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-rw-r--r--content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md20
-rw-r--r--content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md22
-rw-r--r--content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md19
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/_index.md4
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/games/_index.md14
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/games/grim-fandango.md (renamed from content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md)73
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/games/persona-5-strikers.md (renamed from content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md)11
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/games/secret-of-monkey-island.md (renamed from content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md)23
-rw-r--r--content/reviews/games/yakuza-0.md (renamed from content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md)31
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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/classic-games/_index.md
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-+++
-title = "Classic Games (up to 1995)"
-author = ["Michał Sapka"]
-date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
-draft = false
-weight = 3001
-primary_menu = "brain-rot"
-menu_order = "name"
-abstract = "My reviews of classic games"
-[menu]
- [menu.brain-rot]
- identifier = "classic-games-up-to-1995"
- parent = "cgames"
- weight = 100
-+++
-
-{{< menu "brain-rot-classic-games" >}}
-Witcher
-{{< /menu >}}
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/_index.md
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index 86252de..0000000
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-+++
-title = "Golden Age Games"
-author = ["Michał Sapka"]
-date = 2024-07-21T22:15:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
-draft = false
-weight = 3001
-image_dir = "screenshots"
-image_max_width = 765
-menu_order = "name"
-primary_menu = "brain-rot-gg-games"
-abstract = "My reviews of games form the Golden Age"
-[menu]
- [menu.brain-rot]
- identifier = "golden-age-games"
- parent = "cgames"
- weight = 200
-+++
-
-{{< menu "brain-rot-gg-games" >}}
-Witcher
-{{< /menu >}}
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f793a5..0000000
--- a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-+++
-title = "Modern Games (from 2007)"
-author = ["Michał Sapka"]
-date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
-draft = false
-weight = 3001
-primary_menu = "brain-rot"
-abstract = "My reviews of modern games"
-[menu]
- [menu.brain-rot]
- identifier = "modern-games-from-2007"
- parent = "cgames"
- weight = 300
-+++
-
-{{< menu "brain-rot-modern-games" >}}
-Witcher
-{{< /menu >}}
diff --git a/content/reviews/_index.md b/content/reviews/_index.md
index 6a8c662..fef6331 100644
--- a/content/reviews/_index.md
+++ b/content/reviews/_index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ categories = ["reviews"]
draft = false
weight = 1001
abstract = "Reviews2"
-reviewSection = ["Books"]
+reviewSection = ["Books", "Games"]
+image_dir = "screenshots"
+image_max_width = 765
+++
## Reviews {#reviews}
diff --git a/content/reviews/games/_index.md b/content/reviews/games/_index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d0b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/reviews/games/_index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++++
+title = "Games reviews"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+categories = ["reviews"]
+draft = false
+weight = 2001
+reviewSection = ["Games"]
+abstract = "Reviews of games"
++++
+
+## Games reviews {#games-reviews}
+
+I am not a "gamer" but I used to play games and I still do, from to time.
+I get a lot less enjoyment recently, but still
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md b/content/reviews/games/grim-fandango.md
index 58bf364..65c7bc5 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango.md
+++ b/content/reviews/games/grim-fandango.md
@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
title = "Grim Fandango (1998, 2020)"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-07-21T22:03:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
+categories = ["reviews"]
draft = false
-weight = 3002
-image_dir = "screenshots"
+weight = 2004
+reviewSection = ["Games"]
+image_dir = "reviews/screenshots"
image_max_width = 765
-menu_order = "name"
-primary_menu = "brain-rot-gg-games"
abstract = "My review of the prequel"
-image = "covers/grim-fandango.jpg"
+image = "reviews/covers/grim-fandango.jpg"
rating = 5
-[menu]
- [menu.brain-rot-gg-games]
- weight = 3002
- identifier = "grim-fandango-1998-2020"
+aliases = ["brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango/"]
+++
Content warning: I am extremely biased.
@@ -34,10 +30,6 @@ All good clients go to Domino!
Manny decides to play it all out and _steal_ a great client from Domino.
The trick here is that Manny is a travel agent at the Department of Death, selling travel accommodation to recently deceased souls.
-{{< rating 5 "grim-fandango.jpg" >}}
-Cover
-{{< /rating >}}
-
The list of negatives is very short: two puzzles (cat races and bone grinder) are very challenging to deduct, but they match the setting.
