Go Fight Fantastic
- March 26, 2024
- Dinomite Games
Go Fight Fantastic is a hack n’ slash game featuring 1-3 players who control a crew of interstellar smugglers, led by their space-dog captain Bowie. The game includes a Story Mode with fast-paced, light-hearted action and vibrant hand-drawn graphics, as well as a Horde Mode where players can climb online leaderboards by battling endless alien assaults. The game offers randomized level composition, enemy encounters, and upgrade drops for a unique experience each playthrough.
Reviews
- Beautiful hand-drawn art style and polished visuals that enhance the overall experience.
- Engaging and fun gameplay, especially in couch co-op mode, with unique character abilities and a variety of builds.
- Challenging combat and enjoyable horde mode that keeps players coming back for more.
- The game can feel unbalanced in single-player mode, with enemies becoming damage sponges and making it difficult to progress.
- Multiplayer features are buggy, leading to issues with matchmaking and gameplay experience.
- The story is short and lacks depth, leaving players wanting more context and content.
- story21 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The story is generally considered simple and not particularly impressive, often feeling like it lacks context from previous games. However, it is described as quirky and fun, fitting the game's overall vibe, with beautiful visuals and enjoyable mechanics. While the campaign is short, lasting around 2.5 to 3 hours, players find it entertaining, especially when played on easier difficulty settings.
“The story is quirky and goofy, which is really fitting for the overall vibe.”
“The art was beautiful and the story was super cute and fun.”
“The story campaign teaches you enough of the mechanics and what to focus your upgrades on, where the true challenge certainly lies in surviving the horde mode for as long as you can.”
“Ultimately, it's not a game about the story, but about hacking through waves of enemies and looking cool.”
“We get a short story campaign, which can be completed in 2.5 to 3 hours, depending on the pace of the transition.”
“The only negative is that the story is quite short.”
- graphics15 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The graphics of "Go Fight Fantastic" are widely praised for their refreshing hand-drawn art style, which features stunning visuals and cartoonish aesthetics reminiscent of classic animations. Players appreciate the vibrant combat effects and character designs, although some note that the background can sometimes obscure gameplay elements. Overall, the game's visuals contribute significantly to its enjoyable experience, enhancing both the combat and replayability.
“Go Fight Fantastic is such a cool game blending a refreshing hand-drawn art style and pretty challenging combat.”
“The art style shines at the forefront - I really like the visuals of all skills and combat effects.”
“The graphics here are very pleasant, cartoonish - at times resembling those of anime.”
“The game aesthetics are really badly designed; it's very difficult to tell the background from players and enemies.”
“Graphics looked pleasing, but the designs were great only from what I could tell.”
“The art style shines at first glance, but it ultimately fails to deliver a cohesive visual experience.”
- gameplay11 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
Gameplay is centered around forming a diverse team of three characters, featuring smooth mechanics and an innovative combat system set in a vibrant world. The story campaign effectively introduces players to the game's mechanics, while co-op play is seamless and enjoyable. Overall, the gameplay is well-received, with engaging elements and minimal complaints.
“Gameplay focuses on forming a team consisting of 3 characters that are different from each other.”
“Innovative combat system with engaging mechanics and a stunning vibrant world, would highly recommend!”
“Gameplay was smooth and co-op had no issues, no hassles some other games sometimes give when co-op is implemented as a secondary thought.”
“The story campaign teaches you enough of the mechanics and what to focus your upgrades on, where the true challenge certainly lies in surviving the horde mode for as long as you can.”
“Gameplay: decent”
- music9 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised, with many users highlighting the engaging and energetic soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. While the battle music is particularly noted for its ability to remain enjoyable over time, some players experienced occasional interruptions in playback. Overall, the combination of impressive visuals and a standout soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
“The soundtrack is really good too; I never get tired of the battle music.”
“My favorite part of the game, however, is the absolute banging soundtrack.”
“It has good combat, looks beautiful, and has an amazing soundtrack.”
“Music randomly stops playing.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The multiplayer experience has been reported to be quite buggy, though users express optimism that these issues can be resolved. Additionally, there are concerns about enemy staggering during basic attacks, indicating a need for further refinement in gameplay stability.
“The multiplayer can be quite buggy, but that can be fixed!”
“Still a bit buggy, and I wish enemies would stagger a bit more with basic attacks.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players note that the game features numerous grind-heavy achievements, including tasks like earning money and collecting 100 different gems, which can make the gameplay feel repetitive and time-consuming.
“Grinding achievements: yes, it has achievements for grinding for money and finding 100 different gems and achievements like that.”
“With a bunch of very grindy achievements.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by its cozy and wholesome atmosphere, fostering a sense of camaraderie among friends with varying levels of gaming experience.