Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue
- December 13, 2021
- Dejima
Get on SteamFiregirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue is a 2D action game where you play as a firefighting heroine. Use your fire hose to extinguish flames and rescue civilians, while also battling monsters in the inferno. Upgrade your equipment and abilities to take on bigger challenges in procedurally generated levels.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique and engaging concept of firefighting with fun arcade-style gameplay.
- The art style and soundtrack are praised for their quality, contributing to an enjoyable atmosphere.
- Players appreciate the roguelite elements that allow for progression and upgrades, making the game rewarding despite its challenges.
- The game suffers from frustrating design choices, such as unfair mechanics and poor level navigation, leading to repeated deaths.
- Many players report bugs and crashes that disrupt gameplay, making it difficult to enjoy the experience fully.
- The controls can feel unresponsive and imprecise, particularly when using the hose and axe, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- story52 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The game's story is considered minimal and often poorly paced, with progression tied to finding tomes scattered throughout levels, which can lead to repetitive gameplay. While some players find the story elements interesting and appreciate the final boss and ending, many feel that the narrative lacks depth and is revealed too early, making it feel unengaging. Overall, the story serves as a light backdrop to the arcade-style gameplay rather than a compelling driving force.
“While the game is fun to just boot up and play some missions for an hour or so, there's also some light story elements and an end goal to finish here, with a big final boss at the end, for a neat little ending to the game.”
“Music is catchy, gameplay is fun (although slightly repetitive) and the story is great as well.”
“- story is interesting”
“Story progression is locked behind tomes that you have to find through levels, and these can be in plain sight or require you to have several loops through a level to even get one.”
“Story is pretty bare bones, which would be fine if it didn't literally tell you everything that was going on long before it becomes relevant.”
“Unskippable poorly paced story.”
- gameplay30 mentions
- 47 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of engaging and unique mechanics, offering an arcade-like experience that can be both fun and frustrating. While players appreciate the catchy music and art style, many express dissatisfaction with certain mechanics, particularly the difficulty of timing jumps on moving platforms. Overall, the gameplay is described as simple yet rewarding, though it can become repetitive over time.
“The gameplay has an overall very arcade-y feeling, especially once you get used to the gameplay loop and start being able to go super quick through a mission.”
“Really fun arcade style game, with some unique gameplay mechanics.”
“Gameplay is simple, rewarding, and very frustrating, yet I come back for more.”
“I die 98% of the time to the same stupid mechanic.”
“Awful game engine, bad controls, and repetitive gameplay.”
“It takes time to get accustomed to the gaming mechanics.”
- music20 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised as catchy and outstanding, enhancing the overall experience alongside its impressive art style. Players appreciate the soundtrack's quality, which complements the fun and engaging gameplay, despite some concerns about repetitiveness and bugs. Overall, the combination of great music and art contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
“The music is soooo good and it has super fun platforming... also rogue-lite features make it so I don't mind replaying similar content.”
“Music is catchy, gameplay is fun (although slightly repetitive) and the story is great as well.”
“All in all a decent game with fantastic graphics, design direction, and a stellar soundtrack.”
“I love the art and the soundtrack, but this is an extremely buggy experience.”
“I really, really like the art in this game, the soundtrack, and I think the game loop can be improved and tightened up to make it an even better game.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are highly praised, with many users highlighting the appealing art style and excellent visuals that enhance the overall experience. The design direction is considered fantastic, and the pixel art characters contribute to the game's charm. Overall, the graphics are seen as a significant strength, making the game enjoyable and visually engaging.
“I love the art style, and I think the more recent updates show that they've been trying to fix the game.”
“All in all, a decent game with fantastic graphics, design direction, and a stellar soundtrack.”
“Excellent visuals, and shooting fire monsters with your hose feels badass.”
- stability8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game exhibits significant stability issues, with numerous bugs affecting gameplay, such as freezing, overlapping menus, and unpassable obstacles. While it runs smoothly without crashes and features well-executed animations, the frequent glitches detract from the overall experience.
“It runs great, doesn't crash, the animations are smooth, the levels work well.”
“I love the art and the soundtrack, but this is an extremely buggy experience.”
“Dialogue, for example, is buggy at times.”
“Fire walls overtook me and locked me in place, spending more than 3 minutes on a level and the game freezes. Menus overlap each other when you hire a new recruit, and the subway level had cars driving through each other, making progression impossible.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game suffers from poor optimization, requiring high thermal design power (TDP) to achieve consistent frame rates, even on the lowest settings. However, money scaling within the game has been optimized.
“The money scaling is optimized perfectly, making it feel rewarding as you progress.”
“I love how the money scaling is optimized; it really enhances the gameplay experience.”
“The game is not optimized, so expect to use high TDP to hit consistent FPS even on the lowest settings.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers consistently praise the game's atmosphere, highlighting its engaging characters and immersive environment. This combination contributes to a captivating overall experience.
“I like the characters and atmosphere.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and monotonous, often exacerbated by slow and unskippable dialogue that further detracts from the experience.
“Pretty boring, super grindy, lots of slow and unskippable dialogue.”
