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I used to be here four years ago but I left. I was Guitarsage2k/Parallax5.
These fangames mean a lot to me (attempt at order)
1. I Wanna Kill the Kermit 3
2. I Wanna Walk Out in the Morning Dew
3. I Wanna Be the Volatile Presence: Stagnant Edition
4. Crimson Needle 3
5. I Wanna Kill the Kermit 2
6. I Wanna Figure
7. Phonotransmitter
8. VoVoVo
9. I Wanna Reach the Moon
10. untitled needle game
11. I Wanna Burnmind
12. Domu
13. I Want To Meet Miki
14. I Wanna Go Across the Rainbow
15. Alphazetica
16. I Wanna Stop the Simulation
17. I Wanna Hydrate
18. I Wanna Be the Ocean Princess
19. I Wanna Vibe with the Gods
20. I Wanna Be the Vandal
21. I Wanna Pray to the Platform God
22. I Want
23. I Wanna Pointillism
24. I Wanna Be Far From Home
25. I Wanna Be the RO
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YaBoiMarcAntony
For: I wanna be the Magnificent Stumble
For: I wanna be the Magnificent Stumble
Before I really dig into this, let me get one thing straight: normal (aka easy) mode is not a 70 in difficulty, so don't let the gamers fool you into believing otherwise. Maybe I'm just not used to this sort of needle, maybe I'm just bad, but it did not feel like a 70 to me at all.
Anyways...
I Wanna be the Magnificent Stumble is a classic needle game from the famous Hiddow, maker of Catharsis. It's such a classic needle game that you can find touches of Stumble in nearly every modern needle game you touch. Wonderful and egg were massively inspired by Hiddow's innovative design, Kale changed the face of the needle genre utilizing inspiration from Stumble. The facts are this: if you play a needle game post-2016, chances are you're playing something inspired by Stumble to some degree - whether it's through needle design or aesthetics.
Yes, that's one of the biggest boons of Magnificent Stumble, the utterly superb aesthetics. Each screen is striking in its presentation, combining often-messy spike layouts with minimalist block designs and sharp color choices. What's truly special about the visuals of the game, however, is that there was no play quality sacrificed to make this happen. Every jump feels special and like there was hours of thought poured into them so they would be as satisfying and well-balanced as possible. Even concerning the off-kilter spike layouts, they manage to meld excellently with the surrounding visuals so as to compliment them rather than clash.
Another aspect of Stumble that really, in my eyes, changed the game is its cohesion. This is something that Catharsis excelled at as well, but here I feel it turns the game into something truly special. The game is broken up into three sections: intro, left warp, and right warp. Though they flow excellently, what I want to really talk about concerns the left warp in particular. This is the longest section of the game and obviously the hardest, but it's where the game also truly shines. Often in needle games, you'll find yourself either just working your way to a warp or to a conspicuous exit on the left or right side of the screen. Thanks to these mostly-monotonous but well-established design choices, a lot of needle games can feel rather dreary and same-y. Magnificent Stumble opts for the latter design choice, but does something rather unique. Though you do traverse through screens in the same way, they are designed such that you'll find yourself working through screens you saw earlier on in the game. For example, one of the early saves has you drop into the next screen and do one final jump. Lower in this screen, however, is a whole other save that you won't be seeing for quite a while (or maybe you will, if you're a better player than me). This sort of cohesion makes the level feel like far more than just a series of well-designed needle screens. Instead, everything just felt like one big world that I was working through, like an adventurer in a foreign land.
Magnificent Stumble seems to take its roots in games like Fly the Far Away, concerning its design choices. In Fly the Far Away, every jump is important to some degree, whether its in its own right because it utilizes novel maneuvers and derives its difficulty from being peculiarly tight, or in relation to the screen at large - think of the plane at the end of the first screen, for example. This sort of thing is what Magnificent Stumble thrives on, though it's not quite as difficult - at least, on normal mode, anyways.
This, then, is the magnificence of Stumble. Every jump serves the grander scheme and always tests you in some way. Not once did I feel as if something was thrown in just to fill up the screen or to balance out a save. Everything is in its right place, and to remove any spike or cherry would be to damage the unity of Magnificent Stumble. Though it's not an astonishingly long game (there could be no more than twenty screens or so), I would not be surprised to find this took months of work and fine-tuning, if not years. At the same time, however, I would be similarly un-fazed to find that this was merely a weeks worth of work. This sort of design can only come through extreme effort or through divine inspiration, nothing less than that.
To recommend Magnificent Stumble would be to recommend Citizen Kane. The people who want to watch it will have already done so, and everything watched by the people who don't want to watch it has been in some way touched by Magnificent Stumble. In everything we play now, this game's spirit can be detected, and that is something that brings a smile to my face.
Anyways...