A lot of adventure games fall into puzzles where the only way to solve them is by sheer luck, but it's not the case.
It will take some time to piece things together, but after that, it all makes sense.
@@ -113,3 +105,56 @@ Adding anything to it, would only lessen it.
Just like we don't need a _Casablanca 2_, we don't need a _Grim Fandango 2_.
You don't reach such heights multiple times - everything needs to align.
We are lucky to even have such a marvel, as _Grim_.
+
+
+## <span class="org-todo done DONE">DONE</span> Persona 5: Strikers (2020) {#persona-5-strikers}
+
+_Persona 5_ took me close to a year... I think.
+It was a gigantic game with unbelievable amount of dialogue.
+It was also game I deeply enjoyed, despite not particularly liking anything about.
+The story was ok, the gameplay was ok, the RPG element was ok, the dating was ok.
+But, somehow, authors managed to join that into one freaking nice experience.
+
+_Persona 5: Strikers_ is none of those things.
+It's a linear button masher with characters I like.
+But it has _none_ of the good elements of _P5_.
+
+First, it's not an jRPG anymore.
+When fight starts, you are presented with dozens of enemies you need to fight in real time.
+Half of the time, I had no idea what was going on.
+Fights, for me, are terrible.
+Enemies were everywhere, and I had no _chance_ to control the battlefield.
+Lots of annoyances and finger pain, but no enjoyment.
+Just running into random spots, bashing melee attacks and checking for weakness from time to time.
+I play on easy and was tired of that very quickly, I can't imagine having any actual problems with this system you have no enjoyment with.
+
+<div class="img-c">
+
+Guess the only way here is to shut my brain down, as it's useless in all this chaos.
+
+</div>
+
+The real-world activities are almost none-existent.
+I loved how the Phantom Thieves bonded and became friends.
+None of this here.
+You've got some dialogue, but no payoff.
+There is some stat related to bonding, but we all know each other.
+In P5 the single best part was learning about each other and seeing how their lives improve.
+None of that is here.
+
+Dating?
+None.
+And my chosen love interest from _P5_ doesn't even show up!
+
+Extracurricular activities are limited to finding stuff on maps.
+
+Getting to know Tokyo?
+Nope. Every few hours we move to a new city.
+
+Story? Well, I gave up before it started.
+After 10 hours, midway through the third jail I gave up.
+I had to guard Futaba _again_ and after a moment became so frustrated and bored, that I stopped playing.
+
+I give 2/5 for those 10 hours.
+Maybe it gets better later on, but I don't care enough.
+I dropped the game and will never return.
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md b/content/reviews/games/persona-5-strikers.md
index 0c75e68..2d19f17 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md
+++ b/content/reviews/games/persona-5-strikers.md
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
title = "Persona 5: Strikers (2020)"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-03-08T21:24:00+01:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
+categories = ["reviews"]
draft = false
weight = 3001
-image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots"
+reviewSection = ["Games"]
+image_dir = "reviews/screenshots"
image_max_width = 765
+abstract = "My review of the prequel"
+image = "reviews/covers/grim-fandango.jpg"
+rating = 5
+aliases = ["brain-rot/golden-age-games/grim-fandango/"]
abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic"
-aliases = ["/blog/2024/persona-5-strikers/", "/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers/"]
+aliases = ["/blog/2024/persona-5-strikers/", "/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers/", "brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers/"]
rating = 2
[menu]
[menu.brain-rot-modern-games]
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md b/content/reviews/games/secret-of-monkey-island.md
index e07cb96..7a22096 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island.md
+++ b/content/reviews/games/secret-of-monkey-island.md
@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@
title = "Secret of Monkey Island, The (1990)"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2022-05-04T22:26:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
+categories = ["reviews"]
draft = false
-weight = 3001
-image_dir = "screenshots"
+weight = 2002
+reviewSection = ["Games"]
+image_dir = "reviews/screenshots"
image_max_width = 765
abstract = "Secret of Monkey Island is a classic point-and-click adventure game. This is my short review."
-aliases = ["/2022/secret_of_monkey_island", "/articles/secret-of-monkey-island"]
+aliases = ["/2022/secret_of_monkey_island", "/articles/secret-of-monkey-island", "brain-rot/classic-games/monkey-island/secret-of-monkey-island/"]
rating = 4.75
-image = "covers/secret-of-monkey-island.jpg"
-[menu]
- [menu.brain-rot-classic-games]
- weight = 3001
- identifier = "secret-of-monkey-island-the-1990"
+image = "reviews/covers/secret-of-monkey-island.jpg"
+++
In preparation for _Return to Monkey Island_[^fn:1], I have decided to replay the first three classic games[^fn:2].
