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Hi, I'm Jopagu. She/They pronouns please :)
I don’t play much avoidance so my diff ratings on those might be scuffed.
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Jopagu
For: I wanna craft in space!!
For: I wanna craft in space!!
An incredible game, absolutely deserving of winning 2nd place in the shortventure contest. As a judge, I have a much more comprehensive review available, just download the contest launcher or check the discord server. As such, I'm keeping it brief here.
Craft in Space introduces a super novel gimmick, and uses it really well to create some awesome gameplay in a randomly generated asteroid belt. I wish it went a bit further, but for a game developed in only a week, this is fantastic. Every recipe feels like a new challenge, and the progression of your abilities is designed well to continually give you something new to think about.
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Craft in Space introduces a super novel gimmick, and uses it really well to create some awesome gameplay in a randomly generated asteroid belt. I wish it went a bit further, but for a game developed in only a week, this is fantastic. Every recipe feels like a new challenge, and the progression of your abilities is designed well to continually give you something new to think about.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 35 35
Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: Shortventure 3 - Resources
For: Shortventure 3 - Resources
I'm really happy I got to be a judge for this contest, the turnout was incredible. Many of the games within are incomplete, and if finished versions exist you should play those instead. However, I'd still absolutely recommend downloading this launcher and going through it. Renex did an incredible job, making something unforgettable, and the launcher is worthy of being played on its own. Additionally, it contains the judges' reviews for the games, and will help you understand them within the context of the shortventure contest.
Tagged as: Adventure
Shortventure2023
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Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: I Wanna Kill the Sudoku
For: I Wanna Kill the Sudoku
The game that sparked the sudoku genre. Kill the Sudoku is a collection of "special" (read: bad) games. Unfortunately, it being the progenitor of sudoku means it doesn't have our modern understanding of sudoku. That is, these days sudoku means "so bad it's good", but many of the screen picks in this game are just bad. This includes precision needle, awkward but humorless platforming, and a few instances of offensive content. Ultimately, this game manages to be a decent game, if you can find it in yourself to enjoy trashy needle, but it fails at being funny. There are only a few instances where the screen picks are actually funny, most of them are just bland and annoying. There are a lot of unfunny memes (perhaps they were funny in 2015), and none of the intentionally memey picks really land. The best picks are those that involve wacky gimmicks and the luck checks. Those are pretty close to modern sudoku. Unfortunately, most of the game is memes and bad needle, which for the most part fails to be funny. One of my biggest complaints is the music choices, which start out as fun, classic memes, but progressively devolve into annoying, unfunny songs. Since the game gets harder over time, this means you're listening to the worst songs for the longest.
Overall, this game is actually really interesting to play from a historical perspective, and I would easily recommend it to people interested in fangame history. For sudoku fans, it's a more questionable recommendation, but I think it still has enough merit to be played. I shouldn't have to say this, but if you're not in those groups, don't play this game!
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Overall, this game is actually really interesting to play from a historical perspective, and I would easily recommend it to people interested in fangame history. For sudoku fans, it's a more questionable recommendation, but I think it still has enough merit to be played. I shouldn't have to say this, but if you're not in those groups, don't play this game!
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 60 60
Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: Draw my Guy FGM Edition
For: Draw my Guy FGM Edition
Cute little adventure game where you draw in the obstacles yourself. The main gimmick is really fun, although it's a bit too easy to make invisible sprites against a given background, and there's no way to edit them later. The gameplay is decent, with some cute sections using the things you make. The big issue is that there's little indication of where to go next, on one screen I died to like 3 kill borders before figuring out which way was actually the path.
Overall, a cute game that's a good way to take up a bit of time, but the gimmick isn't used to its fullest, and can't remedy some flawed design.
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Overall, a cute game that's a good way to take up a bit of time, but the gimmick isn't used to its fullest, and can't remedy some flawed design.
Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: 35 35
Apr 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna randrandrand
For: I wanna randrandrand
An intriguing little game, that has become rather influential for jokey games these days. As the first of its kind, it suffers from some pitfalls that have been improved upon by later variants, however it's still quite fun! The randomly placed obstacles force some interesting movements, and it's enjoyable to try to get through a layout that's only barely possible! The biggest issue is the lack of a safe zone around the spawn. On a lot of screens that leads to having to do several restarts because an object spawns on you before you get a real attempt. There is an auto-save, but it doesn't work if you spawn in an object, so you'll occasionally have to redo screens. However, the game is still very fun, and despite having only basic gimmicks, has some really interesting ideas for rooms, especially towards the end. I thought this game would wind up only having merit as a piece of history, but ultimately I found it a worthwhile experience on its own.
Tagged as: Special
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Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: 50 50
Apr 23, 2023
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Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
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I Wanna Free the Fortress | 59.0 | 8.3 | 10 |
The "Needle" | 53.0 | 6.7 | 15 |
I Wanna [Expunged] the [Expunged] | 19.3 | 8.9 | 7 |
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