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cLOUDDEAD
For: Firdos
For: Firdos
not recommended unless you really enjoy this kind of 32px "ftfa-like" needle, and are fine with the occasional
(very minor spoiler)multi-screen save
real spoilers below
so from what I can tell the game has multiple routes through it, and i managed to skip a few areas on the route I took, which thankfully included a stage that seems to be more "ftfa-like" needle but with oldschool ice block physics. I think i may have missed some areas entirely, since I didn't check every path, and most of the areas i found were very clearly meant to be entered from multiple areas since i often found screens that I physically couldn't backtrack through, and there was a song I heard that was not listed in the readme's ost. there's a few areas that deviate a bit from the norm, with some water3 and vines and jump refreshers and what not, but it more or less all plays like clunky precise 32px needle.
I was hoping by the fact that the game seemed very secretive, insisting you play as blind as possible, and being compiled with YYC to prevent easily decompiling it that there would be more here. I was hoping for something that would be hiding beneath the facade of a 32px needle game, hiding just out of sight of those who might give the game a cursory glance and move on without playing, but as far as I can tell there is nothing of the sort. I will commend the idea of making a needle game like that that has multiple paths to the end, rather than making a hub and forcing you to do everything like a checklist, and its fun seeing how some of the paths connect, but the experience ultimately fell flat for me.
Besides not really liking this style of needle at all anymore, the game seems a bit poorly put together at times. invisible blocks are placed over screen borders you arent meant to cross, but sometimes they arent, leaving you to fall in the infinite void without dying forever, visuals will sometimes make obscure the needle (particularly bad in the area with a sewerslvt song), blocks are randomly rendered above or below the player inconsistently, and occasionally blocks wont have collision. The visuals also strangely range from "really bad" to "alright, but also has a fancy shader". The aforementioned sewerslvt area has it the worst, its a static, noisy, bright image of a cyberpunk city with neon signs everywhere with a foreground of pure black spikes/blocks/everything, which looks pretty bad beyond making it hard to see whats happening. Some of the nicer looking areas include shaders or particles, although they dont look particularly great imo.
There is one thing I noticed which I thought was interesting, as I was finishing an area (dont remember which), I heard a the default yoyoyo item pickup sound, so I thought maybe I needed to collect a bunch of invisible items, but I never heard the sound again. I only mention this here in case someone more dedicated than I am might be able to find something further hidden in this game, although currently I doubt whether there is more to find, as even by the time I've reached the clear screen, there's been nothing else indicating that this game isn't just what it seems on the surface
before I close out this review, I do want to reiterate that I do appreciate the conceptual format of this game. I think this creator can go on to make some really incredible things, however the low production value coupled with unappealing needle design made this a real turnoff for me
[3] Likes
(very minor spoiler)multi-screen save
real spoilers below
so from what I can tell the game has multiple routes through it, and i managed to skip a few areas on the route I took, which thankfully included a stage that seems to be more "ftfa-like" needle but with oldschool ice block physics. I think i may have missed some areas entirely, since I didn't check every path, and most of the areas i found were very clearly meant to be entered from multiple areas since i often found screens that I physically couldn't backtrack through, and there was a song I heard that was not listed in the readme's ost. there's a few areas that deviate a bit from the norm, with some water3 and vines and jump refreshers and what not, but it more or less all plays like clunky precise 32px needle.
I was hoping by the fact that the game seemed very secretive, insisting you play as blind as possible, and being compiled with YYC to prevent easily decompiling it that there would be more here. I was hoping for something that would be hiding beneath the facade of a 32px needle game, hiding just out of sight of those who might give the game a cursory glance and move on without playing, but as far as I can tell there is nothing of the sort. I will commend the idea of making a needle game like that that has multiple paths to the end, rather than making a hub and forcing you to do everything like a checklist, and its fun seeing how some of the paths connect, but the experience ultimately fell flat for me.
Besides not really liking this style of needle at all anymore, the game seems a bit poorly put together at times. invisible blocks are placed over screen borders you arent meant to cross, but sometimes they arent, leaving you to fall in the infinite void without dying forever, visuals will sometimes make obscure the needle (particularly bad in the area with a sewerslvt song), blocks are randomly rendered above or below the player inconsistently, and occasionally blocks wont have collision. The visuals also strangely range from "really bad" to "alright, but also has a fancy shader". The aforementioned sewerslvt area has it the worst, its a static, noisy, bright image of a cyberpunk city with neon signs everywhere with a foreground of pure black spikes/blocks/everything, which looks pretty bad beyond making it hard to see whats happening. Some of the nicer looking areas include shaders or particles, although they dont look particularly great imo.
