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13 days ago
13 days ago
MishaDigital
completed
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
13 days ago
MishaDigital
completed
Elden Ring
13 days ago
MishaDigital
followed
Jupiter_Senshi
13 days ago
MishaDigital
completed
Still There
This review contains spoilers
This was a really great puzzle game, but not without its issues.
First off, it turns out I pretty much recapped most of the game, so that's what a lot of this is.
Second, and ill say it at the end too, but I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone who want's to experience the story, they do have an easy mode so you can bypass their puzzles if need be.
Story Recap and Throughts
To start off, Still There is a game about grief and loss. You don't learn this immediately though. You start of as the player spaceman Karl Hamba, in a tiny confined ship cutely named The Bento. Karl is out here just monitoring the area in a kind of space-lighthouse. You're only companion out here being a rather sassy AI and your radio.
Eventually, after some initial setup puzzles, you receive a call from someone alone and stranded on a derelict spaceship. Further puzzles ensue and a mystery starts brewing. There are quite a few stressful puzzles you have to do with alarms going off and problems happening. Steadily you learn more about our protagonist, and things start getting real sad, real quick.
Karl had a daughter, and you only get flashes of it for a while, but steadily you learn why he took this job in middle of nowhere. As the puzzles go on and your try everything to save this person on this ship, more and more memories come up. A red shoe, your daughters voice, something happening. An accident.
During this you find this ship isn't everything it seems either. It's simply not there, or rather, it's not there at this point in time. The story evolves into this whole time travel/psychological thriller.
You're station is falling apart, the person in the ship is losing oxygen, your memories are coming back, forced by this anomaly space.
Karls daughter died in front of him, and that's why he's out in middle of nowhere space. This anomaly, the person in another time, all coming together to have him finally face his grief and loss.
The ending genuinely made me cry.
though admit ably I'm prone to it if something wants the player to do so.
The Puzzles
The puzzles themselves were probably the weakest part of the game. They ranged from good puzzles, to just bad incomprehensible thought paths you were supposed to take to reach the conclusion they wanted. There were some puzzles that for me, just were not conceivable in any way and I had to use a walk-through to get a foothold for the section.
So not great in that regard, but when they were good they were good.
The art style was serviceable, nothing stood out as amazing, but the music and sound design were great!
I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone who want's to experience the story, they do have an easy mode so you can bypass their puzzles if need be.
First off, it turns out I pretty much recapped most of the game, so that's what a lot of this is.
Second, and ill say it at the end too, but I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone who want's to experience the story, they do have an easy mode so you can bypass their puzzles if need be.
Story Recap and Throughts
To start off, Still There is a game about grief and loss. You don't learn this immediately though. You start of as the player spaceman Karl Hamba, in a tiny confined ship cutely named The Bento. Karl is out here just monitoring the area in a kind of space-lighthouse. You're only companion out here being a rather sassy AI and your radio.
Eventually, after some initial setup puzzles, you receive a call from someone alone and stranded on a derelict spaceship. Further puzzles ensue and a mystery starts brewing. There are quite a few stressful puzzles you have to do with alarms going off and problems happening. Steadily you learn more about our protagonist, and things start getting real sad, real quick.
Karl had a daughter, and you only get flashes of it for a while, but steadily you learn why he took this job in middle of nowhere. As the puzzles go on and your try everything to save this person on this ship, more and more memories come up. A red shoe, your daughters voice, something happening. An accident.
During this you find this ship isn't everything it seems either. It's simply not there, or rather, it's not there at this point in time. The story evolves into this whole time travel/psychological thriller.
You're station is falling apart, the person in the ship is losing oxygen, your memories are coming back, forced by this anomaly space.
Karls daughter died in front of him, and that's why he's out in middle of nowhere space. This anomaly, the person in another time, all coming together to have him finally face his grief and loss.
The ending genuinely made me cry.
though admit ably I'm prone to it if something wants the player to do so.
