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#justbeatit despelote feels like a deeply personal video-game-memoir of a young man growing up in Ecuador in the early 00s as the country tries to make it to the World Cup. It has some incredibly artful storytelling, as gameplay takes a bit of a backseat @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#justbeatit despelote feels like a deeply personal video-game-memoir of a young man growing up in Ecuador in the early 00s as the country tries to make it to the World Cup. It has some incredibly artful storytelling, as gameplay takes a bit of a backseat @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit 20 Small Mazes explores mazes by layering an extra type of puzzle mechanic on to each of the 20 small brain teasers. Very clever with minimal bells and whistles @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#justbeatit 20 Small Mazes explores mazes by layering an extra type of puzzle mechanic on to each of the 20 small brain teasers. Very clever with minimal bells and whistles @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Strange Jigsaws. A neat lateral thinking puzzler that goes beyond putting jigsaw pieces together. Each standalone puzzle explores a unique mechanic that brings you to “aha!” Little narrative and almost no music. Great way to work your brain for two hours @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#justbeatit Strange Jigsaws. A neat lateral thinking puzzler that goes beyond putting jigsaw pieces together. Each standalone puzzle explores a unique mechanic that brings you to “aha!” Little narrative and almost no music. Great way to work your brain for two hours @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Silent Hill f is a solid spooker. Managing health, stamina, special attacks, weapon durability, and items to replenish each, eventually gets repetitive once enemy types stop evolving. Game is short so I overall liked the creepy settings with neat puzzles @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#justbeatit Silent Hill f is a solid spooker. Managing health, stamina, special attacks, weapon durability, and items to replenish each, eventually gets repetitive once enemy types stop evolving. Game is short so I overall liked the creepy settings with neat puzzles @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Oxenfree. This game relies heavily on a narrative of a group of angsty teenagers walking around a pretty island as mildly spooky things start to occur. The story did not hit for me so not the best time. Voice acting was great although characters weren’t @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#justbeatit Oxenfree. This game relies heavily on a narrative of a group of angsty teenagers walking around a pretty island as mildly spooky things start to occur. The story did not hit for me so not the best time. Voice acting was great although characters weren’t @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Hollow Knight: Silksong. I’m posting this now in case I never make it to the “good/final” ending, which I immediately plan to focus on. Up to this point, the game has been a wonderful challenge and I’m looking forward to seeing all that it has in store. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#justbeatit Hollow Knight: Silksong. I’m posting this now in case I never make it to the “good/final” ending, which I immediately plan to focus on. Up to this point, the game has been a wonderful challenge and I’m looking forward to seeing all that it has in store. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Hollow Knight. I picked up a save from years ago where I was just outside final boss. It took me 30 minutes to remember controls and take it down…I couldn’t remember a lot of what I did and I got the worst ending…but I’ll take the W. Ready for tomorrow! @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#justbeatit Hollow Knight. I picked up a save from years ago where I was just outside final boss. It took me 30 minutes to remember controls and take it down…I couldn’t remember a lot of what I did and I got the worst ending…but I’ll take the W. Ready for tomorrow! @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Loco Motive. An excellent point & click throwback with a multi-POV, murder-mystery story and great voice acting. I’m ashamed of the times I used the in-game hint system but really enjoyed the times everything “clicked.” @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#justbeatit Loco Motive. An excellent point & click throwback with a multi-POV, murder-mystery story and great voice acting. I’m ashamed of the times I used the in-game hint system but really enjoyed the times everything “clicked.” @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Is This Seat Taken? This mini-puzzle game has you assigning seats to characters with certain needs using logic. It expands on the initial idea but never really blossoms beyond just being a little more tedious. Cute for playing as a background game @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
#justbeatit Is This Seat Taken? This mini-puzzle game has you assigning seats to characters with certain needs using logic. It expands on the initial idea but never really blossoms beyond just being a little more tedious. Cute for playing as a background game @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Sword of Sea. An atmospheric adventure of surfing on sand and turning it to water. Controls are super smooth (you can turn around on a dime). Music and art are breathtaking. Gameplay is simple, but fun to vibe to @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#justbeatit Sword of Sea. An atmospheric adventure of surfing on sand and turning it to water. Controls are super smooth (you can turn around on a dime). Music and art are breathtaking. Gameplay is simple, but fun to vibe to @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Aladdin (SNES/Disney Classics). Another nostalgia beat. Save states never had a friend like me. This one completes a BINGO on my final main @polykillpodcast.bsky.social ‘s bingo board. Onto the bonus boards!!!
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#justbeatit Aladdin (SNES/Disney Classics). Another nostalgia beat. Save states never had a friend like me. This one completes a BINGO on my final main @polykillpodcast.bsky.social ‘s bingo board. Onto the bonus boards!!!
#justbeatit Art’s Dream. A little bit platformer, a little bit point & click, and a surrealist dash of some other things. This was a charming delight for a game designed to show off the capabilities of Dreams @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#justbeatit Art’s Dream. A little bit platformer, a little bit point & click, and a surrealist dash of some other things. This was a charming delight for a game designed to show off the capabilities of Dreams @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
TMNT IV: Turtles In Time (Cowabunga Collection). A quick trip down memory lane of a game I only played at a friend’s house as a child. Did I finally #justbeatit ? Yes. Was it on Easy with as many lives/continues as possible? Yes. Glad to have shredded my way through it @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
TMNT IV: Turtles In Time (Cowabunga Collection). A quick trip down memory lane of a game I only played at a friend’s house as a child. Did I finally #justbeatit ? Yes. Was it on Easy with as many lives/continues as possible? Yes. Glad to have shredded my way through it @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Far Cry 3 Classic Ed. I played this for @polykillpodcast.bsky.social bingo and completed the Polykill Board with this one. The narrative was my favorite part but I got tired of the crafting and exploration about halfway through and brute forced it with few resources for the end. BINGO!
