StellaGale: The Trials Of Faith
Once in a lifetime, an opportunity appears that nobody can turn away from. For the warriors across the lands, this came in the form of an offer from The Prince; let us have a massive gladiatorial battle, and the winner may ask for anything they wish. And they will get it. Brigands, thieves, generals, swordsman, rogues, and soldiers all heard the call and headed to the arena. Riches and fame awaited them.
For one young woman and her brother, fame and riches did not matter. Years before, Stella and her brother Gale were abandoned suddenly as their parents vanished. Growing up on the streets and lost, Stella grew skilled in a fight and her brother handy with a forge. They decided Stella had to enter with a most unusual wish - to have their parents returned to them. If The Prince is even capable of such a thing.
Multi-faceted characters with heart, depth, and drives you’ll have to play to discover.
The storyline will take us to incredible highs and tearful lows, with gameplay anyone can jump into and learn.
Multiple types of weapons with multiple types of add-ons means an incredible number of options to take out the equally diverse warriors trying to get their own wish brought to life!
Carefully choose where Gale spends his effort - these weapons are the only ones Stella will have to battle in the Arena each round.
As if the greatest warriors in the kingdom weren’t enough, the Arena is filled with traps and dangers just waiting for Stella to drop her guard!
Even the best warriors can’t just jump from battle to battle and hope to win - we have multiple modes of practice, success, and challenges that will make you a true champion!
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SAMURAI SHODOWN
This port is garbage…
Everyone will talk about the netcode, and how’s it’s not good and yeah that’s true, I mean, it’s not unplayable to be honest, but the lack of good netcode in 2021 is just pathetic… BUT that’s not the worst of it, the worst of it is how REALLY bad the port is.
So… first of all, it just doesn’t run very well, you’ll experience crashes and freezes here and there. Oh, you need to be always on-line to play, even if you just wanna play solo stuff, like the lackluster story mode.
– Real player with 180.7 hrs in game
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Gameplay: Fantastic if a slower paced fighter is what you’re looking for
Everything else: Horrible. I thought I knew what I was getting into since it’s well know the netcode is bad, but my expectations were truly shattered. I’m not gonna go into how badly SNK handled the release over different storefronts again as that is known well enough.
- Game won’t even start without an internet connection, effectively making it useless when I want to bring it for an offline gathering on my laptop. This alone is unacceptable already. Once more pirates actually get a better service than paying customers.
– Real player with 86.7 hrs in game
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
This is honestly one of my favorite fighting games. If there’s any game I’d say it’s similar to, probably KOF or other SNK games, but it has a lot that makes it different obviously. It has great system and character balance with no one mechanic seeming overwhelming, and each character has their fair share of pros and cons that they have to work around with all of them still being on an even playing field, and especially with the extra selectable moves, this game properly avoids falling into the problem of some match ups feeling WAY too one sided, with every character having a good amount of variety to their move set without everyone being too similar. Fun character designs with cthulhu magical girls, muscly grappler chefs, edgelords and of course, my big boy Ray. There’s so much freedom to every character with combos and tech, especially with the extra selectable specials and supers. I spend many hours in training mode trying to find new tech. Matches can vary a lot in how they play out based on what hits you land, so there’s room for you to end a match in two combos (or even one in rare situations), but other matches will carry on much longer if you don’t get your harder to land combo starters and counter hits or manage your resources towards big damage, and some characters often rely on meter to help them in neutral play and set ups. I really like that there’s room for those kind of big combos to happen while also having it be very nuanced in how it’s approached so that you don’t just do the same stuff each match. Neutral plays just as big a role as learning big combos. Some characters can annihilate you through solid neutral alone if you can’t adapt, so you gotta be strong on multiple fronts. There’s many strong offensive and defensive mechanics with neither being overwhelming. No comeback mechanics or combo breakers (I personally hate that stuff). Meter is handled super well in terms of how much importance it holds and how each character interacts with it in their own way. Adds a nice bit of weight to resource management while still not being the only thing that determines who wins. I’m just kinda gushing, but god I love this game. A bit of a smaller player base, but we’re still here and we’re growing over time. Especially on discord. If you want to play this game, join Tenryo’s discord server and there’s plenty of people there to answer your questions and play you in matches, including myself. So yeah. Big glowing recommendation for this game.
– Real player with 669.0 hrs in game
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Depends on 3rd party software to run. This would qualify it for no reccomendation already but when the game is working, it’s mediocre at best. The translation was just ripped from the Hong Kong localization (so expect engrish text wherever humanly applicable) The online is a wasteland at this point, so don’t bother if you’re in it for that. The singleplayer is pretty mediocre, and the arcade / story mode is brought down not only by the aformentioned engrish, but also some embarrassing endings. You see that 5th picture in the gallary? Imagine that but for every female character, being explained away by something very along the lines of “oh, well I guess the battle is over now, ho hum what should I do now? Disrobing sounds like a good idea–”. I’ll add that even for a japanese fighting games, most of the female character designs are pretty shameless in their obvious intent (my personal favorite is either the essential equivelent of the daughter of c’thulu having a permanant wedgie or the cyborg ninja having her nipples protrude through metal armor). The customization options are kind of cool on the surface, but you have to unlock colors, and you’re only allowed a certain number of them. You’re better off referring to Blazblue Central Fiction’s modding community if you have a hard on for that sort of thing. The customization for the fights are a pretty okay idea, but the execution is underwhelming, and not as well balanced as one would hope. As for character balance, it’s not the absolute worst, but if there were to be an online scene, you’d probably come to expect the three characters with easy to access “technically not touch of deaths, but may as well be since they also corner carry and end with hard knockdown into 50/50”. It’s alright with friends, but frankly there are just other fighting games which do what this game does but cheaper and / or better.