The Puzzles
The puzzles themselves were probably the weakest part of the game. They ranged from good puzzles, to just bad incomprehensible thought paths you were supposed to take to reach the conclusion they wanted. There were some puzzles that for me, just were not conceivable in any way and I had to use a walk-through to get a foothold for the section.
So not great in that regard, but when they were good they were good.
The art style was serviceable, nothing stood out as amazing, but the music and sound design were great!
I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone who want's to experience the story, they do have an easy mode so you can bypass their puzzles if need be.
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
reviewed
Citizen Sleeper
the way i finished this game in 2 days, omg i was LOCKED in -- this is one of the many indie games that made me think about my own life + thought about for 2 more weeks
-what if you were a robot stuck on a space station with no real goal or motivation to do anything except to find a reason to keep living?
-plays as a dice roll when you make choices + has diff job "classes" that gives you benefits for doing specific tasks
-art is amazing + I wish I could draw as good as this
-the music has the perfect tone for the overall theme
-multiple different pathways you can take + endings, in which can be good, bad or neither
-i felt like i was just reading a really good visual novel
-what if you were a robot stuck on a space station with no real goal or motivation to do anything except to find a reason to keep living?
-plays as a dice roll when you make choices + has diff job "classes" that gives you benefits for doing specific tasks
-art is amazing + I wish I could draw as good as this
-the music has the perfect tone for the overall theme
-multiple different pathways you can take + endings, in which can be good, bad or neither
-i felt like i was just reading a really good visual novel
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
completed
Citizen Sleeper
the way i finished this game in 2 days, omg i was LOCKED in -- this is one of the many indie games that made me think about my own life + thought about for 2 more weeks
-what if you were a robot stuck on a space station with no real goal or motivation to do anything except to find a reason to keep living?
-plays as a dice roll when you make choices + has diff job "classes" that gives you benefits for doing specific tasks
-art is amazing + I wish I could draw as good as this
-the music has the perfect tone for the overall theme
-multiple different pathways you can take + endings, in which can be good, bad or neither
-i felt like i was just reading a really good visual novel
-what if you were a robot stuck on a space station with no real goal or motivation to do anything except to find a reason to keep living?
-plays as a dice roll when you make choices + has diff job "classes" that gives you benefits for doing specific tasks
-art is amazing + I wish I could draw as good as this
-the music has the perfect tone for the overall theme
-multiple different pathways you can take + endings, in which can be good, bad or neither
-i felt like i was just reading a really good visual novel
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
completed
Season: A Letter to the Future
THIS is one of the only indie games that I will think about for the rest of my life, too many similarities that came up in this game which matched my own life + i was soooo sad when i finally finished it. Once the credits rolled i just stared in silence + dissociated until it was done.
