AlexV
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Old. Been playing games for many decades - many not even with entries on the site yet! Interested in game history - I think old games are generally as good as new ones. I lean towards artsy stuff these days.
I love game festivals. A lot of my newer-played stuff is festival demos.
Old. Been playing games for many decades - many not even with entries on the site yet! Interested in game history - I think old games are generally as good as new ones. I lean towards artsy stuff these days.
I love game festivals. A lot of my newer-played stuff is festival demos.
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Shreked
Found the secret ogre page
GOTY '23
Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event
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GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
2 Years of Service
Being part of the Backloggd community for 2 years
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Busy Day
Journaled 5+ games in a single day
GOTY '21
Participated in the 2021 Game of the Year Event
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Gained 3+ followers
Epic Gamer
Played 1000+ games
Elite Gamer
Played 500+ games
Gamer
Played 250+ games
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Played 100+ games
Favorite Games
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Total Games Played
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Played in 2024
015
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Generally a delight. Environment design is a triumph, hitting a poetic balance between realism and wonder. Fantasy fiction with a realistic underpinning sums up the plants, the gameplay and the milieu - fits together wonderfully. My gripe is that some of the later puzzles can be irritating in an old-school adventure way, where you know exactly what the puzzle solution is but can't hit the order or particular manner of solution the designer intended - a hint system of sorts would have smoothed that significantly and wouldn't turn a lovely experience into one with moments of frustration.
A more-ish puzzle battler, a match-3 variant in the style of columns, but with a smart system of unlocking squares to create chain reactions, similar but with an extra layer of strategy on Puyo-Puyo etc? My favourite of the early psx releases (a launch title in Japan?!), and where a lack of Japanese doesn't harm the experience much.