So I obviously fell short of that schedule thing so today I'm going to do a music post and review of a game that led me to discover that song. It's kinda like a double whammy of no one cares xD... you know they keep saying this phrase... I think it was something like "Confidence is king...". Yeah I'm failing miserably at that.
So the song Obstacles is by an indie band called Syd Matters. They are a French band with a very calming style of music. They feature a mixture of folk music and "melancholic pop" [as per Wikipedia (best source EVER)]. They combine acoustic instruments while holding true to some electronic roots. (Ok so I may have just paraphrased what I read on Wikipedia because I have absolutely no clue about this band, only that they have some awesome music. I'm sure there is a better source of info our there on this band anywhere else on the internet.)
The song itself features some great guitar as well as synth(?) in the intro. It is a very calming melody and definitely helps me think clearly sometimes. It is on my Chill Out playlist for that same reason. It is a very serene song that just, I don't know, work some weird magic on you to relax you. It just works. The song is just a nice thing to listen to whenever.
The game Life is Strange is a choice-based game published by the company Square-Enix. A lot of gamers know Square-Enix for their involvement with Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest, all of which are RPGs (Role Playing Games). The game centers around a girl named Maxine Caufield who is going to a school in her hometown after leaving for a five year period. She discovers that she has the ability to reverse time to an extent and now she can manipulate the choices she makes which will affect different outcomes of the game. The game allows you to rethink the decisions you make but once you've made them, you're stuck with them. This is a concept that think is an amazing point for video games.
On of my big things about this game is that the developers (not the publishers) were very skeptical about picking up a publisher as many wanted to replace the female lead with a male lead. The fact that the developers (Dontnod Entertainment) kept their stance on having a female lead is admirable and in my opinion should be a standard in the industry. Anyways, they got picked up by Square-Enix with a female lead so props to Square-Enix, you know get to make a lot of money of an amazing game. My only issue with the game is that it is being released in an episodic style, meaning the game is split up and each "episode" is released after a short period in between. That's a personal dislike but it does make people want to wait for the next part and it also give people the chance to try out the first episode to see if they like it. Episode 2 should be released in March.
This game is rated M for mature by the ESRB. Just an FYI for those who are doing age checks.
That's all my opinions on this song and this game. Check them out if you're interested. Any feedback or thoughts about the content is always accepted.
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