Alien Cat 2
Stars received: 2.5/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
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[0.2] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
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Game description key-points: 2D instance looter
– Real player with 7.5 hrs in game
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Pretty fun little puzzle type game here…it’s tough but fair, although I prefer the side scrolling platforming of the first game. Wish it had more achievements but not gonna complain.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
The Battles of Spwak 2
Here it is! The short-awaited sequel to The Battles of Spwak!
Trapped in another dimension, help Spwak, the Protagonist, venture deep in four
very different worlds. Explore for hidden Skills, carefully change your Stats
and Skills for each battle and beat enemies the way you want.
Advance at your own pace. Go solo or find companions. Complete one world after
the another or progress steadily by alternating between them. Repeat previous
battles to win easily later or face tough, but fair battles.
Features
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Significantly easier Battles than the first game, but still challenging
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Standard Turn-Based Battles
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81 Unique Battles, 80 of them repeatable if you want so
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124 Different kinds of Enemies
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4 Different Worlds
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Up to 4 Party Members
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84 Skills, 21 for each Party Member, 64 of them hidden
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Up to 8 equippable Skills - choose wisely
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Redistribute freely your Party Members' Stats
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Enemy Preview - Know your Enemy
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100% accurate Skills
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7 Achievements
Controls
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Movement: Arrow Keys, Num Pad (2, 4, 6, 8), Left Click
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Action: Z, Enter, Space, Left Click
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Menu / Cancel: X, Esc, Num Pad (0), Right Click
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Dash / Walk: Shift
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IMM Defense 2
Torn on this one, but in the end the negatives over shadowed the few positives.
It’s nice looking, and the music is fine, the controls are limited, but fine.
The tower options are pretty limited, and oddly confusing. There are (so far) eighteen options, but many have the exact same name and differ only in cost.
There are circles and octagons that act as pathing as well as gun placement, and each offers nine tower types. Progress is straight, one thru five, with no variation and no information regarding what you are getting for your money, which is quite irritating.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
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Played and enjoyed the first game.
A few more bells and whistles with this incarnation.
At the low price, you can’t go too far wrong.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
7/10: The fourth and final part of Penny Arcade’s quadrilogy involving elder gods and silly puns. Zeboyd Games has a classic turn-based approach to RPG’s that I always enjoy, though it’s a bit closer to Pokemon with the whole trainers and monsters dynamic.
Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness series began back in 2008, and took about 5 years to reach it’s conclusion. The first two parts, developed and published by Hothead, were both released that year and were close to the style of the webcomic and had timing mechanics mixed into their turn based combat. Then things went mysteriously quiet, leaving the series potentially unfinished until 2011 when Zeboyd announced they’d be developing episode 3 (and later 4), at which point the series combat mechanics switched to Zeboyd’s style, with turn bars and interrupts and 16-bit graphics.
– Real player with 29.6 hrs in game
Rain-Slick 4 is an improvement on Rain-Slick 3 in almost every way. Once again, I played through the game on Insane difficulty. Due to the new monster ally mechanic, party member roles are not as rigid, and many battles require a different approach than using the same team composition over and over. While the overall challenge is slightly less than 3, it felt more rewarding to clear a hard encounter through modifying my strategy rather than just retrying and hoping my tank takes more hits; not to mention, there are still plenty of formidable opponents in the optional content.
– Real player with 22.3 hrs in game
Super Huey™ 1 & 2 Airdrop
I bought it mainly because I had it when I was a kid for The Atari XL/XE And the c64
Huey 2 was the best one
Huey 1 is okay for its time but controls are choppy. I only liked the Exploration bit
This version is only the C64 version Not the Dos version or the Atari XL or Atari 7800 version
I liked huey UH2x the best!
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
The Battles of Spwak 3
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– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Sunshine Manor
*Note that all achievements are broken as of this time of writing (7 Nov 2021).
Playing status: finished the game
Intro
Sunshine Manor is a prequel to Camp Sunshine, a horror adventure game about running away from a killer bear on camping grounds. The prequel tries to break the horror element, introducing more gameplay to make it more focused on exploration, fighting enemies that are blocking your way if necessary.
Pros:
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5+1 unique boss fights
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Dungeons that focuses on a different mechanic
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
Sunshine Manor was a great game! I didn’t know about this game until the Developer came to me and gave me a copy to try on stream (plus a copy of Camp Sunshine). My stream had SO much fun watching through the play through and many of them subsequently went to purchase the game on Steam.
Pros:
*Soundtrack - this soundtrack is the best part of the game! It’s banger as fuck!
*Battle system - the attack with your Psychic ability is great
*Auto Use of items - You auto use items when you need to use them
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Chip’s Challenge 2
I started playing the Windows version of Chip’s Challenge way back when I was five years old. It took a good three years to beat the game, but they were three very enjoyable years. Shortly afterward, around 1997 to 1998, I discovered a small online community dedicated to the game, which was buzzing about a potential sequel. Sadly, by the time its development was finished in 1999, the sequel never saw the light of day due to publishing problems. So that should give you an idea of just how much time fans have been waiting to see this game. In the meantime, the CC community grew and started developing its own official fan-made sequels to the original game in lieu of CC2, and CC developer Chuck Sommerville released a successor to his original called Chuck’s Challenge.
– Real player with 7943.2 hrs in game
It’s Chip’s Challenge 2, and I enjoyed it enough to play through the entirety all at once.
Took over 13 hours. Totally worth it.
