Concept Destruction
- May 22, 2020
- Thinice Games
- 3h median play time
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Concept Destruction" is a game where you crush cardboard cars with unique driving styles, across four different modes. You can earn points to unlock new cars and customize your gameplay experience, all while listening to a heavy metal soundtrack. The game features a unique 3D cardboard car design for added destruction reserves.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique cardboard aesthetic that adds charm and creativity to the demolition derby experience.
- Gameplay is enjoyable with a satisfying damage model and a fun soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
- The game offers local split-screen multiplayer, making it a great option for casual play with friends or family.
- The game lacks content and replayability, with many players completing it in under a few hours and feeling little incentive to return.
- Controls are frustrating, with no option to remap keys, and the steering can feel unresponsive, leading to a poor gameplay experience.
- There is no online multiplayer or significant updates, which limits the game's longevity and leaves players feeling abandoned.
- graphics21 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a unique cardboard aesthetic that adds charm and authenticity to the gameplay, effectively complementing its destruction physics. While the visuals are not groundbreaking and some textures are lower quality, the straightforward art style and cohesive design contribute to an enjoyable experience. Overall, the graphics fulfill their purpose, providing a fun and entertaining visual experience, despite some technical inconsistencies.
“The straightforward art style contributes to the overall visual appeal, creating a cohesive and enjoyable experience.”
“The aesthetic style of the game is fantastic, too.”
“Has a very unique 'cardboard homemade' art style that further translates into a very authentic damage and handling model.”
“Most infuriating is that the game soft locks whenever you enter the graphics settings, making you unable to back out of the menu and requiring you to force-close and restart the game entirely.”
“In terms of graphics, the game has settings for things like bloom, depth of field, ambient occlusion, but nothing for texture quality, which is a bit disappointing because many of the textures are lower quality and compressed.”
“For a game that is very simplistic with graphics, it's a head scratcher on why the FPS can be so inconsistent.”
- gameplay19 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 68 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game offers a mix of enjoyable demolition derby mechanics and a commendable damage model that enhances realism and immersion. However, players have noted limitations in content, with only about two hours of fresh gameplay, and expressed a desire for more game modes, multiplayer functionality, and improvements to navigation during matches. While the driving mechanics and art style are praised, the overall experience may feel short and repetitive, making it best suited for brief, casual play sessions.
“The inclusion of a commendable damage model adds realism and immersion to the races, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.”
“The addition of new and exciting game modes, such as time attack, could breathe fresh life into the gameplay experience and provide players with increased replay value.”
“Satisfying car combat, lovely art style, hard-hitting soundtrack, soft-body physics, and car physics that are actually influenced by visual and mechanical damage.”
“The content of the game is unfortunately very limited, with about 2 hours of fresh gameplay.”
“However, the gameplay itself is very frustrating.”
“Only gameplay issues I really ran into was not being able to tell where the last vehicle/vehicles were on the map, especially when they're running unpainted and match with the stages. I think an arrow system that rotates around your vehicle and maybe a mini-map would help a lot with that issue.”
- music16 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's music features a strong power metal soundtrack that is generally well-received, with unique tracks for each arena that enhance the gameplay experience. While some players appreciate the energetic and thematic nature of the music, others feel it doesn't fully align with the game's overall presentation. Overall, the soundtrack is a highlight for many, contributing positively to the game's chaotic fun.
“It has an amazing soundtrack and is a major determining factor for a good review, so kudos to whoever did the audio.”
“Great fun, awesome metal soundtrack, and overall a really nicely polished game I'm looking forward to playing again.”
“The music loops until the match ends, and each song is unique to its arena.”
“You can't change it in-game, and you won't hear arena 1's OST in arena 3, and so on.”
“The soundtrack consists mostly of heavy metal songs in-game; however, I don't feel like it captures the game's presentation well.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with users noting that it can be inconsistent and expressing a desire for improved texture quality options. Overall, it has been rated 6.5/10, indicating room for enhancement in performance and stability.
“Normally this isn't a section I talk about since it usually goes in with the optimization & PC settings.”
“The optimization is a little hit or miss.”
“I hope that the developer can improve this optimization aspect and give us an option to improve texture quality.”
“Normally this isn't a section I talk about since it usually goes in with the optimization and PC settings.”
- replayability5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Overall, the game has limited replayability, primarily due to its simplistic and repetitive nature. While it may appeal to fans of the genre for casual play, the absence of new content or modes diminishes its long-term engagement. Suggestions for new game modes, like time attack, could enhance replay value significantly.
“The addition of new and exciting game modes, such as time attack, could breathe fresh life into the gameplay experience and provide players with increased replay value.”
“Nice idea and fun for some time, but honestly, there isn't really any replayability.”
“Of course, since it's just a mindless wreck-everyone game, it could potentially offer some replay value to fans of the genre, even without new things to explore.”
“Can't recommend due to lack of replayability.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the online competitive mode to be a double-edged sword; while it can be tedious and off-putting for some, it also serves to engage and retain players by providing a sense of progression through unlocking and purchasing new parts and cars.
“The online competitive mode allows you to unlock or buy new parts and cars, but it requires a significant amount of grinding.”
“Many players dislike grindy games, yet they also serve as a mechanism to keep players engaged.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find humor in the irony of completing the championship and receiving all the cars, only to realize that there are no further uses for the coins they've earned, highlighting a quirky oversight in the game's design.
“Once you complete the championship, you get all the cars, which is nice, but after that, there's nothing to spend coins on, which is kind of funny.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers emphasize the importance of developers maintaining open communication with their community to prevent perceptions of neglect or exploitation for profit.
“It is essential for developers to maintain regular communication with their community to avoid creating the impression of abandonment or a mere cash grab.”
- story1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is considered engaging, with a unique tourist mode that allows players to destroy cars without taking damage. However, some users express frustration over the requirement to unlock cars through gameplay before accessing them in tourist mode, feeling it limits their ability to fully enjoy the destruction.
“The story element is cool; I think the gameplay is like every other demo derby game, but the narrative adds a unique twist. I love the tourist mode where you can destroy cars without taking damage. It's a fun way to experience the chaos, but I wish they would remove the requirement to unlock cars in tourist mode by playing the actual game. I just want to jump in with a huge car and wreak havoc!”
