Horse Riding Deluxe
- April 17, 2019
- Loot Inside
"Horse Riding Deluxe" is a horse adventure game where players can buy or tame different horses and take care of them in their own stables. The open game world offers various races and activities, including swimming with your horse, helping inhabitants, and exploring with pets. Horses can be trained to improve their stats, and there are no loading times to interrupt your ride.
Reviews
- The game features a large, seamless, and beautiful open world that is enjoyable to explore.
- The horse mechanics improve as you level up, making the gameplay more engaging over time.
- The game offers a variety of quests and challenges, along with a relaxing atmosphere and charming companion pets.
- The game is plagued by bugs and glitches, including issues with character movement and getting stuck in corners.
- Controls are unresponsive and can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences, especially during races.
- Graphics quality varies significantly depending on hardware, and many players report performance issues even on lower settings.
- graphics10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the beautiful world design while others criticize the low framerate and motion blur issues. Performance heavily depends on the user's graphics card, as many report lag when settings are adjusted above low. Overall, while the visuals can be appealing, they may require a powerful computer to run smoothly.
“Although the graphics are not very up to date, it really did not matter because it was exactly what I was looking for.”
“Graphics: yes, the world graphics are beautiful, but you do have to have a pretty beefy computer to run this game.”
“The graphics are nice and the gameplay is good.”
“The graphics are really bad with low framerate and bad motion blur.”
“My only two problems are that the graphics can cause lag so easily.”
“When I put the graphics on medium, the game already starts to lag.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story mode features engaging and interesting quests, but players express frustration over losing the starter horse, which detracts from the overall experience. There is a desire for a quest log and the potential for additional quests in future updates.
“The quests were good and interesting.”
“I was actually starting to get through more of the story mode, but losing the starter horse with no way of getting it back other than to restart again felt like too much hard work.”
“I was actually starting to get through more of the story mode, but losing the starter horse with no way of getting it back other than to restart again feels like too much hard work.”
“The quest log is lacking.”
“Perhaps they should consider adding more quests in the future.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including glitches that can trap players in corners and persistent bugs with pet mechanics, which detract from the overall experience. Users have noted that these problems were less prevalent on previous systems, indicating a need for urgent fixes.
“The game glitches where if you get placed in a corner, there is no way out without restarting.”
“I played this before on another computer and didn't have nearly as many issues back then. This game is really buggy and needs addressing to fix all of these issues. Also, putting the pets away seems to be broken as they still follow you around.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The gameplay features improved steering mechanics since the beta, though some users still find it challenging. Overall, the graphics are appealing, contributing to a solid gameplay experience.
“The graphics are nice and the gameplay is good.”
“Races and steering mechanics have improved since beta, but can still be a little difficult.”
“The steering mechanics have improved since the beta, but they can still be a bit challenging.”
“The gameplay feels repetitive after a few hours, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The controls are unresponsive at times, which can lead to frustrating moments during races.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised for being very relaxing and appropriate, enhancing the overall experience without being intrusive.
“Music: very relaxing background music, very appropriate.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a relaxing and enjoyable environment, enhanced by fun races, despite the horses not reaching the high realism of titles like Red Dead Redemption 2. Players appreciate how the horses fit well within the game's unique world, contributing to an overall pleasant experience.
“The horses look fine, not like RDR2 real-life quality, but when you get to just enjoying the relaxing atmosphere and fun races, these horses are made for the world the developers created.”