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moogy
For: I wanna thread the Needle(共同開発)
For: I wanna thread the Needle(共同開発)
Rating does not include extra.
Didn't really like most of the stages in this, unfortunately. Guess I might as well try to review all of them, though. Let's go in order from least favorite to favorite.
Fate: Just generally uncomfortable to play. All of the saves on the last screen were particularly bad and felt like they weren't playtested at all. Not satisfying to beat and made my arm hurt in the process. The tileset is also kind of painful to stare at.
Nader: Never really been a big fan of Nader's needle and this isn't an exception. It's way easier than the rest of the game and doesn't really belong in this collaboration either way.
Kady: Honestly most of the actual platforming felt pretty unreasonable and was only not a chore to play because of relatively short saves. Everything in this stage was the embodiment of "once is enough" for me.
Stonk: Goes way overboard with the gimmicks to the point where it loses its identity and feels fairly repetitive, but it's decent enough to actually play. If you hate water 3 and vines you're probably gonna hate this though, it's very jtool-y throughout.
Inferno: I normally hate inferno needle but this one was actually pretty fun. Jumps felt more reasonable and it was overall better balanced than most of the stuff I've played from him. Wouldn't mind more like this.
YoYo: There are some truly gross jumps here and there, but it had a nice difficulty progression and didn't go overboard with gimmicks like most of the other stages. The last screen was very fun.
Kale: Easily the best part of the game for me. I always love Kale's needle and this was no exception. Save placement was spot on and every jump felt fun and intriguing. The troll at the end is actually hilarious.
Overall it's not terrible or anything but unless there's an author you particularly like in the line-up you should probably just skip this and play Shiver instead, as far as needle collab games go.
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Didn't really like most of the stages in this, unfortunately. Guess I might as well try to review all of them, though. Let's go in order from least favorite to favorite.
Fate: Just generally uncomfortable to play. All of the saves on the last screen were particularly bad and felt like they weren't playtested at all. Not satisfying to beat and made my arm hurt in the process. The tileset is also kind of painful to stare at.
Nader: Never really been a big fan of Nader's needle and this isn't an exception. It's way easier than the rest of the game and doesn't really belong in this collaboration either way.
Kady: Honestly most of the actual platforming felt pretty unreasonable and was only not a chore to play because of relatively short saves. Everything in this stage was the embodiment of "once is enough" for me.
Stonk: Goes way overboard with the gimmicks to the point where it loses its identity and feels fairly repetitive, but it's decent enough to actually play. If you hate water 3 and vines you're probably gonna hate this though, it's very jtool-y throughout.
Inferno: I normally hate inferno needle but this one was actually pretty fun. Jumps felt more reasonable and it was overall better balanced than most of the stuff I've played from him. Wouldn't mind more like this.
YoYo: There are some truly gross jumps here and there, but it had a nice difficulty progression and didn't go overboard with gimmicks like most of the other stages. The last screen was very fun.
Kale: Easily the best part of the game for me. I always love Kale's needle and this was no exception. Save placement was spot on and every jump felt fun and intriguing. The troll at the end is actually hilarious.
Overall it's not terrible or anything but unless there's an author you particularly like in the line-up you should probably just skip this and play Shiver instead, as far as needle collab games go.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 70 70
Jun 24, 2018
moogy
For: I wanna be the Fidelity
For: I wanna be the Fidelity
Rating includes extra.
Bunch of short saves with an extremely loud piano version of 六兆年と一夜物語 as BGM. Nothing too exciting, but the third to last save on the extra screen is indeed pretty dank.
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Bunch of short saves with an extremely loud piano version of 六兆年と一夜物語 as BGM. Nothing too exciting, but the third to last save on the extra screen is indeed pretty dank.
Rating: 5.5 55
Difficulty: 51 51
Jun 22, 2018
moogy
For: I wanna N
For: I wanna N
Quaint old needle, kind of amusing to play now since it's all really easy by modern standards. Was a bit surprised to see platforms used in a game this old, though.
The last save has a side gate so clearly Kale was inspired by it.
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The last save has a side gate so clearly Kale was inspired by it.
Rating: 5.5 55
Difficulty: 39 39
Jun 20, 2018
moogy
For: Crimson Needle 2
For: Crimson Needle 2
Ratings based on 1.92, not including the boss or the troll "92."
The pinnacle of needle design and one of the best platformers I've played period, fangame or not. Every save explores the very basic concept of "jumping through spikes" in a unique and exciting way that kept me engaged with the game for all the dozens of hours I spent with it. Kale pushed platforming design to its limits while still managing to create a fun game in the process, and god damn if that's not an accomplishment.
If you're not prepared for a very long grind, you might want to stop playing at floor 100, though. It took me 19 hours by itself, after spending ~40 hours on the rest of the game. I have no real interest beating in the boss either, it's too disconnected from the rest of the challenge the game provides for me to care. But the rest of the game is so enjoyable that I won't dock points for it.
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The pinnacle of needle design and one of the best platformers I've played period, fangame or not. Every save explores the very basic concept of "jumping through spikes" in a unique and exciting way that kept me engaged with the game for all the dozens of hours I spent with it. Kale pushed platforming design to its limits while still managing to create a fun game in the process, and god damn if that's not an accomplishment.
If you're not prepared for a very long grind, you might want to stop playing at floor 100, though. It took me 19 hours by itself, after spending ~40 hours on the rest of the game. I have no real interest beating in the boss either, it's too disconnected from the rest of the challenge the game provides for me to care. But the rest of the game is so enjoyable that I won't dock points for it.
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 90 90
Jun 18, 2018
moogy
For: I wanna be the Breather
For: I wanna be the Breather
This is a 30 floor game, with just one save per screen. As such, the difficulties - Medium, Hard, and Very Hard - do not alter the save placement, but rather the needle design itself. My ratings are based on playing Very Hard, though Hard is the creator's recommended difficulty.
Do not play this game on Very Hard. It acts as an excellent argument against fangames including multiple distinct difficulty modes, because all Very Hard does is buff the existing platforming in obnoxious ways without any consideration for how these buffs impact the overall flow of a save. More specifically, it features drop gates, T-bones, sideways gates, and 16px gaps strewn haphazardly across minute-long saves, resulting in many floors becoming what I can only describe as a "choke nightmare." At the same time, the buffing isn't even really that consistent, so there were a few floors I beat on my first try despite spending 10-15 minutes on the previous one...
Hard mode seems to be a pretty smooth experience, so just play that if you're interested in this game. I assume the other reviews on here are based on Hard mode.
The boss at the end is based on SaGa Frontier and is trivial if you know Japanese, as it announces each attack in advance at the top of the screen. If you don't know Japanese, I guess you should learn it.
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Do not play this game on Very Hard. It acts as an excellent argument against fangames including multiple distinct difficulty modes, because all Very Hard does is buff the existing platforming in obnoxious ways without any consideration for how these buffs impact the overall flow of a save. More specifically, it features drop gates, T-bones, sideways gates, and 16px gaps strewn haphazardly across minute-long saves, resulting in many floors becoming what I can only describe as a "choke nightmare." At the same time, the buffing isn't even really that consistent, so there were a few floors I beat on my first try despite spending 10-15 minutes on the previous one...
Hard mode seems to be a pretty smooth experience, so just play that if you're interested in this game. I assume the other reviews on here are based on Hard mode.
The boss at the end is based on SaGa Frontier and is trivial if you know Japanese, as it announces each attack in advance at the top of the screen. If you don't know Japanese, I guess you should learn it.
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 60 60
Jun 8, 2018
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