demo adventures

i've played the demo but not the whole thing yet. from steam prison onward reviews of the demos will be in notes, because there isn't really another way to review demos...! i will note if i purchased previous ones though.

This game is absolutely going to be good as hell, I cannot wait. The mouthful and copy abilities are a lot of fun and are working out really nicely in the shift to full 3D over 2.5D. I always love my good lad kirb! He’s so cute! So is everything else! One minor quibble is it felt like the boss ran a little long but I wonder if that was just ice not being the best power up for the job. I did want to try it out because it was the first time it showed up, though.

Purchased
I know Octopath isn’t super well regarded among the hardcore JRPG-heads of Backloggd but I personally liked it! It definitely had areas where it could be improved, sure, but I had a lot of fun with it. It had great music and I enjoyed the characters’ storylines, and it was pretty fun to see how they all converged at the end.

Octopath II seems like it’s doing its damnedest to improve on the first game’s flaws and add more spice, which is very cool! The characters having different path actions depending on the time of day is pretty neat, though I am curious to see how they may or may not overlap the way skills in the first game did. I also really like the characters themselves, which was a great part of the first game! Even if the demo doesn’t get to it, it sounds like there will be more of an effort to have characters interact with each other, and that’s already starting to feel like the case with in-battle banter. I also thought it was neat to have guest party members, too. I started out with Temenos, and his dynamic with Crick was deeply enjoyable. He was also very enjoyable in general. I had high hopes for that horrible twink and he completely delivered. Throne’s story has that interesting dark flavor and I’m curious to see how their actual dynamic plays out! And I’m very excited to see the rest of the cast, of course. I wanted to start with Osvalt but it sounded like you were stuck in prison for way too long to get past the demo, so they definitely tried to nerf The Best Character Class Action from being on your team the whole time… but Temenos had a great opener so it helps.
Purchased
It’s Mother Fucking Kirby Baby! I never got around to playing the version for the Wii because after a certain point I could never quite get around to playing anything that wasn’t portable on some level, so I’m excited to actually play this one. I did watch a LP and thought it was pretty neat though! I have been missing the more technical copy abilities with, like, actual move lists from Kirby games for a while now, so I’m excited for this one. Also excited for that Magolor epilogue!
Purchased
AH YES A SICK REMAKE OF THAT GAME I WAS GONNA PLAY A ROM OF AT SOME POINT… I guess they had to whip out the HD 2D and the voice acting because everyone who’s interested has already probably pirated and played the fan translation, huh. Thankfully the remake additions make a nice looking game look even nicer, the soundtrack is a banger, and the voice acting is a neat addition! I’m very excited to see the whole thing. I read a let’s play long enough ago that I think it’ll be a pretty fresh experience.

I do kind of feel like I may have screwed myself a little trying to do a pacifist run of the ninja chapter, though, and I kind of wonder if I missed out on the memory card for Cube………… oh well!!
Purchased
Oops! I immediately purchased this after I finished the demo. It was on sale, okay, and I have been craving Picross. This is even more dangerous than standard Picross, because you have a little wizard spirit friend who unlocks puzzles for you when you solve riddles by combining the subjects of previously solved puzzles. It's so dangerous. I cannot wait to play all of it. You also get puzzles of janky failed attempts at making concepts your Little Guy tried to make before you came along and started actually solving the grimoire. I love this. I think there are also fan-submitted puzzles too?

