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looking away from the screen after a run of balatro makes all colors look dull

This collection gets a recommendation for me just for Avianos ALONE, what a masterpiece of a strategy game, it is very simple but contains an insane amount of strategic value, like the best of strategy games. Somehow, the lamest looking game in the collection ended up being a serious gem that i see myself playing for many more hours, it has certainly solidified Jon Perry as another indie mastermind for me, like Derek Yu with Spelunky.
Aside from that very unexpected favorite, there are plenty of other great games that it would take me way too long to get into each one, so it is best experienced for yourself.
The collection also hides many meta secrets that are still being uncovered, so nerds like me have a lot to tackle here.
I bought this collection just to support my favorite indie game designer, not even really expecting to get more than two evenings of value from it, and ended up finding gold.

Been waiting for the first sale to pick this up, and damn, this year has spoiled us with this game and Fallen Aces.
I would not call this game an imsim, sure it has very light imsim elements but it is primarily focused on just its combat and your method of approaching encounters with your arsenal. The visuals and audio design are top notch at times, especially all the ambient intermission sequences. The game encourages you to use your entire arsenal, but doesn't outright force you to, unlike Doom Eternal (my favorite fps of all time by a long shot), and funnily enough, i found myself using the starting assault rifle a LOT over the course of the game, because of its sheer reliability at all ranges (except point blank, you really should swap to anything BUT this weapon in that situation), and the burst fire mod made it even more so. Yet despite this preference, it really isn't "the best" weapon, far from it, no weapon is "the best", it's just that you can "main" any one of them if you know how to, with the big limiting factor being ammo management. Not to mention the- wait a sec, gotta check my Burger Flipper

Ultra Deluxe is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ right.
It would be a shame for me to spoil any of it, so know this is so much more than just a remake, it surprises at every corner and i was delighted the whole way.
Jim.

first of all, ignore the low playtime, as i played most of the game locally with steam drm removed.

This review is yet another case of steam needing a mixed option, This is one of the most gorgeous games i've ever seen, the game's visuals and audio significantly oversell it, and as you play it can create a subconscious dissonance between what you see and what is happening on a technical level, you can start to see "through the game", which is a shame considering how immersive it can be. The game's ambient soundtrack combined with the clean, gorgeous handdrawn artwork makes for a very strong experience, and i really wish the game had gameplay and story good enough to live up to that same level of quality. This is a decent, but amateurishly made metroidvania that is brimming with passion and effort, and i can only hope that Silksong finally makes this experience into the masterpiece it deserves to be,

i have accepted the fact i will probably never beat this game, having attempted it numerous times in the past decade, but

these lands are still mine. and i am bound to them.

after pirating the game and finishing it, i immediately went on steam to buy it.
this is one of the best imsims, easy. the highly restrictive inventory system and environments full of weapons ripe for the picking leads to very dynamic and natural gameplay, which would be highlighted better by a higher variety of enemies (the enemy variety does the job well for the 5 levels there currently are, but in future chapters we really should get a bunch of new faces). and yes, there are only 5 levels, but the amount of effort put into them and how absolutely distinct in gameplay they all are from one another, it's easy to forgive, the quality to quantity value here is insane. I NEED MORE

after pirating this game 7 years ago and promising to buy it one day, i finally did. one of the greatest works of art to ever grace this medium, the authenticity of playing a cartoon oozes from its every aspect, and the amount of effort that went into bringing the game's visuals to life through digitized traditional hand-drawn animation walks the border between genius and stupidity

despite its bullethell nature that can get out of hand with rng and lead to undeserved hits and little bits of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (like the pillars in "gnome way out" having no visual tell for when they are going up or down, which can lead you to get hit by the geese just because the game said so), this dlc is a short but phenomenal experience that really lives up to its title

Build factory
Upgrade
Factory becomes obsolete
Tear down 90% of your setup
Repeat