It’s strange times for me when a game like Stellar Blade is considered mainstream! I’m not complaining about it much, other than the fact that it’s currently a PS5 exclusive. So, PC bros like me are going to have to wait a while before I see what all hype is about, and hopefully by then I’ll get some DLC tacked onto the game for “free”. It appears Sony might have strong armed Shift Up to censoring the game post-launch, which is highly unacceptable per my many previous rants about retroactive changes versus conceptual changes. For those who need a refresher, retroactive censorship means you censor something that already has been released to the public. Conceptual censorship is when something is in a non-released state which is then altered upon release. I’m ok with the latter, but not the former by any means. Details in the audio portion if you’re interested.
I’m doing something fun this week. Let’s look at a few bonified Kusoge games. First one is called Soul Ark Teleport. Those of you who have been around gacha for any amount of time in the last 5 years; the name might sound familiar. That’s because Soul Ark (as an IP) has been shut down and revived multiple times only to shut down again soon after. And like a strange zombie phoenix, it keeps reviving in a new (but different) state of existence. And that’s the thing with this franchise… it’s uniquely enjoyable for what it is whenever it comes back. You’ll never hear folks really complain about the game (whenever it returns) other than it eventually shutting down. So, I wanted to share with all of you its current zombie state and invite you to download and play it as a complete F2P time waster.
Second Kusoge game is called Otherworld Mercenary Corps. The video speaks for itself; a completely self-play idle game. As with most “dodgy” game IP’s; I highly recommend you play the game on emulator and using a guest account if possible. We never know what’s going on behind the scenes anymore with certain games and software nowadays, but at least this game is officially on the Google Play store which provides (some) layer of security. Don’t bother joining the Discord for either game, there’s nothing useful there. More nuance in the audio portion of the update.
Artist is Simmsy
Artist of the week is Simmsy and his lovely goblin waifu with a (seemingly) southern drawl. Monthly update coming soon on Wednesday so be sure to check that out. Hope you’re all well wherever you are in the world, and take care as always.