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TheRealDarkDeathz0 [Creator]
For: I wanna be the INSANE DROP
For: I wanna be the INSANE DROP
GAME LINK: https://www.mediafire.com/file/hn4j9octbd6lw1y/I+wanna+be+the+INSANE+DROP.exe/file
Just a drop challenge that starts easy and ends with the worst drops. The challenge itself, speaking within what is humanly possible, are the first 3 screens, that is the challenge that I propose to you, pass all the falls. However, after the third room there are 2 impossible drops, so they are not considered part of the game itself. I only made them to put something brutal at the end and if someone does a TAS of the game, they could look really satisfying
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Just a drop challenge that starts easy and ends with the worst drops. The challenge itself, speaking within what is humanly possible, are the first 3 screens, that is the challenge that I propose to you, pass all the falls. However, after the third room there are 2 impossible drops, so they are not considered part of the game itself. I only made them to put something brutal at the end and if someone does a TAS of the game, they could look really satisfying
Rating: 0.3 3
Difficulty: 100 100
Jul 17, 2023
TheChiekurs
For: I wanna be the Intermediate
For: I wanna be the Intermediate
Tagged as: Avoidance
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Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Jul 17, 2023
Lucien
For: I wanna be the SPIRAL
For: I wanna be the SPIRAL
+1.0 rating for no trap.
Tagged as: Needle
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Rating: 1.0 10
Difficulty: 50 50
Jul 17, 2023
YaBoiMarcAntony
For: Selected Needle Works 21-23
For: Selected Needle Works 21-23
The creator's greatest solo project, a personal belief of theirs that I myself can attest to, acts as one also somewhat indicative of the times in the community. Unfortunately, it represents the time through the fact that no one really played it, there wasn't much of a fuss about it on release and to this day you don't really find anyone talking about it. In short, the community seems to be tired of these truly difficult needle games, and furthermore don't have as much room for the quiet, evocative releases like this one. There, for example, wasn't much discussion of avgustine's latest solo project, nor that of biogom's recent effort - both games very much worth your time, but games that captured few people's attention. For the latter release, one can draw similarities between this and that game as they're both simply too difficult for most people to easily approach. As such, it's hard to kind of blame anyone for missing out on this game or biogom's, but nevertheless it's a great shame indeed.
Yes, Selected Needle Works is quite difficult, representative of the sort of base level of difficulty for most needle games of this ilk, that of the more artistically inclined. I will say, this is probably the most difficult of the bunch within this vague genre type I've tried to briefly pin down here, but for those of us willing to chew on something like this, it proves to be more of a boon than anything. Setting aside the difficulty, there's also some outright malignant design choices throughout the game, malignant of course to get across a certain emotional concept rather than just as a screw you to the player. If you view long saves as a malignant decision in this respect, then there's plenty of that, but you'll also find a few stages designed around the concept of obfuscation - stages where it's difficult to truly see what you're doing if not almost impossible unless you really focus. I'm sure some will find it frustrating, but I find the way it's implemented to be far more thoughtful than that.
I will not attempt to pin down any themes within the game, but there is obviously intent behind a lot of the design throughout the game - and even beyond that obvious intent and what the creator is trying to convey, this effort lends itself to memorable imagery that you just won't find other makers creating. I mean, I cannot point to any other person's style that is truly similar to what Theo makes here. One can make comparisons to Morning Dew or that of dopamine's games, but certain aesthetic choices give the game a unique flair that in turn makes it undeniably Theo in nature. Particular highlights would be the stage somewhat based around roots covering jumps or, in particular, the second screen to the Tree of Life stage.
Insofar as the quality of the needle is concerned, it is absolutely rock solid. There is perhaps one jump I could point to as problematic insofar as myself is concerned, but I think it is through no fault of the implementation and instead merely that I just fundamentally dislike the idea (you'll find the jump in the stage based strongly around platforms, and you'll likely know exactly what jump I mean when you get to it). Nevertheless, one jump versus the many throughout the game? Well, it's a good batting average, I'll put it like that. I cannot claim to absolutely adore everything in the game, there is certainly variance in quality; on the subject, there inevitably will be a level of variance to this game that you won't find in others, a small lack in coherence inherent to the game's creation.