Thank you Jupiter. You are real ones.
honestly i just wanted to play some picross for free. mario super picross's ultra stages weren't scratching the itch because they don't have the nice qol features.
Purchased.
I fuckin love picross dude
picross :3
Holy hell this demo slaps dude. I’m so excited for the actual game, it’s really fun to play and it’s got the same fun vibe as the original. I do wish they let you have the whole team to see their dynamic, though, because Nagi seems like a riot. I’m kind of sad Minamimoto didn’t really bounce off Rindo and Fret’s stupid banter, but it does make sense for him to be above it all. Maybe he’ll get more involved later? Anyway, the game looks great, the character portraits are really fun and dynamic, and the music rules. I think the way they adapted the gameplay from the chaotic DS original is a lot of fun and honestly way more comprehensible, though it feels like it’ll take some practice to get good! The one problem I have is the overworld can be a little rough to navigate with the fixed camera angles, but it’s not too much of a problem. I’m glad pigs are back too. Purchased.
Purchased
Well, the final demo did what demos are supposed to do and made me pretty dang excited for the game! I was really turned off by the difficulty of the first demo, but they did a good job of balancing it a bit better so it wasn’t overwhelming. I will say that it feels like the battles do take a while, but I imagine things will feel more manageable in the actual game where you can take your time messing around with jobs instead of trying to accomplish what you can within a five hour time limit. Anyway, the characters are charming, and I’m intrigued to see where the story goes and what wild twists and turns the game has in store. The environments, monsters, and character designs are great... but I have to agree with most people’s take that the way the humans are rendered was a mistake. I think they should’ve tried textures more along the lines of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon remake or FFT:WoL’s CG cutscenes to make them look a little less stiff and doll-like. They’re not really a dealbreaker! I still wanna buy this bad boy. But it doesn’t look great, and I kind of hope in future Bravely endeavors they make some different stylistic decisions when it comes to the character designs. Purchased.

Unrated

This game is extremely anime and i’m not sure if it’s going to be the fun kind or the pejorative kind. I was having an okay-ish time with the story segments but several things set off my No Thanks warning bells, such as the way the one lady’s boobs were drawn and her getting kind of weird about the sweet baby boy protagonist…… but I don’t think the gameplay was compelling enough for me to find out. It kind of felt really bad honestly.

Unrated

Pretty intriguing so far! I remember getting the DS original back in the day but I was a stupid baby so I didn’t get very far. The game looks extremely nice, and I think it’s very cute how they updated the DS lookin’ gadget to a Switch lookin’ gadget. I hope this means the glorious return of CING. Maybe they’ll do a remake of Hotel Dusk so I can play that, too…

Unrated

The first level of this one was a fucking blast. It felt like something with a kind of Pizza Tower vibe, though I know Antonball came out a while ago? There's Going Fast, there's fun movement mechanics, the animation and spritework is Real Good. Unfortunately the other level didn't click with me as much because it fell into the trap of Precision Timed Platforming that I don't really fuck with. I wish it hadn't just because it's very fun and chaotic!

Unrated

This game’s pretty neat, but I’m not sure how much of a picture of the game the demo presents. There’s a nice story here about a family coping with grief, and the art has charming Stardew Valley vibes, but I kind of wonder if the gameplay will get more complicated with the addition of the fairly absent spirit or if it’s just going to be slashing and rolling. I kind of wish the demo was a little meatier than it is, though it did pique my interest a little.

Unrated

An intriguing introduction, to be sure. I like the art a lot, and I’m pretty curious to see where it goes and how the gameplay actually plays out. It seemed like A Dream so is it all going to be dives into the heart? It’s also kind of neat to see stuff from cultures I’m not super familiar with outside of very broad strokes. That music Atma used to distract the civil defense guy was pretty neat honestly I’d listen to more

Unrated

I'm not sure how I feel about this one, honestly. It's got a neat vibe, but I do feel like the fights honestly feel like more of a pain in the ass than its obvious inspiration, Undertale. (It's the fly, man. Fuck the fly.) Obviously I know you can choose violence but come on. I feel like it's got a little more mean-spirited vibe than Undertale, but I'd have to play more to be sure and I'm not 100% I'll be doing that...? I mean, I really do like the art direction here. I like Doggy. I don't wanna fight that damn fly though.

Unrated

The vibes are pretty neat, and I like the art style and atmosphere. It didn't quite grab me that hard, but I do think the vibes are cool enough that I'd consider picking it up maybe perhaps.

Unrated

Oh this game is cute as heck! It took me a little while to figure out how to properly do the cooking battles, but they’re fun puzzles. I didn’t get that much of a feel for the action parts, but it seemed pretty fun there, too. I also really like the art style and presentation! The characters seem really cute and fun. All in all, this was a great demo and I’d be interested in playing the full game!

Unrated

This game seems pretty neat! There’s a lot of mystery here, and I’m curious to see where it goes. Though, like, do I need to know the original Blue Reflection to get into this…? Anyway, while the battle system and concept seem interesting, the models seem a little janky. I mean, I’ve dealt with worse, but it’s maybe a little offputting.

