Thanks for the responses, guys.
I think I must have played a VVVVVV demo at some point, because I remember playing a bit of it. As far as I can recall, I enjoyed the challenge. Great music goes a long way, too.
One of my friends picked up Attack of the Friday Monsters day 1. He liked it a lot, but he loves old tokusatsu films (with which I don't have much experience), so I'm not sure I'll appreciate it the same way. Still, I've only heard great things about it, and I do want to play it.
I enjoyed Mighty Switch Force, though I never managed par on every stage. The sequel has always been on my radar, though never quite made it into my "must buy" list.
Crimson Shroud curiously has the most votes, but no supporters in the comments. I've basically had my eye on every one of these games since launch, so I don't think there's a "wrong" choice among them -- each of them has appealed to me to some extent when I researched them.
| d21lewis said: The only one of those games I've even heard of is Mighty Switch Force 2 (which I also own) and VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV. Are the rest good? |
I'm pretty sure they're all decent, but potentially very niche. The game I pick of these is my "and one" after buying Cave Story and SteamWorld Dig, something to play on the side in between bites of the main courses. If you're willing to part with up to $20, you could probably find something that would interest you more for a slightly higher price than the games in the poll -- maybe $7-8.
VVVVVV is a super-challenging platformer not unlike Super Meat Boy.
Friday Monsters is a slice-of-life card battling adventure game... sort of thing. It's weird but seems to be highly recommended.
Crimson Shroud plays like a tabletop RPG, and even looks like one -- characters don't really move, but wobble back and forth like gameboard pieces.
I don't remember anything about NightSky, but I remember having a passing interest in it. Ikachan is a bit like Metroid, but you're a squid. Starship Damrey has the spirit of a point-and-click adventure game. Bugs vs Tanks is a top-down shooter made by Keiji Inafune, the creator of Mega Man.
