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Hi, I'm Jopagu. She/They pronouns please :)
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Jopagu
For: I Wanna Kill the Sudoku
For: I Wanna Kill the Sudoku
The game that sparked the sudoku genre. Kill the Sudoku is a collection of "special" (read: bad) games. Unfortunately, it being the progenitor of sudoku means it doesn't have our modern understanding of sudoku. That is, these days sudoku means "so bad it's good", but many of the screen picks in this game are just bad. This includes precision needle, awkward but humorless platforming, and a few instances of offensive content. Ultimately, this game manages to be a decent game, if you can find it in yourself to enjoy trashy needle, but it fails at being funny. There are only a few instances where the screen picks are actually funny, most of them are just bland and annoying. There are a lot of unfunny memes (perhaps they were funny in 2015), and none of the intentionally memey picks really land. The best picks are those that involve wacky gimmicks and the luck checks. Those are pretty close to modern sudoku. Unfortunately, most of the game is memes and bad needle, which for the most part fails to be funny. One of my biggest complaints is the music choices, which start out as fun, classic memes, but progressively devolve into annoying, unfunny songs. Since the game gets harder over time, this means you're listening to the worst songs for the longest.
Overall, this game is actually really interesting to play from a historical perspective, and I would easily recommend it to people interested in fangame history. For sudoku fans, it's a more questionable recommendation, but I think it still has enough merit to be played. I shouldn't have to say this, but if you're not in those groups, don't play this game!
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Overall, this game is actually really interesting to play from a historical perspective, and I would easily recommend it to people interested in fangame history. For sudoku fans, it's a more questionable recommendation, but I think it still has enough merit to be played. I shouldn't have to say this, but if you're not in those groups, don't play this game!
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 60 60
Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: Draw my Guy FGM Edition
For: Draw my Guy FGM Edition
Cute little adventure game where you draw in the obstacles yourself. The main gimmick is really fun, although it's a bit too easy to make invisible sprites against a given background, and there's no way to edit them later. The gameplay is decent, with some cute sections using the things you make. The big issue is that there's little indication of where to go next, on one screen I died to like 3 kill borders before figuring out which way was actually the path.
Overall, a cute game that's a good way to take up a bit of time, but the gimmick isn't used to its fullest, and can't remedy some flawed design.
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Overall, a cute game that's a good way to take up a bit of time, but the gimmick isn't used to its fullest, and can't remedy some flawed design.
Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: 35 35
Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna randrandrand
For: I wanna randrandrand
An intriguing little game, that has become rather influential for jokey games these days. As the first of its kind, it suffers from some pitfalls that have been improved upon by later variants, however it's still quite fun! The randomly placed obstacles force some interesting movements, and it's enjoyable to try to get through a layout that's only barely possible! The biggest issue is the lack of a safe zone around the spawn. On a lot of screens that leads to having to do several restarts because an object spawns on you before you get a real attempt. There is an auto-save, but it doesn't work if you spawn in an object, so you'll occasionally have to redo screens. However, the game is still very fun, and despite having only basic gimmicks, has some really interesting ideas for rooms, especially towards the end. I thought this game would wind up only having merit as a piece of history, but ultimately I found it a worthwhile experience on its own.
Tagged as: Special
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Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: 50 50
Apr 23, 2023
Jopagu
For: I Wanna Kill The Last Boss
For: I Wanna Kill The Last Boss
A beautiful disaster. It's rare to find a game that has "what were they thinking" moments almost every screen. From absurd hitboxes, invisible blocks, horrific visuals, to some of the worst designed bosses I've ever seen, this game has it all. I found myself laughing out loud with my head in my hands, shaken to my core with the knowledge that this game was designed by one of my fellow humans. I also found myself getting annoyed at frustrating bosses with stupid attacks and 1,000 health. Make no mistake, this is a bad game that is often very unfun. However, it's still worth playing because at the end of the day, it's an experience I don't regret having.
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Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 55 55
Apr 23, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna eat the worm
For: I wanna eat the worm
Absolutely hilarious sudoku collab, that also manages to create some fun gameplay and super interesting gimmicks! The jokes and intentional bad design are done really well, to the point where I was constantly smiling at the sheer absurdity of how shitty some of the screens were. There are a few places where it was more awkward than funny, notably the water area's invisible maze. It's a hard line to walk, but thankfully this game balances it really well and only a few spots annoyed me. About half the game is focused on generating humor through intentionally garbage design, and the other half is focused on insane gimmicks (that also carry a degree of bad design). These gimmicks are really fun to play with, and carry some super unique ideas. I'd recommend going in unspoiled so you can experience these for the first time yourself.
Overall, Eat the Worm wears the crown of intentional sudoku, bringing fun gameplay to the table without compromising the wacky stupidity that makes sudoku sudoku. An easy recommendation for fans of sudoku games, and fans of adventure games who want to see the wacky side of things.
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Overall, Eat the Worm wears the crown of intentional sudoku, bringing fun gameplay to the table without compromising the wacky stupidity that makes sudoku sudoku. An easy recommendation for fans of sudoku games, and fans of adventure games who want to see the wacky side of things.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 50 50
Apr 23, 2023
3 Games
Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
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I Wanna Free the Fortress | 59.0 | 8.3 | 10 |
The "Needle" | 53.0 | 6.7 | 15 |
I Wanna [Expunged] the [Expunged] | 19.3 | 8.9 | 7 |
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