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kurath
For: I Wanna Defeat The Robot
For: I Wanna Defeat The Robot
The synopsis of this is a very polished looking, extremely well produced fangame that seeks to some extent to bring us into the modern age. 16:9 resolution and 60 fps on a modified yuuutu engine looks and runs well, with very clean production and tons of great looking effects. Visually, this is top notch in the fangame world.
However, gameplay wise its a bit shaky. I quit on the final boss once I realized there was nothing more for me to get from this game. I enjoyed the majority of the platforming, as much of it is very good, though there are occasional segments that go beyond being weak to the point where they feel like they can only be intentional stupid. This includes pick a door segments, segments where the player gets teleported to a save point except both themselves and the save point are visibly covered and enemies shoot you immediately if you don't know whats happening, segments where they open up with sitting there for a second to charge your charged shot as the only option and so on. These are generally few and far between, but when they come up its really questionable.
Finally, to some extent, the meat of the game being labeled as an action game is the bosses. They're... problematic. All of them are well produced, with great use of sounds, voices and effects to make them look and sound good. However it went overboard at the cost of gameplay I felt. The profuse screenshake was a huge detriment in my opinion and hitboxes were unclear due to the visual effects. These are the minor things though. The main problem here is that every boss is basically the same, and its a boss archetype I despise. If you're familiar with the DWBA1 yellow devil (as a well known example), its all basically that. Every arena is a flat surface, every boss has multiple attacks that get in your face and multiple attacks that are insta-gibs or near at close range. So it becomes a game of keeping your distance, herding the boss around while he rushes you at high speed and hoping you can avoid getting pinned in the corner and if you do, hoping he doesn't use an attack that kills you. That said, none of them are really unfair, there's tools to avoid it but god if it isn't tedious to learn the tells for the same conceptual attacks over and over.
Its probably worth taking a look at, but if you find yourself not liking the bosses that won't change because they don't change. If you do like those kinds of bosses though, this'll be a few hours of pretty fast-paced adventure gameplay that is quite good and has a lot of work put into it.
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However, gameplay wise its a bit shaky. I quit on the final boss once I realized there was nothing more for me to get from this game. I enjoyed the majority of the platforming, as much of it is very good, though there are occasional segments that go beyond being weak to the point where they feel like they can only be intentional stupid. This includes pick a door segments, segments where the player gets teleported to a save point except both themselves and the save point are visibly covered and enemies shoot you immediately if you don't know whats happening, segments where they open up with sitting there for a second to charge your charged shot as the only option and so on. These are generally few and far between, but when they come up its really questionable.
Finally, to some extent, the meat of the game being labeled as an action game is the bosses. They're... problematic. All of them are well produced, with great use of sounds, voices and effects to make them look and sound good. However it went overboard at the cost of gameplay I felt. The profuse screenshake was a huge detriment in my opinion and hitboxes were unclear due to the visual effects. These are the minor things though. The main problem here is that every boss is basically the same, and its a boss archetype I despise. If you're familiar with the DWBA1 yellow devil (as a well known example), its all basically that. Every arena is a flat surface, every boss has multiple attacks that get in your face and multiple attacks that are insta-gibs or near at close range. So it becomes a game of keeping your distance, herding the boss around while he rushes you at high speed and hoping you can avoid getting pinned in the corner and if you do, hoping he doesn't use an attack that kills you. That said, none of them are really unfair, there's tools to avoid it but god if it isn't tedious to learn the tells for the same conceptual attacks over and over.
Its probably worth taking a look at, but if you find yourself not liking the bosses that won't change because they don't change. If you do like those kinds of bosses though, this'll be a few hours of pretty fast-paced adventure gameplay that is quite good and has a lot of work put into it.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 75 75
Feb 17, 2019
kurath
For: I wanna be The Cat
For: I wanna be The Cat
An excellent product overall. I appreciate the impressive amount of work that went into this not only from Nemega, but all the community contributors overall. Firstly, the obvious, it is a fangame with a cost on steam and it comprises essentially 3 modes/concepts.
The first is classic fangame style platforming with some roguelike elements. Stages are comprised from smaller segments and there's limited lives and a number of powerups to help you get through. This was probably my favorite mode in the game, though it can be quite short lived if you're not interested in being a completionist. The difficulty ranges from about 30-60 based on the selected difficulty, though achievement hunting can get a bit higher as some of the achievements are quite challenging. The mix-and-match nature of the levels makes no run feel the same, but you will start seeing level repeats so if that's the kind of thing that bothers you, tread carefully. Still, it offers a lot of content as you get through them and if you set goals other than winning (as you'll be able to get consistent at that quite quickly, generally), there's a lot to be had here.
The second is the race mode, which while rare to find games unfortunately, when the community gets together to do some its quite fun. There's a variety of difficulty options here as well to adjust the pace, with harder levels frequently tripping people up or easier levels that its all about going fast.
Finally, the last mode is the magic tower inspired mode. This was by far the weakest of the three for me but its still interesting. The difficulty of this is naturally much higher and cannot be adjusted, maybe about a 60-65 (Difficulty rating based on this, as its the hardest 'standard' content). It is, in magic tower style, with a limited total hp pool so you'll want to balance your ability to take hits, but some of the later enemies have some attacks that feel quite unfair and feels like a grind to some degree. The final achievement for this is quite difficult, and as such if you're an achievement hunter I'd be cautious about going for these, as its probably on par with a game more in the 80s range at that point.
All in all, this package offers a lot (as it should, as a paid game in a genre of freebies), but its worth it if any of the styles of game appeal to you.
