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JRPG girl, Let's Play on twitch & youtube. Also write game reviews. Poly/Transbian she/her (35↑) Known PSVita hater linktr.ee/lostleader
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Game 20: Gunbird 2 (Jan2024[PC✨]) 👍🏼

Gunbird 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1279410/GUNBIRD_2/
It's hard for me to rightly look at the Shoot'em Up genre with a proper lens as I simply consider myself an outsider to it. That being said, Gunbird 2 has always fantasized me in a way that most other SHMUPs don't. The style of it looks charming, the game is very colorful, there are a multitude of characters to chose from, and it was one of the few arcade machines at this local Burger King joint I used to go to. Going to play Gunbird 2 for nostalgic reasons; I was really surprised how beginner friendly this game can be. Like don't get me wrong, it has challenging issues, but the initial start of the game wasn't nearly as off putting as some other shmups out there. Gunbird 2 has a tendency to shift between it's first few stages giving players a chance to become more familiar with it's levels. The way that you lose power ups is gradual as it's not all at once, and the enemy attacks do have some predictable patterns once you get use to them. All in all, Gunbird 2 is at least friendly in the beginning, which makes for the last 2 levels spike in difficulty really exasperating. Honestly, I think that's just the main problem with Gunbird 2 here. No matter how much you pay attention it can always feel like a bomb didn't go off fast enough or an attack came out way too fast. And really this is only noticeable near the end of the game, at Gunbird 2's last two levels that things feel unfair. Why there is suddenly a laser that can instantly come out, or the way certain enemies and attack patterns start attacking from the sides really feels more jarring than challenging. No enemies are introduced before hand that are like this, and the game sort requires you know when a boss is just going to fire a laser with little warning. It just makes getting to the end point, only to game over feel awful, or simply dying in these last few levels a hellish nightmare of survival that feels like there is no way out... https://www.backloggd.com/u/lostleader/review/1330742/
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Game 19: Indivisible (Jan2024[Homebrew☄️]) 👌🏼

Indivisible (demo) on the NES https://kasumi.itch.io/indivisible
A pretty faithful remake of the demo made as a NES game. There really isn't much else here as the demo itself only had so much content. I'd be lying if I didn't say the controls and gameplay didn't transition well on to the NES, but they are at least serviceable. Everything else looks pretty good for NES standards.
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Game 18: Hello Kitty: Puzzle Party (Jan2024[Sony✨]) 👎🏼

Hello Kitty Puzzle Party https://retroachievements.org/game/17995
It's a puzzle game with no rhyme or reason when it comes to playing it, but you do get fun little themes and pictures that can be displayed on a screen if you do complete the puzzles. Honestly though, the puzzles here are rather tedious and minor over an actual challenge. The biggest offender being the picross portion of this game. While most picross games have some sort of ability to tell you if you are heading into the right direction or messing up, Hello Kitty Puzzle Party just doesn't have anything beyond the basic premise. I don't think younger kids would enjoy picross comparatively due to how little help you get with it, and the jigsaw puzzles are relatively brain dead by comparison making me question who this game is actually for. As a distraction, Hello Kitty Puzzle Party is fine, but if you want an actual Hello Kitty experience, this is not it.
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Game 17: Pokemon Masters EX (Jan2024[mobile☄️]) 👌🏼

Pokemon Masters EX FC: 5364-9706-0280-7196 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dena.a12026418&hl=en_US
It's hard to really determine what I actually like about Pokemon Masters EX mainly because the game as changed so much and yet not at all through out the course of it's lifetime. Despite this though, I can't help, but think the way the game actually operates now is by making you not wanting to actually play the game. ... https://www.backloggd.com/u/lostleader/review/1317334/
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Game 16: You Are a Skeleton & That Is a Problem (Jan2024[Homebrew☄️]) 👌

You Are a Skeleton & That Is a Problem https://nickyflowers.itch.io/you-are-a-skeleton-and-that-is-a-problem
A choose your own adventure game that doesn't take itself seriously at all. If you enjoy absurd humor, skeletons, and adventure games you're going to have a good time. Sadly, there really isn't much else when it comes to this game as it's 90% text based. Still, it's short and good for a nice laugh.
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Game 15: Gura Tambourine (Jan2024[WebBrowser☄️]) 👌🏼

Gura Tambourine https://nullrefrepro.itch.io/gura-tambourine
I really suck at rhythm games, but if you play Gura Tambourine on web browser it's possible to get the music to not be in sync, which means at least 2 of my attempts playing this weren't my fault. Still this is a really cute parody of Hololive's Gura, and Rhythm Heaven. Animation is smooth, controls are responsive, and it even has fun little comments at the end. It's just a good parody of an already good rhythm game, no more, no less.
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Game 14: Skinner & The Superintendent (Jan2024[Homebrew☄️]) 👌🏼

Skinner & The Superintendent screenshot https://gustavoortencio.itch.io/skinner-the-superintendent-the-gbc-game
It's a fun parody game of the short based on the Season 7 episode "22 Short Films About Springfield". It's basically Steam Hams, but a video game, but it's also a pretty barebones little choose our own adventure game. It even comes with different endings, and a mini game based on another short. I came for a parody, and I got more than I thought, and honestly I just think that's really neat.
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Game 13: Fighting Vipers 2 [Jan2024[Xbox✨]) 👌🏼

Fighting Vipers 2 played through Like A Dragon Gaiden on Game Pass https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/like-a-dragon-gaiden-the-man-who-erased-his-name/9pcmwndppbfz
There is something just popping to Fighting Vipers 2 that just isn't really present in other fighters of it's nature. It has more style, flair, and substance to it's character design that just really helps it stand out. Each character looks neat and interesting at a glance, and they feel and play different enough to keep fights interesting. While I have not personally played the first Fighting Vipers, it does feel like it's a step up in terms of gameplay and working kinks out of it's original game. Simply put, Fighting Vipers 2 is kinda just charming. While I can't say the gameplay is super in-depth, or character balance works; I can at least say that it feels good. Fights are quick and bursting with combos, juggling, and recovery options. The fact that at any given time nearly half your health bar can be wiped out with a good juggle can make for some really neat come backs. Cool slow downs happen when you land a particularly powerful move, or even breaks the stage if you beat them enough. Music is consistently pumping your ears with intense fighting vibes, and each stage feels vibrant enough to at least latch to your memory. All that said, Fighting Vipers 2 kinda just belongs in an arcade to play as a fun one off thing rather than be a center piece to any fighting game night. There just isn't much the game does well enough to really captivate people to play due to how sluggish and luck based it can seem to be. Top that off with other fighting games simply making combat more interesting and control better lends this game to fall to obscurity. While I certainly don't think Fighting Vipers 2 is anything that amazing, I would say it deserves to at least be remembered for making it's type of fighting games feel more appealing.
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Mirror of Fate [3]: TILL WE BEAT IT! #loststreamswww.twitch.tv/lostleader

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Howdy, I really love games to the point I yell and cry over them! For the most part I do a lot of Blind Play/ Let's Plays due to my amassed video game collection. Also I'm a transwomen, please respect...

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JRPG girl, Let's Play on twitch & youtube. Also write game reviews. Poly/Transbian she/her (35↑) Known PSVita hater linktr.ee/lostleader
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