Maximum Override
- March 9, 2017
- Alientrap
- 53h median play time
Get on Steam"Maximum Override" is a challenging, fast-paced parkour game set in a sprawling, cyberpunk city. As the player, you'll jump, climb, and dash your way through levels, using an array of abilities to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies. With its unique movement mechanics and vibrant, atmospheric world, "Maximum Override" offers a fresh and exciting twist on the traditional parkour genre.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and satisfying destruction experience with great physics.
- It has a unique concept allowing players to control various objects to cause chaos.
- The graphics and art style are appealing, making it enjoyable to play despite its flaws.
- The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent lag and crashes.
- There is a lack of content and variety, making gameplay repetitive after a short time.
- Many players experience bugs and glitches that hinder the overall experience.
- stability17 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- -12 % neutral mentions
- 94 % negative mentions
The game's stability is widely criticized, with numerous players reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues that significantly hinder gameplay. Many users experience lag, freezing, and crashes, making the game frustrating and often unplayable, despite its fun elements. Overall, the game's stability issues overshadow its redeeming qualities, leaving players hoping for timely fixes.
“Great performance, incredible physics, and bug-free gameplay make for a super challenging experience that is so much fun.”
“The first-person mode and randomly generated levels add to the stability and overall enjoyment of the game.”
“Full controller support enhances the stability and accessibility, allowing for a seamless gaming experience.”
“Couple that with the fact that the Gman levels are really difficult for some reason and that there are a good amount of minor, but annoying bugs and glitches that you can randomly stumble upon at any time, just makes this game frustrating to play.”
“The available objectives aren't in any way entertaining, it's crudely made, full of visual glitches and bugs, crashes constantly and performs poorly on a very powerful machine.”
“Unplayable because of bugs and freezes.”
- graphics17 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the vibrant art style and good particle effects, especially at higher settings. However, numerous players report severe performance issues, including significant frame rate drops and bugs that hinder gameplay, even on capable systems. Overall, while the aesthetic is appealing, the poor optimization detracts from the experience.
“The game reeled me in with an interesting concept and graphic aesthetic.”
“The particles are very good with the highest graphics settings.”
“Great cartoony graphics and art style.”
“Almost unplayable; as soon as there are any explosions, the game lags like crazy. My rig is capable of playing much more graphically demanding games. Save your money for something else; I'm getting a refund myself.”
“I have a relatively good computer, and even with the lowest graphics settings, the FPS randomly drops to 1-7 FPS, making the game unplayable. If I take control of a soda machine or fire hydrant right after exiting the last thing I controlled, the game crashes.”
“Runs absolutely terribly on integrated graphics, despite the game consisting of low-poly, flat-shaded geometry. The menu displays a confusing 'controller recommended' sign even when you have a controller plugged in, and you can't activate menu options with it; you have to use a mouse. The mouse cursor will randomly disappear, making it nearly impossible to navigate menus.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is described as interesting but plagued by issues such as choppiness and a lack of new mechanics since early access, leading to a brief experience that some feel is overpriced. While the core gameplay has potential and is considered fun and easy, it requires optimization and improvements to fully realize its promise. Overall, players appreciate the concept but are frustrated by its execution.
“Love the idea and gameplay.”
“Fun and easy gameplay.”
“With some optimization and cleanup, this game will kick ass; the gameplay is there.”
“But the game never changed out of early access, no new mechanics, no new regular vehicles.”
“Gameplay is incredibly choppy.”
“All this in less than an hour of gameplay.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting poor performance across various systems, unresponsive controls, and significant lag issues. Many reviewers suggest that the game is not worth its price due to these optimization shortcomings, although some express hope for future updates to improve performance. In contrast, a few users highlight excellent performance and features in a different context, indicating that optimization may vary significantly depending on specific gameplay elements.
“With some optimization and cleanup, this game will kick ass; the gameplay is there.”
“I'm just giving everyone a heads up that they're still very early alpha and optimization has not been a priority yet.”
“Good concept; however, I would wait until they release optimization updates due to the fact that it lags quite a bit even with my computer that can run The Division.”
“Tbh it's probably not worth the 7 dollars, given how poorly it's optimized and the overall lack of content.”
“The optimization for this game is hot garbage.”
“Completely un-optimized; if this could keep a solid 60fps, or hell, even 25, I'd be more lenient in judgment.”
- story9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is minimal, primarily serving as a backdrop for its destruction-focused gameplay rather than a central narrative. Players express a desire for a more developed story mode, as the current missions revolve around destruction and chaos without deeper context. Overall, the game is viewed as a fun sandbox experience rather than a title with a compelling storyline.
“Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I would have given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“I like this game, however I think that the guy making this needs to add on some new levels, machines, and maybe mission types in the future if he wants this to keep our collective interest.”
“It's pretty cool to destroy everything; I just wish there was a story mode.”
“Yes, it does have missions, but it's either hunting down g-men by blowing up buildings or just seeing how much you can destroy in a given amount of time.”
“With not much story, this game is just a fun destruction sandbox, so it's not supposed to be the next big thing with next-gen graphics and a gripping story!”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as relaxing and fitting, enhancing the overall experience alongside the vibrant art style. However, some users feel that while the music is enjoyable, it may not compensate for a lack of depth in gameplay.
“Now the music is quite fitting, and I feel the art style will hold up.”
“Vibrant art style and music.”
“Now the music is quite fitting, and I feel the art style will hold up, but that doesn't matter if the depth is only a pinky nail deep.”
“I relaxed for 5 minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely praised for its humor, with players finding it very funny and enjoyable, particularly highlighting the hilarious physics and the variety of creative approaches available for gameplay.
“Very funny game.”
“The physics are hilarious! I love that you can use different methods instead of relying on the same thing.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the structured progression in "Kaiju a Gogo," finding the grinding aspect to be enjoyable and well-designed, which enhances the overall gaming experience.
“The grinding in this game feels endless and tedious, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I found the grind to be repetitive and uninspired, which really detracted from my overall experience.”
“While some may enjoy the grind, I felt it was a chore that overshadowed the game's potential.”
