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For: Strawberry needle
For: Strawberry needle
A cute and fun jtool-ish needle with heavy and mostly satisfying implementation of default gimmicks: vines, water, etc.. In particular I feel like the vine usage was a little egregious at parts, but there are some really fun setups and re-uses of the level elements that make you think in interesting ways as well as lengthening the execution test for individual jumps in a not exhausting way. In particular I enjoyed the use of water as a slow-fall and re-using vines from different positions with or without double jumps.
The tileset is green and pink/red, and the needles have strawberries on them. The song is j-pop and pretty enjoyable even on a few loops. There are quite a few screens despite the relatively simple concepts and execution. A lot of symmetrical screens, which I enjoyed, but will of course vary by preference. Had a great time with this one.
Time: ~1hr11min
Deaths: 1148
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The tileset is green and pink/red, and the needles have strawberries on them. The song is j-pop and pretty enjoyable even on a few loops. There are quite a few screens despite the relatively simple concepts and execution. A lot of symmetrical screens, which I enjoyed, but will of course vary by preference. Had a great time with this one.
Time: ~1hr11min
Deaths: 1148
Rating: 7.7 77
Difficulty: 43 43
Jan 14, 2022
phgQED
For: I Wanna Temporal Spire
For: I Wanna Temporal Spire
A charmingly aesthetic needle game with small to medium-sized stages with minor implementation of normal gimmicks (vines/platform/water/etc.). The stages feel a bit 'jtool-ish' but in a good way, and most of the jumps are very satisfying, both in isolation and in the context of a larger save. Possibly the game overall is too short, or possibly it is just the right length. The background and tileset gave a very 'submersed in chronomancy' feel that was right up my alley. Basically great and a hard recommendation to any needle players.
Time: ~40min
Deaths: 668
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Time: ~40min
Deaths: 668
Rating: 8.4 84
Difficulty: 42 42
Jan 14, 2022
phgQED
For: I wanna N
For: I wanna N
A cute and short precision needle game not really bordering on 'L-needle' territory, but still perhaps in the adjacent provinces or municipalities. There are three colored zones of corridor style needle, each becoming more densely packed as they progress. The first zone is arguably something doable by beginners, but by the end, there are a few sort of punishing jump sequences. Still nothing that will have you tearing your hair out. It also feels a little bit like the designer got bored/frustrated towards the end and just started stacking diamond variants on top of each other to finish the project... but that is just a guess. The music is a selection of okay chiptunes, but they are very short, and therefore loop often. Tilesets are banging in general, with the first one being my favorite.
Time: ~23min
Deaths: 585
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Time: ~23min
Deaths: 585
Rating: 6.2 62
Difficulty: 40 40
Jan 7, 2022
phgQED
For: I wanna be the Nyx
For: I wanna be the Nyx
Somewhere in the space between L-needle and just normal 'precision' needle, there exist 'Hades-likes', so named because... well, come on. Anyway, this is one such game, a bunch of tightly packed corridors with specific and highly demanding jumps but peppered with frequent save points. Your enjoyment/tolerance of this game will come directly for your affinity for grinding a single jump or small set of jumps to pixel perfection. For me, this is right up my alley, but for some reason the in-game music didn't play, and the tileset struck me as somewhat bland/generic. I love the idea of embodying deities and otherworldly concepts as fangames, especially the notion of 'translating' them into needle, so this was super fun all around. Could have been more in the package, but still a great experience for what feels like an amplified jtool testing ground.
Time: ~46min
Deaths: 1716
"Nyx is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty that she is feared by Zeus himself." - Wiki
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Time: ~46min
Deaths: 1716
"Nyx is the Greek goddess (or personification) of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation and mothered other personified deities such as Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death), with Erebus (Darkness). Her appearances are sparse in surviving mythology, but reveal her as a figure of such exceptional power and beauty that she is feared by Zeus himself." - Wiki
Rating: 7.6 76
Difficulty: 45 45
Jan 7, 2022
phgQED
For: I wanna be the Gabriel
For: I wanna be the Gabriel
A rather forgiving and short beginner/intermediate needle game with an inoffensive tileset and generic spikes. No gimmicks, just vanilla needle. Diagonals are used a lot to increase difficulty, which can be hit or miss—I like a good diagonal maybe more than the average person, so this game fits my preference that much more. Also a fun change up in music for the final stage, as well as a cute little clear jingle. Perfect coffee break needle.
Time: ~9min
Deaths: 161
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Time: ~9min
Deaths: 161
Rating: 5.9 59
Difficulty: 31 31
Jan 7, 2022
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