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voraciousreader
For: I Wanna Pointillism
For: I Wanna Pointillism
Difficulty based on 100% clear, any% would be around 10 points lower. You need 36/50 paintings for any% clear, and you can warp out of any painting while keeping your progress.
Pointillism is a 50-floor dotkid needle game with an "art museum" theme, but that short description cannot capture all the cool things it has: the clever gimmicks, the myriad of options in the pause menu/gift shop to improve your playing experience, the variety of layouts and concepts, some of which I'd never seen applied to dotkid needle before. In general, I tend to separate my gameplay experience in two independent axis, with the raw gameplay on one side and the aesthetics on the other, and the more I like on one axis, the more I can forgive on the other; thus, I can enjoy games with cool jumps and default tileset, or games with frustrating jumps but great atmosphere, aesthetics, production value, call it what you want. Might be a hot take, but sometimes one has to sacrifice a bit of smooth gameplay for theming or aesthetic reasons, and I respect that, even when I'm on the receiving end of it!
Pointillism is of course not without its rough edges (sideways gravity my nemesis!) but the general level is great, and the highlights are amazing. A few personal favorites are A scrambled path, A study on negative space, Labyrinth, Simplex Needle, Mirror Mirror. I don't want to spoil the specific stages, I think they're better enjoyed without previous knowledge, but I do want to point out that the difficulty curve is all over the place (although going by numerical order is not a bad choice) and while I agree with most of the "difficulty star" rankings, different people will struggle at different places and there are paintings I think are easier/harder than what the star ranking indicates.
I would definitely recommend any% to all dotkid enjoyers, and if you're willing to put in the time and patience, then 100% is absolutely worth it.
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Pointillism is a 50-floor dotkid needle game with an "art museum" theme, but that short description cannot capture all the cool things it has: the clever gimmicks, the myriad of options in the pause menu/gift shop to improve your playing experience, the variety of layouts and concepts, some of which I'd never seen applied to dotkid needle before. In general, I tend to separate my gameplay experience in two independent axis, with the raw gameplay on one side and the aesthetics on the other, and the more I like on one axis, the more I can forgive on the other; thus, I can enjoy games with cool jumps and default tileset, or games with frustrating jumps but great atmosphere, aesthetics, production value, call it what you want. Might be a hot take, but sometimes one has to sacrifice a bit of smooth gameplay for theming or aesthetic reasons, and I respect that, even when I'm on the receiving end of it!
Pointillism is of course not without its rough edges (sideways gravity my nemesis!) but the general level is great, and the highlights are amazing. A few personal favorites are A scrambled path, A study on negative space, Labyrinth, Simplex Needle, Mirror Mirror. I don't want to spoil the specific stages, I think they're better enjoyed without previous knowledge, but I do want to point out that the difficulty curve is all over the place (although going by numerical order is not a bad choice) and while I agree with most of the "difficulty star" rankings, different people will struggle at different places and there are paintings I think are easier/harder than what the star ranking indicates.
I would definitely recommend any% to all dotkid enjoyers, and if you're willing to put in the time and patience, then 100% is absolutely worth it.
Rating: 9.3 93
Difficulty: 72 72
Aug 27, 2024
voraciousreader
For: Ebb Needle 2024
For: Ebb Needle 2024
numbers based on 100% clear
Any% is indeed harder compared to past Ebb needles, but it's pretty good; first few stages are standard and easier, but they get better as you advance, ending in a Vandal-style tower, which was my favorite part of the game. Th extra stages are slightly harder on average, with varying degrees of enjoyment but nothing too annoying aside from a pair of jumps in the Ywave stage; my favorite stage among the extras is the Masker stage, with a cool gimmick used creatively.
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Any% is indeed harder compared to past Ebb needles, but it's pretty good; first few stages are standard and easier, but they get better as you advance, ending in a Vandal-style tower, which was my favorite part of the game. Th extra stages are slightly harder on average, with varying degrees of enjoyment but nothing too annoying aside from a pair of jumps in the Ywave stage; my favorite stage among the extras is the Masker stage, with a cool gimmick used creatively.
Rating: 9.2 92
Difficulty: 63 63
Aug 14, 2024
voraciousreader
For: A Cup of Large Cherry Drink with Needles and Milk Foam
For: A Cup of Large Cherry Drink with Needles and Milk Foam
The usual jtool pathing needle, with a few tricks I hadn't seen before. A good grind aside from a couple awkward vine-and-platform jump refresh setups near the ceiling. Recommended for intermediate players looking to improve at vine jumps and water grabs.
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Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 63 63
Jul 31, 2024
voraciousreader
For: Flipped
For: Flipped
Overall decent beginner needle, I wish the blocks had a bit more contrast with the background and (this is a personal preference) that there was a color-changing bow to indicate when you have a djump, which I feel every needle fangame with a significant amount of vines and water 3 grabs would benefit from
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 8.2 82
Difficulty: 48 48
Jul 28, 2024
voraciousreader
For: I wanna clear colorful Needle
For: I wanna clear colorful Needle
Corridor needle, corridor needle everywhere, especially M jumps (which I hate) and nerfed corners/planes, with a difficulty curve that resembles an electrocardiogram. The background effect was annoying at first, but I tuned it out rather quickly.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 4.5 45
Difficulty: 70 70
Jul 28, 2024
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| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eppur Si Muove | 61.5 | 7.4 | 8 |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 55.8 | 8.3 | 9 |
| Retrospective | 61.0 | 7.4 | 5 |
| I Wanna Rewrite the Past | 54.9 | 7.7 | 20 |
| Seventh V | 67.5 | 7.2 | 5 |
| I Wanna Step Outside the Needle | 56.9 | 8.1 | 21 |
| TABOO | 63.0 | 7.0 | 7 |
| I Wanna Triplethink | 60.1 | 7.4 | 12 |
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