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6 hours ago, darksnowman said:

Worth saying as I wouldn't have known otherwise. :p Is it necessary to have played the first? It looks good and the "magnetic gameplay" puzzles could be fun but it has metroidvania as a bullet point which gives me pause.

The first Teslagrad is a Metroidvania, yes, but mostly devoid of combat. It's very much a puzzle game first and foremost, just one where the puzzles are tucked away in traversable rooms, instead of separated by levels. The main character gains new moves/skills as the game goes on, too.

I admittedly do not remember how often you're meant to go back to previous locked doors, but I do remember the game being quite light on exploration, for something so structured like a Metroidvania.

Mind, I haven't played the sequel yet. And I will not take advantage of the discount, either, because I already bought it some time ago

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I like how the modern version of Flashback does rewind. Depending on the difficulty, you get a certain amount of total rewind time to fall back on (on easy and normal it is per level, on hard it is for the entire game), and when you die it puts you straight into rewind mode with the option to go back to your last save. Very handy as it provides a way to keep going through clumsy deaths. 

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54 minutes ago, darksnowman said:

I like how the modern version of Flashback does rewind. Depending on the difficulty, you get a certain amount of total rewind time to fall back on (on easy and normal it is per level, on hard it is for the entire game), and when you die it puts you straight into rewind mode with the option to go back to your last save. Very handy as it provides a way to keep going through clumsy deaths. 

I could have done with that feature when I was a kid. I had it on the Amiga but I never got that far due to the difficulty. Still enjoyed playing it though.

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3 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I could have done with that feature when I was a kid. I had it on the Amiga but I never got that far due to the difficulty. Still enjoyed playing it though.

Yeah definitely could have done with it on the SNES too. It was pretty unforgiving as a nipper!

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On 9/10/2024 at 8:02 PM, Hero-of-Time said:

I see Tinykin is currently a little over a fiver on the eShop. It's the lowest price it has ever been. Well worth picking up, @darksnowman.

On 9/10/2024 at 8:53 PM, Hero-of-Time said:

Yeah, although it's more of a platformer than a Pikmin clone. It's about 8-10 hours long if going for everything, otherwise you can finish it in about 5-6 hours.

Was going to get Tinykin and saw there's a demo so I've played it first. Thanks for putting it back on my radar—it's good fun. See what you mean about it being a platformer. The demo let's you play the first level. I've two questions:

- Can you do a manual save?
- Do you get the ability to "scan" for nectar (gold)? I got almost all of it in the first level and could do with some in-game help to sniff out the last 20ish pieces.

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On 9/15/2024 at 1:15 PM, Hero-of-Time said:

Can't remember if you can save manually. As for the gold, unfortunately you have to look for it yourself. Some of them are hidden very well. My first playthrough the game took a while due to trying to track them all down.

At the mercy of the autosave then. I think I skipped a few things when I ran out of red critters, but I surfed around the room again when it was time to leave and didn't spot anything. Is there a bonus for getting everything in each level?

10 hours ago, S.C.G said:

Here's a recently posted article...

See you next week! :peace:

 End of summer drought. :blank:  

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14 hours ago, darksnowman said:

Is there a bonus for getting everything in each level?

 

A platinum trophy in my PlayStation collection. :D

Hmmmm, I dont think there was any in game bonus for collecting everything. I think there are just a large amount so that it allows players to progress even if they don't pick them all up.

 

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 38)

The thirty-eighth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Check the article for the full roundup.

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Here's a recently posted article...

Oh, and there might also be a review on the main page as well.

See you next week! :peace:

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 39)

The thirty-ninth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Check the article for the full roundup.

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See you next week! :peace:

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35 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I see the Etrian Odyssey collection is down to an all time low of £28. I'm already swimming in JRPGs but that price may be too good to resist.

I really can’t recommend it over the original DS versions… It’s such a downgrade in terms of gameplay, as it suffers heavily without the dual screens & resistive touch screen.

Get any of the DS/3DS versions over the Switch ports.

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 42)

The fourty-second week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Check the article for the full roundup.

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Here are some recently posted articles...

See you next week! :peace:

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 43)

The fourty-third week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

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Highlight of the week...

  • Sonic X Shadow Generations - An updated release of a modern Sonic classic, now with added Shadow!

See you next week! :peace:

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Nintendo eShop new releases (week 44)

The fourty-fourth week of releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Check the article for the full roundup.

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Here are some recently posted articles...

See you next week! :peace:

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