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I play fangames or stuff.
I try rating game compared to what they are trying to achieve rather than compared to fangames as a whole, and with knowledge of what you're getting into; If I rate a corridor needle game, I assume the person reading the review wants to play corridor needle, as if they don't they shouldn't bother playing it anyway. With that said, I tend to be very generous on needle ratings while being very skimpy on avoidances (although you likely won't see it as if I'd give it less than a 7 I just won't clear it instead).
with extremely rare exceptions, 9/10+ is reserved to games that have left deep emotional impact, while 10/10 is reserved for games I love unconditionally.
If I reviewed it and the review doesn't say otherwise, it's safe to assume I cleared it. I try adding my clears to df but I never really cared to keep track, so some might be missing.
don't expect diff ratings to be very accurate.
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237 Ratings!
158 Reviews!
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158 Reviews
Cthaere
For: I wanna be the Bomberman
For: I wanna be the Bomberman
Even wasp was struggling to keep up with enemy spawns sometimes, so don't even think of doing this without autofire. If you do use one, this is actually a very unique experience gameplay-wise, although you are bound to spam restart quite a bit which gets frustrating after a while. This is the type of sudoku I like to see: An interesting concept accompanied by execution that is so bad that you're bound to either cringe or laugh. Another masterpiece by jack world guy. Recommended so long as you have autofire, a good voice call to sharescreen the stupidity with, and good enough judgement to quit this once you stop having fun.
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Rating: 4.5 45
Difficulty: N/A
Mar 1, 2021
Cthaere
For: I Wanna Be The Dreamroamer
For: I Wanna Be The Dreamroamer
3 short-ish stages of comfy needle. great visuals and music choices. introduces a few simple gimmicks and uses them in creative ways in an environment free of precision but with a decent amount of input complexity (weaving, jump management) still, which makes me happy as it helps alleviate the major shortage of beginner-friendly gimmick needle games. Recommended for beginners as an introduction to gimmick needle and to experienced players as a chill game to wind down with, or even as a deathless challenge.
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Rating: 8.2 82
Difficulty: 35 35
Feb 26, 2021
Cthaere
For: I Wanna Kill The Kamilia 3 EZ
For: I Wanna Kill The Kamilia 3 EZ
While I do not fully agree with everything Ninz wrote, his review sums up the main points behind my reasoning for this rating, and I encourage you to refer to it.
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Rating: 0.0 0
Difficulty: N/A
Feb 24, 2021
Cthaere
For: I wanna be the pinacol
For: I wanna be the pinacol
I wanna be the Pinacol is a fairly lengthy, mostly-pattern avoidance making use of rapid fire transitions and arena changes to create a constant rhythm of movement achieved in no small part by masterful manipulation of surfaces. The avoidance itself is very much mapped to the song (which is also very good) in terms of pacing and perceived attack intensity for the most part, and so the slow parts make space for a bit of slow-paced rng to spice things up a bit. The fast parts, however, will teleport the player all over the arena, rearrange the platform layout at lightning speed forcing the player to move with it, and throw patterned apple constructions at you as rapidly as a machinegun.
Visually, the avoidance is very clean, with monochromatic projectiles and backgrounds, one dominant type of particle trail, a few simple particle effects aside from that, and instances of nonintrusive flashes & view manipulation. However, the beauty comes just as much from the attack design as it does from the production value, with extremely fluid attacks, elegant symmetrical patterns, and of course the surfaces capturing the most hectic transitions and putting them side to side.
As for the downsides, there are a few instances of rng attacks that can and will "kill" you without warning. The HP nature of the fight allows you to survive them relatively unscathed, but when you get to the point where a good attempt will be able to mostly tank through the last minute to win, every unnecessary hit matters. Another issue I had was the pacing and difficulty balance. While I'm sure a big part of the perceived difficulty imbalances comes from the fact that it is not required to master the attacks 3 minutes into the fight, they still felt much harder than their earlier counterparts. While I did not mind replaying the period of time from 30 seconds to 3 minutes in despite seeming very easy in comparison to the last minute, the first 30 seconds are insanely boring to do, something that I would usually loathe but since every attempt gets very far in anyway due to the nature of HP and the accelerated learning pace that comes with it, it was tolerable, although I would still rather see the first part of the fight be improved, especially since it is the only instance of "stay in the corner and stand at designated safespots from time to time" attack.
A final note about difficulty: Due to the HP nature of the avoidance, it would seem exponentially easier the better you are, and putting an exact difficulty on it is extremely hard. Do not let the difficulty rating deceive you, as this would take much, much longer than you might suspect if you've never cleared an avoidance of this difficulty rating.
All in all this was a blast to learn and very fun to execute, although I feel like with a few more hours it might have overstayed its welcome. Would wholeheartedly recommend to experienced pattern avoidance players.