-it came out at a perfect time when I finally moved into a new apartment with my bf + there was a lot of other personal struggles that we both had to deal with at the time + this game really took me out from that + put me in a more calm, reflective state
-like one scene where a recently widowed mother + her kid has to move away from their huge farm to be relocated into a small apartment like what I had at the time - the mother literally set up rope to match the sizing of how big the apartment + how frickin small it was compared to their acres upon acres of field they have right now -- how she has to start getting rid of precious items + choosing which keepsakes from her deceased husband she has to keep?? the way i almost cried trying to help this woman, nevermind the fact she kept reminding me of my own mom like ---
-im so jealous of the way the main protag draws + keeps a journal of everything she sees + hears! you can listen to gentle rain pattering on the roof or look at a cute bird drawing they just drew in real time
-omg i wish i could print out all the full page art spreads too, i love it
-the voice actors were all so good
-the scenery was beautiful + sound ambiance + how it starts to become a sunset when you get closer to ending the game, like it made me too emotional to leave the characters behind
-i wish i got amnesia + replayed this whole game again
-truly an underrated cozy game that the cozy gamers have missed out on
-it came out at a perfect time when I finally moved into a new apartment with my bf + there was a lot of other personal struggles that we both had to deal with at the time + this game really took me out from that + put me in a more calm, reflective state
-like one scene where a recently widowed mother + her kid has to move away from their huge farm to be relocated into a small apartment like what I had at the time - the mother literally set up rope to match the sizing of how big the apartment + how frickin small it was compared to their acres upon acres of field they have right now -- how she has to start getting rid of precious items + choosing which keepsakes from her deceased husband she has to keep?? the way i almost cried trying to help this woman, nevermind the fact she kept reminding me of my own mom like ---
-im so jealous of the way the main protag draws + keeps a journal of everything she sees + hears! you can listen to gentle rain pattering on the roof or look at a cute bird drawing they just drew in real time
-omg i wish i could print out all the full page art spreads too, i love it
-the voice actors were all so good
-the scenery was beautiful + sound ambiance + how it starts to become a sunset when you get closer to ending the game, like it made me too emotional to leave the characters behind
-i wish i got amnesia + replayed this whole game again
-truly an underrated cozy game that the cozy gamers have missed out on
13 days ago
MishaDigital
completed
The Talos Principle
It's hard to talk about this game without sounding like a pompous wannabe philosopher, but at the end of the day, this is a game about basic philosophical concepts.
Simply put, Talos Principle explores the concept of religion, god, free will, and the idea of what means to be a person.
For me, the game explored these concepts quite effectively. You awake in a veritable Garden of Eden and you're given a disembodied voice, who as far as your concerned is kind and caring, and you accept that you must follow along. Later in, a "snake in garden" type entity starts leaving secret messages about the levels, sowing doubts about this voice, and tempting you into making your own choices. During these puzzles you also come across graffiti messages from those that came before you. These characters range from devout loyal to the word of the god character, to more curious and questioning characters, and they debate their philosophies on the walls of the levels.
I found the concepts interesting at the time, though they may come of as trite or cliched concepts to explore to some, i mean it's all very philosophy 101 type explorations. so you have to be in the right mood and mind set for that sort of thing
Surprisingly this surrounds an extremely competent level based 3d puzzle game, easily in league with the likes of the portal series. Wherein you will enter a themed room based on the world level and complete to puzzle to earn a piece, that you need all the pieces of to complete the world puzzle. In this case it's usually fitting a bunch of tetrominos into a box.
The levels themselves are Complete with the "get the cube on the platform" type stuff, as well as their own twist on various puzzle concepts. They were all great 10/10 levels for me, the later levels definitely had me stumped for some time.
Additionally, there is also secret cipher type puzzles around the world as whole and a bunch of other bonus puzzles.
I really loved this game, I liked exploring philosophy or considering concepts, and I always love a puzzle game, it had it all for me.
Simply put, Talos Principle explores the concept of religion, god, free will, and the idea of what means to be a person.
For me, the game explored these concepts quite effectively. You awake in a veritable Garden of Eden and you're given a disembodied voice, who as far as your concerned is kind and caring, and you accept that you must follow along. Later in, a "snake in garden" type entity starts leaving secret messages about the levels, sowing doubts about this voice, and tempting you into making your own choices. During these puzzles you also come across graffiti messages from those that came before you. These characters range from devout loyal to the word of the god character, to more curious and questioning characters, and they debate their philosophies on the walls of the levels.
I found the concepts interesting at the time, though they may come of as trite or cliched concepts to explore to some, i mean it's all very philosophy 101 type explorations. so you have to be in the right mood and mind set for that sort of thing
Surprisingly this surrounds an extremely competent level based 3d puzzle game, easily in league with the likes of the portal series. Wherein you will enter a themed room based on the world level and complete to puzzle to earn a piece, that you need all the pieces of to complete the world puzzle. In this case it's usually fitting a bunch of tetrominos into a box.
