so i finally beat a 2d platformer....
ill get this out of the way first. i have dexterity problems that significantly hinder my ability to play 2d games well. how it affects 2d games but not high intensity movement shooters is beyond me, but the fact is 2d platformers take a lot out of me, i dont have exact numbers but id wager beating this took me anywhere from 25-30 hours. there's also the consideration this genre has never really appealed to me, the whole "jump a lot on platforms" just never really scratched the same itches as other genres i love.
that being said, i have a lot to say about this game. there were times i was in a blind rage, calling the game dogshit and wanting to slam my controller against the wall. there were times i beat those levels and felt a triumphant victory, knowing how much i struggled with them. i think its best if i give an anecdote.
there’s this absolute fucking ass of a level called slime climb, it was incredibly hard and probably took me 2 or 3 hours to get down, the fucking bullshit piranha as well as the time trial aspect of it with the water flooding the screen constantly. complete bull, fucking awful. i finally beat it, triumphant, i hummed the little diddy dance song as he brought out his boom box as i finally did it after so fucking long. the level select screen pops back up... the level afterwards was called bramble blast. i’ve heard this name before, of course it wasn’t stickerbrush symphony, because well, it’s not named that. but i’ve definitely heard this name before. maybe it was another super famous song i heard from smash or something. curious, i click in.
my mouth literally was hung agape, i wasn't expecting the song or level that's most associated with the game, it was such a pleasant surprise. the fact that after such an intensive level there was this, a level comprised of barely any movement or platforming, more like a puzzle. that combined with the song thats super relaxing and already associated with relief because of the internet checkpoint stuff that went on a few years ago. it just felt like such a huge reward for beating that insanely difficult level before it. a friend thinks the song is in the top 3 vgm ever, and i can certainly see why. but either way, the game is littered with moments like these, insane challenges that make you question the point of this suffering, only to give you such a triumphant feeling of victory. throughout my time playing it, learning patterns and stuff, i even feel like my dexterity improved a bit, judging from the ease and elegance i could beat these levels with. there were multiple times throughout this playthrough i considered a 10, i was just having so much fun.
but the game isnt only comprised of the feedback loop of tough level/triumph. this game is exhausting. this game is frustrating. on many occassions, the game is complete bullshit. for instance, the honeycomb levels. idk if it was my controller, or snes9x, or the game itself, but i felt as though my movement was slowed considerably. the jumps i was supposed to do on the honey didnt even register at points, even though i did the correct input of "jump away, quickly return". my momentum literally returned to zero and i just fell down. i dont know what it was about those levels, but i never had any other problem like that in the game. it was so infuriating doing these levels that i caved and save stated the one with the bee chase. at the end of the day, it doesnt really matter how triumphant it feels to finally beat some of these levels. it's so tiring to do the same jumps over and over again, practicing over and over again, reloading save states just so that i can do it in one go with enough practice.
i kept asking myself, is that really worth it? the levels just keep getting harder and harder, the length and time it takes keeps getting longer and longer. the more i played this game, the more the honeymoon phase of it wore off, the more frustrated i became. by the time i got to the levels with forest interlude, i just wanted to be done. sure, there was a satisfaction i got in doing the fortress levels, especially the last one, but just as equally so there was a frustration i got with the k rool fight, or god forbid the race level before it. i did the trick where the race doesnt even start for that level, because i was just so done at that point. all the joy was sapped from this playthrough, the more i played the more i just wanted to get the review out and see the looks on my friends faces when they realized i did another secret game. it became a chore. i bullshitted the k rool fight because for the life of me i just wanted to play turbo overkill, or metal gear 1 and 2, or finish metroid 2 months late... anything but this.
and so, im kinda at an impasse. i love this game, i love the soundtrack, i love how silly (and also ugly) everything looks, i love the triumph i feel after hours of doing a stage. but i hate this game, i hate those hours in between beating the levels, i hate how long it takes me, i hate the repetitions i need to do, i hate feeling like i could play anything else, i hate that i feel like im bound to this game, forever trying to achieve the next high i get off beating a level.
i dont know what i think about this game. i dont even know if i can rate it. i mean, i like it, and ill probably think back to the triumphs rather than the frustrations. but i dont know, man. im so mixed. i could give it a 1 , i could give it a 6, a 10. i had fun p-ranking ultrakill, i had fun getting the aces on neon white. i have fun with the immense challenge turbo overkill has. sure, i get frustrated, but it's different. i might have to redo some sections for hours, like in dkc2. but i was having a blast through the process. i didnt care that ornstein and smough took me 2 weeks, it was awesome learning that. but here, there's something disgusting i feel, loading the save state, trying again and again, it's different here, and i cant explain why.
will i ever beat another 2d platformer? probably, at the very least the other 4 in this series. but i dont know, i could also just never touch this genre again. i dont know, and that really fucking sucks.
can you believe it guys? p3r, less than a week away! im so happy with this information.
