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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 be the Promin
For: I wanna be the Promin
Warning: The download link here is broken in the second stage. A fixed download is available on the FSR.
Promin has some good parts, but ultimately is not recommendable. The first stage starts off awesome, with some interesting gimmicks and platforming, but that swiftly changes upon introduction of the swinging vines. They are so poorly implemented, janky, and frustrating that the screens using them are just a chore, often with annoying traps. The first boss is quite bad, with some really annoying RNG that screws you more often than not.
The second stage is really good, and I wish it was longer/the entire game. The integration of RPG mechanics is awesome, and the enemy fights are varied and interesting. The first section is perhaps too mazy, but this is just paying homage to the source material so whatever. The boss is really fun, although still contains some unfortunate transitions that can screw you.
The third stage is a pretty awful medley. It chooses screens with a lot of uninspired traps, and then removes saves so you have to do multiple in a row. Yay. The avoidance is alright, but has some major problems that make it a bad experience. First, an obscene amount of insta-gib attacks, like fast aimed attacks, bullets changing direction suddenly, and unpredictable shape bursts. It's the kind of avoidance where you dodge trivially easy patterns, moderately difficult RNG, and make a little more progress before learning the next thing that's going to kill you, and then just repeating for every five seconds of progress. Secondly, the bullets in some attacks are randomly colored, and if it chooses light colors on the light background, the entire pattern will be significantly harder to see. There's a few fun attacks mixed in, but ultimately it's more frustrating than interesting.
Overall, the first part of the first stage and the entire second stage are quite fun, and worth playing, but the rest of the content isn't so unfortunately you probably shouldn't bother.
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Promin has some good parts, but ultimately is not recommendable. The first stage starts off awesome, with some interesting gimmicks and platforming, but that swiftly changes upon introduction of the swinging vines. They are so poorly implemented, janky, and frustrating that the screens using them are just a chore, often with annoying traps. The first boss is quite bad, with some really annoying RNG that screws you more often than not.
The second stage is really good, and I wish it was longer/the entire game. The integration of RPG mechanics is awesome, and the enemy fights are varied and interesting. The first section is perhaps too mazy, but this is just paying homage to the source material so whatever. The boss is really fun, although still contains some unfortunate transitions that can screw you.
The third stage is a pretty awful medley. It chooses screens with a lot of uninspired traps, and then removes saves so you have to do multiple in a row. Yay. The avoidance is alright, but has some major problems that make it a bad experience. First, an obscene amount of insta-gib attacks, like fast aimed attacks, bullets changing direction suddenly, and unpredictable shape bursts. It's the kind of avoidance where you dodge trivially easy patterns, moderately difficult RNG, and make a little more progress before learning the next thing that's going to kill you, and then just repeating for every five seconds of progress. Secondly, the bullets in some attacks are randomly colored, and if it chooses light colors on the light background, the entire pattern will be significantly harder to see. There's a few fun attacks mixed in, but ultimately it's more frustrating than interesting.
Overall, the first part of the first stage and the entire second stage are quite fun, and worth playing, but the rest of the content isn't so unfortunately you probably shouldn't bother.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 59 59
Feb 5, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna travel alone
For: I wanna travel alone
Travel Alone is a short but sweet adventure game. There's some really fun platforming, a few minibosses, and some really awesome multi-phase boss fights. The platforming and gimmicks within are creative and fun to figure out and play. The bosses are the real highlight, with some interesting attacks and soundtrack and visuals that create a really hype fight. The voice acting is just an extra touch that makes the game feel special. One small gripe, the ending felt abrupt, and the story unsatisfyingly resolved. Otherwise, a top notch game that's a lot of fun all the way through.
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Rating: 9.0 90
Difficulty: 51 51
Jan 26, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna be the Forehead
For: I wanna be the Forehead
A whole lot of unpleasant design packed into a game without much good past the creativity. The platforming is decent, but with some annoying traps and a difficulty spike generic needle stage at the end. The button tower at the start is probably the most interesting thing in the game. The painting stage was a novel idea, but executed poorly with awkward jumps and annoying cycles.
The real reason my rating is so long is the bosses. All of them really outstayed their welcome, and would benefit from lower health. The first couple are just kind of boring with some annoying RNG, but starting at the black and white avoidance they get really unfun. The avoidance is filled with wallable RNG, and like 3 of those awkward tap move attacks that just destroy your fingers without really bringing anything to the table. The destination boss had the potential to be the best part of the game, but it's so hard to actually hit the boss it just drags on and annoys you. The final boss is the worst, with several attacks where you're stuck in a tight spot with RNG projectiles coming at you, that seem to provide impossible RNG way too frequently. There are also several sections where you can't see attacks, because they're yellow on yellow or black on black. There are also multiple instagibs, making it a learny and luck dependent fight. The arena is nonsensical, with the kid bonking his head where the walls meet the floor instead of at the ceiling. This just makes it even more awkward to fight.
Finally, there are a few major bugs. The timer is super broken, and will randomly reset your time to what is was when you saved when you respawn. Also, in the final stage resetting would make the screen flash with another room, which is really annoying. Both of these are quite obvious, so it seems to suggest either a lack of testing, which is furthered by all the attacks which have impossible RNG an alarming amount of the time.
