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The Hat Man: Shadow Ward is a game based upon You know what? Screw it. Since the developers of this 'game' obviously didn't take the time to put effort in their product, I'm not going to take a lot time to write this review.

This entire game is a huge waste of time. You may have noticed how I have put in about 30 minutes of playing The Hat Man. The fact that I found this game to be repetitive and boring within the first HALF HOUR of playing it just shows what an awful experience this is.

Let me answer some questions people could have concerning their decision to buy the game.

"Is it scary?"
No. You couldn't call this game 'horror' even in the loosest definition. Quality-wise, I'm guessing the developers of this game spent around 4.4 minutes and 99 cents on this game.

"Is it worth 16 cents?"
No. I bought this game for that price and I still can't recommend The Hat Man.

"Is it good for s**ts and giggles with friends."
If you enjoy aimlessly walking around with no clear objective or purpose, totally!

1.4/10.

Crypt of the Necrodancer is a rhythm-based roguelike game featuring a unique movement mechanic based on the beat of the music. That's essentially it... even though it's a basic premise, the incredibly talented people who created this game were able to pull it off so well and make the experience of playing the game enjoyable for hours and hours.

If you didn't know already, your character, who by default is Cadence, can only move to the beat of the music. If you successfully kill lots of monsters without getting hurt or messing up your movement by not moving to the beat, you get a coin multiplier that allows you to earn more coins whilst killing monsters. The coins can be used to buy stuff from a merchant to help you not die. You can also get gems to buy permanent upgrades.

The graphics consist of a lot of pixel art. It looks pretty nice to me, but I've seen some people complain about the "placeholder textures" that are used. Which is ridiculous, because a) they really unnoticable and b)IT'S AN EARLY ACCESS GAME! OF COURSE IT'S N0T COMPLETELY FINISHED!

There really isn't much of a story, but it suffices for a roguelike title. Basically, this girl Cadence wants to rescue her father, who is trapped in the Crypt of the NecroDancer. Also, there's this guy Eli, who doesn't want her to go there. (Which is probably a good idea, because you will die a LOT. More on that later) The end. That's the storyline. Now I want to get to the gameplay.

The gameplay is simple but very addicting. You start with a tiny dagger, and you can get a variety of weapons like the broadsword, rifle, cat o' nine tails, etc. You use these items to kill monsters like spooky scary skeletons and slimes. Like you, these monsters have to move to the beat of the music, and they follow a certain pattern. The patterns start out simply, like with the blue slime, who moves from side to side, to the goblin (this guy is such an jerk... seriously) who only follows you when your back is turned; a lot like Boos from the Mario games. The pacing is terrific: there are 3 main levels, (the 4th one is in development) and when you reach each one, there are new monsters that you have to learn the pattern of. There's also a boss at the end of each level. It's basically an incredibly fast-paced realtime strategy game, and it gets to be really difficult once you get to the 3rd level.

A lot of the games greatness comes from the soundtrack.

J E S U S C H R I S T !
The music is AMAZING. It is certainly one of the best I have ever heard. The gameplay and the music combine perfectly, making for an amazing and unique experience unlike anything you have ever heard. It's perfect in EVERY WAY. There's really nothing else to be said about the soundtrack. It's great-- you have to play the game with the music to fully appreciate it, though.

Since the game is early access and still in development, there were a couple things I didn't really enjoy. First of all, in the 3rd level, the enemies can easily swarm you. Yes, I know it's supposed to be difficult, but when you literally spawn in a mosh pit of monsters there is literally no chance for you to live. None. And there were a couple glitches when pausing. But these things really don't take away from the overall great experience the game has to offer.

The game is still in-dev, but I would still buy it if it wasn't. It truly is and will evolve into an amazing game, and I can't wait to see what the developers will add on to it in the future. BUY THIS GAME!

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is the terrifying sequel to the enourmously popular indie horror game, Five Nights at Freddy's. Like the original, you work the night shift in a local pizzaria and are being hunted down by spooky animatronics.

FNaF 2 is similar in gameplay to the first game, but it also changes quite a few things. I like that about it. For example, the number of evil animatronics has increased from 4 to 10. There are now 3 ways that the animatronics can enter your office and jumpscare you instead of 2. There are also no doors. Thanks, Scott.

The game's scares will mainly happen through jumpscares, but the atmospheric music and noise is very good at creating tension and dread. You now work in a larger building. You have a flashlight that you can shine in the hallway and in various rooms. Instead of the whole building running out of power when you use up to much energy, only the flashlight will die. This, however, can be as fatal as the pitch darkness experienced in FNaF, because you must shine your light down the hall to survive. This brings me to another topic.

You will die. A lot. I highly discourage purchasing this game before playing the original. This game is DIFFICULT. It took me 3 hours to complete nights 1-5. (Remember, nights last roughly 8 minutes and 30 seconds.) This isn't a game you can just play and beat easily. You will have to do research on the behavior of all 10 animatronics before you can even have hopes of getting past night 3. However, this leads to an amazing feeling of acheivement whenever you pass the night.

There is a very interesting and creepy backstory to FNaF, and many parts of the sequel shed light on the events such as "The Bite of '87" and the missing children. The community is always coming up with new explanations and theories, and they are all interesting.

But is the actual game scary? The answer to this question both yes, and no. The animatronics definitely are terrifying. The new designs of the old ones-- Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy-- are partly destroyed, and it looks scary. The new "toy" animatronics are creepy. But it lost something that the old FNaF had. The dread of not being able to find a certain animatronic. There are too many to keep track of to really think about the terrifying situation you're in, and whenever you see one, whether it be in the vents or in the hallway, there's always an easy way to get rid of it, if you've done the proper research. (I should add that "proper research" is neccesary, if you want to survive.) It takes away the suspense, and the mystery a horror game should have. By night 3, I can admit that nothing that happened really scared me. Startled me when a jumpscare occured, sure. Pissed me off when Balloon Boy came in my room and turned off my means of defense, definitely. But scared me? No.

This doesn't mean FNaF 2 is a bad game. In fact, it's really fun to take turns playing it at a party and watching people yell as the animatronics kill them is funny and entertaining. But it doesn't offer the suspense of other horror games and the original FNaF.

This is what my verdict is: Play the first game. If you really want more, get the second. It offers more difficulty and crazy jumpscares than the original, but keep in mind that it definitely is not the scariest horror game you'll play.