The Game We All Have To Play
Written for 1561’s Thoughts - Honest reviews, for busy people.
The Game We All Have To Play is worth some time. The premise of the game revolves around rhyme. If you make it through once you can say you’ve won, but it’s up to you if you think you’re done. 6/10
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– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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Battle Force 2249
BATTLE FORCE 2249 is a PvE shooter where you can make choices, pick your choice of weaponry and approach to the missions that will present you.
STORY
The galaxy has suffered from endless, senseless and ruthless wars for as long as anyone alive today can remember. The truth is that mankind has fallen prey to a terrible conspiracy, one meant to keep us divided, fighting, and dying while a select caste of politicians, billionaires and warlords reap the profits of a subjugated galaxy. Each of the characters has to find this harsh truth out in their own way, and fight to end this noxious oligarchy.
CHARACTERS
Choose from four characters - pirate, diplomat, disgraced and trader.
FEATURES
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PvE: It’s you versus the world. Even with the hostile environments, there might be someone around the corner to help.
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QUESTING: ones specifically for your protagonist, ones for the story. Side quests. Rewards for completing the quests with varying stats and abilities. Some improve your current weapon, some give you a new weapon.
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INVENTORY: Customise your ship. Choose a range of weapons for a particular enemy using profiles. Collect sets of equipment for ultimate weaponry!
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BOSSES
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LOOT
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RAIDING AREAS: Areas to explore and grind for that legendary reward.
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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
《东方冰之勇者记：序章》是一款将 [横轴动作] + [弹幕射击] 元素相结合的东方Project同人游戏。本作采用了 BOSS RUSH 的关卡模式，玩家需要操控东方人气角色 琪露诺 化身为冰之勇者，踏上对抗邪恶力量、解放幻想乡，并最终拯救珍重之人的旅途。
★很久很久以前★
有一位居住在雾之湖湖畔的「冰之勇者」，她勇敢且“聪慧”，时刻履行守护「雾之湖公主」的誓言。
雾之湖公主美丽动人、内心纯真善良，传说蝴蝶会为她舞蹈，鸟雀会为她歌唱。
勇者一直仰慕着公主，而公主同样对守护自己的勇者萌生了好感。
然而，突然出现的一道「绯红魔影」将公主从勇者的身边强行掳走，打破了二人平静的生活。
悲愤交加的勇者将公主遗留的信物系在护腕上，义无反顾地踏上了寻回珍重之人的旅途…..
★你将体验到★
■ 相较于传统弹幕游戏更为流畅爽快的「高机动弹幕对战」。
■ 专门为横轴玩法所设计的精美弹幕。
■ 可爱灵动的角色动画与立绘。
■ 诙谐生趣的剧情对白。
★需要注意★
本作是尚在开发中的正篇游戏《东方冰之勇者记 ~ Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy》的独立序章游戏；
本作中出现的关卡流程将不会重复出现在正篇游戏当中；
正篇游戏将采用买断制的收费模式发布。
★同好交流★
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NOISZ
It was about time I write a proper Review of one of my favorite Video Games in Existence.
‘Kay here I go.
NOISZ is a Masterpiece.
I love 99.99% of it.
But with the upcoming 2.5 Update, it shall be over 9000%, hahahah funny meme.
Alright more details.
Story is very well-written and engaging.
Though when you gather absolutely all the Events of both NOISZ and re:||VERSE and analyse, there can be some oddities in the Continuity.
NOT SPOILING !
The Origin of it are Plot Twists, obviously.
At least, we don’t reach Kingdom Hearts level of Absurdity.
– Real player with 1316.8 hrs in game
The description pretty much explains about this game: this is a mix of bullet hell and rhythm game. Now, a similar, much more popular game of “avoid these things that come out in sync with the music” is Just Shapes & Beats, but there’s a fundamental difference between NOISZ and Just Shapes & Beats. Just Shapes & Beats is just a plain bullet hell game that happens to have good music; you don’t need to have a sense of rhythm to excel in it. On the other hand, NOISZ is also a rhythm game. In NOISZ, you can only take an action every beat, which means despite all the bullets coming at you, you must maintain that rhythm in your head.
– Real player with 285.6 hrs in game
Xenotype
Take control of the Xenotype in this horizontally scrolling shoot ‘em up adventure and fight back against the alien threat driving them back into the depths of space!
Earth’s defenses are decimated by an ominous alien armada seeking to reclaim technology they lost when a ship crash landed on the planet’s surface decades before. The only defense left against the alien fleet is codenamed Xenotype, a union of that technology found all those years ago and the most advanced scientific breakthroughs humanity has to offer.
Dice Knight: Mystery of the Moirai
If you like D&D, dice & all that good stuff, definitely try this game out. It’s a very fun & fast paced combat adventure. I love the idea that currency, ammunition for your guns, damage, health, & even the difficulty options are all tied together into the dice. The world is full of humorous sites & dialogue. The interactive dialogue with NPCs is pretty great & it feels like the choices you make in talking with them actually matters. Overall a fantastic game.
– Real player with 25.8 hrs in game
Very fun RNG based game where skill reigns supreme.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
Starlight: Eye of the Storm
Information / English
Starlight Eye of the Storm is Available in the Action, Shooter, Shoot-Em-Up, Vertical genre and was developed by Strides Interactive Game Studio. The Game is still in the development Phase and there may still be Bugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnfigxmEZJo
Gameplay / Story
The player gets behind the wheel of a spaceship and confesses as we know it from Star Wars, heard hostile, with lasers, rockets, guns, etc. That has a charming 3D effect. There is an introductory tutorial that simplifies the entrance and explains the controls. At the beginning you can improve from 4 levels of difficulty. In the further course of the game you unlock new spaceships. Each new weapon brings with it new weapons that can also belong to themselves. The levels are flown through alternately vertically and horizontally. You were offered 2D and 3D graphics. Must come, it belongs to it. An opponent will be with other spaceships. But the selection is wide and each one has a different strategy to control it. The background music of the game in arcade style, which rounds off that certain something and the whole.
