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CanusAntonius
For: I wanna be THE iDOLM@STER
For: I wanna be THE iDOLM@STER
I wanna be the Idolm@ster, it is a monumental game that even the powers that be have yet to conquer, and probably the biggest challenge for me as a reviewer. Of all the fangames out there with suitable production and rating, this is one of the tallest mountains that can be climbed, and to this day it has yet to be done completely. For those not wishing to take on a monumental task, the game does also offer a taste of what it has on a more suitable playing field, with Beginner mode being under a 50 difficulty, and Normal mode in the mid 60s, the latter being what I chose myself.
On the surface, Idolm@ster is an Adventure Game formatted as a collection of Hubs in which you select a level, play through some platforming, and face the Idol (boss) of that stage. Each stage is going to be based off of classic arcade games, such as Dig Dug, Metrocross, Pac-Man, Rally X, and many others. The creators do an extremely good job at replicating these, and the amount of variety caused by this system is absolutely breathtaking. One minute you're in an actual Dig-Dug level blowing enemies up, while another time you're in a Tower solving puzzles. There will be times when you're dodging race cars, rising through the sky in a battlefield, slowly creeping your way through a maze, or even helping a miner do his work. Along the way, you'll have to deal with several various gimmicks and traps, all of which add a unique flavor to the game. There are quite a lot of stages as well, with Normal Mode having 11; this ensures that you'll actually be spending quite a while in the game overall.
The Idols of the game are the true showstoppers, and it is your duty as the Producer to spray them with your water gun. Each of these bosses within the game are completely unique from eachother, and often times utilize the main theme of their stage. If you encounter a level in which you can pick up stuff to throw, you can expect to have to do this during the upcoming boss for damage. Returning to the tease of the maze I mentioned, you will in fact need to fight a pair of Idols later on in that same stage within one as well. One of the key designs of each boss that is usually consistent amongst them all is that as the fight goes on, it will get tougher, so expect difficulty to be backended most of the time. These Idols are truly unique from most fangame bosses, they hold a style to them that has not been repeated since, and probably never will, and for that they are truly and unquestionably memorable.
But despite the harmless feel you might get from the game at first glance, be warned, it does bare sharp teeth. If there is any phrase that defines a vast majority of the game, it is "RNG". This is such a predominant factor in the game that it becomes a statement of truth that you must accept in order to continue on. If you go in and immediately find yourself disliking this aspect, know that it does not let up at all throughout the entire game. There are brief respites, but as some point you will eventually be treated back to a healthy heap of randomized projectiles and killers. At times it can be incredibly overwhelming, with special notice to the Mazes and Towers of Horror. Other aspects of the game also will challenge the player in psrticuarly savory ways, such as a fairly difficult timed segment in Metrocross, a especially hard trap maneuver in Rally X, an Idol who's appetite knows no bounds, and a knight who's spinning can destroy anything. However, in the end, the journey in my eyes was still worth it, or atleast that's what I hope, truthfully I still do not know if I like Idolm@ster or not, but that's the beauty of the game.
With Beginner or Normal Mode done, you could call your journey complete, pack your bags, and walk away. But if you look just a little bit further on, the game reveals itself to be a sleeping dragon, with higher difficulties unlocking if you are able to both beat and speedrun the previous difficulty in a set time. It is in this way that Idolm@ster becomes a much longer expedition, and it absolutely dares you to go further. Higher difficulties begin to add new stages and bosses to the game, other stages are completely changed with new screens, buffed platforming, even new traps; it goes on and on like a raging beast until finally it can come up with a challenge you cannot overcome. It is at this point that we will probably never see someone complete the final mode of the game, albeit the last boss is believed to have a bug that makes it impossible, it is doubtful anyone would even reach it to warrant a patch. But still, it is something I would like to see from the community one day, to know that this dragon has finally been slain is a fangamer's dream.
