In April, I completed
DO I RECOMMEND THIS? I MEAN, SURE.. I GUESS. BUT IT WAS CLOSE.
TO GET MONEY YOU BREAK THINGS, +. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO RECYCLE, -.
THERE ARE ALLIGATORS, +. YOU CAN'T PET THE ALLIGATORS, -.
YOU GIVE SENTIENCE TO COINSTAR MACHINES, -. BUT YOU MAKE THEM COMMUNISTS, +.
SOMEONE ELSE WROTE, THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL TURNED UP TO QUIRKY STEREOTYPE, WHICH IS GD ACCURATE.
A BITCH (THATS NOT A CUSS DONT CENSOR IT) ALMOST SENDS SOMEONE TO SCHOOL JAIL, BUT BECAUSE THEY CRY ABOUT THEIR IMPOSTER SYNDROME EVERYONE COMFORTS THEM, INSTEAD OF APOLOGIZING TO THE PERSON THEY WERE WITCH HUNTING, -.
THE ART STYLE IS ALRITE, THE SOUNDTRACK IS FORGETTABLE, THE TIMELOOP MECHANIC MAKES THE FRIEND GATHERING IRRELEVANT (BUT THERES FRIENDSHIP TOKENS, SOOOO, I GUESS IT STILL COUNTS?). ALL THE GOOD YOU DO THAT ISNT THE MAIN STORY IS MADE ULTIMATELY IRRELEVANT.
AND THE BIG BOSS BATTLE, HOLY CRAP, THAT SHIP SUUUUUCKS. IT FEELS TACKED ON, THE BBEG'S MONOLOGUE IS BOTH UNSKIPPABLE AND P O N D E R O U S L Y SLOW.
I GIVE IT A C-? I GUESS? THERES NO REAL REPLAY VALUE, BUT IF YOU GET IT FOR CHEAP ITS NOT THE WORST WAY TO WASTE 6 HOURS.
ITS A CUTE GAME, IF A LITTLE INSCRUTABLE AT FIRST. ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT THO ITS VERY EASY. THERES SOME CLEVER THOUGHTS IN THE GAME, BUT ABOUT 2/3'S OF THE WAY THROUGH YOUVE BASICALLY SEEN IT ALL.
THAT SAID, ITS NICE TO SEE A GAME REALLY EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF SECRETS AND SECRET LEVELS.
I JUST WISH THIS GAME HAD MORE MEAT ON ITS BONES, Y'KNOW?
IF YOU JUST GO IN AND GRIND IT, ITS OVER REALLY QUICK. ITS PROLLY BETTER TO PLAY IT EPISODICALLY, DO ONE OR TWO PUZZLES, THEN COME BACK A DAY OR A WEEK LATER OR SOMETHING.
FOR WHAT IT IS THO, I GIVE IT A SOLID B.
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
0.5 hours, 6 of 6 achievements
and I beat
PEAK
19.4 hours, 26 of 54 achievements
all in all, it was a good month. I continue to fall further behind, but its less plummetous than in the past




Congratz for your month, especially Peak ! Sizeable looks really cute !