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kurath
For: I wanna play an Adventure game
For: I wanna play an Adventure game
This was an interesting experience. On one hand there's a ton of generic corridor needle, basically no difficulty curve or save balance and a couple terrible gimmicks (autorun, spotlight) but they're all interspersed with interesting platforming in between, some neat (albeit poorly balanced) boss fights and good application of standard gimmicks as well.
Fundamentally it ends up being a pretty fun experience because despite the major faults, the game has an identity and variety that keeps you engaged.
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Fundamentally it ends up being a pretty fun experience because despite the major faults, the game has an identity and variety that keeps you engaged.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 55 55
May 27, 2017
Nubbington
For: Crimson Needle 2
For: Crimson Needle 2
What an incredible challenge this game was. When I first saw videos of Crimson Needle 2, I thought it was way too difficult to beat for my skill level. But I decided to man up and try anyway.
As a player who hasn't played very many fangames, I didn't feel all that confident trying to complete a 90+ difficulty game. However, I knew the challenge would be fun, rewarding and worth it. I became surprised by how quickly I was beating some of the later floors in the game, like 50-70. I realized that I can beat the entire game as long as I stay determined, and thankfully I did. This is by far the most rewarding fangame experience I've had.
As for when the game gets truly difficult, I actually did not really have any long grinds (3 hours or longer) until floor 98 and above, and that's what really surprised me the most. I thought I would start struggling to even get to floor 30.
The final boss is incredibly fun and not really as difficult as you might think. It may seem a little unreasonable at first, but after you come up with a good strategy, it's really not that bad. It took me 10 hours, which is not that long for a hard fangame boss. I'd say it is about as challenging as Kamilia 2's final boss.
And of course, what makes this needle game better than most is how it does not rely on spamming corners and diagonals to be difficult. There are a ton of really interesting, unique, challenging and fun jumps. Also, the visuals and music make the already good gameplay experience even better.
Overall, Crimson Needle 2 is my favourite fangame (for now at least) that is definitely worth playing.
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As a player who hasn't played very many fangames, I didn't feel all that confident trying to complete a 90+ difficulty game. However, I knew the challenge would be fun, rewarding and worth it. I became surprised by how quickly I was beating some of the later floors in the game, like 50-70. I realized that I can beat the entire game as long as I stay determined, and thankfully I did. This is by far the most rewarding fangame experience I've had.
As for when the game gets truly difficult, I actually did not really have any long grinds (3 hours or longer) until floor 98 and above, and that's what really surprised me the most. I thought I would start struggling to even get to floor 30.
The final boss is incredibly fun and not really as difficult as you might think. It may seem a little unreasonable at first, but after you come up with a good strategy, it's really not that bad. It took me 10 hours, which is not that long for a hard fangame boss. I'd say it is about as challenging as Kamilia 2's final boss.
And of course, what makes this needle game better than most is how it does not rely on spamming corners and diagonals to be difficult. There are a ton of really interesting, unique, challenging and fun jumps. Also, the visuals and music make the already good gameplay experience even better.
Overall, Crimson Needle 2 is my favourite fangame (for now at least) that is definitely worth playing.
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 92 92
May 27, 2017
Nothings
For: I wanna see the King
For: I wanna see the King
Hard avoidance game.
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Rating: 3.0 30
Difficulty: 60 60
May 27, 2017
101010001
For: I wanna have a Random Adventure
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For: I wanna have a Random Adventure
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Rating: 7.8 78
Difficulty: 27 27
May 27, 2017
Krahie
For: I wanna be the Kaenbyou
For: I wanna be the Kaenbyou
Very simple needle platformer with great level design. Great place for beginners to start out, with easy jumps and many save points.
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Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 15 15
May 27, 2017
AlexBrogan69
For: I wanna be Cyan
For: I wanna be Cyan
Overall very solid needle game. The water stuff was cool, but quite annoying at times. Just kind of awkward and slightly unfun stuff. Platform usages were great. The last screen has a sphincter and you jump out of the sphincter into a full(maybe not full, but close to it) vspeed diagonal which makes that save kind of meh in my opinion. There was also one save that doubled my death count on like the 5th or 6th screen. It may have just been a me thing though. Still highly recommended game. The aesthetic is very pleasant. It has an old school needle game kind of vibe to it while keeping up with the modern platforming ideas with unique platform jumps. Recommended.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 75 75
May 27, 2017
AlexBrogan69
For: I wanna escape the rainbow trap
For: I wanna escape the rainbow trap
DISCLAIMER: This review is needle only. No avoidances because I can only avoid stationary projectiles.
This is a really good needle game. My only complaints are some saves that feel unnecessarily precise, but these mostly occur during the "boss" needle rooms. These, and the final stage were the weakest parts of the game in my opinion. Overall, it's a high recommendation. Fun and difficult needle that's well worth playing. Hell, I even liked the water stage and water needle is usually DansGame
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This is a really good needle game. My only complaints are some saves that feel unnecessarily precise, but these mostly occur during the "boss" needle rooms. These, and the final stage were the weakest parts of the game in my opinion. Overall, it's a high recommendation. Fun and difficult needle that's well worth playing. Hell, I even liked the water stage and water needle is usually DansGame
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 65 65
May 26, 2017
Golden_Truth
For: I wanna be the New
For: I wanna be the New
Overall pretty solid trap game. Stage 3 is at the pinnacle of well made trap design, but unfortunately the rest of the stages never reach that same level. The bosses for the most part were very good and also had high production value, however, the final boss had too much visual noise and screen shaking.
The biggest question I have after all of this is why does a game with so much production value have resetting music and no easy way to make it full screen.
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The biggest question I have after all of this is why does a game with so much production value have resetting music and no easy way to make it full screen.
Rating: 8.2 82
Difficulty: 55 55
May 26, 2017