Sunday, June 30, 2019

Tips on How to get Adept Ghost Face achievement (Dead by Daylight)

On June 30, 2019, I gotten Adept Ghost Face achievement. You guys really don't understand how much it means to me to get that achievement.

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I took a few weeks break before attempting this achievement for the first time tonight. Prior to the break, none of his achievements were there early on. They were later added in thankfully. Now I am here to give some tips to help others in getting this Adept Killer achievement.


Keep in mind, if you are great with The Pig & Michael. Then you should quickly get the hang of playing as Ghost Face. But you also need to know how to use your powers as well to how to counter survivors. In this case, you could be stalking one or several at a time. All it takes to stop that is just one survivor staring at you long enough to lose it.

You need to carefully use your environment to your advantage. This obviously will also work against you. So what I recommend is focus more on attacking at close range. If you can hide yourself very well, you need to build up that meter fast. Once you do, you could down survivors fast. To be honest, one of his perks doesn't do much to help.

Thankfully the other two perks does help out a little bit. Especially when a handful of generators are left in play. You could do my forced strategy as The Pig & The Legion late in matches. Which I can't recommend for others among many reasons. Sometimes you have to stop using crouch & your powers.

I simply run straight after them not waiting. Usually when I do wait, I know they're about to make a mistake I'll take advantage of. Very likely will be vaulting the wrong direction or worse towards you at the last possible minute. I also liked stalking does help finding survivors similar to Myers. Ghost Face has one of the absolute lowest terror radius among the killers.

You actually could get very close to a survivor without them knowing in time. I will say he does have some great add ons that makes him a lot of fun to play as. He is in between in striking speed but you can still stop survivors at times with him. Stealth is possible through carefully planning. If used correctly you can stay on top of everything the survivors are doing.

I hope all of this information helps you guys out. I know there's a lot of mixed reactions to this guy. Personally I really loved how well done he is in this game. He really does stand out on his own against other licensed killers. I also liked he has several costumes with their own knives. I can't wait to eventually get his Raining Blood costume in the near future.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Jack Red reviews Castlevania Anniversary Collection

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, I always wanted to try getting into Konami's Castlevania series. Yes even during some of their recent release like Metal Gear Survive turned me right the hell off. It has many things I do like including being a homage to several horror movies in general. The closest thing I had growing up to this was Zombies Ate My Neighbors, another classic horror game.


Castlevania Anniversary Collection is the second of three Konami's anniversary collections on multiple platforms. I got to be honest this is a solid line up of games. There's a few surprises I didn't see coming as well. Yes I do plan on reviewing all the Castlevania games included. I do not own the first anniversary collection that has Haunted Castle unfortunately.

1. Castlevania

The original Castlevania is a true NES classic. This is a solid horror game that will test you. I highly recommend to getting use to dying a lot. You play as Simon Belmont to slay Count Dracula. Now I actually don't have many problems with this game at all. It's one of my favorite NES games now. Castlevania has an amazing sound track with great usage of sound effects.

I also liked there's a great selection of bosses that all play differently. I will say hands down Death is the hardest boss in the game. Yes this isn't a long game but it's good amount to keep coming for more. Honestly it's truly amazing how well this game holds up by today's standards. Castlevania is a pure example of something that will never die.

Most bosses are inspired by several horror movie monsters. I also liked they have Medusa whose from Greek mythology. I felt bringing her in was a great idea. To me nothing is scarier than Death whose the grim reaper. If you seen stuff like Final Destination series then you know why. Of course there's a few tips to help you get a little further.

2. Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest

Chances are most know this game because of The Angry Video Game Nerd including myself. To be honest, I really don't think it's that bad of a game. Yes it does have some major problems that will be annoying. At the same time, you learn from it guide or no guide to continue your journey. Once again you play as Simon Belmont whose been cursed by Dracula to age rapidly.

Unless he gets resurrected by him, yeah imagine that a Belmont was forced to revive Dracula not long after slaying him. This plays very differently from most Castlevania games. I felt the biggest problem that sums the entire experience up perfectly is it's not balanced. Some areas are too easy to get through while others in a few locations have more than tougher enemies.

Also there is only three bosses with only Dracula needed to be defeat. Yes you can skip right past the first two bosses. I don't know the full story of the translation but stuff related to hints got removed. It was later confirmed in US version, they are all lying. It's kinda sad when other versions does have those hints.

I do like there's a leveling system but you could be grinding a while. Plus the second most annoying problem is the day/night system. This happens way more often while being unable to do anything. Simply removing it would've given this way more replay value. There's a few parts a guide will tell you since the game doesn't.

PS. I am aware The Nerd covered this game a few times including a rom hack version. I still wanted to talk about it for many reasons.


3. Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse

Hell yes Castlevania 3 is the hardest game in this collection. But it is also one of the very best it has to offer. Castlevania 3 was created among a lot of fans not happy with the previous game. Not only it returns to Castlevania 1 style game play but greatly improved on it. There's four playable characters with two characters at a time.

I do like there's multiple paths to help spice up the game play. I also loved how everything was done. Not only it blows the original away but does so in a way I really can't explain either. It really is a great NES game everyone needs to play. This game can be rewarding with a lot of patience as well as deaths.

I would say some of the best bosses in the entire collection are present here. Castlevania 3 follows Trevor Belmont going to slay Dracula with some friends he meets on the way. Funny enough, this game was the basis for the Netflix show. Although Grant was oddly missing I wonder why guys? I am happy to see Alucard since he is one of my favorite Castlevania characters.

I really don't have anything major enough to complain about. Sure it is a very difficult game but at the same time, it does offer some variety. Some areas are easier by using other characters. I felt the final level to me was a little too short. I don't think even that takes away much from the overall experience.

Grant is armed with a knife that moves on the ceilings. Alucard has a short range blast attack that also can transform into a bat. Sypha fires a magic blast as well as freeze enemies onscreen. Each playable character has their own pros & cons. It's difficult to say whose the second best to play as. I also liked there's a different ending screen depending if you have any of them or not.

