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Wolfiexe
For: Neo Needle Buffet
For: Neo Needle Buffet
Neo Needle Buffet is a needle collab game made up of stages provided by 8 different makers, where an effort was made to highlight lesser known or newer makers. The end result is a pretty enjoyable and varied collection of needle stages of quite varying difficulty and themes, which for the most part I had a good time with!
You can tackle the 8 stages in any order you like, provided you discover them by traversing a little hub of sorts to discover the stage entrances, which in turn unlocks a warp to that area in your main hub room. This lets you start multiple areas and dip out if you're getting stuck or just feel like trying something else, with the ability to easily return to any stage AND keep your progress which I feel is an essential part of these kind of collabs, so I was very glad to see this be a feature. There were some other nice touches I liked too in terms of production value, such as your save being a snapshot behind the title screen.
Stages range from trigger-fests to stylistic mountain-climbs to galactic brain speed-changing platforming. Chances are that not every stage is going to click with you, but you'll probably find a good few that feel just right. Some highlights for me were Synth's stage which has a really cool aesthetic and overall design, and also Kiyoshi's which despite the uncomfortable difficulty had some really fun and interesting design to it. But that is one of my more common gripes with the game, is that at times the difficulty like it was detrimental to the design. Kiyoshi for example has since re-released his stage as an single game but with various nerfs and adjustments, which I'm sure would feel like a much more polished and fun experience and no doubt would've been a more fun time.
A few other examples are Gab's stage, where I surprised myself by enjoying a gimmick I expected not to enjoy, but I couldn't help but feel it was over the top at times and it felt very trial-by-fire. It just throws you in a stage with a pretty intimidating gimmick and expects you to play to a high level, whereas I feel more leniency would've gone a long way. JRocker's stage was very cool too with some really interesting trigger design and moving hazards, but the final save in particular felt like you had to execute such a high amount of precise manoeuvres on a cycle that felt ambiguous due to when you choose to enter the water, so it could easily differ from person to person.
Obviously other people may not have these issues, but with these and some other parts I certainly felt like the difficulty pushed too far in comparison to either the rest of the stage and/or game, and that had they been a little easier, it would've been more appealing to play and less bumpy. In my experience at least.
Overall it's a fun time if you're looking for a variety of different needle styles and want to try some unexpected stuff. It was also a good introduction to me for a number of the makers here, and I'm looking forward to seeing any future projects they might have in the works!
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You can tackle the 8 stages in any order you like, provided you discover them by traversing a little hub of sorts to discover the stage entrances, which in turn unlocks a warp to that area in your main hub room. This lets you start multiple areas and dip out if you're getting stuck or just feel like trying something else, with the ability to easily return to any stage AND keep your progress which I feel is an essential part of these kind of collabs, so I was very glad to see this be a feature. There were some other nice touches I liked too in terms of production value, such as your save being a snapshot behind the title screen.
Stages range from trigger-fests to stylistic mountain-climbs to galactic brain speed-changing platforming. Chances are that not every stage is going to click with you, but you'll probably find a good few that feel just right. Some highlights for me were Synth's stage which has a really cool aesthetic and overall design, and also Kiyoshi's which despite the uncomfortable difficulty had some really fun and interesting design to it. But that is one of my more common gripes with the game, is that at times the difficulty like it was detrimental to the design. Kiyoshi for example has since re-released his stage as an single game but with various nerfs and adjustments, which I'm sure would feel like a much more polished and fun experience and no doubt would've been a more fun time.
A few other examples are Gab's stage, where I surprised myself by enjoying a gimmick I expected not to enjoy, but I couldn't help but feel it was over the top at times and it felt very trial-by-fire. It just throws you in a stage with a pretty intimidating gimmick and expects you to play to a high level, whereas I feel more leniency would've gone a long way. JRocker's stage was very cool too with some really interesting trigger design and moving hazards, but the final save in particular felt like you had to execute such a high amount of precise manoeuvres on a cycle that felt ambiguous due to when you choose to enter the water, so it could easily differ from person to person.
Obviously other people may not have these issues, but with these and some other parts I certainly felt like the difficulty pushed too far in comparison to either the rest of the stage and/or game, and that had they been a little easier, it would've been more appealing to play and less bumpy. In my experience at least.
Overall it's a fun time if you're looking for a variety of different needle styles and want to try some unexpected stuff. It was also a good introduction to me for a number of the makers here, and I'm looking forward to seeing any future projects they might have in the works!
Rating: 7.8 78
Difficulty: 80 80
Jun 9, 2020
Wolfiexe
For: Phonotransmitter
For: Phonotransmitter
Phonotransmitter is a very solid and well designed needle game consisting of 4 stages, each utilising a particular gimmick with some trademark quality needle design as expected from the maker.
The gimmicks all lend themselves to the platforming design very nicely, and jumps feel consistently fun and intuitive to pull off without feeling awkward or clunky to execute. The platform design in particular I was big fan of, even using the legendary vertical platform that's taken the world by storm in the last few years. Another cool touch the game has that I didn't find out about until I was told is that the game has a randomized room order, with a few exceptions. This makes every playthrough structure a bit different which is a fun little touch to spice up people's experiences from one another. I also quite enjoyed how every stage started off with a pseudo-tutorial screen, which felt like a nice change of pace from non-stop needle every screen. It is fairly challenging, and a couple of saves popped up now and again that felt like a slight difficulty spike, but it's always hard to say if this is just a personal problem or something other people will share.
