this game feels like a theme park ride except the ride is also trying to blow you up with laser beams

i am very unfamiliar with the genre, but every stage, enemy, and boss here feels so lovingly crafted, each aspect packed with depth and stratgies to uncover. the music is insanely rad, and getting into the rhythm of enemy attack patterns and level layouts feels really satisfying. it's beginner friendly too, thankfully for me, with level selection and up to eight continues earn-able through gameplay. through these systems i felt totally encouraged to replay stages and engage with the mechanics more.

eventually, you'll rip off the bandaid and go for a full game run, 1-1 to "ending" and feel badass doing it. then it's time for more research, more iteration, more cycles, because that "ending"...? well, uh, as i learned with System Erasure's subsequent game, the "end" is rarely ever the end.

a thrilling experience and also screw black garlic, black onion is where it at

this game feels like a theme park ride except the ride is also trying to blow you up with laser beams

i am very unfamiliar with the genre, but every stage, enemy, and boss here feels so lovingly crafted, each aspect packed with depth and stratgies to uncover. the music is insanely rad, and getting into the rhythm of enemy attack patterns and level layouts feels really satisfying. it's beginner friendly too, thankfully for me, with level selection and up to eight continues earn-able through gameplay. through these systems i felt totally encouraged to replay stages and engage with the mechanics more.

eventually, you'll rip off the bandaid and go for a full game run, 1-1 to "ending" and feel badass doing it. then it's time for more research, more iteration, more cycles, because that "ending"...? well, uh, as i learned with System Erasure's subsequent game, the "end" is rarely ever the end.

a thrilling experience and also screw black garlic, black onion is where it at

one of the most absurd, memorable, unique games i've ever played

throughout the course of this definitely-basic-not-hiding-anything-at-all sokoban game, i jotted down 20 google-doc-pages worth of notes. at one point i was in photoshop for an hour assembling something. i feel like i've become a speedrunner, unwittingly. these puzzle halls are inscribed in the back of my mind. i literally had a dream about solving puzzles. the next night i had another.

in the vein of the witness, outer wilds, myst, rain world, knowledge of mechanics is the main obstacle here. overcovering the layers upon layers of how this game functions, and by extension, the game's diegetic world functions, feels incredibly rewarding. you'll retread a lot of ground but in new contexts, with new mastery, these halls start to feel both like new challenges to overcome and like old friends seen in a new light.

the story, equally esoteric, is also equally rewarding, with tons of lore to uncover and deep characters. the soundtrack is a banger, and the sprites have so much flair and care put into them.

you'll have to forgive me for not being too specific, because the joy of this game is absolutely in discovery. this is one of those impossible-to-truly-replay games. the passion of System Erasure here is incredibly evident, and when you think you've seen it all, there's always something more. get lost in the void already.

then feel the longing. ad meliora

one of the most absurd, memorable, unique games i've ever played

throughout the course of this definitely-basic-not-hiding-anything-at-all sokoban game, i jotted down 20 google-doc-pages worth of notes. at one point i was in photoshop for an hour assembling something. i feel like i've become a speedrunner, unwittingly. these puzzle halls are inscribed in the back of my mind. i literally had a dream about solving puzzles. the next night i had another.

in the vein of the witness, outer wilds, myst, rain world, knowledge of mechanics is the main obstacle here. overcovering the layers upon layers of how this game functions, and by extension, the game's diegetic world functions, feels incredibly rewarding. you'll retread a lot of ground but in new contexts, with new mastery, these halls start to feel both like new challenges to overcome and like old friends seen in a new light.

the story, equally esoteric, is also equally rewarding, with tons of lore to uncover and deep characters. the soundtrack is a banger, and the sprites have so much flair and care put into them.

you'll have to forgive me for not being too specific, because the joy of this game is absolutely in discovery. this is one of those impossible-to-truly-replay games. the passion of System Erasure here is incredibly evident, and when you think you've seen it all, there's always something more. get lost in the void already.

then feel the longing. ad meliora