Finally got around to this one after considerable delay. This game is so so sick. Its fun to mess around with different loadouts to see what works for which fights. Every fight is balanced on a razor's edge and one wrong move can mean instant death. Felt really good to scrape by and win, with the tension of not knowing if your limited resources will last still being palpable. That said, the game actually does a few small but welcome things to make the experience more forgiving and approachable (generous save placement and slots, giving you just enough items to scrape by, and a couple other things I won't spoil). I love the game's visual/audio aesthetic and writing as well, oppressive and ominous vibes on point. Overall I had a blast with this one!!!
banger game!! i like the risk/reward and light resource management of the heat system. Grazing to up your attack power at the potential expense of shot accuracy past a certain threshold, but striking the balance feels pretty intuitive and unobtrusive. i like the brief story bits that reinforce the story told by the gameplay. will continue working at getting my score up in this one
I love holes and causing problems. Theres a number of holes and various things you can do with them, and a number of various problems you can cause. Best enjoyed with the music playing on loop with the music software of your choice.
This is my favorite experience with art that I've had this year. I felt invigorated and intoxicated, I broke down and wept, I felt lost and drawn into something deeper, I laughed my ass off and felt genuine sweetness, I felt pain and pause and anxiety and hope, I felt seen and known and spoken to, I hooted and hollered and got slapped upside the head, and in the end there was time to reflect. Every piece of this puzzle is beautiful enough on its own and could only have been brought to the table by each individual creator. But each one is strengthened and uplifted by their shared and integral connection because that's how community works. As you walk down these labyrinthine corridors into the heart of something unspeakable, you know by the tended flowers along the way that you do not walk the path alone. There is an MS-06R-1 Zaku II High Mobility Type there with you also
