Ballz: Farm
- January 23, 2018
- UNIOCS
Get on Steam"Ballz: Farm" is a breaking-bricks style game where you control a paddle to bounce a ball and destroy various objects to progress through levels. The game features multiple hit objects, moving objects, and various power-ups. With its minimalistic style and farm-themed music, it also offers trading cards and emoticons.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Charming low-poly visuals and a cute farm theme that adds a unique twist to the classic brick breaker genre.
- Gameplay is straightforward and casual, making it a relaxing experience for fans of Arkanoid-style games.
- Offers a variety of power-ups and achievements, providing a sense of accomplishment for players who enjoy completing games.
- The game suffers from poor control mechanics, including frustrating inverted controls and sluggish paddle response.
- Levels can be excessively dark, making it difficult to see and predict ball movements, which detracts from the overall experience.
- Lacks depth and challenge, with many players finding it too easy and basic compared to other games in the genre.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of innovative mechanics and casual elements, featuring smooth controls and a variety of power-ups across 30 levels. While some players find the experience tedious and lacking in visual polish, others appreciate the charming mechanics and creative concepts that evoke nostalgia. Overall, the gameplay is straightforward yet engaging, with unique interactions that enhance the experience.
“The gameplay is fluid, there are some power-ups along the way and 30 levels that will keep you busy for a couple of hours.”
“Even though it's been so many years since its first release, it still has a charming mechanic that often brings some pleasant memories about it.”
“While the game is innovative and I love the concept, it just doesn't meet my expectations of what qualifies as a 'game'. We have low-poly budget-cutting assets with no textures, and the gameplay is tedious and annoying.”
“The gameplay is pretty straightforward; you have to break everything but the rocks present in the level by bouncing the ball on your paddle.”
“- casual gameplay.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are characterized by a charming low-poly aesthetic that some players find pleasing and cute, contributing to a relaxing atmosphere. However, others criticize the minimalist design as lacking depth and texture, likening it to outdated 3D visuals from the early 1990s, and express disappointment over the absence of resolution options and graphics customization. Overall, opinions are mixed, with some appreciating the simplicity while others view it as a sign of poor development effort.
“Pleasing low poly visuals with a charming farm theme.”
“Graphics are simple yet very pretty.”
“The graphics are minimalist and cute; the soundtrack is also relaxing and pretty good, honestly.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“The lack of textures is a method that lazy devs often use to disguise their lack of talent or interest in doing the graphics properly, trying to disguise it under the name of 'art' or 'we made it look bad on purpose', which really isn't something gamers should have to put up with.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as generally pleasant and relaxing, with some country-themed tracks that enhance the mood, but it suffers from a lack of variety and can feel monotonous. While the soundtrack is considered decent, some players prefer to listen to their own music instead. Overall, the audio experience is satisfactory but not particularly memorable.
“Music is nice, but unfortunately low in variety - some countryside themed tracks, but they create a nice mood.”
“The graphics are minimalist and cute, and the soundtrack is also relaxing and pretty good, honestly.”
“Nonetheless, as for the game itself, the graphics aren't bad, the music and sound effects are okay too.”
“Poor control (my fault for touchpad use), frequently unhelpful mystery power-ups, soundtrack volume settings that don't carry over from one session to another (effects can't be adjusted), and a final third run of too-dark night levels soured the experience.”
“- Monotonous music.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users indicate that the game lacks significant replayability, suggesting that it may not provide enough challenge or variety to encourage multiple playthroughs. Improvements in navigation could enhance the experience and potentially increase replay value.
“If you are looking for something challenging with replay value, look somewhere else.”
“That would make navigation easier and also would add some replay value.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its amusing sound effects, which add a comedic touch to the classic brick breaker gameplay. Players appreciate the lightheartedness that enhances their overall experience.
“Your brick breaker game is hilarious.”
“The sound effects are really funny.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and frustrating, feeling that the low-quality visuals and lack of engaging gameplay detract from the overall experience. Despite its innovative concept, the execution leaves much to be desired.
“While the game is innovative and I love the concept, it just doesn't meet my expectations of what qualifies as a 'game'. The low-poly assets feel budget-cut, lacking textures, and the gameplay is tedious and annoying.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game lacks a substantial narrative, leading to a consensus that there is no meaningful story to engage with.
“Well, since there's not really a story, you can't really tell.”
“The plot is so thin that it feels like an afterthought.”
“Character development is lacking, making it hard to care about the story.”
