Jeff's Gaming Blog

Finished Nano Assault Neo

Tonight I beat the single player (main) mode of Nano Assault Neo. The last boss was surprisingly easy.

After beating it, I was disappointed to find there was no real ending. No credits, not even a “congratulations” screen. All I got was a screen telling me I unlocked the “survivor” mode.

But despite that slight letdown, I definitely enjoyed Nano Assault Neo. It is a short game, no doubt. If you’re playing just to beat it, you could probably do it in under three hours. But it has online leaderboards and achievement-style missions that encourage you to beat other people’s high scores or meet other goals. So it does have replay value. And the graphics are definitely impressive; it’s a gorgeous game. I do recommend the game for anyone who is even slightly interested in shooters. It’s well worth the $10 asking price. You can expect a review soon. In the meantime, here are a few more screenshots of the game.

UPDATE: The review is now up on the JVGS Wii U review page.

Coffee Break

I played some more Earthbound tonight, and I got to a strange place called Saturn Valley. It’s home to Mr. Saturn, and…other Mr. Saturns. Everyone in this town is named Mr. Saturn and they all speak in a strange, hard-to-read font. It’s an odd place.

After (not) entering a long password behind the waterfall, I made my way to fight a boss known as Master Belch. Needless to say, he belches a lot.

After defeating him, I returned to Saturn Valley and got to experience one of the most memorable parts of the game: The coffee break. It’s part recap of what’s happened and part motivational speech, presented against a trippy, bubbling background while calm, soothing music plays. It makes you wonder what’s in the coffee. This type of thing is not something that you’d see in a regular video game, but Earthbound is far from a regular game. After my coffee break, I saved my game for the night.

Earthbound – Tessie

Time for an Earthbound update. After rescuing Paula, I had The Runaway Five (a band) take me on their tour bus from Twoson to Threed. They dropped us off and left. The whole town seems to be haunted.

After following a mysterious woman into a hotel, I found out it was a trap. Ness and Paula were locked in a dungeon of sorts. Fortunately, Paula has some psychic abilities, so she sent a telepathic message to some guy named Jeff (what a weird name). So he sneaks out of his dorm (in the land of Winters) to look for the Loch Ness-style sea monster called Tessie. The Tessie-watchers there were so polite.