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Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 3:43 am
by owl
i got my first 1cc in a shmup, Harmful Park!
but it was on easy mode...the bosses mostly fell to one bomb + a little extra. however the final few stages were mildly challenging. the game is oozing with charisma and has some really cool mechanics/gimmicks. i especially liked unkillable enemies you had to lure into a trap (that could also kill you).
on to normal mode!
i love the vibes so much but i think i need to finish BIRDCAGE before i try any more shmups :V i'm so bad at them i can't curse myself with multiple simultaneous games
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 5:17 am
by kemonovivi
mewgenics is peam I literally have only played that and Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy for the last like two weeks
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 6:45 pm
by vilmibm
birdcage is super cool but i was already heavily invested in einhander; i feel like i hit a wall with it so i took a break to do harmful park. i think it's valid to intentionally take a break from one so you can go back refreshed.
harmful park is great eye training -- i am really working on not staring at my ship but rather at threats / bullets.
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 7:11 pm
by owl
spiritually that's the same thing as panic rolling in souls games. like it seems obvious you should be looking at the bullets/danger and not staring at your ship, but in practice it's so hard to do
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 7:43 pm
by owl
mewgenics is peam I literally have only played that and Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy for the last like two weeks
i've always appreciated what Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy is going for but i've never sat down to try it, definitely on the (ever-growing) backlog though
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:01 pm
by nbsp
Getting Over It was my relaxation game for a few years. i never found it enraging or trollish and once you get a feel for the hammer it is quite therapeutic. i think my PB was around 5 minutes flat? i would love to see or read someone trying it again. all the playthroughs on YouTube from back then leaned fully into the rage and many didn't even finish the game
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 8:23 pm
by owl
BREAKING NEWS
SLAY THE SPIRE 2 WILL HAVE CO-OP!!!
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 2:52 am
by mhj
HMM, prolly Dragon Quest 3HD Remake, but I definitely wanna play Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined too!
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:01 am
by archenoth
i've been playing a different UFO 50 game each week with a group of friends!
this week has been Cyber Owls, which is a game that melds like, 5 different styles of game into one thing!
i actually just beat it! but the condition to get the cherry is kinda spicy! (
you have to beat the game without losing a single life)
BREAKING NEWS
SLAY THE SPIRE 2 WILL HAVE CO-OP!!!
wait, waitwait
how?? i can't even really picture what that would look like for a roguelike deckbuilder
Re: v i d e o g a m e s
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:23 am
by owl
i've been playing a different UFO 50 game each week with a group of friends!
this week has been Cyber Owls, which is a game that melds like, 5 different styles of game into one thing!
i actually just beat it! but the condition to get the cherry is kinda spicy! (
you have to beat the game without losing a single life)
BREAKING NEWS
SLAY THE SPIRE 2 WILL HAVE CO-OP!!!
wait, waitwait
how?? i can't even really picture what that would look like for a roguelike deckbuilder :giggle:
i loved UFO 50! i mostly only played the co-op games with my partner though. we played sooo much Party House.
i'm not sure the details on co-op yet, but the Slay the Spire board game is co-op and it works really well, tons of fun! highly recommend if you find an opportunity to play. anyway i imagine that gave them some mechanical beta-testing for the second video game.