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Jopagu
For: I wanna be the Crimson
For: I wanna be the Crimson
There's little to be said about Crimson that hasn't already said, but I like the sound of my own voice so here I go.
Crimson is a game that is most certainly not for everyone, but even still I don't think it deserves the constant lambasting it gets these days. Even as an enjoyer of the game, it's far from perfect. There are a lot of annoying flying spikes, poor needle choices, and one secret that seems impossible to find without a guide (gravity castle). However, there's also a lot of fun platforming mixed in. It's not great needle by modern standards, but given the release date I was pleasantly surprised. I find myself enjoying the classic style of needle more these days, and this game executes it well enough of the time I found it on average good. The secret hunting is mostly fun if you like these types of secrets, but I know most people loathe them. Overall, the platforming is a mixed bag, with some stuff that's pretty awful, but a lot of stuff that's really enjoyable if you're the kind of person who likes old needle.
Onto the bosses. The bat boss is horrible, vile, and despicable. The final boss however is one of the best fights I've played, and the reason my rating is so high. Some notes on my playstyle: I was extremely reckless in the first half, maximizing damage and inviting some crazy dodges. I also didn't avoid hitting blue, so I would get water about halfway through. Personally, this made the fight really interesting. The water has some annoying bugs sure, but they're pretty rare, and in the end I think the water adds an extra dimension to the gameplay that is really fun to solve. The boss is a test of willpower and focus as much as anything, and I personally think the length is to its benefit. By it's nature, all the threats are really simple, but there are so many of them at once you find your attention split. It's a pleasure trying to figure out how to deal with all the attacks, and mastering all the different things you have to consider when fighting it. The boss involves a lot of strategy, and much of my progress felt like learning rather than improving execution, which is a great thing in my opinion. The fight took me about 8 hours, and yet I was having fun the whole time. It's an excellent fight that is a masterclass in using simple attacks to create a complex fight.
Ultimately, this game probably isn't for most people in the modern fangame ecosystem. However, it has its niche, and is well deserving of classic status. If you're skilled enough for it, I'd say this game might be worth playing through just for the final boss. Despite some serious lows, most of this game was a good enough experience I couldn't stay unhappy for long. I know I'm in the minority in this, but I think Crimson is a great game.
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Crimson is a game that is most certainly not for everyone, but even still I don't think it deserves the constant lambasting it gets these days. Even as an enjoyer of the game, it's far from perfect. There are a lot of annoying flying spikes, poor needle choices, and one secret that seems impossible to find without a guide (gravity castle). However, there's also a lot of fun platforming mixed in. It's not great needle by modern standards, but given the release date I was pleasantly surprised. I find myself enjoying the classic style of needle more these days, and this game executes it well enough of the time I found it on average good. The secret hunting is mostly fun if you like these types of secrets, but I know most people loathe them. Overall, the platforming is a mixed bag, with some stuff that's pretty awful, but a lot of stuff that's really enjoyable if you're the kind of person who likes old needle.
Onto the bosses. The bat boss is horrible, vile, and despicable. The final boss however is one of the best fights I've played, and the reason my rating is so high. Some notes on my playstyle: I was extremely reckless in the first half, maximizing damage and inviting some crazy dodges. I also didn't avoid hitting blue, so I would get water about halfway through. Personally, this made the fight really interesting. The water has some annoying bugs sure, but they're pretty rare, and in the end I think the water adds an extra dimension to the gameplay that is really fun to solve. The boss is a test of willpower and focus as much as anything, and I personally think the length is to its benefit. By it's nature, all the threats are really simple, but there are so many of them at once you find your attention split. It's a pleasure trying to figure out how to deal with all the attacks, and mastering all the different things you have to consider when fighting it. The boss involves a lot of strategy, and much of my progress felt like learning rather than improving execution, which is a great thing in my opinion. The fight took me about 8 hours, and yet I was having fun the whole time. It's an excellent fight that is a masterclass in using simple attacks to create a complex fight.
Ultimately, this game probably isn't for most people in the modern fangame ecosystem. However, it has its niche, and is well deserving of classic status. If you're skilled enough for it, I'd say this game might be worth playing through just for the final boss. Despite some serious lows, most of this game was a good enough experience I couldn't stay unhappy for long. I know I'm in the minority in this, but I think Crimson is a great game.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 75 75
Jan 23, 2023
Riot3_1_2_1
For: i wanna play traps game修正版
For: i wanna play traps game修正版
just ask admins to put the link.
