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I finished Ori and the Will of Wisps. The story is nu-pixar-tier emotionally manipulative libslop which might sound surprising for such a simple family-targeted game but the villain is one of those “I was rejected by society as a minority so… I will destroy everything” types. The platforming and bosses were really good though, it just didn’t grab me as anything beyond a good toy I guess. So it was an 8.3/10 for me.
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I played Minishoot’ Adventures and shelved it after beating the true last boss. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good twin-stick shooter and decent metroidvania with addicting exploration, however I find the artstyle a bit bland and the story is pretty much non-existent, so I can’t be assed to do the optional post-game battle challenges without any exploration in new areas sprinkled in. It was a 7.5/10 for me pretty much.
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I also tried Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo after trying and liking the demo, but the actual game didn’t manage to grab me so I refunded it. I didn’t really like the yoyo combat which utilizes sloped walls to pierce through many enemies, also the town you explore throughout the game was a bit boring for me.
I beg everyone that has this take, just play anything other than multiplayer slop and open-world checklist simulators and don’t listen to the average slop consumer gamer. There are games that are excellent toys, games that are excellent art (typically not in the same way as a good movie or book, but interactivity can elevate even simpler stories if done properly) or even a combination of the two.
Not sure if you will even care though, I suspect you are one of those boring types who has no interests and just wants to talk about who fucked who and about the last place you traveled to on repeat.