4. Super Castlevania IV

One of the biggest surprises to me was Super Castlevania IV. Not long ago, Konami allowed this in Mini SNES consoles. I was very surprised, this actually made it in this collection. Super Castlevania IV is essentially a remake of Castlevania 1. I will say this is the best way to experience Castlevania 1 for many reasons.

I got to be honest Super Castlevania IV is a truly solid entry. It not only blows away the original game it's based on but often one of many candidates for greatest Castlevania game. Some of the coolest graphics on the console is present here. Everything about this game is so damn good. I will even say it does have the best overall controls.

I will say this surprisingly isn't my favorite Castlevania game in the collection. Although it really does come close to that. Super Castlevania IV has some great stages that never gets old. I do need to say Dracula doesn't transform much in this one. It is still a difficult final boss fight to make up for that.

5. Castlevania: The Adventure

For me this was the worst game in the entire collection. Now I know this was a game early on in it's lifespan. At the same time, I felt if the remake really blew it out of the water. Sadly I haven't got to play that version then this game is a huge disappointment in every sense of the word.  You play as Christopher Belmont on his way to slay Dracula.

There is no password system with only four stages. Yes you heard me correctly four stages that do play out differently. The slow pace really brings everything down especially during the trap theme stage. Where you constantly have to keep moving. One of the easiest Dracula bosses in this collection too.

I'm surprised with it's repetition it even got to this collection. Yes it probably got there simply because it was the original portable Castlevania game but really isn't worth revisiting. A few things gets changed up but quickly goes back to feeling a little like Castlevania. Honestly this game doesn't have much going for it even in color sadly.

6. Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge

Not to be confused with Castlevania 2 on NES, Christopher Belmot has to go slay Dracula again. This time his son got transformed into a demon. I got to be honest this is a huge step up from the previous game boy entry. I do like you can choose which stage to play. Yes there's a password system this time.

Everything is done right with not many major problems. I felt this could've been a little longer. It does have some great boss fights. Some of the best stages designs on handheld devices. Castlevania 2 not only out done the previous one, it raise the bar higher. By game boy advance era, for a few years they was continuing what Castlevania: Symphony of the Night started.

So in that regard this actually the best classic style game boy Castlevania game. I am honestly very impressed how much they step up. This is a gem that more people needs to play as soon as possible. Honestly this over gets over looked more than underrated status. Regardless how you view where it goes, this is a great Castlevania game.

7. Castlevania: Bloodlines

I am not going to hide it anymore this is my favorite Castlevania game. Not because it's on Sega Genesis, I'm a huge fan of that console. No I actually liked we get to experience the same game with two different characters with notable differences. In other words, you can't say you beaten it until you done so with both of them.

Yes they attempted to bridge Castlevania's canon with that of Bram Stoker's Dracula book. Honestly it is kinda strange John Morris is the Belmont in the game. Usually you play as one with the last name Belmont. I had to look up why it gets confusing trust me. I do prefer playing as Eric aka the guy with the spear.

WOW he made some problems I had during John's version a lot easier. He also gets a killer jump animation you will need to get to the correct path. This has an excellent selection of bosses too. Some of the most impressive Genesis graphics you'll ever see. Castlevania: Bloodlines is the only Castlevania game to debut on a Sega console, so did Resident Evil - Code: Veronica on Dreamcast.

Both of them are still candidates among the best games in their franchises no lie. This game has some truly amazing artwork with stage designs. The sound track with it's sound effects are amazing. I got to be honest I didn't even need the extra gore & blood but I'm a fan of that myself. I quickly knew I was going to love this game.


8. Kid Dracula

Now for the biggest surprise among everything else. Kid Dracula from famicom is also included. Most people know it's sequel/remake on game boy. Kid Dracula challenges a dark lord named Galamoth. Please don't take this game seriously since it was clearly meant for the younger audience. This is the most ridiculous Castlevania game in the collection.

Kid Dracula is actually Dracula's son although it isn't clear if this might be his son Alucard or not. This plays more like platformers on that console. Believe it or not, in this collection, it is the first time this game came to the United States. This is also one of the shorter games in the collection too. It's translated works just enough to get the job done.

As much I want to talk about the mini games, I didn't get to play much of them. You need to earn coins during the stages or you will be wasting your time regardless which mini game to not play it. Keep in mind, like many NES games such as Super Mario Brothers 3. These are alternate method to getting extra lives.

The bosses are mostly easy once you figure them out. There's nine stages while the password system can go as far as stage 7. I would say this has great controls to easily memorize fast. I think by adding this into the collection, we get to see a lighter side of this franchise. Also most of them does play similar thus helps breaking that up a bit.


Addition to eight games, you also get a bonus book that covers so much. Before I bought this, they recently added their Japanese versions. Yes these were added for free since a lot of people really wanted them. The achievements are mostly beat the game except for the one you play all eight of them.

In Castlevania 3 & Bloodlines' case, you have to do this a few more times due to other playable characters. The overall emulation is solid with features you expect for the most part. There is only one save slot for each game, oh okay that's fine I guess. The controls can be changed but I chose to leave them on their default choices.

I felt the overall selection of games is well picked indeed. The worst is hands down Castlevania: The Adventure. It is debatable among people which Castlevania game in this collection ends up being their favorite. I quickly enjoyed Castlevania: Bloodlines for pushing the envelope further than what was expected.

For twenty bucks, I felt I got more than I could possibly imagine. Mostly great Castlevania games I will come back to play more of in the near future. Keep in mind, Konami has made some questionably bad decisions recently. I'm really surprised we got this good of a collection. This also made up for not fully knowing what it's like to experience these games for so long.

I am very surprised we got a compilation that has a SNES & Genesis game. Usually many compilations that has some of one or the other doesn't get games from the other console. The fact we ended up with Super Castlevania IV & Castlevania: Bloodlines to me is by itself mind blowing. Two truly impressive 16-bit Castlevania games.

