A npc located on the fourth floor of the game. If you accidentally hit him you can't revive him on that file.
If he survives you get a Snotty approved mark on your file
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If he survives you get a Snotty approved mark on your file
This guy
On my first playthrough I didn't know who he was either. And then I discovered I'd killed him while zooming through floor 4
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On my first playthrough I didn't know who he was either. And then I discovered I'd killed him while zooming through floor 4View attachment 17250
I don't see a snotty mark on my file so I suppose I killed him.... A shame.
Really Ilini
#2 Captain Syrup Apologist
It was time for my annual Cave Story playthrough, but since I updated my operating system to Linux this year, I had no idea how I was gonna run it. Thank goodness for dokutsu-rs, a faithful reimplementation of the original game in the Rust language, with additional features such as widescreen support and higher framerates! If Nicalis made this they'd charge a premium price, but leave it to open-source developers to make it free and carry on the spirit of 2000s freeware!
Cave Story still holds up as my favorite video game; if you have yet to play it this is a great method. Such a memorable little adventure... I hope I can make something even half as great in my time!
Is Cave Story+ any good
Really Ilini
#2 Captain Syrup Apologist
I would say it's okay, but most of the additions don't feel necessary. If you are interested in the game at all I'd say checking out the original freeware version is the best first step; it's available on the tribute site for multiple platforms, and the Rust version I linked has some great modern features.
If you are really interested in checking out +, the Nintendo Switch version is the best, with new QoL features like lighting effects and animated character portraits. For some reason the PC versions never got updated with them.
I kinda finished super smash Bros ultimates world of light campaign (96%) personally I just wanted to get the true ending but I've been thinking of redoing it to PROPER 100% it. But for now. I'll leave it be. It was quite fun though. Maybe on my birthday if I can I could get the dlc to do a joker only run.
But I enjoyed it regardless
But I enjoyed it regardless
Really Ilini
#2 Captain Syrup Apologist
It's a new year, which means it's time for me to catch up on my gaming bucket list! Only problem is, I had no idea where to start... but I got off my indecisive bum and picked a game, which I thankfully enjoyed enough to complete in one sitting! My game of choice is a vintage classic of course, nearing 20 years of age.... released for the DS? Oh, where did all the time go...
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the kind of game that scratches my puzzly itches just right. I had heard of the series long ago, but my only visual exposure were the characters and some cutscenes, and what put me off was worrying if the gameplay wouldn't interest me. But after recently stumbling upon some footage of it out in the wild, I realized... this is a riddle puzzle game! I love riddles! Especially when I completely get them wrong, but still enjoy seeing how their answers unfold!! The main crux of Layton's gameplay is solving puzzles more akin to riddles, most of them being vintage themselves. There were quite a few that I recognized here and loved reexperiencing; it felt like unearthing my lost copy of Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers.
As I hinted at, I did stumble and fail some of the puzzles, but it was refreshing to see a puzzle game that doesn't hold back. The puzzles scale in difficulty the further you progress at a reasonable pace, thankfully reserving the most challenging ones as optional bonus game content. Where the game also doesn't hold back is using the medium of a game to set itself apart from a simple collection of riddles, by setting up an interesting story and characters to intermission between puzzles, in a format similar to an adventure game. I won't spoil it, but it kept me hooked the whole way! What helps is the surprisingly eerie presentation, in both the off-kilter character design and settings and the simple, yet spine-chilling music. The main puzzle-solving theme is now a permanent resident of my long-term memory. I love when simple games aimed for kids like this go all out on more abnormal styles.
I wouldn't say it was perfect, some story elements felt a little unnecessary, and although the puzzle count is high for the runtime, the concept repeats got repetitive fast. Still, I would recommend it for anyone looking for a slower-paced puzzler dripping with character, and I'll definitely be checking out the sequels!
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the kind of game that scratches my puzzly itches just right. I had heard of the series long ago, but my only visual exposure were the characters and some cutscenes, and what put me off was worrying if the gameplay wouldn't interest me. But after recently stumbling upon some footage of it out in the wild, I realized... this is a riddle puzzle game! I love riddles! Especially when I completely get them wrong, but still enjoy seeing how their answers unfold!! The main crux of Layton's gameplay is solving puzzles more akin to riddles, most of them being vintage themselves. There were quite a few that I recognized here and loved reexperiencing; it felt like unearthing my lost copy of Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers.