ill get this out of the way first. i have dexterity problems that significantly hinder my ability to play 2d games well. how it affects 2d games but not high intensity movement shooters is beyond me, but the fact is 2d platformers take a lot out of me, i dont have exact numbers but id wager beating this took me anywhere from 25-30 hours. there's also the consideration this genre has never really appealed to me, the whole "jump a lot on platforms" just never really scratched the same itches as other genres i love.
that being said, i have a lot to say about this game. there were times i was in a blind rage, calling the game dogshit and wanting to slam my controller against the wall. there were times i beat those levels and felt a triumphant victory, knowing how much i struggled with them. i think its best if i give an anecdote.
there’s this absolute fucking ass of a level called slime climb, it was incredibly hard and probably took me 2 or 3 hours to get down, the fucking bullshit piranha as well as the time trial aspect of it with the water flooding the screen constantly. complete bull, fucking awful. i finally beat it, triumphant, i hummed the little diddy dance song as he brought out his boom box as i finally did it after so fucking long. the level select screen pops back up... the level afterwards was called bramble blast. i’ve heard this name before, of course it wasn’t stickerbrush symphony, because well, it’s not named that. but i’ve definitely heard this name before. maybe it was another super famous song i heard from smash or something. curious, i click in.
my mouth literally was hung agape, i wasn't expecting the song or level that's most associated with the game, it was such a pleasant surprise. the fact that after such an intensive level there was this, a level comprised of barely any movement or platforming, more like a puzzle. that combined with the song thats super relaxing and already associated with relief because of the internet checkpoint stuff that went on a few years ago. it just felt like such a huge reward for beating that insanely difficult level before it. a friend thinks the song is in the top 3 vgm ever, and i can certainly see why. but either way, the game is littered with moments like these, insane challenges that make you question the point of this suffering, only to give you such a triumphant feeling of victory. throughout my time playing it, learning patterns and stuff, i even feel like my dexterity improved a bit, judging from the ease and elegance i could beat these levels with. there were multiple times throughout this playthrough i considered a 10, i was just having so much fun.
but the game isnt only comprised of the feedback loop of tough level/triumph. this game is exhausting. this game is frustrating. on many occassions, the game is complete bullshit. for instance, the honeycomb levels. idk if it was my controller, or snes9x, or the game itself, but i felt as though my movement was slowed considerably. the jumps i was supposed to do on the honey didnt even register at points, even though i did the correct input of "jump away, quickly return". my momentum literally returned to zero and i just fell down. i dont know what it was about those levels, but i never had any other problem like that in the game. it was so infuriating doing these levels that i caved and save stated the one with the bee chase. at the end of the day, it doesnt really matter how triumphant it feels to finally beat some of these levels. it's so tiring to do the same jumps over and over again, practicing over and over again, reloading save states just so that i can do it in one go with enough practice.
i kept asking myself, is that really worth it? the levels just keep getting harder and harder, the length and time it takes keeps getting longer and longer. the more i played this game, the more the honeymoon phase of it wore off, the more frustrated i became. by the time i got to the levels with forest interlude, i just wanted to be done. sure, there was a satisfaction i got in doing the fortress levels, especially the last one, but just as equally so there was a frustration i got with the k rool fight, or god forbid the race level before it. i did the trick where the race doesnt even start for that level, because i was just so done at that point. all the joy was sapped from this playthrough, the more i played the more i just wanted to get the review out and see the looks on my friends faces when they realized i did another secret game. it became a chore. i bullshitted the k rool fight because for the life of me i just wanted to play turbo overkill, or metal gear 1 and 2, or finish metroid 2 months late... anything but this.
and so, im kinda at an impasse. i love this game, i love the soundtrack, i love how silly (and also ugly) everything looks, i love the triumph i feel after hours of doing a stage. but i hate this game, i hate those hours in between beating the levels, i hate how long it takes me, i hate the repetitions i need to do, i hate feeling like i could play anything else, i hate that i feel like im bound to this game, forever trying to achieve the next high i get off beating a level.
i dont know what i think about this game. i dont even know if i can rate it. i mean, i like it, and ill probably think back to the triumphs rather than the frustrations. but i dont know, man. im so mixed. i could give it a 1 , i could give it a 6, a 10. i had fun p-ranking ultrakill, i had fun getting the aces on neon white. i have fun with the immense challenge turbo overkill has. sure, i get frustrated, but it's different. i might have to redo some sections for hours, like in dkc2. but i was having a blast through the process. i didnt care that ornstein and smough took me 2 weeks, it was awesome learning that. but here, there's something disgusting i feel, loading the save state, trying again and again, it's different here, and i cant explain why.
will i ever beat another 2d platformer? probably, at the very least the other 4 in this series. but i dont know, i could also just never touch this genre again. i dont know, and that really fucking sucks.
can you believe it guys? p3r, less than a week away! im so happy with this information.
NOWITSREYNTIME17
3 months ago