Late Night Creative Thoughts

  Sometimes it feels like you are just one of many, but that is not true. Even when there are many who seem similar you can stand out on your own, even if you happen to be a level one minion. Wunderling has you taking (some) control of a minion who has been given a second chance and wants to defeat the so-called hero of this game. When I saw it I thought I was going to play a 2D style retro platformer, what I got was a challenging, fun, charming, and engaging puzzle game that had so much going good for a game where you are playing as the bad.  This game puts you in control of a simple minion who is now tasked with defeating the hero of the game, after being defeated in level one, our lead is given a second chance to shine. Going from vibrant and colorful levels with plenty of fun cutscenes intertwined that had more surprises then what I was expecting. There are plenty of cutscenes with some very charming humor and even some references intertwined with the narrative, it got som...

 Last Winter we got a spin off to a beloved indie character in the form of Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, which I enjoyed but need to go back to after getting distracted by other games and moving on. But I did enjoy it quite a bit and really enjoyed trying out all the different characters. The music and presentation were also great, but today is a game that is a week old, and I love it, but it does not love me back. Shovel Knight is now in a rouge like, and that is the newly released title, Shovel Knight Dig.  This game begins with a new foe, taking everything, you have with a giant drill and creating a giant tunnel, from that point forward for the rest of the game there is nowhere to go but down. And that is the name of the game, digging away to get to the bottom of this and get treasure. Along the way there are bosses and obstacles to overcome because if you fall in battle, no matter how far you get it is back to square one. All your progress gone in the blink of an eye, and ...