i was originally scared to play this because i heard it was hard & i thought it would frustrate me. for some reason i thought i didn't like metroidvania games, which is silly because i've definitely played & enjoyed metroidvanias before. thankfully it's not difficult in a getting-stuck way; just dying over and over again :)
this little game is actually what finally convinced me to make this page. i was really impressed with how much was conveyed in such a simple game. i think each character's personality and relationships came across really well, and the looping nature of the game + the limitations/simplicity of the engine work well for the story.
this game was all i did for two days straight. you play as alex, a trans girl figuring herself out through fandom and chatrooms in the 90s. i'm not a trans girl, nor was i alive in the 90s, but i felt like i've been alex. the messages between alex and her friends have such a specific tone that feels the same as how i texted with my friends when i was younger. [forgot if i have more to say]
i actually haven't played this in a bit. i'm not very good at it either but if anyone wants to play with me my steam friend code is 914900662
a game about grief that i stopped playing because i was getting close to the end and didn't want to confront the finality of finishing the game
very good combination of difficult and forgiving. i'm not good at games but i managed to beat the game just by trying over & over again, which i think was really good for my gaming emotional resiliance or something.
mostly like to build in this game. unfortunately i use linux so it takes like 20 minutes to start. no reason for a triple-A game to behave like that!
i love the whimsy i love how weird it is. it feels special to me because it's the first traditional mario game released while i've been sentient (the wii U one doesn't count). i've been working on 100%-ing it & am almost done but got sidetracked by hollow knight.
i think this game is most fun when you really get into like... playing. you have to get dressed & get coffee in the morning just like you'd do in real life. it's not meant for speedrunning & i think it's a worse experience if you try to. accept slowness into your heart <3
these are some games i've played & my thoughts on them. click on a game icon on the bottom screen to see info on the top screen. none of the other buttons do anything (yet? question mark?)
this page is modeled after my nintendo 3DS, but most games listed are on PC or switch. the icons are either the actual game icon or were made by me using the official artwork.
anyway i'm calling this page "done enough." planning to make a mainly-text version that's more accessible.
