Recent reviews by Jinkky810

Solid game. Plenty of replay-ability

Unique take on rogue-like crawling. Very nice to see how well it turned out after early access. Charming game with a solid sense of progression, solid recommend.

Garden

Good game for introspection

9/10 - If you're reading this, check it out. It's an actual idle game you can leave alone for hours and see solid progression from a developer that shows plenty of promise.

I appreciate how it's an idle game where you don't have to micromanage in order to progress. There are plenty of idle games where you experience limited progression by not constantly upgrading, and I just don't feel that from this game.

Very unique mechanics/concepts taken from IEH 1 were improved and expanded upon. Very fresh and easy to get into game.

A lot of the negative reviews reflect a desire to beat the game in a week or so, but that's just not how the game is designed. Mechanics in the game don't require a lot of committed attention, but are instead designed to be used over a long time.

Game is unplayable in current state. Played 2 games before spending the next 40 mins trying to find a game, with 1.5 mins per 'found match' before game either sits on found match indefinitely or decides that it can't connect (50% chance either way).

The menu buttons taking up twice the space as they appear, touching filter buttons when making a deck makes it a real pain. When I started playing, for the first 30 mins there wasn't a scroll bar for the collection, but it appeared after that. Not sure if bug or added the feature.

All this coupled with a pay to win setup is a hard no at the time of this review. But hey, at least they have plenty of cosmetics and packs for you to spend money on.

Neat ideas mechanically, but poor execution. If they implement some limit on high tier cards in decks to curb the p2w and make the game playable, then it has potential. However, it's a pretty big red flag when the most functional part of the game is the shop.

Active dev, friendly community, promising future. If you like praying to rng gods and seeing numbers go up this is for you, with solid amount of build customization and optimization. Similar to Diablo, where you get your ideal gear and push boundaries.

This game takes the basic aspects of a air hockey or pong game and turns them into a more action packed game of strategy and skill, leaving it closer to something like Lethal League. If you're looking for a high paced game of rallies or just something fun to pass a few minutes away, I highly recommend checking it out. If nothing else, it only takes a couple mins to download and a couple more to try.

Pros:
- Short game times (2-5 mins)
- Fast que times
- High intensity
- Fast learning curve, high skill ceiling
- Customizable to suit your playstyle
- Excellent and fitting music
- Active developers
- Competitive or casual play options
- Bright but not distracting animation
- Local and private matches available

Cons:
- Lack of tutorial
- Matchmaking balance*

*You're going to go against people who've played before, some who are very skilled. Try to emulate their actions and focus on improvement before giving up after a few losses. The controls are simple enough that you're only limited by your patience to adapt and learn.

Many complaints I've seen address finding a match or the game being confusing. The player base for this game is currently growing, but despite this, I've personally had no problems finding a game within a few seconds. All the mechanics of the game are shown, although they are not stated in a tutorial. Here are some basic mechanics of the game to alleviate confusion:

Game mechanics:
- Controls: Move up/down and fire (Keyboard: Arrow keys and Spacebar, Controller: Left stick and A). You can hold fire for a stronger shot, strength and charge speed are dependent on ship and pilot.
- Objective: Get the ball through the opposite goal
- Scoring: Each round is first to 3 points, first to two rounds wins (in casual, in competitive it's first to 3). Mid-round points are shown center screen, round points are shown at the top.
- Shield: If you're hit by the ball at a fast enough speed, you'll lose 1 shield charge. Shields can regenerate, unlike health. (Shield icons are located next to your character showing how many you have left, as well as a representation of your shield strength around your character)
- Health: If you have no shields, you will take health damage. Run out of this and you'll be destroyed, unable to defend your goal. (Health is shown at the top of the screen)
- Ball speed: When the ball is hit by larger shots, it moves faster. Faster balls hit shields and health harder.

Summary:
This game is a fast paced, easy to learn, high skill ceiling game that you can use to fill a few mins or a several hours as casually or competitively as you like.
I hope this review convinced you to try the game for yourself, and I'll to see you in the tower.