Останні рецензії користувача ManlyMeatMan

1 Screen Platformer is a game in which the central conceit is that the entirety of the game can be viewed on 1 screen. The game is short and sweet because of this, but has a very fair price to compensate. The platforming handles pretty well, but still has some minor flaws, such as jumping being very hard to control once in the air, and a couple minor hit-box issues. All the different characters have semi-unique playstyles that are usually more like objectives, as Gun Miner is the only 1 that truly changes how you play. The level is designed pretty well, with a variety of challenges, which all ramp up on hard mode. In terms of difficulty, I think most players will handle normal difficulty pretty well, but hard mode should challenge the average player, especially on the more difficult traps. Overall, a solid game that manages to utilize its gimmick quite effectively.

Zombo Buster Rising is a tower defense game, styled after many different web games and mobile games that follow the same formula. ZBR plays about how you would expect it. No flashy new mechanics or twists on standard genre ideas. It just focuses on executing a tried and true formula. It generally succeeds, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of originality. It has some extremely obvious kingdom rush inspiration, from the UI design to the way skills get leveled up and used. Overall, a pretty decent game, although it feels a bit lacking in original content.

Grand Pigeon's Duty is barely a game. The gameplay is so tedious and repetitive that it generally feels like a negative to the overall experience. The story is by far the most interesting part of Grand Pigeon's Duty, and possibly the only redeeming quality. I think the game would work far better as a visual novel, because the current gameplay feels very tacked on and uninspired. Overall, I would recommend it to someone who enjoys visual novels, but would strongly recommend against it for anyone that doesn't care about story and wants some fun gameplay.

HackyZack is a 2D puzzle platformer focused on challenging mechanics and complex level design. Levels usually require a good amount of trial and error in order to really understand how to beat it. After that, the challenge becomes executing your plan.

Gameplay in HackyZack is essentially a Super Meat Boy style of platforming, combined with a ball you have to juggle around with you. While the levels are much more compressed and small, they retain a lot of the difficulty that comes with a game like Super Meat Boy.

Visually, the game is simple, but charming. Nothing will wow you, but it’s a well executed art style that fits the gameplay. The soundtrack is equally good, with nothing terrible, but also nothing spectacular.

Overall, HackyZack is a great platformer, with some of the best level/puzzle design I’ve seen. Highly recommended to anyone that enjoys challenging platformers and has a high tolerance for failure.

8/10

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Dark Arcana: The Carnival is a pretty competent hidden object game. The story is pretty decent, although the gameplay is all very standard for the genre. It won't make you love the game, but it also won't make you hate it. The animated scenes were usually pretty jarring, but ended up being an okay addition to the game. Good game if you enjoy the genre, otherwise this will just feel like every other hidden object game.

Aaero is a rhythm action game that set to dubstep/edm music. The gameplay is pretty solid and well executed, aside from the shooting mechanics which sometimes feel weird and difficult to use. The biggest issue when it comes to enjoyment is going to be your opinion of the soundtrack. If you like this type of music, I'd highly recommend this game, but if you don't care for it, the game could become a tedious chore. This is largely because doing well on a level usually requires you to "get into" the song, but if you don't like the song, you'll struggle to do this. This makes you lose, which means you have to replay the song you don't like over and over. Overall, the game is great in every aspect aside from the mediocre shooting, and the soundtrack is going to be based on personal opinion.

Dungeon of the Endless is a rougelike tower defense, a combination that I personally cannot remember playing before. This unique concept works very well as each run progresses. Every wave involves a planning period, followed by a hectic and chaotic attack that you must defend against, before exploring another room and repeating. Resources carry over between floors, causing a constant pressure to get as many resources as possible while spending the minimum amount required to beat the floor. The game is extremely challenging, but very rewarding, especially in co-op. Overall, a fun, unique game with quite a bit of challenge, ideal for you and a friend to struggle with together.

Squidlit is a short gameboy-style platformer. It has a simple but well executed graphic style that hearkens back to classic gameboy games. It has pretty generic platforming, the only semi-notable aspect being that your only attack is to shoot ink below you, which also gives you a small jump. Aside from that, most enemies are fairly standard for the genre, aside from a couple of the boss fights which utilize some inventive mechanics. The biggest negative is that the camera is too zoomed in for my taste, and it tracks your character too aggressively, to the point where jumping and moving at the same time can become confusing or disorienting, depending on the background. Overall, the game stays true to much of its gameboy inspiration, sometimes to its detriment, but is short enough that it doesn't wear out its welcome.

UNLOVED is a roguelite first person shooter. This combination isn’t hugely unique, but the way UNLOVED handles it is.

It plays a lot like Killing Floor or Left 4 Dead, but with a bigger focus on character progression. It uses a floor system that is fairly standard for dungeon crawler roguelikes and it works surprisingly well as a first-person shooter. You find upgrades as you play through the rooms, slowly getting better at killing. The flip side that keeps the game challenging is that enemies spawn based on you picking things up. This gives you the ability to have wildly different games depending on how much you take. The game also incorporates a lot of rougelite elements, allowing you to get farther and farther in the game thanks to the steady progression. You unlock new items that give small boosts as you play, which can be equipped onto your character from the start, rather than finding them each run. It’s clear from the design of certain enemies that much of the combat is pulled from DOOM, although it can make enemies seem a bit stale at times. Not having played the DOOM II mod this is a remake of, it is hard to tell which of the game’s issues are actual problems, and which are purposefully there to stay true to the original.

Visually, the game looks a bit dated and rough around the edges. Many of the enemies look blocky and unrefined. On the other hand, the sound design is great. There is a good variety in enemy sounds, so you can usually tell which enemies are around, once you play a few runs. It also creates an eerie atmosphere, thanks to the distant voices, screams, etc. The game’s audio does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to the horror part of the game. Some enemies are also designed to be good at jump scares, which works well with the dim lighting and tense atmosphere.

The game’s main flaw is that it can get repetitive, and can only be played in short bursts. Still, it has a certain quality that keeps me coming back to play, even if it isn’t fun to play for long sittings. The replay value is there, it just needed more polish and refinement to be a great game.

6/10

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Future Wars is a shockingly bad attempt at copying the Advance Wars formula. It takes nearly 10 times as long to finish a game. The traditional rock paper scissors combat system has been generalized so much that it is nonexistent. Every unit sucks at killing other units, increasing the playtime even more than it already is. This game has 0 redeeming qualities.