Shien
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Trying to play more games instead of watching youtube. Reviewing the games I play is fun. I also lost 5 years in the 2010s due to playing almost nothing but TF2, so I have a lot to catch up on.
Also trying to play a broad variety of games, using my friends' suggestions to guide me. I want to play and experience the cream of the vidya artform.
Follow me to follow along with me as I catch up and play some of the games I missed out on over the years
Trying to play more games instead of watching youtube. Reviewing the games I play is fun. I also lost 5 years in the 2010s due to playing almost nothing but TF2, so I have a lot to catch up on.
Also trying to play a broad variety of games, using my friends' suggestions to guide me. I want to play and experience the cream of the vidya artform.
Follow me to follow along with me as I catch up and play some of the games I missed out on over the years
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Donor
Liked 50+ reviews / lists
GOTY '23
Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event
Gamer
Played 250+ games
Best Friends
Become mutual friends with at least 3 others
On Schedule
Journaled games once a day for a week straight
Liked
Gained 10+ total review likes
Roadtrip
Voted for at least 3 features on the roadmap
Noticed
Gained 3+ followers
N00b
Played 100+ games
Favorite Games
280
Total Games Played
025
Played in 2024
131
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Its a very good platformer. No more, no less.
Super Meat Boy is part of the Newgrounds "flash game that became a massive commercial hit" collection. So it's essentially a browser game with extra development and polish. The story is a complete nothingburger, the music is meh, and annoyingly repetitive in later stages where you are doing attempt after attempt. But the fundamental gameplay mechanics and level design are both very good, going for a very hard, but very short level, with great controls, intentionally difficult but fair level design, and very fast resets. I'm happy for it to sit among my 2D platformers in company of games such as nSMB(s), Rayman Legends and DK Tropical Freeze, a testament to just how good this game is, for what it is.
I bought it for $2.15aud, it goes down to this price on steam pretty much ever major sale, so buy it then. Well worth at that price. Otherwise, it is not worth the full $21.5.
Super Meat Boy is part of the Newgrounds "flash game that became a massive commercial hit" collection. So it's essentially a browser game with extra development and polish. The story is a complete nothingburger, the music is meh, and annoyingly repetitive in later stages where you are doing attempt after attempt. But the fundamental gameplay mechanics and level design are both very good, going for a very hard, but very short level, with great controls, intentionally difficult but fair level design, and very fast resets. I'm happy for it to sit among my 2D platformers in company of games such as nSMB(s), Rayman Legends and DK Tropical Freeze, a testament to just how good this game is, for what it is.
I bought it for $2.15aud, it goes down to this price on steam pretty much ever major sale, so buy it then. Well worth at that price. Otherwise, it is not worth the full $21.5.
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Pretty bare bones at the moment, but a VERY solid foundation for what should be a great game. DRG Survivors adds onto the new "Survivor" genre through the addition of base DRG's core mechanics, most prominently digging, which adds a new level of setpiece based mechanics and strategy that works great.
I'm not sure if this was worth the $13.50 I paid for it, as I will keep playing it as it gets developed, enjoying new content and mechanics as they get added. I expect I will get my money's worth. This early version already got me more than halfway there with over 8 hours of enjoyment before it started to feel same-y.
Pretty bare bones at the moment, but a VERY solid foundation for what should be a great game. DRG Survivors adds onto the new "Survivor" genre through the addition of base DRG's core mechanics, most prominently digging, which adds a new level of setpiece based mechanics and strategy that works great.
I'm not sure if this was worth the $13.50 I paid for it, as I will keep playing it as it gets developed, enjoying new content and mechanics as they get added. I expect I will get my money's worth. This early version already got me more than halfway there with over 8 hours of enjoyment before it started to feel same-y.