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it's weird cuz back when i first played spelunky i thought the big appeal of roguelikes were the dynamic improvisational gameplay cauded by the random level layouts, but now it has shifted more towards the crazy item synergies and what not

it's fucked up cause the removal of timers in genres that really benefit from them just ends up with a lot of spammy/exploitative strats being used
camping in one place and slowly chipping away at a boss' HP just wouldn't work if there was a harsh time limit

society if more non-arcade games had arcade game modes

oh damn, that sounds like some pretty big improvement from the first game's enemy design
very nice

how much do they differ from hollow knight? cuz usually when i ask people they just say "they do more damage" and that's it lol

need to play more arcade games like that cuz they're crazy fun

yea no i get your point, although i can't think of a ranking system being used in a story game
seems a bit contradictory, no?

i remember reading someone's game review that compared ranking systems at the end of each level to "a stupid letter grade given to you by a college teacher who only works part time"
it was hilarious to read but also jesus christ lmfao

played that demo and it did look gorgeous, but the gameplay did feel pretty boring unfortunately
neat combo potential but the enemies were pure sandbags most of the time
haven't played any other shinobi games so i can't compare but on its own it just felt like a very basic modern 2d hack n slash

the sad truth is that if there isn't a dozen combo mads on a beat 'em up, most people won't give a shit

we need more arcade horror games

peak crowd control is when you press X to magnetically move towards your enemies

after i'm done with my elasto mania play session i think "man i wanna blow shit up" and go play ketsui
and after i'm done with my ketsui play session i think "man i wanna do sick flips now" and go play elasto mania
vicious cycle