

“things like candy, juice, toys, fun gadgets were rare in the home.”ĭespite his lack of toys and such as a youngster, Henpaku was fascinated by video games. Yet, there were a lot of leisures that his family just couldn’t afford to have. He described his childhood as rough, but they were never homeless or anything too extreme. Henpaku grew up in LA where he was raised by a single mother. By the end of the stream we were convinced that this player had something more, beyond being fun to watch and being exceptional at Dead Cells.Īfter a quick pitch to Henpaku about an interview, we exchanged Discord messages and Henpaku told us his tale. He was funny, personable, and seemed to know the ins and outs of his games like few could. He shared with us the sheer amount of hours he’d spent in this simulation, while also sharing some stories. We popped into the channel to find him playing Factorio, a massive simulation game that emphasises the building and maintaining of factories, mines, and electrical grids. While checking out the speedrun and the player who uploaded it, a notification showed that Henpaku was live on Twitch at the time. While searching for potential content, we browsed through some speedrun leaderboards and eventually hit up Dead Cells and discovered an exceptional time.
DEAD CELLS SWITCH BOSS AFTER 1 CELL FULL
While many players are enjoying the recent full launch of Dead Cells, this game surprisingly connected us to a player with a story to tell, Henpaku. The community feedback was invaluable for the developers who were able to add and further develop a large sum of content. Dead Cells is one of the standout titles in the retro-inspired genre it is a game that went through an extensive process of early access that lasted a little over a year. Games inspired by classics are becoming more prominent across just about every console, but while the style can add a lot of nostalgia flavor, the game must do something different or something exceptional to differentiate.