I Wanna be the Magnificent Stumble is a classic needle game from the famous Hiddow, maker of Catharsis. It's such a classic needle game that you can find touches of Stumble in nearly every modern needle game you touch. Wonderful and egg were massively inspired by Hiddow's innovative design, Kale changed the face of the needle genre utilizing inspiration from Stumble. The facts are this: if you play a needle game post-2016, chances are you're playing something inspired by Stumble to some degree - whether it's through needle design or aesthetics.
Yes, that's one of the biggest boons of Magnificent Stumble, the utterly superb aesthetics. Each screen is striking in its presentation, combining often-messy spike layouts with minimalist block designs and sharp color choices. What's truly special about the visuals of the game, however, is that there was no play quality sacrificed to make this happen. Every jump feels special and like there was hours of thought poured into them so they would be as satisfying and well-balanced as possible. Even concerning the off-kilter spike layouts, they manage to meld excellently with the surrounding visuals so as to compliment them rather than clash.
Another aspect of Stumble that really, in my eyes, changed the game is its cohesion. This is something that Catharsis excelled at as well, but here I feel it turns the game into something truly special. The game is broken up into three sections: intro, left warp, and right warp. Though they flow excellently, what I want to really talk about concerns the left warp in particular. This is the longest section of the game and obviously the hardest, but it's where the game also truly shines. Often in needle games, you'll find yourself either just working your way to a warp or to a conspicuous exit on the left or right side of the screen. Thanks to these mostly-monotonous but well-established design choices, a lot of needle games can feel rather dreary and same-y. Magnificent Stumble opts for the latter design choice, but does something rather unique. Though you do traverse through screens in the same way, they are designed such that you'll find yourself working through screens you saw earlier on in the game. For example, one of the early saves has you drop into the next screen and do one final jump. Lower in this screen, however, is a whole other save that you won't be seeing for quite a while (or maybe you will, if you're a better player than me). This sort of cohesion makes the level feel like far more than just a series of well-designed needle screens. Instead, everything just felt like one big world that I was working through, like an adventurer in a foreign land.
Magnificent Stumble seems to take its roots in games like Fly the Far Away, concerning its design choices. In Fly the Far Away, every jump is important to some degree, whether its in its own right because it utilizes novel maneuvers and derives its difficulty from being peculiarly tight, or in relation to the screen at large - think of the plane at the end of the first screen, for example. This sort of thing is what Magnificent Stumble thrives on, though it's not quite as difficult - at least, on normal mode, anyways.
This, then, is the magnificence of Stumble. Every jump serves the grander scheme and always tests you in some way. Not once did I feel as if something was thrown in just to fill up the screen or to balance out a save. Everything is in its right place, and to remove any spike or cherry would be to damage the unity of Magnificent Stumble. Though it's not an astonishingly long game (there could be no more than twenty screens or so), I would not be surprised to find this took months of work and fine-tuning, if not years. At the same time, however, I would be similarly un-fazed to find that this was merely a weeks worth of work. This sort of design can only come through extreme effort or through divine inspiration, nothing less than that.
To recommend Magnificent Stumble would be to recommend Citizen Kane. The people who want to watch it will have already done so, and everything watched by the people who don't want to watch it has been in some way touched by Magnificent Stumble. In everything we play now, this game's spirit can be detected, and that is something that brings a smile to my face.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 9.0 90
Difficulty: 78 78
Dec 6, 2020
YaBoiMarcAntony
For: I wanna be the Aidoru
For: I wanna be the Aidoru
Aidoru is a four stage needle game with an emphasis on needle and a lack of care for visual flair. Often, jumps will be designed without any thought given to how ugly they look. Despite this, there's a sort of charm to the look of the game, not that I would think less of the game for having ugly visuals to begin with. They're not bothersome, at any rate, although it's difficult to see spikes in water at times.
The needle itself is surprisingly interesting, though the first stage doesn't suggest the game's capacity for semi-unique design. There's nothing too hard throughout the game, but there are certainly some exceptions in jumps and some saves here and there; nonetheless, the game is short enough that you still won't take longer than fifteen or twenty minutes to clear the game. The final screen is the hardest in the game thanks to being a one-save area, and it's also my least favorite thanks to highlighting some issue with the water that I've yet to figure out. I would often jump out of water3 and not have my second jump, leading to a lot of infuriating deaths.
No matter, this is a good needle game which is evidently the creator's first outing as a needle maker. I'd like to see more from them!
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The needle itself is surprisingly interesting, though the first stage doesn't suggest the game's capacity for semi-unique design. There's nothing too hard throughout the game, but there are certainly some exceptions in jumps and some saves here and there; nonetheless, the game is short enough that you still won't take longer than fifteen or twenty minutes to clear the game. The final screen is the hardest in the game thanks to being a one-save area, and it's also my least favorite thanks to highlighting some issue with the water that I've yet to figure out. I would often jump out of water3 and not have my second jump, leading to a lot of infuriating deaths.
