Night Poetry

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow [b]United Critics[/b] for quality reviews[/url] [h2]Night Poetry Review[/h2] [h1]Pew Pew Pew![/h1] So, I recently dived into Night Poetry, a story-driven rogue-lite RPG that throws you into the deep end of an existential crisis in an ancient, mysterious city. Imagine a game that mixes pixel art nostalgia with a fast-paced, twin-stick shooter, and you’ve got this little gem. If you’re a fan of the 16-bit era and love a game that makes you ponder life’s uncertainties while dodging waves of enemies, then buckle up – this one’s for you! [h1]About This Game [/h1] [h2]Storyline [/h2] Let’s start with the narrative. Night Poetry is as existential as it gets. You’re exploring a city with a past as foggy as your morning brain before coffee. The story is subjective, meaning you might spend a good chunk of your time wondering what the heck is going on – in a good way. You’re unravelling the consequences of an uncertain past, and every corner turned and note read adds a layer to the mystery. The story is deep, and if you love piecing things together, you’re in for a treat. Multiple endings are up for grabs,…

Short twin-shooter where you decide the fate of the world. This is a simple game with straightforward gameplay. After exploring a few screens and reading a few notes, you gain the power to fire bullets. The gameplay take the twin-shooter approach, therefore using a gamepad is more preferable. You will have to beat three stages that you access from the crossroads. Progress is linear so you don't get to choose. Each stage contains a few waves with a limited number of enemies. Destroyed enemies drop experience points, health, and occasionally coins. When you collect enough experience points to fill the bar at the top of the screen, you will level up, increasing your shooting speed and damage. You can become pretty powerful quickly, but the game lacks balance and strategy. All you have to do is run in circles around the arena and shoot in the center. Unfortunately, you can also lose a level when bumping into an enemy. This feature is not great because enemies sometimes spawn right next to you or on the path you’re walking. Aside from faster shots, you also get bullets flying out of you at regular intervals. While health can be a concern because it can only be replenished by coll…

Full playthrough with two endings here: https://youtu.be/lKZT0XrxscY Honestly it's an alright game for the price I had some fun with it. I really wish the monsters didn't spawn on screen because it makes it WAY to easy to run into one as they're spawning in causing a level down. The endings were both kind of meh they seemed very similar, and because I'm not really sure what's going on in the first place I didn't feel fulfilled by either. I liked the game play with the leveling up, the type of shots changing, and the boss fight was cool.

super basic, enemies spawn on top of you, circle strafing the arena while you try to grind them down to earn enough coins to buy a new level is tedious (and not helped when you accidentally level down by stepping on a newly spawned enemy directly in your path), and the story is incredibly generic (mysterious traveler needs to save a mysterious city beset by mysterious monsters)

A simple, short, TouHou style shooter with some beautiful music and no depth. There are three stages and a boss. Levelling makes you significantly more powerful, but there's no reason to level past 6 since the game is so short and easy. I had fun with it.

I absolutely love this! I mean, it's an indie game, which's my favorite genre, so it rocks!