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okgamergirl
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Hey guys! I'm Philly and I'm an okgamergirl! I have a huge collection of retro and modern games and consoles, but nowhere to put them! I realised I haven't played most of the games in my collection, so I thought it would be fun to discover them through videos! I also have a (UK) degree in Psychology, and have a passion to help people with mental health issues, while suffering from several myself. Gaming proved to be a great therapy for my brain, so I want to tackle the stigma that all games are bad, and show how good they can be! I also want to explore how psychology is used in game design, and how game developers integrate certain theories or elements into their games to make them fun and replayable.
Twitter: @itsokgamergirl
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Botany Manor (XSX) - First Impressions [At First Sight]
Imagine spending your time growing magical plants in an English manor, solving clever puzzles and just generally enjoying the game world. Botany Manor does exactly that, enabling us to enjoy a simple but engaging story and grow flora we've never seen before!
Blue-sky: @okgamergirl.bsky.social
Twitter: @itsokgamergirl
Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/okgamergirl
Threads: @itsokgamergirl
Etsy: artcraftgeek
00:00 Intro
00:27 Overview
01:18 Story
02:02 Engagement
3:27 Pacing
05:17 Effort
06:29 Relaxy Factor
07:26 Conclusion
Video Assets:
Game footage personally captured. Gameplay included:
Botany Manor (Xbox Series X/Game Pass)
Additional information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany_Manor
www.metacritic.com/game/botany-manor/
Stock photos/videos from Pixabay and Pexels
GIFs froom GIPHY
Music:
Wondershare Filmora 13
Avatar:
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#botanymanor #xboxseriesx #gamepass #cozygames #cosygames #gamecollection #gamergirl #gamingcommunity #gaming #xboxseriess #gardening #cozygaming #somerset #relaxinggames #firstimpressions
Blue-sky: @okgamergirl.bsky.social
Twitter: @itsokgamergirl
Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/okgamergirl
Threads: @itsokgamergirl
Etsy: artcraftgeek
00:00 Intro
00:27 Overview
01:18 Story
02:02 Engagement
3:27 Pacing
05:17 Effort
06:29 Relaxy Factor
07:26 Conclusion
Video Assets:
Game footage personally captured. Gameplay included:
Botany Manor (Xbox Series X/Game Pass)
Additional information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany_Manor
www.metacritic.com/game/botany-manor/
Stock photos/videos from Pixabay and Pexels
GIFs froom GIPHY
Music:
Wondershare Filmora 13
Avatar:
CHARAT
#botanymanor #xboxseriesx #gamepass #cozygames #cosygames #gamecollection #gamergirl #gamingcommunity #gaming #xboxseriess #gardening #cozygaming #somerset #relaxinggames #firstimpressions
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Avatar 2009 vs Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
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I'm not a huge fan of the Avatar movies, but I do appreciate a good game based on a film! These 2 Avatar games are similar in places, and very different in others, and I was surprised which one I preferred! Blue-sky: @okgamergirl.bsky.social Twitter: @itsokgamergirl Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/okgamergirl Threads: @itsokgamergirl Etsy: artcraftgeek 00:00 Intro 00:27 Overview 02:06 Story 06:00 Gameplay...
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Kya will always be one of my biggest hidden gems for the PS2. Sure it was rough, but if a sequel refined the mechanics then I fully believe Kya would've stood right next to Jak & Daxter or Ratchet & Clank for great 6th gen adventure platformers.
Oh totally agree! It has the same feeling as the more popular titles and deserves more love! It may not have had it back in the day, but we're giving it the credit now 🥰
What's the name of this game? Looks super dope
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the Wii
@@okgamergirl thank you
If I'm going to be honest, I feel like your gathering skills is more so due to a lack of patience for the activity than anything. If you actually pay attention to how the gathering control scheme works, isn't hard at all. I played this game on my PS5, so for me, what I did was slightly press down on the R2 button while moving around the Left Analog stick in any direction. Whenever the stick no longer vibrated, that was my que to keep pushing in that direction, and then, I could fully press down on R2, allowing me to get the ingredient I needed in pristine condition.
Oh ya, it's definitely a time thing! At first I thought it was cool and immersive, but after playing for a few hours, I found constantly stopping to play a mini game was a bit draining...like it interrupted my flow when running to a mission or something. It's not a bad mechanic, I've just been spoiled by games that let you hit a button to gather as you're running past 😆
One thing with frontiers with the gathering problem. You can change the difficulty on it to automatic. You can do that for hacking and memory paintings too. I got annoyed with memory paintings because of directional dyslexia (left and right). However frontiers didn’t do a good job at explaining how to get perfect gathering initially. I never got to play the 2009 game so I guess my favorite is frontiers by default.