Unrated

I didn’t play the full demo because I hit the main menu without saving because I thought that might let me save. It didn’t give a “are you sure” warning or like, do any autosaves I think??? Not sure if i screwed something up or not. Anyway I liked this cute little Paper Mario-like, it’s extremely charming and the aesthetics are very good. I’d definitely be interested in playing more, it looks very promising.

Unrated

Very cute! I like the character designs and animation a whole lot. The dialogue lays it on perhaps a little too thick with the puns (and I say this as a dragon quest fan), but it seemed fun enough to be worth going for. I enjoyed the fucked up cyborg rat pirate king and the muscle mommy bartender.

Unrated

Another entry in the burgeoning “figure out what’s going on based on context clues and enter the answers into a book that helps you figure out what’s going on” genre like Obra Dinn and Case of the Golden Idol, it seems. This one makes me feel kind of dumb because I’m not always sure what it’s asking for… still seems neat, though! I’d be interested in it, I think.

Unrated

I liked this demo a lot! Honestly having a whole family as the playable cast is very intriguing, and there’s pretty fun variety in how differently everyone plays. I’m very curious to see where it goes from here. I do hope that you can’t fuck up and fail to heal the good boy wolf pup, though!
Purchased

Unrated

Unrated

Unrated

On the gameplay side it’s a pretty standard TRPG, though it has cute character portraits and the characters themselves have potential. The dialogue is perhaps a bit stilted, though… I don’t think the translation is the best. I dig it alright but it’s not super duper impressive.

Unrated

Hell yeah this rules so far all the characters are weird little failgirls and the concepts are super juicy. I am not especially good at the gameplay which is unfortunate, but I would make a wholehearted attempt to Git Gud in order to figure out what in the hell is going on in this game and with these delightful weirdos. The chemistry between all the characters so far is just amazing, and I really want to know about the spiritual prequel as well. A friend of mine is big into Crystar and I was not quite aware how much the character writing ruled in this particular way??? Definitely want it when it actually comes out.

Unrated

Game… weirdly compelling. I’m usually more into story-driven stuff than retro sandboxy stuff, but I still like those sandboxes? It’s fun. Exploring is fun. I feel like maybe I should tone the difficulty down for a breezier experience though, MP management feels weirdly difficult…

Unrated

This was really cute and fun! I liked it a lot, the characters are charming and the gameplay is pretty neat. I’m kind of bad at the diving part to start out but the restaurant part isn’t too bad in terms of being a reasonable pace. I’m sure it ramps up as the game goes on and you get more customers, of course, but it starts out kind of relaxing compared to the more tense diving bits. I really want to see where it goes!

Unrated

I really like the majority of things about this. The art is great, the premise is cool, and I’m interested in seeing where things go. But, uh, this is kind of a weird complaint to have about a VN, but at the same time I think they made a weird decision… that being that the D-pad has specific functions, so if you try to use it to select things in menus you accidentally go into an investigation segment and use up one of your limited actions. I also feel like I skipped some dialogue boxes for reasons I cannot imagine outside of idk I pressed the button weird. The game does come out next year, though, so they’ve got time to smooth things out.

Unrated

Unrated

It’s more Disgaea! And the first fully 3D entry! Honestly it makes me kind of sad to see all the big sprite art franchises going to 3D, but if they have to do that, this is definitely how I like to see it. The cel shading style really makes the models feel pretty much just like how the sprites used to, and I feel like the style’s pretty great!

As far as everything else goes, it’s Disgaea. It’s not too horny yet, and the characters and plot are pretty goofy, as you’d expect. Of course, there are some more serious story beats hinted at, which makes me curious. This game actually integrates series staple mechanics like Big Numbers and reincarnation into the main plot, which I think is neat, and I like the hinted at theme of repeated reincarnation causing various kinds of personality degradation. I’m curious to see where it goes... but I really do have to try and complete the two other Disgaea games that I downloaded the demos of...

Unrated

A lot of people say 6 wasn’t very good and based on the demo I think this one is a lot more immediately fun and memorable based on the characters. They’ve got fun chemistry and I laughed quite heartily several times. I did find it a little tougher than the other Disgaea demos, admittedly… I guess it’s because you get only two unique units? Anyway it’s nice to have a disgaea about a bunch of funny adults. Cannot wait to see what’s up with Fuji and his adoptive daughter man.

