March'23 overview

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I was aiming to get only 3-4 new games added to my library in March… Welp - I got 9 according to BLAEO (while actually it should be 7).
► I got free games: 1) Tukoni 2) Samorost 1 3 )Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure Limited Free Promotional Package 4) Postmouse
► got one gift 5) Ori and the Will of the Wisps
► won one game on SG 6) Hard Reset Extended Edition
► and bought one game during sale 7) Pilgrims

Total is 7, but according to BLAEO stats it is 9.

On one hand it doesn’t actually matter wherever I got 7 or 9 new games in my library - I failed anyway :) But on the other hand I actually did well: I bought only one game during a huge sale and I actually finished and played more games then I got (or same amount, depending who counts - me or BLAEO). So it is some sort of positive progress I guess and thus, in general, I can be a little bit proud of myself :)

Games highlights of March:

• Cult of the Lamb
  

  15.0 hours playtime

  28 of 37 achievements

• The Entropy Centre
  

  11.7 hours playtime

  25 of 27 achievements

• Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
  

  13.6 hours playtime

  32 of 44 achievements

Cult of the Lamb: In general, I liked the game, but the feelings are not unambiguous. As a mix of farm simulator and roguelite, it’s very original and funny. Overall, killing time with the game was enjoyable. But each component separately feels somehow weakly :/ Runs through the “dungeons” are very monotonous, in fact there are only two types of weapons and three types of curses, tarot cards also do not really add variety. The monsters are the same in all dungeons with very minor differences. And the “farm” part also somehow requires too much attention. Followers manage to shit all over the place even if there are top toilets and a station for cleaning up shit after themselves … I didn’t count but It feels like I spent way more then an hour just just cleaning shit after the followers. That was ruining the fun a lot. I would probably disappointed by the game if it wasn’t a SG win (if I bought it by myself) 6/10

The Entropy Centre: Great game for Portal fans. I was pleased that devs managed to make the game dynamic due to interruptions between puzzles in the form of “RUN EVERYTHING IS FALLING” and “a walking simulator” parts. I liked the story: it cannot be called original, but it is presented very nicely. The characters and voice acting are nice too. Of the minuses, I’ll only note the physics of the main character - it is really strange and some moments it was really hard to land MC where necessary. The puzzles in the game are good, not too difficult, but you need to use your head. All solutions can be found on your own, without any hints. Well, actually there are hints within a game: the more difficult level is the more hints from the game you can find: some hints with lighting, some with geometry… On some levels you actually can even find drawn squares where to put platforms. Devs made it doable to beat the game without the need to go for tips on internet :) 8/10

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse: This is the second game in the series that I have played. The first one was Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition, which was released in 2016. I enjoyed it a lot. I had some fears that I won’t enjoy Pirate’s Curse as it not only was released earlier, in 2014, but really has less resolution pixel graphics. The fears were unfounded. Game looks and feels pretty nice and I had no complaints about either the gameplay itself or the graphic component.
I have completed the main game for 100% (found all the collectables and all story related stuff). But I’m not sure I will ever want to complete the whole game. It was an enjoyable experience overall. 7/10