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kurath
For: I wanna be the IF
For: I wanna be the IF
A really solid needle game themed around heavy use of engine gimmicks and triggers. Probably one of the best, doing things really well though it doesn't attempt to change the formula much.
Production wise, its extremely barebones as these tend to be. Corny whimsical music with a couple questionable loops, simplistic tiles and solid color backgrounds - certainly not the point of the game though.
The core of the game is, of course, the platforming. This is executed very well for the most part, with only a couple saves I disliked. It definitely beats out others of the type, with a lot of slick movements and - contrary to many games of this style - actually really good save balance. Its certainly challenging and requires good control of the standard gimmicks. It mixes up styles very well and while each stages feels fairly similar, the individual saves are distinct enough that it doesn't really matter.
The boss is simplistic and fun enough and serves as a good finish to the game.
Overall, definitely one of the best of these style that I've played. It doesn't push the genre forward in any way but it executes on the formula very well.
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Production wise, its extremely barebones as these tend to be. Corny whimsical music with a couple questionable loops, simplistic tiles and solid color backgrounds - certainly not the point of the game though.
The core of the game is, of course, the platforming. This is executed very well for the most part, with only a couple saves I disliked. It definitely beats out others of the type, with a lot of slick movements and - contrary to many games of this style - actually really good save balance. Its certainly challenging and requires good control of the standard gimmicks. It mixes up styles very well and while each stages feels fairly similar, the individual saves are distinct enough that it doesn't really matter.
The boss is simplistic and fun enough and serves as a good finish to the game.
Overall, definitely one of the best of these style that I've played. It doesn't push the genre forward in any way but it executes on the formula very well.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 80 80
Apr 17, 2020
Pyure
For: I wanna be the PSK Diary
For: I wanna be the PSK Diary
Was hoping for some cool Yume Nikki/2kki themed areas. There was only one, and I didn't care much for the design or bgm choice. Pretty standard, easy needle and basic traps, followed by a simple boss fight. Then the second stage drops the Yume Nikki theme and the traps, just a few short needle screens and another boss. The end credits felt about as long as the actual gameplay. Pretty disappointed because I think dream worlds could have been a fun angle.
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Rating: 4.8 48
Difficulty: 30 30
Apr 17, 2020
Jota02
For: Crimson Needle 3
For: Crimson Needle 3
so much better than CN2, interesting needle and nice gimmicks
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Rating: 9.3 93
Difficulty: 90 90
Apr 17, 2020
Fruitless
For: I Wanna Be The IDKMAN
For: I Wanna Be The IDKMAN
Tagged as: God_mode
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Apr 17, 2020
Tyste
For: I wanna be the Neon
For: I wanna be the Neon
Short but sweet needle game with speed, low grav, and dotkid gimmicks. Some parts are a little unpolished, but it's a good play throughout.
Recommended
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Recommended
Rating: 7.8 78
Difficulty: 40 40
Apr 17, 2020
Fruitless
For: I wanna be the Bowl
For: I wanna be the Bowl
Okay, my old review was very brief and non-descriptive of the game, so I decided to rewrite it to actually provide details about the game, and why I find it fun, as opposed to everyone else, who seem to feel the opposite.
At the start of the game, there are two paths you can take, the left path and the right path. Both paths consist of two stages, each with a boss in it.
The first stage of the left path consists of a very unique gimmick: blue and red colored bubbles, and spikes of those colors that pull you away from (or towards) them, depending on which color bubble you last touched. This gimmick certainly takes a bit to get used to, but it's used in interesting ways in the stage, making for some fun gameplay (aside from maybe one save near the end, but even then, it's not that long). The boss is rather basic in its attacks, but it's not really bad.
After that, a platform lifts you up into the sky, taking you to the second left stage. This stage's gimmick is moving clouds that turn transparent and behave like water when the Kid touches them. The clouds' spawn points aren't RNG and take a little while to find, but finding it out isn't very frustrating at all. This stage's boss is also not very bad either, it uses the clouds from before, and the color of the cherries that the boss shoots can be used as a cue to find out what said cherries will do.
The right path's first stage has many more traps in it than the other stages do, and there aren't really any other gimmicks present. Some of the traps are rather bland, and there are a couple saves that go a bit overboard with the 16 pixel jumps, but it never really felt repetitive to me at all, for some reason. The boss that follows, though, doesn't really bring much new to the table. Its attacks are easy to dodge, but when it reaches half health, it starts to use another attack, which could catch some people off guard.
