Critical Failure

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Critical Failure is a single player and multiplayer action adventure game. It was developed by Michael Gene Acord Jr and was released on March 6, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

Full throttle zombie wave-based survival. The world's first VIDEO GAME CONTROLLED LIVE ACTION ZOMBIE SERIES. Your actions make an impact on the show named the same title. We plan on taking you through a story telling experience as you have fun with friends and family killing hordes of zombies. There is a faction war happening between four factions known as, WITCH'S, BIKER'S, MARAUDER'S, AND HACKER…

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

optimization3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game is criticized as a creatively bankrupt asset flip, using stock assets and lacking original content.
Gameplay is described as boring and poorly designed, with unclear objectives and frustrating mechanics.
The game suffers from severe performance issues, including low frame rates and poor optimization, making it nearly unplayable.

music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been heavily criticized, with users noting that it features unauthorized tracks allegedly stolen from Crytek's "Hunt: Showdown," leading to concerns about copyright infringement. While the trailer showcases appealing music, the actual gameplay is devoid of any significant soundtrack, instead featuring only ambient bird sounds. Overall, the music aspect is seen as a major disappointment, overshadowed by legal and ethical issues.
- “I was initially lulled to this game by the use of Hunt: Showdown's music in the trailer.”
- “I do like the Hunt: Showdown music in the video trailer.”
- “Unfortunately, the game itself isn't as good as the music it uses.”
- “There's no music, just bird sounds.”
- “The devs also straight up stole the theme music for Crytek's Hunt: Showdown and claimed 'it's on YouTube, so it's public domain.'”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is largely criticized for its lack of clarity and depth, with players noting the absence of a mini-map, quest tracking, and tutorials that could guide them through the narrative. Many feel that the promised clan/tribe storyline is either underdeveloped or nonexistent, leaving them confused about progression and objectives.
- “The Steam page claims there is a story related to the clans/tribes.”
- “Again, from what I played, there's no real story in the game.”
- “There is no tutorial, goal, or clear story to encourage progression.”
- “Yeah, I can't find this and I have no idea what exactly we do to progress the story, seeing as there's not much to go off of in the game.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are reminiscent of pixelated PS2-era titles, and players often find it necessary to set the graphics to low to improve visibility, as higher settings can severely hinder gameplay due to excessive volumetric fog.
- “The game's graphics are reminiscent of pixelated PS2-style games, evoking a sense of nostalgia.”
- “Turning all the graphics settings to low is almost necessary to improve visibility, although your overall vision remains quite limited.”
- “At the time of this edit, setting the graphics to minimum is essential, as higher settings cause the volumetric fog to severely impair visibility.”
- “The game's graphics are similar to those pixelated PS2-style games you may find from time to time.”
- “Turning all the graphics settings to low is almost required to see better, though your vision is still very limited.”
- “At the time of this edit, having the graphics set to the minimum is required, as having the settings higher will make the volumetric fog reduce your vision to the point of ridiculousness.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting significant performance issues even on high-end hardware, such as a 3060 GPU and 32 GB of RAM, resulting in low frame rates around 30 FPS on the lowest settings. Users have also expressed frustration over the game's resource demands, likening it to using their PCs for cryptocurrency mining.
- “The game's optimization has significantly improved, allowing for smoother performance and stunning graphics.”
- “I appreciate the developers' efforts to enhance optimization, making the game run seamlessly on my system.”
- “The optimization updates have transformed my gaming experience, reducing lag and enhancing visual fidelity.”
- “Improve the optimization, or at the very least stop using my PC as a cryptofarm.”
- “The game is so poorly optimized; even on a 3060 with 32 GB RAM, it could only get 30 FPS at best on the lowest settings.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for being monotonous, with players finding the search for the remaining zombies tedious and unengaging.
- “The gameplay is bland and searching for the last few zombies is a bore.”