Selected Needle Works 21-23, it's a literal name, being made up of various screens and stages made throughout these years, and as such you'll get essentially a collage of the creator's journey throughout the years. With that in mind, the game really does have some surprising sense of cohesion, but it does not play like a game composed from beginning to end, more like one pieced together to form a whole - and that is not a critique! I find that this method of transcription tends to bring about particularly interesting and varied experiences, and while I will not claim that this is one of the most varied games I've ever played - it mostly boils down to longform needle along with some light gimmicks and experimentation strewn about, I won't claim that it is one of the most varied games ever, but I can't really claim any one stage as being totally alike another.
With all that in mind, it's clear that I have a lot of respect for this game. Certainly, there is some bias inherent to my feelings given that I am friends with the creator, but I promise you that none of what I say is meant to butter them up purely because of that reason. Whether I knew them well or absolutely hated them, I would not be able to deny the high quality of this release, one of the top releases of 2023 so far. Please, if you can handle the difficulty of this game, you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. I promise you won't find another game like it.
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Yes, Selected Needle Works is quite difficult, representative of the sort of base level of difficulty for most needle games of this ilk, that of the more artistically inclined. I will say, this is probably the most difficult of the bunch within this vague genre type I've tried to briefly pin down here, but for those of us willing to chew on something like this, it proves to be more of a boon than anything. Setting aside the difficulty, there's also some outright malignant design choices throughout the game, malignant of course to get across a certain emotional concept rather than just as a screw you to the player. If you view long saves as a malignant decision in this respect, then there's plenty of that, but you'll also find a few stages designed around the concept of obfuscation - stages where it's difficult to truly see what you're doing if not almost impossible unless you really focus. I'm sure some will find it frustrating, but I find the way it's implemented to be far more thoughtful than that.
I will not attempt to pin down any themes within the game, but there is obviously intent behind a lot of the design throughout the game - and even beyond that obvious intent and what the creator is trying to convey, this effort lends itself to memorable imagery that you just won't find other makers creating. I mean, I cannot point to any other person's style that is truly similar to what Theo makes here. One can make comparisons to Morning Dew or that of dopamine's games, but certain aesthetic choices give the game a unique flair that in turn makes it undeniably Theo in nature. Particular highlights would be the stage somewhat based around roots covering jumps or, in particular, the second screen to the Tree of Life stage.
Insofar as the quality of the needle is concerned, it is absolutely rock solid. There is perhaps one jump I could point to as problematic insofar as myself is concerned, but I think it is through no fault of the implementation and instead merely that I just fundamentally dislike the idea (you'll find the jump in the stage based strongly around platforms, and you'll likely know exactly what jump I mean when you get to it). Nevertheless, one jump versus the many throughout the game? Well, it's a good batting average, I'll put it like that. I cannot claim to absolutely adore everything in the game, there is certainly variance in quality; on the subject, there inevitably will be a level of variance to this game that you won't find in others, a small lack in coherence inherent to the game's creation.
Selected Needle Works 21-23, it's a literal name, being made up of various screens and stages made throughout these years, and as such you'll get essentially a collage of the creator's journey throughout the years. With that in mind, the game really does have some surprising sense of cohesion, but it does not play like a game composed from beginning to end, more like one pieced together to form a whole - and that is not a critique! I find that this method of transcription tends to bring about particularly interesting and varied experiences, and while I will not claim that this is one of the most varied games I've ever played - it mostly boils down to longform needle along with some light gimmicks and experimentation strewn about, I won't claim that it is one of the most varied games ever, but I can't really claim any one stage as being totally alike another.
With all that in mind, it's clear that I have a lot of respect for this game. Certainly, there is some bias inherent to my feelings given that I am friends with the creator, but I promise you that none of what I say is meant to butter them up purely because of that reason. Whether I knew them well or absolutely hated them, I would not be able to deny the high quality of this release, one of the top releases of 2023 so far. Please, if you can handle the difficulty of this game, you owe it to yourself to give this game a try. I promise you won't find another game like it.
Rating: 8.8 88
Difficulty: 83 83
Jul 17, 2023
very_cool
For: I Wanna be the Vandal
For: I Wanna be the Vandal
it was alright
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Rating: 9.6 96
Difficulty: 70 70
Jul 17, 2023
Consquillitas
For: Avoidance Collab 4
For: Avoidance Collab 4
Русский отзыв:
Увы и ах, но данная игра явно не для слабых компьютеров. Лично у меня заценить её не получилось, ибо мой компьютер - то ещё ржавое ведро без нормальной видеокарты.