Unrated

I’m kind of surprised by how low the few existing reviews are for this because it’s very charming and it feels very solid. It’s definitely Baby’s First Farm Sim and goes out of its way to hold your hand but like… it’s based on a children’s show. The character designs that seem specific to this game are definitely the highlights, with fun takes on the standard fantasy races along with ADORABLE BIRD PEOPLE??? THERE IS A FIVE YEAR OLD PENGUIN CHILD. He’s so cute I almost died. Obviously the demo doesn’t show off everything you can possibly accomplish in the game but it’s very pretty and everything works nicely. I don’t really remember much about the original Doraemon SOS Demo but the vibes of this one are immaculate, I’d definitely consider it. The only things that really bugged me were the controls for moving animals into the barn and the fact that outdoor farm decorations take up planting space.

Unrated

I am SO excited for this game and the demo makes me want it even more. I haven’t played DQM past the second one so I’m pretty excited to mess around with the newer systems like talents and seasons and such, and I’m super excited about the story and concept. It’s mother fucking Dragon Quest 4 Babey! I cannot wait to play as my boy Psaro. I hope there is a part where you get to teach the local animals to talk. There probably won’t be and I’ll still have fun if we don’t but I want to teach the cat how to talk with the secret of evolution. Hell yeah.

I also love how much more complicated the synthesis system is even if I miss the old conceit that the monsters got married and left you an egg. Maybe I can still imagine that’s what’s happening???

Also I’m a Sugiyama hater but I very much did go HEY IT’S THAT SONG FROM MY CHILDHOOD. It really was nostalgia all along.

One bad thing is that not being able to directly order your monsters in tournaments still sucks. I told my monster who cures poison to do the tactic that ostensibly cures status effects and that dude absolutely refused to cure anyone in my party of poison. Like everyone was poisoned but it kept attacking. Come on buddy.

Purchased

Unrated

When is Dragon Quest not aggressively charming? Especially when monsters are involved, I love those goofy lil dudes. This game seems like a great theme and I’m pretty excited to see more of it! The treasure hunting mechanics do feel a tad janky though, some of the pictures weren’t terribly representative. Although while I love Eric and Mia I am absolutely bummed that My Boys are not present. You know who I’m talking about. I want idiot teen Jasper and Hendrik!! Where are they!! okay they’re off in heliodor but I miss them man.

Unrated

Seems pretty neat! I think I’d definitely like to pick it up at some point. The eerie vibes combined with the chill fishing create a pretty neat atmosphere, and I’m pretty curious to dig in more! Hopefully I don’t experience horrors beyond my comprehension.

Unrated

This one seems pretty fun! The art and animation style is very cute, and I like the vibes. I also like the quack button, that's Good. However, there's kind of a weird problem in that it causes my controller to vibrate and I need to tab out of the game to get it to stop? (this is a Switch pro controller, btw.) I don't know if it's a demo issue or what, but it's weird.

Unrated

Unrated

An otome that seems kind of neat. It’s actually a little goofier than the Halloween goth aesthetic would suggest... or maybe just as goofy, hints at a bittersweet ending for the protagonist aside.

I played the first three episodes of the werewolf’s route and it was pretty fun, and kind of hilarious in unexpected ways. I won’t spoil it, but it’s kind of what got me really on board. The game seems like it’ll deal with class problems given that the MC is at the absolute bottom of the monster caste system, which makes me wonder if the snobby vampire route will be interesting or just intolerable.

Anyway, aside from the English translation’s grammar being poorly edited and the fact that the Devil girl Erica isn’t a route, I’m pretty intrigued by the setting and cast. I would consider buying it if I could get it on sale.

Unrated

The environments are very pretty and flying around is pretty fun! I’m curious to see where everything goes. There are a few things that I hope get smoothed out between now and release, like a lot of the animals looking worse than everything else, but that’s fine even if they don’t. I am not sure if I like the art style used for the kid’s face for whatever reason, though, and I can’t actually say what bothers me about it.

