Re: Low Review #s good / unusual games.

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:55:24 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 4/17/2024 3:19 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:15:06 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:
 

Someone posted elsewhere asking for sub 1000 reviewed Steam games that
are unique.  I had quite a few, so I thought I'd share.  I know I've
posted about all these before, but we have new people since most of
those, so here you go:
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Cosmochoria - The Little Prince (small worlds) sci-fi 2d side roguelite,
this one is the most under-reviewed for how good it is, best on my list,
and top 3 roguelites I've played. Someone labeled it the real No-Man's
Sky. It's got some issues, but you can play until the end just fine.

 
 
My god, it is the Little Prince. I mean, no, not really, but probably
as close as we'd ever get nowadays.
 
(I never really liked Saint-Exupéry's book. It seemed such a pointless
tale. But it had a unique and memorable style and the game seems to
capture some of that. Not much... but some ;-)

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It was one of my favorites as a kid.  Probably more to do with the idea
of being on a tiny planet in space and cool pictures.  I'd agree the
story wasn't anything special.

I think some of my dislike is that it was pushed on me because, 'you
like science fiction, don't you? Then you really need to read this
one!', which sets completely unjustified expectations for the book.

That said, I've maintained a healthy distrust of Baobab trees my
entire life, thanks to that book. ;-)

It did take about an hour to do that.  I could see it would be a
herculean task for you with you extensive collection. :D

Heh.

Also, given the vast number of older games, the 'review' count
wouldn't be a particularly accurate account of popularity, notability
or quality. (see the aforementioned "Super Hero League of Hoboken)

And outside of the oldies? Well, quite honestly, I'm not really a fan
of most Indie games. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely admire the
developers and recognize their importance to the industry. They're
really the only reason we're seeing any new ideas in gaming anymore.
But I usually don't enjoy PLAYING the games, as much as I appreciate
the inventiveness and novelty of them. They usually have aesthetics
that dont' appeal to me, are too focused on the new gimmick they are
exploring, and almost always lack that level of polish I prefer. The
games are designed to appeal to a small niche (usually the ones that
adore the 'gimmick' central to the game) and make little effort to
cater to less fantatical gamers. So you end up with stuff like "Super
Meat Boy", which is undeniably an excellent game, but if you don't
adore super-tight ultra-difficult movement-focused platformers, you'll
probably not have a good time.

I'm much more a fan of the mid-tier games - the titles produced by
studios that are situated somewhere between the "garage" Indies and
the triple-A behemoths, and borrow a bit from both sides. But those
games usually have thousands of reviews and are so well known that
they'd hardly need introduction from the likes of me.

(That said, have you ever heard of these "Truck Simulator" games from
SCS Studios? I hear they're the bomb. Is that something kids still
say, 'the bomb'? I want to sound cool and with it ;-)