Oh I forgot about the paintings coz I didn't enjoy the puzzle, so was avoiding them 😆 I'll definitely go back and adjust the settings, and maybe it will make the whole game a little more streamlined for me! Thanks for the tip 😁
@@okgamergirl it definitely does make it more bearable. You just press X and watch when you do the easiest setting and because of that it’s a little boring but hey, free gather sight buff.
I think the reason I want to play Frontiers so bad is because I've never played a Far Cry game before. I hear people comparing the two, but as someone who never played the franchise, I think I'd love Frontiers more than the average person would
Ooh that's a great position to be in, coz you have nothing to compare Frontiers to! Definitely play it before any Far Cry games (if you do go on to play any!) and enjoy it as a unique experience 😁
I never got to play this game but I wish I could.
A shame a physical version of Ravenlok never materialised; I remember being quite curious about the game each time it got shown off in presentations. 0:05 - Isn't that every modern adaptation of Alice in Wonderland? The dancing rabbit statues are unique though. 1:54 - That's an adorable way to start the game. A swift way to endear you to the characters before bad things start to happen. 3:15 - I was constantly wondering why there was the inclusion of "lok" in Ravenlok (this game was announced around the same time as Flintlock as well) but given she gets named Raven after her hair, I assume the "lok" is for lock of hair. 4:54 - It certainly helps Raven feel alien to this other-world and keeps her well in view of the player by how much she stands out. 5:14 - I wouldn't have assumed voice acting given the way this game is presented. Does it have sound effects to the voices? I kind of feel various Banjo-Kazooie or Star Fox styled mutterings would match the tone and look of the game better than voices. 7:12 - The games levels look a lot broader than I was expecting. That appears because of how the camera is set, with quick shifts as you move to certain points. It gives a more focused look to the level design, hiding it's openness. 11:00 - That is a particularly strange decision, given you are allowed to customise Waffles at the start. Perhaps the establishment of Waffles is purely to give you incentive to complete the game and return Raven home.
I love your analysis and opinions throughout the video! Really interesting seeing things other people point out that I might have missed 😊 and ya, I would love a physical version! If it had an art book, I'd probably spend hours looking thru it!
@@okgamergirl Thank you; much appreciated knowing my comments are appreciated. Art books with games are always a huge plus. Easily one of the best incentives to preorder a game as they often give glimpses of the development history of the game as well.
Fair point with the game the thing is if you finished the game morphine makes sense and why the shadow makes sense its all in the story Spoilers : the shadow is when violet nearly dies and when you use morphine in the game the doctors really use morphine hence in the last mission there is no shadows its really minimal and the morphine effects are gone
Oh that's super interesting about the morphine! I'll have to watch a complete play through by someone who's a little better at the game than I am, and see how the story ends!
Ok can’t lie. This review was pretty terrible. How can you review Avater: Frontiers when you never really played it? I can tell from the footage that you are less than 3 hours into the story. You spent all those hours running around a small bit of forest collecting things. Your analysis of the story went no further than the opening 2 hour introduction. Basically the tutorial. You haven’t earned or spent any skill points either. So have no idea about the skills and upgrades. The worst thing? You never even mentioned the Ikran. You get the Ikran an after a few main missions. This opens up the whole map since you can now fly wherever you want. Flying is one of the best parts of the game. You didn’t even mention it, yet people spend nearly 40/50% of the game flying their Ikran. There is also Direhorses you can ride a few hours in. If you haven’t flown around the map, you can’t know it. You haven’t visited the flying mountains, or dived headfirst on your Ikran down the front of a mile high waterfall, only to level out at the bottom. You can fly over water and your Ikran will eat fish. Many battles can be fought while flying. You can fly into an RDA base and kill everyone without ever touching the flaw. You mentioned there being few weapons and no guns. Yes, because you haven’t played the game. There are many types of shotguns and assault rifles. There are Rocket launchers. Longbows, heavy bows, shortbows, spears, slings, grenades, mines, trip mines. You don’t know it because you never progressed in the game. Therefore you don’t know the plot of the game, or how the story progresses and/or ends. Even silly things like harvesting plants. It’s very easy to do, but if you don’t like that way of harvesting you can change the settings so you can pick them without effort. All your gripes with the game were nothing to do with what the game offers. Because you played no more than a few short hours in the game, didn’t progress the story, and spent the few hours you played running around collecting a few plants and shooting an arrow or two. No idea if you actually played Avatar 2009, but at least you shot some guns and used a vehicle. You can’t do a review of a game that you experienced about 2% of. Learn and do better. P.S. There are Avatars in Frontiers. One is even in your footage. Alma. She is a big part of the story. If you play the game.