There is one thing I noticed which I thought was interesting, as I was finishing an area (dont remember which), I heard a the default yoyoyo item pickup sound, so I thought maybe I needed to collect a bunch of invisible items, but I never heard the sound again. I only mention this here in case someone more dedicated than I am might be able to find something further hidden in this game, although currently I doubt whether there is more to find, as even by the time I've reached the clear screen, there's been nothing else indicating that this game isn't just what it seems on the surface
before I close out this review, I do want to reiterate that I do appreciate the conceptual format of this game. I think this creator can go on to make some really incredible things, however the low production value coupled with unappealing needle design made this a real turnoff for me
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: 87 87
May 6, 2023
Kilgour22
For: I wanna Yellow world
For: I wanna Yellow world
One screen of straightforward corridor needle.
[1] Like
Rating: 4.0 40
Difficulty: 55 55
May 6, 2023
Jopagu
For: I wanna clear 50 neon floors
For: I wanna clear 50 neon floors
Unfortunately, I think this winds up being one of the weaker neon games. Of course, that's a high standard so it's still a decent game. The needle winds up using way too many uncomfortable maneuvers, such as several awful platform under block jumps. The dotkid is used worse than in other entries in the series, but was still a welcome break. I wish it was around for a more sizeable amount of the game. Overall, the needle is pretty good for the most part, but with a high number of bad jumps that drag down way too many saves.
[1] Like
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 55 55
May 6, 2023
LastTISisLife
For: I Wanna Nostalgia
For: I Wanna Nostalgia
Not like peak of adventure, but it's pretty solid for sure. First stages are kinda meh, but Contra bosses and Chip 'n Dale stage were very good. DOOM stage was definitely good, i like pace, gameplay was intuitive, while being pretty chaotic at the same time and everything feel just about right about this stage and how it goes. Final stage was kinda bruh, not because it's bad, but because it was just meaningless needle (at least with good visuals)
Then game hits you with final boss, which is pretty much highlight of the game by far. Incredibly cleverly designed Destination-like fight with a lot of learning and interesting unique attacks. Had blast of joy, even tho sometimes attacks can be unfair. Music also slaps very hard and visuals got intense, which is very nice touch; huge fan of this boss overall. After fight, there is short avoidance segment (you granted by checkpoint to it), good on it's own, reminds me of Find my Destiny final boss structure
Overall, massive and great adventure. It probably can be better in the first half, but i still think even like that it's nice. And even if you struggled and unsure how you feel about finishing game, just believe me, final boss worth it
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Then game hits you with final boss, which is pretty much highlight of the game by far. Incredibly cleverly designed Destination-like fight with a lot of learning and interesting unique attacks. Had blast of joy, even tho sometimes attacks can be unfair. Music also slaps very hard and visuals got intense, which is very nice touch; huge fan of this boss overall. After fight, there is short avoidance segment (you granted by checkpoint to it), good on it's own, reminds me of Find my Destiny final boss structure
Overall, massive and great adventure. It probably can be better in the first half, but i still think even like that it's nice. And even if you struggled and unsure how you feel about finishing game, just believe me, final boss worth it
Rating: 7.7 77
Difficulty: 70 70
May 5, 2023
Kilgour22
For: Mode Another - Zero Another The Be Wanna I
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For: Mode Another - Zero Another The Be Wanna I
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Rating: 2.0 20
Difficulty: 65 65
May 5, 2023
PlutoTheThing
For: I Wanna be the Vandal
For: I Wanna be the Vandal
Super fun and chill needle game, the sense of flow is impeccable and easily the game's greatest strength, it just feels very satisfying to do almost everything and I absolutely love it. It's just so clean and well crafted that it's genuinely impressive. The gimmicks feel very natural and tie into the core gameplay extremely well, and the little cute details seal the deal and make this one of the best needle games ever made. A must play for needle enjoyers.
[2] Likes
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 62 62
May 5, 2023
Kilgour22
For: I Wanna Fly Through Vapor Trails
For: I Wanna Fly Through Vapor Trails
Mostly pretty chill 32-pixel needle, with a couple of outlier saves. Soft recommend for precision players.
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Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 70 70
May 5, 2023
Chrisay
For: I Wanna Run The Triathlon
For: I Wanna Run The Triathlon
Proof that Unity ≠ Production value
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Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 45 45
May 5, 2023