August 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#justbeatit Far Cry 3 Classic Ed. I played this for @polykillpodcast.bsky.social bingo and completed the Polykill Board with this one. The narrative was my favorite part but I got tired of the crafting and exploration about halfway through and brute forced it with few resources for the end. BINGO!
#justbeatit Donkey Kong Bananza. Exploration has rarely felt this fun. I wanted to search every nook and cranny to find every banana and there were so many bananas! New powers were also great to explore. Awesome time and can’t wait to find even more bananas post-game @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#justbeatit Donkey Kong Bananza. Exploration has rarely felt this fun. I wanted to search every nook and cranny to find every banana and there were so many bananas! New powers were also great to explore. Awesome time and can’t wait to find even more bananas post-game @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Mafia: The Old Country. This game played like a 2000s game with a modern look. I was ok with the linear narrative nature it, but was not thrilled with these older stealth/action mechanics. Even though I had frustrations, the good slightly outshined the bad @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#justbeatit Mafia: The Old Country. This game played like a 2000s game with a modern look. I was ok with the linear narrative nature it, but was not thrilled with these older stealth/action mechanics. Even though I had frustrations, the good slightly outshined the bad @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV. We got to credits by completing one board of Mario Party and played a few more modes online. The game suffers from the typical “waiting for my turn.” Online was fun but I don’t know if it justifies the additional $20 @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#justbeatit Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV. We got to credits by completing one board of Mario Party and played a few more modes online. The game suffers from the typical “waiting for my turn.” Online was fun but I don’t know if it justifies the additional $20 @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Super Mario Galaxy 2. I was happy to knock this off my backlog before gifting my Wii to my nephew. While fun, the novelty of the motion controls did not hold up. I only mainlined, yet some levels/stars caused serious frustration (rock suit/fire pepper) @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#justbeatit Super Mario Galaxy 2. I was happy to knock this off my backlog before gifting my Wii to my nephew. While fun, the novelty of the motion controls did not hold up. I only mainlined, yet some levels/stars caused serious frustration (rock suit/fire pepper) @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Later Alligator is a joyful comedy game disguised as a detective visual novel. Each interaction feels unique and some offer minigames. On the surface it feels a little juvenile but some of the jokes hit deep. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
#justbeatit Later Alligator is a joyful comedy game disguised as a detective visual novel. Each interaction feels unique and some offer minigames. On the surface it feels a little juvenile but some of the jokes hit deep. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Planet of Lana is clearly borrowing from one of my favorite games, Inside, but it does a pretty good job of doing so. It’s pretty and it’s fun to have a lil companion. Puzzles were a little on the easy side @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#justbeatit Planet of Lana is clearly borrowing from one of my favorite games, Inside, but it does a pretty good job of doing so. It’s pretty and it’s fun to have a lil companion. Puzzles were a little on the easy side @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit GRIS. The art design in this 2D puzzle platformer is astonishing. The puzzles and mechanics are very satisfying as it weaves a subtle story presumably about grief. I only wish you could move a little faster @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#justbeatit GRIS. The art design in this 2D puzzle platformer is astonishing. The puzzles and mechanics are very satisfying as it weaves a subtle story presumably about grief. I only wish you could move a little faster @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Lil Gator Game. This childlike adventure game strips the genre down to its best elements (especially if you ignore combat). While short and easy, there’s a lot to admire as it references several predecessors. I named my hero “Gink” @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
#justbeatit Lil Gator Game. This childlike adventure game strips the genre down to its best elements (especially if you ignore combat). While short and easy, there’s a lot to admire as it references several predecessors. I named my hero “Gink” @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit A Short Hike. This was neat little adventure of collecting and climbing and gliding. Great for a quick game and some of the cutesyness was decently funny @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#justbeatit A Short Hike. This was neat little adventure of collecting and climbing and gliding. Great for a quick game and some of the cutesyness was decently funny @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit Link’s Awakening (Switch). I truly appreciate many of the Zelda-type puzzles & exploration yet I had to consult guides more than I would have liked. Visuals are great. I do wish switching between items would be easier. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
#justbeatit Link’s Awakening (Switch). I truly appreciate many of the Zelda-type puzzles & exploration yet I had to consult guides more than I would have liked. Visuals are great. I do wish switching between items would be easier. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
#justbeatit NS2: Welcome Tour. I can’t recommend this non-game, spec tutorial to anyone. You learn about NS2 and then get quizzed. Minigames mostly focus on the mouse & only a few are fun. Yet I did keep coming back to complete it and laugh at how up its own ass it was @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#justbeatit NS2: Welcome Tour. I can’t recommend this non-game, spec tutorial to anyone. You learn about NS2 and then get quizzed. Minigames mostly focus on the mouse & only a few are fun. Yet I did keep coming back to complete it and laugh at how up its own ass it was @polykillpodcast.bsky.social