Re: Prime Gaming 2 November 2024

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 04:36:14 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 11/2/2024 8:23 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

* Coromon (via GOG)
    An off-brand Pokemon game. Find various monsters, capture
    them, and then throw them into battle with one another. I
    never got the appeal of Pokemon (I was too old when the
    originals were released) so this one is definitely not for
    me. But if you like enslaving innocent creatures and forcing
    them into ruthless gladiatorial combat for your amusement,
    Coromon is waiting for you.

>
Too late here too.  It's a genre I probably should like as I always
enjoyed Summon Monster & Charm spells in AD&D, playing an Enchanter in
Everquest, and Mind Control and Masterminds in CoH, Dungeon Keeper,
Populous, and Master of Magic all which let your minions fight for you
to some extent.  You still can fight (possibly very well) in all those.
Perhaps that's the difference, or it could be the cartoon kiddie
aesthetic which I don't enjoy in games.

I always objected to Pokemon for more meta reasons. Sure, the
kiddie-themed characters weren't my cup of tea, but it was the 'gotta
catch them all!' branding that really turned me off. It was such
crass, blatant commercialism aimed at small kids that it made the
whole IP anethama to me. I mean, sure marketing had always exploited
the kiddies (especially in the 80s) but Pokemon was so openly,
nauseautingly obvious about it: 'you won't enjoy this game until you
buy everything!". Blech.

(It didn't help that the franchise also featured a collectible card
game. I still hadn't gotten over how Magic The Gathering had taken
over the tabletop hobby from RPGs, and anything card-related was an
instant no-sale from me. Still is; old grudges die hard ;-)

>

* Monster Train (via GOG)

>
Very tempting to give a try, maybe just the name as it's originally (I
think) from Adventure Time the cartoon (of which there's numerous games,
I've played at a couple, and I wasn't impressed.)
>

* Pumpkin Jack (via GOG)
* The Gunk (via GOG)
* Scarf (via Amazon)

>
All sound possibly interesting, but I'm a bit off platforming currently.
>

* Disney's Gargoyle's Remaster (via Amazon)

>
I watched a few episodes recently, it's much better than the old
70's-80's cartoons I loved so much which I got on DVD and ruined my
childhood watching a few episodes and seeing just how bad they were with
my adult eyes. Almost all the newer cartoons are so much better.
>
There's only one actor from ST TNG's Jonathan Frakes (Riker)

<nerd mode on (see what you made me do?)>

Au contraire. Research shows that Troi, Riker, Worf, LaForge, Data and
Miles O'Brien (or their voice-actors, anyway) all had roles in the
cartoon(Troi and Riker were both main characters, the others had
occassional roles). The actors who played Janeway, Sisko and Uhura
(not TNG but Star Trek) also made appearances. Of the main TNG cast,
only Picard and Crusher didn't make a showing.

<nerd mode off.>

;-)