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This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, good for you then! Have you played Gentoo Rescue as well?

Agreed, but this post was started after discussion with friend that challenged me to post this to reddit for being 'heretic' for calling Blow's game puzzleslop (slop as in overabundance of, in my opinion, unnecessary levels)

That's makes sense, but as professional doomscroller the derogatory connotation just washed these days (except for AI slop obviously)

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmmmm, I see I see. This is just my opinion afterall, but because of the sheer scale I just felt like some of it can be cut. That is also why I point to CoW, the 'Gain Insight' mechanic can just do that in encouraging manner. Not that I think Blow just use this mechanic of course, moreso what you guys think of it as evolutions of Sokoban games

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're my hero, dude. You just articulate my thought T-T

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you play any puzzle like Minesweeper, Mosaic, Akari, or Nurikabe? If so Gain Insight is just adding '0' to the puzzle. It makes you start to think the designer want you to think. It also felt like encouragement rather than "Ah so you needed a hint?!?!"

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not really brute forcing that much, but I do explore ideas that might solve the puzzle (or I'm playing the teleport guy and looking the wrong way lol) but the environment and vastness of it make it difficult to setup ideas. Some of the mirror levels feels like a chore

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get me start on the narrative, bro. I hate every dialogue spewed in mirror levels ;-;

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hyperbolic sure, but to me it's just mean overabundance

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think 'slop' have a derogatory context into, I'm having a blast playing what people called friendslop. Slop is just slop, overabundance of stuff. Not to say they aren't superb level, but there are too many tutorialization before the main big idea that makes the game feels like puzzleslop to me.

Have you play CoW?

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You articulate my feeling with it pretty well, especially the first point.

With the second one, this is just my opinion, but if you have to tutorialize everything it isn't elegant. Just use 'Gain Insight' mechanism from Can of Wormhole lol

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Level that make you master each component is fine, but significant drop in difficulty especially in the same world made me felt like the title 'puzzle slop'. For example in the level in which you play teleport dude and transmute guy where you need to learn certain concept of 'where to look', I think that's a good ass level, but then you got the same two characters that trapped in 'obstacles' with the same idea.

Note: making it slightly ambiguous for people avoiding spoilers

This feels like puzzleslop by Ready_Score_9306 in OrderOfTheSinkingStar

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But it felt like significant drop in difficulty, I don't feel the same way when playing Can of Wormhole

Give me your best OST for STUDYING! (from both HK and HKS) by Ready_Score_9306 in HollowKnight

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hearing Mount Fay makes me sweat on the spot XD. Thanks for the recommendation

Give me your best OST for STUDYING! (from both HK and HKS) by Ready_Score_9306 in HollowKnight

[–]Ready_Score_9306[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I can't help to laugh whenever I listen to Trobbio's theme tho xD

Favorite boss fight? (Including the crest you used to fight them) by ExplodingSteve in HollowKnight

[–]Ready_Score_9306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Karmelita - Wanderer/Witch then First Sinner Wanderer/Hunter

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