Visually, the avoidance is very clean, with monochromatic projectiles and backgrounds, one dominant type of particle trail, a few simple particle effects aside from that, and instances of nonintrusive flashes & view manipulation. However, the beauty comes just as much from the attack design as it does from the production value, with extremely fluid attacks, elegant symmetrical patterns, and of course the surfaces capturing the most hectic transitions and putting them side to side.
As for the downsides, there are a few instances of rng attacks that can and will "kill" you without warning. The HP nature of the fight allows you to survive them relatively unscathed, but when you get to the point where a good attempt will be able to mostly tank through the last minute to win, every unnecessary hit matters. Another issue I had was the pacing and difficulty balance. While I'm sure a big part of the perceived difficulty imbalances comes from the fact that it is not required to master the attacks 3 minutes into the fight, they still felt much harder than their earlier counterparts. While I did not mind replaying the period of time from 30 seconds to 3 minutes in despite seeming very easy in comparison to the last minute, the first 30 seconds are insanely boring to do, something that I would usually loathe but since every attempt gets very far in anyway due to the nature of HP and the accelerated learning pace that comes with it, it was tolerable, although I would still rather see the first part of the fight be improved, especially since it is the only instance of "stay in the corner and stand at designated safespots from time to time" attack.
A final note about difficulty: Due to the HP nature of the avoidance, it would seem exponentially easier the better you are, and putting an exact difficulty on it is extremely hard. Do not let the difficulty rating deceive you, as this would take much, much longer than you might suspect if you've never cleared an avoidance of this difficulty rating.
All in all this was a blast to learn and very fun to execute, although I feel like with a few more hours it might have overstayed its welcome. Would wholeheartedly recommend to experienced pattern avoidance players.
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: 9.3 93
Difficulty: 68 68
Feb 11, 2021
Cthaere
For: Panasonic Bluray
For: Panasonic Bluray
(review as of release version)
Panasonic Bluray is an adventure game structured as an x_floor game, with 8 stages consisting of 9 platforming screens and a boss. Aside from the change in visuals and theme between stages, each of them brings up a few unique and simple gimmicks introduced in the first half and then combined in the second half to create varied yet never overwhelming platforming. The needle wrought together around this gimmick concoction is great and complementary to it, getting easier around new and unfamiliar gimmicks while ramping up on the simpler and familiar ones to create a difficulty curve that feels very smooth (with the exception of the 40s that make for an abrupt minor difficulty spike). The bosses for the most part constitute of 2 "layers" of attacks, with one major attack out of a big pool happening on an interval, complemented by either an ongoing passive attack or a small minor attack that ties the major ones together. All of the bosses without exception have been a joy to play, and all felt extremely fair and appropriate in difficulty.
Unfortunately, there were a couple of downsides that I feel are worth mentioning: While I have not docked points for it since I was informed it would be patched soon, the avoidance represents the biggest difficulty spike in the game with attacks that involve extremely fast moving projectiles and can feel like a lucky unfair grind. Another, smaller issue I had was the quiz, that for the most part devolved into a guess-and-then-memorize-the-answer task. I would recommend that you look past these and continue, as the rest of the content is well worth it.
Overall a great adventure game on the easy side with comfortable needle & bosses and a huge amount of care and production. Would definitely recommend.
Panasonic Bluray is an adventure game structured as an x_floor game, with 8 stages consisting of 9 platforming screens and a boss. Aside from the change in visuals and theme between stages, each of them brings up a few unique and simple gimmicks introduced in the first half and then combined in the second half to create varied yet never overwhelming platforming. The needle wrought together around this gimmick concoction is great and complementary to it, getting easier around new and unfamiliar gimmicks while ramping up on the simpler and familiar ones to create a difficulty curve that feels very smooth (with the exception of the 40s that make for an abrupt minor difficulty spike). The bosses for the most part constitute of 2 "layers" of attacks, with one major attack out of a big pool happening on an interval, complemented by either an ongoing passive attack or a small minor attack that ties the major ones together. All of the bosses without exception have been a joy to play, and all felt extremely fair and appropriate in difficulty.
Unfortunately, there were a couple of downsides that I feel are worth mentioning: While I have not docked points for it since I was informed it would be patched soon, the avoidance represents the biggest difficulty spike in the game with attacks that involve extremely fast moving projectiles and can feel like a lucky unfair grind. Another, smaller issue I had was the quiz, that for the most part devolved into a guess-and-then-memorize-the-answer task. I would recommend that you look past these and continue, as the rest of the content is well worth it.
Overall a great adventure game on the easy side with comfortable needle & bosses and a huge amount of care and production. Would definitely recommend.
Tagged as: Adventure
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Rating: 8.6 86
Difficulty: 55 55
Feb 9, 2021
2 Games
| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| I wanna Musiclock | 74.7 | 9.3 | 20 |
| I wanna Xanadu | 60.7 | 7.7 | 8 |
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