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2022
Short JRPG parody that has some good humor, outstanding art and kickass tunes (sourced from other places). Cute and accomplishes what it's going for, but the gameplay is... practically not there, as every fight is scripted.
This feels like middle schoolers putting together a passion project, and your enjoyment will vary based on how much you can appreciate that. There's a lot of really dumb scenes but it had me rolling with laughter at a few points.
2022
Started a group chat with my siblings where we compete for scores and winner gets a small prize out of the other's pockets at the end of the month. I assumed this would just be a scheme for me to farm free shit, but my sister is up 6-1-1!?
Short, free Muse Dash-like which tells the story of a mid 20's Ramona Flowers type girl and her underground band playing music in a country where it's outlawed (Iran probably(?)). The visual aesthetic fucks, with it's grungy yet colorful palette and grain filter set over top of punk flavored J-Rock songs; also props to the devs for putting in a 4:3 mode.
Everyone's favorite Japanese goblin enters a drinking competition against Gensokyo's finest alcoholics in a simple 1-button & arrow keys PVP game with banger art. The mugs they use last unreasonably long, I just hope Suika bought Pedialyte....
2006
Curious George is not a monkey, as he does not have a tail! He's probably not an ape either, considering he was more competent at solving the episode's problem than the city's adults in the PBS Kids show.
2016
"Songs for a Hero" is a simple, level-based platforming-adventure game that parodies the absurdity of video game logic through a 4th-wall breaking musical narration from the hero's perspective (dynamically commenting on whatever's happening on screen). Before you tap out after reading the word "parody," this game succeeds where other parodies fail in it's 'earnestness'; it's clear the creators are huge fans of games from the myriad references to the classics, and the musical narration never gets tiring due to the catchy instrumentals and shifting genre/tempo of the OST.
A "multimedia" novel that hits you with western-style cartoons, CGs, cutaway gags, heartfelt moments, surprises and references in a rapidfire manner that makes for a constantly entertaining and breezy 10 hours. There's little things here and there to nitpick, sure, but it's a damn fun ride who's experience outweighs the sum of its parts; I would confidently recommend it to anyone who's interest is even mildly piqued.
2019
Short Gato Roboto-vania game where a hungry Satan must navigate a surprisingly-homely Hell to get his cakes before the store closes. I'm a sucker for tight-controlling platformers that allow for a little bit of schmoovement potential, which Satan Loves Cake has in its "Charge Shot," which launches you away from the direction you fired it.
2015
A beautiful little terrarium sim where you must influence the population of bugs and fungi in order to create a successful, balanced ecosystem. Just like in real life, locusts can fuck right off.
2022
Cutesy-macabre arena hoard shooter where you must break the curse set upon your family by surviving the (Irish voice-acted!) witch's barrage. The endgame does get a little boring if you're doing the good old clear-a-path then circle strafe, but the sheer volume of enemies forces you to choose your upgrades well and have good execution if you're to survive the whole 15 minutes.
A short puzzle adventure game inspired by early PC games and sokobans. Kishoutenketsu tells you nothing about the goal or mechanics other than how to move, but I think the sense of discovery and naturally figuring things out is the coolest part of the game.
TBD
It's a cute game and all but. A game this simple should not run at 2 frames per second.
2016
Perhaps the most ahead-of-it's-time social commentary on the state of cryptocurrency's audience; you must choose between dogecoin (the high route), or women (the low route), and while you can change course at any point, the two routes are mutually exclusive. Or perhaps it's just a simple and entertaining endless runner game featuring some dated-ass memes.
A short search-action game starring SMT's Jack Frost and Pyro Jack, made by the best pixel artists in the world, Team Ladybug. This game is sort of like a dry-run for Touhou Luna Nights, featuring a smaller map and a lot of the basic mechanics that would later reappear in that game, but styled with SMT enemies and presentation; needless to say, Synchronicity Prologue kinda rocks.