Idolm@ster is an impressive game, and while it certainly is heavily flawed in many ways, it does not take away from the amount of creativity and passion put into it. Who knows who made which stage, we still do not even know every maker for the game, but either way they built a castle and had a monster guard the secrets within. While I cannot recommend every person enter this castle for their own safety, it is still advised to enjoy your time in the courtyard with Beginner and Normal mode. After that, you can decide for yourself where your journey ends.
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On the surface, Idolm@ster is an Adventure Game formatted as a collection of Hubs in which you select a level, play through some platforming, and face the Idol (boss) of that stage. Each stage is going to be based off of classic arcade games, such as Dig Dug, Metrocross, Pac-Man, Rally X, and many others. The creators do an extremely good job at replicating these, and the amount of variety caused by this system is absolutely breathtaking. One minute you're in an actual Dig-Dug level blowing enemies up, while another time you're in a Tower solving puzzles. There will be times when you're dodging race cars, rising through the sky in a battlefield, slowly creeping your way through a maze, or even helping a miner do his work. Along the way, you'll have to deal with several various gimmicks and traps, all of which add a unique flavor to the game. There are quite a lot of stages as well, with Normal Mode having 11; this ensures that you'll actually be spending quite a while in the game overall.
The Idols of the game are the true showstoppers, and it is your duty as the Producer to spray them with your water gun. Each of these bosses within the game are completely unique from eachother, and often times utilize the main theme of their stage. If you encounter a level in which you can pick up stuff to throw, you can expect to have to do this during the upcoming boss for damage. Returning to the tease of the maze I mentioned, you will in fact need to fight a pair of Idols later on in that same stage within one as well. One of the key designs of each boss that is usually consistent amongst them all is that as the fight goes on, it will get tougher, so expect difficulty to be backended most of the time. These Idols are truly unique from most fangame bosses, they hold a style to them that has not been repeated since, and probably never will, and for that they are truly and unquestionably memorable.
But despite the harmless feel you might get from the game at first glance, be warned, it does bare sharp teeth. If there is any phrase that defines a vast majority of the game, it is "RNG". This is such a predominant factor in the game that it becomes a statement of truth that you must accept in order to continue on. If you go in and immediately find yourself disliking this aspect, know that it does not let up at all throughout the entire game. There are brief respites, but as some point you will eventually be treated back to a healthy heap of randomized projectiles and killers. At times it can be incredibly overwhelming, with special notice to the Mazes and Towers of Horror. Other aspects of the game also will challenge the player in psrticuarly savory ways, such as a fairly difficult timed segment in Metrocross, a especially hard trap maneuver in Rally X, an Idol who's appetite knows no bounds, and a knight who's spinning can destroy anything. However, in the end, the journey in my eyes was still worth it, or atleast that's what I hope, truthfully I still do not know if I like Idolm@ster or not, but that's the beauty of the game.
With Beginner or Normal Mode done, you could call your journey complete, pack your bags, and walk away. But if you look just a little bit further on, the game reveals itself to be a sleeping dragon, with higher difficulties unlocking if you are able to both beat and speedrun the previous difficulty in a set time. It is in this way that Idolm@ster becomes a much longer expedition, and it absolutely dares you to go further. Higher difficulties begin to add new stages and bosses to the game, other stages are completely changed with new screens, buffed platforming, even new traps; it goes on and on like a raging beast until finally it can come up with a challenge you cannot overcome. It is at this point that we will probably never see someone complete the final mode of the game, albeit the last boss is believed to have a bug that makes it impossible, it is doubtful anyone would even reach it to warrant a patch. But still, it is something I would like to see from the community one day, to know that this dragon has finally been slain is a fangamer's dream.
Idolm@ster is an impressive game, and while it certainly is heavily flawed in many ways, it does not take away from the amount of creativity and passion put into it. Who knows who made which stage, we still do not even know every maker for the game, but either way they built a castle and had a monster guard the secrets within. While I cannot recommend every person enter this castle for their own safety, it is still advised to enjoy your time in the courtyard with Beginner and Normal mode. After that, you can decide for yourself where your journey ends.
