Wildfire
I’ll try to be as concise as possible, but I’m a long winded individual so…here goes!
First of all, I absolutely love this game. The art style, animation, gameplay, replay, and humor is just amazing. This is probably my favorite game this year and I think the first game I’ve gotten all the achievements on in a long time. It’s got it’s fair share of flaws, but nothing that completely breaks the enjoyment of the game.
Pros:
Graphically, the game is beautiful. Big fan of pixel art, the animation is key in pixel art. With very few pixels to represent a character or world, the only thing that separates the generic pixel art and a living world is animation and this game has it.
– Real player with 51.0 hrs in game
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I played the demo and that was pretty fun, it kinda sold me on wanting to get the full version ASAP…even though I was already pretty set on wanting to get it since it’s initial announcements because of its various innovations with the elemental mechanics.
As much as I enjoyed the demo though, it was a fairly condensed experience designed to give you a small taste of each of the elements that you get to work with throughout the game and only lasts a couple of hours. At the time of me writing this review, with the full version of the game (which I found heavily discounted ~ what a lovely surprise that was) I’m at just under 40 hours and about to start level 21 (Mountains 6). I’m not sure how many levels there are overall (I could look it up I’m not one to spoil these types of details for myself lol), but when looking at the game map I’m in the upper right section…about to leave the mountains, so I still have quite a bit to go it seems, which is awesome.
– Real player with 39.3 hrs in game
Songs of Armageddopolis
Songs Of Armageddopolis is a point’n’click detective game. In a world where magic and technology go hand in hand, and people disappear without a trace every day, you will play the role of a young psionic named Glaz, who is doing an internship at a detective bureau. The bosses don’t like you. You think that the reason for this antipathy is the form of your head: it is too round. But that is not the point. The point is: you stink of death and defeat. Why are you even here? Well, there were some reasons, probably, but now they are of no significance. This city has secrets and you must reveal them. To become the best detective. To plunge your enemies into dust. And to find your true love.
Features
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Mysterious Tower, which combines platforming mechanics and point’n’click adventure mechanics.
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Lots of mini-games.
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The ending depends on your playing style
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Telekinesis is your main tool. Use it to interact with the game world.
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This game is not for weaklings. If you die on Normal difficulty, you cannot continue playing.
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Realistic coffee machines.
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Soulpath: the final journey
Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/EUew8mhhV30
This is not a good collection of mini-games. Quite frankly, there’s older collection of mini-games out there that are much better and light years ahead in the gameplay department (examples: Summer Funland, Loco Dojo, Rec Room, etc.). The game mechanics here are simply outdated. I had zero fun while playing this.
The mini-games are just too basic with outdated interactions. Several of the interactions are point and click type interactions. The controls are pretty bad in two of the mini-games where it feels like you’re fighting the controls more than you’re trying to play a game. The physics are simple in these mini-games. Overall, these mini-games function, but they are forgettable.I think it’s an interesting concept to tie emotions to a mini-game type. However, I felt mostly frustration, boredom, & even rage through all the emotions, even the joy and serenity games. I enjoy a challenge in mini-games, but these are boring challenges
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
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Disclaimer: I’ve received this game for free via Curator Connect.
Soulpath is a small collection of tedious mini-games with mediocre visuals and very basic gameplay. Every game has 3 difficulty levels but I could not bring myself to play any of them again after finishing the initial level.
Here are those mini-games:
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Beat Saber with a lot of bombs and without rhythm and slicing mechanics;
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Unresponsive marble ball “labyrinth” with instant death traps;
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2 similar precision challenges with the most clunky throwing mechanics I’ve ever seen in VR;
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Divinest Light
It isn’t terrible for the price.
Puzzle platforming in the style of LIMBO or INSIDE.
The art style is pretty cool and the soundtrack is sufficiently gloomy.
Unfortunately, the game provides zero context for your character’s existence so everything in the game feels a little detached.
