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Fatal Theory

41%Game Brain Score
humor
gameplay, stability
70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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Fatal Theory is nostalgic beat-em-up action with a fresh twist of ENDLESS AERIAL RAVE COMBOS and a killer illustrated story. Exercise your carnage muscle by smashing through huge hordes of unlovable fiends and take your crummy city back from the forces of hell!

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70%
Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
humor2 positive mentions
gameplay2 negative mentions
  • Fatal Theory offers a humorous and engaging storyline with quirky characters and references to classic games.
  • The gameplay is fast-paced and allows for a variety of combos and weapon pairings, making it enjoyable to experiment with different strategies.
  • The game features multiple modes and unlockable content, providing a sense of progression and replayability.
  • The controls are clunky and buggy, requiring a keyboard for UI navigation and lacking fluidity in gameplay.
  • The game suffers from excessive grinding for upgrades, which can make the experience feel repetitive and less enjoyable.
  • Visuals are underwhelming, with low animation frame rates leading to a slideshow effect that detracts from the overall experience.
  • gameplay
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features a level-up mechanic for weapons and character stats, but players find the excessive grinding for money detracts from the overall enjoyment. While the game is easy to learn, mastering it presents a significant challenge.

    • “There is a level-up mechanic for weapons and stats for your character, but the grinding for money is excessive, especially when the game isn't very enjoyable to play.”
    • “The gameplay is quick to pick up, but tricky to master.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a wealth of humorous lines that cleverly reference Castlevania-style fantasy and dystopian punk themes, while also parodying common apocalyptic clichés. Its humor is characterized by a snarky and abrasive tone, adding a unique flavor to the overall experience.

    • “There are plenty of humorous lines that reference Castlevania-esque fantasy, dystopian punk, and parodies of clichés of the oncoming apocalypse.”
    • “The game features a snarky, abrasive humor.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users report significant stability issues, particularly with buggy controller support, which necessitates the continued use of a keyboard for navigating the user interface. Overall, these problems detract from the overall experience.

    • “The controller support is buggy, and I still need to use the keyboard for the UI and almost everything else.”
    • “Frequent crashes make it hard to enjoy the game; stability is a major issue.”
    • “The game is riddled with bugs that disrupt gameplay and make it feel unstable.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding for money in the game to be excessive, particularly noting that it detracts from the overall enjoyment, despite the presence of a level-up mechanic for weapons and character stats.

    • “The level-up mechanic for weapons and character stats is overshadowed by the excessive grinding for money, making the game less enjoyable.”
    • “Grinding for resources feels tedious and detracts from the overall experience, especially when the gameplay itself isn't engaging.”
    • “The amount of grinding required to progress is overwhelming, turning what could be an exciting adventure into a monotonous chore.”

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