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We Lost The Beat
by Kuros
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An interesting Sokoban-like puzzle game where you're collecting beat samples; while the puzzles were basic, I enjoyed the switched up camera angles, it reminded me of the old school PSX final fantasy games. I managed to collect quite a few samples (I missed the one behind the locked door because I forgot about it) and made a sick beat in the end (although it seemed that you couldn't edit the notes after they were placed). I ended up with a score of 3170, if I recall correctly.

I think my least favorite part of the game was the keyboard movement control scheme, as it was inverted (press left to move right etc). Otherwise, I enjoyed quite a bit!

The game authors inquired whether it made sense to push the game further... I'm not sure, the puzzles as they are are kind of basic. One interesting thing is that the different camera angles sometimes reveal what is harder to see in other rooms. Perhaps that can be leaned on more heavily.

Scores: Overall 4 Artistical 4 Technical 4 Genre 3

I Want to Go Home
by Mokkan
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A nice, somewhat incomplete game where your goal is to find the exit from the torture that is your character's existence. The pleasant music underscores the absurdity of the situation. It has nice graphics, which are certainly hexagonal. The only thing I didn't like about the game is that it required a few too many clicks to complete.

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 3 Technical 3 Genre 2

The City of Shapes
by Niek & Tijs Zandt
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The world that you're thrust into in this game is delightfully fleshed out. I was really impressed how the technical and artistic rules permeated the entire game, from the quests to the story. The humor was well written, appropriately subtle without being overbearing. I particularly enjoyed the rectangular man's quest and the interactions you have with other NPCs as part of it. The graphics were good, with an appreciable amount of variety.

I managed to complete every quest in one playthrough (not an easy task, since it's easy to brick some quests if you fill your inventory up too early), but sadly that had no effect on the end state, which was a shame. I would have figured that morphing into every possible shape would have made you somehow stronger than you were before. Oh well, I still enjoyed the process.

Scores: Overall 5 Artistical 5 Technical 5 Genre 5