Shipwrecked 64

really though. Had this game been even a little more player friendly it would have been a legitemate masterpiece. and i understand why thematically it HAS to be difficult to advance the story (without getting into any spoilers), but the cost of that is making the game as a whole less enjoyable and frankly very fucking tiring. You really need to have a dev screaming what you have to do in your ear in order to get that full experience, or maybe the developers really overestimated the intelligence of the average person (well mine at least). Such a shame too, because the story truly is a masterpiece and constructed very beautifully. and the ways that said story progresses truly is groundbreaking. taking steps as original and admirable as "im scared" and doki doki literature club of their time respectively... I want to believe that I'm the problem and the gameplay isnt as difficult to figure out to other people. But i got stuck so many times that i eventually said "fuck it" and watched a re...

This game has some good ideas, but the banal platforming combined with the extreme prevalence of "4 digit numberpad" puzzles in the "alternate" game just makes it feel like a muddled, dull mess. I've played through pretty much every English-language N64 platformer, and this game just doesn't feel like one of those games to me. The sound design is fantastic, and the little fake trailer and the cutscenes in general are great. When you actually start playing the game, it's slow, clunky and extremely repetitive. The game forces you to play through the "2023" mode before unlocking the "1997" mode even though it's essentially just the same dull content with the glitchy stuff removed. The game being badly designed is part of the story, sure, but that doesn't really have an impact on the experience, especially since there are a lot of unintentional glitches that keep popping up, to the point that it's hard to tell what's intentional and what isn't. The concept works on its own merits, as o...

the plaza can kiss my ass

I hate this game. 10/10 Also the meta-narrative about the hostility of the gaming industry towards the creatives that fuel it is really well done.

I can understand why people might not enjoy the game and never finish it. The puzzles in the game can be very frustrating at times, and one point in the game is quite difficult; but Shipwrecked 64 is such an incredible game. As an ARG, It's amazing. You'll constantly have a new tab open in your browser for clues, and at one point have to download a "demo" version; all to solve the many puzzles throughout the game. Most of the early puzzles will need you to do something simple like count the number of notes in a piece of music to find a code for a door; while later ones will open a 20 second video on your browser and that's it. The gameplay is great. Because it's meant to replicate a Nintendo 64 game, controls aren't super complicated. The most complicated thing you’ll be doing early on is some parkour or hitting a tree. Gameplay in the latter half of the game will become more difficult; for example, requiring you to listen for multiple different noise cues and avoiding the multipl...

I think the devs overestimate the intelligence and patience of the average gamer, the game's mysteries are hidden under layers upon layers of codes and cyphers that requires musical knowledge and other mental skills to solve. I think what they've tried to do here is kinda cool but it's tiresome. I'm sure there's a great murder mystery hidden somewhere in the 1997 portion of the game but there's only so much cryptic stuff I can take. And then there's the later threats that will keep trying to get you, even if you pause the game so you don't even get a moment to breathe and check the walkthrough to progress. It's an interesting idea but clearly not for me.

One of the worst horror games ever

I don't think I will ever finish this game. It's not because I think it's not worth being played or that the game has some difficulty spikes that pull me away from caring. This game scares the ever loving hell out of me.

Stand by... Romeo. Lima. Romeo. X-ray. Romeo. Bravo. Charlie. Charlie. Charlie. Romeo. Romeo. Stand by... Lima. X-ray. Bravo. Charlie. Golf. Romeo. Stand by...

This game made me shit my pants in the best way possible. Out of all the horror games I've played, they don't compare to this. It's genuinely engaging and not some random mascot horror all over again. I keep replaying it just to appreciate the stellar game design.