Well. Another Christmas, another taon of stress, later leading to total bankruptcy because of the expensive PS4 you bought for your children, and you’ll be forced to starve while your parents work multiple jobs just to get by. What a magical time of year. So, naturally, whenever this time of taon comes up, I play every video game I can find and look over at all of the pasko themed levels in it. Weather it is a huge mound of pasko with lights and ribbons, or if it’s a small mound of snow, pasko is always a nice thing to see in video games. So, today, I want to share with you all my personal paborito pasko levels in video games. Rules, as usual. Only one game per franchise, and only ones that I have played. So, with all that said, let us start the list.
#10: Turnabout Goodbyes from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Yep, that’s right. The last trial in the game, where Miles Edgeworth is framed for murder, tensions are high, Manfred acts like a total jerk throughout the trial, Phoenix has no chance at finding the evidence he needs, and has resorted to tumawid examining a damn loro just to figure out something about some crazy bangka renter. So, with all of that insanity, it makes you wonder. What in the hell does any of this have to do with Christmas? Well, the crime takes place on December 25th. They also mention that it is pasko several times, with the real killer saying Merry Christmas, and the DJ on the radio that Larry was listening to on the night of the murder points out that it is ten minutos until pasko (Remember, it’s Ace Attorney. The smallest evidence can be very effective). So, yeah. Even though it has practically nothing to do about Christmas, I am still including it on this list. Next!
#9: Snowman’s Land from Super Mario 64
This may be a bit madami of a snow level rather than a pasko level. I mean, January and February also have snow, but every time I play through Snowman’s Land, it just feels like Christmas. With Cool Cool Mountain, it just feels like a giant snowy mountain, and not much of Christmas. But with Snowman’s Land, it, to me, feels so much like pasko in a way. The huge snowy ground, with an igloo you can go into, a nagyelo lake, a large ice platform you can battle a Bully on tuktok of, and of course, the one that sticks out of them all, the giant snowman that you need to scale in order to get the bituin on top, which can blow you off if you don’t hide behind the giant penguin. just looking up at the snowman in first person mode is incredible to me, and I can never get tired of looking up to remember that I have to climb to the tuktok of that thing for a star. Yeah, it may not look like Christmas, but it definitely has the pasko feeling.
#8: Festive Pack from Minecraft
This may not count as a level, per say, but hey, it’s Christmas. And it’s in a video game. So that’s good enough for me. This has so much to do with Christmas, with the balat including Santa, Rudolph, an elf, a snowman, a zombie covered in figgy pudding, a Creeper in a Santa hat, a walking present, a walking tree, a gingerbread man, Scrooge from A pasko Carol, and a bunch of ugly sweaters, just like Christmas. There are also the dozens of new building equipment you get around this time, such as a nice log cabin, a giant tree, an ice cave, a snowy landscape, and you can make it snow. And who doesn’t like snow? (Anyone who has to drive an oras to work, that’s who). It’s so pasko themed, that the sun has turned into a giant snowflake. What’s not to pag-ibig about that. Yes, I know, it’s no level. But damn it, it’s Christmas. And I want Christmas. And THIS HERE is Christmas.
#7: Snow Land from Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Don’t worry. After this, there won’t be anymore snow levels. Still though, this level feels even madami like a pasko level. Snow Land is the sixth world in the game, and it definitely has madami of a pasko feeling to me. The levels consist of a large snowy plain where Weedle Dees throw snowballs, a small little cabin in the snow, a large slippery mountain with pine trees, a nagyelo land that Kirby has to isketing across, and then there’s the last level of Snow Land, Evergreen Lift, where Kirby has to climb the tuktok of a giant pasko puno to reach the bituin at the top. The treasures here are also pasko related, such as wreaths and trees, and the music… OH THE MUSIC. This is easily my paborito song from the games soundtrack. It definitely has that pasko feeling to it, and I pag-ibig it so much. Sure, it starts slow, but when it gets to the pasko stuff, it is just amazing.
#6: You Better Watch Out from Hitman: Blood Money
We sure did talk about a bunch of light hearted games like Mario and Kirby, so let’s talk about a pasko level from a game where you assassinate people. Agent 47 is asked to assassinate Lorne de Havilland, who has footage of Senator Bingham’s son murdering a woman and plans to ipakita it to the people, so Agent 47 is tasked to get the footage and assassinate the target… with a pasko theme. Like any Hitman game, you are able to hide yourself sa pamamagitan ng donning disguises and striking at the target when the time is right. In this mission, however, you are actually able to dress Agent 47 as Santa Clause. Now I can finally play a game where I shoot a man out of a jacuzzi that is 70 feet about a rocky mountain dressed as Santa. Who would have thought. The level is filled with pasko decorations, holiday music, and girls dressed in the shortest elf skirts I’ve ever seen… well, this is a party in a Hitman game, so I am not to surprised. However, don’t let the pasko theme fool you. There is still the chance you you getting attacked sa pamamagitan ng the assassin that is after Agent 47. But, let me tell you, nothing, not even nearly getting murdered, is going to keep me from enjoying this level.
