Deadly Animal Duel
- September 12, 2017
- Night Animals
Get on Steam"Deadly Animal Duel" is a local multiplayer brawl game featuring 4 animals with unique attacks and abilities across 3 multiplayer levels. It also includes single player survival and time attack modes, culminating in a boss fight against a furious bird. The game promises a range of emotions from joy to frustration.
Reviews
- The game provided a sense of joy and hope for players during difficult times, helping them to cope with personal struggles.
- It offers a simple gameplay experience that can be played with one hand, making it accessible for those recovering from injuries.
- The music in the game is relaxing and can create a brief escape from reality.
- The game suffers from poor graphics quality, using outdated retro pixel art that fails to meet modern gaming standards.
- Controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience.
- The game is considered shovelware, lacking depth and originality, and is seen as a cash grab by the developer.
- graphics5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have been criticized for relying on outdated retro pixel art, which fails to meet contemporary standards. Despite options to adjust resolution, the simplistic 2D visuals remain unimpressive and lack significant enhancements, leaving players with a lackluster graphical experience.
“A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
“While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
“Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being janky and unsatisfying, with poor handling and responsiveness that detracts from the overall experience. Reviewers feel that the lack of polish and apparent gameplay testing makes it less enjoyable compared to free alternatives with similar mechanics.
“It's janky and unsatisfying to play. Any experienced gamer will tell you that the handling, responsiveness, and general gameplay feel of the control scheme must be well polished for this kind of game to succeed.”
“Unfortunately, this is something the developer seems to have phoned in, with little to no apparent gameplay testing.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as soothing and relaxing, providing a calming experience that allows players to feel at ease.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“[0.3] Sound & music”
- story2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's story emphasizes resilience and the unpredictability of life, illustrating that perseverance in the face of adversity can lead to unexpected outcomes and personal growth.
“The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you. If I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