Still probably worth your time if you are finished with LIMBO and INSIDE and want more.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Ginkgo
Alright, so I’ve played this game a fair bit, especially since I’ve found out that you could speedrun it (personal best is 3:12, but record is 3:08, held by my friend).
Summary: For a demo, it’s really solid. If you play the game properly, it should work as intended and you’ll have a smooth gameplay experience. There’s some bugs here and there that would cause your game to crash, but it’s few and far between.
Story: 8/10
The premise is really interesting. In my playthrough, I located all secret rooms and read all the dialogue possible for the full experience. The only reason it isn’t any higher was I definitely wished there was more, but it is just a demo.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
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Ginkgo is a game made by a group of talented students under the University of Southern California (USC) Games Program! Now I’ve yet to review anything made by anyone still in school before- I guess technically everyone was a student at some point in their lives. Anyways, it’s just such a weird feeling for me, but good! Though it’s labelled an early access title, I’d say it’s more accurate to be termed as a demo! I really hope this project does come to fruition~ However, for now how does this game do!? Oh the SHEAR anticipation! XD
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Haunted Hotel: Lost Time Collector’s Edition
love the game just thought it was too short
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Nice. Graphics were great. I will definitely play this game again.
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Charge
You play as a silent protagonist armed with a charge gun, and your ultimate goal is to progress through all levels presented by the game. Each level is a room that has only one exit, and your goal is to overcome any obstacles (such as humanly unreachable platforms or remotely-controlled closed doors) to reach that exit and progress to the next level.
To your help you have charge gun, cube and charge-proof walls (emitting light-blue segments). Charge gun is capable of positively or negatively charging cube and charge-proof walls. Depending on the charges applied, the interaction between them will be different:
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if cube and wall have opposite charges - cube will attract and eventually static cling to the wall;
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otherwise (alike charges) cube will repel away from the wall.
The closer those are, the stronger the effect.
There are major restrictions when it comes to charging objects:
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cube can either be positively OR negatively charged at the same time, or neutral;
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only one wall charge of the same sign can exist at the same time, and applying new alike wall charge to another location removes old.
You will need to figure out how to take advantage of these tools and manipulate objects to progress through. Almost every level forces you to learn a new way of using these tools, and some of the mechanics that you already learned in previous levels are mixed in.
Evergate: Ki’s Awakening
I can’t recommend it more to puzzle-platformer lovers.
It’s a free prologue of an indie game, its Visual Effects, Art, Music, and Narrative are apparently elegant and remind me of Ori(Of course this game is much smaller due to the difference in team scale).
The gameplay is not complex, a one-screen platformer for each level, where Ki manages to reach the gate and collect items. The difficulty and fun are to find out one/several possible ways and test our thoughts with those interesting abilities(7 in all).
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
I agree with the TSA website review where it says:
Evergate has the potential to be an incredible game to play, with its beautiful artwork and animation, and intelligent and well-planned gameplay. Unfortunately, every level feels like a struggle, needing pinpoint precision to complete and move on to the next. It ends up a frustrating experience more than an enjoyable challenge.
Good: The game runs on simple mechanisms, allowing for easy initial gameplay
Artwork and score work wonderfully together
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Morkredd Prøve (Demo)
Dark and shadowy style like Limbo/Inside. Slow paced puzzle game for two with splitscreen co-op makes it a good title to play with someone who is not a hardcore gamer. :) The free demo is reasonably long, if you want to get a taste of the game first.
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
What’s not to love about 2 friends screaming about their nightlight.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Repeat
How do I start?
Demo and Repeat! In the demo you will find a unique level. You will try how Repeat is played and at the same time check the hardware requirements + 3 achievements.
What is Repeat Box?
A simple small device allowing you to control the direction, in which the environment loops. What else? It speaks! Repeat Box in fact head of our heroine. It will reveal more about itself in the game!
What is Bubble suit?
We could say that it is our heroine’s body. But it is just a suit. What else? It’s inflatable and deflates on impact allowing you to bounce around like a bubble.
Where does all this happen and what is it about?
Download Demo Play Explore and Repeat Wishlist and Follow
