[FKW'07]The Lowpoint of FKW: Elebits? :(

dmauro · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Broker

I hadn't played Elebits in several weeks for no good reason. I had enjoyed the few hours I had put into it. The last time I played I was stuck on level 11 (that is, I failed it twice). So I started it up and got to work on the garage. I was having fun, but as I got up to power level 4 and started tossing all sorts of stuff around, I noticed the game stuttering quite a bit. It wasn't so bad, so I continued on to level 12, out on the street.

I probably should have stopped playing immediately when I noticed the framerate was bad from the start, but, hey, it's FKW, and the level is only 12 minutes long. By the time I hit power level 3, things weren't looking so good. The framerate was terrible and I was starting to feel nauseous. The last time I got nauseous from a first person view game was when I tried playing Dark Forces and it ran like shit for whatever reason. But I had already started, so I had to finish.

My big mistake was getting a super strength powerup. This gave me the ability to start tossing around trees, cars, and tiny buildings. I think it was running at about 15fps at this point. I had about three minutes left and I really didn't know if I was going to make it. I was definitely regretting all the yogurt covered raisins I had eaten because I was ready to vomit. Finally I hit the 5500 watt mark and saved and quit. I had to go lie down before karate class because I felt like shit.

:(

This is my sad tale.
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mechanori · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Poor dmauro :(

Castlevania 4 is making me nauseous because level 8 FUCKING SUCKS and I've had to repeat it, like, 8 million times.

Mr. Mechanical · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:55 pm

mechanori:

Stage 9 password

Holy Water, Empty, Empty, Heart
Axe, Holy Water, Empty, Heart
Empty, Holy Water, Empty, Holy Water
Heart, Holy Water, Empty Empty

^_^
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dmauro · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Broker

I'm glad this thread had a happy ending.
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DaleNixon · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: dirty dirty south

I just bought this (:

It feels like a "kiddy" game (not that that's a problem). I really couldn't see small children getting a feel for the controls though. (Maybe I'm underestimating small children).

I like that it has score attack modes and whatnot. You can play it hardcore if you want to. The auto-laser powerup gave me Rez flashbacks.

Toups described this to me as "gravity gun: the game". That's pretty accurate!
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