Costume Quest, Part One: Bullies, Grubbins, Candy & Apples

Part One of my escapades in Costume Quest, in which I out-maneuver a bully with some sweet air time, lay the smack down on some Grubbins, collect all the candy, and bob for apples repeatedly because mini games are fun.

[This blog entry is part of a series taking place throughout the month of October.]

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So, I mentioned last time that your sibling gets kidnapped by a Grubbin (ugly green guys who are stealing all the candy in town) because your lame-o sibling is dressed up like a piece of candy corn. They've been thrown over this massive, ominous-looking gate and the only way to get it to open is to trick-or-treat your way through all of the available neighborhood. To do this, there are a bunch of other things you have to do.

The first obstacle, after you get your swanky robot costume restored (we've gotta find that witch and figure out why she blew our costume away in the first place) is getting past this gang of kids dressed up like mummies. The leader is hitting a kid dressed up like a knight, and you decide that just isn't cool with you.

After the bully foolishly tries to race you (swift-skating robot that you are), you get some sweet air time by going over a ramp while the bully crashes into a pile of trash cans right in front of the local police officer -- who threatens to call his parents, which sends him running home. You become instant besties with the knight in shining armor and gain access to another costume's powers when you fight the Grubbins.

Your new buddy Everett suggests a visit to Sadie in the park, who apparently sells things called Battle Stamps. By trading candy for these stamps, you get some sweet bonuses during your battles. I was reluctant to part with my candy at first, but some of the fights were actually rather hard (and I was defeated -- but thankfully didn't lose anything valuable) and I told myself I'd just whack more stationary objects with my candy bucket to make it rain candy.

The park also contains one of my favorite things I've encountered thus far: bobbing for apples. It's a fun, timed mini game that offers different prizes as you play -- notably candy, but also a nice Creepy Treat. Green apples give you 3 points, red give you 1, and you're gonna regret biting into one of those wormy apples -- bleck!

There were other quests to tackle in the area, of course: 6 trick-or-treaters hiding around the neighborhood (the reward is your second candy bag); having to put together a patriotic costume to get into a kid's patriotic party so you can steal cherries from his tree; giving said cherries to your principal who's blockaded a street with her bake sale and won't let you pass until you help her out; trading Creepy Treats with a couple of the local kids; and trick-or-treating at all 20 of the area's houses. Once you get all 20, the Grubbins are called away and that massive gate finally opens, letting you and Everett go rushing off to save your unfortunate, less-cool sibling.

I'll let you know how that goes next week. For now, here's the current total in the competition between myself and Green Owl. He promises to give me more competition next week when he can put in some more game time! (Bring it!)

1 point for every 100 candy pieces, 1 point for each other category lead.

I hope you're enjoying the Halloween adventure so far, and I truly wish I could share some of the gameplay with you. I encourage you to look for other Extra Lifers who might be streaming this game this month! As always, please consider donating to help the charity. Every dollar is #ForTheKids.