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by CeleCele
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by CeleCele
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by CeleCele
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by Chuckolator
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by CeleCele
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MLSTRM [Creator]
Current version: V1.1.10.23
This game is a rather long Adventure (or perhaps more accurately Needleventure) game using a variety of mostly standard gimmicks, with a couple of weird ones thrown in there. There is a story/narrative to the game, but you can opt to play without it if you so choose.
There are optional secrets, and obtaining them all unlocks some Extra content.
This project was a long time in the making, and I'm grateful to anyone that helped out or encouraged me along the way.
UPDATE: October 23rd: Made what I hope to be the final patch of the game - mostly minor fixes but also added some persistence to the Chapter 5a gimmick which should reduce some annoyance there.
UPDATE: September 27th: Some further changes made, mostly focused around the final boss.
UPDATE: September 20th: New update released with various balance changes. Details in included text file. Also fixed crashes introduced by patch
UPDATE: September 15th: Small update to fix some softlocks and an accidentally impossible route in 1 place. Larger balance fixes and overall adjustment coming later on.
[7] Likes
This game is a rather long Adventure (or perhaps more accurately Needleventure) game using a variety of mostly standard gimmicks, with a couple of weird ones thrown in there. There is a story/narrative to the game, but you can opt to play without it if you so choose.
There are optional secrets, and obtaining them all unlocks some Extra content.
This project was a long time in the making, and I'm grateful to anyone that helped out or encouraged me along the way.
UPDATE: October 23rd: Made what I hope to be the final patch of the game - mostly minor fixes but also added some persistence to the Chapter 5a gimmick which should reduce some annoyance there.
UPDATE: September 27th: Some further changes made, mostly focused around the final boss.
UPDATE: September 20th: New update released with various balance changes. Details in included text file. Also fixed crashes introduced by patch
UPDATE: September 15th: Small update to fix some softlocks and an accidentally impossible route in 1 place. Larger balance fixes and overall adjustment coming later on.
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Sep 13, 2019
25 Reviews:
Bob
I think there's a lot to like about this game. It's not the most visually polished thing ever in some areas but it has some great ideas. I really like it when games have small bits of dialogue and characters that talk to you, it makes it feel a bit more like an adventure. There are a few rough parts, such as boss attacks that are very hard to dodge or just feel unfair, a few avoidance bosses shoved in that are kind of tedious, and some of the platforming feels like it needs more to it than just needle stuff. (Especially near the beginning of the game.) Anyway, it's clear that a lot of effort was spent making this game and I think it has quite a bit of value despite some issues. I would recommend people give this a go.
[2] Likes
Rating: 7.6 76
Difficulty: 62 62
Sep 14, 2019
AndresSgarrido
While there are plenty of flaws in this fangame, you gotta appreciate the charm that was put into this and it shows in some segments of the game. Personally I had a hard time playing through the early stages of Destroy the Maelstrom, but they for sure get better and more creative once you get over the first stages. And the creator is open to feedback and to updating Maelstrom a couple of times so that is a big plus.
[2] Likes
Rating: 6.8 68
Difficulty: 60 60
Sep 14, 2019
PlutoTheThing
Adventure game with a lot of content, some people use the term needleventure but I don't like that term because to me "needleventure" is just an adventure game with hard platforming which is most hard adventure games. The platforming itself is pretty smooth and nice, it's very well balanced and has a good difficulty curve, but the bosses kinda break that curve, particularly the avoidances. The bosses felt pretty easy for the most part, but the avoidances all felt like difficulty spikes, which is fine because they were pretty fun but it's a bit odd to me. This made the game feel a little bumpy in some areas, but that's not a big deal really. This is the kind of game which is just consistently enjoyable, which I value. It's not mindblowing, and I wouldn't call it a personal favorite, but there's lots of effort and really no bad parts. Solid game.
[1] Like
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 58 58
Apr 5, 2023
Cutiefruity
Most of this game was really enjoyable to me, especially the needle, though it had some silly skips lol
[1] Like
Rating: 9.2 92
Difficulty: 66 66
Feb 5, 2022
bantsmen
A long adventure game with stages centred around needle-based platforming. Each stage typically focuses on one gimmick, including vines, traps, and puzzles involving light rays and mirrors to name a few. Each stage concludes with a boss which include both traditional boss fights as well as avoidances.
The platforming feels great, each section seems like it was designed very carefully and it's usually very clear what you have to do and how you do it. The difficulty is of each section is reasonable and aside from a few obstacles that I feel didn't add much, it never felt like a section was made overly difficult for the sake of inflating the death count. While I the bosses didn't feel spectacular, each one was enjoyable in their own right, and while I don't typically like avoidances, the ones in this game were much more tolerable than most I've encountered. Overall, this game has a lot of variety that I think most fangamers will enjoy, aside from being a tad too difficult for new players.
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The platforming feels great, each section seems like it was designed very carefully and it's usually very clear what you have to do and how you do it. The difficulty is of each section is reasonable and aside from a few obstacles that I feel didn't add much, it never felt like a section was made overly difficult for the sake of inflating the death count. While I the bosses didn't feel spectacular, each one was enjoyable in their own right, and while I don't typically like avoidances, the ones in this game were much more tolerable than most I've encountered. Overall, this game has a lot of variety that I think most fangamers will enjoy, aside from being a tad too difficult for new players.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 68 68
May 3, 2021