Endlight

Hoop is all there is and Hoop is all there ever was. We are the Hoop and the Hoop is us. From Hoop we were made and to Hoop we shall return. I am one with the Hoop now. You are Hoop too, but you may not know it yet. Accept the Hoop. Be the Hoop. Live the Hoop. UPDATE: Don't you even Hoop, bro? UPDATE 2: The Hoops are becoming scarce. I am forced to go further and further afield in search of Hoop and yet, my efforts continue. Why is my dedication to Hoop unwavering in the face of such difficulty? I may never know. I simply trust in the Great Hoop. UPDATE 3: The Great Hoop has granted my salvation and hoops have returned! Others have abandoned the search for hoops but still I persevere. Towards Hoophalla we go, my brothers and sisters! UPDATE 4: The Hoops are on fire and infected now. That's less than ideal for continued hoop survival.

boring

This game is fantastic, you can see my full review on ZeroFrameGaming here: https://youtu.be/Ec0n5shFf3o TLDR: Its very pretty, I don't understand it, you should get it!

This game caught my eye a few years back at the Unity 3D Game Art Challenge Winners at GDC in 2018. I was blown away by the visuals that Bigpants was able to squeeze out of Unity (pestering him a bit to learn more even). I just finished up Season 2 on a 4k screen at a solid 60FPS and it's still an amazing technical feat. Visually, I put this in the same category as Llamasoft games such as Space Giraffe. It's visually overwhelming - but in a good way. I love the excessiveness of everything and how my eyes and brain struggle a bit to process it all. There are definitely moments where I just want to stare at the visuals instead of doing anything at all. Those amazing visuals are packaged up with some good audio that immerses you further into the experience, some unique gameplay (I want to get hoops and avoid everything, but once you start smashing things it really clicks) and some quirky glimpses into the mind of the game creator. I will definitely revisit and play a season at a time and take in the experience. I'm happy for Bigpants to have released this out into the world and hope that other players that enjoy these types of visual onslaughts will find this game and appreciate it too.

cathartic and deeply gratifying. for me, fifteen minutes of Endlight is a healing experience

I don't normally review games, but this one deserves more love than it's getting. It's a vibe, just get it.

contains Extreme Dad Energy, guy knows his way around optimisation though. otherwise game is a mess, rinse repeat flying sim with ultra extra visuals and a nonexistent difficulty curve. for time waster/screensaver/recordability sake i recommend it (when on sale)