Adventure Land: The Code MMORPG
- January 28, 2019
- Kaan Soral
- 300h median play time
Get on SteamAdventure Land: The Code is a Code MMORPG where players can freely explore and choose their activities, such as farming monsters, trading, gambling, or PvP. The game features six classes with unique skills, and items provide depth. Code enables basic automation, and future updates include new classes, events, zones, items, and skills.
Reviews
- Unique concept that combines coding with MMORPG gameplay, allowing players to automate tasks and learn programming skills.
- Active and friendly community on Discord that provides support and resources for new players, enhancing the overall experience.
- The game has a lot of potential for growth and development, with plans to become open source and frequent updates from the developer.
- High CPU and RAM usage for a relatively simple game, which can hinder performance on lower-end systems.
- Lack of comprehensive documentation and tutorials, making it difficult for new players to get started and understand the game mechanics.
- The game can feel repetitive and grindy, with limited content and unclear progression paths, leading to frustration for some players.
- gameplay19 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by straightforward mechanics that are easy to grasp, making it accessible for new players while still offering depth for those who wish to engage with scripting and automation. However, users have reported inconsistencies in core gameplay elements and frustrations with the crafting system, which lacks sufficient resources. Overall, the game encourages creativity through coding, but technical issues and documentation gaps can hinder the experience.
“The mechanics of the game are very straightforward and easy to understand.”
“I'm over 200 hours in and still tinkering with mechanics and improving code for my team.”
“It's a very simple MMORPG with the twist that you can (legally) create your own scripts to automate the gameplay.”
“It encourages you to write code as part of gameplay, but when I did, the game black-screened and froze.”
“And as if all of this wasn't frustrating enough, even the core mechanics of the gameplay are inconsistent.”
“My main complaint so far is that, while the documentation on the scripting interface is fairly detailed, the documentation on certain actual gameplay elements is... not.”
- grinding18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game both tedious and time-consuming, often requiring extensive hours to achieve meaningful progress, especially for late-game items. While automation through coding can alleviate some of the repetitive tasks, many feel that the grind is exacerbated by frequent nerfs to farming methods and a lack of engaging mechanics, leading to a monotonous experience. Overall, while automation offers some relief, the grind remains a significant and often frustrating part of gameplay.
“Many of the truly late game items don't even drop from monsters or have drop rates that require 6+ months of grinding.”
“In that time, my farming routine was hit by three (!!!) nerfs/game updates which strongly lowered the profitability of my method.”
“Simply grinding on mobs with the continual select-attack-kill-select-attack-kill methodology gives me no incentive to try things like building aiming functions or anything strategic.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a mix of cute retro pixel art, which some players find charming, while others criticize it for being overly simplistic and lacking detail. Despite these concerns, many reviewers note that the visuals are polished and contribute positively to the overall experience, especially considering the game is still in early access.
“Cute retro graphics.”
“This game is brilliant; despite being in early access, the graphics and soundtracks are very polished.”
“+ Nice graphics.”
“It has an issue with the almost nonexistent graphics because of that.”
“The visuals of the game are very basic pixel art, which can give you a bad impression about the entire game.”
“The pixel graphics are quite underwhelming.”
- story5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is characterized by a focus on automation and teamwork, allowing players to creatively program their characters to tackle quests and challenges. However, some users find the quests to be excessively grindy, with repetitive tasks that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game offers a unique approach to questing, prioritizing player agency over traditional narrative-driven gameplay.
“The story is engaging and allows for creative problem-solving as you automate your characters to work together and overcome challenges.”
“I love how the narrative unfolds through the quests, providing a sense of accomplishment with each completed task.”
“The freedom to program your characters without the constraints of traditional questing makes the storytelling experience unique and enjoyable.”
“Stupidly grindy quests like 'go kill 500 bats and come back'.”
“Any other MMORPG has boring quests and boring grinds.”
“You get a coin for each quest you finish and some items require 2000 coins to buy.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered neat but unremarkable, leading some players to turn off the audio in favor of other background music during extended play sessions. However, others note that the soundtracks are polished and contribute positively to the overall experience, especially given the game's early access status.
“This game is brilliant; despite being in early access, the graphics and soundtracks are very polished.”
“The sound and music are neat, but nothing special to mention; if you plan to play this game for a longer period, you're probably going to turn the audio off and play something else in the background.”
“The music is forgettable and doesn't add much to the overall experience of the game.”
“While the sound effects are decent, the music lacks variety and quickly becomes repetitive.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, with frequent black screens and game freezes occurring when loading characters, rendering the game unplayable.
“Every time I load my character, the game black-screens and freezes. It's obviously unplayable.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it impossible to enjoy any gameplay.”
“I experience constant lag and random disconnections, which ruin the overall experience.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users overwhelmingly find the humor in the game to be exceptionally entertaining and enjoyable.
“It is so funny!”
“The humor in this game is absolutely top-notch!”
“I couldn't stop laughing at the witty dialogue and hilarious situations!”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the optimization aspect of the game, highlighting the enjoyment of gradually enhancing their character through automated tasks, strategic positioning in combat, and scripting optimal skill usage for their class. This focus on optimization adds depth to gameplay and encourages thoughtful planning.
“I'm having a lot of fun slowly making my character more and more optimized with automated runs to stores and the bank (better look for merchants while I'm there!), positioning during combat (as I'm ranged, I want to take as little damage as possible), and scripting out the best scenarios to use my class's skills.”
“The optimization options in this game are fantastic! I love how I can fine-tune my character's abilities and gear to maximize my effectiveness in battles.”
“I've spent hours perfecting my build and optimizing my resource management, and it feels incredibly rewarding to see the results in gameplay.”
“The optimization in this game feels lacking; it's frustrating to see so many missed opportunities for improving character builds and strategies.”
“I find the optimization options to be quite limited, making it hard to tailor my gameplay experience to my preferences.”
“The game's optimization mechanics are convoluted and not user-friendly, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.”
