Posts

Showing posts from 2023

Vampyr - Pandora's Box Quest & Secret Vault Puzzle Walkthrough

Image
This is a walkthrough post for "Pandora's Box", a fascinating and complicated quest in Vampyr . It spans through several main missions and is connected with a subsequent brilliant puzzle that opens a secret vault which, in turn, rewards you with a cool weapon, a special collectible and an achievement. Main mission "Unnatural Selection" : after you find your way via the sewers to reach the Temple Church area but before you go to meet Aloysius Dawson, run around the perimeter of the church to locate an underground passage. At the end of this passage, an Indian fortune teller, Usher Talltree, will be sitting surrounded by curios, doing his magic. Talk to him to get one important hint for Aloysius Dawson, and also have him offer you his quest, Pandora's Box, to find his stolen notebook. If you have enough money, you can ask him to "read the cards" and every time you do this, he will give you hints on several residents. I skipped this part, since it is

Resident Evil 4 Remake - Professional - New Game - No Damage

Image
  This is my playthrough of Resident Evil 4 Remake in Professional difficulty, New Game, and No Damage mode. The "no damage" part was the real challenge, of course, because of certain traits that the game has that make such a mode quite frustrating. The remake is nothing like the classic Resident Evil4 when it comes to attempting a run without getting scratched. Technically, the original was more difficult but it was set up in such a way as to allow you room for planning out an effective strategy. The Knights room, for instance, the room where, in the original game, you find the King's Grail, has very limited space compared to its counterpart in the remake, which is the room where you find the Lion's Head; but the way the enemies move and attack, you can organize your strategy a lot better than in the remake, where the knights wiggle their heads so much and so fast that landing a successful headshot on them feels like some kind of impossible feat.  In the remake, alth

Resident Evil 4 Remake - New Game / Hardcore Playthrough (No Bonus Weapons)

Image
So we finally have the long-awaited remake of Resident Evil 4 in our hands, and I must say it was very worth the wait. I love the evolution of the story, its new-found gloominess and melancholy and the depths to which the characters were explored. The game is gorgeous and it has managed to have combine its nostalgic vibes with a modern touch. The environments are amazing, the character design is fantastic. The new Louis is a feast for the eyes, both looks and character- wise, and Krauser looking and sounding like Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner is a great evolution. I like how Ashley now looks more her age and the revamped Salazar is already iconic (and bears an uncanny resemblance to my grandmother). As for our lovely Leon, he is poetry in motion as always. I am playing in New Game and on Hardcore difficulty, with regular inventory, not using any bonus weapons or items, nor the Body Armor. I also go for all the treasures (at least I think I got all of them, because I deliberately did

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Basic Playthrough Challenge (New Game, 100% Memories)

Image
I saw this playthrough as some sort of challenge because I wanted to check how leveling up works in this beautiful game when you complete only the main story and the activities given by the three principal associates (Abberline, Clara and Henry). This is very different from my previous (Selective) playthrough because in that one I did some extra stuff (like a few secondary missions and the activities given by Topping and Wynert) but I did not include all of them in the finalized videos. In this Basic Playthrough Challenge, I only play the main story set in Victorian London (I did not include the modern day segments simply in order to focus on my task), and complete just the activities offered by Frederick Abberline (Bounty Hunts), Henry Green (Templar Hunts and Gang Strongholds) and Clara O'Dea (Child Liberations), as well as the Gang Wars.  It turned out it was a bit of a challenge indeed, because following that route, you level up only by completing the memories in a sequence whi

Assassin's Creed Syndicate Selective Playthrough (New Game, 100% Memories)

Image
I fell in love with this game as soon as I started playing it for the first time, so naturally, and also because it is a vintage gem anyway, several playthroughs and videos of it are featured in my gameplay channel. This specific playthrough I call it "Selective" because I have only included certain memories and segments in order to focus on the main action and story. That said, there are a few missions that I did play but edited out in the final videos, as I only played said missions in order to get extra XP, Skill Points and / or unique items that I needed to craft stuff. All memories, activities and quests included are with 100% completion. What this playthrough includes: -The main story, set in Victorian London. I left out the modern story, although I like it and enjoy it every time, but as I said I wanted to focus on the main one in this run. -All associate activities given by Henry Green, Frederick Abberline and Clara O'Dea (Templar Hunts, Gang Strongholds, Bounty H

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Nightmare Selective Playthrough / "Invulnerability" + Poison Build / Exploration mode (NG+)

Image
This NG+ playthrough of "Odyssey" is centered around combat mostly; I am using an "Invulnerability" build which consists of several perks and engravings combined with the Mythical Heroes Legendary set (customized) and Neokles's special Spartan Javelin, all engraved with additional perks that add up to result in an almost invincible build. This "Invulnerability" build is not 100% damage-proof as certain attacks can still get you, but you are immune to most hits and it is nearly impossible to die. I am also using mostly, but not exclusively, poison-based attacks. Armor, arsenal and engravings Spartan Javelin (30% Melee Resistance) +50% Crit Damage Arachne's Stingers (poison-imbued dagger) +20% Damage with Overpower Abilities Fanged Bow (Normal arrows become poison arrows) +30% Damage with Full Health Perseus Crown +30% Ranged Resistance Bracers of Theseus +30% Ranged Resistance Jason's Golden Fleece +40% Poison Resistance  [since poison attacks a