13 Reviews:
LastTISisLife
I thought it will be unpleasant, but it was quite cool actually. One of the better minimalistic hard needle i've played
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Rating: 7.4 74
Difficulty: 70 70
Apr 8, 2023
moogy
Let's get the problems out of the way first: This is an older game, so there are some problems with save placement and the Kid's position will be altered upon respawning. There are also some fairly frequent visual effects in the background that might give some people problems. Finally, the ceiling is solid - this is only really relevant in one save, but still.
Otherwise, I quite enjoyed this game. There are a lot of precise jumps, complemented by 16px gaps, but it never felt like anything was pushed too far with the exception of maybe the final save. It starts out fairly easy, but ends up in a sweet spot that's not too hard and not too easy by the end, and bows out gracefully without overstaying its welcome. Overall it's a solid game if you can get past the nitpicks I outlined above and have the needle skills for some of the harder jumps.
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Otherwise, I quite enjoyed this game. There are a lot of precise jumps, complemented by 16px gaps, but it never felt like anything was pushed too far with the exception of maybe the final save. It starts out fairly easy, but ends up in a sweet spot that's not too hard and not too easy by the end, and bows out gracefully without overstaying its welcome. Overall it's a solid game if you can get past the nitpicks I outlined above and have the needle skills for some of the harder jumps.
Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 65 65
Dec 10, 2017
Renko97
A needle game that is really hard but fun for needle players.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.6 66
Difficulty: 67 67
Sep 28, 2017
WrathofAnubis
A lengthy, minimalist needle game. I'm not the biggest fan of the visuals (white kid + white spikes...), or the random color explosions, but they work decently enough, and they kind of complement the absurdly happy chiptune BGM. Goddamn I love the song in this game.
As for the needle itself, it's generally good, but was a bit hit-or-miss for me. One thing it absolutely isn't is boring - there's a ton of variety in the many, many screens you'll go through. I ended up putting down the game at various points and coming back to it because the difficulty curve felt weirdly arbitrary - some saves I breezed through and others took hundreds of attempts - but that might just be my inconsistent skill, and not faulty design.
Anyway, recommended for fans of difficult needle.
As for the needle itself, it's generally good, but was a bit hit-or-miss for me. One thing it absolutely isn't is boring - there's a ton of variety in the many, many screens you'll go through. I ended up putting down the game at various points and coming back to it because the difficulty curve felt weirdly arbitrary - some saves I breezed through and others took hundreds of attempts - but that might just be my inconsistent skill, and not faulty design.
Anyway, recommended for fans of difficult needle.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 7.7 77
Difficulty: 70 70
Jan 16, 2016