farawaytimes's review of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Backloggd What a delight. I played the whole damn game with a big grin on my face.<br><br>What do you even need to say? <em>Super Mario RPG</em> is a tightly paced &lt;20 hour RPG by 90s Square at the top of th...

Wrote about Super Mario RPG! I've only felt more and more warmly about this one as I've stewed on it, just a lovely little adventure backloggd.com/u/farawaytim...

What’s the name of the game?

OMGGGG THESE ARE SO UNIQUE, I knew about Anodyne, but not the others, purchasing now!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED RESPONSE! <3333333333333333

I'll list 3 of my favorites.
Metro Gravity: A 3D Metroidvania with no up or down and rhythm combat, the gravity mechanic is so fun.
In Stars and Time: A time loop RPG, my favorite game ever.
Anodyne: A surreal Zelda-like with my favorite postgame of any game, also liked the devs other games.

can you list some of the niche games? I would love to hear about them / your thoughts on them!!!!!!

0PLAYER by caveadventure

An extremely interesting game was just released called 0PLAYER by Katelyn Delta. It's a huge unresponsive .webp wallpaper map of puzzles that doesn't really tell you how it's played. I playtested some of it and it was crazy. Go take a look.
caveadventure.itch.io/0player

ScaleBox – Anokturnus ScaleBox may look like an easy and small game at first glance, but oh was I wrong. Do you like hard sokobans? Thinking with portals?The concept of ScaleBox is pretty simple, you and the boxes you push...

5€, seems like an easy and small game... Well, that's the opposite. Grow and shrink using portals in ScaleBox, a mind-bending and very challenging sokoban focusing on precision.

Read my full review here: anokturnus.review/index.php/20...

Mistified – Anokturnus Have you ever tried cooking without spices? Yeah not the best, and our crow protagonist just lost theirs, stolen by the dark claws. Needless to say that’s unacceptable, and thus the journey to extermi...

Explore a mysterious open world in Mistified. Guide animals thanks to your mist lantern and eradicate the dark claws that stole your precious spices.

Read my full review here: anokturnus.review/index.php/20...

Illustration of Pauline fom Donkey Kong Bananza, standing sternly on a stone floor. Behind her, Donkey Kong in his Bananza form, aggressively breaks out of the bedrock.

BANANZA!

I just bought bobo the cat ahahah

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sylvcore Games (Intermediate Rank) 1. Atlantis no Nazo (NES) Clear game. 2. Summon Night Swordcraft Story (GBA) Clear game. 3. Dark Souls (many platforms) Clear game. 4. Shippu Mahou Daisakusen (Arcade) Reach the second loop on one credit. Note: The international version "Kingdom Grandprix" is easier. 5. Elephantasy Flipside (PC) Reach the "true ending". 100% is optional. 6. Legacy of the Wizard (NES) Clear game. 7. SaGa Frontier (PSX) Clear with all 7 characters.

swordcraft story should probably be in the first list but i forgot so i put it here. part of the challenge is that the lists are arbitrary and ill-considered

Sylvcore Games (Beginner Rank) 1. Bird & Chairs (MSX) Clear 10000pts. Can you go even further? 2. Elephantasy (PC) Clear game. 100% is optional. 3. Maou Golvellius (MSX) Clear game. 4. Gimmick! (NES) Clear game. Good ending 1CC is optional. 5. Umihara Kawase (SNES) Clear game. Clearing all endings is optional. 6. The Final Fantasy Legend / SaGa 1 (GB) Clear game. 7. Bobo the Cat (PC) Clear game. 100% is optional.

Take the challenge..

BABE WAKE UP!!! SYLVIE POSTED ANOTHER TIER LIST GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Christmas came early. I love hard ass games.

Sylvcore Games (Expert Rank) 1. The Tower of Druaga (Arcade) Clear game. 1CC optional. 2. Romancing SaGa (SNES) Clear game. 3. Love (PC, the one by Toby Alden) Clear game. 4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (PC) Read the 8 main arcs and "hidden ending". 5. La-Mulana (PC) Clear game. Can be original or remake. 6. Battle Garegga (Arcade) 1CC the game. 7. Void Stranger (PC) Reach the ending that displays your stats.

hehhhe, I love looking at ur posts with slinted eyes / covering them, I want a hazy preview but I don't want to be spoiled at the same time ahahah

Screenshot from Anokturnus' "Best Overall Puzzle Games" list showing the top 8 entries, which are: 1. The Talos Principle 2. Portal 2 3. Recursed 4. Baba Is You 5. Stephen's Sausage Roll 6. The Witness 7. Bonfire Peaks - Lost Memories 8. Gentoo Rescue The full list is very long, and linked in the main post.

Well-known puzzle curator Anokturnus has Gentoo Rescue at #8 on their list of top 100 overall puzzle games!

Full list: store.steampowered.com/curator/4469...

Curator page: store.steampowered.com/curator/4469...

Their website: anokturnus.review/index.php/20...

#indiegamedev #WishlistWednesday

YESSSSS WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! His reviews are amazing! I CANNOT WAIT TO PLAY GENTOO SOON, just need to find a free weekend to fully devote to it aahhahaa, I CANNOT WAIT AHHHHHH <3 <3 <3 Loving some of the streams though

Gentoo Rescue – Anokturnus You know, I always love it when a game features meta puzzles, it’s always a special moment when you realize a game is deeper than it seems. They’re usually the culmination point and always convey spec...

@jagriff.bsky.social A really cool puzzle reviewer, Anokturnus, reviewed your game! You can see their website/review/Ko-fi below. Also has a AWESOME steam curator page:

Steam Curator Page:
store.steampowered.com/curator/4469...

Website / Gentoo Review / Ko-fi:
anokturnus.review/index.php/20...

THE LOREEEEE

~ Latest Sylvie SaGa Rankings ~
SaGa Frontier 1
SaGa 1, Romancing SaGa 1 (tie)
Romancing SaGa 2
SaGa Frontier 2
Unlimited Saga (tentative)
Romancing SaGa 3
SaGa 2
SaGa 3

ZWAARD

Tearscape

Mina the Hollower

Everdeep Aurora

Four 2D Zelda-like adventure games I'm looking forward to:

• ZWAARD by @beleefstudios.bsky.social
• Tearscape by @nerdstakeover.bsky.social
• Mina the Hollower by @yachtclubgames.bsky.social
• Everdeep Aurora by @ysbryd.net

very very nice stuff here. really enjoyed it :)

revisited my top 25 and y'know i don't think i'd change anything! tempted to try and slot drakengard and vintage story in there but i don't think there's anything i'd swap them for...

YAAAY THE LORE IS COMPLETE THANK YOU!!! Going to try to finish one of these every few months. <3333333

im getting close after scouring all of your posts ahah, missing SaGa Frontier 1 and 2, but ill get there

been loving these rankings!!!! just curious which versions you played? for Romancing the SNES version or HD Remaster (or PS2 version for Romancing Saga 1) as well as frontier series og ps1 or remasters? I NEED TO KNOW FOR THE LOREEEE <3 <3 <3 <3 @sylviefluff.bsky.social

Updates:
SaGa Frontier 2 goes in Amazing tier (probably like it more than RS3 but less than RS2)
SaGa 3 (Final Fantasy Legend 3) goes in a new bottom tier called "Fine"

im saving it for the full release :))))) <3

i don't think i'll play romancing saga 2 revenge of the seven because i played the original too recently but i'm curious to see what it's like....