donproject
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Just an old dude who spends too much time in front of a screen. Reviews I write here also appear on my personal website.
Just an old dude who spends too much time in front of a screen. Reviews I write here also appear on my personal website.
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You see, there's 4 related pictures and you have to guess the word.
It is a pretty simple concept but entertaining for what it is: A casual game you play on the bus or while waiting for something to happen. The game shows you four pictures, a bunch of letters, and some slots for those letters, then you use them to type in the word that goes with all the pictures. Solid brain teaser and one your mom probably still loves to play.
At this point, it's been a million years since I downloaded this and actually played it, but opening it up in the modern era, there's a lot more going on than I remember. The haptic feedback is maybe a bit over the top but kind of fun. There's a number of currencies and things to pay for, of course. There are Daily Puzzles and a minigame that is just Wordle, apparently? They'll also keep track of your "IQ" which all the mobile ads tell me is very important. It has all the little dopamine triggers that casual players love interspersed between ads for other puzzle games that are basically the same quick-paced, microtransaction-filled addictions harvesting our data to sell us more addictions...
At any rate, if you're waiting for your appointment or you just need to see a lot of stock photography, this game could be a choice you make.
Review from thedonproject.com
It is a pretty simple concept but entertaining for what it is: A casual game you play on the bus or while waiting for something to happen. The game shows you four pictures, a bunch of letters, and some slots for those letters, then you use them to type in the word that goes with all the pictures. Solid brain teaser and one your mom probably still loves to play.
At this point, it's been a million years since I downloaded this and actually played it, but opening it up in the modern era, there's a lot more going on than I remember. The haptic feedback is maybe a bit over the top but kind of fun. There's a number of currencies and things to pay for, of course. There are Daily Puzzles and a minigame that is just Wordle, apparently? They'll also keep track of your "IQ" which all the mobile ads tell me is very important. It has all the little dopamine triggers that casual players love interspersed between ads for other puzzle games that are basically the same quick-paced, microtransaction-filled addictions harvesting our data to sell us more addictions...
At any rate, if you're waiting for your appointment or you just need to see a lot of stock photography, this game could be a choice you make.
Review from thedonproject.com
A beautiful way to punish yourself, I guess?
Honestly, I died too many times playing this game. Look, some people are into experiencing pain - I get it - but just give us soft ones a difficulty option! As it is, I made it to the second boss, almost beat it first time, and then, as I died due to my own clumsiness once again, said out loud, "Well, that's enough for me."
The game is wonderfully crafted and a joy to play (until you die). It looks exactly how it should, the control of the character is precisely what you'd expect and feels intuitive as well as exciting, the sound is flawless, and the DualSense magic is magical. The story, from what I could piece together, seems weird, maybe? The level design is pretty interesting for being a bunch of "rooms" that are sort of randomly connected together. Finding new weapons and alien tech was a decent addition, though the randomness of what you discover and therefore had available to use on each run could be annoying. There were definitely enough projectiles.
I think it needed a bit more of the roguelike feature where you unlock a powerful thing (like the yellow sword) and you get to use it in the next run. Every run feels too much like starting over instead of building on the last one. Really, the only thing that improves after a run is your brain and who wants that?
"Oh hey, what's this?" DEAD
Review from thedonproject.com
Honestly, I died too many times playing this game. Look, some people are into experiencing pain - I get it - but just give us soft ones a difficulty option! As it is, I made it to the second boss, almost beat it first time, and then, as I died due to my own clumsiness once again, said out loud, "Well, that's enough for me."
The game is wonderfully crafted and a joy to play (until you die). It looks exactly how it should, the control of the character is precisely what you'd expect and feels intuitive as well as exciting, the sound is flawless, and the DualSense magic is magical. The story, from what I could piece together, seems weird, maybe? The level design is pretty interesting for being a bunch of "rooms" that are sort of randomly connected together. Finding new weapons and alien tech was a decent addition, though the randomness of what you discover and therefore had available to use on each run could be annoying. There were definitely enough projectiles.
I think it needed a bit more of the roguelike feature where you unlock a powerful thing (like the yellow sword) and you get to use it in the next run. Every run feels too much like starting over instead of building on the last one. Really, the only thing that improves after a run is your brain and who wants that?
"Oh hey, what's this?" DEAD
Review from thedonproject.com
I'm sure everyone calls this game Tony Hawk with guns but that's exactly what it is.
Maybe dystopian future Running Man + Tony Hawk is a little better? Either way, you roller skate around and shoot stuff, doing tricks to magically reload your guns, as a part of some sort of fight to the death tournament. The game is heavily stylized as a 1970's cartoon with the Atari font everywhere. There is a subtle story of a revolution happening outside the tournament that I would have liked to explore a bit, but the game focused on winning the championship and keeping politics out of sports just like all the oppressors desire.... Anyways, it looks wonderful. It sounds great. It plays... fine.
It took me a big chunk of playtime to get used to the controls. As a long-time THPS player, I kept using button combos from that game and being a little miffed when the character didn't do what I wanted. Adding in aiming and shooting made focusing on tricks tougher and playing the game, overall, felt more difficult than it needed to be. That is, until the Semi-finals when I gave up on trying to progress without assists. Turned on invincibility and no challenges needed to progress and I found the gameplay way more enjoyable! In other words, just managing the controls was enough of a challenge for me to have fun with this game. Got my championship trophy and feel fine having cheated my way to the top.
Victory!
Review from thedonproject.com
Maybe dystopian future Running Man + Tony Hawk is a little better? Either way, you roller skate around and shoot stuff, doing tricks to magically reload your guns, as a part of some sort of fight to the death tournament. The game is heavily stylized as a 1970's cartoon with the Atari font everywhere. There is a subtle story of a revolution happening outside the tournament that I would have liked to explore a bit, but the game focused on winning the championship and keeping politics out of sports just like all the oppressors desire.... Anyways, it looks wonderful. It sounds great. It plays... fine.
It took me a big chunk of playtime to get used to the controls. As a long-time THPS player, I kept using button combos from that game and being a little miffed when the character didn't do what I wanted. Adding in aiming and shooting made focusing on tricks tougher and playing the game, overall, felt more difficult than it needed to be. That is, until the Semi-finals when I gave up on trying to progress without assists. Turned on invincibility and no challenges needed to progress and I found the gameplay way more enjoyable! In other words, just managing the controls was enough of a challenge for me to have fun with this game. Got my championship trophy and feel fine having cheated my way to the top.
Victory!
Review from thedonproject.com