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by xElectricZz
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by ElCochran90
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by ElCochran90
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by ElCochran90
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by FireBandicoot
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by GaspacoZanis
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by ElCochran90
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by ElCochran90
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by Kiyoshi
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Jopagu
I first played Sunspike in 2020, when I was new to fangames. I don't recall what possessed me to do this, as I was horrible at avoidance and had no chance of beating it. A couple years ago, I put in a more serious attempt at grinding it, only to be completely walled at the hearts attack for several hours because I still sucked. Today, I finally went back and beat the game. This has always been my fangame white whale, I'm very happy I was finally able to clear it.
The needle is bad, alright. Not much more to say.
The avoidance is absolutely the meat of the game, and I found it decently enjoyable, although certainly a mixed bag. There is a lot of parts that are really slow and easy, notably the beginning and the bit after the first chorus. These mostly just serve to pad the timer, and will rarely kill you, making them quite frustrating. The other big issue with the fight is the hearts attack, which is hard to learn and can completely RNG screw you pretty frequently. Other than that though, the attacks are quite fun, with nice visuals and a banger song. The sphere is probably a bit too learny for being at the end of the fight, but frankly it's such a banger of an attack that I don't care.
Overall, would I recommend Sunspike? Ehhhh, probably not. At least, there's a whole lot of games before it on the list. That being said, it's a historically important game, and I do think the avoidance has enough merit that it's worth playing eventually. I'm just glad that this is no longer hanging over my head.
From hell's heart I stab at thee, Sunspike.
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The needle is bad, alright. Not much more to say.
The avoidance is absolutely the meat of the game, and I found it decently enjoyable, although certainly a mixed bag. There is a lot of parts that are really slow and easy, notably the beginning and the bit after the first chorus. These mostly just serve to pad the timer, and will rarely kill you, making them quite frustrating. The other big issue with the fight is the hearts attack, which is hard to learn and can completely RNG screw you pretty frequently. Other than that though, the attacks are quite fun, with nice visuals and a banger song. The sphere is probably a bit too learny for being at the end of the fight, but frankly it's such a banger of an attack that I don't care.
Overall, would I recommend Sunspike? Ehhhh, probably not. At least, there's a whole lot of games before it on the list. That being said, it's a historically important game, and I do think the avoidance has enough merit that it's worth playing eventually. I'm just glad that this is no longer hanging over my head.
From hell's heart I stab at thee, Sunspike.
Rating: 7.7 77
Difficulty: 70 70
May 20, 2024
Nearigami
Sunspike was one of the first fangames I ever played. I was suggested it in 2016 as a way to improve my needle skills which at the time I appreciated given that I was bad at everything. I got to around the start of stage 6 before I bottomed out in skill level and patience. Over the years I’ve always meant to go back and finish the game as my skill level in both needle and bosses improved but for one reason or another never got around to it. Now, over 7 years later, I can say I finally have cleared it, and the game is just okay.
The needle is fairly generic but I’ve never had a problem with that. I think it’s less so that it’s generic and moreso that it uses generic jumps relatively effectively to enforce certain inputs. The room layouts are nothing crazy and verge on corridor needle, but I like them. It’s probably nostalgia and if it were in a game nowadays it would be even more throwaway, but for its time it’s pretty good.
The boss is really boring and the difficulty is concentrated into just a few key attacks which have a high variance in how difficult they are. It feels like the avoidance never really “starts” if that makes any sense and I’m just waiting until I’m presented with either comparatively unreasonable rng or something totally free. There’s a lot of sitting around and either waiting or barely doing anything. The sphere is still a cool attack even today and it definitely is the best part of the fight.
I’m left with an appreciation for what this game did for fangames and how it helped both needle and avoidance take the next step as genres, but nowadays it really only feels worth experiencing as a means to see an influential fangame.
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The needle is fairly generic but I’ve never had a problem with that. I think it’s less so that it’s generic and moreso that it uses generic jumps relatively effectively to enforce certain inputs. The room layouts are nothing crazy and verge on corridor needle, but I like them. It’s probably nostalgia and if it were in a game nowadays it would be even more throwaway, but for its time it’s pretty good.
The boss is really boring and the difficulty is concentrated into just a few key attacks which have a high variance in how difficult they are. It feels like the avoidance never really “starts” if that makes any sense and I’m just waiting until I’m presented with either comparatively unreasonable rng or something totally free. There’s a lot of sitting around and either waiting or barely doing anything. The sphere is still a cool attack even today and it definitely is the best part of the fight.
I’m left with an appreciation for what this game did for fangames and how it helped both needle and avoidance take the next step as genres, but nowadays it really only feels worth experiencing as a means to see an influential fangame.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 65 65
May 1, 2024