Episode 114 - Ben's Review of TEVI

This week, Ben is joined by long time fan and “aunt of the pod” Norah for a game review episode.  After a BIG thank you to a PR ninja and some miscellaneous chatter about the origin of the “bunny girl” archetype, Ben dives right in to his assessment of the platform / bullet hell shooter mashup, TEVI!  Stay tuned after the show for the latest 2VP tee shirt advertisement, brought to you by Partly Robot Industries.

00:00:21 - Traffic on the 1’s and 7’s, a year of Norah, Alaska, and a smoked salmon monsoon 00:02:41 - Ben’s PAX West 2024 plans, Bust-A-Move, and giving thanks to Robert… a PR Ninja 00:05:21 - PSN certification delays, Norah’s thoughts on aesthetics, and video game romances  00:09:26 - Norah is like the squirrel, and developing relationships with fictional characters  00:14:03 - Cutscene spectacles, being desensitized by the media, and a bunny wants to fit in 00:17:50 - “Metroidvania” / “bullet hell” mashup, Rabi-Ribi’s story, and the Playboy connection 00:20:19 - Try to be unbiased, reading for the articles, and from the perspective of a Boomer 00:23:04 - The mistreatment of people, power dynamics, and articles by well known authors 00:26:25 - Back to the bunny, Norah learns a new word, and looking for hidden objects 00:28:53 - The would of Az, an interesting use for a belt, and angel and demon shot mechanics 00:31:28 - The anime segments of TEVI, Ben cancels his scoring math, and Norah buying PS5 00:33:06 - Ben starts his 3 ups with a platform genera comparison and ends with cool graphics 00:35:38 - Starting with a mini-down, too many sigils, missing the sweet spot, and a big map 00:39:40 - Norah asks about skipping things, Ben’s playing strategy, and linear storylines 00:43:01 - Generational perceptions of game length, and DO check out TEVI for a nostalgic trip 00:46:23 - Another PR ninja shoutout, what Norah is wearing, and Andrew’s TeePublic ad

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TEVI Review *** A big thank you to Robert Lashley… PR Ninja from Team Critical Hit for the review key! *** Developed by CreSpirit, GemaYue, Ein Lee Published by CreSpirit, Neverland Entertainment for PC version And PM Studios Inc. for the PS5 and Switch version

3 UPs  - TEVI is a masterfully crafted platform game with a significant number of exploration opportunities and gameplay depth. - Tevi and supporting characters are highly customizable through the use of sigils to match your style of play. - TEVI looks, sounds, and plays like a “best in class” retro 4th (16-bit) or 5th (32-bit) generation console platform game.

3 DOWNs - The voice acting is not in English; however, there are English subtitles. - The pool of sigils which grows throughout the game (up to a grand total of 250 possible) and their varying point values can make it very time consuming when creating your customized character build.   - The map of Az’s explorable areas was too far too vast and confusing to figure out where you wanted to go with ease.  This goes for the story as well.  At times I was disoriented or lost within each.   

DO BUY and PLAY if…  You love retro style platform games; this game has lots of gameplay depth for a low cost!  

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