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Block Koala, Part 4
Level 31 was another truly brutal level, but really well designed - it looks simple at first, but then you start to notice problems with any solution you try, and you realize that those little problems compound into a surprisingly tricky, but elegant, solution. Along with level 23, level 31 is my favorite in the game so far - it was EXTREMELY satisfying to put it all together. And then we go right back to baby puzzles again! Sigh. Block Koala, you're striving for greatness like 10% of the time and complete filler the other 90%. Anyway, I got 40 puzzles done here in no time at all after completing level 31, so I just went straight to Flamingus to get the gold - the puzzle there was somewhat interesting but not really that difficult, but I guess that's fitting since you have to beat it to win the game. So yeah, gold unlocked, which ultimately took me a lot less time than I thought it was going to based on the difficulty of a few of the early puzzles in this game. I'll come back and finish the rest for the cherry soon, I only have 8 left I think.
Divers, Part 4
Well, I went back to the boss and tried it again, with the bomb and the parasite hammer, but this time I also brought the flippers to make it easier to get back home. Yet again, I had to try this boss a few times because I kept dying on the way back - in one case, I couldn't run from an enemy SEVEN TIMES IN A ROW, which is just ridiculous. Fortunately, at least I got the extremely helpful mist orb which makes you invislble to enemies, and I was able to explore some new areas, which led to a few random goodies so far and also a big open room that had new music but absolutely nothing in it. Cool...? I opened up a gate that I think will take me deeper into the game's final area, probably, but I also feel like I still need to grind a lot more and get better equipment before I'll be able to win. I still can't beat a lot of fairly routine encounters in areas I've already been to, so... I still don't know how long this game will take to beat. I'm truly stumped by this game. I just DON'T get it. I don't get the point of Divers.
Kick Club, Part 4
Nope. I gave it another try and quickly gave up. So far, Kick Club has been probably the second hardest game to get gold in behind Onion Delivery, maybe third behind Hot Foot, not sure. I really wish this game had continues.
Warptank, Part 5
I played like one level again and quit lol. I have absolutely no idea why I just can't be bothered to play this game for long periods of time at a time - when I first played it I was like wow! Cool game! But I have absolutely no motivation to keep playing it. And I'm only like 20% of the way through? Good god, how long is this game? Every other game in UFO 50 is over before you know it but this one must have like 100 levels or some shit. Well, eventually I'll make my way through.
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So here's where we're at now. Kick Club and Warptank remain my two lone unbeatens in the first two rows - Kick Club is just brutally hard and Warptank seems long and I can't focus on it. The games at the end of row 3 are a lot. I love Rail Heist but it's pretty thinky and has a lot of levels so it'll take time... the others, good god. I hate Hot Foot, Divers, and Rock On Island, so I'm not looking forward to finishing off any of them. Hot Foot is really hard, Rock On Island is really long and boring, and Divers is... Divers. I'm not really looking forward to going back to Mortol II, and I'm REALLY not looking forward to touching Fist Hell ever again, but Campanella 2 should be easy enough to beat.
As far as cherries... still gotta go back to Barbuta, it shouldn't be hard, but it is nervewracking knowing how easily I could botch it at the end. I'm sure I can get Mortol if I work harder on it, having a better handle on the game now. Block Koala shouldn't be hard to finish off. Caramel Caramel I just have to beat the game again pretty much. Pingolf I just have to practice more. For some reason I've been saving Mooncat, idk what for. Bushido Ball I'm dreading because I think it'll be tough and I don't want to change the settings.