Where is this place in London?
This was a weekend convention called the London Gaming Market, they pop up twice a year I think 🤔 this one was near Russell Square, but they do them in other locations
@@okgamergirl thanks for the info will have to keep an eye out for these next time they come around looks cool 😊
@atomicsamurai9742 no worries! 😁 It's definitely one to go to, and it caters to both hardcore and casual collectors, so you're bound to find a deal!
This game is absolute fire but not popular, that s why i played it late in 2011. Probably the best action adventure platformer. I have never played ratchet, jack or sly, imo they are overrated.
This is just a side note, not criticism, but there is a setting AFOP that makes the gathering a button click, incase you feel like giving it another chance in the future. The only downside to it is that you don’t get any stat bonuses. There’s a few settings like that to make the game easier and more enjoyable if you don’t like certain mechanics, like gathering and the SID mazes.
Oh wow I didn't know about any of those things! Thanks for pointing them out 😊 might give it another go and see if they make a difference to my experience!
I never played a Far Cry game as I'm a Zelda/pokemon gamer only so i preferred Avatar to Far Cry since it fits my Nintendo palette with color and immersive and difficulty
Amazing video. Loved playing Avatar when I was younger and FOP is currently one of my favorite PS5 games. Both games have a certain charm that i greatly appreciate.
yeah ngl your struggle to gather is a skill issue it was not hard at all
I think it was the amount of time it takes up 🤔 like watching a cut scene every time you want to pick a flower
@@okgamergirl yeah thats fair enough, it became like a mini game objective every time, it could of been a small left hand screen gimmick
Exactly! 😊
I really liked the gathering mechanic, as well as resources being limited to different biomes/locations, and that you actually had to look at the Hunter's Guide. That's really immersive and cool for an Avatar game where your connection to nature plays a big role.
Oh ya the different biomes and flora and fauna was a really great detail! And the fact that you had to read up on what you were trying to find was fun, definitely added to the immersion!
with my sweaty hands im sure not only the skin but the steam deck cover will fade away after awhile
You're my favourite scrap runner on UA-cam!☣️😁☘️
Aw shucks 🤭
nice pickups :D you got some good games right there and some bargains 👍
Thanks! It was great finding little bits to add to the collection 😊
Nice honest review, like the video a lot, and after watching it I had to go and play hitman again :) (for some slightly more consistent stealth mechanics)
Thanks! 😊 So, no magical shadows for you then? 😆
@@okgamergirl maybe if it gets an Amiga port lol
@hackbuildrestore 🤣
You could’ve used Sid for taking out facilities quietly, and later on in the game when you take out your first big base you get a shotgun. There are also resting spots where you can skip from day to dusk and so on, that’s how I always gather materials. And one last thing! In your settings you can change the gathering settings, that way a little helping animation comes up and it makes it easier to gather (same goes for Sid, you can choose to auto complete the puzzles in your settings) I get where you’re coming from though but I still will say that you must give it a try again when you’re bored! (Sorry for my bad English lolll 😅)
Your English is great! 😊 I might give it another chance with your advice and see if it makes things a little more engaging! Didn't know there was an auto complete, that will save me a lot of grief 😆
@@okgamergirli did that & thought it was much better cuz i honestly don’t have any patience lolz 😂
Ya, am fairly patient with games, but this really pushed me 😆
I want a remaster of this game so bad. It's definitely my all time favorite nostalgia game
Me too! It's got all the fun mechanics modern players would enjoy, and it would hook original Xbox players back in to the world!
Pixelated trauma.🎮🚁☘️
I kinda feel Azurik came out 20 years too early. It would fit right in as your typical open world 3rd person action RPG game in the 2020s.
Oh totally! It was way ahead of it's time and in need of a remaster!
If you have Game Pass there's absolutely no excuse for not playing it.
That's not a threat....right, Dudley? 😳 🤣🤣
Actually seems very interesting and relaxing! Peaceful plant power!🌱🙌🌺 Great video lass fair play, if it's on PlayStation I might jump on it in the future.☘️
Not on PS...yet! But if and when it does get there, it's well worth your time 🥰
It's on the list ❤
Yay! 🥳
That looks charming!
It really is 😊
it is an effect that can happen when taking berry mentats or an effect that comes from using or being around users that open a scout banner/lunchbox. It tracks lifeforms.