#5: Totally Scrooged from Gex 3: Enter the Gecko
For those of you who haven’t heard of this level…. I wouldn’t be surprised. Still, it’s a good pasko level. You start off in a little snowy land, where the North Pole has been torn apart sa pamamagitan ng evil elves and a huge Evil Santa mini-boss, who throws presents at you so hard, they can kill you. Yeah, imagine that. However, that’s not all this level has. You are also able to enter the small houses inside to find health or Remotes, and you are also able to explore madami than just this little area. Some other places include a large snowy bridge where you can save a dinosaur character (I don’t get it either), a small lake where you can jump across icebergs, and a burol where you can sled down to the bottom while fighting evil elves who try to knock you off. Yeah, it definitely lacks that whole pasko feeling, but hey, I see trees, I see kendi canes, I even see Santa, so it still counts in my book.
#4: Gotham City from Batman: Arkham Origins
Yes, I know, the online mode is terrible, and this is nowhere near as great as Arkham City, but, at least it’s not Batman and Robin… so with that movie in your mind, try to avoid getting mad for this entry while I talk about it. I didn’t know where they were going when I put this game in, but the last thing I expected was that they would actually make it pasko time around here. Throughout the game, you can see pasko EVERYWHERE! There are huge wreaths strung across the bridges, there is a giant pasko puno in the middle of town, one of the thugs acts like Santa, and even Alfred tries to keep Bruce Wayne tahanan for Christmas, despite the fact that Black Mask has a bunch of assassins looking for Batman to kill him, including Deathstroke. So naturally, just sitting around isn’t the best idea. Yeah, Arkham Origins isn’t the best in the series, but hey… Could be Dark Tomorrow.
#3: Freezeezy Peak from Banjo-Kazooie
Oh man, does this place feel like Christmas. Freezeezy Peak is the fifth world you enter in Banjo-Kazooie. And when you see that giant snowman for the first time, the first thing that pops up into your mind (Or at least mine) is Christmas. The entire level, even the music for it, is all just a bunch of pasko themes. From the tree, to the igloo, to the snowy landscape. It just screams pasko and I pag-ibig it. There are many interesting places to go, like the Snowman, as stated earlier, Boggy’s igloo, the Ice Key in the cave, and village is a nice looking place too. There are some Jiggies to get here as well, sa pamamagitan ng beating Boggy in a pagpaparagos race (Twice), get the Twinkles into the tree, turn into a walrus and talk to Wozza, beat Sir Slush, knock the buttons off of the snowman, find pasko presents, and jump into the snowman's pipe to find a Jiggie. This place is just incredible. There sure were a lot of N64 games with a lot of pasko levels.
#2: pasko Is Here from Bully
pasko is supposed to be one of the happiest times of the year. Not for Jimmy though, that’s for sure. When pasko rolls around, all it is is embarrassment and manual labor. It all starts with Jimmy having to pick up a present that his mother sent him, which is none other than an ugly sweater, which, once he puts it on, everyone laughs at him, and you’ll have to endure it for the entire day. After which, you’ll have to go on stage to be in the kids play of the Nutcracker under the threat that if you refuse, you will fail Music class. And if that wasn’t bad enough, after that, you have to help some homeless Santa make money from kids sa pamamagitan ng finding thrown out pasko decorations and bringing it to him to bring children, while being chased sa pamamagitan ng two elves and a dog (Don’t ask me). Yeah, it’s far from having all the pasko cheer, but what can I say. I really like Bully.
#1: Toy araw from Animal Crossing
Of course I was going to include this one in here. It just had to be Animal Crossing. You gotta wait for pasko in reality, and you gotta wait for it here in Animal Crossing as well. But, that isn’t what makes it number one. No, there are a LOT madami reasons that make it number one on this list. What I like about it is how it really IS Christmas. No climbing up snowmen, no walking through a snowy field, no beating up criminals, no defending people in court, no murdering a guy because he’s blackmailing a political figure. No, this is straight up Christmas. In the original Animal Crossing game, Jingle would reward you with a present every time you found him, while delivering presents to the other villagers. In City Folk, he would give you a present for each different pair of clothing you had. And in New Leaf, he just got incredibly lazy and asks you to deliver the presents and instead of getting five or as many as you want, you get one….. New Leaf’s one isn’t all that good, really. But, who cares, it still has the pasko feeling, it still has the wonderful moments that pasko brings, and it still gives you that warm feeling you get every year. And that’s why Toy araw is number one.
