RikkiUW

February '19 Play Log

I got sick of making such slow progress on my backlog so started trying to beat one short game every evening I had time. Sadly most don’t contribute to my goals, but I enjoyed most of them nonetheless.


12 is Better Than 6

12 is Better Than 6

8/10
9 hours playtime

Overall a very enjoyable top down shooter. Generally I avoid these in favour of third or first person shooters. This one works very well though.

Pros:

  • The unique pen and paper art style works very well
  • Challenging, but once you’ve died a few times and figured out where everyone is/where they move, it’s not too bad
  • Good weapon variety - I particularly enjoyed the bow

Cons:

  • Calling Native Americans ‘gringo’ doesn’t seem right to me
  • The protagonist’s few one liners get tired quickly
  • The story is kind of all over the place, and just sort of ended. It was really just an excuse to kill a whole lot of people. It isn’t bad, but it could have been much better.
  • I think a bit more humour would have made this much better
  • There should be more variety in terms of where the random side missions are, instead of just having two or three and changing where you start.

Verdict: 8/10

SG win, Pay or Play, and ABC list. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this game and am glad I won it.


Reflection of Mine

Reflection of Mine

6/10
14 hours playtime

I was somewhat torn on whether to recommend this. It’s not bad, but it’s fairly difficult in parts and gets boring quickly. I’d recommend this primarily for people who are very enthusiastic about puzzle games and like a challenge. If you’re more of a casual puzzler and/or the story is a big part of the appeal I’d recommend you skip this one. I frequently went to play this after work and found my brain was just too tired to work out any of the puzzles. Overall I think this could benefit from being shorter, cutting out maybe 20% of each level.

Pros:

  • As each of the 4 levels progress it introduces new mechanics to keep things interesting, starting easy and getting harder.
  • The story is interesting for the most part.
  • The next level is unlocked half way through the current level, so you can skip the harder puzzles if you find them too difficult

Cons:

  • I was expecting a game that also teaches you about multiple personality disorder and what living with it is like, but that’s really not what this was. It seemed to just using the disorder as game mechanic.
  • Towards the end of each level it gets very difficult. Expect to spend a lot of time repeating levels until you figure them out.
  • The ‘hints’ show you exactly how to get through the level, so even when I was stuck I didn’t want to use them
  • Maybe there were too many personalities, or maybe I was just sick of it, but found the story got lost towards the end.
  • More emphasis on each personality not knowing what happened would be beneficial for the story I think. Something as simple as panicking because suddenly everything is on fire and not knowing what happened would be good.
  • It’s entirely unclear how to unlock neurosis mode. Turns out you need to say ‘yes’ to the final question first, then no. If you do it the other way around you’ll need to replay the level and answer no again (at least I think this is how I finally managed to unlock it).
  • If you move on to the next level without completing the current level you’ll end up skipping a significant chunk of the story, including how the next personality emerges.

Verdict: 6/10

SG win that sounded interesting but didn’t live up to my expectations. Infuriatingly 100%ing hard mode doesn’t unlock the achievement for normal mode hence the one missing achievement. It dragged on a lot so I’m glad I’m finally finished with it. Now if only I could finish Munin…


I wasn’t sure what to expect with this series, but thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s quite funny and doesn’t take itself seriously in the slightest. Sadly it doesn’t seem there’s going to be a season 2. If you’re open minded and enjoy point and click games it’s worth playing if it’s in your library. Click for individual reviews.


Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

6/10
1.4 hours
10 of 10 achievements

This isn't a bad game, but it's not good either. It's too predictable and lacks surprises of any kind. Nowhere near as good as the first one. These types of games require the story to be good for it to be enjoyable, and this doesn't pass that test.

Pros:

  • Generally the puzzles are neither too easy nor too difficult, but there were a few that had me stumped for a while

Cons:

  • I had a guess as to what would happen within the first 5 minute of playing. Granted it wasn't quite correct, but it wasn't far off. From there there was nothing surprising, and the overall story wasn't terribly interesting either.

Verdict: 6/10

I was quite happy when this came up on chrono as it was on my wishlist. Glad I didn’t spend money on it though. It was predictable without an interesting story.


Well that’s it for now. Only a few days left in the month but I have plans for a few more games, including some that are actually on some of my priority lists. I bought Budget Cuts for my Rift last week and am really, really enjoying it. Looking forward to playing it this weekend, but not looking forward to it being beaten. Hopefully I can find more equally good VR games.

Cece09

Also got my copy and a normal lost phone on chrono. I felt the same way glad that I didn’t pay for it. I get they were going into real life issues but having to search everything and read through so much backlog of texts and stuff with so many messages being along the same line it just got boring. Plus honestly I don’t think real life issues really interest me. I am just a typical girl who prefers her fake ass romances

RikkiUW

Reading through everything did get tired after a while. I think part of the reason I liked the first one was because it was a unique concept. The sequel lacks that newness so the downsides show through more.

Cece09

Oh you actually liked the 1st one. I would say if I had to pick the 1st one was better. I actually read most of it while the next I was like ehhhhh same old same old

Trent

Plus honestly I don’t think real life issues really interest me. I am just a typical girl who prefers her fake ass romances.

That’s great; it made me LOL. :3

Trent

Munin is a great game (and an SG win for me!). I did need to consult a video guide for a couple of the puzzles, but for the most part they were the right level of difficulty for me. I didn’t get the last achievement because I loathe speedruns and you either have to re-do the last chapter every time you’re not fast enough, or use a “trick” to abuse the achievement. I didn’t want to do either.

I’ve only played Supreme League of Patriots Issue 3, because it was an SG win. I enjoyed it, and for the most part the humor, puzzles, and voice acting were on point. What else can you hope for in a point-and-click game? :) But it wasn’t enough to get me to play issues 1 and 2.

Like most folks, I enjoyed the first “Lost Phone” more than the second. I only played the second one recently, and it was– wait for it– my most recent SG win. This time around I took copious notes so that I could get the puzzles, and it really helped.

Thank you for the reviews, and good luck with Munin!

RikkiUW

I also won Munin on SG. I’m only 3 levels in and it’s dragging though. I think I just wasn’t in the mood the first time I played it and that put me off. I’m going to give it another try tonight. I’m also not a big fan of speedruns, and I can’t be bothered trying to get 999 feathers. I’ll likely get the rest though.

Issue 1 was the best IMO. Kyle was much less OTT and the stunts they pull to pass the superhero contest were great.

Taking notes is a really good idea. I just kept going back and forth (and using a guide occasionally).

Trent

There’s this one level that really helps with the 999 feathers achievement, as pointed out by the Munin guide. It takes maybe an extra 10-20 minutes from what you’d have after finishing the game.
Yeah, I’d like to revisit and play Issue 1.

GiseIIe

I played Another Lost Phone yesterday, I do not particularly like the story format that consists into spying into someone’s phone lol