Recent reviews by NicoDaBeaw

/// OG Review From Nov. 2023 ///

We are JUSTICE.
We are POTENTIAL.
We are SKILLED.

We are contained, colorful and viable. But we're paint in a tube, not put out into the world. We've been scared to paint the world in our image for really, really long... So let's be messy, potent, colorful.
Y'all, this friggin' series changed me a bit. Y'all put a mirror up to me and I flinched thinking I'd hate what I saw but this gave me love. That one little spark to burn something in me properly.

I survived an attempt so many years ago, and for a long time I really wondered if all of... ~this~ was worth it. I'd been staring at the ground while I walked. I had no pigment. Then we found it within us, but we just didn't know WHAT to do with it. But there's a lot out there and for the first time in a while I'm really excited to paint the world again. I'm reminded how pretty "The Out There" is.

Thank you Randumb team. Genuinely from my deepest.

//// 2025 update! ////

We noticed the update and went through the trilogy on Twitch and-- Gosh. You guys still brought something gorgeous and different to my table. I got entirely new words, and well... It made me realize how things change and how we gotta take care of ourselves, y'know?

On our journeys, we were GIFTED.
From our adventures, we learned to be GRATEFUL.
And at the end, we found SELF LOVE.

I forgot entirely how heavy and hard hitting the end of this game could be, particularly the last section. I SOBBED answering those questions, and well.. Hey, learning that we got to put ourselves first can be hard, but I gotta thank you guys DEEPLY for giving me yet another beautiful experience to remember.

I wanna offer also, if you guys ever had need of someone to voice Destiny or The Watcher, I'd be very happy to provide my voice, free of charge! Yes I mean that. These characters sit with me on my shoulder a lot after playing this series and I'd just love to offer something back to you guys after giving me so much already.

At the end of the day, I think you guys made my favorite game series. Ever. It stands for something, it helps, and honestly? As a suicide survivor, I wanna extend the greatest of thanks I can muster. Thank you guys for making something that will always stick in my heart ♥

My Secret Word Is: Potential.

There's a lot we have, and a lot we can do. And maybe there's more untapped. Thank ya guys for helping me see it a bit. For lifting a fog.

My secret word was Justice!

Life's a lot and gives you a lot, and sure there was a lot of questions but at the end of I'm wicked grateful. I kinda knew what was gonna happen, knowing just how normal psyches work and how these tests usually go, but like...

Yeah. Stuff's different today. And I definitely needed that cry.

Thanks Randumb, not so dumb. ♥

Growin' up playing Newgrounds and Armor Games titles, I always saw Binding of Isaac and kinda tried to avoid it? Friend of mine recently got me into the game though; not many games or pieces of media end up absolutely charming you, having a "personality" y'know?

Binding of Isaac is ~ABSOLUTELY~ one of those games. It does a fantastic job of being a charming catalyst of media, by that I mean if you go into it wanting simple basic mind-numbing stimulus, it gives it to you. If you go into it with an eye for meaning, wanting a deeper story, it gives it to you. The game's design leaves so many juicy pieces of comedy, lore, world building-- like an old friend you haven't had a beer with in a while, the game surprises, impresses, and manages to keep a chill and casual air when ya ask for it and crass, hilarious, sometimes sweat-inducing action and jokes.

I often find myself trying to find that happy medium between "My next hyperfixation" or "Upgraded arcade game to numb out to" when it comes to games, think I found something that fits that niche perfectly here!