If I had one gripe, and it's not so much an issue with the game itself but just a personal preference I like to mention, is that whilst visually the game looks very clean, it never really felt different from stage to stage. The visuals do change, but it always felt like I was seeing the same thing from start to finish, that being a fancy tileset on a very cool-looking sky background with some really good atmosphere. It's great visually, but I think some different visual styles/areas would help make each individual stage feel more memorable, as when they all look so alike they end up clashing in memory for me. But still like I said, it's not a fault against the game. Moreso just something I enjoy seeing in gimmick needle games to help give each stage/gimmick more memorability and identity.
All-in-all a great needle experience if you're a fan of Inferno/Chatran's style and want to see it with a handful of gimmicks at a challenging level. Also the credits, title screen, warp animation and in fact all the production value in the game is really damn good, so big props for that. I'm looking forward to whatever your next project is, and what Umineko songs will end up getting slid in.
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The gimmicks all lend themselves to the platforming design very nicely, and jumps feel consistently fun and intuitive to pull off without feeling awkward or clunky to execute. The platform design in particular I was big fan of, even using the legendary vertical platform that's taken the world by storm in the last few years. Another cool touch the game has that I didn't find out about until I was told is that the game has a randomized room order, with a few exceptions. This makes every playthrough structure a bit different which is a fun little touch to spice up people's experiences from one another. I also quite enjoyed how every stage started off with a pseudo-tutorial screen, which felt like a nice change of pace from non-stop needle every screen. It is fairly challenging, and a couple of saves popped up now and again that felt like a slight difficulty spike, but it's always hard to say if this is just a personal problem or something other people will share.
If I had one gripe, and it's not so much an issue with the game itself but just a personal preference I like to mention, is that whilst visually the game looks very clean, it never really felt different from stage to stage. The visuals do change, but it always felt like I was seeing the same thing from start to finish, that being a fancy tileset on a very cool-looking sky background with some really good atmosphere. It's great visually, but I think some different visual styles/areas would help make each individual stage feel more memorable, as when they all look so alike they end up clashing in memory for me. But still like I said, it's not a fault against the game. Moreso just something I enjoy seeing in gimmick needle games to help give each stage/gimmick more memorability and identity.
All-in-all a great needle experience if you're a fan of Inferno/Chatran's style and want to see it with a handful of gimmicks at a challenging level. Also the credits, title screen, warp animation and in fact all the production value in the game is really damn good, so big props for that. I'm looking forward to whatever your next project is, and what Umineko songs will end up getting slid in.
Rating: 9.0 90
Difficulty: 76 76
May 27, 2020
Wolfiexe
For: Designer L's Wacky Randventure!
For: Designer L's Wacky Randventure!
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Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 44 44
Feb 30, 2020
Wolfiexe
For: I Wanna Be The IF2
For: I Wanna Be The IF2
Not quite as hard as Kale would have you believe. Very solid needle game though with great creative design and interesting manoeuvres all throughout that'll give your platform capabilities a real challenge!
[2] Likes
Rating: 9.1 91
Difficulty: 80 80
Apr 8, 2020
Wolfiexe
For: I wanna be the Kantoku Needle
For: I wanna be the Kantoku Needle
Kantoku Needle is a 100 floor game where just about every single screen is bombarded with tons of saves, making for a very snappy short-save focused needle experience (as the screenshots give a good indication).
The needle is for the most part unique in the sense that there's no real reliance on generic or uninspired jumps, which a good amount of x_floor games can tend to do when the inevitable room-with-many-saves segment pops up. Align markers are also given out throughout the game in times where needed (although there were a couple of examples and one in particular where an align isn't recommended to you and the jump more or less demands it, which is kind of a bummer). The difficulty felt mostly the same throughout, where there are a lot of freebies and a lot of tricky ones, and this balance never really changes.
If the images appeal to you then you're gonna be getting 100 floors of that, so you'll have a good idea of how appealing this is. I had some fun with it, although it did feel a little monotonous after a while as the style never really changes and it began to feel a little mindless. Probably better played in short bursts rather than one sitting.
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The needle is for the most part unique in the sense that there's no real reliance on generic or uninspired jumps, which a good amount of x_floor games can tend to do when the inevitable room-with-many-saves segment pops up. Align markers are also given out throughout the game in times where needed (although there were a couple of examples and one in particular where an align isn't recommended to you and the jump more or less demands it, which is kind of a bummer). The difficulty felt mostly the same throughout, where there are a lot of freebies and a lot of tricky ones, and this balance never really changes.
If the images appeal to you then you're gonna be getting 100 floors of that, so you'll have a good idea of how appealing this is. I had some fun with it, although it did feel a little monotonous after a while as the style never really changes and it began to feel a little mindless. Probably better played in short bursts rather than one sitting.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 72 72
Jan 26, 2020
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