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Genuinely fun, well-translated, cute, and frustrating (but in a good way) as you try to fend off the oomfies from interrupting your conversation with an idiot who occasionally gaslights you.
There's some minor gripes that can come from not knowing the wordlist at play, but any frustrations can be chalked up to Okuu being an absolute birdbrain who forgets that the animal youkai that came to visit was a human or that someone wanted to build a prison next to your mansion.
There's some minor gripes that can come from not knowing the wordlist at play, but any frustrations can be chalked up to Okuu being an absolute birdbrain who forgets that the animal youkai that came to visit was a human or that someone wanted to build a prison next to your mansion.
Wario Land II
1998
Amazingly ambitious little game. Very solid mechanics that are definitely ahead of their time. It's largely fun, but can be a bit long in the tooth and sometimes wastes your time a bit too much. If there weren't enough bits that were generally hard to figure out due to inconsistent telegraphing, I'd say it's a perfect car trip game. Still, it's hard to believe this came out on the Game Boy, especially with its absolutely wild structure.
Fun enough little game that feels a bit more mechanically sound than the first Wario Land, if maybe not a bit more pared back. It's not as daring as what came before or what would come after, but it's solid all the same.
Live A Live
2022
This is less a game and more of an OOPArt.
Everything it does feels so fresh and modern that, when combined with the updated HD-2D graphics, soundtrack, and stellar voice acting by the Japanese cast, it's genuinely mind boggling to think that this is the remake of an almost 30-year-old game and not a modern effort riding the contemporary wave of subversive RPGs.
I've got my nitpicks and my nags, and I'd really rather Gori just not exist at all, but this truly is a masterpiece that is immensely worthy of anyone's time, even, if not especially, those who don't normally go in for RPGs.
Everything it does feels so fresh and modern that, when combined with the updated HD-2D graphics, soundtrack, and stellar voice acting by the Japanese cast, it's genuinely mind boggling to think that this is the remake of an almost 30-year-old game and not a modern effort riding the contemporary wave of subversive RPGs.
I've got my nitpicks and my nags, and I'd really rather Gori just not exist at all, but this truly is a masterpiece that is immensely worthy of anyone's time, even, if not especially, those who don't normally go in for RPGs.
Touhou Spell Bubble
2020
Outside of MegaMari and Super Marisa Land, this was my first real exposure to Touhou and is a real treat. Just a solid Puzzle Bobble game with an amazing soundtrack, nifty character mechanics, and a fun story. Something I keep coming back to.
Poinie's Poin
2002
Even while playing it it felt like it couldn't possibly be an actually real existing thing
Bizarre thing that exists somewhere between parappa and baby sensory video with this weird undertone of vague hostility that makes it feel like if might pull a weapon on you
Loved it????
Why's there a full English voice acting track that all seems just slightly off and also features a guy doing a cartman voice
People just singsong cheerfully announce shit like oh her? her sons dead or what does it feel like to play god with people's emotions
The main character keeps saying 'can't touch this' but like in the wrong cadence
Men, can't live with 'em, can't shoot' em
The opening video is maybe the best thing I've ever experienced
Bizarre thing that exists somewhere between parappa and baby sensory video with this weird undertone of vague hostility that makes it feel like if might pull a weapon on you
Loved it????
Why's there a full English voice acting track that all seems just slightly off and also features a guy doing a cartman voice
People just singsong cheerfully announce shit like oh her? her sons dead or what does it feel like to play god with people's emotions
The main character keeps saying 'can't touch this' but like in the wrong cadence
Men, can't live with 'em, can't shoot' em
The opening video is maybe the best thing I've ever experienced
Yumimi Mix Remix
1995
Cute and breezy, with very charming art. It's ostensibly a neat, comedy OVA presented as a visual novel, and it's a very fun way to spend an afternoon.
Ridge Racer Type 4
1998
This made me understand Kazuo Hirai better. I get he was just pulling from the first game, but this is truly peak Ridge Racer performance. Nothing in this game is a half measure, the story swings big and makes you invested in caricatures of characters that end up being lovable, and it just oozes style, charm, and sheer cool the whole time.
Gensou Skydrift
2015
A really fun imagining of Touhou as a racing game, borrowing the main mechanic from Mario Kart Double Dash in a fun way that even the story has a good time with. The track design can be a little wonk, and every now and then swapping feels a bit jank, but it's very fun and charming all the same.
Demon Turf
2021
I like almost all the parts of this game individually. The controls are practically immaculate, the character designs are charming, the level designs are neat, and the music is cool
But even with all the good parts put together, the bits that bug me stick in my craw enough that I can't really say I like the game. There's enough of a bounce out of the glide that it feels bad to use, the combat is absolutely dreadful, and all the good visual design gets negated by being smeared with disgusting fog that, honestly, hurt my eyes most of the time.
There's a really nice foundation here, but I can't really say that the main game does it for me. I hear the little expansion is better, and I may honestly get to it someday since I want a better version of it, but this one just fell flat for me.
But even with all the good parts put together, the bits that bug me stick in my craw enough that I can't really say I like the game. There's enough of a bounce out of the glide that it feels bad to use, the combat is absolutely dreadful, and all the good visual design gets negated by being smeared with disgusting fog that, honestly, hurt my eyes most of the time.
There's a really nice foundation here, but I can't really say that the main game does it for me. I hear the little expansion is better, and I may honestly get to it someday since I want a better version of it, but this one just fell flat for me.