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The first is classic fangame style platforming with some roguelike elements. Stages are comprised from smaller segments and there's limited lives and a number of powerups to help you get through. This was probably my favorite mode in the game, though it can be quite short lived if you're not interested in being a completionist. The difficulty ranges from about 30-60 based on the selected difficulty, though achievement hunting can get a bit higher as some of the achievements are quite challenging. The mix-and-match nature of the levels makes no run feel the same, but you will start seeing level repeats so if that's the kind of thing that bothers you, tread carefully. Still, it offers a lot of content as you get through them and if you set goals other than winning (as you'll be able to get consistent at that quite quickly, generally), there's a lot to be had here.
The second is the race mode, which while rare to find games unfortunately, when the community gets together to do some its quite fun. There's a variety of difficulty options here as well to adjust the pace, with harder levels frequently tripping people up or easier levels that its all about going fast.
Finally, the last mode is the magic tower inspired mode. This was by far the weakest of the three for me but its still interesting. The difficulty of this is naturally much higher and cannot be adjusted, maybe about a 60-65 (Difficulty rating based on this, as its the hardest 'standard' content). It is, in magic tower style, with a limited total hp pool so you'll want to balance your ability to take hits, but some of the later enemies have some attacks that feel quite unfair and feels like a grind to some degree. The final achievement for this is quite difficult, and as such if you're an achievement hunter I'd be cautious about going for these, as its probably on par with a game more in the 80s range at that point.
All in all, this package offers a lot (as it should, as a paid game in a genre of freebies), but its worth it if any of the styles of game appeal to you.
Rating: 9.5 95
Difficulty: 65 65
Feb 17, 2019
kurath
For: I wanna be the PS
For: I wanna be the PS
A trigger needle game with a handful of short stages followed by an acronym boss of sorts, in the Rukito style.
The boss is interesting, utilizing the more creative concepts from the game in a boss environment which is an approach I'm a huge fan of.
The needle is, of course, the main attraction. It's a little bumpy and not truly as dynamic as I would've expected from the style of game. There certainly are a number of cool moves, but a lot of it is pretty straightforward. The best parts were the original, though quite simple, gimmicks used in a couple stages. They're minor spins on classic gimmicks but well used and were the highlight for me. The regular needle stages were solid, but nothing extraordinary.
Overall, its a very good needle game with a little bit of spice, and certainly worth playing if you're a fan of the style of game. That said, though its good if you like the genre, it definitely doesn't go anywhere that other games haven't and isn't necessarily a must-play for those outside of its target audience.
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The boss is interesting, utilizing the more creative concepts from the game in a boss environment which is an approach I'm a huge fan of.
The needle is, of course, the main attraction. It's a little bumpy and not truly as dynamic as I would've expected from the style of game. There certainly are a number of cool moves, but a lot of it is pretty straightforward. The best parts were the original, though quite simple, gimmicks used in a couple stages. They're minor spins on classic gimmicks but well used and were the highlight for me. The regular needle stages were solid, but nothing extraordinary.
Overall, its a very good needle game with a little bit of spice, and certainly worth playing if you're a fan of the style of game. That said, though its good if you like the genre, it definitely doesn't go anywhere that other games haven't and isn't necessarily a must-play for those outside of its target audience.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 65 65
Feb 11, 2019
kurath
For: I wanna get crimsoned 2
For: I wanna get crimsoned 2
A 50 floor needle game using the visuals of the associated stages in Cultured 2. It also adapts and reimages the bosses with drawn visuals, though relative to their counterparts they're pretty easy as you have something like 10 hp for all them, so its really just about the needle. There's minimal gimmick usage, so its mostly pure needle the whole way through.
The design is pretty solid, especially in the earlier stages. It generally focuses on somewhat shorter saves, with pretty much every screen having atleast 3. Unfortunately, and this is probably the weak point of the game, later on this means that in order to keep the difficulty rising some of the later parts get kinda meh. There's a fair bit of repeated formations and a ton of annoyingly precise setup jumps. Still, there's a lot of good parts in the later stages, and the earlier parts flow very well.
Its a very good needle game that starts fairly reasonable (maybe 40ish) and ends up in the 75 range, so consider accordingly for your skill level. Its recommended if that feels like the difficulty range you're looking for though, as the majority of the needle is good and the bosses are a nice touch and pace change-up.
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The design is pretty solid, especially in the earlier stages. It generally focuses on somewhat shorter saves, with pretty much every screen having atleast 3. Unfortunately, and this is probably the weak point of the game, later on this means that in order to keep the difficulty rising some of the later parts get kinda meh. There's a fair bit of repeated formations and a ton of annoyingly precise setup jumps. Still, there's a lot of good parts in the later stages, and the earlier parts flow very well.
Its a very good needle game that starts fairly reasonable (maybe 40ish) and ends up in the 75 range, so consider accordingly for your skill level. Its recommended if that feels like the difficulty range you're looking for though, as the majority of the needle is good and the bosses are a nice touch and pace change-up.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 75 75
Feb 8, 2019
kurath
For: I wanna be the Krypton
For: I wanna be the Krypton
Its very much a neon game with a little extra. Worth playing for anyone looking for a decent length, easier needle experience.
[1] Like
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 50 50
Feb 1, 2019
3 Games
| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Wanna Fill In The Blanks | 35.4 | 9.1 | 13 |
| I wanna be the Ocean Princess | 68.7 | 9.2 | 22 |
| I Wanna Ponder | 71.7 | 9.9 | 17 |
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| Game | Difficulty | User's Rating |
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| I wanna be the Ocean Princess | N/A | N/A |
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