DaOXY
2022
This review contains spoilers
20b have some great artistic ideas, a really cool UI, and a nice soundtrack. The thing is, this is a visual novel, so a game based on the creator's writing. And wow, the writing sucks. This feels like the game was made by VivziePop, with the words "fucking" and "shit" being in pretty much any sentence for the whole game.
The idea of having mini-plots is great, but since the game is so short, this just feels like random bullshit. The plot is lazy, and the conclusion is... A breaking of the 4th wall. Yeah this is not good.
The idea of having mini-plots is great, but since the game is so short, this just feels like random bullshit. The plot is lazy, and the conclusion is... A breaking of the 4th wall. Yeah this is not good.
2014
This is just frogger.
2022
Conflicted with this one. Talking about the industry is great, but this game just throw some stuff that every person related to the industry, whether it's players, game makers, etc... could say. It can even feel like an ode to manichaeism, the dialog being mostly like "AAA bad, indie good", which is true but with a lot more nuance.
The use of the Simpsons is a fun touch, since the show is known for making social commentary. But seeing a remake of the movie A Dinner With André with the Simpsons, talking about Bobby Kotick feels... off ?
Overall the game is still enjoyable, mostly because of the "3 choices" that feels impactful. The tension of trying to take good choices while our friend is talking about really serious topics is quite fun. At the end of the day, I think you should try it, it's short, pretty fun, but lacks the bite and the deepness needed for this kind of topic.
The use of the Simpsons is a fun touch, since the show is known for making social commentary. But seeing a remake of the movie A Dinner With André with the Simpsons, talking about Bobby Kotick feels... off ?
Overall the game is still enjoyable, mostly because of the "3 choices" that feels impactful. The tension of trying to take good choices while our friend is talking about really serious topics is quite fun. At the end of the day, I think you should try it, it's short, pretty fun, but lacks the bite and the deepness needed for this kind of topic.
2024
I don't know who added the game here but thanks :)
2015
I don't care about the meta aspect of Davey's games. If this game is so damn good, it's because it normalize the use and making of experimental games, which can be a major inspiration for young creators and help young players seeing far beyond the "game fun, game good", WHILE also having a vast understanding of Game Design and how to play with expectations (a thing he already did in Stanley Parable). Truly a Beginner's Guide I guess.
2023
One of the better use of "playing with expectations" in a game. This is a die-n-retry rage type platformer, but cut into little levels, making the playing way more fun and less frustrating. Each level is fun in is own way. You should try !
2015
One of the best runners on the market, you should check it out !
2023
I'm not the biggest fan of Don'tNod. When Jusant came out, everyone liked it, and I was like "Nice, let's give it a try some day !". The whole concept of a meditative climbing game was fun to me. I tried the game today, and wow. This is SO bad in every way possible.
Let's start with the good. The gameplay works and the use of both hands feels fun and natural. That's it.
Now let's go with every little things wrong with this game. The music is horribly generic. The level design is painfully linear, never letting the player find some creative solutions or hidden things to climb with, we have invisible walls everywhere. The only ways that differs from the "main" line are only to show some bad written lore pieces.
The game is bland in every way possible, and doesn't understand the thrill of climbing, the fast decision making, the fear of falling (you can't fall or die in this game, cause there is invisible walls everywhere and your character automatically take the rope if you have the idea of climbing without a rope.). Even in chill climbing games like A Short Hike, you can fall from heights. The "new mechanics" are stuff we've already seen in a million games, like moving platforms, platforms you need to activate or platforms that have a small amount of time before falling. As said, the game is bland, generic and boring in every possible way.
Life Is Strange proved me Don'tNod doesnt know how to write. Jusant proved me Don'tNod doesnt know how to Game Design.
(sorry for my bad english)
Let's start with the good. The gameplay works and the use of both hands feels fun and natural. That's it.
Now let's go with every little things wrong with this game. The music is horribly generic. The level design is painfully linear, never letting the player find some creative solutions or hidden things to climb with, we have invisible walls everywhere. The only ways that differs from the "main" line are only to show some bad written lore pieces.
The game is bland in every way possible, and doesn't understand the thrill of climbing, the fast decision making, the fear of falling (you can't fall or die in this game, cause there is invisible walls everywhere and your character automatically take the rope if you have the idea of climbing without a rope.). Even in chill climbing games like A Short Hike, you can fall from heights. The "new mechanics" are stuff we've already seen in a million games, like moving platforms, platforms you need to activate or platforms that have a small amount of time before falling. As said, the game is bland, generic and boring in every possible way.
Life Is Strange proved me Don'tNod doesnt know how to write. Jusant proved me Don'tNod doesnt know how to Game Design.
(sorry for my bad english)
1987
So, for only 2 pounds at the time, you got a version of gridrunner with a load of levels, different ships with a wide variety of controls and a lot of fun ? Yeah that's a deal. R-Type was out the same year if I remember, and this was probably the second or third best shooting game of this year, considering the whole "low budget" aspect of it.
1985
I feel like at the time this was a little bomb. I'm not the biggest fan of Jeff material but this compilation is top notch. The sequel of Mutant Camels is really better than the first one, some new games with really fun concepts like Hallucin-O-Bomblets and Synchro II are making an appearance, and we even got a light version of Psychedelia ! If you want to try Jeff's old games and you don't know where to start, this is the good stuff, you basically have the whole package in this tape !
2023
This is a study case in my opinion, I've never seen something quite like it. Amazing artistic ideas dragged down by an non-matching artstyle. Some beautiful poetic moments, dragged down by the horrendous caricatures the three main characters are. This is so real, yet so fake.
2021
Even if the game is a bit stale and not that exciting for hardcore players of the franchise, this is such a generous package to people new to the Forza Horizon games, with a shit ton of cars, content and stuff to do ! A really fun entry-level sim-cade.
2020
One of the only Cecile Richard's games I've played (yet) and I loved this one (still hesitating between a 3,5 and a 4 stars). Ive played quite a few Bitsy games, and I think this one is my fav for now.
Played this on the PSP, the level design is great, but the maps all look alike, the physics is a bit janky, and the whole destruction thing is less impressive than in a Burnout or a FlatOut game. The soundtrack is amazing. Overall it's a fun game, but not a great one.
2019
Was aight.