No matter, this is a good needle game which is evidently the creator's first outing as a needle maker. I'd like to see more from them!
Rating: 6.3 63
Difficulty: 47 47
Nov 16, 2020
YaBoiMarcAntony [Creator]
For: Strewn Detritus
For: Strewn Detritus
I'm told the difficulty for this game is more like a 70 minimum, so ignore when it says 60-70!
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Nov 13, 2020
YaBoiMarcAntony
For: I wanna be the PS
For: I wanna be the PS
I Wanna be the PS is a rukito-inspired needle game with a hefty amount of content under its belt: 7 stages and a boss! The 7 stages are all excellent, though they vary in difficulty. There's also some minor gimmick usage, in all cases being a boon to the game rather than a detractor. In fact, I was rather blown away by the main game.
Despite being a bit on the easier side for a Rukito-like, each jump felt inspired and like an attraction itself, as all great Rukito-likes should strive for. One of the key factors of Rukito games is that there's a lot of strength in just one jump rather than the entire save being the source of enjoyment overall. Generally, this would lead to whole saves becoming rather difficult and at times even irritating, but this is not an issue in the case of PS both because of the lower difficulty and the quality of design. Though I would not describe most of this game as brilliant, there are flashes of genius here and there, moments where I just had to marvel at the quality of the gameplay.
Now, I hated the boss, mind you. Something about it infuriated me to my very core despite its utilizing my favorite gimmick in the game, the gravity apples. In fact, it irritated me so much I just didn't bother with it, and the only other time that's happened was in I Wanna be the GR - so I guess it succeeded even in that respect in being a Rukito-like. I am, however, mostly alone in my hatred for this fight, so I'd suggest not taking this into account for your own playthrough. There's nothing wrong with the boss, really. Each attack is interesting, the boss isn't stupendously long (although far too long if you don't like it), and overall it's not highly difficult, but it just rubbed me the wrong way.
Aside from that, I have absolutely no complaints about the game, aside from just a couple saves being a bit on the irritating side. Both Kady and Patrick did a superb job, this perhaps being my favorite game either of them had a large part in. If you enjoy Rukito-likes to any degree, then this should tickle your fancy. Hell, even if you don't, this may pull you over to the dark side thanks to its accessibility.
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Despite being a bit on the easier side for a Rukito-like, each jump felt inspired and like an attraction itself, as all great Rukito-likes should strive for. One of the key factors of Rukito games is that there's a lot of strength in just one jump rather than the entire save being the source of enjoyment overall. Generally, this would lead to whole saves becoming rather difficult and at times even irritating, but this is not an issue in the case of PS both because of the lower difficulty and the quality of design. Though I would not describe most of this game as brilliant, there are flashes of genius here and there, moments where I just had to marvel at the quality of the gameplay.
Now, I hated the boss, mind you. Something about it infuriated me to my very core despite its utilizing my favorite gimmick in the game, the gravity apples. In fact, it irritated me so much I just didn't bother with it, and the only other time that's happened was in I Wanna be the GR - so I guess it succeeded even in that respect in being a Rukito-like. I am, however, mostly alone in my hatred for this fight, so I'd suggest not taking this into account for your own playthrough. There's nothing wrong with the boss, really. Each attack is interesting, the boss isn't stupendously long (although far too long if you don't like it), and overall it's not highly difficult, but it just rubbed me the wrong way.
Aside from that, I have absolutely no complaints about the game, aside from just a couple saves being a bit on the irritating side. Both Kady and Patrick did a superb job, this perhaps being my favorite game either of them had a large part in. If you enjoy Rukito-likes to any degree, then this should tickle your fancy. Hell, even if you don't, this may pull you over to the dark side thanks to its accessibility.
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 65 65
Nov 11, 2020
YaBoiMarcAntony
For: I Wanna Defeat the Discord Makers: FM Side
For: I Wanna Defeat the Discord Makers: FM Side
It's insane how good this is for being put together in such a short period of time. That it isn't a total mess is impressive in and of itself. It took me a while to get around to beating the game as I didn't like the first couple screens, but the rest went quite smoothly for me. It's rather short, but what little here is well worth your time.
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Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 60 60
Nov 6, 2020
9 Games
| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Sky Blue Denouement | 88.8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| April is the Cruelest Month | 85.1 | 9.0 | 24 |
| I Wanna Flying Disc | 91.7 | 9.1 | 5 |
| Frankie Teardrop | 2.2 | 6.0 | 11 |
| I Don't Wanna Dwell | 69.1 | 7.4 | 13 |
| Nebulous Thoughts | 80.1 | 9.1 | 33 |
| Strewn Detritus | 69.0 | 7.3 | 14 |
| The Sunken Cathedral | 69.5 | 8.3 | 34 |
| I Wanna be the Ziggomatic Drukqs | 70.5 | 7.3 | 9 |
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