English review:
Alas and ah, but this game is clearly not for weak computers. Personally, I couldn't check it out, because my computer is still a rusty bucket without a normal graphics card.
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Увы и ах, но данная игра явно не для слабых компьютеров. Лично у меня заценить её не получилось, ибо мой компьютер - то ещё ржавое ведро без нормальной видеокарты.
English review:
Alas and ah, but this game is clearly not for weak computers. Personally, I couldn't check it out, because my computer is still a rusty bucket without a normal graphics card.
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: N/A
Jul 16, 2023
LastTISisLife
For: I wanna be the Little Devil
For: I wanna be the Little Devil
Ok so... uhhhh. How to start even. This game is surely something. In general if i need to describe this game - it's very very fucking cryptic and awkward. Let's start with something slitghly more bearable - platforming. So this game consists of 4 stages that you can access from hub and then final stage. Pretty much entirety of platforming in this games is very faded, it has bunch of forgettable traps (one screen with triggers was actually quite based and there is wraping maze at some point) and so on. But one exact thing makes platforming kinda interesting - maker puts A FUCKING LOT of secret items in this game. They are mainly hided behind fake walls, which is definitely a moment, and it's quite funny - trying to grab as much as you can during playthrough. Unfortunately, this secret items (they are all looking like some idols) seems to not do anything, maybe they unlock something, but they are not required for any% clear. So yeah, this is just stupid, but enjoyable filler
And now we descend deeply in hell. Bosses of this game is not just ?, they are fucking ???????????????????????. So 4 stages from hub - each has one boss. First boss that i killed - is fun Miku thing, actually like best boss in the game, and it goes that way - you shot Big Miku and she disintegrates on like 100 small Miku that will goes all over the screen. Not that hard as it sound, and it was enjoyable. Second boss that i killed was some dragon or idk, but this thing has a lot of fucking HP, and the thing is you need to shoot in exact hitbox, if you shoot in boss in other place it will punishes you with producing a ton of projectiles
And so with this boss the main fucking issue appears with this game - every boss has a LOT of HP. Not just many, but a fucking huge amount of it. 100 HP is like average index for this game, let me tell you. This dragon boss was at least not that hard, because it becomes hard only if you misses your shot. But the next two bosses are way more cursed. So third boss - triple A. Three symboles "A" will protect small thing, that is your target. If you accidentally shoot one of the A, they will punish you in same way as dragon boss does. But the thing is, unlike previous boss, layout of this boss is way harder to deal with. Symboles will also constantly protect main boss from shooting by basically covering it. So yeah, have fun, trying to killing this bitch. I ended up figuring out some interesting strat (i just drop down to boss itself, which i don't think is intended, but it was way easier overall, even tho not free, since cycles are kinda bruh and boss produces bounce circle burst sometimes, which is meh), but it was still painful as fuck
But not as much as next boss! So fourth boss is actually pit of garbage. If previous ones were at least somewhat redeemable, then meet this fucker. So this boss is just you going through the whole screen 25+ times and shooting 4 triggers per loop, that will damage the boss. Boss will kinda defend himself by producing circle bursts and aiming apples, that can be destroyed, and that's all. It's absolutely boring as fuck fight and while playing this you will be question yourself, why do you even bother to playing that. But if you think this is nightmare, then i have really bad news for you
Because after this and dealing with final stage, there will be another boss that has enormous HP and it will be also fucking hard! Ok, so the positive is, it at least will be kinda fun. The negative is the fight will drive you crazy, because if you are not counting nerd, you will be never know how far you are, because, oh yeah, i forgot to mention - NONE OF THIS BOSS HAS FREAKING HP BAR. Anyways, this boss itself is heavily inspired by HeavenTrap Kid in Destination (you shot - boss attacks in reply) it seems, but it's way harder, because not only various complex attacks, but every attack will also spawn yellow bounces, that are bounces in some crazy way, that can't be even described
If you insane like me, you will beat it eventually. But it will still be not over. The final challenge appears - Final Boss, some old dude, which will be also pretty hard, and guess what - he has fucking DOUBLE HP as previous one. The fight tho will be very similar in style, while attack are different; for example instead of bounces there will be very annoying wind, that can completely blow you - so my advice is not be greedy if you feel like you late. There will be also some unpleasant shenanigans during the fight, and the only like blessed thing is sometimes you will be granted by opportunity to do crucial damage on boss
