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A classic among adventure games. You must explore a haunted mansion to find your sister. A clichéd story nowadays, but very effective in this game, with its dark atmosphere and what can we say about all the ways our hero can die! (Not as memorable as in Shadowgate, but still!) Also this game's version has no music, just sound effects. Recommended.
I have several positive things to say about this game. First of all, the scenery is sublime and the music is engaging. Naija, our heroine, is very endearing, and we really want to go on a journey with her. The concept of using songs during the fights and during exploration is also great. The only big negative I had with this game is THE END. Yes, Aquaria literally end on a "To be continued" and there will NEVER be a sequel! That gave me a very bitter taste. Still, I recommend the game for action adventure’s fans and having a heroine as the main character.
Ping Ping is a story / novel disguised as a “game”.
Yes, it’s made with Twine.
Yes, there is no background music, nor images.
Yes, the white text and dark grey background is too small to read.
Yes, there are choices, but most of them don’t change the story.
Yes, there are several endings, but they are abrupt and hard to understand.
Even after I found what I believe is the true ending, I still can’t make head or tails of the plot.
What is Minako? Is she a human or a robot?
Did her dad sexually assault her?
Did Minako die in some endings?
What about her mom? Is she dead?
So many questions, no answers in sight.
Ping Ping was available on Steam before the developer retired it from sale. Said developer also had the nasty habit to censor “bad criticism” of her “game” by deleting comments on the Greenlight page, in the forums, and by flagging negative reviews.
That’s a red flag for me. Skip this game.
Yes, it’s made with Twine.
Yes, there is no background music, nor images.
Yes, the white text and dark grey background is too small to read.
Yes, there are choices, but most of them don’t change the story.
Yes, there are several endings, but they are abrupt and hard to understand.
Even after I found what I believe is the true ending, I still can’t make head or tails of the plot.
What is Minako? Is she a human or a robot?
Did her dad sexually assault her?
Did Minako die in some endings?
What about her mom? Is she dead?
So many questions, no answers in sight.
Ping Ping was available on Steam before the developer retired it from sale. Said developer also had the nasty habit to censor “bad criticism” of her “game” by deleting comments on the Greenlight page, in the forums, and by flagging negative reviews.
That’s a red flag for me. Skip this game.
«I could make it better»
«Reviewers bribed»
A cool Beat'em Up, with light RPG elements (our fairy heroine can unlock different Skills with every level won). Graphics are good, music too. The only drawback is that the enemies are always the same. Except for the bosses, all unique, the basic enemies are golems (which look more like slimes) of different sizes and colors. Always beating the same monsters, over and over again, comes tiring pretty fast. At least, that's my opinion. Also, the difficulty increases by a good notch from level 16 out of 25, which can put off some people. Still, I recommend it for Beat'em Up fans.
“Achievement Idler: Black is an Achievement spam "game" that you start up to idle in the background and get the achievements.”
At least the store description is accurate. Another spam achievement “game”. Unless you want to get achievements by waiting 4.3 hours, skip it.
A great continuation of The Deed series. Not a direct sequel. Once again, you must try to commit the perfect murder… or fail! The choice is yours.
Although I never completed the first game, due to the great difficulty of the "survival" aspect, the universe, the characters and the music captivated me.
In short, I had to play this re-imagined version and, hop!, I pre-ordered Pathologic 2.
So what do we have with this remake? The same damn problems we had with Pathologic 1! *sighs*
The plusses:
- The universe is still as bewitching as ever.
- Its excellent story, full of mystery.
- The characters, always mysterious and endearing.
The neutral:
- The dialogues are always abstract/imaginative and in English, but they are much easier to understand than those of the first Pathologic.
- The graphics are classy, compared to those of the first game, but it's not "Wow! It's so beautiful! "either.
- Pathologic 1 has the three main characters (Daniil, Artemy and Clara) and their scenarios. Pathologic 2 has only Artemy Burakh.
The minus:
- Moving around the city, although faster than in Pathologic 1, is still slow.
- Survival. The f*cking survival. Especially the hunger bar. Damn hunger, you got Artemy by the ass! Seriously, he's never satisfied. Your worst enemy of the game, it's not the time limit (the 12 days), it's not the Sand Plague disease, oh nope, it's HUNGER!
- Fighting. Still as rotten (terrible system) as ever.
- Death and its "punishments". Every time Artemy dies, he gets a penalty at one of his stats. Ok, I get the concept that death is inevitable, that the world of Pathologic is dark and "artistic", but with the insurmountable survival, what's the point?
