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kurath
For: I wanna be the Pastel
For: I wanna be the Pastel
Pastel is an interesting gimmick game with a lot of variety. However, along with the variety comes a ton of rough edges. Its an old game and it really shows its age but still has a lot to offer. Don't come into this expecting amazing production value - visuals are clean but music is restarting and sound effects seem inconsistent.
Gameplay wise, its got a number of areas around a hub, followed by a final stage. The hub is pretty much nothing but annoyingly precise (but not really that hard) needle and certainly isn't the main attraction but also isn't a very exciting transition between the areas. The areas are where the game shines for the most part. There are 6 of them split off 3 paths of the hub and they're all very distinctive from each other. Difficulty is a bit all over the place and there's a number of parts that felt tedious but getting to a new area was generally refreshing and fun as the ideas in them are quite neat. That said, there's a lot of janky segments and many sections felt like they lacked a bit of polishing that would've made the game feel much better. Fortunately, though, it changes it up constantly so the weaknesses from this are usually overcome by the novelty. However, one of the six areas was really bad (full jump stair climb), and another is simply mediocre. Most areas finish up with a boss, but unlike many fangames the bosses are unlikely to be a sticking point for most, as the stages are generally more difficult.
It culminates in a final needle area with a nifty final boss. Nothing outstanding but a nice round up of the encounters in the game.
Overall its a pretty good game with a lot of variety and a lot of age showing. The well known pastel spike stage on the left path, the broom stage in the lower path and both of the waddledee segments in the right path are absolutely worth playing and I'd recommend anyone looking for some neat gimmicks to check those out. Finishing up the rest of them can be done at your discretion and you won't be missing anything outstanding if you choose not to.
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Gameplay wise, its got a number of areas around a hub, followed by a final stage. The hub is pretty much nothing but annoyingly precise (but not really that hard) needle and certainly isn't the main attraction but also isn't a very exciting transition between the areas. The areas are where the game shines for the most part. There are 6 of them split off 3 paths of the hub and they're all very distinctive from each other. Difficulty is a bit all over the place and there's a number of parts that felt tedious but getting to a new area was generally refreshing and fun as the ideas in them are quite neat. That said, there's a lot of janky segments and many sections felt like they lacked a bit of polishing that would've made the game feel much better. Fortunately, though, it changes it up constantly so the weaknesses from this are usually overcome by the novelty. However, one of the six areas was really bad (full jump stair climb), and another is simply mediocre. Most areas finish up with a boss, but unlike many fangames the bosses are unlikely to be a sticking point for most, as the stages are generally more difficult.
It culminates in a final needle area with a nifty final boss. Nothing outstanding but a nice round up of the encounters in the game.
Overall its a pretty good game with a lot of variety and a lot of age showing. The well known pastel spike stage on the left path, the broom stage in the lower path and both of the waddledee segments in the right path are absolutely worth playing and I'd recommend anyone looking for some neat gimmicks to check those out. Finishing up the rest of them can be done at your discretion and you won't be missing anything outstanding if you choose not to.
Rating: 7.3 73
Difficulty: 60 60
Dec 11, 2018
KittyGame
For: I wanna leave Africa
For: I wanna leave Africa
A rather interesting fangame. Of the three stages I saw, all of them are based on RNG elements. In the first stage, saves are planted everywhere with a random chance not to save your game. In the second stage, random areas are designated as "trap" zones, where random traps can spawn at any moment. In the third stage, you are timed to reach a save before the time runs out.
I would rate it higher for interesting gimmicks, but the sprites are bad, the music hurts my ears, and the needle is too hard for me.
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I would rate it higher for interesting gimmicks, but the sprites are bad, the music hurts my ears, and the needle is too hard for me.
Rating: 5.6 56
Difficulty: N/A
Dec 11, 2018
Jdx83
For: I wanna be the Sicher Beste
For: I wanna be the Sicher Beste
Tagged as: Boss
[0] Likes
Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 50 50
Dec 10, 2018
moogy
For: I wanna eat Sheep spike 3
For: I wanna eat Sheep spike 3
Pretty generic old needle game with touch saves. Not really recommended.
[0] Likes
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 45 45
Dec 10, 2018
Pyure
For: I wanna be the Math Major 2
For: I wanna be the Math Major 2
A nice refresher course in various areas of math. It's been a while since I've done a lot of these types of problems, so it felt pretty challenging towards the end, but it was satisfying to figure them out. I liked the mix of normal questions and fangame references, it didn't feel over saturated with in-jokes. Would recommend giving it a shot if you want to brush up on your math skills and maybe even learn something new.
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Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: N/A
Dec 10, 2018