Anyway, everything from the original returns here, as well as a huge pile of new elements that, though overwhelming at first, are definitely introduced at a reasonable pace. Some levels have time limits a bit on the short side for their puzzle (often these are bowling ball on rail puzzles) and there are quite a few more short time limit levels in the game: though these are more straightforward, where the time limit merely adds to the challenge rather than frustrates by running out of time right as you’re approaching the finish.
– Real player with 342.7 hrs in game
Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
Great port with one glaring omission: the lack of 4:3 resolution support. Running the game in full screen on my 4:3 monitor results in letterboxed 16:9, which causes two significant issues:
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Darius Gaiden cannot be played in true fullscreen at its native aspect ratio. You can either play in stretched letterboxed 16:9, or in letterboxed-and-pillarboxed 4:3. No matter what, it won’t fill the screen.
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Multi-monitor mode for the games that support it cannot be correctly lined up and scaled, because the “seams” of the screens don’t correspond with the monitor resolutions. Stretching the game past the internal boundaries of the game resolution just results in the image being cropped, even though there is screen space there; said screen space is just black. I presume this is also an issue on multi-monitor 16:9 displays.
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
EDIT: It’s been almost a week and nothing regarding possible issues is coming, kinda scared they aren’t saying anything about it, not recommending until they at least give words for the issues on the port (That is, if M2 stops reposting Senjin Aleste Fanart in their goddamn Twitter…)
The price is quite excessive if they don’t fix these issues (It’s 2021, these issues shouldn’t be there in the first place, no, “M2 is not experienced with PC, that’s why BASIC stuff happened” is not an excuse).
Not a perfect port, but it’s been less than 2 days since it was released.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
8-Bit Adventures 2
A Retro RPG That’s More Than a Throwback!
8-Bit Adventures 2 is everything you love about NES, SNES and PS1-era JRPGs - with all of the charm, heart and soul, but none of the inconvenience.
That means an earnest, engaging storyline; relatable, easy-to-love characters; strategic turn-based battles; deep party customisation; bizarre monsters; an unforgettable soundtrack; and a large, fantastical world, traversed by Airship, and filled with people full of personality – all brought to life by vibrant 8-Bit inspired visuals.
Our modern approach to design ensures no random encounters or mandatory grinding, the freedom to save your game anywhere, and precise pacing which never bogs the player down with pointless filler, and ensures you’re always doing something fun and meaningful over the 20+ hour playtime. From beginning to end, 8-Bit Adventures 2 is focused on telling an engaging story, not wasting your time.
It may be a sequel, but anyone can jump into this brand new JRPG adventure!
EXPLORE
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12 Towns and 29 Dungeons, every environment featuring its own feel and flavour.
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An expansive World Map filled with secrets and optional locations to discover; both on-foot and by vehicle.
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Take to the skies in your Airship and fly wherever you want, or take a walk on the deck to do a bit of shopping and chat with your party members. It’s your high-in-the-sky home away from home!
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Constant variety – everything from ancient ruins to a robot murder mystery – realised through charming pixel art which walks the line between authenticity and aesthetic.
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Everyone has a story, and you’ll find 8-Bit Adventures 2 full of weird and wonderful people eager to tell you theirs. They might reminisce about the past, offer helpful hints, complain about their daily lives, or just make a joke – you never know what they’ll say!
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Curiosity is always rewarded; the more you explore, the more powerful your characters can become!
BATTLE
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A turn-based JRPG battle system with depth and strategy, inspired by games like Final Fantasy X and Chrono Trigger.
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Build your party from 7 playable characters, who can be freely swapped in and out of battle – without even wasting a turn!
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Unleash 99 unique abilities, including Team Attacks and Omega Burst finishing moves.
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Mix and match between an arsenal of weapons, armour, and accessories, or tap into a flexible Augment system which allows you to customise your characters stats and give them all kinds of special effects!
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Snappy, stylised menus and icons make commands easy to find and execute, even if you’re new to menu-based combat.
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Face down 98 of the toughest and weirdest foes you’ve ever seen – complete with the occasional name pun. They wander the world just like you do, so there are no random battles!
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A carefully balanced experience with a gentle difficulty curve that allows players of all skill levels to enjoy the game, while still encouraging strategy. In 8-Bit Adventures 2, victory requires more than spamming the Attack button!
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Numerous side-quests and super bosses – some of which provide a significant challenge!
STORY
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Become absorbed in an engaging, character-driven tale about living a full life and protecting the things that really matter.
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A feel-good adventure filled with love, laughs, and drama, which deals with the dark stuff but always wants to leave you feeling uplifted over its 20+ hours.
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Meet a loveable cast of characters who form relationships, make mistakes, and struggle with their past, but still work to save the world and overcome their demons.
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Save the world from a vengeful Glitch! A mistreated child with terrifying powers threatens to reshape the world in his own chaotic image. A unique and persistent foe from beginning to end, the Glitch changes and develops over the course of the story like any other character, grappling with what he is…and what he could be.
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8-Bit Adventures 2 has a script the size of a novel, and every line of text has been meticulously timed to make dialogue flow naturally and bring out each character’s personality - just like if they were speaking out loud.
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A focus on tight pacing and providing a consistently enjoyable adventure, rather than dragging things out or artificially extending the length.
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Some fun references and out there ideas, but this isn’t a Meta, fourth-wall breaking story; it’s a heartfelt, character-focused adventure through and through. While the conflict with the Glitch drives the overall narrative forward, the personal struggles and relationships of the party members give the game its heart.
This game features bright screen flashes for certain special attacks and effects. If you are susceptible to these kinds of flashes and bright lights, or have an epileptic condition of any kind, please consult your physician before playing.