Hey Everyone, it’s Kernook here, bringing you more Final Fantasy XIV gameplay from Kresh and Kernook. More story line questing, and general nonsense build up the bulk of the stream, all around it was a good time.
Our misadventure continues over on our Twitch channel, and you should make sure to follow us there if you want watch us play the game live, instead of getting VOD updates after the fact. We play all kinds of games, of course. It’s worth it to check us out if you enjoy gameplay content.
Our trusty red Chocobo, which I call Flufflebutt, carries us around from place to place as we deal with all of the story related quests involved in this early section of the game. Overall, it was a day filled with lots of traveling and cut scenes.
We enter into The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak, which has been nicely streamlined since I was last inside of it. Ideally, this instance is for those between the levels of 24-27, but with how quickly you level these days, it’s easy to outpace it. We certainly have. Since it is tied to the main story, it can’t be bypassed.
I manage to heal through it with very few incidents attached, and All in all, it is a simple story heavy day, with promises of more havoc next time.
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The game is is also very rage-inducing… hey everyone, it’s Kern here. Time to talk about 2019’s pinnacle of assholian game design: Void Bastards.
Be warned this post is riddled with swears, because of course it is…
Here’s the thing. Void Bastardsis an absolutely no-shits-given, entirely unrepentant first-person shooter. The developer boasts warnings on their steam page about the fact that the game includes cartoon violence, gore and strong language…
You know what? The game does do that, it does that a lot. Frankly the game is absolutely bombastic at times, and I loved every second of it.
Look, you’re not going to get intelligent satire or thought-provoking, higher-minded concepts. You’re going to get exploding Kittybots and Void Whales that will ruin your day if you have no torpedoes. That’s what you’re going to get. If you don’t like that you can have cameras named Peepers that’ll also make your life hell.
Catch the drift here?
The proof is in the name, Void Bastardsis everything it promises itself to be. It’s one bastard of a game, and you’re going to die a lot. If you’re not getting your ass handed to you, you’re either a master at the game, or you’ve lucked out…
The game has a cartoon-like style. It’s almost as if the imagery was ripped right out of a comic book. The game doesn’t take itself too seriously, as other first-person-shooters tend to do. Rather it banks upon a good time and idiocy. When you’re out of torpedoes and the whales have eaten you, that is part of the fun and the rage.
Even the weapon names are downright awesome, but downright idiotic. When you get your hands on the good old clusterflack you can have yourself a good time making a clusterfuck of the enemies.
If you want a flat out stupid, but absolutely fun and bombastic gameplay there are only a few games I can point to. Fewer still come along as ones that I can highly praise. This is one of them. In my personal opinion Void Bastardsis good for one thing, and one thing only; being irritatingly fun and not giving a rats ass about anything else.
The developer Blue Manchu really hit it out of the park with this one. It’s a great game all things considered.
A lot of people questioned if the game was actually decently re-playable when the game came out. I think we need to look at the reasons why you’d want to replay the game. To me it’s fairly simple. When I want to turn my brain off and enjoy a truly clean yet goofy aesthetic, I play the game. If you haven’t played it, and you like stupidly fun games, maybe you should.
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In any case, this is part 3 of it for your enjoyment.
The level grinds and havoc continues as we move forward in story quests. Kresh and I spend our time in the Thanalan region, collecting corpses for burial, befriending goblins, and doing a few required instances.
The beastmen in the area are up to no good again as they prepare to summon a primal. They play a dominant role in this particular section of story quests both as friends and as enemies.
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As far as duties are concerned, we enter into Halatali, a level 20 instance. This twisting labyrinthine cavern has been massively nerfed, making it more streamlined and easier to navigate. Completion was decently quick. After that, it’s into The Bowl of Embers to battle Ifrit.
More story line quests and finally collecting our mounts round out the stream, and at the end of the day all’s well that ends well. We didn’t get as much done as we wanted, but that’s what happens when you’re casually playing around and wandering into a bit of trouble, as we certainly did.
