The End Is Nigh

1. Inkling05

   Aug 6, 2020

   10

   My god where to start, Ed you hit this one out of the park it is a awsome but brutal 2d platformer that is a dream to come back to andMy god where to start, Ed you hit this one out of the park it is a awsome but brutal 2d platformer that is a dream to come back to and speedrun or find collectables often. The multiple cartridges add smaller bonus challenges some of which are way too hard for me and are barriering me from passing 99% but this foes not change anything and it is my favourite 2d platformer of all time beating the likes of mario world, mario 3, sonic 1-3 and even celeste for me I've poured my life into the switch version and it runs amazingly with no slowdown. In typical ed fashon this game is dark setting place in the end of the world where you play as a sentient blob called ash who plays games on his bootleg nes, getting tired of the lonliness and monotony of daily life he sets out to “make” a friend by finding a head body and heart to put together to literally make his own friend. Next this game is a dream to play ash responds immediately to your inputs and plays so simply but with practice you can get him to do some really cool things. As for collectables there are the main collectables called tumors 1 of which can be found in each level of the first half of the game and bonus bundles of 5 can be found by exploring the world to find them all. There are also cartridges that you can use to play on your console at ashs house that play recreations of the world in an 8 bit format with new more challenging levels and bonus missions for each. To wrap up this game is an underrated gem that you should definitely pick up and lets hope ed makes that dlc he mentioned.… Expand

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2. Miguelbarroso

   Oct 21, 2019

   10

   Muito melhor que Super Meat Boy. Parabéns ao desenvolvedor pelo trabalho. Com um história muito interessante e com níveis quase impossíveis, oMuito melhor que Super Meat Boy. Parabéns ao desenvolvedor pelo trabalho. Com um história muito interessante e com níveis quase impossíveis, o jogo te vicia muito rápido.… Expand

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4. RedBlueCarrots

   Mar 17, 2019

   9

   This game is a must play if you like 2D platformers for a pure platforming experience. If you do not like these games, I would NOT recommendThis game is a must play if you like 2D platformers for a pure platforming experience. If you do not like these games, I would NOT recommend playing this game. It's very difficult. The music, however, is some of the best in any game I've ever played.… Expand

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5. crazygamer7477

   Jul 4, 2020

   9

   This game is a masterpiece. It's the challenging, spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy. I have never been good at games like Super Mario BrosThis game is a masterpiece. It's the challenging, spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy. I have never been good at games like Super Mario Bros nor did I very much like them. I found them repetitive and literally the same thing but with new items and such (I liked the 3d games, though). But Super Meat Boy. Oh boy. That came around and I loved it. I didn't actually beat Super Meat Boy until last year, though. I really am not good with platformers. And I still haven't beaten The End is Nigh. But there are so many reasons I stick with it. For instance, the music. The music is definitely one of the best parts of the game. Being the spiritual successor to Super Meat Boy, they needed to also have very good music. Despite the music being by completely different composers, they are kind of similar. The end is nigh doesn't have original music, instead it has remixes of 19th and 18th century music. It can go anywhere from insane to calm, loud to quiet, etc. My favorite song? SS Exodus. It is based off of Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave. And they made it so much better. And the platforming, oh my! A section may make you think "HOW IS THAT TUMOR POSSIBLE TO GET?!?!?", well, you learn in this game. You will remember levels by memory and can beat a level on your first try at some point when the first time you did it, it took you more than 50 tries. I could say so much more about this amazing game. But I'm not gonna. You should try this game out yourself.… Expand

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6. TheFlannelFox

   Dec 14, 2017

   9

   When Ash, the only survivor after the apocalypse and YouTuber begins a live stream, Oh no! A tragic error breaks his gear. Without anythingWhen Ash, the only survivor after the apocalypse and YouTuber begins a live stream, Oh no! A tragic error breaks his gear. Without anything else to do he decides it’s time to make a friend from scratch, which in true Ed McMillen macabre fashion, means he will be collecting body parts in order to do so. Grab a heart, a head, and a body to frankenstein yourself a brand new amigo.
   
