27 Reviews:
Xplayerlol
Fun needle game that allows the player to freely zoom in and zoom out, which is quite useful at some points. Cool level design, interesting jumps, very cool visuals and overall a nice experience. The only issue I have is that the visuals aren't very refined, so when you zoom in, everything becomes pixelated. It's not too bad, but it could look a bit better. There's also a quad jump somewhere in the middle of the game, which is an interesting gimmick, and it's well used in the game. There's also a boss at the end. The boss is quite enjoyable and fair, since you can still use your quad jump to move around more efficiently, and it follows well the concept of the game.
It's a very well-made game overall. Would recommend.
It's a very well-made game overall. Would recommend.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 40 40
Nov 2, 2015
SeanA
I enjoyed this game, probably much more than I should have. The game takes place all in one large room. The game starts very far zoomed out, such that you really can't see where you're going. However you can press x to zoom in which makes the platforming easier but the visuals become garbage. The level itself is pretty interestingly designed however, both visually and gameplay wise. I often enjoyed zooming out the game just to look at the entire area at once which looked pretty cool. It's just a shame that the visual quality is not preserved when zoomed in as that is how you will spend most of the game. The music is also pretty repetitive and got annoying after a while.
The platforming overall is pretty fun with some really neat segments. There's also a quad jump gimmick in the latter third or so that allows for some interesting jumps. The game has a final boss at the end which was very odd. The boss has three phases. Two normal phases with an easy avoidance section at the end. It saves after each phase which was very nice though it makes the boss itself pretty trivial since none of the phases were particularly difficult. It was still an enjoyable fight though. The game crashes upon completion because of reasons. Also, the SamizdatEradicationWizard.exe file in the folder seems very suspicious. The game runs fine if you delete it so I would recommend doing so.
It was a fun game that didn't outstay it's welcome, I enjoyed the 45 minutes I spent with it, despite it's obvious faults. Also the title screen music is beautiful.
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The platforming overall is pretty fun with some really neat segments. There's also a quad jump gimmick in the latter third or so that allows for some interesting jumps. The game has a final boss at the end which was very odd. The boss has three phases. Two normal phases with an easy avoidance section at the end. It saves after each phase which was very nice though it makes the boss itself pretty trivial since none of the phases were particularly difficult. It was still an enjoyable fight though. The game crashes upon completion because of reasons. Also, the SamizdatEradicationWizard.exe file in the folder seems very suspicious. The game runs fine if you delete it so I would recommend doing so.
It was a fun game that didn't outstay it's welcome, I enjoyed the 45 minutes I spent with it, despite it's obvious faults. Also the title screen music is beautiful.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 40 40
Sep 15, 2015
Paragus
A pretty interesting game concept, but bad production stops it from reaching its potential. The entire game is basically one large room that is zoomed all the way out with a fancy mode 7 style effect. pressing X zooms the game in closer so that you can platform better. The problem is when the game zooms in, the visuals are a garbled mess. Also while the gimmick is interesting, it doesn't really add anything to the gameplay. There is never a reason why you have to zoom out, it's just there.
The platforming itself is decent, and there's some interesting quad jump mechanic that gets brought in a ways into the level. There's a boss at the end that's very....weird. The final phase is avoidance, but even if you die you can just sit there with the game over screen on and win the fight due to a bug. The ending flashes up for only a few seconds, not enough time to read it, then the game closes. I restarted the game so I could recheck the ending, but nope, the game either autosaved or erased my file upon completion.
The game maker does have some potential in terms of the idea of the game, but it really needs to be used much better than it is here, and the production value needs to be brought up to par.
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The platforming itself is decent, and there's some interesting quad jump mechanic that gets brought in a ways into the level. There's a boss at the end that's very....weird. The final phase is avoidance, but even if you die you can just sit there with the game over screen on and win the fight due to a bug. The ending flashes up for only a few seconds, not enough time to read it, then the game closes. I restarted the game so I could recheck the ending, but nope, the game either autosaved or erased my file upon completion.
The game maker does have some potential in terms of the idea of the game, but it really needs to be used much better than it is here, and the production value needs to be brought up to par.
Rating: 5.5 55
Difficulty: 45 45
Sep 15, 2015
NightShark115
A short fangame with a neat quadruple jump gimmick, even if the platforming it's attached to isn't the best designed thing in the world. I also like the retro feel that the game has to it, and the boss does actually make better use of the quadruple jump mechanic than the rest of the game did. Overall a fun game, even if not perfect, meaning a moderate recommendation from me.
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Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 40 40
Sep 10, 2024