– Real player with 14.6 hrs in game
I’ve have been looking for a classic bullet hell type of game for a long time now and have tired some that were out already on the market but they didn’t scratch my itch. Then i came across starlight which thankfully did the job. While it doesn’t have a story mode it makes up with beautiful artwork, challenging enemies, an interesting progression system, and a good soundtrack. The only thing that is missing from this game is in the endless mode.
If you want a classic bullet hell shooter Starlight would be the game I would recommend
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
Battle for Gaming
I tried to incorporate excessively used monetization models as mechanics in the game. So you use DLCs (Downloadable Content) to upgrade yourself, you have to get random improvements from Lootboxes, paid with virtual currency. As ammunition, you use your banknotes and there are a bunch of Live Services to subscribe to, in order to gain boosts (for a price of course). No worries though, there are no real microtransactions in the game. In addition to the mechanics just mentioned, I added other additional systems to make for a replayable, engaging and fun game.
Description
In the full version, there are two different game modes available. There is a story mode, where you can make your way through a storyline. Your choices matter, as there are multiple pathways and endings. The second mode is the Custom Game mode, where you can set your prefered settings and difficulty and try to achieve better and better high scores. In this demo version, you can only play the custom game without setting your own preferences.
The enemies you face are Lootboxes with different attacks at their disposal. As you shoot your way through hordes of Lootboxes you earn DCs (Different Currencies – the in-game currency), which you can use to buy random rewards through Lootboxes. Those rewards are temporary improvements for this run only. During your playthrough, you also find so-called DLC fragments. You can use those to permanently upgrade different perks at the Centre (starting point of the level).
The upgrades include things like your movement speed, your fire rate, the amount of ammunition you can carry, etc. But with DLC fragments you can also unlock a new weapon and the ability to dual wield.
What else
Also at some point, you will unlock the possibility to build up different combo points (there are several combos available at the end, for example, killing only red Lootboxes in a row, earns you bonus DCs. Or killing only one type of Lootboxes earns you bonus DC, etc…) You finish your combos with a melee attack, where you blink to an enemy and destroy it simultaneously. The enemies are randomly created, and you can also control how many enemies you want to face at a given time. More enemies mean you the possible rewards are exponentially higher but at the same time the risk of dying increases.
The level itself is theoretically infinite and procedurally generated. But you have to stay in the vicinity of the Centre, as you need to come back to it for ammunition and upgrades (a little arrow points you the way though). You are also on a clock because there is a limited time until the invincible, deadly W-box starts to chase you. Once it reaches you, this run is over. But at least you keep all permanent upgrades for the next run.
Game Features:
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First Person Shooter with a simple but recognisable art style
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Story mode with different paths and endings
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Custom Game mode lets you hunt for ever-higher high scores
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Enemies are hostile Lootboxes with different attacks
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Upgrade yourself through permanent upgrades
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Kills, Combo-kills and Melee strikes earn you temporary improvements
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Replayable, procedurally generated level with randomized layout and enemies
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You control the risk to reward ration for every battle
Undertale
This was one of my first indie games, and it absolutely hooked me in. Even if you go into it having watched a playthrough of the game (although I would highly recommend going into it blind), it has a lot to offer. There is so much to uncover on your own, the music does a fantastic job of immersing you into the experience, and the random events that can occur will make every playthrough entirely unique to the player. I will probably never play one half of the game
! (specifically the genocide route, both because I don’t have the skill level and I can’t kill the characters I love), but I still return to it from time to time because of how much I love the characters and the world. The writing and the gameplay never clash, both play off of each other and have the same core values. It never feels like a part of the game is removed, it is one cohesive masterpiece and everyone should experience it for themselves at least once.
– Real player with 45.9 hrs in game
Undertale, like most games, is unfortunately not for everyone. Though if Undertale clicks with you, it really clicks. Personally, I find myself unable to stop thinking about this game for the rest of the day if it’s even mentioned to me offhandedly.
Undertale is a deconstruction of the RPG genre that does not sacrifice gameplay in the process. Instead of selecting attacks from a menu à la Final Fantasy, you’ll often find yourself treating every encounter like a small puzzle. It becomes a satisfying process to learn each enemy’s solution as you progress.
– Real player with 37.9 hrs in game
Gearshifters
A fantastic arcade shooter!
Pros
-Great gameplay
-Creative enemy/faction variety
-Awesome bosses
-Enjoyable progression
Cons
-Starting a boss fight with half or lower health could be an absolute drag.
-Difficult bosses/sections can have you repeating the same levels far too many times to be enjoyable.
Thoughts
-I feel like the bosses would have been much more enjoyable if you always entered the fight with full health. Perhaps after successfully reaching the boss and dying the amount of levels you have to repeat should only be one instead of two.
– Real player with 24.0 hrs in game
This game is Fantastic!
I played the demo before and loved it, so I knew the full game was going to be a treat. I know roguelite is becoming quite a common genre now, but it works perfectly with this game. It is so much fun having to play and earn the upgrades which then in turn make the game that little bit easier each time you play. That for me is the perfect way to get you playing and keep you engaged.
This game is a perfect mix of a classic shoot em up while driving a car and dodging bullets, so a car/shoot em up/bullet hell dodging. There are some great bosses to take down as well which are a lot of fun, working out their patterns and ways to take them down. For me its a perfect mix and it works beautifully!
– Real player with 18.7 hrs in game