Foxus
- February 27, 2018
- Vladimir Maslov
Get on Steam"Foxus" is a tranquil action-adventure game set in the magical forest of Alandia, where you explore the surroundings, meet charming characters, and collect items such as strawberries. The game encourages players to resolve the forest's mysteries through exploration and interaction with its inhabitants. This relaxing experience aims to provide a soothing journey through a beautifully designed world.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The graphics are visually appealing, with nice animations for the fox and a pleasant art style.
- The soundtrack is relaxing and adds to the atmosphere of the game.
- There is potential for the game to improve and become something great in the future.
- The controls are poorly designed, leading to frustrating gameplay and camera issues.
- The game lacks content, with many players finishing it in under 30 minutes.
- It feels unfinished and buggy, resembling more of a tech demo than a complete game.
- music7 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its pleasant and relaxing qualities, drawing comparisons to the gentle piano melodies of "Breath of the Wild." However, it is noted that the soundtrack is underutilized, with minimal sound effects accompanying gameplay, which detracts from the overall experience. While the art and animations are appreciated, the lack of diverse audio elements leaves players wanting more.
“The soundtrack is nice, borrowing from the Breath of the Wild school of gentle piano melodies interspersed between nature sound effects.”
“The only good parts of the game are the nice relaxing songs and nice art.”
“The game looks very nice and cute, the fox movements are well animated and the music is pleasant.”
“The music is relaxing, even if scarcely used.”
“The developer could really use an audio guy as there are basically no sounds for anything; sure, you have ambience here and there, there is something you could call a soundtrack, but there are no other sounds.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive a generally positive reception, with many players appreciating the low-poly aesthetic and unique art style. While some consider the visuals a mixed bag, overall, the graphics are deemed nice and enjoyable, contributing to an engaging gaming experience.
“I really love the graphics and look forward to playing more of this game.”
“The graphics are nice; personally, I like the poly style.”
“The game's aesthetic is a mixed bag.”
“The art style is okay, what you'd expect from low-poly.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent glitches and freezing during gameplay, particularly when creating a character or loading new games. While players appreciate the cute designs and impressive animations, the persistent lag and sensitive camera controls detract from the overall experience, leading to disappointment.
“Every time I create my fox, loading a new game always freezes.”
“The things they could fix were already said since I only played about 4 minutes after 3 times of restarting it due to it freezing and stopping every time I load it up. I would only recommend this game if you don't mind the controls and if this game can improve on the camera angles and get rid of the lag. It's fine for the beginning, but not when it freezes up because that makes me expect it's going to be amazing. It took so long to get started, which made me disappointed in this game the whole 4 minutes of playing it. I still love it, just wish it wouldn't lag so much and the camera angles wouldn't be extremely sensitive.”
“The game is super buggy at the moment, especially the movement and camera, but the designs are really cute and the animations for the fox are really impressive!”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as simplistic and lacking depth, with users noting a mediocre experience typical of solo-developed Unity games. While the atmosphere of exploring as a fox is appreciated, the absence of engaging story elements and challenge detracts from overall enjoyment.
“All the finer details missing, like an interesting story or deeper gameplay, would be completely fine by me if it were just enjoyable to walk around a landscape, being a fox and soaking up the atmosphere.”
“The rest of the game is mediocre Unity gameplay that you might expect from a solo developer, but that could be forgivable if the core of the game was stronger.”
“The gameplay is very simple and offers no challenge.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story in the game is criticized for being unimportant and uninteresting, with dialogues primarily focused on simple fetch quests. Players find the narrative lacking depth and fulfillment, and the overall experience is hindered by a short storyline that discourages exploration of the game's environments.
“The dialogue and story (because yes, this game actually has some of that for some reason) is not particularly important or interesting, with most conversations with the pink Pikachu thing boiling down to: 'walk here and get this thing and talk to me again.' There's really nothing fulfilling here, folks.”
“There isn’t really much to do either; the story is really short, and it leads you to everything, making it so that you don’t have to explore any of these cool areas.”
“I did do the first couple of quests and tried to play through, but I just can't; it makes me nauseous.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in Foxus is described as pleasant and immersive, with enjoyable fox movements that enhance the experience of exploring the landscape. However, some players feel that the lack of deeper gameplay and story detracts from fully appreciating the atmospheric elements.
“I love the fox movements, and the general atmosphere is very pleasant.”
“Foxus is a very brief, featureless game that purportedly sells itself on 'atmosphere'.”
“All the finer details missing, like an interesting story or deeper gameplay, would be completely fine by me if it were just enjoyable to walk around a landscape, being a fox and soaking up the atmosphere.”