Tagged as: Corrupt
[0] Likes
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Jan 23, 2023
Riot3_1_2_1
For: i wanna play traps game
For: i wanna play traps game
Nina by PinocchioP... this is Barrage Festival vol. 1 lol
Tagged as: Corrupt
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Jan 23, 2023
spawneable
For: I wanna beat the Hurtful pain tower
[1] Like
For: I wanna beat the Hurtful pain tower
[1] Like
Rating: 8.8 88
Difficulty: 72 72
Jan 23, 2023
Cthaere
For: Dadu Needle
For: Dadu Needle
TL;DR: I played this because I've heard this was pretty bad and thought it looked decently fun, with the reputation being exaggerated and the game itself mediocre at worst. I was wrong.
Dadu needle is a 50f jtool needle game. Visuals and needle style (and presumably maker) changes every 5 floors. None of the visuals are particularly appealing or ugly, and I had the game muted so I wouldn't know if the music changes too.
As far as the progression goes, the first 20 floors are completely inoffensive if unmemorable and mostly serve to ease you in. The rest is a mixed bag, both in regards to style, jtool gimmicks used (with most stages being pure needle), and quality, with 2 particular stages later on that stand out unfavorably. In the first, the design constraints movement in a way that can be best described to as "minimalist modern FTFA-like", forcing the player to make long horizontal jumps without hitting spikes that restrict their height. The other gave me the worst hand pain I've ever experienced while playing needle through the worst vine usage I've ever played, requiring precise positioning on vines to clear extremely cramped sections, with the jumps themselves being either fulljumps, low jumps off of vines, or just holding the jump button for 20 seconds trying to frantically hop from vine to vine using the precise spot where it works.
As far as the general needle design, the game has a tendency of randomly throwing jumps at you that are far more precise than you'd expect. There are only 3-4 stages mostly exempt from this after the first 10 floors, including the two mentioned above where all the jumps are equally obnoxiously precise (although at least the first of those has some short save screens). It is painfully obvious that this game was insufficiently tested (with only 1 tester credited in the readme).
All in all, I feel as though the current reviews understate how bad this game gets at its worst, to the point I came into it with low expectations and morbid curiosity yet still managed to be left disappointed and frustrated. While I will note that I have not played needle in quite a while prior to it and was a bit rusty, I do not think it was a significant factor in my experience. Would absolutely recommend to avoid playing this.
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Dadu needle is a 50f jtool needle game. Visuals and needle style (and presumably maker) changes every 5 floors. None of the visuals are particularly appealing or ugly, and I had the game muted so I wouldn't know if the music changes too.
As far as the progression goes, the first 20 floors are completely inoffensive if unmemorable and mostly serve to ease you in. The rest is a mixed bag, both in regards to style, jtool gimmicks used (with most stages being pure needle), and quality, with 2 particular stages later on that stand out unfavorably. In the first, the design constraints movement in a way that can be best described to as "minimalist modern FTFA-like", forcing the player to make long horizontal jumps without hitting spikes that restrict their height. The other gave me the worst hand pain I've ever experienced while playing needle through the worst vine usage I've ever played, requiring precise positioning on vines to clear extremely cramped sections, with the jumps themselves being either fulljumps, low jumps off of vines, or just holding the jump button for 20 seconds trying to frantically hop from vine to vine using the precise spot where it works.
As far as the general needle design, the game has a tendency of randomly throwing jumps at you that are far more precise than you'd expect. There are only 3-4 stages mostly exempt from this after the first 10 floors, including the two mentioned above where all the jumps are equally obnoxiously precise (although at least the first of those has some short save screens). It is painfully obvious that this game was insufficiently tested (with only 1 tester credited in the readme).
All in all, I feel as though the current reviews understate how bad this game gets at its worst, to the point I came into it with low expectations and morbid curiosity yet still managed to be left disappointed and frustrated. While I will note that I have not played needle in quite a while prior to it and was a bit rusty, I do not think it was a significant factor in my experience. Would absolutely recommend to avoid playing this.
Rating: 3.5 35
Difficulty: 80 80
Jan 23, 2023
SilentNight
For: I Wanna Take The Neon Highway
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For: I Wanna Take The Neon Highway
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Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 65 65
Jan 23, 2023