Nullstar: Solus

a guy left a negative review saying this is like patting your head and rubbing your belly: the game. and he's right. what he's wrong about is that's not a negative, it rules.

sick art direction + general theme and vibe, very well mapped for multiple control types and comfy to play - controller nerds rejoice... banger game

I'm too old for this game. The best thing I can say about this game is it took about 8 seconds for me to determine it was not for me. You've got this droney thing you can steer with the d pad or joystick, and you need to navigate the obstacles to collect the various glowing things. It's easy. Then the game slaps your hand and says you merely achieved the goals, but you didn't do it --- > FAST ! < (KAPOW!) Oh okay, how do we go faster? Well you've got four thrusters on your ship, and if you disable an unused thruster, you can shunt more power to the other thrusters, and you go faster! Awesome! Press ABXY to toggle each of four thrusters. So I try this. I need to go right, so to go fast I need to disable the Y/X/A thrusters, giving the B (right) thruster full power. Right. Then when you need to go up, you need to reenable Y (up) and disable B. Then you want to go left and you want to go fast so you disable Y and enable X (left). Oh nevermind I'm still at the start because I pressed the wrong button, and my drone is lying on the floor like an existentially defeated roomba who feels unworthy to recharge at the dock. That's basically what you're doing, figure out the button presses on your right hand as you move about the maze with your left hand. The idea is clever, but It's Patting Your Head and Rubbing Your Belly At the Same Time: The Game. My brain does not do this. I admit there are people who love this stuff. You're probably one of them. Just ignore my review then. I will go check myself into assisted living now. Please prepare the creamed corn and get the jigsaw puzzles ready.