– Real player with 79.1 hrs in game
East Trapper
Looking for an adventure game with traps to keep you on your toes! Then look no further!
To complete this game you must make your way through different levels of traps with twists and turns.
Future level updates will be made available!
“I had a blast playing this game” - Left4Dead 2 No.1 jockey, Old Man Scraps
Features
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2D Adventure game
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Hidden Traps to figure out
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9 “Levels” to complete with more to come
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Once completed you can try to complete in the fastest time
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
As a fighting game, Battle for the Grid has a solid tag-team 2D fighter akin to that of Marvel vs Capcom, Skullgirls and Dragonball FighterZ. It has a lot of love and effort poured into it, a variety of mechanics pooling from other fighters to enjoy all the while interlaced with fast and frenetic gameplay. The online, which is a huge necessity of fighting games in this age, is better than most juggernauts. The community is lively and you can feel a pulse emanating throughout your matches. Who would have thought that having a solid game with good online support would lead to your community playing more often?
– Real player with 88.1 hrs in game
I got this game for PS4 figuring if it was bad, it was only $20. It has very quickly become one of the best fighting games in the last 10 years, and every month it gets better and better. It’s an entry level fighting game done correctly. No goofy autocombos that continue on whiff, no free ways out of zoning, and rushing someone down effectively takes real effort thanks to every character having a true anti-air. Without an assist, if someone is jumping at you, just anti-air them and get a free combo. Any con I have right now, such as a lack of Trials, is something that will likely be addressed in the near future thanks to an intelligent dev team who knows how to filter objective feedback from incessant whining. And yes, as a Power Rangers fan, I am more than pleased to see the characters shown thus far be represented so lovingly. You want to make Power Rangers “Cool and Edgy?” Don’t let goofballs like Adi Shankar tell you it needs sex and drugs. Let the enlightened ones at nWay show you it just needs a touch of FGC hype!
– Real player with 82.1 hrs in game
Rag Doll Kung Fu
Amazing fighting game with responsive physics and bullet time slowdowns. Still one of the most unique games in my library. The reviews don’t do it justice, this game went over most heads due to the difficulty curve and was rightly criticised for being abandoned by Mark Healey when he went on to develop little big planet.
Ignore my playtime, we battered this game before records began
pros-
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smooth ragdoll physics creates amazing combat sequences
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weapons, bullet time and magic from your fingertips
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
To all People Who Want To Buy This:RETURN.NOW. DONT WASTE 10 EURO ON THIS GAME…
The Game’s Fully Abandoned,It Was In Work For A Few Years,And There’s No Multiplayer.
The Story’s Meh,Combat System Feels Weird,No Advice,And And And…
I acutally paid for this…Im Not Happy,But it’s Ooookkaaay.
If you want to use this as an Review in the Internet,Try it.
Yet there are no real features…there are many missing ones,And Such…If you want to support someone who gave up on this game,buy it.If Not,Then Waste Your Money On Hats In TF2 Or Something Like That.
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
A.R.M.: Absolutely Reliable Machine
Good
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
I like ARM. It is a fun game, it wasn’t too easy or too difficult, It was challenging but not frustrating, the controls were easy to learn, music was good, and it’s a good-looking game.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Dextrissimi
With multiple character archetypes to choose from, beautifully crafted 2D art, and a simplified attack system that allows players to focus on reading their opponents rather than memorizing combinations, Dextrissimi allows beginners to face-off against veteran fighters on an even playing field in a true test of instinct and skill!
Seven fighters from different nationalities come forth to prove their skill. Each character has a different play style, but they all follow the same conventions allowing players to explore their options and pick what feels best for them.
There are a couple of game modes to explore:
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Arcade pits players against the toughest of champions from their respective regions.
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Versus tests players' skills against each other in a battle to determine the strongest champion (and of course, bragging rights).
This game is heavily neutral based; You have 4 face buttons that each execute attacks accordingly, leading to an easier to understand approach when engaging the opponent. Furthermore, there are no health bars. That’s right, in this game if you get hit once, you’re dead. This leads to high-octane, fast-paced and intense matches where one move can assure certain victory, or ultimate despair.
Key Features:
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Play as characters from around the world with distinct abilities
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Quick, engaging battles for anything from a casual session to fierce tournaments
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Manuscript aesthetic and hand-drawn characters/scenery
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Straightforward battle system with ruthless one-hit elimination creates exciting moments of tension
Downtown
The city is under siege and you have no abilities whatsoever… yet. Help Chip gain more fighting abilities (as well as increased stamina and health!) as you fight your way Downtown!
Chip was just lounging on the couch like any other typical day when his girlfriend went out to buy some food (she said something about shortages and unrest, or something like that) when he sees on the news that chaos broke out around the local convenience store, fences were erected and no one can get into Downtown! He must find a way in and save her, but first he must learn some skills.
Freyr’s Love
Although the game is not finished, it makes me think that it may be a great experience with a story.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
DISS TO MARİO. When i was kid. I played mario but now i am getting old that’s why its not for my generation. I was looking for new style 2d game but game soul must be like a mario for my son. In these day a lot of game in the market but they aren’t safe for the kids. I trully say this you can buy this game for your child. Also i liked sounds in the game.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game