The levels themselves are Complete with the "get the cube on the platform" type stuff, as well as their own twist on various puzzle concepts. They were all great 10/10 levels for me, the later levels definitely had me stumped for some time.
Additionally, there is also secret cipher type puzzles around the world as whole and a bunch of other bonus puzzles.
I really loved this game, I liked exploring philosophy or considering concepts, and I always love a puzzle game, it had it all for me.
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
abandoned
Yomawari: Night Alone
played this with my bf but i had to stop b/c of how unforgiving some of the enemies that attack you in this game, like i stopped being scared + was more upset + mad b/c i have to redo a lvl 3x over just to cross a bridge
- the way i was excited to play this game when the trailer came out + 1 hour later i was so over it
-i cant even remember the plot b/c i was so mad at the game mechanics omg
-full of jumpscares, typical scary yokai monsters but you play as a 16 year old girl trying to find her sister/ friend ??
-i love my own sister but aint no way im trying to search for her alone in the middle of the night omg
- the way i was excited to play this game when the trailer came out + 1 hour later i was so over it
-i cant even remember the plot b/c i was so mad at the game mechanics omg
-full of jumpscares, typical scary yokai monsters but you play as a 16 year old girl trying to find her sister/ friend ??
-i love my own sister but aint no way im trying to search for her alone in the middle of the night omg
13 days ago
MishaDigital
completed
Outer Wilds
This review contains spoilers
A short game about exploration, hope, and persistence
I quite enjoyed my time with this game, despite some of the stress it causes by being a time loop style game and I hate time trials in any game. Those familiar with Majora's Mask will be familiar with what is required of you here.
Outer Wilds has you set off on a coming of age journey into the stars, however, once away from your home planet, you find that something isn't quite right in your solar system and you have to fix it, for the sake of all your people.
The puzzle of interacting with the time loop, and the variety of planets, although smaller than you'd think, made for a great puzzle/exploration game. The story told during the course of these puzzles can be emotional to a degree, bringing up feelings of desperation, hopelessness, and confusion. However, if you persist you can find a great message in hope for the future and the merits of persistence.
Outer Worlds was great indie that I'd recommend to anyone looking for a good puzzle/exploration game. Even with knowing there is a time loop, there is still a greater mystery to be solved.
I quite enjoyed my time with this game, despite some of the stress it causes by being a time loop style game and I hate time trials in any game. Those familiar with Majora's Mask will be familiar with what is required of you here.
Outer Wilds has you set off on a coming of age journey into the stars, however, once away from your home planet, you find that something isn't quite right in your solar system and you have to fix it, for the sake of all your people.
The puzzle of interacting with the time loop, and the variety of planets, although smaller than you'd think, made for a great puzzle/exploration game. The story told during the course of these puzzles can be emotional to a degree, bringing up feelings of desperation, hopelessness, and confusion. However, if you persist you can find a great message in hope for the future and the merits of persistence.
Outer Worlds was great indie that I'd recommend to anyone looking for a good puzzle/exploration game. Even with knowing there is a time loop, there is still a greater mystery to be solved.
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
followed
MishaDigital
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
followed
heatherslayson
13 days ago
Jupiter_Senshi
completed
Devotion
This review contains spoilers
POV of a failed screenwriter who forces his successful singer wife to quit her career so she can become a full time housewife instead + was easily manipulated into a cult to follow some jank ritual to save his daughter
-very spooky, well written + super sad ending :(
-one or two jumpscares got me but it was more of a slow burn kind of game
-got banned from steam b/c of winnie the pooh mention comparison of chinese communist Xi lol
- i literally wanted the father to fail + to be killed by his wife idc, he fckd up his whole family
-very spooky, well written + super sad ending :(
-one or two jumpscares got me but it was more of a slow burn kind of game
-got banned from steam b/c of winnie the pooh mention comparison of chinese communist Xi lol
- i literally wanted the father to fail + to be killed by his wife idc, he fckd up his whole family
13 days ago