Bio
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

Liked

Gained 10+ total review likes

GOTY '22

Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event

2 Years of Service

Being part of the Backloggd community for 2 years

Donor

Liked 50+ reviews / lists

Best Friends

Become mutual friends with at least 3 others

Busy Day

Journaled 5+ games in a single day

GOTY '21

Participated in the 2021 Game of the Year Event

Noticed

Gained 3+ followers

Epic Gamer

Played 1000+ games

Elite Gamer

Played 500+ games

Gamer

Played 250+ games

N00b

Played 100+ games

Favorite Games

Humanity
Humanity
Balloon Kid
Balloon Kid
Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash
Chants of Sennaar
Chants of Sennaar
The Last Express
The Last Express

5278

Total Games Played

000

Played in 2024

015

Games Backloggd


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Cloudpunk
Cloudpunk

Apr 20

Blacksad: Under the Skin
Blacksad: Under the Skin

Apr 19

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N++

Apr 19

How We Got Here
How We Got Here

Dec 05

Library of Ruina
Library of Ruina

Dec 05

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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.

Truly ambitious scope, and while the narrative and presentation does have its flaws, at its best its affecting and compelling. It's great to play something that has a film-makers eye for themes, visuals, motifs etc. It's a story that will stay with me.

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.