Hordelicious
- July 10, 2015
"Hordelicious" is a wave-based arena shooter game where players fight hordes of enemies using 50 randomly looted weapons and 16 purchasable items/upgrades. The backstory involves exploring a new planet, accidentally desecrating sacred ground, and angering its inhabitants. Features include boss battles and the ability to unlock a boss arena.
PC
Reviews
- The game is fun and addictive, providing an enjoyable experience, especially when played casually.
- It features a good variety of weapons and upgrades, which can enhance gameplay.
- The graphics and soundtracks are appealing, contributing to an engaging atmosphere.
- Enemy spawn rates are slow and sporadic, leading to long periods of waiting and a lack of action.
- The game lacks depth, with no progression system, goals, or meaningful upgrades, making it feel repetitive.
- Many enemies and weapons are uninspired, resulting in a lack of excitement and challenge.
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are generally praised for their amazing art style and distinct enemy designs, contributing to an engaging visual experience. However, some reviewers feel that while the graphics are good, they lack the depth and variety found in other titles within the genre, leading to a less compelling overall presentation.
“This game is very hard but very addicting; it has an amazing art style and very catchy music.”
“Great graphics and soundtrack, distinct and interesting enemies, and challenging gameplay.”
“The graphics are pretty good; I have nothing else to comment on for that point.”
“This is like if you took Crimsonland, cut out about 70% of its content, and stuck whatever remained in a hip and modern, 'blocky' graphical style.”
“Where other twin-stick shooters are able to keep things interesting with more perks, enemies, and level ideas (e.g., Crimsonland) or graphics, or story (e.g., Alien Breed, Hatred), Hordelicious falls flat on its face by having nothing particular to offer.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's music features catchy soundtracks that enhance the experience, but the limited variety leads to repetitive looping during lengthy gameplay sessions, which can become grating over time. While the music is initially enjoyable, its repetitiveness may detract from the overall experience, despite the game's strong graphics and challenging gameplay.
“This game is very hard but very addicting, it has an amazing art style and very catchy music.”
“Great graphics and soundtrack, distinct and interesting enemies, and challenging gameplay.”
“You might like the music the first time you hear it, but it will start to slowly drive you into madness once you've heard it for the 30th time, for another 20 minutes.”
“The soundtrack feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged during long play sessions.”
“While the music tries to set a mood, it often falls flat and becomes forgettable, failing to enhance the overall experience.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a good sense of humor that adds fun to the experience, though some players feel it can be overused as a means to increase difficulty, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
“A fun yet tedious game that has a good sense of humor.”
“It is quite humorous at times, but it seems like a cheap method to make the game more difficult, when in the first place, it really isn't.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mix of enjoyment and tedium, often highlighting its humorous elements as a redeeming quality amidst the repetitive tasks.
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its challenging mechanics, complemented by great graphics and a captivating soundtrack, along with distinct and interesting enemies that enhance the overall experience.
“Great graphics and soundtrack, distinct and interesting enemies, and challenging gameplay.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story in Hordelicious is criticized for being lackluster and unoriginal, failing to engage players compared to other twin-stick shooters that offer more compelling narratives and gameplay elements.
“Where other twin-stick shooters are able to keep things interesting with more perks, enemies, and level ideas (e.g., Crimsonland) or graphics, or story (e.g., Alien Breed, Hatred), Hordelicious falls flat on its face by having nothing particular to offer.”
“The story feels disjointed and lacks any real depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Character development is almost non-existent, leaving players with a sense of detachment from the narrative.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game appears to be lacking, as users express frustration with gameplay mechanics that feel repetitive and unengaging, focusing more on utility than emotional depth or connection.