Unrated

Oh I am SO excited for this shit. The gameplay’s pretty fun and seems to put a lot more importance on strategy which is wild for a musou? Like… it feels like people actually accomplish things when you point them in a direction and order them to do something instead of requiring you to take control? I am genuinely unused to this even if I do like taking control. Anyway the gameplay is important but holy shit the story swerves here are wild. I only played the Blue Lions bit and am not sure if I want to play more because I have no idea how ng+ will work, but I cannot wait to get the full game and see what the fuck is going on with Arval and Shez, and the changes to the world state and appearances of a bunch of important background characters who were mentioned in the original game but never appeared in person is good stuff. But really I was hooting and hollering from the opening cutscene! You are definitely going to want to play 3H before playing this if you want to understand literally anything, but it’s good shit. It even carries over what you named Byleth in your 3H save! It’s so rad!!!
Purchased

Unrated

This is kind of a weird one because I like the vibes of the art and writing and whatnot but I have no idea what the fuck is going on with the gameplay. Is it totally random what your dudes attack?? I just want to hit the body and kill then man especially since you can salvage parts sometimes if you don’t destroy them. Also the stats seem a little confusing honestly. I think I would like to see someone else play the thing instead of playing it myself!

Unrated

Supergreatfriend tried this out on one of his streams so I was not surprised by the plot being a bunch of furry children bashing fash in a weird tank that, in a desperate situation, can use one of their souls as ammunition to instawin boss fights. I did not, however, know that there is a collectible that is an in universe comic you can read that basically feels like Furry Tintin. This game rules and I definitely want to buy the whole thing at some point.

Unrated

Unrated

I’m not super big on SRPGs and honestly the gameplay segments are taking a bit to get used to, but everything else whips honestly. The artwork is incredible and the characters, story, and world are super compelling! I’m really excited to see where it all ends up going, because the demo really gives you a great taste of what to expect. Also Advocat is SUCH a sexyman holy shit

Unrated

It's kind of baffling that they didn't change the demo to include the improvements to the time progression that the full version has, because oof, I absolutely understand how much people were complaining about how quickly time passes in this game. With that knowledge going in, though, I actually had a lot of fun and did make it up to the end of Chapter 2. The setting is interesting and very pretty, the farming is fun, and there are a few really neat characters and ideas here. I'm very excited to see what else the game brings! The music is also very good. I hope to pick it up at some point!

Unrated

This is a pretty cool VN so far! I really like the aesthetic choices, it’s visually very striking. I’m really curious to see where the story is going, as well. The main character is a fun disaster, and his fantasies are really entertaining. The only part I’m torn on is that Kawase sucks and I can’t tell if it’s in a fun way or an awful way yet.

Unrated

I don’t understand how fighting game inputs work :(

Unrated

Very much Just Kind of Okay, unfortunately. It’s cute but feels kind of aggressively hijinks focused in a way that feels kind of generic rather than fun. Also the text sound feels weirdly loud and it reads a little janky. I do like that there’s a bingus cat though.

Unrated

Not sure I’ll ever buy it but I didn’t hate playing it. The humor perhaps skews a little more lol random than shitpost dadaism, but I did smile once or twice. Both the portrait art and the pixel art is charming, though I can’t really say I was sold on any of the actual characters, though, which seems bad for a game about getting to know your classmates. I do like the slavcore vibes though.

Unrated

Thoroughly “meh” honestly. The characters are fine conceptually but the game feels like it rockets through scenes that could develop their characters and the art isn’t great. It also feels like the only actual option to survive encounters is to budget 70 spirit points in order to use the “not die” option. Also I feel like the game isn’t super well designed for the Switch since the options don’t highlight super well.

Unrated

Seems cute, if kind of simplistic! I’m not sure how much I’d pay for it, but I kind of wonder what kinds of hidden paths there might be. There are hidden words and that’s neat!

Unrated

Definitely has those Sonic vibes, and I really liked the art and music. I’m not as certain on the controls, though… they felt a little floaty and I kind of wish there had been a little more clarity in how the hitboxes work on enemies and a little more speed. There are straightaways that feel like you’re supposed to be able to Go Fast on but the speed doesn’t really increase. It should! I want to go fast!!!

Unrated

The vibes of the animated sequences are absolutely incredible, like god damn. Absolutely love the zany art style and the flow, it’s worth looking those up! The rest of the novel is a lot of fun, too. The cast’s very charming, the world is fun and goofy, and I’m pretty excited to see where things go from here! I would definitely consider getting this.

Unrated

Demo seems a little short to get a good idea of things, but it was pretty fun. I did see a LP of the gameboy Donkey Kong which was this kind of puzzle platformer and it seemed pretty fun, so I'm curious how complex it gets as it goes. I hope the ending of the GBA game is still in this because it was extremely funny. There's a LOT of stuff on the table to buy, though...