So as you can see this game goes completely fucking out of rails with bosses. I kinda honestly appreciated how maker actually make such bullshit without letting you even cheezed with autofire (since even despite bosses doesn't have iframes, don't forget they are attacking you in reply, so 5+ shots and you will be dead guaranteed). This is overall a truly journey for only who have a lot of patience. If you didn't mind those kind of things, this even might be somewhat of hidden gem. But if you more on eager side, then welcome to abyss
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And now we descend deeply in hell. Bosses of this game is not just ?, they are fucking ???????????????????????. So 4 stages from hub - each has one boss. First boss that i killed - is fun Miku thing, actually like best boss in the game, and it goes that way - you shot Big Miku and she disintegrates on like 100 small Miku that will goes all over the screen. Not that hard as it sound, and it was enjoyable. Second boss that i killed was some dragon or idk, but this thing has a lot of fucking HP, and the thing is you need to shoot in exact hitbox, if you shoot in boss in other place it will punishes you with producing a ton of projectiles
And so with this boss the main fucking issue appears with this game - every boss has a LOT of HP. Not just many, but a fucking huge amount of it. 100 HP is like average index for this game, let me tell you. This dragon boss was at least not that hard, because it becomes hard only if you misses your shot. But the next two bosses are way more cursed. So third boss - triple A. Three symboles "A" will protect small thing, that is your target. If you accidentally shoot one of the A, they will punish you in same way as dragon boss does. But the thing is, unlike previous boss, layout of this boss is way harder to deal with. Symboles will also constantly protect main boss from shooting by basically covering it. So yeah, have fun, trying to killing this bitch. I ended up figuring out some interesting strat (i just drop down to boss itself, which i don't think is intended, but it was way easier overall, even tho not free, since cycles are kinda bruh and boss produces bounce circle burst sometimes, which is meh), but it was still painful as fuck
But not as much as next boss! So fourth boss is actually pit of garbage. If previous ones were at least somewhat redeemable, then meet this fucker. So this boss is just you going through the whole screen 25+ times and shooting 4 triggers per loop, that will damage the boss. Boss will kinda defend himself by producing circle bursts and aiming apples, that can be destroyed, and that's all. It's absolutely boring as fuck fight and while playing this you will be question yourself, why do you even bother to playing that. But if you think this is nightmare, then i have really bad news for you
Because after this and dealing with final stage, there will be another boss that has enormous HP and it will be also fucking hard! Ok, so the positive is, it at least will be kinda fun. The negative is the fight will drive you crazy, because if you are not counting nerd, you will be never know how far you are, because, oh yeah, i forgot to mention - NONE OF THIS BOSS HAS FREAKING HP BAR. Anyways, this boss itself is heavily inspired by HeavenTrap Kid in Destination (you shot - boss attacks in reply) it seems, but it's way harder, because not only various complex attacks, but every attack will also spawn yellow bounces, that are bounces in some crazy way, that can't be even described
If you insane like me, you will beat it eventually. But it will still be not over. The final challenge appears - Final Boss, some old dude, which will be also pretty hard, and guess what - he has fucking DOUBLE HP as previous one. The fight tho will be very similar in style, while attack are different; for example instead of bounces there will be very annoying wind, that can completely blow you - so my advice is not be greedy if you feel like you late. There will be also some unpleasant shenanigans during the fight, and the only like blessed thing is sometimes you will be granted by opportunity to do crucial damage on boss
So as you can see this game goes completely fucking out of rails with bosses. I kinda honestly appreciated how maker actually make such bullshit without letting you even cheezed with autofire (since even despite bosses doesn't have iframes, don't forget they are attacking you in reply, so 5+ shots and you will be dead guaranteed). This is overall a truly journey for only who have a lot of patience. If you didn't mind those kind of things, this even might be somewhat of hidden gem. But if you more on eager side, then welcome to abyss
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 71 71
Jul 16, 2023
Riot3_1_2_1
For: I wanna be the Prismocean
For: I wanna be the Prismocean
I think if you want to build like marimario, you will add MORE ANIME GIRLS :)
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Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: N/A
Jul 16, 2023