Date played: October 13th
Platform: PS4, PC
Session fun rating: 10/10
My youngest brother came to visit. I don't see him often, so we ended up playing a ton of PS4 since he's never really played it. We played Driveclub, Destiny, Skyrim and even a bit of the NHL 15 demo, but the game that held our attention was Sportsfriends.
There are three games that were playable for us, BaraBariBall, Super Pole Riders and Hokra. Super Pole Riders is a weird ass game that is pretty difficult to understand. There are two players, each with a vaulting pole. In the middle is a ball suspended on a rope. To win, a player must kick the ball into the opponents net. The difficulty comes from the control scheme. The left stick controls the man while the right stick controls the pole. It's impossible to describe here, but it's very difficult to hit the ball correctly. The awesome sound effects added to the hilarity.
We had a lot more fun with BaraBariBall. Basically, it's kind of like Smash Brothers except the objective is to sink a ball in the opponents water. The key here is the jumping mechanics. Characters can jump 5 or 6 times in a row before hitting the ground, but must let their jumps recharge when they touch the ground. There is an attack to hit the opponent or the ball. The ball can also be thrown into the water, but it can also be recovered by the other player. It's hard to describe, but it's actually very deep, technical and immensely fun. At first, we were using very simple moves, but by the end, we had fake shots, bounces and dozens of other strategies to sink the ball. I absolutely love BaraBariBall.
Finally, Hokra is a game designed for 4 players where little blocks must pick up a "puck" and bring it to their scoring area to win. You can pass, tackle and steal the puck by touching the carrier. The twist is that we each played as TWO characters on the same team. This meant we controlled one character with the left stick, the other with the right stick. At first, we thought it would be impossible and granted, it was extremely demanding, but we finally had a few good matches going. The intensity of the brain activity required is daunting... I really don't think most people could do this. I ended up "flying in formation" to keep shit straight in my head. A few times, we would lose it and had to "reconnect" our brains to the control scheme, but it was worth it. We played some intense matches, many of which were won with an incredible pass, a well timed tackle or a clever deke.
Platform: PS4, PC
Session fun rating: 10/10
My youngest brother came to visit. I don't see him often, so we ended up playing a ton of PS4 since he's never really played it. We played Driveclub, Destiny, Skyrim and even a bit of the NHL 15 demo, but the game that held our attention was Sportsfriends.
There are three games that were playable for us, BaraBariBall, Super Pole Riders and Hokra. Super Pole Riders is a weird ass game that is pretty difficult to understand. There are two players, each with a vaulting pole. In the middle is a ball suspended on a rope. To win, a player must kick the ball into the opponents net. The difficulty comes from the control scheme. The left stick controls the man while the right stick controls the pole. It's impossible to describe here, but it's very difficult to hit the ball correctly. The awesome sound effects added to the hilarity.
We had a lot more fun with BaraBariBall. Basically, it's kind of like Smash Brothers except the objective is to sink a ball in the opponents water. The key here is the jumping mechanics. Characters can jump 5 or 6 times in a row before hitting the ground, but must let their jumps recharge when they touch the ground. There is an attack to hit the opponent or the ball. The ball can also be thrown into the water, but it can also be recovered by the other player. It's hard to describe, but it's actually very deep, technical and immensely fun. At first, we were using very simple moves, but by the end, we had fake shots, bounces and dozens of other strategies to sink the ball. I absolutely love BaraBariBall.
Finally, Hokra is a game designed for 4 players where little blocks must pick up a "puck" and bring it to their scoring area to win. You can pass, tackle and steal the puck by touching the carrier. The twist is that we each played as TWO characters on the same team. This meant we controlled one character with the left stick, the other with the right stick. At first, we thought it would be impossible and granted, it was extremely demanding, but we finally had a few good matches going. The intensity of the brain activity required is daunting... I really don't think most people could do this. I ended up "flying in formation" to keep shit straight in my head. A few times, we would lose it and had to "reconnect" our brains to the control scheme, but it was worth it. We played some intense matches, many of which were won with an incredible pass, a well timed tackle or a clever deke.