The good thing is that with mounts, the grinding will now go a bit faster, thankfully, and we’re looking forward to it.
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Hey everyone, it’s Kernook here, coming at you with another fandom related blog post. As a Twitch streamer myself, it should be no surprise that I watch other streamers as well. That’s the nature of today’s post.
Picture it, you’re stumbling around on Twitch trying to find some content to watch. What streamer do you pick? I think we’ve all been there. In truth, finding good gameplay content has never been easier, but, it has also never been more flooded as a market.
With so many wonderful choices to pick from, it can be hard to pick and choose. Wonder no further, I’ve got a suggestion for you.
xCatilxis a twitch streamer that I’ve been following for a little while now. In an attempt to help support her content, I suggested that I should write a post on our platform to try and uplift her own.
To be absolutely clear: I approached her about this endeavor. That talk of ours inspired this post because… well… that’s what communities do, we support each other.
In any case, if you frequent the The Demented Ferrets Twitch Channel, you may have seen her own twitch channel hosted from time to time. That will continue to be true. Some of you might not have noticed though, and if so, this incredibly casual blog post is for you.
If you’re looking to find new and interesting content, stop by and say hello when xCatilx goes live. if you enjoy the content you see, click the follow button (and a few Twitch Bits for a song).
You’ll be sure to see me hanging around in the chat from time-to-time so don’t be shy. Typically, I hang around in the Sims 4 and WoW streams, but I’ve been known to jump into chat during other times too.
xCatilx takes a moment to read the chat and talk to the viewers.
A word from xCatilx: “Hello, I’m Catil. I’m a stay at home mom who loves to play video games, watch documentaries, and listen to music in my spare time. I try my best to be a good person; someone that hopefully one day my kids can be proud of having as a parent. My favorite games include Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda and Sims 4. I love comedy movies, especially if they involve Adam Sandler. Feel free to stop in if you’d like and say hi! If talking in chat is stressful for you, don’t worry about it. I don’t want anyone to ever feel pressured to chat in my streams. Just hang out for awhile and enjoy the humor.”
xCatilx prides herself upon cultivating a friendly community of viewers from many walks of life. As a follower of hers, I can say with steadfast resolve that the calm and relaxed environment isn’t one you’ll want to pass up. The atmosphere is always welcoming. The community has a decent number of active regulars, and they’re all friendly folks.
With a robust weekly schedule that runs from Monday – Thursday from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST, if you like to see consistency out of the streamers you watch, then you’ll find it here. Content spans the gambit from casual sandbox games to MMORPG’s.
As you can see from her Twitch channel, and the chat, she’s motivated to support good causes such as helping to support veterans or service membersin crisis. That’s actually one of the reasons I was so motivated to do this blog post.
Every time I’ve watched one of her streams, without fail, there’s always been some sort of good cause or important event that she feels the need to support in some small way.
Streamers who use their platforms for good things like that, are streamers that speak to me as a viewer. She spreads awareness of these events in welcome and reasonable ways. She leaves it in your hands, basically. The information is there if you want to know more, but if you don’t that’s perfectly okay too.
Personally, I cannot compliment her style of streaming enough.
As a streamer, she interacts with her viewers. We’ve all spoken about a wide range of topics to pass the time during gameplay, and we’ve had quite a few good laughs too. You can redeem channel points to have xCatilx take her glasses off for a short time. You can also have her flip game controls around, adding to the fun. Honestly, there’s all kinds of things you can do.
I’d suggest that you follow xCatilx on social mediato see when she goes live for a stream. You’ll see a few other interesting pieces of content there too. By the way, that’s where I first found out about thatFallout 76 clip.
As a wife, mother, and pet owner, she’s about as down-to-earth as you can get. Fun times mix with the benefit of life’s perspective. She’s relatable, and more than that she’s kind.
As an Twitch Affiliate level streamer, she keeps her advertisement breaks minimal. She also tends to warn us ahead of time if she sees that one is about to play. That’s a nice courtesy, and I wish more streamers would do that.
