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ameliandyou
For: A SUPERPLANET CALLED KG
For: A SUPERPLANET CALLED KG
I don't like pure needle games very much but this game is definitely an exception. Lots of variety in its gimmicks, and an incredibly high production value.
Highly highly recommend!!!
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Highly highly recommend!!!
Rating: 9.8 98
Difficulty: N/A
Apr 18, 2025
ameliandyou
For: I wanna Freezemind
For: I wanna Freezemind
I loved freezemind. I would consider the first half, the part in a random order before the medley section to be one of the best experiences I have ever had playing a fangame. Not every section is perfect or even necessarily fun (although most of them are), but so incredibly varied in both visuals and gimmicks that it felt incredibly fun to play. Every area is given one core gimmick as well as a bunch of extra gimmicks inside of it. The sheer amount of variety in freezemind (for its length) is something I haven't really seen in any other fangame.
Also all of the sections in the first half are short and sweet, none of them overstay their welcome. The same cannot be said for the second half.
The bosses are also really good. Almost all of them have random attack order which I wish more fangames did, its such an easy and effective way of making it so you get to practice every part of the boss equally. I definitely do think the platforming is what stands out though, while the bosses are needed to break up the gameplay and help give you a good indicator of how far in the game you are, I don't know if any of them are unique gameplay wise in the same way the platforming is. They are still incredible though, and all of them have a really high production value.
I didn't enjoy the second half of the game as much as I did the first. It honestly feels like a completely different game, while the first half had sudoku elements the second half felt sudoku in that it was purposely low effort. While I feel like this can work, I don't feel like it works as well when it is really hard. Which some of the areas are. I will be going over my thoughts on each section from favorite to least favorite.
I Wanna Vibe With The Gods: This area was incredible, honestly the only medley section which I liked as much as the first half of the game. It felt like a lot of effort was put into this one, making a version of the vibe gods which didn't feel like it used sudoku as a crutch (not saying more effort should have been put into the other sections, but I would have preferred not having a boss / area if it is just going to be a joke, like the heavenly host section). Super fun and extremely well made.
Chungo's Gauntlet: The "Chungo's Gauntlet" section was really good. I have yet to play the original game, but I enjoyed it and it felt like a more toned down version of the first half of the game. I still preferred the first half, but this was still really fun.
I Wanna Journey Where the Wind Takes Me:
Pretty bland but still fun.
Heavenly Host: A sudoku version of the original heavenly host, although the gimmick kinda ruins it for me. I really did not like the rng keys, and the boss isn't very fun either.
Hereditary baldness 2: It was ok. I didn't love it, but it had some fun ideas. The really really long falling section was completely unnecessary and super tedious though.
I Wanna Look Inside: I don't know much about this game, and I didn't love the section that much. It was extremely tedious and didn't have great visuals or music.
Crimson Needle 3: My least favorite part of the whole game. Its one of the hardest areas, and while there are unique gimmicks, it is WAY WAY WAY too long and is extremely low effort at parts. I am not sure if this was made by guest makers (it seems like it was?) but it feels completely out of place. Its extremely hard and long, while also feeling like jtool sudoku with some gimmicks most of the time. There are some unique parts, like the croc area (although that area was still really hard ;-;), but the majority of it wasn't very fun. Also that one visual challenge area was the only area that actively hurt me to look at.
Then there was the last few sections. They were decent, although some of the gimmicks were really unclear It was not indicated at all that the thing orbiting the player could touch the yellow things at that one part ;-;.
The final boss was AMAZING though!!!! The music really helped it feel really climatic, and it wasn't overly difficult like so many fangame final bosses are. I didn't love some of the attacks, moving game window attack didn't work a lot of the time and the fire attack felt really tough to dodge, but it was still one of my favorite bosses in the game.
Even though there was some negativity in this review, overall this was one of the most creative and fun fangames I have ever played.
I changed my review to a 10 / 10 because I feel like the first part half is actually one of the best things I have ever played in a fangame period. Really inspiring, and I wish more fangames focused on having variety in the same way this fangame does. Of course its totally a personal preference though.
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Also all of the sections in the first half are short and sweet, none of them overstay their welcome. The same cannot be said for the second half.
The bosses are also really good. Almost all of them have random attack order which I wish more fangames did, its such an easy and effective way of making it so you get to practice every part of the boss equally. I definitely do think the platforming is what stands out though, while the bosses are needed to break up the gameplay and help give you a good indicator of how far in the game you are, I don't know if any of them are unique gameplay wise in the same way the platforming is. They are still incredible though, and all of them have a really high production value.
I didn't enjoy the second half of the game as much as I did the first. It honestly feels like a completely different game, while the first half had sudoku elements the second half felt sudoku in that it was purposely low effort. While I feel like this can work, I don't feel like it works as well when it is really hard. Which some of the areas are. I will be going over my thoughts on each section from favorite to least favorite.
I Wanna Vibe With The Gods: This area was incredible, honestly the only medley section which I liked as much as the first half of the game. It felt like a lot of effort was put into this one, making a version of the vibe gods which didn't feel like it used sudoku as a crutch (not saying more effort should have been put into the other sections, but I would have preferred not having a boss / area if it is just going to be a joke, like the heavenly host section). Super fun and extremely well made.
Chungo's Gauntlet: The "Chungo's Gauntlet" section was really good. I have yet to play the original game, but I enjoyed it and it felt like a more toned down version of the first half of the game. I still preferred the first half, but this was still really fun.
I Wanna Journey Where the Wind Takes Me:
Pretty bland but still fun.
Heavenly Host: A sudoku version of the original heavenly host, although the gimmick kinda ruins it for me. I really did not like the rng keys, and the boss isn't very fun either.
