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I only properly rate games I truly enjoyed. If I didn't enjoy it, then it simply wasn't for me, and I don't want to prevent someone else from playing something they would otherwise love because of my words.
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Chatran
For: I wanna be GENKI with you
For: I wanna be GENKI with you
This is a game with a massive amount of charm to it that makes for an overall very memorable experience, however with the caveat that only the experience as a whole will be remembered and not any individual part. Basically all of the platforming is dense with all sorts of mechanics, gimmicks, creatures, what have you, but the design around it all is so loose that sometimes you can avoid all of it to progress. I feel like this is the game's main detriment, where nothing in particular really stuck to me, but this is a game where I feel its presentation is the main point of its existence, which I can definitely respect, and I feel like that's where this game shines best.
Unfortunately I felt like because of the looseness of almost all of its design, the quality of how it actually plays suffers, from either posing 0 challenge to being needlessly tedious. Generally, the more tedious sections I found actually forced you to interact with the screen instead of just ignoring it all. I definitely didn't mind the lack of challenge in most of the game, but it makes the worst bits stick out all the worse in my head, because they're all that stuck with me to the end.
The same can't fully be said of the bosses, which are all so unique in their own ways. Excepting two bosses, they are all mostly a spectacle that don't pose too much of a challenge in their most daunting forms, and it's those bosses I look on the fondest. I did find Jewel Rat and the final boss to be much more overwhelming due to the length of the fights; aside from the fact that for those two there are prerequisites for dealing damage, they basically follow the same format every other boss in the games follow, but because it takes so much longer to hit them, that daunting spectacle they utilize end up getting in the way in the most irritating ways, and I admit I did not keep my cool as well as I would have liked playing the game in those spots. I really didn't enjoy the final boss at all up until my last two attempts on it.
Despite my issues, and the fact that this game probably isn't a great choice as an introduction fangame for really anyone, I still think this is an essential play because it is definitely a work of art that I respect a lot.
[1] Like
Unfortunately I felt like because of the looseness of almost all of its design, the quality of how it actually plays suffers, from either posing 0 challenge to being needlessly tedious. Generally, the more tedious sections I found actually forced you to interact with the screen instead of just ignoring it all. I definitely didn't mind the lack of challenge in most of the game, but it makes the worst bits stick out all the worse in my head, because they're all that stuck with me to the end.
The same can't fully be said of the bosses, which are all so unique in their own ways. Excepting two bosses, they are all mostly a spectacle that don't pose too much of a challenge in their most daunting forms, and it's those bosses I look on the fondest. I did find Jewel Rat and the final boss to be much more overwhelming due to the length of the fights; aside from the fact that for those two there are prerequisites for dealing damage, they basically follow the same format every other boss in the games follow, but because it takes so much longer to hit them, that daunting spectacle they utilize end up getting in the way in the most irritating ways, and I admit I did not keep my cool as well as I would have liked playing the game in those spots. I really didn't enjoy the final boss at all up until my last two attempts on it.
Despite my issues, and the fact that this game probably isn't a great choice as an introduction fangame for really anyone, I still think this is an essential play because it is definitely a work of art that I respect a lot.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 49 49
Apr 27, 2024
Chatran
For: I Wanna Visit the Rainbow Carnival
For: I Wanna Visit the Rainbow Carnival
I don't care at all for the inspiration behind this project but if it gets us great games then I won't knock it at all. And this is a great damn game that's for sure, so thank you Lovelive.
Tagged as: Adventure
[2] Likes
Rating: 9.2 92
Difficulty: 58 58
Jan 7, 2024
Chatran
For: Selected Needle Works 21-23
For: Selected Needle Works 21-23
I abstain from giving this game a proper rating because it's clear to me that this game does not cater to anyone's specific tastes, and certainly not me. It helped me learn what all I like and dislike in needle, as well as what I'm willing to accept out of art. Which is to say, I can't fully accept everything this game offered to me based on my own design philosophies.