- Did I ever tell you about survival? Yes. Because of it, you're going to spend all your time trying to keep Artemy alive instead of... I don't know... exploring the city, discovering its mysteries, getting to know the characters, and fighting the f*cking disease, the Sand Plague, as it's his duty as a healer!
- Limited saves. You can only save to certain locations.
- To sum up: Slow moves (walking slow) + rotten (terrible) fighting system + survival (especially hunger) insurmountable + punitive death + limited saves = disaster!
- Speaking of disaster, the game optimization. It crashes and lag on many PCs. On mine, I often get lag "jumps" (the image freezes and unfreezes). Very annoying.
In conclusion, I was more frustrated by this game than anything else. I have nothing against hardcore games, but here I don't recommend it.
The plusses:
- The universe is still as bewitching as ever.
- Its excellent story, full of mystery.
- The characters, always mysterious and endearing.
The neutral:
- The dialogues are always abstract/imaginative and in English, but they are much easier to understand than those of the first Pathologic.
- The graphics are classy, compared to those of the first game, but it's not "Wow! It's so beautiful! "either.
- Pathologic 1 has the three main characters (Daniil, Artemy and Clara) and their scenarios. Pathologic 2 has only Artemy Burakh.
The minus:
- Moving around the city, although faster than in Pathologic 1, is still slow.
- Survival. The f*cking survival. Especially the hunger bar. Damn hunger, you got Artemy by the ass! Seriously, he's never satisfied. Your worst enemy of the game, it's not the time limit (the 12 days), it's not the Sand Plague disease, oh nope, it's HUNGER!
- Fighting. Still as rotten (terrible system) as ever.
- Death and its "punishments". Every time Artemy dies, he gets a penalty at one of his stats. Ok, I get the concept that death is inevitable, that the world of Pathologic is dark and "artistic", but with the insurmountable survival, what's the point?
- Did I ever tell you about survival? Yes. Because of it, you're going to spend all your time trying to keep Artemy alive instead of... I don't know... exploring the city, discovering its mysteries, getting to know the characters, and fighting the f*cking disease, the Sand Plague, as it's his duty as a healer!
- Limited saves. You can only save to certain locations.
- To sum up: Slow moves (walking slow) + rotten (terrible) fighting system + survival (especially hunger) insurmountable + punitive death + limited saves = disaster!
- Speaking of disaster, the game optimization. It crashes and lag on many PCs. On mine, I often get lag "jumps" (the image freezes and unfreezes). Very annoying.
In conclusion, I was more frustrated by this game than anything else. I have nothing against hardcore games, but here I don't recommend it.
Like Achievement Lurker: Respectable Accomplishment, this “game” only exists for the achievements. No story, one lazy world map to explore and lots of useless RPG fights.
I loved this dark and violent VN, which changes from many romantic stories in a Japanese school setting (or in an x-world). The best part is that there is no 100% happy ending. Even if the "good ending" has tragedy. I recommend it without hesitation, but not to put in all hands, because there is violence, r-ape, incest, drugs, blood at will and a good dose of madness.
While the other version of Princess Maker 3 is not recommendable due to its lousy translation, bugs, lag and the fact that it screws up your PC's resolution (at least it was messing with mine!), this HD version is a success.
Better English translation, more readable lettering, no bugs in sight, no lag, can be played in full screen. A game is completed in 3 hours but with the many endings you have hours of play.
One of the video games I consider cult. A good blend between a JRPG, a dungeon crawler, a visual novel with elements of slice of life and dating sims, as well as collectible "monsters", the Personae, ala Pokémon. A story that is still as compelling as ever, even if the game is more than 5 years old. Some endearing characters and, a rare thing for an RPG, there are none that I hate. Usually I always have a character that I like less for x reasons in an RPG, but not here. A game with an excellent durability, with the different difficulty levels, all the Social Links to do, the quests, etc. In my case, taking the Very Easy level, because I wanted to cut the grinding and focus on the story and the Social Links, it took me a good 31 hours to complete the game with the Golden ending and I also did the new bad ending, the Accomplice End. So, if you play at a higher level of difficulty, and you take your time, a complete playthrough can last a good 50 hours. Anyway, Persona 4 Golden is one of my favorite video games that I recommend to everyone. Only one question remains unanswered: when will the other Persona games arrive on PC?
