Cellings
- December 9, 2021
- Struct9
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- Cellings offers a colorful and immersive world filled with diverse species and captivating visuals, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- The game features a flexible and creative cell editor that allows players to design unique cells with various attributes, promoting experimentation and creativity.
- With multiple game modes, including Journey and Dimensions, players can enjoy a variety of gameplay experiences, from evolution to competitive arenas.
- As an early access title, Cellings suffers from unfinished and unstable gameplay, including bugs, poor optimization, and performance issues.
- The game lacks sufficient content and feedback mechanisms, leading to a repetitive experience without clear goals or rewards.
- Some players have reported issues with lag and stuttering, making the game difficult to enjoy, especially in later stages.
- gameplay16 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Cellings" is a mixed bag, drawing inspiration from the classic game "Spore" while introducing its own unique mechanics and stylized universe. While many players find the gameplay fun and addictive, praising its interesting concept and potential for future updates, others criticize it for being unfinished and unstable, citing issues like poor optimization, bugs, and repetitive elements. Overall, it offers a satisfying experience for some, but significant improvements are needed to address its shortcomings.
“Drawing inspiration from the beloved game Spore, Cellings delivers a satisfying gameplay experience within a beautifully stylized universe brimming with magic!”
“Fun gameplay, addictive.”
“Hello reader, actually an interesting concept, well-organized gameplay, I can't wait to see what the next updates will bring, I advise everyone to play this divine game.”
“Unfinished and unstable gameplay.”
“Some of the issues include poor optimization, crashing, bugs with physics and AI, low online performance, lack of balance and progression, and boring and repetitive gameplay.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are generally praised for their interesting comic style and beauty, contributing to an enjoyable experience. While players appreciate the visual appeal, there are calls for better optimization and further improvements to enhance the overall quality. The intuitive interface and accompanying soundtrack also complement the graphics, making for a well-rounded presentation.
“The game has cool nice graphics, sometimes even funny, thanks to the developers and a good game.”
“Convenient and intuitive interface, nice graphics and a good soundtrack that does not let you get bored.”
“I would like a little better optimization, but for such complex graphics it's not bad.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with users reporting frequent crashes, bugs related to physics and AI, and severe frame rate issues even at the lowest settings, rendering it unplayable for many. While some acknowledge the challenges posed by complex graphics, the overall sentiment leans towards a need for substantial improvements in performance and balance.
“At lowest quality, my FPS is still stuttering heavily and the game is essentially unplayable by the third stage (which is still in 2.5D).”
“I would like a little better optimization, but for such complex graphics, it's not bad.”
“Some of them are: poor optimization, crashing, bugs with physics and AI, low online, lack of balance and progression, boring and repetitive gameplay.”
- music4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its pleasant and engaging quality, complementing the beautiful visuals and intuitive interface. Reviewers appreciate the good soundtrack, which enhances the overall experience without becoming monotonous.
“Convenient and intuitive interface, nice graphics, and a good soundtrack that does not let you get bored.”
“Beautiful visuals and pleasant music.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of clarity and direction, with users noting that the journey lacks a clear goal or narrative, dimensions offer no rankings or rewards, and the cell editor is devoid of tutorials or hints, leading to a disjointed experience.
“The journey has no clear goal or storyline, making it feel aimless and unengaging.”
“The narrative lacks depth and fails to provide any meaningful context or character development.”
“There are no rankings or rewards to motivate players, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is appreciated for its cleverness, often enhanced by the appealing graphics, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised for its engaging and immersive qualities, contributing to the overall experience of the evolution simulator.
“A good evolution simulator with its cool atmosphere.”
