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Arcfox
For: I wanna Walpurgis
For: I wanna Walpurgis
Very interesting! Nice visual and well-designed map. You are obliged to think how to solve a puzzle. Although I didn't finished XD. (missed in stage2).
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I seldom play any game but needle. It's too funny that I couldn't describe. There lots of funny element and a bit challenge. Well Done!
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I seldom play any game but needle. It's too funny that I couldn't describe. There lots of funny element and a bit challenge. Well Done!
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 50 50
Sep 11, 2018
kurath
For: Not Another Needle Contest
For: Not Another Needle Contest
Note: The difficulty is rated off the 'hardest' stage and you're able to view in-game the relative difficulties. If you're concerned about this being too hard, don't worry too much as there's a ton of content more in the 40-50ish range.
This is, as you'd expect, a mixed bag. The premise is that it was a contest where all entries were accepted allowing anyone to submit a stage using the provided engine. That being said, there's two ways to assess this.
Firstly, the contest - this was well executed for sure. It was very inclusive and you could see that in the submissions and I think that's great. There's a lot of familiar names in the creator list as well as a ton of newcomers and this gave a lot of people the ability to have their work showcased (which helps the motivation and keeps people continuing making) without having them to necessarily create a major project of their own. It was great seeing relatively new makers come up with creative and interesting ideas and as the ratings from the contest showed, there was a ton of good stuff across the board. The difference you'd generally see from the top scorers and the majority of the pack was polish - something that improves greatly with experience.
Secondly is the game - the hub presentation is clean and well done and there are a number of surrounding features to add to the game, allowing you to customize your game by finding secrets and spending the rewards on skins for the kid and his bullets. There's a nice clear screen and a little bonus stuff laid around too. I won't go into the stages themselves, as they're well described in the attached text file, but expect to see a lot of the gimmicks included in the engine from other popular games - lasers with buttons, push blocks, custom vines, various water types and standard bouncing/spinning obstacles. There's definitely a preference towards particular ones as to be expected, but its great to see an engine with additions. Feature-wise, I'd have loved to have seen a random stage option as going in knowing the judges ratings, placing in the game and creators name colors your opinion slightly going in, but its hardly a dealbreaker.
Overall, I'd recommend looking into this game if you want a ton of short gimmick stages with a lot of variety. Many stages feel like they lack polish or are a bit disjointed, so don't be surprised to hit some weird rough spots along the way but there's always a way out and nothing requires you to be completionist about it (and I'd probably not recommend expecting to do 100%).
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This is, as you'd expect, a mixed bag. The premise is that it was a contest where all entries were accepted allowing anyone to submit a stage using the provided engine. That being said, there's two ways to assess this.
Firstly, the contest - this was well executed for sure. It was very inclusive and you could see that in the submissions and I think that's great. There's a lot of familiar names in the creator list as well as a ton of newcomers and this gave a lot of people the ability to have their work showcased (which helps the motivation and keeps people continuing making) without having them to necessarily create a major project of their own. It was great seeing relatively new makers come up with creative and interesting ideas and as the ratings from the contest showed, there was a ton of good stuff across the board. The difference you'd generally see from the top scorers and the majority of the pack was polish - something that improves greatly with experience.
Secondly is the game - the hub presentation is clean and well done and there are a number of surrounding features to add to the game, allowing you to customize your game by finding secrets and spending the rewards on skins for the kid and his bullets. There's a nice clear screen and a little bonus stuff laid around too. I won't go into the stages themselves, as they're well described in the attached text file, but expect to see a lot of the gimmicks included in the engine from other popular games - lasers with buttons, push blocks, custom vines, various water types and standard bouncing/spinning obstacles. There's definitely a preference towards particular ones as to be expected, but its great to see an engine with additions. Feature-wise, I'd have loved to have seen a random stage option as going in knowing the judges ratings, placing in the game and creators name colors your opinion slightly going in, but its hardly a dealbreaker.
Overall, I'd recommend looking into this game if you want a ton of short gimmick stages with a lot of variety. Many stages feel like they lack polish or are a bit disjointed, so don't be surprised to hit some weird rough spots along the way but there's always a way out and nothing requires you to be completionist about it (and I'd probably not recommend expecting to do 100%).
Rating: 8.3 83
Difficulty: 65 65
Sep 10, 2018
KittyGame
For: I Wanna Be The Decadence
For: I Wanna Be The Decadence
A pretty meh game, at best.
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Rating: 2.6 26
Difficulty: N/A
Sep 10, 2018
Nearigami
For: I Wanna Travel The Night Sky
For: I Wanna Travel The Night Sky
Personally I find this a step back from his previous game. The jumps could really use more variety as they feel almost all generic with few exceptions. The two saves with the invisible spikes were just flat out annoying and I don't recommend using that gimmick ever again. The visuals would be much better if the background was still. The foreground elements though simple look nice but the background is just too busy and ends up hurting the game's visuals significantly making things harder to see in some aspects. I can tell this maker actually does care about making his games better though and I'd be willing to help this maker if they so wish. Not a good game but it's got some glimmers of potential in there. Side note: the graphic when standing still for an extended period of time did not go unnoticed. It looked really nice.
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Rating: 3.5 35
Difficulty: 40 40
Sep 10, 2018
KittyGame
For: I wanna be the Galaxy Friend Remix
For: I wanna be the Galaxy Friend Remix
It's kind of sad that this game went under the radar for most reviews. Pretty good avoidance, with good song and syncing visuals. Very good job, can't wait to see more from this creator!
