Peite
2006
It's hilarious humour, decent variation of songs and great re-playability thanks to the 4 difficulties makes this game one if not the best rhythm game ever made. Some stages has not that well made timings but instead could be better on other difficulties/stages. A few stages has really great timings which when it clicks can be super satisfying.
The Christmas stage with the Chicago's "You're the Inspiration" is one of the most memorable things in Video Games History!
- The Bad:
The sound quality and graphics quality is too bad when enjoying in 2022 that it's hard to decipher certain beats and the fonts for the numbers which you need to touch in the right order.
I recommend to play this with a protective shield on your screen and on a normal sized New Nintendo 3DS and with a adult sized DS-pen. I find the DS Light/DSi screens too small to play on for an adult.
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It's a real shame that iNiS (now LIONA) and Nintendo hasn't been able to release any remaster for Mobile or Switch. I don't know who owns the rights but it's probably Nintendo. All the songs are covers and shouldn't be impossible to re-license again. Since the game was published by Nintendo and in one stage has some art mentioning "Nintendo" - the game may be stuck in contract problems with Nintendo. And it could be that LIONA and Nintendo has lost the source.
At least I wish LIONA and Nintendo tried to make an effort making a remaster with or without the help from remaster masters M2.
I mean, this game has the possibility of selling sooo much if it got a mobile and Switch release that they really should do it.
Next I want to play the Ouendan games and Gitaroo Man - all designed by Keiichi Yano.
The Christmas stage with the Chicago's "You're the Inspiration" is one of the most memorable things in Video Games History!
- The Bad:
The sound quality and graphics quality is too bad when enjoying in 2022 that it's hard to decipher certain beats and the fonts for the numbers which you need to touch in the right order.
I recommend to play this with a protective shield on your screen and on a normal sized New Nintendo 3DS and with a adult sized DS-pen. I find the DS Light/DSi screens too small to play on for an adult.
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It's a real shame that iNiS (now LIONA) and Nintendo hasn't been able to release any remaster for Mobile or Switch. I don't know who owns the rights but it's probably Nintendo. All the songs are covers and shouldn't be impossible to re-license again. Since the game was published by Nintendo and in one stage has some art mentioning "Nintendo" - the game may be stuck in contract problems with Nintendo. And it could be that LIONA and Nintendo has lost the source.
At least I wish LIONA and Nintendo tried to make an effort making a remaster with or without the help from remaster masters M2.
I mean, this game has the possibility of selling sooo much if it got a mobile and Switch release that they really should do it.
Next I want to play the Ouendan games and Gitaroo Man - all designed by Keiichi Yano.
An extremely cool game that for someone who has never played Minecraft feels much more interesting.
It’s a bit long if you don’t know how to proceed and can feel over-simplistic at times. But the dialogue - man that is some serious deep dark stuff said by grown-up babies all co-habiting and fighting til they drop.
At least give this game a shot, you won’t regret it!
It’s a bit long if you don’t know how to proceed and can feel over-simplistic at times. But the dialogue - man that is some serious deep dark stuff said by grown-up babies all co-habiting and fighting til they drop.
At least give this game a shot, you won’t regret it!
2014
Probably the best demo ever made and a must play. Borrow someones PS4 with it installed or get a PS4 with old firmware and do what you must to experience it.
Also, you need to have a headset with mic to be able to finish it
Also, you need to have a headset with mic to be able to finish it
A great existential artistic experience. I recommend the PS3 remaster too since this lacks the music (except in time attack) and has horrible character face design. But new orchestrated music is varied and good and the graphics and 60fps makes it amazing on PS5 (I didn’t experience that much texture problems so don’t skip on it if you worry that the PS4 Pro makes it look better - 60fps mode is smooth and quiet on PS5)
2012
Very short but with better graphics than I thought. It provides a really nice semi-VR experience with good use of the motion controller on the DualShock 3 and Datura is an important piece in the history of VR.
The ambient soundtrack was also good if I remember correctly. But I dareeveryone to try it even if it isn’t a great game. It’s almost as important an experience where you get baffled by how good it could have been if they made a serious game out of it. Same problem as with The Order or P.T.
The ambient soundtrack was also good if I remember correctly. But I dareeveryone to try it even if it isn’t a great game. It’s almost as important an experience where you get baffled by how good it could have been if they made a serious game out of it. Same problem as with The Order or P.T.
2013
An ok game with a great underrated soundtrack! It’s no platforming but just boxing. It was difficult on hard but you get free checkpoints so could restart from there. Play it on Normal just to enhoy the production with nice graphical stages, CG and soundtrack. Last boss is really scary!
Ending credits is really cool and meme-y!
I had fun playing it due to the high production value although it lacks in variety.
Ending credits is really cool and meme-y!
I had fun playing it due to the high production value although it lacks in variety.
2016
A must play! Excellent indie game. More fun than Braid and almost as good as Fez.
Not too difficult in the beginning but I had to check walkthrough from time to time in the end. But what makes this game great is that you almost can solve most puzzles if you just give it time. And the nice piano music soothes you. However, the colors can make your eyes really tired, this game is probably the most extreme I have experienced in that regard. But no epilepsy flashing, just too strong plain neon colors, but thanks to the simple graphics and slow tempo you can just lower the brightness.
Please spread the word and play Hue!
- Strong colors on screen with no “eye- and OLED burn in-protection option”, thus Incoukd only play max 1 hr each session even if I used EXTREMELY low LED brightness on my LG C1 49”.
