Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net Is a Novelty

There are novelty typing games that can honestly feel like maybe they’re actually helping you build some skills. I feel like The Typing of the Dead series is a pretty good example. Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net isn’t like that. It feels more like a short celebration of Needy Streamer Overlord itself and internet meme culture than anything else. It is a brief novelty you play for maybe an hour, then probably never return to it. Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net relies upon the player already being familiar with Ame and her OMGKawaiiAngel (KAngel) identity, since there’s no real story to it. You just… hop into one of the three levels and take on the typing challenges. Each level can involve some different words to meet the theme. There’s also some replayability, depending on your typing skills, since you can get up to S-rank grades on them. Like I’m pretty adept at typing due to my job. So I felt like I was pretty much done after only half an hour. Honestly, I felt like it was about novelty or shock value. Some of the word that would come up were really based on internet or gaming culture. For example, along the way I had to type things like “gacha,” “rawr xd,” “git gud,” “cheezburger,” “himejoshi,” “om nom nom,” “yaoi paddle,” “problematic,” “I can fix her,” “nerd,” and “yandere.” After doing each one, KAngel offers a definition sharing what the word or expression means or perhaps comments on it. It’s fine, but there’s not much to it and the gimmick gets old pretty fast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYg73SWxuc&ab_channel=WSSplayground There is another game mode present, but again it is quite short. You can enter a phrase in search to unlock Endless Nightmare. This is a platformer starring Ame as she wields a chainsaw and deals with enemies. It has some real Kirby’s Dreamland energy, right down to the music and art direction. Again, it’s quite short. There are only five levels here. So it’s more about enjoying a “cute” take on a genre with KAngel as the star rather than a substantial spin-off. Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net is absolutely made for people who enjoyed Needy Streamer Overload and want to see more of Ame and her KAngel streamer identity. However, it’s important to know that this is a very good example of style over substance. It is amusing for an hour at best. Maybe two, if you aren’t good at typing. But there’s no real story to it and you’ll be done before you know it. Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net is available for PCs. The post Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net Is a Novelty appeared first on Siliconera.

Feb 9, 2025 - 18:13

Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net Is a Novelty

There are novelty typing games that can honestly feel like maybe they’re actually helping you build some skills. I feel like The Typing of the Dead series is a pretty good example. Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net isn’t like that. It feels more like a short celebration of Needy Streamer Overlord itself and internet meme culture than anything else. It is a brief novelty you play for maybe an hour, then probably never return to it.

Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net relies upon the player already being familiar with Ame and her OMGKawaiiAngel (KAngel) identity, since there’s no real story to it. You just… hop into one of the three levels and take on the typing challenges. Each level can involve some different words to meet the theme. There’s also some replayability, depending on your typing skills, since you can get up to S-rank grades on them. Like I’m pretty adept at typing due to my job. So I felt like I was pretty much done after only half an hour.

Honestly, I felt like it was about novelty or shock value. Some of the word that would come up were really based on internet or gaming culture. For example, along the way I had to type things like “gacha,” “rawr xd,” “git gud,” “cheezburger,” “himejoshi,” “om nom nom,” “yaoi paddle,” “problematic,” “I can fix her,” “nerd,” and “yandere.” After doing each one, KAngel offers a definition sharing what the word or expression means or perhaps comments on it. It’s fine, but there’s not much to it and the gimmick gets old pretty fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYg73SWxuc&ab_channel=WSSplayground

There is another game mode present, but again it is quite short. You can enter a phrase in search to unlock Endless Nightmare. This is a platformer starring Ame as she wields a chainsaw and deals with enemies. It has some real Kirby’s Dreamland energy, right down to the music and art direction. Again, it’s quite short. There are only five levels here. So it’s more about enjoying a “cute” take on a genre with KAngel as the star rather than a substantial spin-off.

Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net is absolutely made for people who enjoyed Needy Streamer Overload and want to see more of Ame and her KAngel streamer identity. However, it’s important to know that this is a very good example of style over substance. It is amusing for an hour at best. Maybe two, if you aren’t good at typing. But there’s no real story to it and you’ll be done before you know it.

Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of the Net is available for PCs.

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