@@ -25,10 +22,6 @@ I was a kid back then, and I knew very little English.
Certainly not enough to comprehend this game.
My first play through was sometime around the year 2002.
-{{< image class="centered" alt="And island in the dark. A big stylized text with the title of the game occupies most of the screen." file="somi-splash.png" >}}
-Title screen
-{{< /image >}}
-
## Running the game {#running-the-game}
@@ -51,6 +44,10 @@ Some say that the idea for the game came from Disneyland's "Pirates of the Carib
Some say the movie of the same name stole the idea from the game. The similarities are, for sure, not coincidental.
And now, since LucasArts is part of Disney, it all made a giant circle.
+{{< image class="centered" alt="And island in the dark. A big stylized text with the title of the game occupies most of the screen." file="somi-splash.png" >}}
+Title screen
+{{< /image >}}
+
_The Secret of Monkey Island_ was one of the earliest examples of adventure gaming done right.
You no longer need to guess and type which action the authors envisioned.
Instead, the game can be completely operated using a Mouse, as simple verbs represent all actions.
diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md b/content/reviews/games/yakuza-0.md
index be8cec0..ed74e02 100644
--- a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0.md
+++ b/content/reviews/games/yakuza-0.md
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
title = "Yakuza 0 (2015)"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-06-12T19:32:00+02:00
-categories = ["brainrot"]
+categories = ["reviews"]
draft = false
-weight = 3001
-image_dir = "screenshots"
+weight = 2003
+reviewSection = ["Games"]
+image_dir = "reviews/screenshots"
image_max_width = 765
abstract = "My review of the prequel"
primary_menu = "brain-rot-modern-games"
rating = 3.75
+image = "reviews/covers/yakuza-0.jpg"
+aliases = ["brain-rot/modern-games/yakuza/yakuza-0/"]
[menu]
[menu.brain-rot-modern-games]
- weight = 3001
+ weight = 2003
identifier = "yakuza-0-2015"
+++
@@ -37,14 +40,6 @@ Make it integral to the main gameplay loop or don't bother.
I will not learn complex mechanics for a _mini-game_.
I barely have time to remember your combos!
-{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.rpgfan.com/game/yakuza-0/" alt="Topless asian scraming in a dramatic pose" file="yakuza-0-2.jpg" >}}
-Yakuza 0 can be over the top
-{{< /image >}}
-
-{{< image class="centered" source="https://madmuseum.org/events/johnny-mnemonic" alt="Asian man holdig a remote control car" file="yakuza-0-1.jpg" >}}
-It is also silly
-{{< /image >}}
-
As a gamey-game, _Yakuza 0_ is definitely not my type.
It may be yours - and if you like _modern_ games, then it most likely is.
@@ -59,6 +54,14 @@ Goro was a Yakuza, but due to mistakes of his past, he becomes a slave to a yaku
At the same time a gigantic plot to take over an empty plot of land in the middle of the city is established.
Somewhere around middle point of the game, when all pieces started to fall on their places, I begun to be annoyed when they stopped the story for, well, game.
+{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.rpgfan.com/game/yakuza-0/" alt="Topless asian scraming in a dramatic pose" file="yakuza-0-2.jpg" >}}
+Yakuza 0 can be over the top
+{{< /image >}}
+
+{{< image class="centered" source="https://madmuseum.org/events/johnny-mnemonic" alt="Asian man holdig a remote control car" file="yakuza-0-1.jpg" >}}
+It is also silly
+{{< /image >}}
+
_Yakuza 0_ is a weird.
The main story is serious, but rarely becomes dark.
It's engaging, emotional, deep.
@@ -66,10 +69,6 @@ All side activities are silly.
Somehow it fits together nicely, but I don't know.
I'd rather this was a movie or a limited series.
-{{< rating 3.75 "yakuza-0.jpg" >}}
-Cover
-{{< /rating >}}
-
Story-wise I have give my highest praises.
The main plot is masterful, characters are amazing (voice acting is superb).
Top bad I was thrown out of it in order to beat yet another group of thugs.