Brute
Brute…. 2017’s Precision Platformer of the Year
I’m particularly loath to picking up on what somebody else has written when reviewing a game. However, in this case, I must agree with Graham Smith of Rock, Paper, Shotgun. He opens his article on Brute by stating that ‘Brute is N with a ship in place of a ninja.’ He’s absolutely banging on. There’s really no other comparison to be made to the game.
If you’ve seen the front page of the website you’ll know that N++ is one of my all-time favorite video games and currently holds the highest review score in site history. I view N++ as the absolute quintessential precision platformer. The title is stock so full of content that you’d never need another game of its type….
– Real player with 19.8 hrs in game
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To start I have to say this game is fantastic, easily one my best purchases of the year and will probably make it onto my top ten list for the year overall.
At the time of writing I have played 6 hours and I have finished all the main levels, their harder equivalents(dark/inverted world?) and have a new pars(good scores) on 90% of the levels. I will probably spend another hour or two getting the last pars, improving my pars(scores) and getting a good score on the endless mode.
Most of the levels are focused on getting to the end with limited fuel and not crashing into obstacles or dying to enemies. The movement is the focus of the game and feels fantastic. Zipping along in your ship and tactically using your fuel to glide through a level is a great feeling. The combat is basic but blends with the movement in an enjoyable way and the enemies are designed in ways that make you have to think about how much of your limited fuel you want to use to safely or quickly dispatch them.
– Real player with 12.1 hrs in game
Keep Talk Until You Dead
Keep Talk Until You Dead is a Survival action game. The events of the game take place in the wild west in the town of NewCotton.
All people living in the city were infected with unknown disease, which turned them into zombies.
The protagonist gets unusual abilities, with his voice he can kill zombies, can freeze enemies, and also he can destroy zombies with a snap of his fingers.
Your Voice Is Your Main Weapon.
Control Your Voice to Destroy the Enemies.
Unique Abilities
Use Your Skills to Survive.
Improve Your Skills
Don’t forget to upgrade your character, because his fate depends on you.
Complete Quests.
Complete Various Tasks and Receive Rewards.
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Stereo Aereo
Stereo Aereo is a Guitar Hero ripoff where you control a car that has to skip between lanes of traffic (making it appear more like an endless runner), which somehow is how the developers think music is made.
It’s not very expensive and it plays okay (although the menu is almost impossible to navigate if you own a HOTAS or racing wheel because the devs didn’t bother testing the game on PC). The problem is that it’s just not as good as Guitar Hero, or any other music/rhythm game. So just play one of those if that’s your thing.
– Real player with 35.3 hrs in game
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So if you’re into games like guitar hero or rock band then you will more than likely enjoy this, it’s just a lot smaller.
It’s not an amazing masterpiece but it’s a simple easy to play indie arcade game, it challenges your reaction skills and puts your rage meter to the test, but it is fun with a cool 80s soundtrack that keeps you rocking.
Graphics
No problems graphics wise, the cutscenes are cartoony and the gameplay looks great and all blend in nicely together to give it that retro space look from the 80s
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
Spin Rhythm XD
Summary
This is an amazing Rhythm game. I can’t really stress enough how fun this game is, and how it feels to play to the music. The key word I think that describes this game best is flow. There is an incredible feeling as you move the wheel, hit notes, hit beats, and match the colors. I don’t play very many Rhythm games, but SRXD has gotten me to take a closer look at the genre. It takes some gameplay mechanics from Vertically Scrolling Rhythm games, and makes them its own. As well as introducing entirely new sets of gameplay systems and mechanics, which I will try to explain below.
– Real player with 1922.7 hrs in game
Finally a fresh concept for a rhythm game, and it’s executed extremely well. Some of the most fun in a rhythm game you can have. Songs and charts are good, community is good, and the dev team actually does a good job to maintain and improve their game. There’s a good amount of in-game customization to suit the player’s needs, it also supports MIDI controllers.
I have a small issue though, my issue is the game is trying to be a hybrid of a casual and competitive game. The reason this is an issue is they’re limiting the skill cap with the hardest songs. In it’s current state, there are a couple people who have a perfect score on every chart. If the game wants to be competitive they should influence players to improve more and more. High level leaderboards is only an accuracy battle of who can get a perfect score on the most songs. Don’t get me wrong, the hardest songs are definitely challenging and very intimidating when you’re new or a casual player of the game. But why hold back players skills when there’s a global leaderboard? This won’t be much of an issue for the average player, but if you spend a lot of time in it you’ll find yourself slowly getting worn out only playing for accuracy.
– Real player with 585.3 hrs in game