Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

After over 2 years I finally beat Horizon Zero Dawn. It was quite the accomplishment as the game is long. I didn't even do a lot of side quests. I'll try not to give away too much of the story but I'll have to give you some. HZD takes place in the future where the world is ruled by animalistic machines and the people live in tribes mostly. You play as Alloy a young woman of the Nora tribe. Alloy starts as an outsider but eventually becomes "The Anointed" amongst her people. You set off on an adventure to figure out why the world is the way it is. Alloy can run, jump, swim, and also...hide. A lot of fights in Horizon can be avoided by hiding in this tall red grass that's pretty prevalent in the game. Sometimes tho, you'll have to fight. Alloy has a wide assortment of bows and arrows at her disposal. She also has a spear for close quarters combat. There are other weapons too like a sling shot and mini gun, but I found the bows and spear most effective....

I'm a Tyler the Creator fan but I cannot say I always was. When I first heard of him in 2011 I was like who the heck is this guy and why is his music so damn violent. I downloaded Goblin and didn't like most of it. I did like the song "Yonkers" however. It was clear to me that Tyler had some lyrical skill but I wasn't a fan...yet. Then came his 2013 album, Wolf. Wolf seemed like more of the same but it wasn't quite as hardcore and it had more bangers on it like "Tamale" and "Domo23". The album's theme was fairly easy to get to. I found Wolf just more enjoyable than Goblin. Then came 2015's Cherry Bomb album. Cherry Bomb was so smooth and exciting. It was such a different sound. It made me a Tyler fan. Songs like "Smuckers", "Death Camp", and "Find Your Wings" were a breath of fresh air. Apparently he was influenced by Pharrell Williams. Then 2 years later we got Flower Boy, which was just amaz...

I finally was able to beat this stellar Zelda game not too long ago. The game is very challenging yet oh so satisfying when you overcome powerful enemies. The game looked great. There was so much variety in the environments. Unfortunately there's not much variation in the music. You usually just here a minimalist piano track as you travel. I recommend you tackle as many shrines as possible. The puzzles aren't typically too tough but there were a few I had to look online to solve. They are some very creative puzzles to solve. Some puzzles simply test your strength by making you fight a robotic enemy. Speaking of enemies, this game doesn't have a lot but there are stronger/different versions of them. Of all of them perhaps Guardians and Lynels are to be the most feared. The latter feels like boss battles. Guardians can shoot you to death with lasers but with Ancient arrows you can make short work of them. Of course when you beat an enemy you can take their weapons and...