I also liked the theme playing before you press start. The game selection screen I also liked a lot. They made it easier since these games does keep track of your settings. You have no idea how annoying it is to reset it the way you wanted every single time. This is a solid franchise that more people needs to enjoy.

Now I am going to do the ranking despite already revealing the worst & best a few times...
8. Castlevania: The Adventure
7. Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
6. Kid Dracula
5. Castlevania 2: Belmont's Revenge
4. Castlevania
3. Super Castlevania IV
2. Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
1. Castlevania: Bloodlines

Jessica Jones and The Defenders review

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, it's time to conclude my reviews of Netflix Marvel shows with the last two shows. Now I had a lot of stuff going on the last few days. But you will be getting an bonus unrelated long review blog to help make up for it. I actually got a lot to say on both of these. Keep in mind, all of this is strictly my opinion alone please.

1. Jessica Jones

WOW what to say about Jessica Jones? She is a private investigator that tries to help people. She comes off wrong on people that sometimes leads to some unpleasant moments. Jessica has a small amount of superhuman strength. I can say that with kindness since she does meet with two physically stronger characters.

What makes this one stand out more than Luke Cage or Iron Fist is you can tell how real things will get. The action doesn't get super ridiculous with some surprising moments especially late in seasons. Jessica has a heart that a lot of people doesn't understand. She was willing to do some illegal things at one point to help a serial killer from her step sister.

I will say just like Daredevil, all three seasons are worth thought out. If I had to pick a favorite season, it probably has to be season 3 but season 1 isn't far behind. She does reveal her view on things no matter how unpleasant it truly is. The action is great for the most part with great story telling.

Jessica Jones sticks closer to viewing things back the curtain direction. She is widely known for looking for people otherwise what has been asked of her. Malcolm ends up having the biggest character change out of everyone in these shows. I would go into details but it has a major spoiler for season 1 so I won't.

I do recommend checking this show out. It's a very different kind of superhero show that will caught you off guard. I'm not talking about the sex scenes either. Clearly some of the best writers worked on this show. It is a real shame this too got canceled. Jessica is fun to watch at times especially when you know something very bad about to happen.

2. The Defenders

The Defenders is a crossover show where most of the heroes without The Punisher teams up against The Hand. Including this show, that's three seasons overall covering The Hand. I have to be brutally honest here, This is one of the worst shows among them. They clearly had a difficult concept with shorter period of time to make.

Keep in mind, all the actors are among their own shows. Where a whole season goes up at a set date. This further made things worse for this show. Also not doing justice to an actress as great as Sigourney Weaver. The Hand itself was facing extinction at this point. I have to say this had the worst usages of plot twists among all these shows in my opinion.

They are temporary working together because all of them became targets of The Hand. Obviously this limits who they can trust. They do not call themselves a team or The Defenders at all. Basically this shouldn't count as a superhero team show since they do not officially become one. Now that's like X-Men had regular people with technology instead of mutants is just as much of an insult.

I really can't say much positive about this show at all. In fact, most of it is pure garbage to me. I do know a great deal about the comics. The fact they were forced to be even smaller scale while attempting this direction failed horribly. This is the shortest show in both number of seasons & episodes.

Now I will rank all their Netflix shows from worst to best. This could've taken a lot longer if I done this by seasons...

6. The Defenders
5. Iron Fist
4. Luke Cage
3. Jessica Jones
2. The Punisher
1.  Daredevil

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Why I Love Resident Evil so much?

Hello everyone I'm Jack Red, I always been a huge fan of Resident Evil ever since my child hood. Just on the topic today alone I probably could spent hours among hours talking about. I figured to give the best pieces to help explain my passion for it. Obviously I can't cover every little thing in the franchise, it isn't the point for this blog anyway.

The beginning

Like a lot of older fans, I started with the original version of Resident Evil. I later got to play Director's Cut Dualshock Edition on the same console many years later. Sure the voice acting is laughable at best with some amazingly terrible lines we love hearing all the time. The cut scene for the main menu did scare me as a kid.

I actually liked the live action cut scenes are similar to those horror movies especially Romero's Dead series. I always felt they did a great job with the monsters in this game. Some of my favorite puzzles in any games. Resident Evil does have a special place in my heart to this day. Although most of my passion actually came from Resident Evil 2.

Genre change

Around the time of Resident Evil 0 & 1 remake, games within the genre of survival horror wasn't selling well. Capcom chose to do the unthinkable by making Resident Evil 4 into an action game. This led to one of the greatest inspiring Capcom games in existence. A couple of franchises exists thanks to this game.

A couple Resident Evil games continue the new direction ending with Resident Evil 6. In fact due to it's failure despite still selling well cause Resident Evil 7 to dramatically change. Horror was becoming more distant with puzzles nearly out of the game play. Sure they did have some great advantages but some of us do prefer the classic style a bit more for many reasons.

Revelations series

I felt a huge impact to this franchise going back to horror was largely due to Revelations series. Both of them brings a lot of things to the table. Yet they both stick to being actual horror games at their core. I also felt with Revelations 2 in particular, Resident Evil 7's dlcs wouldn't have worked the way they do.

Revelations series does maintain some of the action in the game play. It also does make some use to the puzzles too. Maybe not as much I was hoping for, at least the puzzles are better in some RE games. I would even say they're better than those in RE7 honestly. These games helped made RE7 a success because of their existence.

A long awaited return to form

Resident Evil 7 is a truly amazing game. Despite a lot of people are mixed about it being done in first person view. I felt even without VR support, it does make the game scarier than if it was done in third person instead. RE7 does come off a little more realistic in it's own way. Yes there is puzzles but I felt we could've gotten better ones.

The creatures are somewhat on the right track. I do love how they told the stories in this game. I do enjoy a few parts you are being stalk now we do need more of those. The best part is you can easily get it all for cheap on most platforms. Resident Evil 7 offers up some chilling parts that will likely caught people off guard a lot during their first run.

