RTS Commander: Smash the Rebels

RTS Commander: Smash the Rebels

Early Access Watcher Public Service Announcement

Game: RTS Commander: Smash the Rebels

Version: Initial Release

Gameplay Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmW2hdWWrQc

Disclosure: This game copy was bought by the reviewer.

I understand this game only has one level present in the current build, so this will not be factored into the plethora of issues and missing features. The major offenses include the inability to save (game crashes), random crashes (upon start up and selecting the one level), and the lack of a competent AI. The enemy will just spams the same light tank from the only enemy producing building and will not build any other structures to compensate for the inevitable lose of said building. The map itself is small with the border outlined by a thin line when you clear away the fog of war (which looks funky with the area outside the map completely illuminated. Even with such a small map, I encounter a few instances when it would nose dive to 1 FPS for a couple of seconds before finally fixing itself.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game


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I don’t think the timing was quite right putting this on the early acess market. I’m usually forgiving of early access releases, so long as they demonstrate a unique underlying idea. But I don’t see what’s unique about this game. It seems on the trajectory to be a very generic RTS.

The terrain looks like if you run google maps with no internet connection (so it can’t load images) and zoom it way in. All blurry and obnoxious for the eyes.

Some of the music didn’t hit the mark for me either. I might expect those sort of tunes in a coffee shop or something, but not while engaging in combat.

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

RTS Commander: Smash the Rebels on Steam

Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis

Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis

What is it?

A pixel art beat’em up where you save Crimson City from an invasion.

Pros:

Some of the best looking pixel art

Controls work fine

Eaasy to get into

Plenty of funny references

Cheap

Meh:

Sound could use some more variety (what is in the game is fine, but variety is the spice of life)

Con:

Diffilculty, or rather the lack of it:

While it is fine for a game to start off easy and then gradually tighten the screw like this one does, unfortunately it waits too long to do so.

Upgrades are available pretty early on, making things even easier in the early levels (or playsets as they are called here).

Real player with 7.6 hrs in game


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I have to say as a long time gamer, I love this game. It evokes a bit of nostalgia from old NES days and offers some really unique looking aesthetics.

It is early access so there are some occasional bugs and glitches but overall it’s well worth the buy and I want to see where they take things.

It has lots of playable characters that are unlocked through gameplay (as opposed to how other games do this via DLC) which really adds to my fondness for this game! I love finding secrets and unlocking skills/characters.

Real player with 5.2 hrs in game

Radical Heroes: Crimson City Crisis on Steam

Wizard Of Walls

Wizard Of Walls

Great game! Wizard Of Walls faithfully captures a lot of the greatness of the original Wizard Of Wor.

Anyone looking at this game with fond memories of the original game will be happy with their purchase here. The game captures much of what made the original stand out as one of the best games of its era. The action starts slow and ramps up nicely. Sound effects and music feel fresh but also show great care in paying homage to the original. Would be great to see local coop added in the future, but from my limited playing so far, the online coop works great.

Real player with 7.8 hrs in game


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Wir schreiben das Jahr 1984. Der Heimcomputer Commodore C64 hat seinen Siegeszug in die Wohnzimmer längst begonnen. Midway Games Inc. wirft eine Portierung eines Arcade-Spiels aus dem Jahre 1980 auch für den C64 auf den Markt: Wizard of Wor. Das Spiel besticht durch seine sofort verständliche Spielstruktur, klare Ziele und eine simple Steuerung. Es gilt, Monster zu zerstören und am Ende der einzelnen Level muss ein Endgegner “Worluk” besiegt werden, um für das nächste Level die doppelte Punktzahl zu bekommen.

Real player with 6.2 hrs in game

Wizard Of Walls on Steam

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Pretty fun, and very pretty looking Metroidvania. Definitely worth a playthrough if you like this genre. It took me about 37 hours to 100% it.

Most of the game isn’t terribly difficult, but a lot of environmental challenges are unforgiving. However, the master level martial arts challenge and final boss are extremely difficult and are, by far, the most challenging parts of the game - even on normal.

The few critiques I have are:

  • You can’t see what your moves are unless you’re at a repair station.

Real player with 37.2 hrs in game

Graphics, design, animations, weapons, movement, map / exploration, secrets - everything is great, a real treat for metroidvania fans like me. The voice acting is fun (I recommend the Chinese original with subtitles; nothing comes close to a badass rabbit with a deep Chinese voice).

For me there’s only one downside: the combat. I never really got into it. It’s okay if you only fight one or two enemies, but the moment there are more the mechanics didn’t really work for me. In my opinion it’s a bad design decision to add parrying as a skill rather late in the game; I found it hard to integrate into the fights, especially those with many enemies. That’s because there’re a lot of combos in fighting which prevent the enemy from breaking free - but enemies also use combos and once you’re hit you cannot recover but must endure the whole combo. So, if you miss the first parry you are locked into an animation and get a beating - rather frustrating. If you’re fighting several enemies, I found it impossible to block on all sides; in the end I sometimes parried by accident, but I rarely used it on purpose. Even later in the game you get the ability to dash through enemies and attacks, which I found to be a lot more useful. So, I won most of the harder fights because I leveled up to the max and dashed a lot. Simply put: Other games do combat better.

Real player with 29.1 hrs in game

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch on Steam

Hearts 3D Premium

Hearts 3D Premium

Realistic 3D Hearts simulation with singleplayer, multiplayer and tutorial. With configurable AI strength and many adjustable rule and game variants you can start exciting Hearts games - or just play for fun.