Ah so it is trippy 😆
Nice video. The tempo was good. The game looks interesting. Think I’ll add it to the collection.
Thanks! Hope you enjoy the game 😁
The problem with Frontiers is I'd rather just play Far Cry.
That's exactly what I thought! So I ended up replaying Far Cry 6 😆
I love how they give you the choice here. That seems pretty interesting. Great Video as usual.
Thanks 😁 ya I thought it was cool that you could play either side!
That does look interesting, and it's good you can straight up join the Baddies!
Ya it's cool! Like 2 different games!
Nice idea comparing the two titles lass, reckon I'd prefer Frontiers the basic Far Cry style with some more ethical an narrative/world building aspects would be fun. Great video hope you have a good weekend.🌱🌍🎮☘️
Ya Frontiers is definitely for people who like narrative driven games, while Avatar is more for the action fans who don't need much lore
Hello okgamergirl, Your video missing Something when upload your video. That's why your channel not rank on top search result.
Any one else thinks that it looks like a sci-fi soul reaver!? 😊
Heyy, can you show your configuration for the wiimote please ?
Been at the Glasgow Gaming Market a few times, like this one just a bit too busy and like a mass jumble sale. I much prefer just heading to Sore Thumb Retro Games in York, where you can browse and chat to Lee about the stock (I did see them in your video). I'll need to save the pennies for the next trip
Oh ya, I'd prefer to wander into a store rather than get bumped around 😆 I'd love to visit these vendors in their own stores...they're all such nice people!
First play I tried to keep her in the green so I think I got the 'best' ending.. definitely room for another play through to see the other customers I never picked up 😊 bargain budget stuff and I love it
Oh ya I can see several play throughs trying out different things...different passengers, making her go into the red...I always feel guilty when I push characters into negative emotions or behaviours tho 😆
@@okgamergirl yeah I'm always far too goody goody on games 😅 feel bad for being bad haha
Call it a bad taste, but I loved this game when I was young, by the way, Joey's voice actor is the same as Vito Scaletta from Mafia 2.
It's not bad taste, just that the box art promised one thing and the game delivered another 😆 that's very interesting about Joey's voice actor! Kinda got another chance at being in a Mafia game!
Interesting idea for a game, small shallow talk with taxi drivers(or in general) always irked me plus here in Dublin they are often very expensive so I walk as much as possible or dive onto public transport if need be. I look forward to evolving beyond money an greed.😉 Nice video guys well done and have a great weekend.🎮🚍🚅🍀
Ya I try to avoid talking to people, especially when am having a bad brain day...and paying a premium for a cab when the driver might be chatty doesn't make the trip any easier! Thank goodness for headphones 😆
Superb stuff. Looks like an interesting story!
This is just the start...it gets even more interesting later on! 😁
love the fallout.. and who does not love a bit of acid... lol😀😀😀😀
Good stuff
😁 thanks!
"You do this for me and you'll be a made man, anything you want!"...remember ole Salvador saying that to me in GTA3..right before trying to have me killed haha.😅 Nice video as always lass!🎮🍀
Thanks! Haha ya, whenever someone says 'made man' you know it comes with strings attached 😆
Oh, wow, that voice acting just made me think of South Park... I'm not sure if it's comparable, but the aiming and movement seemed akin to Drake of the 99 Dragons for the Xbox - which is NOT a compliment
Oh if only it was done in the style of South Park! 😆 It might have been more successful 🤔🤣
i finally found someone who talks about shadow warrior reboot quality check
Yay! Welcome to my little nook of UA-cam! 😁
"Came off a little less max payne, and a little more max painfull" lmao Nice video btw, i do think i would have enjoyed a longer segment on the story rather than the segment on the box art, I'm also curious why it seems to have so many different versions of the cover art, but that's just my opinion.
Thanks! I'll make sure I cover more of the story side of things in future videos 😁 thanks for the feedback! Also, I took am curious as to why there's different cover art for the same region 🤔😆
The acting of the extras is on a par with Snorkers level cultural sensitivity! The Nam flashbacks were a good idea. Show where he got his skills from. A bit of jank. Shame it wasn't left to cook for longer...
Ya I liked the attempt at a back story, but I couldn't really concentrate on it because of the weird oriental sounds the game decided to include during those parts 🤣 I really wish they'd worked on it a little longer...it's not every day you get a game that has a real mafia boss overseeing proceedings!
@@okgamergirl Yeah. With that sort of thing it's worth putting the effort in to authenticity!
I just bought 20k acid for a dollar lol
Haha that works too 😆