Finally going to full circle in a great way

Ever since Resident Evil 4, a lot of us fans wanted a full return to it's survival horror roots. Resident Evil 2 remake is exactly what we all wanted. This game stayed very true to the classic version while bringing some newer concepts back in a smart way. I am not going to lie this game is truly amazing. Plenty of great puzzles with multiple solutions depending on scenario & character you're playing.

They took a difficult game to remake to end up with a true timeless classic. It nails everything you consider Resident Evil down to it's very core. I waited a little over two decades to play it. The very Resident Evil game that got me to become a fan now inspiring possibly millions of people now. Resident Evil is back to how it was meant to be, I love it!!!


Now I wanted to tell a quick retelling of how this franchise played out over the years. I chose to leave out some spin off games since it would've moved away from what I was trying to do. Resident Evil has experimented with many concepts over the years. There's plenty of books & movies to keep you busy.

Resident Evil is one of the select few franchises to constantly amazes me. Yes it has it's fair share of questionable to bad decisions. But at the same time when it bounces back, the world is mind blown. Resident Evil 2 remake is the perfect example of that. In fact, both RE7 & RE2 remake are selling a lot of copies you wouldn't believe.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Death Battle Fight Prediction: Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat) vs. Captain Falcon (F-Zero)

Keep in mind, within F-Zero franchise, there isn't a lot of feats for Captain Falcon. In fact, chances are people are more likely going to throw out his SSB feats instead.

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, the most recent Death Battle is one of those that causes you to scratch your heads. Even after you spend hours among hours looking both characters up. Today I am here to give my prediction the upcoming episode that has Mortal Kombat's Johnny Cage taking on F-Zero's Captain Falcon.

Johnny Cage

Johnny Cage was a movie star that specialize in material arts. Prior to the events of Mortal Kombat 1, people were heavily doubting his skills. He chose to enter the tournament to prove them wrong. In return becoming a member of the Special Forces to protect Earthrealm from all kind of threats. Cage makes it clear that he doesn't need a stunt double in his movies.

Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon uses several possible atlas to throw people off. What we do know for sure is Cap been a racer to protect people both on & off the track. He does collect bounties on his share time as a bounty hunter. He is often considered to be one of the best racers in existence. Cap also usually doesn't appear without his helmet.

Powers and Abilities
Johnny Cage


+Superhuman Physical Characteristics
+Expert Martial Artist
+Energy Manipulation
+Energy Projection
+Afterimage Creation
+Statistics Amplification
+Aura
+Damage Boost
+Clairvoyance (Seeing the future in sleep)
+Duplication
+Reactive Power Level
+Explosion Manipulation
+Weapon Mastery
+Vehicular Mastery
+Acrobatics
+Resistance to Ice Manipulation

Captain Falcon


+Superhuman Physical Characteristics
+Vehicular Mastery
+Enhanced Senses
+Self-Sustenance
+Flight
+Illusion Creation
+Gravity Manipulation
+Dimensional Travel (only through his vehicle)
+Material Arts
+Fire Manipulation
+Electricity Manipulation
+Forcefield Creation
+Healing
+Damage Boost
+Summoning (capable of creating weapons or objects)
+Durability Negation (allowing a kill when the opponent is low health)
+Plant Manipulation (Using a Lip's Stick)
+Energy Projection
+Homing Attack (possible through Beastball)
+Pseudo-Black Hole Creation (Using the Black Hole item)
+BFR (allowing spirits to use the Star Launcher)
+Metal Manipulation (spirits turns the wielder into metal for a brief period)
+Resistance to Poison Manipulation
+Air Manipulation (capable of resisting it with certain spirits)
+Adhesivity (allowing to move normal on sticky surfaces)
+Ice Manipulation (more of a resistance)
+Water Manipulation (same as some forms of Manipulation)
+Weapon Mastery

Weaknesses
Johnny Cage

Despite his skills, his cockiness has got him into trouble before. Also his body is still human so he takes need to be careful when fighting strong opponents.

Captain Falcon

Captain doesn't have much known about his combat experience. Also if enough damage to his shield makes him vulnerable for a short period of time.

Advantages
Johnny Cage


+More confirmed combat experience
+More unpredictable
+More fighting styles he can freely change between at any given time
+More likely to get Cap upset with insults
+Stronger durability
+Held his own against the best fighters multiple times
+Cage has more difficult moves to counter
+Physically stronger
+Most of his signature attacks takes less time than those of Captain Falcon's
+More determine out of the two
+More likely to stay focus at the worst of times

Captain Falcon


+Faster
+Due to being a racer in a ridiculously fast vehicle makes tanking force easier
+More resistance to several things
+Capable of more forms of manipulation
+More raw power
+Smarter
+More likely to withstand force due to his vehicle

Disadvantages
Johnny Cage


-Not as bright
-Cockier
-Not as resistant to things
-Not as fast on foot
-His body is more like a human's in comparison
-More likely to get upset over broken sunglasses than anything else

Captain Falcon


-Not much confirmed combat experience
-Despite racing, doesn't offer much else in comparison
-Likely will misread Johnny often for many reasons
-More of his additional abilities including resistance must have spirits
-Most of his signature attacks takes longer than those of Cage's
-Very likely will let Johnny's words gets to him
-Due to how he does things, he can be thrown off his game more easily

Verdict

Honestly the more I looked into this, the more I realized why this fight suddenly makes sense. Both of them fight the forces of evil to protect those they love. Obviously sunglasses & helmets aside, they do have some similarities in their fighting styles. However I see a few major problems for Captain Falcon in this fight.

I am going straight to their encounter with a god right off the bat. Sure Johnny was lucky he was more powerful than usual taking on Shinnok. But Cap had to face The Creator in a particular race. They chose a ghost variation of his vehicle where Falcon won. Now that's fine yet Cage actually defeated Shinnok directly.

You see Shinnok wasn't holding back at that point. Most of who was left got defeated. Then he raise up to challenge him ultimately defeating him. Keep in mind, Shinnok through Quan Chi's help dethrone the devil to make him the ruler of Netherrealm. Although thanks to Raiden, it was briefly under Liu Kang & Kitana's leadership.

