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by FudgeMerchant
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by Cortex
88 Reviews:
CanusAntonius
Before playing this, I had never really considered the possibility that someone could take a needle game and use it as a canvas for art, but afterward, I understand just how possible it truly is. This is by far the most beautiful platformer I have played in terms of its emotional conveyance, and it really has become a great inspiration to me. A lot of times I say to myself "look at this needle Picasso" as a way to talk about bad needle games, but now that I know an actual needle Picasso does exist I'll need to come up with a new line. Theme aside, the platforming is also some of the best stuff you can get. I had an absolute blast playing through the multiple levels of unique content that I have not gotten to experience in any other fangame.
Overall, I think this comes as close to hitting my inner pleasures as much as something like Celeste did, the platforming is fun, the visuals and music are great, and the overall emotional theme is present and powerful. Highly recommended as a game I consider to be nearly perfect.
Overall, I think this comes as close to hitting my inner pleasures as much as something like Celeste did, the platforming is fun, the visuals and music are great, and the overall emotional theme is present and powerful. Highly recommended as a game I consider to be nearly perfect.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 9.5 95
Difficulty: 66 66
Apr 17, 2021
joseph567
I didn't even care about the level design because the music and graphics fit so well. Definitely the best atmosphere you could experience in a fangame.
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Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 60 60
Nov 11, 2018
Nearigami
I personally wasn't a fan of this. It sort of felt like 70% of the game was really cool and fun and the other 30% was bogged down by aidsy and semi-unbalanced saves. The atmosphere of this game is very well done though and I could definitely see why it is such an influential and important fangame in the Needle genre.
Cleared again for FSR
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Cleared again for FSR
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 65 65
Feb 7, 2018
geogeo222
The thing that makes this game so memorable for me is the aesthetic, which starts off dream-like and later becomes very foreboding and kinda unsettling. A lot of the level design is quite a treat for the eyes, and the backgrounds complement all the levels really well. The music adds to everything else.
This game is all platforming, no bosses. The platforming itself is definitely well above average in terms of quality and creativity. It's strange and challenging, and makes each save very rewarding. Some sections don't quite measure up to the more impressive screens, which gave me a little disappointment, but the great definitely outweighs the good in that regard. One section that impressed me early on doesn't use traditional obstacles at all, and I really enjoyed that. In fact, the shape and arrangement of the obstacles presented to you is often very unconventional.
I've based my rating off the normal difficulty. As for the other difficulties, each one doesn't simply alter the amount of save points, but the difficulty of the jumps, which is just one of many things that shows a lot of effort went into the game.
As far as I can tell, there is a bug with the save files where even if you start on the second or third save select, it will overwrite you first save, so beware, you can only keep one unless you backup the save file itself.
Oh, and...
There is no catharsis.
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This game is all platforming, no bosses. The platforming itself is definitely well above average in terms of quality and creativity. It's strange and challenging, and makes each save very rewarding. Some sections don't quite measure up to the more impressive screens, which gave me a little disappointment, but the great definitely outweighs the good in that regard. One section that impressed me early on doesn't use traditional obstacles at all, and I really enjoyed that. In fact, the shape and arrangement of the obstacles presented to you is often very unconventional.
I've based my rating off the normal difficulty. As for the other difficulties, each one doesn't simply alter the amount of save points, but the difficulty of the jumps, which is just one of many things that shows a lot of effort went into the game.
As far as I can tell, there is a bug with the save files where even if you start on the second or third save select, it will overwrite you first save, so beware, you can only keep one unless you backup the save file itself.
Oh, and...
There is no catharsis.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 69 69
Mar 19, 2015
AGoofierGoober
One of the most visually pleasing fangames I've played, Catharsis offers a variety of unique platforming and top tier spike art. Catharsis contains few "gimmicks" and it uses them sparingly, rarely have I played a game with gravity reversing saves I actually enjoyed. The easy difficulty is a good way to be introduced to the needle genre and the normal difficulty is a great challenge that nevers feels oppressive. Overall an A+ needle game.
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Rating: 9.0 90
Difficulty: 69 69
Mar 9, 2015