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Crunch Time!

51%Game Brain Score
humor
gameplay, graphics
51% User Score Based on 63 reviews

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About

"Crunch Time!" is a humorous card game based on video game development, where you manage your own company and compete to complete the best projects. Use cards representing developers, positive cards to speed up work, and negative cards to hinder opponents. The game features over 100 unique cards and 28 available projects to complete, providing insight into the video game development process. A physical version of the game can be obtained through the developer's website.

Crunch Time! screenshot
Crunch Time! screenshot
Crunch Time! screenshot
Crunch Time! screenshot

51%
Audience ScoreBased on 63 reviews
humor8 positive mentions
replayability2 negative mentions

  • The game has a fun and humorous theme centered around game development, which can be enjoyable for those familiar with the industry.
  • It features simple mechanics that are easy to understand, making it accessible for casual play.
  • The production quality is decent, with nice art and a polished presentation for its low price point.
  • The gameplay is heavily reliant on luck, with no deck building or strategic depth, leading to repetitive and unengaging matches.
  • There is a lack of content and features, such as multiplayer options, a main menu, or the ability to discard cards, which limits replayability.
  • The AI is often unbalanced and can feel unfair, making the game frustrating rather than challenging.
  • gameplay
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is criticized for being overly simplistic and heavily reliant on luck, with many players noting the lack of strategic depth and the problematic draw mechanics that lead to frustrating experiences. While the game is polished and has a unique concept, the shallow mechanics and frequent rule pitfalls detract from the overall enjoyment, making it feel more like a game of chance than a strategic card battle.

    • “The gameplay is pretty simple; you have 5 cards, and you can play as many as you want per turn as soon as they have a valid target.”
    • “The mechanics of the game are relatively simple and not a whole lot of explanation is required to understand what you must do, which is a good thing because card-battling games at times can get very complex.”
    • “It's such a simplistic concept with the only real game mechanics being playing the random cards you get and waiting.”
    • “Shallow, underdeveloped card game with tons of rule pitfalls and 90% pure luck gameplay.”
    • “Polished and relatively unique, but the actual gameplay boils down mostly to pure chance, with no deckbuilding and little strategy involved.”
    • “The biggest drawback is the mechanics (you always get up to 5 cards max), which means you'll be sitting around with unnecessary cards in your hand while your opponent pulls combo after combo.”
  • humor
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with some players finding it genuinely funny and others noting that many jokes fall flat or are hindered by translation issues. While the programmer humor and playful themes are appreciated, the overall comedic effectiveness varies, leading to a consensus that the humor is its strongest aspect despite the game's other flaws.

    • “This game is so obviously broken that the only thing that got me to finish a full match was the programmer humor, which is its only redeeming quality.”
    • “Either that or the writing is just idiosyncratic enough to be funny sometimes, corny sometimes as it makes fun of the game development process.”
    • “This is a very funny game.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics received mixed reviews, with some praising the beautiful HD visuals and nice animations, while others criticized them as weak overall. The art style was noted positively, contributing to the game's aesthetic appeal.

    • “Beautiful HD graphics and nice animations.”
    • “Nice art style.”
    • “The graphics feel outdated and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
    • “Character models are poorly designed, making it hard to connect with the game.”
    • “The environments are bland and uninspired, which detracts from the overall experience.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a fun theme and humorous text, but it suffers from very low replayability, as players quickly exhaust the interesting cards and find a lack of strategic depth to encourage multiple playthroughs.

    • “After one game, you would have exhausted all of the interesting cards, but there's no strategy to fall back on for replay value.”
    • “- Very low replay value.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with many players finding it awful and frustratingly unmutable, leading them to mute the game entirely. While some appreciate the sound effects and find the music acceptable but repetitive, the overall sentiment leans towards dissatisfaction.

    • “The quotes on the cards are awesome, especially if you've had any exposure to the game dev industry. The art is cool too, and the music is enjoyable, though it can get a little repetitive.”
    • “The music is awful, and you have to mute the game entirely to turn it off (the sound effects are okay).”
    • “My biggest problem with the game is you can't turn the music off!!!”
    • “The music is okay, but gets a little repetitive.”

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