So, there you have it. Did you enjoy the list? Tell me what you thought of it. With that said, I will see you all susunod time.
#10: Turnabout Goodbyes from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
Yep, that’s right. The last trial in the game, where Miles Edgeworth is framed for murder, tensions are high, Manfred acts like a total jerk throughout the trial, Phoenix has no chance at finding the evidence he needs, and has resorted to tumawid examining a damn loro just to figure out something about some crazy bangka renter. So, with all of that insanity, it makes you wonder. What in the hell does any of this have to do with Christmas? Well, the crime takes place on December 25th. They also mention that it is pasko several times, with the real killer saying Merry Christmas, and the DJ on the radio that Larry was listening to on the night of the murder points out that it is ten minutos until pasko (Remember, it’s Ace Attorney. The smallest evidence can be very effective). So, yeah. Even though it has practically nothing to do about Christmas, I am still including it on this list. Next!
#9: Snowman’s Land from Super Mario 64
This may be a bit madami of a snow level rather than a pasko level. I mean, January and February also have snow, but every time I play through Snowman’s Land, it just feels like Christmas. With Cool Cool Mountain, it just feels like a giant snowy mountain, and not much of Christmas. But with Snowman’s Land, it, to me, feels so much like pasko in a way. The huge snowy ground, with an igloo you can go into, a nagyelo lake, a large ice platform you can battle a Bully on tuktok of, and of course, the one that sticks out of them all, the giant snowman that you need to scale in order to get the bituin on top, which can blow you off if you don’t hide behind the giant penguin. just looking up at the snowman in first person mode is incredible to me, and I can never get tired of looking up to remember that I have to climb to the tuktok of that thing for a star. Yeah, it may not look like Christmas, but it definitely has the pasko feeling.
#8: Festive Pack from Minecraft
This may not count as a level, per say, but hey, it’s Christmas. And it’s in a video game. So that’s good enough for me. This has so much to do with Christmas, with the balat including Santa, Rudolph, an elf, a snowman, a zombie covered in figgy pudding, a Creeper in a Santa hat, a walking present, a walking tree, a gingerbread man, Scrooge from A pasko Carol, and a bunch of ugly sweaters, just like Christmas. There are also the dozens of new building equipment you get around this time, such as a nice log cabin, a giant tree, an ice cave, a snowy landscape, and you can make it snow. And who doesn’t like snow? (Anyone who has to drive an oras to work, that’s who). It’s so pasko themed, that the sun has turned into a giant snowflake. What’s not to pag-ibig about that. Yes, I know, it’s no level. But damn it, it’s Christmas. And I want Christmas. And THIS HERE is Christmas.
#7: Snow Land from Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Don’t worry. After this, there won’t be anymore snow levels. Still though, this level feels even madami like a pasko level. Snow Land is the sixth world in the game, and it definitely has madami of a pasko feeling to me. The levels consist of a large snowy plain where Weedle Dees throw snowballs, a small little cabin in the snow, a large slippery mountain with pine trees, a nagyelo land that Kirby has to isketing across, and then there’s the last level of Snow Land, Evergreen Lift, where Kirby has to climb the tuktok of a giant pasko puno to reach the bituin at the top. The treasures here are also pasko related, such as wreaths and trees, and the music… OH THE MUSIC. This is easily my paborito song from the games soundtrack. It definitely has that pasko feeling to it, and I pag-ibig it so much. Sure, it starts slow, but when it gets to the pasko stuff, it is just amazing.
#6: You Better Watch Out from Hitman: Blood Money
We sure did talk about a bunch of light hearted games like Mario and Kirby, so let’s talk about a pasko level from a game where you assassinate people. Agent 47 is asked to assassinate Lorne de Havilland, who has footage of Senator Bingham’s son murdering a woman and plans to ipakita it to the people, so Agent 47 is tasked to get the footage and assassinate the target… with a pasko theme. Like any Hitman game, you are able to hide yourself sa pamamagitan ng donning disguises and striking at the target when the time is right. In this mission, however, you are actually able to dress Agent 47 as Santa Clause. Now I can finally play a game where I shoot a man out of a jacuzzi that is 70 feet about a rocky mountain dressed as Santa. Who would have thought. The level is filled with pasko decorations, holiday music, and girls dressed in the shortest elf skirts I’ve ever seen… well, this is a party in a Hitman game, so I am not to surprised. However, don’t let the pasko theme fool you. There is still the chance you you getting attacked sa pamamagitan ng the assassin that is after Agent 47. But, let me tell you, nothing, not even nearly getting murdered, is going to keep me from enjoying this level.