I do want to start by saying the treatment this game has gotten overall is unfair. I know all too well how it feels for a game with soul put into it to be completely ignored. I went into this with the purpose of giving it a fair shot because I felt it deserved it, and despite many of my issues I will list in this review, I am glad I tried it and gave it some form of attention.
I find this game to be extremely inaccessible. A major portion of that lies in some of its unforgiving difficulty, which primarily lies on multi-screen and / or trigger-dense segments; and this is just the way it is. Clearly to me difficulty is no longer an aspect in fangames I find appealing, and such is life.
But in other ways I find this game inaccessible, mainly in the way the game presents itself. I'll personally draw the line at difficulty, but I personally will not accept the same merit when a game alienates an entire population as a form of artistic vision. I won't pull any punches, I find the fact that this game visually obscures the platforming to blindness to be egregious.
I don't want to *not* recommend this game, because even though I listed nothing but complaints, I find there's a lot of gold here. I genuinely had a lot of fun for a decent chunk of the game's runtime, and I think that amounts to something. I just inherently disagree with much of how this game simply exists, and I feel the need to vent in some space regarding that. Please forgive me for doing so.
I do want to start by saying the treatment this game has gotten overall is unfair. I know all too well how it feels for a game with soul put into it to be completely ignored. I went into this with the purpose of giving it a fair shot because I felt it deserved it, and despite many of my issues I will list in this review, I am glad I tried it and gave it some form of attention.
I find this game to be extremely inaccessible. A major portion of that lies in some of its unforgiving difficulty, which primarily lies on multi-screen and / or trigger-dense segments; and this is just the way it is. Clearly to me difficulty is no longer an aspect in fangames I find appealing, and such is life.
But in other ways I find this game inaccessible, mainly in the way the game presents itself. I'll personally draw the line at difficulty, but I personally will not accept the same merit when a game alienates an entire population as a form of artistic vision. I won't pull any punches, I find the fact that this game visually obscures the platforming to blindness to be egregious.
I don't want to *not* recommend this game, because even though I listed nothing but complaints, I find there's a lot of gold here. I genuinely had a lot of fun for a decent chunk of the game's runtime, and I think that amounts to something. I just inherently disagree with much of how this game simply exists, and I feel the need to vent in some space regarding that. Please forgive me for doing so.
Tagged as: artistic_vision
[4] Likes
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: 85 85
Dec 31, 2023
Chatran
For: I wanna realize
For: I wanna realize
If you put enjoyement and gameplay above the rest for a game then please try this one out. If not, then please try this one out.
A work of soul presented in a much more approachable manner than most other works that have released recently. Extremely creative design ideas and platforming that knows what its own limits make for a very satisfying journey. Aesthetically beautiful (if a bit hard to look at at times, admittedly), and a great sonic palette to jam out to along side it. And above all you are valid; thank you for making this.
It's great to know that needle can still be fun for me. It really is.
[8] Likes
A work of soul presented in a much more approachable manner than most other works that have released recently. Extremely creative design ideas and platforming that knows what its own limits make for a very satisfying journey. Aesthetically beautiful (if a bit hard to look at at times, admittedly), and a great sonic palette to jam out to along side it. And above all you are valid; thank you for making this.
It's great to know that needle can still be fun for me. It really is.
Rating: 9.2 92
Difficulty: 64 64
Oct 16, 2023
Chatran
For: I WANNA STOP MAKING SCRATCH DDONG
For: I WANNA STOP MAKING SCRATCH DDONG
The true high-brow concept of literal kids haranguing other literal kids over their games in a platform designed for children to get into programming. The discussion we all needed.
[9] Likes
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Oct 13, 2023
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| Phonotransmitter | 74.4 | 8.9 | 39 |
| StrathGaze | 74.1 | 8.9 | 13 |
| Yuletide Derange | 61.1 | 8.2 | 12 |
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