Not too difficult in the beginning but I had to check walkthrough from time to time in the end. But what makes this game great is that you almost can solve most puzzles if you just give it time. And the nice piano music soothes you. However, the colors can make your eyes really tired, this game is probably the most extreme I have experienced in that regard. But no epilepsy flashing, just too strong plain neon colors, but thanks to the simple graphics and slow tempo you can just lower the brightness.
Please spread the word and play Hue!
- Strong colors on screen with no “eye- and OLED burn in-protection option”, thus Incoukd only play max 1 hr each session even if I used EXTREMELY low LED brightness on my LG C1 49”.
2014
Less a game and more of a piece of art experience such as the Radiohead art exhibition game.
Excellent soundtrack, excellent art-direction and very mesmerising. However, it’s a bit too strange and difficult so few people play it through, but I recommend doing by following any guide since all levels and art and music is cool. There are lots of small hidden details and bonuses for discovering it so I urge more to play this peace of art.
The developers have made another game with similar art called ”I’m Dead” which makes me curious.
Excellent soundtrack, excellent art-direction and very mesmerising. However, it’s a bit too strange and difficult so few people play it through, but I recommend doing by following any guide since all levels and art and music is cool. There are lots of small hidden details and bonuses for discovering it so I urge more to play this peace of art.
The developers have made another game with similar art called ”I’m Dead” which makes me curious.
2019
A good but short unique indie game with amazingly good OST. SWH unfortunately doesn’t have any simple trophies for finishing the game and goes its own way with some strange riddles. Although I’m no trophy hunter per se, I get really put off when games has too difficult trophies. You can just check a walkthrough how to solve the riddles but that doesn’t make sense to me. Getting no trophies leaves the game on 0% and since you finish the game in 1hr it looks like you didn’t enjoy the game and that may lead to other people skipping on it. I hope the developers realise they must use trophies in a way to market their game positively.
2017
This review contains spoilers
7.5/10
A great short game that in the beginning borrows from Inside and Swedish children’s TV etc. and later on borrows too much from Spirited Away. It’s a great beautiful game even in the end of 2022 when I finally played it for the first time.
Now there’s a bundle on PSN with both games that includes all DLC, I will get that later, just playing through my PS+ library.
A great short game that in the beginning borrows from Inside and Swedish children’s TV etc. and later on borrows too much from Spirited Away. It’s a great beautiful game even in the end of 2022 when I finally played it for the first time.
Now there’s a bundle on PSN with both games that includes all DLC, I will get that later, just playing through my PS+ library.
2017
It has a great track by Susumu Hirasawa which is not his typical style but more ambient, and that and the town it is placed in along with the Katsuhiro Otomo-style art and the nice action makes it worth it.
The Ascent and that new Katsuhiro Otomo-style AI-stole-my-world-game all got inspired by RUINER is safe to say.
The Ascent and that new Katsuhiro Otomo-style AI-stole-my-world-game all got inspired by RUINER is safe to say.
2015
One of the most fun open world games I have played, and I have only finished one (AC4 Black Flag). The car driving in 60fps and the graphical effects like dust and explosions and sound in this game is awesome. Skip the 30fps PS4-version and try it in 60+ on Steam or Series SX on a TV with controller, it’s such an underrated game!
This review contains spoilers
Nice version where you can choose EU, US or JPN-version but beware that either region will be default depending on where you live. In CotM there is no difference between US and EU but be careful not playing the included SNES game on EU-version.
A great detail I noticed a bit late is that you can open a super nice bestiary and item encyclopedia from within the game so thanks to that you don't really have to check up things on your phone which I hate having to do.
Cotm is game with an original and quite original and nice weapon system locked inside a quite frustrating card-collecting system where you only can get cards, armour and items from enemies; and the frustrating thing with CotM is that the drop rate is extremely low.
You almost never find any potions and you can't sell any duplicant items for money and buy stuff.
However, the level design is not that bad except for too much repetitive collecting of Mana and Health pools.
The bosses are quite fun except the last boss.
(No one mentions this but The twin dragons are easy if you go all the way to the left/right and then slide underneath after baiting their head slams)
The music is good although much are older remade songs.
Since it is a Koji Igarashi made Metrodivania (or as they call it "Igavania") with simple but punchy pixel-palette and good responsive controls it is highly enjoyable and thus a 8/10 game in my book since I like simpler metroidvanias. But the bad drop rates and some simplified and boring level design has CotM fall to a 7/10 at its worst.
A great detail I noticed a bit late is that you can open a super nice bestiary and item encyclopedia from within the game so thanks to that you don't really have to check up things on your phone which I hate having to do.
Cotm is game with an original and quite original and nice weapon system locked inside a quite frustrating card-collecting system where you only can get cards, armour and items from enemies; and the frustrating thing with CotM is that the drop rate is extremely low.
You almost never find any potions and you can't sell any duplicant items for money and buy stuff.
However, the level design is not that bad except for too much repetitive collecting of Mana and Health pools.
The bosses are quite fun except the last boss.
(No one mentions this but The twin dragons are easy if you go all the way to the left/right and then slide underneath after baiting their head slams)
The music is good although much are older remade songs.
Since it is a Koji Igarashi made Metrodivania (or as they call it "Igavania") with simple but punchy pixel-palette and good responsive controls it is highly enjoyable and thus a 8/10 game in my book since I like simpler metroidvanias. But the bad drop rates and some simplified and boring level design has CotM fall to a 7/10 at its worst.
Best cinematic game ever. A must play even for non-gamers.
Despite Cage being a jerk.
Despite Cage being a jerk.
2019
Great goose physics! I enjoyed its slow pace and procedural soundtrack.
A bit short and could have been cheaper from the start.
A bit short and could have been cheaper from the start.