Dragon Writer Luc

Game Plans

Sundays:

A set of games I can play while watching the other streamers on the multistream and interacting with chat. Must fit the format of shorter (2-hour) streams.

 

  • Super Mario (current: Odyssey)

  • Picross S (when I need a break: S2)

  • Power Wash Simulator (between games)

Choice Games:

A set of games I really want to play, whether by express choice or a sense of obligation. Twitch viewers can populate this with a points redemption. Presently, I am finishing series that I started earlier and then gained further access to series entries after finishing the set.

This set is currently on weekdays.

 

  • The Legend of Zelda (current: The Wind Waker HD)

  • Pokemon
  • Wonder Boy
  • Xenoblade (on deck: X Definitive Edition)

Poll Games:

A set of games selected by viewer poll. I try to run entire series before moving to the next.

This set is currently on Saturdays.

 

  • Final Fantasy (current: Romancing SaGa 2)
  • Metroid (on deck: Zero Mission)

Event Games/Etc.:

Games and other streams voted on by the community for certain events. Most often, this is for annual events such as my Twitch Affiliate anniversary and my streaming anniversary, or as a break between finishing game series. There can be more of these if Twitch subscription milestones are hit.

 

  • Between Choice series: model building
  • First Saturday monthly: Hollow Knight Randomizer

 

PLAYER-GENERATED WORLD MAP

 

Legend of Mana Remake - https://youtu.be/9B0OlV3qBLU

 

I take back that I've not seen anything of this game before. I remember the ads now.

 

First impression: this game feels old. It has more colors than Final Fantasy Legend III but the story in that game made more sense. I think, maybe, this one is just supposed to be that you explore the various realms available and eventually the end shows up? I noticed that whenever you leave an area, a sproutling (that's probably the Mana Tree) shows up on the loading screen and gradually grows.

 

I am enjoying the large number of name references to previous games. None of the games share a world, as far as I can tell, but they all have similar naming conventions and a few similar story mechanics. However, this game has utterly failed to explain why I'm traveling. I'm sort of just doing it because I can.

 

Graphically, it's an improvement over the original versions of the previous games, but for being a remake it sure didn't change much. I think the (-) accessed menu is the only change, besides possibly autosaves. (The generous autosaves are welcome. I haven't really needed them, because the game isn't that hard, but I like that I don't need to feel paranoid about saving.)

 

And for combat, I like the system. Since most weapons upgrades come from random drops, it encourages trying out other weapons. I might be using less variety in the action commands than the game wants me to use, but some of those upgrades are great. And I like that there is no menuing in combat. I just have to remember which button does what.

Weekly Streams

Sunday

1-3 PM EST

Super Mario Odyssey

Monday

5-9 PM EST

The Legend of Zelda:

The Wind Waker HD

Friday

5-9 PM EST

The Legend of Zelda:

The Wind Waker HD

Saturday

12 PM EST - Finish

Hollow Knight Randomizer