To sum it up Cage was fighting Shinnok not holding back against Cap racing against an avatar. Essentially The Creator had to follow the rules they put into place. Thus preventing an fight from happening. This was a very unusual race since no body was crazy enough to race them. He had to race against a copy of his own vehicle to still end up winning.

The rules of Mortal Kombat didn't apply to the events of Mortal Kombat X. The reason being both Cage & his daughter defeated Shinnok before they had no choice but to step in. Of course the later defeat led to Raiden being corrupted in order to save Earthrealm. My point is if they didn't stop him in time, things could've gotten ugly.

To further clarify what I meant about this. The Elder Gods have a few particular rules set into motion. Like the time, Shao Kahn attempted to breaking them to steal Earthrealm. It is no secret the Elder Gods are pricks in their own right. Yet they do take their sacred rules being broken very seriously to the point, they will directly deal with whoever is responsible, even if that person is a god.

By example also means Cap doesn't do anything directly to The Creator either. The fact they decided to do that once out of a clear moon race surprised everyone. Johnny did also survived a more powerful Sindel who took out most of Earthrealm fighters with ease. Trust me I am only getting started folks.

The fact he tanked a blow that should've killed him easily but was fine. Also Johnny was a movie star for most of his life along with his martial arts training. Captain Falcon wasn't a racer for that long in comparison. Now despite the similarities in how they fight with their powers aside. Johnny's is simply better suited overall.

Captain Falcon mostly had one fighting style that didn't require weapons. Yet Johnny had several styles including a few weapon based styles under his belt. He could easily switch from one fighting to another at a fast rate to constantly throw off Cap. The big surprise is within his own franchise, Captain Falcon doesn't have many notable feats.

Even if I were to consider the anime or those from Super Smash Brothers series. Coughs Death Battle has no choice to use for that episode. His feat of punching a giant R.O.B. a notable distance does mean he packs more raw power. Unfortunately, some of his signature moves takes notably longer than those of Cage's.

Hell if he wanted to be a dick no pun intended, he could punch him literately below the belt out of the clear blue. Just like in the first Mortal Kombat movie where he punched Goro there in front of people. I should mention Cap works with other racers that wants to protect people from the forces of evil.

Where these people cause destruction as well as put dangerous traps on the track. Sometimes they operate off the track to act more directly. In comparison, Johnny became one of the best members within the Special Forces. A particular unit in the military the specializes in handling threats from other realms.

Essentially they take on all kind of beings from other plains of existence. He was a member for over twenty years confirmed in Mortal Kombat X. The fact he chose to compete for Earthrealm in two back to back Mortal Kombat tournaments is proof. At one point, he held his own against two of the best fighters at the same time.

The short answer is Johnny does have a lot more notable feats. At the same time, even those we could get to Captain Falcon, it still means he isn't as impressive. Both of them have very acrobatic bodies. Regularly this would've meant it could be anyone's game. In this particular case, Captain is more likely to use his big moves.

Thus will be easier for Cage to defeat in the long run because of it. I should mention Cage has been to a few realms before. So even this took place in Port Town aka Falcon's home town. I still honestly think Cage will win this fight. In versus debates since Johnny doesn't regularly use a vehicle in his series.

Unless they allow his vehicle from Motor Kombat mini game. For this blog's purpose I will not be doing that for many reasons. This is more about who would win in a fight. Not about who would win in a race. A lot of people love bringing Cap's vehicle into this sorta debate. It really has no real purpose being an actual part of the combat.

Yes I know in a handful of Mortal Kombat games, fighters can use what's in the environment. But that's not my point guys. No my point is this must remain a fight debate not a racing one. Also some of Cap's abilities involves his vehicle anyway to help making this fight fair. So I heavily he shouldn't be allowed his vehicle.

I don't mine if he drives nearby Cage almost hitting him before parking. Sure they could bring up a rocket car the fastest car in existence to compare to his vehicle. But ultimately what real life comparison matters more to this is Jackie Chan. For those that doesn't know Jackie still holds the world record for doing his own stunts in movies more than anybody else in the world.

I'm positive if Johnny does win on their show coughs very likely they have to bring Chan up in this. He too is a material artist in real life. Johnny works better without a plan while Cap prefers to stick to one. This by itself allows Johnny to take him by surprise. Basically Cage simply has great advantages that are perfectly meant for an one on one fight.

Now I wouldn't be surprise if some angry Nintendo fans comes here to rip me apart. Even after the episode aired online. Look I really don't want to get more reason to dislike Nintendo. But with everything said and done, Cap isn't going to win this fight. Johnny simply more impressive in his own feats that even I were to stick to his worst.

Chances are Cage would've still won I'm that positive about it. End of the day, Captain Falcon may be an icon among racers. But he is about to get caged. The winner in this fight should very likely be Johnny Cage. If you disagree that's perfectly fine as long you don't act like babies. One more thing do break that guy's sunglasses lol.

Before I go any further so what about Cap being a bounty hunter. We don't get to see much of that. It is likely some members of a particular group of villains that his team spotted off the track anyway. Sometimes the Special Forces doesn't know what's coming their way yet still come out on top. Sure I'm a huge Mortal Kombat fan but I do respect Captain Falcon more than what this blog says.

Bonus Friday the 13th: The Game vs. Dead by Daylight Comparison 2

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red. yesterday Ghost Face came out. I already played a few matches as him as well against him. I got to be honest he's one of the select few killers I like both ways. I did promise to do a comparison between him & Roy Burns from Friday the 13th Part 5: The New Beginning. Now this is going to be interesting in a few unexpected ways.

Danny Johnson aka Jed Olsen aka The Ghost Face

Danny was a journalist during the day while this serial killer at night. Eventually the police figured out his identity. Before they came to arrest him, The Entity shows up leading to him becoming one of it's killers. Now despite what so many thought this is an original character. They couldn't do Ghost Face like this by going for the movie license.