Alright guys, gals, and others. That’s about it from me today. Seriously though, if you’re in need of a chill place to relax with entertaining gameplay content, go say hello and check out her social media and live streams.
In the meantime, this has been Kernook from The Demented Ferrets, where stupidity is at its finest and level grinds are par for the course. I’ll see you next time.
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Hey everyone, it’s Kern here, coming to you with a gameplay post. Recently we’ve been working through the Tomb Raider reboot series over on our Twitch channel. This is a series that we’ve been meaning to get to for a while now, and I’m glad to say we finally have.
Tomb Raider released in 2013 as an action-adventure title. The game was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. Technically, it is the tenth main series title in the Tomb Raider franchise. More importantly though, this game is a reboot of the series, and the first within the “Survivor” trilogy.
These days almost anyone can get their hands on this wonderful series. Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 saw the first releases of the game. Later it would be ported over to a wide variety of other consoles as well. An updated definitive addition was also released later on, which includes updated graphics and all of the DLC.
This particular play-through was done via live-stream in three separate parts. Later, like always, we put it up on YouTube. If you want to see us play these kinds of games live, please be sure to follow us on our Twitch account and make sure you have notifications on.
Obviously, you’ll play as an inexperienced Lara Croft, as this is her origin story. Between high impact action-adventure sequences, quick time events, and gritty tomb raiding, you’ll have plenty to do.
Exploration, and survival mechanics are the names of the game here. You’ll be hunting for food, and collecting items in order to improve your weaponry. You’ll inevitably traverse between save areas (camps) that allow you further insight into Lara’s mind. There’s a lot of deeper content there, but there’s also just a lot Lara’s jumbled rambling too. She’s a tough-as-nails young woman, but she’s also fairly sentimental.
As you make your way across the island using footpaths and zip-lines the environment itself will test your skills as a player. The terrain is uneven and often treacherous. The game wishes to provide a high octane experience to the player and often succeeds.
As a possible downside, there’s a decent number of quick-time events, so take that as you will. The reboot series has just a little bit more grit than its older iterations, and a distinct lack of tombs compared to older iterations as well. That might be a downside for old fans, but there is a good story here that makes up for it.
I’d highly suggest you play the game yourself if any of that sounds interesting to you. Or, if you happen to be a fan of the franchise and don’t wish to play it yourself, at least watch the gameplay footage because this particular game is not one that you’ll want to pass up.
This has been Kernook of The Demented Ferrets, where stupidity is at its finest and level grinds are par for the course. I’ll see you next time.
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Hey guys, it’s Kernook here, and it’s time to talk about a little game that’s hardly remembered these days called 10-Yard Fight. This is a retro sports title that revolves around American football. I really must say, retro sports games like this one are special due to their antiquity. Games like this one only offer a useful look at what gaming used to be.
That reflection is important, but that’s about all10-Yard Fight has going for it. This is a basic football simulation game. You might get a little fun out of the novelty of playing such an old title, but you’ll also get plenty of little annoyances. More on that later.
When I say this game is old, I mean it is older than the NES itself, type of old. This game is absolutely geriatric by gaming standards any way you look at it. 10-Yard Fight was developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was originally for arcades in 1983, not consoles. It finally came over to the NES in 1985. Honestly, playing the game feels just as out of place as you might expect.
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The sound isn’t the greatest, the visuals aren’t either. Just looking at the field itself, the little players skittering around lack a fair bit of polish even for its time. There’s a lot of important gameplay features missing here too and these days it makes the game even more annoying to play.
The game doesn’t even have the standard playbook or the season modes you might expect from other games of its genre. You won’t get team names, or any detailed customization of the team itself, either. The difficulty settings are also bare bones at best, vague at worst.
Obviously, the game has not aged well under the hood, either. The artificial intelligence in the game (AI), can’t predict even the most basic strategies. On easier settings, you’ll be able to outmaneuver it without much effort at all. On harder ones, sometimes it feels almost random. Once you get used to the learning curve of the game itself, there’s really nothing more to do. It becomes a glorified fidget toy.
