Verua
2014
An excellent predecessor to what Neon White became. Its simplicity is much of its charm, while also containing some really polished level design. The exponential difficulty ramp up to World 5 was shattering, though that last world was finally giving a glimpse into how intricate (and demanding) these levels could really be with all the various mechanics introduced through the game's runtime. Level 5-14 in particular floored me by how difficult, yet elegantly precise its Ace needed to be.
If this had an option for user-created levels, I'm sure some of those would be absolutely devious.
Great soundtrack, cute visuals, some fun side-secrets to look for. This is a great no-fluff FPS-trialer.
If this had an option for user-created levels, I'm sure some of those would be absolutely devious.
Great soundtrack, cute visuals, some fun side-secrets to look for. This is a great no-fluff FPS-trialer.
Nothing quite like fiddling with the cope wheel for 20 minutes while watching your ass get expedited shipping to pound town 6 frames at a time after misreading the neutral mix up
2023
Looks and feels like a compost heap while somehow being more lifeless than one.
Hard to care about the non sequitur expositive musings about the character's life when all other people and objects are frozen in time and the metaphor about overcoming hardship is forced and empty. All of this is in spite of the dubious asset flipping and random NFT graffiti art haphazardly cobbled together which ends up feeling like a preschool play space before nap time rather than a judiciously related set of items or scenes from the character's life they keep blabbering on about.
...it do be a little fun to speedrun tho......
Hard to care about the non sequitur expositive musings about the character's life when all other people and objects are frozen in time and the metaphor about overcoming hardship is forced and empty. All of this is in spite of the dubious asset flipping and random NFT graffiti art haphazardly cobbled together which ends up feeling like a preschool play space before nap time rather than a judiciously related set of items or scenes from the character's life they keep blabbering on about.
...it do be a little fun to speedrun tho......
1977
The natural predecessor to idle game spreadsheet simulators
2022
Though heavily criticized for its glaring technical glitches and visual bugs, Pokemon Scarlet's open world and elevated accessibility to competitive battling items and training methods enabled it to be a solid and highly enjoyable experience for a returning Pokemon fan.
The story and characters are less memorable than previous installments, but the Gen 9 Pokemon themselves are rising the ranks in personal favorites.
The culmination of the three main plot lines in the post-game is definitely one of the more memorable points in the series and a fitting epic conclusion to the game.
It's a great intro to the series for newcomers and a fun bout for those returning to the franchise, but understandably lackluster for those who follow the Pokemon games very closely, especially as a follow-up to Legends Arceus.
The story and characters are less memorable than previous installments, but the Gen 9 Pokemon themselves are rising the ranks in personal favorites.
The culmination of the three main plot lines in the post-game is definitely one of the more memorable points in the series and a fitting epic conclusion to the game.
It's a great intro to the series for newcomers and a fun bout for those returning to the franchise, but understandably lackluster for those who follow the Pokemon games very closely, especially as a follow-up to Legends Arceus.