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Artimax
For: I wanna have a Random Adventure
For: I wanna have a Random Adventure
Good difficulty curve but the final area where you have to rebeat every boss was way too hard imo. I also feel like bosses had way too much health compared to the number of attacks they had. Still recommend though.
Tagged as: Adventure
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Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 39 39
Aug 16, 2019
Artimax
For: I wanna be the Box Trap Third
For: I wanna be the Box Trap Third
Definitely the best in the series. Production value, difficulty curve, and level design have all improved. Diagonals are still in abundance though, makes more use of "trap" in box trap, and the cutscenes make me excited to watch them. Sad that most of the bosses are jokes but I'm happy to say that there is a good-looking final boss, even if it is incredibly easy, is a giant cherry, and only has two attacks. The creator has certainly improved and this time, I would recommend.
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Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 25 25
Aug 15, 2019
Artimax
For: I wanna be the Box Trap second
For: I wanna be the Box Trap second
Much easier and smoother experience than the first one. Most of the issues that I had with the first one are gone here but some still remain, like where most saves are spammed with diagonals and other basic jumps. However, there are more interesting saves this time. Difficulty spikes aren't as bad. Bosses are now equivalent to Cultured bosses but are just boxes (i.e one-hit kills). No final boss and difficulty curve isn't perfect. Nicer backgrounds and some new tiles instead of the default ones. No more restarting music but the music choice is bad in a few parts. Right on the fence on recommending and not recommending.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 28 28
Aug 15, 2019
Wolfiexe
For: I wanna stop the Time
For: I wanna stop the Time
Stop the Time is a great little adventure consisting of 5 stages, each with their own little theme and collection of amusing traps and quirky little gimmicks.
Each stage brings something a little different, whether it's the 4-crystal gimmick which lets you change the speeds and sizes of The Kid, or the mouse-related hijinks that ensue when an anime girl decides to start blowing you up with orange cherry bombs. What I liked a great deal is that the gimmicks don't overstay their welcome, and each screen feels different enough to not make the game feel tedious at any point.
There are traps aplenty, but they're all done pretty well. Most of the traps revolve around some anime/VN girl popping up and causing some crazy shenanigans. The variety of the traps was pretty impressive, often tying themselves into the stage gimmick.
Stop the Time also has a good little selection of bosses and avoidances. The bosses have a decent variety of attacks and all feel fair and reactable. Some perhaps could've done with more HP, because it felt like they were over a little fast. The avoidances are also short and relatively simple, and the pace of the game magically does not get ruined on these few occasions.
If you want a good time with an adventure and don't mind some whimsical anime-themed traps then you'll settle in just right with this one.
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Each stage brings something a little different, whether it's the 4-crystal gimmick which lets you change the speeds and sizes of The Kid, or the mouse-related hijinks that ensue when an anime girl decides to start blowing you up with orange cherry bombs. What I liked a great deal is that the gimmicks don't overstay their welcome, and each screen feels different enough to not make the game feel tedious at any point.
There are traps aplenty, but they're all done pretty well. Most of the traps revolve around some anime/VN girl popping up and causing some crazy shenanigans. The variety of the traps was pretty impressive, often tying themselves into the stage gimmick.
Stop the Time also has a good little selection of bosses and avoidances. The bosses have a decent variety of attacks and all feel fair and reactable. Some perhaps could've done with more HP, because it felt like they were over a little fast. The avoidances are also short and relatively simple, and the pace of the game magically does not get ruined on these few occasions.
If you want a good time with an adventure and don't mind some whimsical anime-themed traps then you'll settle in just right with this one.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 40 40
Aug 15, 2019
Wolfiexe
For: I wanna be the Diverse
For: I wanna be the Diverse
Diverse has some nice creativity in it especially given the age of the game, and the variety of the boss fights and stage themes in particular was a highlight for me. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the game as much as I expected to for a couple of reasons.
The bosses whilst mostly being thematically interesting and having strong variety as mentioned earlier, often felt tedious to get through due to the insta-gibby nature of some of them. Ultimate Luigi was a particular offender as was the Device fight beforehand. The bosses aren't necessarily bad but I suppose the particular style just wasn't much fun for me.
The other reason again is something which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing, but just sucked a lot of the fun out for me was the abundance of traps. It's the nature of the game and I didn't mind it for the most part, but a few segments felt like such a slog to get through. The final stage in particular had some screens that really just dragged due to the tedious flying-spike traps. That's not to say it was without some fun segments too, but the tedium ended up being more memorable for me.
Despite the gripes, it's a memorable adventure and I'd say definitely worth playing. I think most people will enjoy it more than I did in the long run. Also perhaps worth mentioning that I played the Sephalos mod version which replaced a couple of songs, fixed restarting music and made some visual changes, which no doubt improved the experience for me. Of course if you want the authentic Guy Rock experience then maybe you won't need it.
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The bosses whilst mostly being thematically interesting and having strong variety as mentioned earlier, often felt tedious to get through due to the insta-gibby nature of some of them. Ultimate Luigi was a particular offender as was the Device fight beforehand. The bosses aren't necessarily bad but I suppose the particular style just wasn't much fun for me.
The other reason again is something which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing, but just sucked a lot of the fun out for me was the abundance of traps. It's the nature of the game and I didn't mind it for the most part, but a few segments felt like such a slog to get through. The final stage in particular had some screens that really just dragged due to the tedious flying-spike traps. That's not to say it was without some fun segments too, but the tedium ended up being more memorable for me.
Despite the gripes, it's a memorable adventure and I'd say definitely worth playing. I think most people will enjoy it more than I did in the long run. Also perhaps worth mentioning that I played the Sephalos mod version which replaced a couple of songs, fixed restarting music and made some visual changes, which no doubt improved the experience for me. Of course if you want the authentic Guy Rock experience then maybe you won't need it.
Rating: 6.7 67
Difficulty: 50 50
Aug 15, 2019