Compete with tricky computer opponents, or play relaxing rounds with friends or family in online mode!

Game environment, cards, rule variants and much more can be customized! For beginners, there is an animated tutorial in which Hearts is explained step-by-step with all the rules.

Features:

  • Singleplayer mode with configurable opponent

  • Many new rule variations of Hearts with up to 6 players

  • Multiplayer mode with LAN or Online mode

  • High Quality full animated 3D graphics

  • Lots of tables, rooms and decks

  • High-performance A.I.: different levels of difficulty

  • Voice output and sound

  • Highscore lists

  • HD widescreen output

  • Tutorial, detailed game instructions and help

Hearts 3D Premium on Steam

The Soldiers Factory

The Soldiers Factory

The Soldiers Factory is a top-down stealth game and the start of a trilogy.

Go undetected and sneak past enemy soldiers or secretly kill them. Overcome surveillance cameras and laser barricades. Use the room scanner, the taser pistol and many other weapons. But remember, the alarm will make the mission even more difficult.

The playing time on the NORMAL level of difficulty is approximately 12 hours. Of course, it depends on the player. The story takes you to several locations, which is divided into over 60 levels.

The Soldiers Factory on Steam

变量 Variables

变量 Variables

Edit: It’s become one of my favorite games on Steam! You will really have to think to beat the higher difficulty levels.

It’s a good idea, realize the execution is currently very crude, and English descriptions are laughable. ; - ) almost returned it, but I’m hoping it will continue evolving.

There are some aspects of Tetris (or more accurately Rampart) in the placement phases.

it would be better to have more tiles, as it’s easy to trap yourself with a layout you can’t expand. Edit: You will learn that you can remove the bases and relocate them! Do this wisely for better chance of survival.

Real player with 41.8 hrs in game

If you’re a native English speaker like myself, you might have an issue locating the button to select language. It’s a small hurdle. Apart from that, once you get an idea of what you’re doing in this game, it becomes extremely interesting. You start your little game being able to flip over three tiles, which you can select one of as your turret of choice. It doesn’t end there, and if you think your level one turret will end up just taking space, it won’t. Once you get enough turrets that fit into a crafting recipe, it’ll wipe those tiny little baby turrets out and replace it with a turret with more hair on its chest than Austin Powers'.

Real player with 33.4 hrs in game

变量 Variables on Steam

Music Racer

Music Racer

Today is May 24, 2020. I recently realized that my review for Music Racer was probably not written in the best state of mind, so I’m back with a good night’s rest under my belt. I opened the game up in non-Legacy mode.

Grading Criteria:

non-Legacy vs. Legacy (pre 5/27/19 update)

I. Graphics

II. Gameplay

III. YouTube plugin works?

IV. Replay Value

The non-Legacy version is the version of the game made after the 5/27/19 update, which broke the game for a lot of users at first (but now it’s fixed, so +1).

Real player with 46.1 hrs in game

You may be confused why I’m reviewing this game with barely any playtime. It’s because I’ve played the mobile version of this game, and after just a few minutes of playing I can see the pros and cons of the PC version.

I recommend this game, however, I will give a rather critical review.

This game in a nutshell: Beat Sabre with cars.

This game in an essay:

You have to choose a car, the colors of the rims and the body if you’d like, a map, and a song from either your computer or YouTube. I recommend using local files, as some songs may not show up on the YouTube option.

Real player with 25.9 hrs in game

Music Racer on Steam

琉隐

琉隐

Introduction to the game

If you like to pursue the details of the game to explore the way to play, like the open world of high degree of freedom of the game, like to go out of their own plot line of the game, then I am waiting for you in the game.

What can you play in the game?

Play at your own pace, explore the cave to decipher, low altitude gliding, deep dive treasure hunting, DIY design play to get high.

You can have a hard battle with the boss, or you can use your talent to take.

You can make friends with NPCs, and you can also have a duel to collect their supplies.

gameplay

This is a pseudo-action game with an open world and a multi-branch plot.

The game has an intricate plot branch with a strong random exploration gameplay.

What can you play in the game?

Play at your own pace, explore the cave to decipher, low altitude gliding, deep dive treasure hunting, DIY design play to get high.

You can have a hard battle with the boss, or you can use your talent to take.

You can make friends with NPCs, and you can also have a duel to collect their supplies.

All things can give you the corresponding feedback

And these feedbacks are intertwined with the gameplay.

There is no single solution, as long as you think of it, you can definitely do it.

The first time the player process will cause a different butterfly effect on the subsequent plot. You may meet this, this, or this.

Because of your changes, everything changes afterwards, enemies or friends, in an instant.

If you like the pursuit of detail exploration play.

If you like open-world games with a high degree of freedom.

Like to go out of their own plot line of the game as you wish.

Then I’m waiting for you in the game to walk with me to the end, to unravel the cause and effect of it all.

琉隐 on Steam

The Last From Mars

The Last From Mars

‘The Last From Mars’ is a pretty traditional alien shooter. You get wave after wave of cute looking aliens all wanting to eat you alive, or maybe implant their eggs into your stomach. There is only one play area here and a handful of guns with a few powerups thrown in for good measure. It looks OK I guess and feels OK to play, but none of it is original and there is nothing ‘stand-out’ here. I would have liked to have seen it a little chapter than £5.79 (the current asking price) as there isn’t a lot of content here, but even so, I feel you will probably get your money’s worth if you take the time to get into the game. Personally, I found it all too…“meh” to bother with, but I do still recommend it (I just wish I could be neutral about it).

Real player with 0.2 hrs in game

The Last From Mars on Steam