As I hinted at, I did stumble and fail some of the puzzles, but it was refreshing to see a puzzle game that doesn't hold back. The puzzles scale in difficulty the further you progress at a reasonable pace, thankfully reserving the most challenging ones as optional bonus game content. Where the game also doesn't hold back is using the medium of a game to set itself apart from a simple collection of riddles, by setting up an interesting story and characters to intermission between puzzles, in a format similar to an adventure game. I won't spoil it, but it kept me hooked the whole way! What helps is the surprisingly eerie presentation, in both the off-kilter character design and settings and the simple, yet spine-chilling music. The main puzzle-solving theme is now a permanent resident of my long-term memory. I love when simple games aimed for kids like this go all out on more abnormal styles.
I wouldn't say it was perfect, some story elements felt a little unnecessary, and although the puzzle count is high for the runtime, the concept repeats got repetitive fast. Still, I would recommend it for anyone looking for a slower-paced puzzler dripping with character, and I'll definitely be checking out the sequels!
Hah! well this ones fitting, Layton VS Phoenix Wright! I thought I might aswell get this one out of the way before I get into the Edgeworth games and... this game genuinely caught me off guard with its story! as someone who's here mainly for the Ace Attorney part of this crossover I did not think I would enjoy the Layton writing this much and now, not gonna lie I wanna get into the Layton games now lol.
As a matter of fact, I'm already halfway through curious Village and oh my god these Puzzles are way harder than in PLvsPP HELP
As a matter of fact, I'm already halfway through curious Village and oh my god these Puzzles are way harder than in PLvsPP HELP
Really Ilini
#2 Captain Syrup Apologist
I hope this thread is ready for it's own Layton era, because after clearing the first game I was too eager to clear the sequel! Though perhaps I should start spoiling these since I'll likely have more and more to say each time...
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is less of an innovative continuation of the first game, and moreso another collection of riddles and puzzles wrapped within an intriguing mystery story. While some players may be disappointed in this lack of innovation, I myself tend to follow a "two cakes" mentality for games I like... that is to say, the more the merrier!
Even if there's not many new ideas here, everything is certainly more polished from the first game. A large portion of riddles from Curious Village are unlocked simply by the charatcers being reminded of them by certain encounters, leaving them feeing disconnected from the story. While there are still some like that in this game, I did also notice a greater effort to have puzzles that relate to the charatcers actually doing things in the story (an example being you help a fisherman count the fish he catches, by solving a puzzle where you must count fish caught within a net). I appreciate the bigger emphasis on the puzzles intersecting with the story like this. There are also additional minigames that feel like a different enough pacebreaker from the standard riddles, while still having a puzzly nature to not feel out of place.
The story also feels like it goes a step further than the material found in the first game, venturing into more supernatural elements and even some fairly dark storybeats. I wish more kids games were like this! Kids deserve material that doesn't feel like it's talking down to them, if that makes sense.
My only real issues are shared with the first game. Once again, puzzles with repeat concepts like the sliding block ones got on my nerves, and there are some real stinkers in this game I didn't want to play five variations of. While the story kept me hooked the whole way, there were again elements that felt a little mishandled; I particulary wasn't fond of how one character from the previous game was used. Still, the ending had my jaw agape!
Overall I'd say this was slightly better than the already great Curious Village. Here's hoping the final installment of the orignal trilogy really knocks my socks off!
Even if there's not many new ideas here, everything is certainly more polished from the first game. A large portion of riddles from Curious Village are unlocked simply by the charatcers being reminded of them by certain encounters, leaving them feeing disconnected from the story. While there are still some like that in this game, I did also notice a greater effort to have puzzles that relate to the charatcers actually doing things in the story (an example being you help a fisherman count the fish he catches, by solving a puzzle where you must count fish caught within a net). I appreciate the bigger emphasis on the puzzles intersecting with the story like this. There are also additional minigames that feel like a different enough pacebreaker from the standard riddles, while still having a puzzly nature to not feel out of place.
The story also feels like it goes a step further than the material found in the first game, venturing into more supernatural elements and even some fairly dark storybeats. I wish more kids games were like this! Kids deserve material that doesn't feel like it's talking down to them, if that makes sense.
My only real issues are shared with the first game. Once again, puzzles with repeat concepts like the sliding block ones got on my nerves, and there are some real stinkers in this game I didn't want to play five variations of. While the story kept me hooked the whole way, there were again elements that felt a little mishandled; I particulary wasn't fond of how one character from the previous game was used. Still, the ending had my jaw agape!
Overall I'd say this was slightly better than the already great Curious Village. Here's hoping the final installment of the orignal trilogy really knocks my socks off!