Grapple Hoops
- December 21, 2020
- GameDevAndrew
- 3h median play time
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Get on itch.io Store"Grapple Hoops" is a physics-based sports game where you swing, shoot, and score your way to victory in various hoop challenges. Use your grapple hook to navigate around obstacles and aim for the perfect shot. With a variety of levels and online leaderboards, show off your skills and compete with players around the world.
PC
Windows
PlayStation
Xbox
Reviews
- The game features a unique and fun concept that combines basketball skills with fast-paced action, providing an exhilarating gameplay experience.
- The movement mechanics, including grappling and wall running, are enjoyable and allow for creative gameplay, especially in multiplayer modes.
- The developer is responsive to community feedback, and there are frequent updates that add new content and fix bugs, indicating a commitment to improving the game.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and performance issues, including clipping problems and unbalanced boss fights that can detract from the overall experience.
- Many levels feel shallow and poorly designed, lacking the variety and depth needed to keep players engaged over time.
- There is a significant lack of content at launch, with some players feeling the game resembles an early access title rather than a fully polished product.
- gameplay38 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a fun and energetic core that emphasizes speed and precision, with impressive movement mechanics like wall running and grappling. However, the level design is criticized for being shallow and repetitive, lacking new concepts or engaging mechanics beyond the initial stages, which leads to a forgettable experience. While the graphics and physics are praised, many players feel that the game needs more diverse and expansive levels to fully realize its potential.
“As some pros, I can point out incredible freedom of movement, nice soundtrack, intuitive gameplay, and some decent settings options to choose from (since my PC is a potato, it's quite important).”
“The raw gameplay mechanics are incredible, so jumping around with your buddies competing for hoops would be a blast.”
“This gameplay feels very fun and energetic and really emphasizes speed and precision.”
“No new level concepts or mechanics introduced beyond the first level, so everything just starts to blend together to the point where it feels like every level is just hoops randomly placed around pre-bought assets from the Unity Asset Store.”
“Even when it tries to do something interesting with the boss fights, they end up just being damage sponges in poorly thought out arenas with no real audio cues or sense of rhyme or reason to their mechanics.”
“It's more of a series of ideas that sound neat on paper, but never actually get into what those ideas would mean for gameplay, so it's all extremely surface level.”
- music8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its energetic and fitting soundtrack that enhances the gameplay experience. However, some users expressed frustration over the lack of separate volume controls for music and sound effects, leading to a desire for options to adjust or mute the music. Overall, while the soundtrack is enjoyable, it may become repetitive for some players.
“As some pros, I can point out the nice soundtrack and intuitive gameplay, which enhance the overall experience.”
“The soundtrack adds a lot to the atmosphere, making each moment feel more engaging and immersive.”
“There is no separate volume control for music and sound effects, only one master slider.”
“I got tired of the music quickly and need an option to turn it off or down.”
“The music varies but is generally quite energetic and makes you excited to play, really fitting what's going on.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are visually impressive, featuring a unique mechanical aesthetic enhanced by a toon filter, though this can appear odd in some areas. While the framerate may struggle on weaker hardware, it remains playable, and the high-quality visuals, accurate physics, and exceptional map and enemy designs contribute to an overall beautiful experience.
“Anyway onto gameplay: the graphics are quite high and nice to look at, the physics are pretty accurate, the map designs are exceptional, the enemy designs are badass, not many levels to play and almost no story, but even without story it is amazing!”
“Going to graphics this game is beautiful.”
“The framerate is a little difficult to get stable on some weaker hardware considering the visuals, but not enough to make it unplayable.”
“The game's aesthetic feels kind of mechanical with a toon filter over it, which looks pretty good, if odd in some areas.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is generally enjoyable and offers a high skill ceiling, but it suffers from notable stability issues, including bugs that affect gameplay and boss encounters. While the fun factor is high, the graphical quality and overall polish leave much to be desired.
“Overall fun game but a little buggy.”
“Bosses are buggy messes.”
“This game is buggy and doesn't look the best, but honestly, it's pure fun and there's a really high skill ceiling.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is notably minimal, with users highlighting that there is "almost no story" present. Despite this lack of narrative depth, players still find the gameplay engaging and enjoyable, suggesting that the focus on mechanics and design compensates for the absence of a robust storyline.
“Not many levels to play and almost no story.”
“Some of the story mode levels don't fit the game; they're very small and cluttered, which allows them to be prettier but you get stuck on small little props.”
“The story mode levels don't fit the game.”
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Character development in the game features impressive design concepts and engaging animations, showcasing the developers' creativity and intent to create a vibrant experience. However, these elements alone are insufficient to elevate the overall gameplay.
“Some of the concepts for character designs and level scenarios are pretty cool, and little touches like the jump pad animations show that the developers wanted the game to feel exciting, but it's just not enough to carry the rest of it.”
- humor2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently highlighted by users, who find it amusing and entertaining, particularly in the context of its basketball theme.
“Haha, this basketball game is hilarious!”
“Haha, this basketball game is a riot!”
“This game has a great sense of humor!”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express that the game's replayability is currently hindered by a broken editor, but they are optimistic that once it is fixed and includes workshop support for adding props and enemies, the game will become significantly more enjoyable and replayable.
“The game is much more playable with a working editor where you can add some of the basic props like buildings, spaceships, and enemies. With workshop support, this game will be very fun—fingers crossed for the future.”