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: 6.6 66
Difficulty: 44 44
Sep 10, 2018
ElCochran90
For: I wanna get Cultured
For: I wanna get Cultured
I am glad that the original creators expanded this concept and made it into a reality because not realizing the true potential of a work you are making with your own hands and time is a tragedy. This is definitely far from the best medley fangame experience, and the variety might not be the most properly balanced, including the difficulty which is oddly inconsistent (except for the ending screens and stages, which make a good mockery reference of the Big Kid chase in Kamilia 2, among other things), but it is worth the ride. The optional challenges ramp up the difficulty but the alternate costumes are entirely worth it (my favorite being the Crimson costume). The experience before the final troll boss aims at being epic and the variety impresses more.
What also helped the final rating was the addition of an exclusively original section. It is not the most impressive ever made, but it hits the right notes. You can tell it started as a joke and ended up as an expansion, and it exists thanks to the Kamilia games (please remember that the first I Wanna Kill the Kamilia game was the first medley game), but it is a funny diversion from them.
Did I mention the soundtrack? Mostly AMAZING. It also has a lot of replay value.
P.S. Also, PLEASE, if somebody can tell me where the song of the Mineseeker secret segment comes from for obtaining the Heaven Trap 2 costume in Stage 4, please tell me so!! It's quite the amazing song and I feel ignorant for not knowing the original game.
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What also helped the final rating was the addition of an exclusively original section. It is not the most impressive ever made, but it hits the right notes. You can tell it started as a joke and ended up as an expansion, and it exists thanks to the Kamilia games (please remember that the first I Wanna Kill the Kamilia game was the first medley game), but it is a funny diversion from them.
Did I mention the soundtrack? Mostly AMAZING. It also has a lot of replay value.
P.S. Also, PLEASE, if somebody can tell me where the song of the Mineseeker secret segment comes from for obtaining the Heaven Trap 2 costume in Stage 4, please tell me so!! It's quite the amazing song and I feel ignorant for not knowing the original game.
Rating: 5.9 59
Difficulty: 60 60
Sep 10, 2018
ElCochran90
For: I wanna run the Marathon
For: I wanna run the Marathon
Quite exceptional. Variety is endless and it comes back to the roots of referencing classic console gaming legends with the kid multidimensionally travelling through the worlds of renowned game experiences with unique and very funny traps that never cross the line of frustrating or unfair. This is how fangames should be: adventurous, expert production value, a good sense of humor, a consistent difficulty level (except for the opening segment, which was meant to troll the blind racers of 2016 endlessly as a filter), and a good plot! This fangame, amazingly, is not absent from featuring an original segment of platforming with the proper engine everyone is used to.
From beginning to end, it will amaze you and, almost as mandatory as it is, it begins with Kayin's original vision that started it all. This is a no-brainer: just click that download button and let the race begin!
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From beginning to end, it will amaze you and, almost as mandatory as it is, it begins with Kayin's original vision that started it all. This is a no-brainer: just click that download button and let the race begin!
Rating: 7.3 73
Difficulty: 50 50
Sep 10, 2018
ElCochran90
For: I wanna be the Little runner
For: I wanna be the Little runner
It is very short and quite uneven in difficulty, even if it is, from beginning to end, intended to be easy for beginners. Level variety is substandard during the opening segments and great during the final segments and the final boss is quite horrible despite the decent choice of music. It is anticlimactic and not rewarding at all. Easily forgetabble for both experienced and newcomer players. I don't recommend it for anyone, personally.
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Rating: 3.3 33
Difficulty: 25 25
Sep 10, 2018
ElCochran90
For: I wanna follow it
For: I wanna follow it
It has a haunting nature to it, like a dark fairy tale in the search of light. That's the most accurate description I can give about it. Regarding gameplay, it is confusing regarding what is the target of this gameplay. The purpose was to create an avoidance for beginners, which very well made, but the previous platforming sections feature experienced jumps and timing, maybe for introducing daring newcomers to a more challenging experience, but they might be frustrated to hear this is a "beginner's fangame" while playing this without at least knowing that the number of screens they must beat before the beautiful avoidance is quite low.
It is an experience with a serious, fairy-tale-like tone VERY inconsistent in difficulty, with a great design and a death animation that does not upset or disturb viewers, and a final avoidance with beautiful music that almost makes up for all the mistakes done previously.
Recommended? Yes. I just don't know to whom. Are you a beginner player and feel bold? Go for it. It is worth it.
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It is an experience with a serious, fairy-tale-like tone VERY inconsistent in difficulty, with a great design and a death animation that does not upset or disturb viewers, and a final avoidance with beautiful music that almost makes up for all the mistakes done previously.
Recommended? Yes. I just don't know to whom. Are you a beginner player and feel bold? Go for it. It is worth it.
Rating: 5.5 55
Difficulty: 40 40
Sep 10, 2018
ElCochran90
For: I wanna be the My heart goes on
For: I wanna be the My heart goes on
“I feel video games are probably the most advanced form of art thus far in human history. Not only do video games encompass many of the traditional forms of art (text, sound, video, imagery), but they also uniquely tie these art forms together with interactivity. This allows the art form of video games to create something unique, beyond all other forms of media. Video games are the ultimate form of art as we know it.”
– Denis Dyack, president of Silicon Knights
This transcending masterpiece encompasses that statement perfectly.
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– Denis Dyack, president of Silicon Knights
This transcending masterpiece encompasses that statement perfectly.
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 1 1
Sep 10, 2018