♫ Gotta Fuse ‘Em All
Gotta Found ‘Em All
Persona! ♫
♫ Gotta Fuse ‘Em All
Gotta Found ‘Em All
Persona! ♫
«Blew my mind»
«Beaten more than once»
A cute rhythm game with kawaii anime girls. While the DLC seems expensive, it gives you access to all the songs packs and more will be added in the future for free. You also get an EXP Boost. The base game does have 30+ songs, so the price - CDN$ 3.39 for me - is fair. I had a blast playing it and I’ll go back for more. My favorite songs are Breaking Dawn, Disco Night, midstream jam, Bass Telekinesis, Cotton Candy Wonderland, Tsukuyomi, Glimmer, EXIST, Out of Sense, Thirty Million Persona, Irreplaceable and one song by ANK feat kumako (the title is in Chinese).
A short, tragic and kinetic Yuri VN about Sakuya and Remilia. Since I don’t know much about the Touhou universe, I would have loved more details about these characters aka the lore. Even so, I liked my time reading 月夜下的紅茶杯 ~ Blacktea With Moon. If you’re a Yuri / VN fan, go for it!
*In my first playthrough I could get both good ends with Remi and Ryoko.
A simple raising stats sim / dating sim with erotica. The MC is a student and he got 3 months to find a girlfriend and get laid along the way. While the plot seems basic as heck, all the characters are memorable, the events are well written, the romance / sexy stuff is tasteful, the art is nice, and the MIDI music is great. There are some issues with the game, such as a “freeze” every time a new MIDI song must be played, but it’s more tolerable in windowed mode. Crashes could also occur, but it only happens to me in full-screen mode. Despite those hiccups, True Love 95 is a cool retro game. I liked that the MC, while being a pervert, had a heart of gold and would never tolerate disrespect and violence toward the romanceable girls. He would also never “force” them in his bed, unlike other erotica games I had played where the MC would “dominate” the chosen gal. Recommended to retro, dating sims, and erotica fans.
A simple raising stats sim / dating sim with erotica. The MC is a student and he got 3 months to find a girlfriend and get laid along the way. While the plot seems basic as heck, all the characters are memorable, the events are well written, the romance / sexy stuff is tasteful, the art is nice, and the MIDI music is great. There are some issues with the game, such as a “freeze” every time a new MIDI song must be played, but it’s more tolerable in windowed mode. Crashes could also occur, but it only happens to me in full-screen mode. Despite those hiccups, True Love 95 is a cool retro game. I liked that the MC, while being a pervert, had a heart of gold and would never tolerate disrespect and violence toward the romanceable girls. He would also never “force” them in his bed, unlike other erotica games I had played where the MC would “dominate” the chosen gal. Recommended to retro, dating sims, and erotica fans.
It's not a bad VN, but the english translation is a mess, and I'm stuck at the "raising sim" part. I keep getting Bad Ends.
Not a bad VN per se, but I quickly grow bored while reading it. I guess the story is too realistic, gloomy and depressing for my tastes. I cannot personally recommend it, but since it’s free, you can try it out. Who knows? You might like The Raintime.
A 1-hour (two if you take your time), magical visual novel. While reading it, I felt like I was in a fairy tale with sublime illustrations and a bewitching soundtrack. There are a few darker moments in the story, a total change of tone, but it’s done on purpose. I had a wonderful experience with Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell and I recommend it to all VN fans. Also, you don’t need to have read the Fault series to understand the plot.
A VN with a concept I loved, a romantic story where one guy meets a girl with multiple personalities - or is she sharing her body with other souls? It wasn’t clear. - , however, the meh English translation ruin my chance to fully enjoy it. There are many dialogs where I was wondering what was said and some sentence structure were odd. It’s difficult to recommend unless you can read the original version in Chinese. The artwork is good.
The + :
♥ The tale of Alice in Wonderland, in visual novel!
♥ Superb illustrations.
♥ The music is well chosen.
♥ For a story designed with TyranoBuilder, it's well done and personalized in many ways, including the title screen and the image gallery.
The - :
♦ The font chosen, although very stylized, is difficult to read for some letters of the alphabet.
♦ As much as I like the illustrations, I find that the "cute manga" and "some masculine/animal characters humanized as girls" style doesn't fit too well with Alice's universe. (Also, is it just me or is the Queen of Hearts too sexualized, with her big boobs?)
Fun and free arcade-type game where you control a bird. You must collect eggs, one at a time, carry them until they hatch to get a high score while avoiding the foxes.