Recent reviews by Jammy Dodger

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I love BEYOND THE NOISZ

When i first reviewed this game a year ago, with 5 hours played, I said that vivid/stasis "Seems great so far!", and that I was excited for more.

A year on from that review, several updates and 125 hours more playtime later, that "more" has come in droves. What I thought would be the "peak" of storytelling for this game in Chapter 1, has been exceeded again and again by every new story update; Chapter 2 became my favourite rhythm game experience of all time, then the ARGs surrounding the game did. And now, with the release of 3.0, which entails Chapter 3, Chapter 0 and 17 new songs (the majority of which are originals!), I can safely say that vivid/stasis has become my favourite rhythm game of all time, even rivalling some of my favourite games of all time.

Team Vividstasis have combined ideas into their game which I've never seen attempted before, and through the unfolding mechanics of the game, just work. A rhythm game with a story is commonplace nowadays, but a rhythm game with a full-on RPG? Maybe once in a blue moon, but let me know if you know any games which combine those with a fishing minigame.

While vivid/stasis is an experience best enjoyed spoiler-free, the community around the game has developed into one which I have great pleasure interacting with on a day-to-day basis. If you ever find yourself stuck on a part of the game, then there will be plenty of people willing to help you out.

Just like a year ago, I'm excited for whatever future updates hold for vivid/stasis, and I'm sure that the next year will hold just as much greatness.

TL;DR: 11/10, Among the best games I've ever played.

Incredibly fun, and well-made. The potion-crafting, vendor-chatting and especially the haggling were well thought out, and the difficulty was great for the first few weeks. However, nearing the end, the difficulty tapered off and became much easier (I skipped through the past few days due to having maximised potions, as well as having maxed all relations and getting all achievements), though this was likely due to my borderline min-maxing of every single day. While this was only a minor issue and (I believe) would only affect a small number of players, the one thing that irked me was the lack of a sandbox/infinite mode after finishing the story. However, with the current design of the game, there wouldn't be much to do after the ending other than maxing out character relations. Perhaps a way to go against each rival in haggling would instead be good post-game content, particularly as you can miss out on seeing them in action if your potions are too valuable.

Overall, I've had a very fun time with this game, and I will potentially do more playthroughs in the future after setting additional challenges, e.g. no Marketing/Enchanting.

Time for 100% completion: ~30-40h
Rating: 9/10, would be higher if the final week was of a greater difficulty.

P.S: Jingle giving patience on 0 cost cards is a feature, not a bug.

This DLC is absolutely beautiful, fulfilling every expectation and exceeding them exceptionally. The original soundtrack is incredibly good, the new features are well made, and it fits as a good extension to the difficulty scale of the base game. The story, while very short, is quite funny and the characters have been well established. I look forward to whatever future updates to this may bring, as this has been absolutely perfect.

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This is one of the best games I have played of all time, and is absolutely worth the price tag. The game is amazing and is still getting better and better, with constant updates from the devs and customs songs, the possibilities are virtually endless.