Unrated

I’m new enough to Metroid that I don’t really know if I screwed myself over or if I’m just bad at video games or I couldn’t figure something out… that said I did enjoy what I played of this, although I find it baffling that you can’t save your progress and carry it over to the full game. Like why isn’t that a standard feature in demos for games like this?

Unrated

It seems neat! I get what people are saying about the gameplay being kind of ass, but I don’t really think it seems bad enough to make me, like, hate it. It’s definitely kind of budget, but I like how the character portraits look and the characters themselves are neat! The logs are cool! I’m pretty intrigued to see where stuff goes. I would consider picking it up!

Unrated

So I tried the other Monster Hunter demo that was on the Switch Eshop... Generations, I think? And man, that did not really tell you anything about what to expect and just kinda left you to ram your face into the game until you figured it out. As someone who never touched the series before, it was a real turnoff... but wow, this demo is way better at telling you how to play the game! I still struggled with anything above the Great Izuchi, but that hunt was pretty fun. I feel like if I were to actually buy the game it’d do a better job at easing me through the hunts and figuring out what’s going on. One problem I’ll admit I have is that muscle memory from Hades makes me keep using items when I mean to attack... maybe I oughta try rebinding the buttons for this game. Anyway, the aesthetic is really nice, the music is good as hell, and I love that you can have the ultimate team of the player character, A Good Dog, and A Good Cat. I’ll probably mess around more with the demo on and off to try out more weapons but I might consider actually picking this up at some point. You know, after I’ve finished some other things up.

Unrated

Much like the first game (which I have played the demo of but never picked up fully), the central conceit of this game is a lot more appealing to me than the mainline MH games because one, I’m better at turn based RPGs, and two, I want to befriend the monsters instead of just killing them! Honestly the true goal is Monster Hunter Snap, but a mons game is close enough to what I want. Especially a game where you hatch adorable weird baby monsters that look like they have zero thoughts in their heads. So between that and the exploration aspect involving the different mounts having different abilities, this game seems really good! The story is a little generic but I feel like the characters are charming beautiful art direction carries it. I also appreciate that I got to make a weird little gremlin girl with a snaggletooth to play as. With all that said… I’m not really feelin’ Navirou here. He’s not objectively bad I guess but I really wish we could have a normal-ass Felyne friend instead of this janky cartoon animal. Especially when the misguided rival Hunter lad has a cool ninja cat! What the hell!

Unrated

Eh. I kind of like the aesthetic, but the fourth wall breaking feels a little clunky perhaps. Maybe if it was a little better edited... like. I feel like I can come off a little elitist here, but come on indie devs. Surely you can shell out for an editor for your script. Hire me, I'll do it. I can forgive it if it's a long-ass game with the occasional error but it's happening consistently within the first couple dialogue boxes.

The combat feels pretty alright but why the hell is like, the first platforming challenge after you learn how to double jump and wall jump an instakill rising acid wall? Who does that?

Unrated

This seems cute! It needs to do a better job of signposting the end of the demo, though. Anyway, the controls feel a little squirrelly, but it’s about swimming around and talking to people and fish, so it’s not really that much of a problem. The characters seem cute, too, both in design and personality. I like the weird little alien sea cucumber and the six limbed otter, not too big on the twins though.

Anyway I’d be happy to see more of this game! It’s not too expensive so maybe I’ll pick it up someday.
Purchased

Unrated

What is it with VN demo save data not carrying over to the full version? It’s not like I’m not gonna buy the VN because I got to play the demo. It just makes me not wanna mess around too much with the demo because I’m going to be rereading a lot of stuff, which I’ll probably do anyway in a VN with Choices.

Anyway this one looks really cool, I like the vibes of the art and what I got of the premise. I’d definitely love to actually buy it at some point, it seems like a fun cool thing.

Unrated

I did like this, actually! The opening leaves me curious about where things will go with these goofy goobers, and I’m pretty charmed by the MC’s looney tunes antics. I was expecting far worse from a bishoujo game from the 90s. With that said, the translation is a touch iffy-not unreadable, mind. The dialogue feels pretty natural, but there’s a case where a character named Minami was called South in the name field and a professor probably has the wrong pronouns. Probably. I hope it gets edited before the full translation release.