I suck at football games (and arguably all games in general), anything besides Tecmo Bowl may as well be me kissing my butt goodbye. 10-Yard Fight is lackluster in comparison, and you don’t need to be a top tier gamer to see that.
Then again, we’ve been spoiled by gaming these days, let’s not forget that. I’m sure that 10-Yard Fight was probably a wonderful game at one time, likely beloved by football fans who got to grow up with it… but therein lies the problem for me.
I was born in 1989, so clearly I missed out on those early glory days. There’s a reason why Tecmo Bowl stands out to me as one of the better retro football games. It was the game I grew up with, and the one I was introduced to in my earliest days as a gamer.
Is 10-Yard Fight objectively a good retro game? Well, the jury is out on that when we put the game under scrutiny… it’s old, and it lacks a great many features that we’d expect these days. We’ve got to cut it a little slack at least. After all, it is one of the earliest first football games out there for a console in the first place. We can’t exactly expect the sun, moon and stars here.
That being said, it’s important to look upon gaming’s history, and to me 10-Yard Fight is one of those historical landmark titles often forgotten about. So, no, it isn’t complete and total crap from a historical standpoint. We could hardly appreciate later iteration of football titles without understanding what we lacked before those things became commonplace.
If the history of games appeals to you, and you are a football fan, it may be worth it to try the game for yourself… but if you actually want a good retro football title, then almost any other game would do you better. Clearly, I’d suggest 1991’s wonderful SNES game Tecmo Bowl.
This has been Kernook of The Demented Ferrets, where stupidity is at its finest and level grinds are par for the course. I’ll see you next time.
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Hey everyone, it’s Kernook here. Today I’m bringing to you another gameplay post. This time we’re diving deep into the realm of survival horror with Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. This particular play-through was done using the PC port of the game that came out on 2000. Although, it should be noted that the original game was released back on the PlayStationback in 1999.
At the start of the game, series mainstay Jill Valentine recounts the events of the first game which was Resident Evil (1996). This was also the first time she appeared as a playable character.
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As Jill explains, when the team returned to report what they’d seen at the mansion, the truth wasn’t received well. Due to the grievous mishandling of information, and conspiratorial cover-ups thanks to the jerks at Umbrella, she’s in danger once again. The dangerous T-virus has spread now, and it runs rampant in the heart of the city. Now she must survive the hordes of zombies all over again.
Umbrella wasn’t going to go down without a fight. They had a new master plan. The pharmaceutical company gone wrong unleashes a new bio-weapon they’ve been working on. This one is intelligent and deadly. Releasing it into the city streets, they’ve given this abomination one single mission. To eradicate remaining S.T.A.R.S. team members, and this creature will prove to be Jill’s most dangerous opponent yet.
This is without a doubt my favorite game of the older generation. I cover more about my love for this particular title in my review of it. If you want more information about it, you should check there.
In short, if you’ve played aResident Evilgame from this older era then you know just about what to expect here.
There is one thing I should mention though. I covered this in my review of the game as well, but Resident Evil 3: Nemesis makes the entire Resident Evil lore a bit messy thematically. Some parts take place before the events of Resident Evil 2. Meanwhile, others take place during the events of the second game, and some take place after the events of it.
This makes the game stand as a strange narrative window into almost all of the early Resident Evil plot lines. This game also features branching narratives and choices that will determine the path you take in the game. While this offers gamers a chance to replay the game, you can’t argue that it does make the lore of the wider universe just a little bit confusing from a timeline perspective.
For the average gamer though, this really shouldn’t be too big of an issue, and you’ll likely enjoy the game if you’re already a fan of the franchise.
This has been Kernook of The Demented Ferrets, where stupidity is at its finest and level grinds are par for the course. I’ll see you next time.
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Hey everyone, it’s Kern here, back with another gameplay video. This time we’re finishing off the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Want to watch the other games first?
As you can probably guess, the third and final game in this three part series is named Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Like the other two games that preceded it, the game was developed by Insomniac Games and published bySony Computer Entertainment. Insomniac would later develop Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2.
This particular rendition is from the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2018. Later in 2019, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch would get their own versions as well.
Like all games in the franchise, this one is a platformer. This time around Spyro and his buddies are celebrating the rare “Year of the Dragon”. According to them, this special occasion takes place when new dragon eggs are brought to the realm. You know how this goes. A big baddie comes to crash the party and the eggs are stolen. Spyro and his friends have to go and save the eggs.
If you’ve played a Spyro game before then you know what to expect here. Spyro:Year of the Dragon doesn’t make any huge changes to the general standard formula of its predecessors. Fly, charge enemies, breathe fire, Spyro is a dragon after all.
With bright world, mini-games, and Spyro’s signature style this is a wonderful game for kids and adults alike. I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that it suits family friendly fun. For that alone it belongs in any gaming household that may have kids around. If platformers are your style, this is a good one.
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Hey everyone, it’s Kernook here. The Demented Ferrets are finally coming to you today with gameplay of Resident Evil 2. This is a long play run-through of the Clair A/Leon B story.
Resident Evil 2 takes place about two months after the events at the mansion. The surviving S.T.A.R.S. members have done all they can, but the city can’t be saved. It’s come down with a bit of an infestation, and these buggers mean business. No exterminators are going to get rid of this viral mess.
Zombies have overtaken the city. Most of the residents are doomed to die in this hell, but if you’re lucky you’ll survive. You get to play as one of two characters.
The first is Leon Kennedy, a rookie police officer suffering his first day on the job. Today is just not a good day for him at all. The Second is Claire Redfield, a young woman in search of her older brother, Chris Redfield of the first game. To see the full game, you’ll have to play both of them.
I’ve done a proper review of the game, so if you want an in depth review, you should really check that out.
As a cursory overview though, if you’ve played a Resident Evil game before, then you know exactly what you’ll find here. There’s puzzle solving and item management galore. You’ll want to conserve ammo since the good bullets and weaponry will always be in short supply.
Zombies run rampant, along with several other monster types. Let’s not forget about our good old friend from hell, “Mr. X” himself.
Honestly, I absolutely love the original Resident Evil 2. It’s not just the horror, it’s the heart. To me that defining factor makes this version of the game the definitive Resident Evil 2 experience. If you call yourself a fan of this series at all, you should play this version at least once.
This has been Kernook of The Demented Ferrets, where stupidity is at its finest and level grinds are par for the course. I’ll see you next time.
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Hey all, it’s Kern here. Kresh and I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV on our live streams. This is part 2 of our level grinds, joined by our friends for havoc and good time. Lots of laughter in this live stream.
In this particular stream we continue where we last left off. Before the stream, Kresh picked up a tank job and got it to the same level we ended off at. We want to be sure to stay around the same basic exp and level range if we can. From now on Kresh is playing a tank and I’m still playing a healer.
We finally escaped the low level zone of Gridania and the shrouds of forests that surround it… for now at least. We do 3 of the story related dungeons this time around and amass a few levels while we’re at it.
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After a few story line related missions we entered Sastasha, a level 15 dungeon that keeps the training wheels on more or less. It’s pirate themed. I was massively under geared at the time, since due to the streamlined leveling process I thought I’d hit 20 before we entered and I’d be allowed to equip the gear I’d purchased to prepare for that.
Almost immediately after that, it was time for The Tam-Tara Deepcroft a level 16 dungeon all about a subterranean crypt used as a resting place for rulers and nobles of Eorzea. Outside of a few rusty pulls, it goes fairly well enough.
Once we escaped that, we did more story missions. Before we knew it, were ready for the aptly named quest “Copper Hell” and therefore entered the next instance, Copperbell Mines. This is a level 17 dungeon that has been made much easier since the enemies have been weakened and the developers made the area easier. I still personally hate it though.
All in all, it was a good live stream and we put a nice dent into the three hours we played. We didn’t get to do more gaming over the weekend because Kresh went away on holiday, but once she returns we’ll be back with more misadventures for sure. See you next time.
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