   With that in mind grab that pro controller because you have quite the platforming challenge ahead of you. Leaving the nest, you walk through a tutorial showing you the basic mechanics of the game. In that time meeting some funny little characters, which actually made me laugh out loud.
   
   Dying to play
   Each screen is a contained scene, unlike most platformers where the camera follows you, it lays out your challenge and you have to break it down into little micro moments in order to venture to the next screen. In each new screen you collect a tumor, which can be used later to open up new parts of the game. After you get the tumor you, make it off screen which saves the tumor capture, because if you die, the challenge restarts. All of the enemies are back to their original position, the tumor must be recaptured, and you still must hook hop your way to victory.
   
   Meating Expectations
   A Lot of people have been comparing The End is Nigh to Super Meat Boy. While it does have quite a bit of similarities. Like the Fast re-entry after death, the incredible difficulty, and the cute yet creepy aesthetic...which feels like it takes place in the same universe as Meatboy. Mechanically the games are quite different. Ash, like meatboy feels great to control and his movements are very finely tuned, as they must be for such a precisely difficult platformer, however he cannot wall slide or wall jump. Instead he can hang on to little hooks on the wall, jump out from them, or pull them down to reveal new sections of each level. Furthermore, pressing RZ, propels Ash downward which is used swimming quickly through toxic water or plummeting at hawk like speeds to smash through stone barriers, opening new areas to explore. Having some amazing secrets to discover The End is Nigh is a bit of a metroidvania. Learning new abilities, using new objects, and collecting enough souls, opens up new creepy caverns to explore.
   
   We’re in RETRO-grade
   Throughout the game you collect NES-Like cartridges that contain mini games, which you can warp back to the beginning stage, which ironically is named the end. In order to play them on your little tube television. These little 8-bit challenges are punny throw backs to classics. However, the gameplay of The End is Nigh is retro by it’s very nature...this is not a game that you will beat in two hours or casually play through while also catching up on some netflix series. Each challenge brings with it many lives lost. Each life getting a little further and further, learning how to solve each gruesome puzzle. Eventually you will reach a light bulb moment, when you figure out how to reach that level’s tumor and get to the exit. Followed by the realization that now you actually have to do it.
   
   Verdict
   If you are a fan of Edmund’s games such as I am, then you already are aware of the extreme difficulty. Well The End is Nigh will certainly not disappoint you. Like Super Meatboy and The Binding of Issac, there are moments when you want to pull your hair out, followed by immense satisfaction when getting past a difficult challenge. If this doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, then maybe this isn’t for you, because this is a high difficulty twitch response adventure that requires everything you’ve got. However, if looking back on the number of deaths you've died and watching that number grow exponentially makes you laugh and jump back into action. Then The End is Nigh is certainly the game for you. Already tried and testing platforming mechanics mixed with new and innovative puzzles. Make a fresh, funny, and fantastic addition to your Switch library.
   
   Be sure to watch my video review at YouTube channel TheFlannelFox,
   
   See ya next time Switchers!… Expand

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7. forreverendmeme

   Apr 6, 2018

   8

   While the platforming and controls are obviously top notch, the overall atmosphere, art style, and sense of dark humor are all the mainWhile the platforming and controls are obviously top notch, the overall atmosphere, art style, and sense of dark humor are all the main reasons why this works so much for me. Physical copies are pretty cheap now, too.… Expand

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8. jeffbizloc

   Oct 8, 2018

   4

   I usually enjoy platformers but didn't get too far with The End is Nigh.
   
   Pros: - Controls were good Cons: - Atmosphere was tooI usually enjoy platformers but didn't get too far with The End is Nigh.
   
   Pros:
   - Controls were good
   
   Cons:
   - Atmosphere was too minimalist for me
   - Game was too difficult for me
   - Had to go through entire chapters again to get to a certain stage… Expand

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