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211.3 hrs on record
This is THE space game, Hello Games has done an outstanding job building up this game and community without gouging consumers for cash.
Posted August 6, 2024.
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290.5 hrs on record (97.5 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
I have played alot more of this game than I thought I ever would, it does have an addicting quality. Combining Peggle and the fun of itemization and fun build combinations that a rogue lite would provide.

Big note here: It looks like the devs went through alot of reviews and did bug fixes and balance changes that felt very well done. Thank you devs!

Pros
-This game can be SO satisfying, when you find a build or a combo that works well together and you're just decimating it feels amazing
-All of the bosses on each floor feel unique and interesting. I wish there was more variation and more you could get but for the most part all their boards and mechanics are fun
-The art is great, it's such a good combination of cute and fantasy. They found the perfect combination and I love it so much
-A TON of variation of items and balls
Cons
-Items are really unbalanced, there are some that you'll never take because they do almost nothing and others that you have to take very time because they're insane.
-There are alot of levels that are just frustrating to play and the ball is funneled away from pegs no matter where you shoot them. (May not make a ton of sense until you've played, the slime boss on the first level is a good example)
-This one I can't explain well and it might just be me being crazy, sometimes the balls feel more floaty than other times and seem like there's a slight inconsistency with their pattern

Overall my qualms with the game are minute. This a great game that is so worth the price, even if you don't end up playing it for 100 hours like me it is a fun game to throw up for half and hour to zone out and watch Netflix to.
Posted March 3, 2024. Last edited April 17, 2024.
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7.6 hrs on record
Early Access Review
I love the idea of this game. The themeing is such a fun interesting concept that has so much potential but at the games current state I can't stand it.

TL:DR: If I had to describe this game with one word, it would be clunky. If you're on the fence, don't buy this game yet. One day it might get smoothed out but as of now it's just frustrating

The combat system is so boring, it's seems like it's supposed to be such a big part of the game but it's so annoying. They give you the option of ranged but the enemy AI is so random and inconsistent, and the reloading so long when you miss, you're forced into using melee weapons. The entirety of the melee combat includes, Mouse 1 > Mouse 1 > Mouse 1 > Mouse 1 > Wait for your small stamina bar to refill > reset. This is fine dealing with the generic enemy type that you run into at every single ruin and dungeon until you get to the "bosses" which include spiratic movements, can hit you consistently with abilities through walls and do LARGE damage. The best way I found dealing with these bosses was having an NPC follower hit the boss until it gets knocked out, then running over to the NPC, reviving it with the click of the button, then running away. In the world of gaming we have now, a decent smooth combat system is a low bar, but they failed to meet it.

The inventory and crafting system is all chunky and weird to navigate around. For the most part I tried to stay away from crafting when I could because of how annoying it was, when making certain materials in most workbenches, there's a specific part of the workbench you have to click for the menu and another part to collect the materials you just crafted, and in some a third part to turn it on. For the amount of crafting that is expected of you in this game, it's too un-optimized.

One system I liked the idea of was the building in the game, being able to layout the building before you commit resources is awesome. But then you actually start getting into the building. You have to snap everything into place, there is no free rotating. Almost all building and decoration piece blueprints must be discovered from random spawns across the realms so you could potentially waste hours trying to find a chair to decorate with. The building blocks of constructing a base are the same (if not less) as every other survival game of this nature.

The worlds are too big for not giving you a way to travel around them in an interesting way, they give you fast travel between your base and 1 or 2 other structures on each world but walking around is a drag. There's a ton of just random structures that you run up to thinking there's gonna be something interesting at and it turns out to just be a pedestal with a ration on it 95% of the time. It should be so satisfying to explore but the world feels over saturated and annoying to get around.

I'll say it as well, even though every other negative comment says it. Online only is the dumbest thing they could've put in this game. The fact I had to wait for server maintenance to get finished before I could play on my singleplayer world is insane. Tacking onto my issues with the combat, having to worry about latency when I'm fighting is gross and unnecessary.

This game has a world with so much potential but it from every angle when you're in the game it looks like another case of rushed sloppy development that will lead to another abandoned project. I REALLY hope they prove me wrong and fix the issues, but I've seen this same thing too many times now.

Posted February 22, 2024.
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28.4 hrs on record (15.3 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
This game is AMAZING, if you like survivor-like games, this is the pinnacle. Run capped out at 30 minutes you you don't have to keep pushing and pushing and get overly long games. A ton of different unlockable characters that you get just from playing and completing more stages. A good amount of unique bosses and mini-bosses on each different stage. Really smart loot system. The list goes on and on of reasons I love this game, just buy it. The fact it's only 5 dollars is insane to me, they could put it out for 20 easily but they just care about developing and making something people love.
Posted February 21, 2024.
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440.2 hrs on record (127.6 hrs at review time)
Oblivion is by far my favorite game of all time, I may be slightly biased because of my nostalga factor with it but even when I think about it with fresh eyes I love it to death. The enviroment, the music, the story, all of these things are the blatant obvious reasons why this is an amazing game. I've spent 150+ hours on this game just on steam, at least 200 on Xbox and 300 on PC before I purchased it again on steam. This game has the perfect balance of interesting combat and Role play. The DLC's are completly worth it for the small price of an extra 5 for the whole GOTY Edition (Yes even the Horse Armor). The graphics are slightly outdated but they have a very artistic feel to them and they can be updated with mods, I currently only have several mods to make the characters look better and some graphics more updated, but when you're walking through the wilderness and you come across a shrine with a sunset going down behind it you can't help but just sit there a second and hit F12. I could rant about how Oblivion is the perfect game for hours but I'll compress it down to this, if I could play any game for the rest of my life I would choose Oblivion.
Posted February 20, 2017.
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3.3 hrs on record
This game has everything you would ever need in any game if your favorite games include COD and Minesweeper, all together this game only made me vomit 7 times would play again with a trashcan nearby. Probably better than a couple indie games, not worth the 3 dollars I got it on sale for.
Posted September 13, 2015.
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1 person found this review helpful
0.0 hrs on record
This is my favorite DLC from any games ever, it has well writen on-liners and many funny moments, many special weapons and a very interesting storyline, if you're going to get any Fallout DLC this is the one to get
Posted July 9, 2015.
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1 person found this review helpful
428.4 hrs on record (82.9 hrs at review time)
This is a great game to mess around with friends on, always adding new missions and features and always keeps you playing
Posted February 12, 2015.
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