10 out of 10 immersive experience. Finally gave a use for my old crusty 3D glasses

Guys how do I vote 6 stars?

God this whole thing flashbanged me with these old plush YouTube channels I used to be addicted to when I was younger.

All of it was cringe looking back on it, and this captured all of it perfectly. I can't put the score too low because I know it was being authentic to a tee.

I may not be able to tolerate that kind content anymore, but I know 10 year old me would have loved this.

Well, it definitely feels like a first game. Which isn't a bad thing, you're still new to this. It would be weird if this was fantastic.

Not sure if this is caused by my old laptop, but it would often not register my clicking. To the point where I wasn't sure if I had to click in time with the music, or if there was a cooldown if I clicked often.

Another thing is that it was hard to tell if I was doing something right or wrong. There's not enough visual or audio tells that tell me if something is damaging me, or if I'm doing damage to that plant. I can tell you want to have minimal sound design, but you still need something to clue in the player. Doesn't have to be a harsh grunt or scream, I've seen games where all they use is a piano for everything.

Overall, you still have a long journey ahead of you if you want to get better at this. One suggestion I have that could help you is to look at your favourite games, and study what makes them feel good to you. What they do right, what they do wrong, what makes their controls flow, and what about these games feels special to you.

Looking at game design tutorials helps too, but don't over rely on them because it can ruin some of your creativity. Instead use them when you really need help with something.

That's all I have to say. Good luck with your next project if you decide to continue.

Even though it's a bit early to leave a review, I have to say the engine for this game feels so much better than any of the previous Tankmas games. That gap year really helped Tankmas in the long run.

My only issue so far isn't even about the game itself. My slow ass 5mbps internet speed can't even load the game anymore, and it just hangs on the loading screen forever. It's almost like it times-out my connection after a while.

I've found a workaround by using my much faster mobile data, but a proper fix would go a long way for people who don't have the best internet connection.

That's all I have for now. Might update this review as the games goes on

Dec 5th: OMG they have dash dancing! 11/10 best game

Dec 7th: I can finally load the game using my crappy Canadian internet! It's a Tankmas miracle!

Dec 29th: Christ, these arcade games are so unoptimized that they froze everything on my laptop after just 30 sec of play. I know a 13 year old laptop with 8GB of ram is pretty low, but needing like 16GB of ram in a 5 year old PC shouldn't be the MINIMUM requirement for a basic looking mini game. Seesh.

There's a part of me that really wants to love this game, but needing to constantly hold the top left or top right of the screen while doing tight platforming with WASD + space ain't gelling with me.

Something about the movement also feels way too sensitive for what feels at times like single-tile precision platforming. Often times I was massively overshooting a platform after a wall-jump and hitting a spike trap. Although, it could be because I'm not used to playing a platformer with with just my left hand on my keyboard.

All and all. Most of my issues would be fixed if the camera followed the character as they moved around the stage, and when the player stops they could then adjust the frame to capture the picture.

Always fun searching things from oldest first. It means I get to discover some really cool gems like this one that almost everyone forgot about.

Greetings from the future!

As someone who owns multiple laptops with Intel HD Graphics GPUs, I can say this is very relatable.

You know it's a quality GPU when a mid-spec PC from the mid-2000s with an AMD or Nvidia GPU can beat all my early 2010s laptops no problem.

That's actually amazing. Even if it wasn't your true vision for this piece, there's still so many juicy references and memories in this single image...even if a few creators aged like milk (though, you can't control that). And all of it is so well put together.

Almost wish there would be a secret way to unlock a 6 star rating and a super favourite.

Damn, you captured that 90s SGI 3D better than most indie game trying to emulate that style.

In a way we all have these moments.

I usually have trust issues, or moments where something doesn't go as planned...yet I still keep going, I talk about it with friends and family, touch grass, re-evaluate myself, or I switch things up just to hopefully get my mood back up.

Doesn't work all the time, but eventually something changes if I keep at it.