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A Blog for Games!

Still being a Game Enthusiast™, now with more content!

Henlo friends! Here we play games and sometimes try to make them, too! Feel free to send in recommendations in my asks!

Also if you're into writing, check out my writing blog, @splashinkling.

Currently Playing: Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Divinity Original Sin 2

Excited For: Bits & Bops! Tower of Zoz!

Reviews are posted Mon/Wed/Fri when available (cause I can't play games that fast)! Check out my Master List for words on every game I've curated so far!

I'm streaming on Twitch during the week, usually starting at 1PM ET! Come on through!

As always,

Enjoy gaming!

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A Note On... Bittersweet Melon Soda

Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a narrative puzzle game by Froach Club/Poppy Works! Search for your best friend in the streets of Hog Town and have a melon soda while you're at it.

Melon Journey was recommended to me by a friend based on vibes alone. Kind of wild to me that I can get games recommended to me based on vibes, but also I love it.

Anyway, it is beautiful. Both the art and the music went so hard I couldn't stop gushing about it during my playthrough on Twitch.

Like damn, there were bangers in there. And it looks like the music was so good XSEEDGames (the publisher) posted a whole remix playlist for the game. I honestly can't get enough of the music, for real.

That's not all though. I can't express how happy the green palette made me feel during the game, it's insane and incredibly impressive because I knew, but didn't realize, a monochrome palette can work so well for an entire game. Not to mention the graphics are actually, like, so good that it's crazy to me.

The game is pretty simple and standard for your typical RPG Maker-style narrative game. Interact with things and people, find out stuff, collect stuff, and solve the mystery! It works pretty well for the vibes of this game.

My only issue was that there were points in the game where I had no idea what the heck I had to do. Especially with some of the side quests. I'm not sure if that's a level design issue or if I was just smol brain at the time (I did, in fact, underestimate the complicated nature of streaming), but there was big struggle being had while I figured out how to progress the story. That's not to say there were a lot of progression issues, but when there were, I was kind of stumped.

Besides that, I think that the writing is a pretty strong point. There were a lot of funny lines and things you could read just by interacting with nondescript objects. The references (that I managed to catch) were pretty cool. The characters were so good too. They're well-defined and the important characters all have their parts to play. I need Strong Dog and Kitten Princess as besties.

The mystery of the game is also well-executed for my standards (I'm not a mystery reader at all so this was fun). Finding the clues that leads to things and clues that lead to nothing, very cool, indeed.

There's a kind of spoilery section of the game that I won't get into much detail, but it kinda introduced an interesting twist that wasn't really a twist. And that was severely disappointing because of how sudden and how well executed that scene was.

An amazing experience, Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a definite recommend for my monochrome-coloured, narrative-loving gamers out there!

As always,

Enjoy gaming!

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cassettebeastssource

Welcome to Cassette Beasts Source!

Hello everyone, this is Cassette Beasts Source, an unofficial fan site blog dedicated to the indie monster-collecting RPG, Cassette Beasts!

This blog aims to be the go-to source for Cassette Beasts content on Tumblr, from news to fan works! This blog is made by a Cassette Beasts enthusiast, for all Cassette Beasts fans and anyone interested in the game.

As fans, we hope to do everything we can to spread the love for Cassette Beasts, as we believe this amazing game deserves more appreciation and attention.

Feel free to share and boost!

pixel-maytch

Memora Wanderer is a cute nostalgic RPG in which you embark on an adventure in the lands of Memora. With an emphasis on world exploration, i

The steam page for my game Memora Wanderer is now approved and public!

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we made SO MANY monsters for yolk heroes and theyre all pretty goofy and fun. We had a lot of fun making all of them. Hope you enjoy puns!!!!!

Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is a virtual pet RPG idle game and it's coming out on steam APRIL 30TH!! WISHLIST NOW!

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A Note On... Drafting Cards in the Dungeon

Dungeon Drafters is a roguelite deckbuilding game by Manalith Studios! Explore the dungeons, grab boosters, and defeat bosses!

Let me say this outright, the game is absolutely gorgeous. Very, very pretty. Plus the option to change the palette to be absolutely blinding is actually great (and funny) if your eyes can handle it and it's a fun little nostalgic tidbit.

One cool point I found out is that the character you choose at the beginning is pretty much cosmetic since you can equipment any deck loadout, but you unfortunately can't change it later on which is a small loss.

The mechanics themselves remind me of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (without the 8-directional movement), Into the Breach, and [Slay the Spire] all mixed together.

So another little disclaimer that while I'm writing this, I've obviously not experienced everything this game has to offer. I've only ever used the starting cards for the red-haired magic girl, as well as other raider cards and the traveller cards.

And I learned from a handful of runs that both movement and *card synergy* is wildly important to have a successful run. Traveller cards are good in both since they offer a lot of extra moves and movement abilities and that pairs well with the raider's attack cards.

The issue is that some builds are going to be way stronger than others and a handful won't even be viable. And because the dungeons of the game are so long, it becomes a real challenge to be able to survive 4+ floors to beat the game,especially since there's no way to empower yourself during the run. What you have is what you get, so to say.

Which, in my opinion, is both good and bad. Good in the sense that challenge is good. It forces you to strategize in both preparation and execution. The right synergies and the right in-combat decisions to help you succeed. Bad in the sense it becomes incredibly hard to actually finish the game (part of why I'm writing the review before I do finish my time the game). And honestly, many roguelites suffer from that problem anyways (where runs are too long compared to your ability to get stronger).

I'm not quite done with my time in the game. At some point I wanna try a turtling/healing build as well as a build where you get a ton of minions/summons. I also want to *attempt* to do the last dungeon, but I have high doubts I'll be able to actually complete it.

Dungeon Drafters is a really cool mix of dungeon exploration and deck building.

As always,

Enjoy gaming!

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