ENDORPHIN VICE
- February 17, 2022
- veteran
- 2h median play time
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Get on itch.io StoreEndorphin Vice is a physics-based sandbox tactical game that offers a customizable environment and realistic death simulations, with over 100 accessories to personalize characters. Experience intense challenges with a state-of-the-art physics engine, and explore an open world with various tools and weapons. Don't miss out on the thrilling and unique gameplay of Endorphin Vice.
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Windows
Reviews
- The game has great potential and shows signs of improvement with frequent updates.
- The gore mechanics and ragdoll physics are enjoyable, providing a fun sandbox experience.
- The developer is responsive to feedback and actively works on enhancing the game.
- The game is riddled with bugs, including a broken UI and frequent crashes, making it frustrating to play.
- Many features are incomplete or poorly implemented, leading to a lack of content and gameplay depth.
- The optimization is lacking, resulting in performance issues even on capable PCs.
- stability103 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with numerous users reporting persistent bugs, glitches, and a poorly optimized user interface that significantly detracts from the overall experience. Many players express frustration over the game's unfinished state, suggesting it is currently unplayable for extended periods and recommending potential buyers to wait for future updates before purchasing. Despite its fun elements and potential, the overwhelming consensus is that the game is a "buggy mess" that requires substantial improvements.
“This game is a low quality buggy mess.”
“Absolutely terrible, buggy as all hell, do not play this.”
“This game is still a buggy mess after all this time.”
- gameplay36 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is marred by significant bugs and mechanical issues, leading to frequent soft and hard locks that severely limit playtime. While some players appreciate the mechanics and potential, many criticize the clunky controls, poor UI, and lack of navigable menus, suggesting that the game feels unfinished and frustrating. Overall, despite some redeeming qualities like gore and animations, the gameplay experience is largely considered unsatisfactory and in need of substantial improvement.
“I really love this game although the maps are not well made, the gameplay makes up for it. 2 planes/2 towers would recommend.”
“Pros: good gore, realistic gun mechanics, nice ragdoll animations, missions and sandbox.”
“Has massive potential; just make things like menus navigable and also add a peeking mechanic. It's a good SWAT shooter.”
“The game is barely playable, and when it is, you get about 5 minutes of gameplay before you get soft/hardlocked out of the game.”
“Some redeeming qualities (some good animations, gore is decent) but the mechanics are bad, the UI makes me want to end it all, and there is literally just no point to playing the game.”
“This game is quite buggy; the dev changes the game often, and most of the time there are new bugs or downgrades in the gameplay. I suggest you wait until this game has figured out what it wants to be, or if you are keen on buying the game, wait for a sale.”
- graphics33 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 64 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the visuals as impressive and realistic, while others criticize the poor optimization and limited graphical settings that fail to improve performance on lower-end PCs. Many users report persistent bugs and glitches that detract from the overall experience, and there are complaints about the UI and menu functionality. Overall, while there are moments of graphical appeal, significant issues remain that hinder gameplay for those without high-performance systems.
“The graphics are great.”
“Very good game, the graphics are amazing.”
“This game is awesome! I am very impressed with how this updated the game looks; it actually looks good now with graphics, love it!!!!”
“Even if you pick the lowest level of graphics, it will not help at all.”
“Potato graphics after spawning an NPC, trash guns, trash UI.”
“Now, the reason I put graphics in quotation marks is simple - it is nothing more than a list of 7 buttons, ranging from max quality to potato quality, which, if you ask me, is just a simpler, UE5 version of Roblox's 'graphics quality' slider that goes from level 1 to level 10.”
- story32 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is largely criticized for its absence, with many players noting that missions feel empty and lack narrative depth. While some enjoy the gore mechanics and sandbox elements, the overall consensus is that the missions are simplistic and poorly designed, leading to a repetitive and unengaging experience. Players express a desire for more content, including a coherent story and improved mission structure, to enhance gameplay.
“The maps: the most engaging map is definitely the home invasion map, giving you a slightly challenging, but definitely doable fight against 5-6 enemies with handguns.”
“Its really fun if you like gore sandbox and some story to it; it also has built-in cheats so anyone can have fun.”
“The missions are alright; I like the house invasion mission where you have to shoot the intruders and also the apartment sweep map.”
“The missions are barely that, just empty levels with a house or two and 2-5 enemies.”
“The missions are unclear what you are supposed to do.”
“Crashes often, weird menu, there's nothing to do in the game, poorly optimized, in two years they could at least add new scenarios, the game is very boring there's nothing to do, if there was more story or more bots on the maps it would be interesting, the game needs more content!”
- optimization17 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 41 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting severe bugs, frequent crashes, and poor performance on even decent hardware. Many reviewers express that the game is currently unplayable due to its lack of optimization and suggest that significant improvements are necessary before it can be recommended. Overall, the consensus is that the game requires extensive redesigning and optimization to enhance the user experience.
“Once it becomes more optimized, I would play it more.”
“People who write that the game has a lot of bugs, the game is ported from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 and the game is good but it needs to be better optimized.”
“I would not get this game if you mainly play on a decent computer until the game is optimized.”
“The game is poorly optimized.”
“Unoptimized and buggy mess.”
“Otherwise, the game is terribly optimized, littered with bugs, and for me quite literally unplayable.”
- monetization8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 88 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with users describing it as resembling a "casino cash grab" due to poorly implemented ads and a lack of functionality. Many players report that the ad system is buggy and inconsistent, leading to a frustrating experience that detracts from gameplay. Overall, the monetization strategy appears to be poorly executed and negatively impacts the game's performance and user experience.
“Gore and the physics are the only good part of this game; however, it's horribly optimized and the GUI is poorly made to where it looks like a casino cash grab.”
“Even though ads are on, they don't work with every gun, only some.”
“Just imagine actually playing through the ads; it looks horribly boring.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 80 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, noting that it is excessively time-consuming and tedious, often requiring an unrealistic amount of effort to progress. Additionally, the user interface is criticized for its distracting design, which further detracts from the overall experience.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is perceived as "funny bad," suggesting that while it may not have been intentionally comedic, it still provides some entertainment value through its unintentional flaws.
“The only saving grace for this game is its kind of 'funny bad,' which may have been the intention, but it did not seem intentional.”
