There's only one level/worldspace, and it gets old after about 20 minutes and on top of that, if you level up to level 10 or so, it the game becomes extremely easy, because as far as I can tell the enemies don't level with you.

This screenshot appears to depict a boss fight, but I never encountered one, so I'm not sure if that's what it is.
The game allows you to switch between 2 control schemes, the default using the arrow keys to move, x to jump, c to attack, space to dash and z for skill. The alternate controls use w a s d to move, k to jump, j to attack, l to dash and i for skill. between the 2, the second is more intuitive if you're a PC gamer, and is the one I opted for.
Is the game good? Yes. Is it great? Probably not, but it's a free game on Gamejolt so how can you complain?

Overtale, the Unofficial Sequel to Undertale

Undertale was released on September 15, 2015 and quickly became one of the most popular games of the year, spawning dozens and then hundreds of fan made games. The reason for Undertales enormous popularity can't be nailed down to one thing, but it was probably a combination of the unique combat system, interesting characters and story and its tag line "The RPG where no one has to die".
But of all of the fan games based on Undertale, one is much more ambitious than all of the others. Overtale.

Overtale is set 15 years after Undertale and features a new story and new characters.
The project is being worked on by 50 people, probably one of the largest teams making a fan game thus far, and will be a 3D game, a diversion from Undertale's 2D graphics. The battle system will remain very similar to Undertale's with added attacks and dodges.
The game also features a new original soundtrack which can be downloaded from the Overtale page.
While all of these things are interesting, the most interesting thing is that the game has been approved by Undertales creator, Toby Fox. This would be more surprising if the game weren't being released for free. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the game will be released for free on Gamejolt, giving you no reason not to play it when it's released.
Overall, the game looks interesting and I am looking forward to playing it when it is released.

The Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has finally announced their newest console, the "Nintendo Switch". Chances are if you like Nintendo at all you've already heard about, but perhaps you don't know much about it yet.
It had been rumored for months that the new console Nintendo was working on, a project called the "Nintendo NX" would be a hybrid of console and mobile game platform, combining the technology of the Wii U and the 3DS. However, there wasn't any conclusive information until Nintendo's announcement when the rumors were confirmed. The NX's real name is the "Nintendo Switch", an aptly named console which has the rumored ability to switch between home console and portable. The main part of the console sits in a stand, presumably its main way of charging, and can connect to your TV to play games just like on the GameCube (No motion controls). Then, if you want to take it on the go you can just pop it out of the stand, clip on two side controllers (called "Joy-Cons") and there you go. It can be taken anywhere as long as you're not worried about breaking it. The side controllers can also be removed and used separately for multiplayer on the go, something that may be good for a long car ride with kids, except that the controllers are so small that they will easily be lost, as they appear to have no wrist straps like the Wiimotes.

The Nintendo Switch will not compare to the Xbox One or Playstation 4 when it comes to hardware, but that hasn't been the draw on Nintendo consoles for a long time. Nintendo consoles are known for being innovative and the Switch certainly lives up to that, but is it really worth buying? In the long run it will be down to the games released on it that will determine whether or not it is worth it.
A question many people are left asking after seeing the Nintendo Switch trailer is whether or not Skyrim will be available. The truth is, no one knows right now. Bethesda has said that they have made a deal with Nintendo and that they will be releasing games on the Switch, but they have not definitively said if Skyrim will be one of them, so as far as that goes, we'll have to wait and see.
Another games teased on the Switch was Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which looks awesome, and I'm tempted to buy a Switch just to play that, but I don't have $300 to spend to play one game.
Another interesting thing on the Switch is that CD's have now been replaced with cartridges, and this is an interesting move for Nintendo, but we don't yet know specifics about them such as storage space and data transfer speed, but presumably they will out perform CD's in both of these areas.
Will the Nintendo Switch outperform the Wii U and live up to the Wii? I have no idea, only time will tell.

First Post - The Purpose of this Blog

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