The other stage of the right path, on the other hand, is more interesting than the first. Nothing really out of the ordinary at first glance, until you reach a switch, which temporarily clears the path forward for the Kid. This might not sound like something interesting, but the ways this gimmick is used in the stage makes for an enjoyable gameplay experience. The platforms in this stage (or, more specifically, throughout the entire game) also behave like in NANG; when you press down on them, you fall through them. This is only used here for, like one and a half screens, the first instance of it being quite possibly one of the most annoying saves in the game, but I still like its usage here. The boss is a literal joke.
After beating both paths, you unlock the final stage of the game, which is probably the least interesting. The stage takes place on a mostly empty pathway, with some obstacles in the way. The main gimmick here is the blocks, which get destroyed when shot at. This gimmick isn't really used in interesting ways, either, also there's a required cherry ledge grab right at the start of the stage (edit: turns out it's actually nerfed by a pixel). The end of the stage features some of these blocks in an incredibly stupid spot, but once you figure out what to do, actually doing it isn't really that bad. After that, we get the final boss, which doesn't really feel like a final boss, as Edgar already pointed out. The fight itself starts out rather easy, but gets progressively harder as it goes on, and the last phase in particular can give you some pretty unfavorable RNG. Once you know the strategy for the boss, though, it becomes much easier. After this boss, the game ends.
This doesn't seem to be a well-liked game among those who have played it, although I personally found it to be much better than others would have it. It is by no means perfect, it certainly has flaws, but I'd still recommend it if you're looking for an adventure game to play.
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At the start of the game, there are two paths you can take, the left path and the right path. Both paths consist of two stages, each with a boss in it.
The first stage of the left path consists of a very unique gimmick: blue and red colored bubbles, and spikes of those colors that pull you away from (or towards) them, depending on which color bubble you last touched. This gimmick certainly takes a bit to get used to, but it's used in interesting ways in the stage, making for some fun gameplay (aside from maybe one save near the end, but even then, it's not that long). The boss is rather basic in its attacks, but it's not really bad.
After that, a platform lifts you up into the sky, taking you to the second left stage. This stage's gimmick is moving clouds that turn transparent and behave like water when the Kid touches them. The clouds' spawn points aren't RNG and take a little while to find, but finding it out isn't very frustrating at all. This stage's boss is also not very bad either, it uses the clouds from before, and the color of the cherries that the boss shoots can be used as a cue to find out what said cherries will do.
The right path's first stage has many more traps in it than the other stages do, and there aren't really any other gimmicks present. Some of the traps are rather bland, and there are a couple saves that go a bit overboard with the 16 pixel jumps, but it never really felt repetitive to me at all, for some reason. The boss that follows, though, doesn't really bring much new to the table. Its attacks are easy to dodge, but when it reaches half health, it starts to use another attack, which could catch some people off guard.
The other stage of the right path, on the other hand, is more interesting than the first. Nothing really out of the ordinary at first glance, until you reach a switch, which temporarily clears the path forward for the Kid. This might not sound like something interesting, but the ways this gimmick is used in the stage makes for an enjoyable gameplay experience. The platforms in this stage (or, more specifically, throughout the entire game) also behave like in NANG; when you press down on them, you fall through them. This is only used here for, like one and a half screens, the first instance of it being quite possibly one of the most annoying saves in the game, but I still like its usage here. The boss is a literal joke.
After beating both paths, you unlock the final stage of the game, which is probably the least interesting. The stage takes place on a mostly empty pathway, with some obstacles in the way. The main gimmick here is the blocks, which get destroyed when shot at. This gimmick isn't really used in interesting ways, either, also there's a required cherry ledge grab right at the start of the stage (edit: turns out it's actually nerfed by a pixel). The end of the stage features some of these blocks in an incredibly stupid spot, but once you figure out what to do, actually doing it isn't really that bad. After that, we get the final boss, which doesn't really feel like a final boss, as Edgar already pointed out. The fight itself starts out rather easy, but gets progressively harder as it goes on, and the last phase in particular can give you some pretty unfavorable RNG. Once you know the strategy for the boss, though, it becomes much easier. After this boss, the game ends.
This doesn't seem to be a well-liked game among those who have played it, although I personally found it to be much better than others would have it. It is by no means perfect, it certainly has flaws, but I'd still recommend it if you're looking for an adventure game to play.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 45 45
Apr 17, 2020
Fruitless
For: I wanna end the MagicRin
For: I wanna end the MagicRin
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Apr 17, 2020
OccultCube
For: I wanna qoqoqo 2
For: I wanna qoqoqo 2
After replay it I enjoyed more than first playthrough.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 6.1 61
Difficulty: 75 75
Apr 17, 2020