Pictures for all the Video Games I mentioned in the Daily Double

I write about Video Games a lot. So here are some pictures from all of the Video Games I mentioned.

Sin & Punishment: Star Succesor

Here we have a snapshot of a boss battle in Kaichi mode. The score count in the upper right corner and the counter of enemies destroyed in the lower right corner shows the games arcade inspirations. The boss is launching an attack on Kaichi, who seems to be kicking one of his projectiles back at him. Kaichi also looks like she's preping for a charged shot judging from the color of the aiming rectile.


Journey

Here we have a snapshot from one of the earlier parts of the game. The broken bridge will have to be repaired in order to continue. Scattered across the area are symbols that increase your scarf length and devices that will rebuild the bridge if you sing to them. The mountain seen in the distance is your goal, reaching the top is the entire point of the game. What awaits you on the very top?


The World Ends With You

I don't want to use up two pictures per game, so I went with one of the combat. The gameplay is based around the DS's two screens. In this picture Neku and Joshua are fighting some Noise. The Noise are monsters created by the Reapers so they can send them at players like Neku and Joshua to stop them from winning the Reaper's Game. Surviving until the end of the Reapers Game is the goal of the game, which is accomplished by completing the daily missions the Reapers hand out and avoiding erasure by Noise.

Starcaft 2

It's hard to find a picture for a Real Time Strategy game with as many units as Starcraft 2. This picture shows some Protoss Clossi doing some harassment on a Zerg base (The Zerg and Protoss are the two alien species in the series). The things near the blue crystals are called Drones. The weird green structre is called an Assilmator and is used to harvest vespene gas. The building the drones are carrying minerals and gas to is called a Hatchery. The flying thing is called an Overlord. The thing next to the Assilmator looks like a Spine Crawler but the lasers are blocking my view. Either that Zerg player's army has been destroyed, is in another place, or he/she was afk. Unless the Zerg player has an expansion somewhere I think he should call GG (good game).



Theatrythm: Final Fantasy

I told you it was adorable. Here we see a Battle Music Stage. The party used consists of (from top to bottom) Cloud, Firion, Lightning and Onion Knight. Considering the state of the teams health (upper right corner), how long the song has lasted (bottom) and the chain count (center top), I'll say a perfect chain is in the works. Notice the level right under the health bar, that gives you an idea of how long Cloud has been used (level cap is 99, everyone starts at one).

Gungnir

I couldn't find any screenshots of the gameplay in English, sorry. The player is currently selecting which unit to use for the turn. Notice the small pictures and numbers in the bottom part of the screenshot. The number shows how many in game seconds will pass before the unit moves or the event happens. In two in game seconds an enemy unit will get a turn and in 96 the sun will rise. The bar in the left center is your tatics bar, it fills up with tatic points for every turn and can be used to pull off special attacks. Units can move and then attack in their turn (they can team up with other units by using tatic points). Tatic points can also be used to get a turn during the time inbetween unit turns.

Persona

You have no idea how many pictures of the third game I had to go through to find this. This screenshot shows off a random encounter in the game. The player's team currently consists of (from left to right) the main character, Kei, Maso, Yukino and Elly. The player can either attempt to negotiate or fight with the monsters encountered throughout the game. The characters can use a physical weapon, gun or their titular Persona in combat. The Persona are based off of various mythological figures. Outside of each characters inital Persona you'll have to contact with demons to get tarrot cards used to summon new Persona.



Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Here we have Persona 2. You don't need to play the first one to understand the plot but characters from the first, such as Yukino, show up. Here we have from left to right, Tatsuya, Ekichi (Michel), Lisa (Ginko), Maya and Yukino. The battle system is the same as the first but two party members can do a contact together and using the right spells in the right order unlock a fusion spell. Finishing with a fusion spell makes it possible for a Persona that particpated in casting it mutate, which gives things like two rank ups, stat increases and a new spell for that Perona. Once a fusion spell is discovered you can just select it, if you still have the Persona with the right skills.

Dance Centeral 2

It's a dancing game, what more can I say. You act out the dance moves in front of the Kinect sensor to get points. It's a game you play to have a very fun time with your friends.

Dragon Age: Origins  (Game rated M, picture is not)

It took me a while to find a picture I wanted to use for this game for various reasons. The gameplay is like a computer Role-Playing Game. You have a team that you control and activate abilties for. The combat plays out in Real time. You can only control one character at a time. It's a tatical kind of gameplay. The gameplay is clunky on anything that's not a computer from what I've heard, that would explain why it's been hard for me to get into as I have it on the Xbox 360. At least the plot is interesting and well written from what I can tell.

By Will Edwards