They figured to go right for the mask instead. Thus he can have other costumes & knives unlike most licensed killers. Honestly I felt they went about it the right way that's ultimately better. I love his trailer prior to his coverage during an anniversary live stream. It might be strange his chapter only comes with him.

Roy Burns

Jason was killed off in Part 4 yet the people making these movies wanted to keep going. They decided to attempt a reboot with another killer. In a sense the movie was a mixture of the first two movies. We don't know his identity until his death at the end of the movie. You do get to see his face more clearly early in the movie.

I will be honest I was very upset this guy came to Friday the 13th: The Game. I wasn't happy with that movie to begin with. His son gets killed with the person responsible gets arrested. He comes up with a plan to disguise himself as Jason to get away with murder. He blames everything else there for not helping his son.

The comparison

Now I already explained majority about both games. I will still explain how both these killers works for the record. Starting with Roy Burns aka Part 5 Jason aka Fake Jason, he is one of the Jasons to be able to run. His default weapon is shivers with a handful of kills exclusive to that weapon. Among enough damage, you actually see his true face.

The Ghost Face plays like a mixture between Michael, The Pig and to some degree The Legion. He stalks people similar to Michael while moving faster as well as looking around corners. Just like The Pig, he can crouch close to the ground to hide his presence. But unlike most killers, he can get even closer to the survivors.

Yes the survivors can stop your Night Shroud by looking directly at you for a short period of time. Thankfully his add ons are very well selected. I should mention Roy has two color versions of his outfit. He is easily the shortest Jason in the game. I would say he is one of the fastest Jasons in the game too.

The Ghost Face does come with the very knife we all expected him to have. Even with the ability to switch out weapons thus some kills in Friday the 13th: The Game. You really need to be very high in the leveling to even get that option. The Ghost Face does have some outfits you can buy through auric cells including Raining Blood outfit.

Roy isn't that different from the usual Jason game play. He is a bit weaker than most versions. At the same time, he surprisingly easy to play as. Easier than what I was expecting from this game at least. I got to come clean, The Ghost Face really blew me away. Yes there was a earlier testing where he really needed to be worked on.

Thank god he was fixed in time for his actual release. I still say if that mess of the character came first officially, I still would've picked them. I don't have much against Roy but his movie simply wasn't needed. I actually was hoping Jason's mother to show up but no longer possible because of a lawsuit.

To me, it was a major disappointment in two ways. Usually when I get disappointed it is one way. The Ghost Face does some great perks for the most part. Even going against him is a lot of fun especially compared to Roy in his game. The Ghost Face is trickier to learn but very rewarding to master.

In conclusion, Roy is one of my favorite Jasons in his game surprisingly. He is just well around enough to make up for some of the major problems other Jasons had. Also he is one of the easiest to learn. Yet The Ghost Face simply a unique experience both ways that everyone needs to experience. I would even say he is one of my absolute favorite killers in this game.

Winner: The Ghost Face


Now the mystery why did I chose to do this particular comparison. If it isn't obvious by now don't worry that's exactly why I am writing this section. Roy Burns wanted revenge, he did know about the famous story centering around Camp Crystal Cake. He chose to become a Jason copy cat killer. In comparison, originally in Scream this killer was inspired by many slashers including Michael.

Thus they are both copy cat killers in our eyes. The Ghost Face also has more of a personality I like. Roy simply chose to become Jason for the authorities to not look much into these murders. In some way, most who puts on that mask are inspired by horror movies including the show. Hell it even states anyone who become a Ghost Face.

Bonus section

I chose to experiment with a few particular perks to create an early End Game Build for him. I might've created one of the cruelest I ever seen. I selected Overcharge from The Doctor to make skill checks more difficult. I also selected Thrilling Tremors to prevent further work on generators especially low in number.

I also enabled Hex: The Third Seal to limit how the survivors interact with each other. Finally I ended up selecting the famous Hex: No One Escapes Death. This was selected for a surprise as well as screwing over the survivors. I felt doing this set up in a live stream to end up working way better than I expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6xesqUMS_4&list=PLyGuM-EPDGhXy6GxuHTeaOB8ZFaCeag9D&index=10&t=0s

Friday, June 14, 2019

Top 10 One Minute Melee Season 6 Fights

I just need to confess why it took longer than usual to write this blog. I'm a huge OMM fan since I got into it a few years ago. A lot of recent gaming pushed me back. I still haven't done rewatched the entire season yet. I will be doing that as well as selecting my favorite ten fights of the season. I might comment on those that don't get picked for fun.

First let's talk about the fights for me that didn't make the cut. Now some of these I know a lot of people loves. But I have my reasons for putting this list together. Also I wanted to make sure to have a definitive list. I don't want to rush it out then be like hell no. So these are the fights I wish one or two changes could've made them a little bit better.

Aizen vs. Madara

Before anyone loses it over why this fight is here. Please let me explain since I got a lot to cover for just this fight. When I make these lists for each season of this show. I have a golden rule that states it must be in the season. Now I will allow rematches of those matches. But the fact we got two rounds with a third going to be in another season.

I felt I can't allow it for any lists. I will say the animation alone is truly impressive work. Everything about this episode is wow in every sense of the word. It's a shame it had to end on a cliff hanger. Also my other problem with this is how many fights takes place in that forest now? This is already getting ridiculous as well as difficult to keep track of.

Wolverine vs. Black Panther

Sure they do have a couple things in common but this was a strictly Marvel fight. I am a bigger fan of Wolverine but I wasn't upset how this played out. I felt both of them had more exciting opponents for this show. I am not saying I didn't enjoy it because I did. I just honestly wish they were facing someone else.

Goten vs. Boruto

Goten is alright except in GT where he sucks. Boruto to me is easily one of the worst characters ever. I am really not a fan of his father so you could imagine he got a son. Oh ok I like his mom but that's it. Clearly we got the battle of sons from legendary fighters. I felt this could be interesting. At the same time, even with stuff changed I still feel the same way.

