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PlutoTheThing
For: The Farewell Medley
For: The Farewell Medley
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The original I Wanna Be The Guy and the fangames that spawned from it are a rather interesting subset of video games, because while fangames themselves are derivative works, the original game itself is deeply rooted in inspirations from a variety of retro titles. The original game however takes those inspirations and does new things with them, subverts expectations, and creates an experience which was unique to itself, and one that would inspire others to do the same. In some senses, The Farewell Medley is the next recursion of this design philosophy, but instead of random games from someone’s childhood, it’s working with over a decade of fangame history to create something unique of its own, and it absolutely succeeds.
While the game is not a traditional medley, it does come jam packed with references, tributes, mechanics, and more from various fangames, mostly notably the titular Farewell. Make no mistake however, this game is not just regurgitating these things, they are often just used as a foundation to make something new, on top of a game jam packed with original content, sometimes not even being a platformer, there’s an idle game, puzzle stages, a rhythm game, a racing game, a schmup, and much more. Very little of the content is actually required, but basically everything in the game is of quality, you can easily get lost in the optional content for hours and not even touch the main story of the game. At some points the game truly feels endless, and there’s just too many iconic and memorable moments.
It would be basically impossible to go over everything in the game, plus Canus has basically done it, but some parts that stuck out to me were the Farewell mods, which in my eyes is one of the greatest fangame stages of all time, the ending to both the any% ending and the true ending, which are great conclusions and wonderfully designed segments, the Zangief fights, which were pretty fun to grind out, particularly the Farewell one, the TIS challenges which I grinded out all of in one sitting because I have no self control, the Mysterious Study which, while I didn’t love everything, had a lot of puzzles I thoroughly enjoyed, and some of the stages you can play by befriending the three main characters, a lot of them were totally awesome.
While not all the content is a perfect 10/10, this game is more than the sum of its parts. It all combines to make something which is truly one of a kind, and is easily one of the most addicting and enjoyable fangame experiences I’ve gotten the pleasure of playing. If you were like me and haven’t tried it, and have some fangame skill and experience, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not try it at least once. Absolutely Incredible.
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The original I Wanna Be The Guy and the fangames that spawned from it are a rather interesting subset of video games, because while fangames themselves are derivative works, the original game itself is deeply rooted in inspirations from a variety of retro titles. The original game however takes those inspirations and does new things with them, subverts expectations, and creates an experience which was unique to itself, and one that would inspire others to do the same. In some senses, The Farewell Medley is the next recursion of this design philosophy, but instead of random games from someone’s childhood, it’s working with over a decade of fangame history to create something unique of its own, and it absolutely succeeds.
While the game is not a traditional medley, it does come jam packed with references, tributes, mechanics, and more from various fangames, mostly notably the titular Farewell. Make no mistake however, this game is not just regurgitating these things, they are often just used as a foundation to make something new, on top of a game jam packed with original content, sometimes not even being a platformer, there’s an idle game, puzzle stages, a rhythm game, a racing game, a schmup, and much more. Very little of the content is actually required, but basically everything in the game is of quality, you can easily get lost in the optional content for hours and not even touch the main story of the game. At some points the game truly feels endless, and there’s just too many iconic and memorable moments.
It would be basically impossible to go over everything in the game, plus Canus has basically done it, but some parts that stuck out to me were the Farewell mods, which in my eyes is one of the greatest fangame stages of all time, the ending to both the any% ending and the true ending, which are great conclusions and wonderfully designed segments, the Zangief fights, which were pretty fun to grind out, particularly the Farewell one, the TIS challenges which I grinded out all of in one sitting because I have no self control, the Mysterious Study which, while I didn’t love everything, had a lot of puzzles I thoroughly enjoyed, and some of the stages you can play by befriending the three main characters, a lot of them were totally awesome.
While not all the content is a perfect 10/10, this game is more than the sum of its parts. It all combines to make something which is truly one of a kind, and is easily one of the most addicting and enjoyable fangame experiences I’ve gotten the pleasure of playing. If you were like me and haven’t tried it, and have some fangame skill and experience, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not try it at least once. Absolutely Incredible.
Rating: 10.0 100
Difficulty: 76 76
Nov 22, 2023
PlutoTheThing
For: I wanna be the 敵か!味方か!大根マン!
For: I wanna be the 敵か!味方か!大根マン!
Very creative game, it's a bit all over the place but that's not necessarily a bad thing, in a short playtime you'll see a ton of unique ideas, some of which I haven't seen in many places before, such as the mario kart and puzzles & dragons stage. It's a really impressive game and it was really fun to see what new stuff was coming, basically all of it is fun even if it a bit simplistic at times. If you enjoy wacky ideas and varied gameplay, this is a hidden gem.
[0] Likes
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 34 34
Nov 22, 2023
PlutoTheThing
For: I wanna be the Pleasure
For: I wanna be the Pleasure
Super cute beginner adventure game with a lot of neat ideas based on various video games, everything feels varied and there's a mix of more traditional fangame content and stages which adapt more aspects from their source material. In particular I was a big fan of the first two stages, although the Kirby bits were still very fun. The pokemon stage was probably the only low point in the game, particularly the boss, but it's still enjoyable. Overall a very good fangame, it's nice to see easier adventures that are still engaging!
[3] Likes
Rating: 8.3 83
Difficulty: 36 36
Nov 22, 2023
PlutoTheThing
For: I wanna be the Simple Needle
For: I wanna be the Simple Needle
This review is based on a 100% clear
This game is essentially a bag of chips, it's somewhat tasty but there's far more substantial meals you could be having. It's 32 pixel needle which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the whole game restricts itself to mostly very basic jumps, and in many places you'll see similar jumps to what you've seen in the rest of the game. Not many saves or even entire rooms have much identity, even the single save screens in extra are kinda just plain needle. All in all it's fun if you are just looking for something mindless but there's sadly not much of note that would make this game stand out.
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This game is essentially a bag of chips, it's somewhat tasty but there's far more substantial meals you could be having. It's 32 pixel needle which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the whole game restricts itself to mostly very basic jumps, and in many places you'll see similar jumps to what you've seen in the rest of the game. Not many saves or even entire rooms have much identity, even the single save screens in extra are kinda just plain needle. All in all it's fun if you are just looking for something mindless but there's sadly not much of note that would make this game stand out.
Rating: 5.3 53
Difficulty: 72 72
Nov 22, 2023
PlutoTheThing
For: I wanna scale the Red Needle
For: I wanna scale the Red Needle
A bit of a bumpy ride of a game, it's a short little needle game with some interesting jumps, although not every maneuver is the most fun thing in the world. In particular save 8 was a little frustrating, and in general the game is a bit heavy handed on the 16 pixels. Regardless it's fun enough, especially considering the needle is quite basic, with a smoother difficulty curve and maybe less weirdly claustrophobic design, I think it would be more fun, but as is it's fun enough, plus the visuals are cool looking!
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Rating: 7.3 73
Difficulty: 81 81
Nov 21, 2023
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