Horse Club Adventures
- May 27, 2021
- Wild River Games
- 1h median play time
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Horse Club Adventures" is a fun and engaging game that allows players to manage their own horse club and compete in various equestrian events. With beautiful graphics and realistic horse riding mechanics, players can customize their club, train their horses, and bond with their equine friends while completing exciting missions and challenges. This game is a must-play for horse enthusiasts and simulation fans alike.
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Reviews
- The game is cute and charming, providing a fun experience for players, especially younger audiences.
- Customization options for characters and horses are enjoyable, allowing players to personalize their experience.
- The graphics and open world design are visually appealing, creating a relaxing environment for exploration.
- Missions are repetitive, often involving back-and-forth tasks that can become tedious over time.
- The controls can be awkward, and the lack of a fast travel option makes navigation frustrating.
- The storyline lacks depth and can feel slow-moving, with some dialogue being overly simplistic or unengaging.
- story139 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 76 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The game's story is characterized by a repetitive structure, with many quests feeling similar and lacking depth, leading to a slow-moving narrative that often fails to engage players. While some find the charming setting and character customization enjoyable, others criticize the lack of meaningful interactions and unsatisfactory resolutions, particularly in the main storyline. Overall, the narrative may appeal more to younger audiences who appreciate lighthearted adventures, but it leaves many adult players wanting more substance and variety.
“The storyline is engaging and feels very organic, and you can ride around completing races for medals and taking pictures of the beautiful open world.”
“Each day is filled with another adventure, from meeting the girls for a picnic or helping NPCs with errands/fetch quests (you unlock new customizable items for you and your horse with every mission/quest, making it quite fun to change your look at the end or start of every day or whenever you get to a dressing room!).”
“If you're into story games, this is the game for you.”
“The storyline is very slow moving and it allows your character to explore the area.”
“The story so far for me feels like someone pieced together ideas last second and said it's good without proofreading.”
“The story and ending are rather unsatisfactory, as the antagonist, who dumped trash in the woods in an attempt to get legal rights to the land, doesn't ever get punished for his crimes, instead he is forced to clean up the trash under threat of the protagonists telling the newspaper what he did and this is treated as a 'big win', while in reality the real big win would be.”
- graphics33 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics in Horse Club Adventures are generally praised for their cute, cartoon-style visuals and bright colors, making them appealing to the game's target demographic of young players. While some reviewers note that the graphics are not groundbreaking compared to other titles, they are considered charming and contribute positively to the overall experience. The game runs smoothly without lag, enhancing the enjoyment of its colorful and cheerful aesthetic.
“The world is big enough and the cartoony graphics make it ageless.”
“The cartoon-style graphics are really good and the soundtrack is wonderful.”
“Overall, the graphics and gameplay of this game are really nice.”
“In 2022, I would have thought fewer games would still be sticking to the old photo-cameras, tape recorders, and such, and simply wrap the storyline around normal smartphones, especially in games targeted to the younger demographic.”
“The graphics are not Zelda: Breath of the Wild quality, but the adventure is perfect for my six-year-old.”
“Horse Club Adventures is a game mainly targeted for young horse-crazy girls (and boys), the graphics are cute, gameplay is smooth, and controls are easy to understand.”
- gameplay27 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Horse Club Adventures is generally considered suitable for younger audiences, featuring smooth controls and cute graphics. However, it suffers from clunky racing mechanics, repetitive fetch quests, and a lack of engaging content, which detracts from the overall experience. While there is a decent amount of gameplay through the main story and side quests, many players feel that the mechanics and quest design could be improved for a more immersive experience.
“Love the gameplay and the story, but I think there should be a nighttime and more things to do!”
“Horse Club Adventures is a game mainly targeted for young horse-crazy girls (and boys :3). The graphics are cute, gameplay is smooth, and controls are easy to understand.”
“Horse mechanics are decent and more or less realistic. It works like an open-world RPG, and there are plenty of fetch quests, races, and mini-games.”
“The racing mechanics are clunky and boring; the horse trait unlocking feature makes no sense. You can't make your dream horse from the start; you unlock different patterns and colors as you play, which kind of breaks immersion.”
“The gameplay is full of horrendously annoying fetch quests, follow quests, and... well, that's it.”
“Bought this for my 5-year-old kid, which is about the level that the gameplay is at.”
- music18 mentions
- 61 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as cute and lovely, enhancing the overall charming atmosphere. However, some players find the soundtrack to be repetitive and note that it occasionally cuts out during races. Despite these issues, many appreciate the option to turn off the music in settings if it becomes overwhelming.
“The music is cute and really the main word to describe this game is 'cute'.”
“Lovely soundtrack.”
“The scenery is beautiful as well as the music.”
“Only the soundtrack is a bit repetitive.”
“- repetitive music”
“The music is a bit much, but can be turned off in settings.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with many users reporting frequent crashes and glitches that hinder gameplay, particularly on PC. While some players acknowledge occasional minor issues, they generally find the overall experience satisfactory despite these stability concerns.
“But crashes and freezes a lot.”
“I bought it in 2020 for PC; it didn't work and was full of glitches!”
“A few glitches sometimes cause you to have difficulty progressing to the next step until you restart, but not a big deal.”
- emotional5 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game emotionally engaging, highlighting its wholesome story and enjoyable gameplay. Despite some wordiness, the narrative resonates positively, making it a delightful experience for many. The unique animations, such as the rabbit-like canter, add to the charm and emotional appeal of the game.
“I don't care what anyone says, HCA is a wholesome good time.”
“The game can get pretty wordy, but still, I think it controls well enough and has a wholesome story that everyone would not mind reading through.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with users noting that it performs poorly even compared to much larger titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, despite its small size and short completion time. Additionally, players have reported particularly subpar performance on the Nintendo Switch.
“How poor does your optimization have to be to make a tiny game in which you can get 100% completion in 9-10 hours, for it to affect your computer as much as RDR2?”
“Good game - bad performance”
“Be aware that the performance on the Nintendo Switch is very bad.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, with repetitive courses that offer little variation, leading to a frustrating experience.
“I had no idea how tedious that hell hole was going to be until I realized each course was exactly the same repetitive grind.”
