Game review: Haste So, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I'm going to parrot the negative aspects that a lot of reviewers have pointed out. Primarily, that the boss fights get really repetitive and unfun to fight, and that from Shard 7+, the obstacles and land generation feel bad to play. - ThreadSky

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acsonic.bsky.social • 59 days ago

Game review: Haste

So, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I'm going to parrot the negative aspects that a lot of reviewers have pointed out. Primarily, that the boss fights get really repetitive and unfun to fight, and that from Shard 7+, the obstacles and land generation feel bad to play.

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acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

There's just so much in the way, for both boss fights and regular stages, that it becomes soul-sucking to try and ram your head against the wall that is the RNG generation of obstacles.

acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

Some may say that it's just a get gud angle, but personally, I didn't pick up this game for the get gud aspect. Of course, skill is a significant aspect of the game, but the other aspects are the feel-good and go-fast parts of the game, which the later stages actively inhibit.

acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

That being said, the music is an absolute 10/10, would put in my playlists if it were on Spotify, and the gameplay itself, for the most part, is peak. The skeleton framework of a fun game is all there, with the gamefeel and mechanics being top-notch.

acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

The items are... okay. IMO, they could definitely use some work. Item rarity doesn't really indicate final strength; rather, higher rarity items tend to have stricter use cases/requirements for larger boosts.

acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

This is fine, but I feel like this game should either be all-in on items or not at all. Either the items should reflect gameplay changes(such as aiming for more close calls/grazes, but most items either are or aren't in this type of category), or shouldn't exist in the first place.

acsonic.bsky.social•59 days ago

The story is the "it exists" type of gameplay. It's there, yeah, but it's not super fleshed out. Granted, it definitely doesn't need to be. It's basically completely skippable, but gives players something to do when unwinding a smidge between all the fast-paced action.

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