Unrated

Unrated

This game definitely seems pretty fun! Penny definitely felt like she could get away from me at times, but I imagine mastering the movement is part of the fun. The cutscenes were pretty cute, even if they're kind of limited. I like the art style, it's good.

Unrated

Seems fun but perhaps a little fiddly. It looks pretty good aesthetically, and I do like the gameplay concepts here, but I don't know if I have the resources for it. When drilling through stuff you are always moving, and that's a little bit of a pain for me? I don't know. I'm not sure if it's for me.

Unrated

A VERY cute puzzle game. It's simple and the demo isn't terribly difficult, but there's a lot to collect and the mechanics are silly and neat. As someone with a really bad sense of direction I got the controls mixed up every so often... but I'd definitely consider picking this one up. There's not too much to say outside of that, though!

Unrated

It’s more Picross! Shit I love Picross! I should probably get the other Picross S games just because I want more Picross.

Unrated

It’s Picross baby!!

Unrated

IT'S PICROSS BABEY!!

Unrated

Picross But With Sega! The music is pretty good and I like the subject matter, but it’s kind of a bummer that there’s only three clip Picross puzzles. I still definitely want it though.

Unrated

It's picross baby! Honestly I'm always glad to see themed picross, I think they're neat. When DO we get another nintendo one.

Unrated

Hmmm there are some cute vibes to this. I like the little guys, the dress up, and the Pikmin kind of feel, but quickly solving procedurally generated puzzles with no fun little picture reveals is not what I go to Picross for. I like picking away at a puzzle and seeing what it turns out to be at my own pace. So it might be a nah from me

26 Comments


3 years ago

question for followers actually, would it be kind of annoying if i commented on this list whenever i update with a new impression? idk are you all interested in reading my demo impressions in general. I think it's better to stick it in a list than on the game page since it's impressions of demos and not reflective of the actual game.

3 years ago

Updated with my impressions of Project Triangle Strategy’s demo! Who wants to bet that’s just what they call the dang game when they release the full version.

3 years ago

Updated with Summer Catchers. I think the review actually on the page is one I agree with.

3 years ago

Updated with impressions of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest. I'm kind of curious what WoD-familiar people think about this one on account of the low rating on the page.

3 years ago

Updated with my impression of PHOGS! AKA Dogdog, I guess.

3 years ago

Updated with my impressions of Raji: An Ancient Epic! Seems Pretty Alright, actually.

3 years ago

Updated with Tangle Tower impressions. I am going to ellipses at you while my long hair blows dramatically in the wind.

3 years ago

Updated with Battle Chef Brigade! Man, this just makes me want a Dungeon Meshi game.

3 years ago

Updated with Monster Hunter Rise! I’m here to pet dogs and fight monsters and I’m all out of monsters.

3 years ago

Played like a minute of World’s End Club and it forced me to admit a private shame. Sorry dudes. This is why I still haven’t played the first dungeon of FF8 after all these years.

3 years ago

Updated with my impressions of Disgaea 6! It seems neat! So many RPGs, though......

3 years ago

Updated with Mythic Ocean! It’s cute!!

3 years ago

I didn’t vibe with the Ys 9 demo. I’m sorry. I still want to give the game a look somehow though.

2 years ago

updated with neo the world ends with you! I need to preorder this bad boy because it’s very exciting!

2 years ago

Updated with Monster Hunter Stories 2! Ma, there’s a weird cat out here!!!

2 years ago

Updated with Samurai Warriors 5! It’s no Pokemon Conquest, but very little is Pokemon Conquest. Musou are fun too.

2 years ago

Unbound: Worlds Apart added! Not feelin it sorry

2 years ago

This comment was deleted

2 years ago

Road 96! Hey it’s politics in my video games. (All art is political.)

2 years ago

Updated with Arietta of Spirits! It’s nice but I wish I knew more about it…..

2 years ago

Tried Ultra Age. I dunno, is this trying to be soulsy?

2 years ago

Tried Wario Ware: Get It Together! Wario is, as usual, the winner.

2 years ago

Updated with Voice of Cards. I don’t know I’m here for Yoko Taro’s (deceptively???) chill ride.

2 years ago

Updated with Unsighted. Am I a bad enough dude to play an isometric action game?

2 years ago

Updated with Hashihime of the Old Book Town! God, what a mood this game is….

1 year ago

Wow I made it to 100 demos! If not necessarily 100 impressions. That will come some other time…


Last updated: