Rho

@rhokitten.bsky.social

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Chaotic Cat Anomaly who loves food, robots, anime, and video games.

Seriously. Robot dragons are awesome.
Dark Man 3, broh. Mega Man 5, broh!
In this back area here.
I really should have taken this screenshot on the black screen after the crash itself, but I didn't think of it until after loading my last save back in The Courtyard. Found a Cyber Elf container, shot it with a fully charged blast from the Shard Shot EX Skill, and crashed as soon as it connected. If you want to know where specifically, it was in the back area where the thousand Shotgunners spawn after you go into that little room.
One of the coolest things about this mod is he actually got the Z-Knuckle weapon to steal "weapons" from monsters just like in Megaman Zero 4. If you're using a custom monster pack of some sort, you won't get a weapon, and instead will get extra E-Crystals, but if you're working with Doom 2's vanilla monsters, you can 100% steal their weapons. One of my personal favorites is the Cacodemon eye. Good damage, infinite ammo, and it seems to stun enemies without the use of the Thunder Chip... or I'm stupid and had the Thunder Chip equipped and forgot to unequip it? The infinite ammo might be a bit overpowered. Stun a mook, beat him into a bloody pulp before the stun wears off, hit him with the eye stun again before it wears off and it refreshes. I love it, and I dearly hope it does not get nerfed, but I wouldn't blame mengo for choosing to nerf it in the future.
I first found out about this while doomscrolling here on BlueSky and passing by one of mengo's posts on the mod's development. Being a huge Megaman fan, I instantly fell in love with this mod, and began following it. It just released yesterday, so now I can finally dive right in! I've got a lot of thoughts about this mod so far, so let's get right into it.
He said the thing! HE SAID THE THING!!!
So I couldn't remember if Fred Trump was an immigrant, with regards to The Orange Shitstain's attempts to overturn birthright citizenship, so I asked Google, and forgot to type in -ai to filter out ai results. Google ai knew exactly who I was talking about when I said "the orange shitstain."
For those who don't know, the Weather Dominator is a fictional weapon of mass destruction from the 1982 cartoon show, G.I. JOE. It was deployed by the villainous terrorist organization, Cobra, and allowed the user complete and total control over the Earth's weather. This is a screenshot of the villain Destro crouching into the seat to wield this powerful weapon. The RepubliKKKans legitimately think we have this.
Oooh, sunken pirate ship? What's down heEEEEYYYAAAAAAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!
You ever had a friend who talked way too much about a game they liked? I am that friend. And Final Fantasy 6 is just one of those games I talk about.
A lot of people don't like this game. That makes me very sad, because I think it's a lot of fun. I really like the Job system.
I don't think I've ever seen a president with a brighter smile. Have you?
Isn't Obama the sexiest president ever?
I tend to jump around mods a lot, so I won't go into too much detail today, suffice to say what mods I'm using. XRPG in Hexen right here. Kind of like Wrath of Cronos, but no new extra classes. It's a lot of fun, though some of the extra monster types the mod adds are a little less than fun to fight.
Anybody who knows me well enough knows I like Hexen way more than Heretic. I love the hub system, I love the player classes, I love the enemy and item variety... I know it's not the greatest game, and it's certainly not as good as Heretic... but I like it more, so there. So having a mod for Heretic that introduces some of these elements in a fun way tickles that part of my brain that wants an FPS RPG action adventure game! I particularly love the hub system. Just like Hexen, really! Each chapter of the Faithless trilogy is basically a single big level with all 9 maps accessible via unlockable portals. Episode 1 Faithless contains the entirety of E1M1 through E1M9, Episode 2 Merciless is E2M1 through E2M9, and Episode 3 Soulless is E3M1 through E3M9. Plus I'm told there's a super-secret level hidden somewhere among them! I wanted to take a moment to admire the view from E1's hub, the docks of Port Mercy. It's Heretic, so you have to start the game at the docks. It's a rule!
"My peanut butter jar filled with BEES should put a stop to this!"
Walpurgis is essentially a Hexen Enhanced Vanilla type of mod that greatly expands upon the three default classes, as well as adds a fourth class with just as much depth. It's compatible not just with Hexen, but also Doom and Heretic. I know a lot of folks prepare Wrath of Cronos for Hexen, but I personally prefer Walpurgis. I also have a certain fondness for Hex Arcana and XRPG. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Wrath of Cronos, and one day I'll get around to that one here, but I just... vastly prefer this over it! That's all.
- sips tea with gossippy intent -
Embers of Armageddon is a mod that adds Doom 2016's weapons and gameplay mechanics into Doom 2. It's highly customizable, even allowing you to decide how often you find upgrades and powerups based on how big your map pack is. You get Runes, but you don't have to do any of the Rune Trials. I know some folks liked the Rune Trials, but I absolutely hate them. It's the number one thing that prevents me from replaying the game from a brand new file. Which sucks, because I like the feeling of getting progressively stronger over the course of the campaign. Embers of Armageddon gives me that satisfaction without the annoyance of the Trials. And, of course, Nash Gore NEXT gives me tons of goopy, ketchupy giblets to splash the walls, floors, and ceilings with.
Plushies are love. Plushies are life.
Got a stand mixer for a holiday gift last year, and I love it to pieces. I've been using it to make all sorts of breads and pizzas and calzones and stuff.
You know, I tend to play mods for Doom 2 almost exclusively these days. That's probably because most mods these days are geared towards Doom 2. It has more monsters, weapons, textures, and an ongoing campaign as opposed to separate episodes, it just feels way bigger and more complex. And for the most part, it is. But there's just something... cozy, for lack of a better word, about the original Doom. The beauty of its simplicity is lost on me sometimes in my search for something "more." Going back to make an "enhanced vanilla" experience of The Ultimate Doom like this... I feel humbled. I needed this, I think.
I was apprehensive of Brutal Doom at first, but once I gave it a chance, I wound up really liking it. Personally, to me, I still feel like it gives "teenage edgelord" vibes, but it's so fun, I feel like that's more a minor nitpick than an actual, legitimate complaint. I think my personal favorite part is just out LOUD the SSG here is. To quote Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw from Second Wind ( back when he worked for The Escapist on Zero Punctuation ), "[it] sounds like God slamming his car door."
I love Xim's Star Wars mod, but I do have one MAJOR problem with it. There are too many guns. Which you'd THINK would be a good thing, right? I mean, this is Doom after all, more is better, right? Well, the problem is there's about five different guns for each ammo type in the game. So what inevitably winds up happening is you'll wind up scrolling through a huge list of guns for the ONE gun you actually have ammo for. "What about hotkeys?" Doesn't really help all that much when your hotkey has four to six guns for you to scroll through. And depending on the map pack you're playing through, you might have nothing but guns for one type of ammo and burn through all of that ammo in the first couple of levels. You can go into the options to choose which weapon spawn gives you which weapon you want, but it doesn't stop enemies from dropping OTHER guns when slain, so even if you go into the options and rig it so SSG spawns give you the Wookie Bowcaster, various enemies will drop all the OTHER SSG replacers.
First up, we've got the Super Star Wars trilogy on the SNES. I grew up playing these games a lot back in the 90s, though the only one I ever managed to beat without using cheat codes was Return of the Jedi.
Look, I know Alt Text is SUPPOSED to describe the image, but I like using it for ranting more. So I've got two major builds for this character right now. One is a high health/defense brawler build with this giant, flaming mace. I haven't been focusing on my physical stats as much as I should have for it, though. The Flameweaver, by default, is a very Battlemage-y sort of class. Y'know, an all-rounder type. I wound up focusing almost exclusively on magic for the longest time because HAHAHA fireball go BOOM!! Yes, in D&D I am 100% the Wizard who says "I didn't ask how big the room is, I said 'I cast Fireball!'"
I've got absolutely no idea what to do. I've tried everything I can think of. I tried pausing the game and returning to the main menu to reload my save, but that doesn't change anything, it just starts the fight over from the beginning. I've tried deliberately dying, but the next time the fight begins, the boss is inert from the beginning. I thought maybe I killed it too quick, so I used weaker attacks, but that didn't have any effect. And worse yet, NOBODY ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS GAME-BREAKING BUG. This is a mandatory story boss. If I can't finish this boss fight, I CAN'T FINISH THE GAME. I was really liking the game up until now, but this is pissing me off to no end. What a perfect fucking way to end my goddamn birthday.
Mandragora is a 2.5D metroidvania style Soulslike, comparable to Salt & Sanctuary, Salt & Sacrifice, The Last Faith, and Vigil: The Longest Night. It's got all the hallmarks of a good Soulslike. Stamina based combat, weighted gear, leveling one attribute per level up, and an open-ended world gated only by keys and abilities. I'ma be real with y'all, I MUCH prefer this style of Soulslike over the traditional. Not that I dislike traditional Soulslikes, but the Metroidvanias speak to me way more. I'm way more comfortable making lots of different types of builds, timing all my parries and dodge rolls, and exploration and combat are both way more fun for me in these side scrolling Soulslikes than in regular Soulslikes.
Mung Daal: "Chowder, look at what you've done! Now the animators are gonna have to draw all this fire!"
A quick peek at my Fashion Souls. This consists of the Steel Helmet, Artorias Armor, Black Knight Gauntlets, Black Iron Leggings, Havel's Greatshield, and Grant for the main weapon. I've also got the Avelyn, Gough's Greatbow, Ivory Talisman, and Tin Darkmoon Catalyst on backup when I need them.
This one was REALLY hard for me, because I couldn't really decide on anything for Turn My Brain Off, Overrated, or Favorite Art Style. Not to mention there are a ton more shooters I love that just aren't on this list at all.
This was INSANELY hard for me because I genuinely want to put every game in every category here. For example, I wanted to put the original Armored Core in Biggest Personal Impact, Underrated, needs a Remake, Criminally Overlooked, Best Soundtrack, Best Retro Game, AND Nostalgic Childhood Game. To say nothing of all the games I wanted to put on this list, but couldn't. Therefore, special shout-out go to some of my other favorite games. Including, but not limited to... Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 11, Mega Man X, Mega Man X Command Mission, Mega Man X8, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Sonic the Hedgehog ( the original ), Sonic Adventure, Sonic R, Armored Core 3, Armored Core 5, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 9, Final Fantasy 7: Dirge of Cerberus, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Fallout 4, Shantae, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles in Time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 4, The Ultimate DOOM, Doom ( 2016 ), Doom ETERNAL, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Quake, Quake 2, Ion Fury, HeXen, Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon, Gundam vs Gundam Zeta, Super Castlevania 4, Castlevania Bloodlines, Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Super Metroid, Metroid Dread, Metroid Prime 3, Dark Souls: Remastered, Dark Souls 3, and Bloodborne.
I tried my best to get a shot of this SSG gibbing that Shotgunner, but I hit the screencap button, like, a frame too soon before clicking M1. Oh well...
So, Google recognizes I'm talking about Donald Trump when I call him "the orange shitstain."
Doom Delta is a gameplay mod that includes multiple and various elements from Doom's Beta and Bible content that never made it into the finished game. Things like multiple player classes, various monster types, and more. Ironically, some of these elements were later used in Legacy of Rust.
Giving me flashbacks of The Plutonia Experiment. But, then again, The Plutonia Experiment is one of my all-time favorite megawads, so maybe this wouldn't be so bad?
I'm using alt text for the first time, so I hope I'm doing this correctly.
Me when I learn Pam Bitchi got fired