Toph vs. Terra

This was a huge Death Battle request. I am surprised this happened on One Minute Melee instead. I'm not crazy about both characters. I do get both of them can manipulate parts of the Earth. Now that would entertaining to watch. I felt some major changes could've made this easily one of the best season openers ever.

Now onto the official Top 10 One Minute Melee Season 6 fights. Keep in mind, all of this is strictly my opinion alone. Yes I am a huge supporter of this show early on. I always believed it can constantly get better over time. Such an difficult concept done in ways you can't possibly imagine. That's also why I'm excited for making these lists.

10. Link vs. Cloud

One of many fights both Death Battle & One Minute Melee shares. Honestly the sprites could've been changed for a more intense looking battle. I do like how they chose to finish it. I can't help noticing Cloud didn't get to use some of his big moves. I wish some of those get use in a rematch. The story of it probably wasn't the best way of starting it either.

9. Undyne vs. Pearl

I am not a fan of either franchise. But even I can say the animation is amazing. We got two very different female characters. We get an unexpected draw although it did make sense to both their franchises. I am not holding that against them. I also liked how the fight got started. I kinda wish it could've gotten a little crazier than it actually did.

8. Slenderman vs. Enderman

WOW possibly the strangest fight since Master Hand taking on Polygon Man. Slenderman is a famous internet creepy pasta character. I believe Enderman is from Minecraft. I don't see many similarities between the two. I will say they had the balls to do a fight like this. Clearly had a strong horror impact that never took away from their goal.

7. Noctis vs. Zero

I am always happy for another great sword battle. I'm a bigger fan of Zero but I do like Noctis to some agree. Honestly I do prefer Zero's battle with Meta Knight more. There's a lot of great things making this just as rewatchable. I felt this was a great return for him. I would like to see a fight between a robot master against a maverick in the near future since it never been done before.

6. Ruby Rose vs. Spider-Man

This is sorta a bonus episode yet still counts as an actual episode in this season. Usually I leave off bonus episodes. I will say this is an unusual fight. I also got to say this was way better than I thought it was going to be. End of the day as random this fight seems, it worked incredibly well here. I just wanted a little more of it.

5. Sasuke vs. Riku

I'm not a fan of either franchise but damn this was a great fight. A lot of twists during one fight to keep it interesting. Personally as much I don't care for both of them, in a way they got my respect. I felt this fight is up there when compared to Sasuke fighting Ichigo. I do see why a lot of people wanted this particular fight.

4. Bowser vs. King Dedede

It's no secret they always given great episodes to Bowser. Including this episode, he won three times. I do see them constantly bringing him back. I do ask please consider someone like Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. Now that would be a truly epic battle for this show. Honestly I liked how everything was done since it's a follow up to the only army theme fight.

3. Rock & Terry vs. Ryu & Ken

I do like we get two on two fight. Just doing one on one can be difficult for a minute long fight. So I'm impressed they pulled off this style fight. I do see why these teams against each other. I felt it was a solid tag team action. Some twists that some may not see coming the first time watching. We do need more fights like this.

2. Kakashi vs. Aizawa

Damn it's great to see Kakashi again. This is a rather unique fight since they fought incredibly different. At least against Byakuya, some of their techniques were similar. In this case, they were very different people. I felt this was one of the better fights in that forest. I do see Kakashi coming back for more soon.

1. Yang vs. Bakugo

I knew this was likely going to get the top spot. I'm a huge fan of Yang, I'm not into the other show. But I will say Bakugo is awesome. This fight made perfect sense to do. Everything is done so incredibly well. I honestly can not criticize it, honestly it's that damn good. I really couldn't imagine them out doing this fight even if they tried.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The End of Xbox backward compatibility for Xbox One

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, recently Microsoft confirmed after adding a little over twenty games. They aren't adding anymore games. Keep in mind, they added over six hundred Xbox 360 games to become playable on Xbox One. There's still a lot of original Xbox games you can play as well. The best part is if you still own the discs, you can play them.


Microsoft already confirmed Xbox One games will be playable on the new console. Honestly how they went about doing such a feature. I am very happy they selected a lot of great games of all genres. In fact, if you couldn't buy newer games but still had older ones that are compatible. You already starting off with a collection.

I also like all you need is one update among putting the disc in. There you go, you can play whatever game you want. Sometimes you have to update them but those are mostly quick anyway. There's plenty of games I want to get to my Xbox One collection that I don't own. However there is a few problems that needs to be talked about.

First off, the cart system only works on Xbox One games. Just imagine if that also allowed older Xbox games too. You could have a huge purchase for Christmas or on your birthday. I am also bringing this up because a good number of these games has a lot of dlcs. Some of them does lack bundles or season passes.

Thus making the entire process of owning the full games a total wreck. Yes sometimes these said games get their prices lower for a limited time. I am happy to see that knowing they care about us fans. This also helps building up your gamer score fast. Another major problem I have is sometimes I check something on an app.

I come back to get some lag that usually doesn't last long. But for some people, believe it or not are very funny how they want their games. There's plenty of websites to tell you which games applies to this. A handful of them as of right now can only work through their disc. Besides that, there's so many franchises that are mostly presented in full.

I also liked how they have their own start up pictures. But I noticed in some of them like a few Sega games, their pictures wasn't done right. They did change how you can check your achievements through those games. Thankfully it will start which two buttons you need to press. Sometimes this could unpause your game depending how one of the buttons was pressed.

Obviously we got a lot of smaller size games that barely take any notable space up to a few giga bytes worth. Most of the controls works very similar to how they did on those consoles. I am very glad it's such a long list of games. I can't help feeling a few select ones aren't present. Well oh okay The Simpsons games on those consoles are made by different teams.

How the hell did not one Mortal Kombat game made it? I am so mind blown by this you couldn't imagine. Stuff like Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance did deserve to be play on Xbox One. Sadly that is no longer a possibility. Even a couple bad games like Too Human or Silent Hill HD Collection made it.

