Recent reviews by Stupid Little Frog

This game can get a little frantic (by design) but it's both fun and doable in Co-Op! Big inspirations from both Overcooked and Cook, Serve, Delicious. Worth a try for sure, especially on sale!

I wish the developers a life free of pee-covered shoes thrown into a thorny bush!

Frog Detective transcends time and culture. The experience is ephemeral. The beauty of it ethereal. Heaven only wishes it could look like the world of Grace Bruxner and Thomas Bowker

Basingstoke is a bit of an interesting one. It's equal parts survival horror, stealth, roguelike, and crafting game. While it certainly wasn't my cup of tea (a joke I make because the game takes place in England), it's easy to see why a select demographic of gamers would seriously love this game.

As I only played a few missions of the campaign, my review might be a little off, so apologies in advance. The core gameplay comes down to: Leave safehouse, avoid zombies that you are too weak to kill, collect resources, tools, and secrets, continue to wander the randomly-generated map until you are able to access the next safehouse.
The overall zombie-avoidance system in place reminds me a lot of Project Zomboid. The overwhelming feeling of knowing that you're too weak and unprepared to take out the massive hordes around you really does add a nice layer of intensity. You have a flashlight that autodetects resources, but it also alerts the hordes around you to your location. This adds a satisfying risk/reward mechanic to the game.

Later on in the game, you're able to use your resources to craft unique weapons that make the traversal from Safepoint A to Safepoint B a little bit easier. From what I saw, these weapons (and crafting elements) pay homage to one of the all-time zombie greats: Dead Rising. Much like Frank West, your character is unable to kill of hordes of zombies... until suddenly he's invented brass knuckles with tasers on the end of them and is ready to take on the world.
Of course, there are different kinds of enemies in the game. Besides, the slow-moving walkers, there are smaller and faster zombies, hell dogs that are able to track you down and kill you without mercy (if you're not being stealthy), and even giant tentacle monsters that mostly pop out of the ground to make your job even harder.

My biggest gripe with this game is that a lot of the early-game stuff mostly consists of sneaking in the shadows and avoiding a lot of the loot that helps you progress later on. Maybe I was just playing too conservatively, as I was genuinely on edge while playing this game. You can also use shops (styled as vending machines) to buy tools and resources, but you need money to exchange for goods. And, much like other resources, you only pick up coin purses from corpses that tend to be surrounded by zombies.

I think that if you're a fan of Zomboid or Dead Rising and also happen to love procedural roguelikes, this game could become a personal favorite of yours. I just so happen to not be particularly attracted to either of them. Otherwise, it might be worth trying out if there's a considerable sale on the game.

Overall rating: 7/10

i hate this game

8/10

*Captain Raymond Holt Voice*

BOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!?

:)

A really great, casual VN/Adventure game exploring life, death, and garbage corporate overlords. I actually learned a lot about death from it, and we ALWAYS stan a goth gf.

7.5/10

A good snowman IS hard to build, but a good puzzle game is even harder to build. This game is the perfect little puzzle game to spend a few hours on. I got to the "post-game", saw what I had to do, cried, and then moved on feeling complete with what I had done. If you choose to go for 100%, you are a much smarter person than I am.

This game is most definitely not for everyone, and is sure as hell ain't relaxing at times (if you're playing on anything but "very easy").. That being said, if you're looking for PilotWings-esque, "fly-through-hoops" style game, this is the perfect one to get into.

The levels are pretty good, and you get into the flying physics after a while. The second to last level can eat my ass, though.

Overall, a solid 6.5/10.