Hereditary baldness 2: It was ok. I didn't love it, but it had some fun ideas. The really really long falling section was completely unnecessary and super tedious though.
I Wanna Look Inside: I don't know much about this game, and I didn't love the section that much. It was extremely tedious and didn't have great visuals or music.
Crimson Needle 3: My least favorite part of the whole game. Its one of the hardest areas, and while there are unique gimmicks, it is WAY WAY WAY too long and is extremely low effort at parts. I am not sure if this was made by guest makers (it seems like it was?) but it feels completely out of place. Its extremely hard and long, while also feeling like jtool sudoku with some gimmicks most of the time. There are some unique parts, like the croc area (although that area was still really hard ;-;), but the majority of it wasn't very fun. Also that one visual challenge area was the only area that actively hurt me to look at.
Then there was the last few sections. They were decent, although some of the gimmicks were really unclear It was not indicated at all that the thing orbiting the player could touch the yellow things at that one part ;-;.
The final boss was AMAZING though!!!! The music really helped it feel really climatic, and it wasn't overly difficult like so many fangame final bosses are. I didn't love some of the attacks, moving game window attack didn't work a lot of the time and the fire attack felt really tough to dodge, but it was still one of my favorite bosses in the game.
Even though there was some negativity in this review, overall this was one of the most creative and fun fangames I have ever played.
I changed my review to a 10 / 10 because I feel like the first part half is actually one of the best things I have ever played in a fangame period. Really inspiring, and I wish more fangames focused on having variety in the same way this fangame does. Of course its totally a personal preference though.
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: N/A
Apr 18, 2025
Slends
For: I need to get an A or my parents will disown me
For: I need to get an A or my parents will disown me
Nyeh, this was easy to beat without godmode. Physics made everything pretty annoying, same thing with hitboxes. A bit of patince is all thats needed to beat this one, nothing more.
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Rating: 0.6 6
Difficulty: 42 42
Apr 17, 2025
TheChiekurs
For: I wanna be the back!
For: I wanna be the back!
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Apr 17, 2025
PlutoTheThing
For: I Wanna Defeat the TeamChoco 2
For: I Wanna Defeat the TeamChoco 2
This review is based on a 100% clear
Kinda weird needle collab, it has a lot of pretty standard needle, no gimmicks, named jump, that kind of thing, but most of it is pretty enjoyable if a little forgettable at times. If you do extra you'll find more of the same as the main game except the second save in EX Jimaba is much harder and worse than the rest of the game, it just has some really awkward jumps. In contrast I think EX IeF is the best thing in the game, align maze stuff is cool and it's pretty fun precision needle. I didn't love anything in this game but I didn't have an awful time with anything either, it's fine.
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Kinda weird needle collab, it has a lot of pretty standard needle, no gimmicks, named jump, that kind of thing, but most of it is pretty enjoyable if a little forgettable at times. If you do extra you'll find more of the same as the main game except the second save in EX Jimaba is much harder and worse than the rest of the game, it just has some really awkward jumps. In contrast I think EX IeF is the best thing in the game, align maze stuff is cool and it's pretty fun precision needle. I didn't love anything in this game but I didn't have an awful time with anything either, it's fine.
Rating: 5.7 57
Difficulty: 90 90
Apr 17, 2025
xva
For: I wanna be the L-guy
For: I wanna be the L-guy
generic needle game with some slightly interesting pathing near the end. it's a quick clear and doesn't feature many prominent chokejumps or balancing issues. it's a surprisingly smooth experience for what the maker is known for (i.e. Coffee's CN side stage, being one of the less fun areas). it's a pleasant surprise in that sense. it features two stages which are largely in the same style. there's also a pathing issue/oversight somewhere near the end of the game, I believe it's in the 2nd-to-last screen. you appear to be able to skip the entire second and third saves
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 5.2 52
Difficulty: 56 56
Apr 17, 2025
xva
For: I wanna be Unhappy
For: I wanna be Unhappy
two really good classic-style Miku fights by LunarMagic. both are pretty good, but the right warp is much better, more difficult and has one of the best Miku songs ever made. this game doesn't look too interesting and is relatively unknown, but I urge you to give it a shot if you like classic Miku stuff or just old avoidance in general. both avoidances mostly consist of simple patterns that are quite easy to learn and are fun to execute. they also have some RNG, but it's nothing insane. right warp is harder, left warp is easier
left warp has less interesting avoidance design and an okay song. it isn't the highlight of the game, but it isn't necessarily bad or unfun. there's some remembering what to do near the end, but for the most part it's pretty readable and easy to understand. right warp is the highlight of the game - fun design, good difficulty and (as I said) one of the best Miku songs ever created. it's iconic and fits the theme of the avoidance very well. there's one pretty annoying pattern at the very end which isn't really easy to understand, but everything before it is extremely fun and well-designed. it has some of the best, if not *the* best flow of any old avoidance I've ever played. despite being nothing special for current-year standards, I feel it still holds up quite well considering its age
recommended
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left warp has less interesting avoidance design and an okay song. it isn't the highlight of the game, but it isn't necessarily bad or unfun. there's some remembering what to do near the end, but for the most part it's pretty readable and easy to understand. right warp is the highlight of the game - fun design, good difficulty and (as I said) one of the best Miku songs ever created. it's iconic and fits the theme of the avoidance very well. there's one pretty annoying pattern at the very end which isn't really easy to understand, but everything before it is extremely fun and well-designed. it has some of the best, if not *the* best flow of any old avoidance I've ever played. despite being nothing special for current-year standards, I feel it still holds up quite well considering its age
recommended
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 62 62
Apr 17, 2025
Fishuser
For: I wanna break the Series Z 2 Remake
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For: I wanna break the Series Z 2 Remake
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Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 77 77
Apr 17, 2025