Rating: 9.0 90
Difficulty: 65 65
Aug 25, 2022
Personal_Maker
For: I Wanna Small Room
For: I Wanna Small Room
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 30 30
Aug 25, 2022
MauricioJuegaIWBT
For: I Wanna Be The Cursed Needle
For: I Wanna Be The Cursed Needle
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.2 62
Difficulty: 44 44
Aug 25, 2022
elraimon2000
For: I Wanna Retrace My Steps
For: I Wanna Retrace My Steps
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.syaw yranoitulover ni aedi eht htiw deyalp taht stcejorp maj emag rehto eht lla gnoma bmuht eros a ekil tuo skcits tsuj ti dna ,krow siht ni taht fo enon dnif lliw uoy tub ,evitom "levart emit" a wollof ot desoppus erew tneve siht rof semag ehT .ecalp tsrif eht ni siht gnittimbus derehtob neve yeht yhw rednow ot evah i tub ,maj emag eht fo stniartsnoc emit eht ot eud saw tcudorp lanif dehsur eht taht dnatsrednu I
."elzzup" desoppus a ni rorre rof moor on gnivael ,htap elbissop 1 ylno yllaretil htiw neercs kcipyek dehsinifnu ylraelc a tsuj s'ti sa ni terces gohegdeh eht gnivael derehtob yeht yhw wonk neve t'nod I yltsenoH .artxe eht htiw gnola meht gnikam pu evag tsuj sved eht dna tsixe t'nod ylpmis yeht taht ecnedifnoc %89 htiw mialc nac I erehw tniop eht ot ,2 rehto eht dnif tonnac ylpmis I thgim I sa yrt tub (gohegdeh eht) meht fo eno dnif ot deganam I .sterces 3 eht lla dnif ot eganam uoy fi egats artxe na sesimorp neercs raelc eht dna emag eht ni evas tseisae eht raf yb dna citcamilcitna yrev si neercs lanif eht ,etelpmocni sleef tsuj emag eht siht ot noitidda nI
.ytilibom s'dik eht ot dda ot yaw gnirob a fo dnik dna larutannu yllaer tlef tsuj ylknarf hcihw ,ot elba eb ton dluow yllamron uoy thgieh yna hcaer yllacisab dna spmuj hgih ylemertxe mrofrep ot dik eht swolla taht cinahcem egnarts a osla si erehT .meht fo yna htiw gnitcaretni tuohtiw sevas eht taeb ylisae nac uoy sa ,esoprup on evres yllaretil taht skcolb hsup dna srehserfer pmuj sa hcus skcimmig htiw sneercs eht ot rellif fo hcnub a dda ot dah yeht erehw tniop eht ot ,emag eht fo flah rettal eht rof saedi fo tuo tfel erew dna noos oot ytivitaerc rieht lla desu srekam eht fi sa tsomla s'tI .reisae dna relpmis yaw semoceb ngised level eht dna sessergorp emag eht sa desu gnieb pots skcimmig eseht fo tol a taht si trap egnarts eht tub ,evas tsrif eht morf thgir skcimmig fo tol a ot reyalp eht gnicudortni ,ylsuoitibma etiuq tuo trats esehT .snoitces gnimroftalp eht ot gnidecorp neht dna tab eht ffo thgir thgif ssob a otni uoy gniworht yb alumrof emag erutnevda eht pu ecips ot seirt tI .tsael eht yas ot ,emag egnarts yrev a si sihT
Rating: 8.4 84
Difficulty: 55 55
Aug 25, 2022
yangshuoen
For: I wanna be the hanamogeta
For: I wanna be the hanamogeta
All the designs are interesting, and some of the puzzle areas are also interesting. This game is well worth playing.
所有的設計都很有趣，一些解謎的地方也都很有趣，這遊戲非常值得玩。
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所有的設計都很有趣，一些解謎的地方也都很有趣，這遊戲非常值得玩。
Rating: 9.7 97
Difficulty: 62 62
Aug 25, 2022