I Wanna Pointillism

Creator: MLSTRM

Average Rating
9.2 / 10
Average Difficulty
73.0 / 100
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Adventure (1) Needle (15) Gimmick (12) Dotkid (14) Puzzle (1) 50_floor (1) Visual_Challenge (1) Masterpiece (1) Art (7) SourPls (2) domu_game (1) gBrain (2) Sideways_Gravity (4)

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Creator's Comments:

MLSTRM [Creator]
Current version: v1.3 (06/12/2020)

I made this :)
This is a 50 floor dotkid needle game. Gets a bit wacky in places but there should be plenty of stuff there for everyone to enjoy.
An ending can be obtained at 36 floors minimum, and moving between areas is encouraged if you get stuck or want to try something different, each area is roughly themed similarly.
Going for all clear might be a challenge for some, but hopefully the journey is enjoyable!

For a bit of fun if you want to rank the rooms (spoilers, obviously) you can do so here: https://tiermaker.com/create/i-wanna-pointillism-rooms-670869

UPDATE v1.3: 06/12/2020 - further bug fixes, removal of some skips in one room (24)
UPDATE v1.2: 26/11/2020 - fix further bugs and remove a couple of skips
UPDATE v1.1: 24/11/2020 - fix some small bugs after release

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Tagged as: Needle Dotkid
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Rating: N/A       Difficulty: 70 70
Nov 24, 2020

34 Reviews:

JPRG666
Rating based on 100%.

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Rating: 9.9 99       Difficulty: 75 75
Dec 5, 2020
cryflake
Tagged as: Gimmick domu_game
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Rating: 7.0 70       Difficulty: 76 76
Nov 26, 2020
voraciousreader
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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Tagged as: Needle Gimmick Dotkid Masterpiece Art SourPls gBrain Sideways_Gravity
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Rating: 9.3 93       Difficulty: 72 72
Aug 27, 2024
Kazzalazzadingdong
Incredibly innovative. Loved it from start to finish.

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Rating: 9.0 90       Difficulty: 72 72
Apr 28, 2024
3headedmonkey
Absolutely incredible game

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Rating: 10.0 100       Difficulty: 75 75
Feb 15, 2024