Date played: November 25th
Platform: PS4
I spent the evening at my brother's house with some family and friends, and we ended up playing a bunch of multiplayer games. Much of our evening was spent playing 3 of the games from Sportsfriends.
We started with Pole Riders, one of the games we hadn't played before. The premise is simple. Two teams face off to carry a ball that is tethered to a rope that hangs in the air. The objective is to carry the ball to the opposing team's goal while defending your own goal. The twist is that the characters are pole vaulters that must vault to hit the ball...
The controls are really weird, where the left stick controls the character, while the right stick controls the pole. It took us a while to get used to it, but after a few minutes, we were pole vaulting like crazy... With 4 players, this means complete fucking chaos as each team of 2 tries to carry the ball while blocking their opponents. You can even knock down a player, forcing him to respawn, by kicking them in the head.
This led to little strategies being devised by each team. For example, during one game, I was in charge of hitting the ball, while my partner would knock people out to clear the way. The absolutely ridiculous graphics and animations made this one a huge hit.
Then we played a bit of 4 player Barabariball. We've played this game a lot in the past, and it was just as fun on Friday. However, this is one of those games where the skill differences were more apparent between players. It was still wonderful to kick that ball around and try to sink it into your watery goal.
To close off Sportsfriends for the night, we played a bit of Hokra, which is basically a variation on hockey. With 4 players, this was a real challenge, as each player was aggressive, competitive and skilled.
We then jumped into Towerfall to end the evening. As always, Towerfall was a ton of fun. My trusty Turncloak Soldier battled against The Last of the Order, Vicious Vessel and Vigilante Thief. We had a bunch of great moments and plays throughout the evening, and we traded wins and losses very evenly. I fucking love Towerfall.
Platform: PS4
I spent the evening at my brother's house with some family and friends, and we ended up playing a bunch of multiplayer games. Much of our evening was spent playing 3 of the games from Sportsfriends.
We started with Pole Riders, one of the games we hadn't played before. The premise is simple. Two teams face off to carry a ball that is tethered to a rope that hangs in the air. The objective is to carry the ball to the opposing team's goal while defending your own goal. The twist is that the characters are pole vaulters that must vault to hit the ball...
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| Pole Riders is a lot better than I thought! |
The controls are really weird, where the left stick controls the character, while the right stick controls the pole. It took us a while to get used to it, but after a few minutes, we were pole vaulting like crazy... With 4 players, this means complete fucking chaos as each team of 2 tries to carry the ball while blocking their opponents. You can even knock down a player, forcing him to respawn, by kicking them in the head.
This led to little strategies being devised by each team. For example, during one game, I was in charge of hitting the ball, while my partner would knock people out to clear the way. The absolutely ridiculous graphics and animations made this one a huge hit.
Then we played a bit of 4 player Barabariball. We've played this game a lot in the past, and it was just as fun on Friday. However, this is one of those games where the skill differences were more apparent between players. It was still wonderful to kick that ball around and try to sink it into your watery goal.
To close off Sportsfriends for the night, we played a bit of Hokra, which is basically a variation on hockey. With 4 players, this was a real challenge, as each player was aggressive, competitive and skilled.
We then jumped into Towerfall to end the evening. As always, Towerfall was a ton of fun. My trusty Turncloak Soldier battled against The Last of the Order, Vicious Vessel and Vigilante Thief. We had a bunch of great moments and plays throughout the evening, and we traded wins and losses very evenly. I fucking love Towerfall.
