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Steingar
For: I wanna gain the ability
For: I wanna gain the ability
I don't mind an easy fangame. I don't mind a hard fangame. What I do mind is a fairly easy fangame that suddenly ramps up the difficulty and brings the progress grinding to a halt.
The gameplay and aesthetics are serviceable throughout, but stage 3 introduces the most niche and fiddly mechanic I've ever seen in a fangame. Ok, even a dumb gimmick can be forgiven; beat it and move on. But this game has the genius idea to have the whole lead up to a boss fight with this mechanic + auto-scroller + unforgiving needlesque gameplay + obnoxious music. Even a single save point or two would have done wonders in balancing this difficulty spike, but the further you grind your way through, the more you have the sinking realisation that the creator really does expect you to master in real time this dumb gimmick that will never be seen again.
I likely could have gotten through all this eventually, but I couldn't shake the frustration and annoyance. If this game just started at like a consistently difficult level I would have been prepared for the long run, but as it is it just feels like a waste of time dying to a suddenly introduced one-off mechanic repeatedly.
Edit: Upped the rating and decreased the difficulty because it's probably not fair to be so critical because of one flaw.
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The gameplay and aesthetics are serviceable throughout, but stage 3 introduces the most niche and fiddly mechanic I've ever seen in a fangame. Ok, even a dumb gimmick can be forgiven; beat it and move on. But this game has the genius idea to have the whole lead up to a boss fight with this mechanic + auto-scroller + unforgiving needlesque gameplay + obnoxious music. Even a single save point or two would have done wonders in balancing this difficulty spike, but the further you grind your way through, the more you have the sinking realisation that the creator really does expect you to master in real time this dumb gimmick that will never be seen again.
I likely could have gotten through all this eventually, but I couldn't shake the frustration and annoyance. If this game just started at like a consistently difficult level I would have been prepared for the long run, but as it is it just feels like a waste of time dying to a suddenly introduced one-off mechanic repeatedly.
Edit: Upped the rating and decreased the difficulty because it's probably not fair to be so critical because of one flaw.
Rating: 5.9 59
Difficulty: 65 65
Jun 1, 2024
BloggerOP
For: Ebb Needle 2023
For: Ebb Needle 2023
Rating includes extra.
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Rating: 8.3 83
Difficulty: 62 62
Jun 1, 2024
tszoof
For: I Wanna Kill The Kamilia 2 Remake
For: I Wanna Kill The Kamilia 2 Remake
I get the criticism that this game received because of the problems it didn't fix from the original. While I am aware of these changes, I have never played the original, nor did I get items or play this game's extra content, so keep that in mind while reading my review.
I don't know what it is about medley games but I really really love them, and this one was no exception. The first 5 stages are super fun, and while the occasional odd pick is there, and the difficulty spikes are noticeable, this section of the game's needle was a great time. I would honestly be willing to give this game a higher rating than I did, but stage 6 needle as well as a few decisions regarding bosses came off as pretty shitty to me. I played on and off for months, having 53 hours in the game when I completed it, so I've improved as I have gone through the game. When I was starting off, Influka was a major difficulty spike, and I think she still is compared to the previous two bosses. I don't really like how much her health was buffed to make it harder to skip avoidances. I hate that it's really easy to end up having to do the avoidance with Pochi, as it's completely ridiculous compared to the previous one and literally any attack so far. It's also shocking that nothing was done about Geezer, who has one of the worst avoidances to learn. The first part of the fight is so damn boring, and out of nowhere you get an avoidance that will stump most players if they haven't had too much experience with learning those kinds of phases. Solgryn also has the same problem, and the skip for phase 3 was removed so you can't guarantee you'll win if you beat that dumpster fire of an avoidance. Stage 6 has some good picks, as well as Lovetrap. Boss rush in this game is pretty fun except for gravity man. Imo, Nue's last 2 phases being swapped around was a good decision, but why were more changed like that not made for previous bosses? Also, boss rush doesn't seem like a sufficient skill check for the final boss, which is completely insane. I am thankful every day that phase 2 was almost completely redone, as the changes there are great. I know it sounds like I hate this game with how much I have been shitting on parts of it in this review, but I just want people to be aware that while I do think this game was wonderful and I'm happy to have it as a new hardest, there was still room for improvement. Some bullshit still hasn't been fixed, but if it never bothered you in the first place, you'll enjoy the game.
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I don't know what it is about medley games but I really really love them, and this one was no exception. The first 5 stages are super fun, and while the occasional odd pick is there, and the difficulty spikes are noticeable, this section of the game's needle was a great time. I would honestly be willing to give this game a higher rating than I did, but stage 6 needle as well as a few decisions regarding bosses came off as pretty shitty to me. I played on and off for months, having 53 hours in the game when I completed it, so I've improved as I have gone through the game. When I was starting off, Influka was a major difficulty spike, and I think she still is compared to the previous two bosses. I don't really like how much her health was buffed to make it harder to skip avoidances. I hate that it's really easy to end up having to do the avoidance with Pochi, as it's completely ridiculous compared to the previous one and literally any attack so far. It's also shocking that nothing was done about Geezer, who has one of the worst avoidances to learn. The first part of the fight is so damn boring, and out of nowhere you get an avoidance that will stump most players if they haven't had too much experience with learning those kinds of phases. Solgryn also has the same problem, and the skip for phase 3 was removed so you can't guarantee you'll win if you beat that dumpster fire of an avoidance. Stage 6 has some good picks, as well as Lovetrap. Boss rush in this game is pretty fun except for gravity man. Imo, Nue's last 2 phases being swapped around was a good decision, but why were more changed like that not made for previous bosses? Also, boss rush doesn't seem like a sufficient skill check for the final boss, which is completely insane. I am thankful every day that phase 2 was almost completely redone, as the changes there are great. I know it sounds like I hate this game with how much I have been shitting on parts of it in this review, but I just want people to be aware that while I do think this game was wonderful and I'm happy to have it as a new hardest, there was still room for improvement. Some bullshit still hasn't been fixed, but if it never bothered you in the first place, you'll enjoy the game.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 82 82
Jun 1, 2024
BloggerOP
For: Ebb Needle 2022
For: Ebb Needle 2022
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Rating: 8.4 84
Difficulty: 60 60
Jun 1, 2024
Cythraul
For: I wanna be the Linkage
For: I wanna be the Linkage
Rating includes extra.
Any% is 82 difficulty.
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Any% is 82 difficulty.
Rating: 6.3 63
Difficulty: 83 83
May 31, 2024
bereavement
For: I wanna practice my ability 2
For: I wanna practice my ability 2
Worse in every metric compared to the first game. Way less interesting jumps, some you can even skip. Also, this game has massive input lag, even with patch tools, like wtf.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 2.5 25
Difficulty: 35 35
May 31, 2024
theTics
For: I wanna be the Noodle Loon 2
For: I wanna be the Noodle Loon 2
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.7 67
Difficulty: 62 62
May 31, 2024
bereavement
For: I wanna practice my ability
For: I wanna practice my ability
Most of the game is small, single jump screens with extremely basic needle layouts, there's a few double diamonds and more than enough corners. After a few of these screens, you get a normal screen of needle to play, which is more of the same generic stuff. This happens a few times until you beat the game. There's an extra if you climb the platforms, which, once again, is more of the same generic needle, just a little bit harder.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 50 50
May 31, 2024