Recent reviews by triple text

THIS IS MY GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!

This game captures a sense of nostalgia, and yet is a deep dive into new gaming experiences. Its aesthetic is so beautifully consistent while also challenging the notions of what games were in the 80's. And beneath it all, there's a super neat meta-story that keen gamers are (at time of writing) still figuring out!

50 games in 1 for 20 bucks!? The value! LORD, THE VALUE!

Maaaan, as a longtime Starcraft 2 fan, I was so stoked for this game. But I think the aesthetic is a dealbreaker for me. It looks like a worse Valorant, and unfortunately this makes the gameplay just feel bad.

It's a huge shame that the devs committed to such a horrible art style. I see this being irreparable damage that can only be fixed by a huge overhaul. And with the game being as unfinished as it is, I'm sure this aesthetic has already been committed to. I can't possibly look forward to any positive change when the game looks this bad.

I really, really hated the campaign missions, and again, the character models look garbage.

I could see the PvP mode being competitive, but currently it's just not fun to play. Unit movement, responsiveness, attack animations, and even death animations are clunky and unpleasant. Microing big armies seems to lack that finesse that Starcraft had. And (again a design flaw) the UI is damn ugly.

Honestly, I'm just shocked! With such a powerhouse dev team, how could they drop the ball? I'm guessing they got a new art team or something of that nature.

Anyway, currently, I cannot recommend this game in good faith. It's really sad, too, because I've been jonesing for a new excellent RTS. Guess I gotta wait for Battle Aces.

WAHO

this game makes my brain produce dopamine for hours and hours and hours and hours

This game tries very hard to be 2deep5u, but it's presented with Marvel-tier dialogue and has the philosophical depth of a rambling neckbeard. The voice acting especially is grating. I found myself just clicking through this just to get through it.

Using weighty prose and half-assedly tackling existential concepts through a series of shallow branching arcs isn't as profound as the devs think it is. But I'm sure for the average slovenly gamer, this game will seem like a mind-shattering, beautiful work of art.

E for effort, though!

boring and uninspired

WAHO

unnecessarily grindy, ugly aesthetic, terrible sound design

lousy game, multiplayer saves don't work

cringe opening cutscene

not even scary bro

This game is fun with cool progression, but holy moly is it the ugliest game I've ever played. Over time the aesthetic just wears on me, and I can't play for longer than an hour or two.