just fyi my sister reports that sharing can undo conjugations/plurals. attached image is what she sees vs what was shared: fridgle.net#p=ogwf1Mp0HQ...
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![Jonathan Blow
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The intro level made me rage quit, unfortunately. “Haha here are a bunch of jumps that are hard in an uninteresting way like every other game, but we are going to give you controls that are clunkier than any other game, and we won’t polish them…” No time for that… If there is [...]
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honestly this could be an example of the tutorial gating you correctly. i'm sorry it frustrated you but it's fundamentally a game about the movement system. i'm not hiding a different type of game play further in. all the mechanics and puzzles revolve around the movement.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kz5nhbn3yi2pcvdesnxrmnp2/bafkreihslcfsb72oqzfl5pmux6gmjiyejhlhep2eo7tdzlveszotyqjdpa)
![To say this is one of the greatest platformers I've played would be a major understatement, and I have been into the weeds of precision platformers for somewhere in the ballpark of fifteen to twenty years. The controls are very unique in a way that doesn't feel novel "for the sake of being novel." It's one of those games that's hard to understand how it plays without being the ones with fingers pressing the buttons. Right out of the gate it feels very smooth and satisfying, but the more you play, the more the depth and nuance of your controls unfolds. It is nothing short of magical to discover a new trick, or some strange interaction you weren't expecting. This happens a *lot* of times throughout the course of the game. It is quite rewarding to learn, and it's even more rewarding to apply what you've learned. There were several points in my playthrough where I learned something new and immediately had an idea of somewhere else I'd previously been where the new knowledge may be relevant. It is a very large game just in terms of raw number of rooms, and the scope expands greatly and breathes new life into a large chunk of already-experienced rooms when a revelation presents itself.
The beautiful visuals informed by PICO-8 and very spacey/open sound design only enhances the feeling of being lost in this vast abstract world. Particularly, the jetpack, falling, and landing sound design makes you feel very heavy in a small but important way. The soundtrack is also filled with love, though sparse in some locations.
The introspective text provided in exchange for progression is also very thoughtful and personally hit painfully close to my heart.
I am not even close to 50% of the way done collecting All the things, and I've sunk a day into the game. Derelict Star is a masterpiece, and if you like precision platforms it's required reading. If you don't like precision platformers, this one is VERY different from others and it's still worth your time.
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