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Guy from New Zealand doing his best.
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Grew up on Sega, GameBoy, PlayStation, and low-grade PCs.
Interested in the industry and watching the exciting things that can be done with games.
Guy from New Zealand doing his best.
1=Bad
2=Fine
3=Good
4=Special
5=Amazing
Grew up on Sega, GameBoy, PlayStation, and low-grade PCs.
Interested in the industry and watching the exciting things that can be done with games.
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GOTY '23
Participated in the 2023 Game of the Year Event
Liked
Gained 10+ total review likes
Shreked
Found the secret ogre page
Roadtrip
Voted for at least 3 features on the roadmap
Best Friends
Become mutual friends with at least 3 others
GOTY '22
Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event
3 Years of Service
Being part of the Backloggd community for 3 years
GOTY '21
Participated in the 2021 Game of the Year Event
Full-Time
Journaled games once a day for a month straight
On Schedule
Journaled games once a day for a week straight
Popular
Gained 15+ followers
Noticed
Gained 3+ followers
Elite Gamer
Played 500+ games
Gamer
Played 250+ games
N00b
Played 100+ games
Favorite Games
736
Total Games Played
002
Played in 2024
004
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Viewfinder fits into the same category as Superliminal and The Unfinished Swan.
Games that blow your mind in a gif but when I play them, I'm always left wanting more.
I'm pleased to say that Viewfinder is a lot better than the others!
The trick of placing a 2D photo in the world and then walking into it never stopped being trippy. I loved it!
The narration didn't do a lot for me i'm afraid.
Puzzle design wise, it remained interesting to the end.
Perhaps this is because I'm dyslexic but I find these 3D reasoning games pretty simple. Although some of the optional puzzles took a bit of thinking.
I finished all of them in a little over 4 hours.
I enjoyed the narration in games like The Beginners Guide but here it didn’t ever enrich the experience.
Although never annoying.
The devs try to leave the overarching narrative vague at the start, maybe to create mystery?
But it left me not caring about any of it.
Viewfinder is a good game!
Sad Owl Studios made an awesome thing.
So if you like the gifs, you'll like the game.
Games that blow your mind in a gif but when I play them, I'm always left wanting more.
I'm pleased to say that Viewfinder is a lot better than the others!
The trick of placing a 2D photo in the world and then walking into it never stopped being trippy. I loved it!
The narration didn't do a lot for me i'm afraid.
Puzzle design wise, it remained interesting to the end.
Perhaps this is because I'm dyslexic but I find these 3D reasoning games pretty simple. Although some of the optional puzzles took a bit of thinking.
I finished all of them in a little over 4 hours.
I enjoyed the narration in games like The Beginners Guide but here it didn’t ever enrich the experience.
Although never annoying.
The devs try to leave the overarching narrative vague at the start, maybe to create mystery?
But it left me not caring about any of it.
Viewfinder is a good game!
Sad Owl Studios made an awesome thing.
So if you like the gifs, you'll like the game.
It’s a good game. Better than BOTW for sure.
I’m not sure if this is because of life circumstances but towards the end, I was just mainlining shrines on my hover bike.
Caves, stables, side quests? GTFO! I'm not interested anymore!
When I was first playing, I was touching every inch of the regions I was unlocking, avoiding the main quest.
So much so that I got the last sage first
So yea, I enjoyed it a lot.
But at some point I felt I was no longer progressing. So was just looking for the main line content.
It could learn from Elden Ring with how it manages openness while gating content.
I’m not sure if this is because of life circumstances but towards the end, I was just mainlining shrines on my hover bike.
Caves, stables, side quests? GTFO! I'm not interested anymore!
When I was first playing, I was touching every inch of the regions I was unlocking, avoiding the main quest.
So much so that I got the last sage first
So yea, I enjoyed it a lot.
But at some point I felt I was no longer progressing. So was just looking for the main line content.
It could learn from Elden Ring with how it manages openness while gating content.