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The real reason my rating is so long is the bosses. All of them really outstayed their welcome, and would benefit from lower health. The first couple are just kind of boring with some annoying RNG, but starting at the black and white avoidance they get really unfun. The avoidance is filled with wallable RNG, and like 3 of those awkward tap move attacks that just destroy your fingers without really bringing anything to the table. The destination boss had the potential to be the best part of the game, but it's so hard to actually hit the boss it just drags on and annoys you. The final boss is the worst, with several attacks where you're stuck in a tight spot with RNG projectiles coming at you, that seem to provide impossible RNG way too frequently. There are also several sections where you can't see attacks, because they're yellow on yellow or black on black. There are also multiple instagibs, making it a learny and luck dependent fight. The arena is nonsensical, with the kid bonking his head where the walls meet the floor instead of at the ceiling. This just makes it even more awkward to fight.
Finally, there are a few major bugs. The timer is super broken, and will randomly reset your time to what is was when you saved when you respawn. Also, in the final stage resetting would make the screen flash with another room, which is really annoying. Both of these are quite obvious, so it seems to suggest either a lack of testing, which is furthered by all the attacks which have impossible RNG an alarming amount of the time.
Rating: 4.0 40
Difficulty: 60 60
Jan 25, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna QoQoQo
For: I wanna QoQoQo
Pretty abysmal by the end, as the game quickly becomes named jump spam, with 5 diagonals per screen. Shoutout to the infinite jump stage which used the gimmick in the worst way possible. Mostly lacking in the famous pathing that makes later entries in the series special. The bosses are interesting, but trivially easy compared to the needle, and the final boss is a bit too tanky. Overall, wouldn't recommend this game, go play the others in the series instead.
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Rating: 4.5 45
Difficulty: 57 57
Jan 24, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna be the Crimson
For: I wanna be the Crimson
There's little to be said about Crimson that hasn't already said, but I like the sound of my own voice so here I go.
Crimson is a game that is most certainly not for everyone, but even still I don't think it deserves the constant lambasting it gets these days. Even as an enjoyer of the game, it's far from perfect. There are a lot of annoying flying spikes, poor needle choices, and one secret that seems impossible to find without a guide (gravity castle). However, there's also a lot of fun platforming mixed in. It's not great needle by modern standards, but given the release date I was pleasantly surprised. I find myself enjoying the classic style of needle more these days, and this game executes it well enough of the time I found it on average good. The secret hunting is mostly fun if you like these types of secrets, but I know most people loathe them. Overall, the platforming is a mixed bag, with some stuff that's pretty awful, but a lot of stuff that's really enjoyable if you're the kind of person who likes old needle.
Onto the bosses. The bat boss is horrible, vile, and despicable. The final boss however is one of the best fights I've played, and the reason my rating is so high. Some notes on my playstyle: I was extremely reckless in the first half, maximizing damage and inviting some crazy dodges. I also didn't avoid hitting blue, so I would get water about halfway through. Personally, this made the fight really interesting. The water has some annoying bugs sure, but they're pretty rare, and in the end I think the water adds an extra dimension to the gameplay that is really fun to solve. The boss is a test of willpower and focus as much as anything, and I personally think the length is to its benefit. By it's nature, all the threats are really simple, but there are so many of them at once you find your attention split. It's a pleasure trying to figure out how to deal with all the attacks, and mastering all the different things you have to consider when fighting it. The boss involves a lot of strategy, and much of my progress felt like learning rather than improving execution, which is a great thing in my opinion. The fight took me about 8 hours, and yet I was having fun the whole time. It's an excellent fight that is a masterclass in using simple attacks to create a complex fight.
Ultimately, this game probably isn't for most people in the modern fangame ecosystem. However, it has its niche, and is well deserving of classic status. If you're skilled enough for it, I'd say this game might be worth playing through just for the final boss. Despite some serious lows, most of this game was a good enough experience I couldn't stay unhappy for long. I know I'm in the minority in this, but I think Crimson is a great game.
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Crimson is a game that is most certainly not for everyone, but even still I don't think it deserves the constant lambasting it gets these days. Even as an enjoyer of the game, it's far from perfect. There are a lot of annoying flying spikes, poor needle choices, and one secret that seems impossible to find without a guide (gravity castle). However, there's also a lot of fun platforming mixed in. It's not great needle by modern standards, but given the release date I was pleasantly surprised. I find myself enjoying the classic style of needle more these days, and this game executes it well enough of the time I found it on average good. The secret hunting is mostly fun if you like these types of secrets, but I know most people loathe them. Overall, the platforming is a mixed bag, with some stuff that's pretty awful, but a lot of stuff that's really enjoyable if you're the kind of person who likes old needle.
Onto the bosses. The bat boss is horrible, vile, and despicable. The final boss however is one of the best fights I've played, and the reason my rating is so high. Some notes on my playstyle: I was extremely reckless in the first half, maximizing damage and inviting some crazy dodges. I also didn't avoid hitting blue, so I would get water about halfway through. Personally, this made the fight really interesting. The water has some annoying bugs sure, but they're pretty rare, and in the end I think the water adds an extra dimension to the gameplay that is really fun to solve. The boss is a test of willpower and focus as much as anything, and I personally think the length is to its benefit. By it's nature, all the threats are really simple, but there are so many of them at once you find your attention split. It's a pleasure trying to figure out how to deal with all the attacks, and mastering all the different things you have to consider when fighting it. The boss involves a lot of strategy, and much of my progress felt like learning rather than improving execution, which is a great thing in my opinion. The fight took me about 8 hours, and yet I was having fun the whole time. It's an excellent fight that is a masterclass in using simple attacks to create a complex fight.
Ultimately, this game probably isn't for most people in the modern fangame ecosystem. However, it has its niche, and is well deserving of classic status. If you're skilled enough for it, I'd say this game might be worth playing through just for the final boss. Despite some serious lows, most of this game was a good enough experience I couldn't stay unhappy for long. I know I'm in the minority in this, but I think Crimson is a great game.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 75 75
Jan 23, 2023
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| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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