I will even go as far to say this works better than how PlayStation 2 did with PlayStation 1 games. Which is still one of my favorites to do so. Xbox One isn't selling well that kinda got me confuse for many reasons. You have plenty of games including Resident Evil - Code: Veronica X. Yes even that became playable on Xbox One.

Honestly the emulation is mostly solid. A very great selection of games to keep you busy for years. There isn't any shortage of them here. Even they stated about PlayStation Mini about what they're doing was way better. You bet it is better because Sony had questionable picks with the prices constantly going down.

The fact this thing had the potential to outsold Nintendo's but horribly failed at it is also mind blowing. PlayStation 1 is one of the absolute best game consoles I ever played. Thank god, Microsoft put a lot of thought into this concept. I am proud to be mostly an Xbox gamer for a long time. I can safely say if the next console does a similar concept to this.

Chances are, I believe it will put a notable impact on gaming in general. I really thought that would happen here. This is almost as weird as PS2 out selling out of it's competition by a large amount. I will say Xbox One is better in many ways to PS4. In the long run, I wouldn't be surprised it out lasts most PS4 consoles.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Jack Red reviews The Disney Afternoon Collection plus DuckTales: Remastered

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, a while back I confirmed I was going to review The Disney Afternoon Collection. Capcom made a couple of Disney games on older Nintendo consoles. They selected six of them for this collection. Keep in mind, these were aimed at kids. Mostly easy games but there are some frustrating parts.

1. DuckTales 1 & 2

In both games, you play as Scrooge McDuck collecting treasures from around the world. The controls are very easy to memorize. Most bosses are easy except for D-1000 whose the final boss of the second game. There's some great level designs. Some of your allies does help you in some way. Most of them just tell you either go save someone or a clue what to do.

Honestly both of them are truly amazing platformers. Scrooge hopping around on his cane is easily one of the most fun you ever have. You do have the option to leave the level but you must find Launchpad. He appears in set locations that are usually safe. The story is not as much told in the original.

I also like the soundtracks of both games. There's some clever game mechanics at work. Yes it can be a little easy to get lost especially in Transylvania. Keep in mind, there's two bosses in that level. But you need to complete all the levels before going back there to finish the game. DuckTales series on this console is surprisingly great for licensed games.

2. Chip 'n Dale 1 & 2

In both games, you play as Chip or Dale or both since they're coop. Yes you can play both of them with someone else through out the entire games. The controls are also very easy to memorize. I think the actual mechanics are actually easier. It quickly becomes addicting with even easier level designs. The boss fights can be somewhat fun.

There is some great music in both games too. I do agree the second one isn't as good but still a great game. You can throw a couple of things at enemies. Sometimes you need to pay attention to get further in some parts. Chip & Dale plays the same exact same. But there is some clever level designs. Also you have to pay a set level set.

Both of them are short games you kinda wish were a bit longer. I am not kidding, they're a lot of fun to play. Honestly you should quickly pick up what to do. One particular boss can be difficult to beat. It so happens to be the final boss of Chip 'n Dale 2. These are very straight forward games that you can never truly get bored of.

3. Darkwing Duck

Darkwing Duck is similar to Capcom's Mega Man series on the same console. Obviously there's some clear differences. Like Mega Man series, you can choose which levels to play in any order. At a particular point, you will get more of them. Eventually you will have the last couple of levels. The music is amazingly amazing.

In this game, you play as Darkwing Duck taking on some of your enemies. The bosses do come off like Mega Man bosses. I would say this is the toughest game in the entire collection. I also say it has some of my favorite levels in it as well. Darkwing Duck will test your skills in many ways. I am not going to lie, this is the best NES Capcom game I ever played.

Honestly I'm very impressed by this game. Darkwing Duck does a great job spicing things up. It never gets boring at all. Yes it will take awhile to get use to how to play it. Trust me, it really is worth doing so. This is a truly fantastic Capcom game that most people needs to play. I would even say for a platformer, it possibly could be in the top 10 for me.

4. TaleSpin

A lot of people usually put this near the back of their NES Disney games. To be honest, TaleSpin isn't a bad game. Yes it does have mechanics that can be confusing for people. Some bosses can be frustrating due to avoiding to the point you might not be able to shoot. I do like you can reverse the direction in some parts of the levels.

This by itself allows you to explore more than usual in those style of games. I would say the final boss requires you to focus. A lot of enemies will attack you while the actual boss doesn't do much. But it also the biggest boss in the entire game. The music is great but not as good as the other games. I would say this is the second hardest game in the collection to learn.

Mostly that's based on it's mechanics. Other than that, it really isn't a hard game at all. This is also one of the shortest games in the collection. TaleSpin does spice things up but not in the same way the other games do. I should mention, there's two final bosses right after each other. Doing both of them will test your skills.

5. DuckTales: Remastered

DuckTales: Remastered is interesting since this is a newer version of a classic NES game. They also brought in the cast from the show to reprise their roles. This version is on more platforms. The levels are a bit longer but it does a lot to help you. Maybe a little too much although you could play a harder difficulty.

The same story greatly expanded to play out just like the show. Yes you can go inside the famous vault. You still go to the same levels but all of them are incredibly recreated. The music is mostly good but a few songs are notably better in the original game. The hopping mechanic is a little off at times.

Just like the NES games, this is mostly easy. All the boss fights are redesigned with some differences. But it isn't that different like in Castle of Illusion's case. Most interactions with the characters this time around. You also have a gallery to buy bonus content about the game. I also like you can replay levels to increase getting them.

I would say the artwork in general is one of the best aspects of the game. The voice acting is very great for this game. Yes Capcom made this version as well with a different team. You also get a map to help keep track where to go. In the original NES games, you mostly had to rely on what you know. In some ways that can be fun while others not so much.

Overall DuckTales: Remastered and The Disney Afternoon Collection are excellent Disney games. I highly recommend both of them especially to Disney fans. I can't really say anything truly negative about them with their length being the only exception. I will say Capcom did a truly amazing job keeping the spirit of Disney alive.