#5: Totally Scrooged from Gex 3: Enter the Gecko
For those of you who haven’t heard of this level…. I wouldn’t be surprised. Still, it’s a good pasko level. You start off in a little snowy land, where the North Pole has been torn apart sa pamamagitan ng evil elves and a huge Evil Santa mini-boss, who throws presents at you so hard, they can kill you. Yeah, imagine that. However, that’s not all this level has. You are also able to enter the small houses inside to find health or Remotes, and you are also able to explore madami than just this little area. Some other places include a large snowy bridge where you can save a dinosaur character (I don’t get it either), a small lake where you can jump across icebergs, and a burol where you can sled down to the bottom while fighting evil elves who try to knock you off. Yeah, it definitely lacks that whole pasko feeling, but hey, I see trees, I see kendi canes, I even see Santa, so it still counts in my book.
#4: Gotham City from Batman: Arkham Origins
Yes, I know, the online mode is terrible, and this is nowhere near as great as Arkham City, but, at least it’s not Batman and Robin… so with that movie in your mind, try to avoid getting mad for this entry while I talk about it. I didn’t know where they were going when I put this game in, but the last thing I expected was that they would actually make it pasko time around here. Throughout the game, you can see pasko EVERYWHERE! There are huge wreaths strung across the bridges, there is a giant pasko puno in the middle of town, one of the thugs acts like Santa, and even Alfred tries to keep Bruce Wayne tahanan for Christmas, despite the fact that Black Mask has a bunch of assassins looking for Batman to kill him, including Deathstroke. So naturally, just sitting around isn’t the best idea. Yeah, Arkham Origins isn’t the best in the series, but hey… Could be Dark Tomorrow.
#3: Freezeezy Peak from Banjo-Kazooie
Oh man, does this place feel like Christmas. Freezeezy Peak is the fifth world you enter in Banjo-Kazooie. And when you see that giant snowman for the first time, the first thing that pops up into your mind (Or at least mine) is Christmas. The entire level, even the music for it, is all just a bunch of pasko themes. From the tree, to the igloo, to the snowy landscape. It just screams pasko and I pag-ibig it. There are many interesting places to go, like the Snowman, as stated earlier, Boggy’s igloo, the Ice Key in the cave, and village is a nice looking place too. There are some Jiggies to get here as well, sa pamamagitan ng beating Boggy in a pagpaparagos race (Twice), get the Twinkles into the tree, turn into a walrus and talk to Wozza, beat Sir Slush, knock the buttons off of the snowman, find pasko presents, and jump into the snowman's pipe to find a Jiggie. This place is just incredible. There sure were a lot of N64 games with a lot of pasko levels.
#2: pasko Is Here from Bully
pasko is supposed to be one of the happiest times of the year. Not for Jimmy though, that’s for sure. When pasko rolls around, all it is is embarrassment and manual labor. It all starts with Jimmy having to pick up a present that his mother sent him, which is none other than an ugly sweater, which, once he puts it on, everyone laughs at him, and you’ll have to endure it for the entire day. After which, you’ll have to go on stage to be in the kids play of the Nutcracker under the threat that if you refuse, you will fail Music class. And if that wasn’t bad enough, after that, you have to help some homeless Santa make money from kids sa pamamagitan ng finding thrown out pasko decorations and bringing it to him to bring children, while being chased sa pamamagitan ng two elves and a dog (Don’t ask me). Yeah, it’s far from having all the pasko cheer, but what can I say. I really like Bully.
#1: Toy araw from Animal Crossing
Of course I was going to include this one in here. It just had to be Animal Crossing. You gotta wait for pasko in reality, and you gotta wait for it here in Animal Crossing as well. But, that isn’t what makes it number one. No, there are a LOT madami reasons that make it number one on this list. What I like about it is how it really IS Christmas. No climbing up snowmen, no walking through a snowy field, no beating up criminals, no defending people in court, no murdering a guy because he’s blackmailing a political figure. No, this is straight up Christmas. In the original Animal Crossing game, Jingle would reward you with a present every time you found him, while delivering presents to the other villagers. In City Folk, he would give you a present for each different pair of clothing you had. And in New Leaf, he just got incredibly lazy and asks you to deliver the presents and instead of getting five or as many as you want, you get one….. New Leaf’s one isn’t all that good, really. But, who cares, it still has the pasko feeling, it still has the wonderful moments that pasko brings, and it still gives you that warm feeling you get every year. And that’s why Toy araw is number one.
So, there you have it. Did you enjoy the list? Tell me what you thought of it. With that said, I will see you all susunod time.
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#10: Antoine from Dead Rising 2 - Now, I like Antoine. He has a great backstory and character.... but the fight is just SO ANNOYING! Now, I could have put Cletus from the original Dead Rising, but I already touched...
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#10: Antoine from Dead Rising 2 - Now, I like Antoine. He has a great backstory and character.... but the fight is just SO ANNOYING! Now, I could have put Cletus from the original Dead Rising, but I already touched...
