Zizi_Thrush
Bio
I seek out narratively, aesthetically and mechanically unique games, but also anything else. I use a series of wheels to decide what to play per session.
slowly migrating from gg, so dates may be weird with reviews and lists.
I review when I've finished the game to the point of my satisfaction, and they're more collections of thoughts than proper reviews mostly.
Platforms I play on: PC/Steam Deck, Index, Quest 2, Switch, Ps5 and Playdate.
I seek out narratively, aesthetically and mechanically unique games, but also anything else. I use a series of wheels to decide what to play per session.
slowly migrating from gg, so dates may be weird with reviews and lists.
I review when I've finished the game to the point of my satisfaction, and they're more collections of thoughts than proper reviews mostly.
Platforms I play on: PC/Steam Deck, Index, Quest 2, Switch, Ps5 and Playdate.
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GOTY '23
Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event
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Played 100+ games
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Journaled 5+ games in a single day
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Liked
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GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
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Played the demo. I like shiftup's gacha shit, it's usually generous and has some great live 2d art and ui design, music etc. And it's unabashedly horny. Unfortunately not perfect due to some of the designs they choose to include. Anyway. This is about the demo for stellar blade. I was nervous based on the controversy and praises being sung by chuds about the game altogether, but having liked their mobile games wanted to give it the college try. The gameplay felt stiff, unrefined and under-featured for a char action game and the set pieces felt constrained and basic. The bit of dialogue and story I saw was nonsensical, and not in a fun way. Too few interesting details given to compel me, generic sci-fi fluff with no meat. The character had a big ass though, at least that part did indeed happen. Not gonna pay 70 bucks or whatever for it though. And in fairness maybe it gets better, but the terrible dialogue makes it not worth checking out any further, so unless I hear some insane things about later game, RIP stellar blade. Good try, ShUp.
My favorite thing in the demo is there were some cool signs as part of the set, graphic ui and logo design is definitely the team's strongest strength, it just was featured here on top of some boring geometry and architecture that felt very mass produced vs bespoke for the game.
My favorite thing in the demo is there were some cool signs as part of the set, graphic ui and logo design is definitely the team's strongest strength, it just was featured here on top of some boring geometry and architecture that felt very mass produced vs bespoke for the game.
Innovative Arcadey fun with a fun zany story. Loved the addition of vfx to the meter on screen when not playing fully immersed, though that's a cooler way to play. The sound design is impressive, and I'm glad it had some challenge on top of being entertaining and playing with a rare mechanic. This is honestly why the story worked for me, I expected something more down to earth, or at least self serious paired with it, but it went pretty looney tunes.