Mibibli's Quest

WHAT EVEN IS A MIBIBLI? After finishing the game getting the normal ending (1 + 2) and getting the Fabulous ending I think the game is fair for what I've had to go through. Though I do have experience on I Wanna Be The Guy likes so maybe that's probably why. I loved the soundtrack as always with this developer~!

A game filled with the kind of nonsense you can only get out of someone dead-seriously dedicated to the art of nonsense. Beneath all of the goofy jokes and pranks is some of the best level design chops I've ever seen in an indie action platformer of this design, brutal in all of the best ways (and maybe a few of the less good ways). Genuinely worth a look if you have any investment in the genre even if it looks like you may not vibe with it. Really good soundtrack too. One of the bonus level tracks goes insane.

the man that made this game is a genuis

i wouldn't recommend it to most people, because most people won't be able to actually finish this game, at least not on the "regular" difficulty. if you really want to see everything and aren't willing to spend time repeating levels constantly due to the sparse checkpoints and low amount of health, you're gonna need to play on the easier difficulties. being the stubborn ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that I am, i plan on not taking my own advice. but to everyone else, this has a lot of stuff that point to signs of greatness. really unique gimmicks and ideas that I haven't seen any other platformer do. some tracks for this game are REALLY good, but a lot of it is just ok. it has a sense of humor i vibe with, and overall has a real personality that I really enjoy getting to see. that is, when the level design isn't almost rage game territory. it's not quite "I Wanna Be The Guy" level, but it can come pretty close at times. I find that once I play a level enough, I can clear a lot of it without getting hit once. That should tell you that the game isn't necessarily difficult because of the design being genuinely challenging, which it can be at times, but because you need to know what the trick is to actually get through it. It's like a puzzle game at times. A lot of the game isn't really that bad once you know the trick, but it might take you a second to find what the best way to progress is, and a lot of the game has instant death as punishment. bosses are mostly just patterns, some of them are fairly tough, and I don't really have an issue with any of the ones that I've come across so far. bosses overall feel more fair than some of the levels that precede them.

A very unique and abrasive platformer that while quite difficult on it's normal mode, rarely feels unfair. It kicks your butt and doesn't really relent, but having choices like giving you a full life count refill at the middle of the stage is really neat design to offset only having 4 lives per continue. It's also such a unique game. One stage could be on back and forth crystal cars with wind mechanics in the 2nd half, another has you go through the stage only to play it again with changed up enemies and reversed controls. It's not a game that gets stale, but doesn't ever get so wild that it loses it's sense of identity. I beat the game on Mibibli mode, and while there's a little bit of extra content for playing that mode it's not wholly needed imo, just a nice bonus for those seeking a challenge. Goes pretty cheap on sale so definitely pick it up if it sounds neat!

I had a great time with the difficulty, creativity, and style of this game. Felt like a lot more than just Megaman with a quirky coat of paint; every level introduces a new gameplay gimmick that demands mastery by the end of it, and there's a lot of secrets and surrealist moments. Neither of the two endings I found were super satisfying but it was still a really unique/challenging experience.

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