Miscreation: Evolve Your Creature!
- November 18, 2019
- Chronicle Ltd
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"Miscreation: Evolve Your Creature" is a survival sandbox game set in a vast open world. Players create and customize their own unique creature, then hunt, gather resources, craft tools, and build bases to survive against other players and NPCs. With a focus on player freedom and creativity, "Miscreation" offers a unique and dynamic gameplay experience.
Reviews
- The game features a fun evolution mechanic that allows for extensive customization of your creature.
- The art style is cute and colorful, providing an enjoyable visual experience.
- Despite its bugs, many players find the gameplay engaging and reminiscent of classic platformers.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs that can make it frustrating and unplayable at times.
- Controls are often unresponsive, leading to issues with movement and combat, especially during boss fights.
- The game lacks direction and a minimap, making navigation confusing and requiring excessive backtracking.
- stability37 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, including character freezes, erratic movement, and problematic hitboxes, which significantly detract from the overall experience. While some players find enjoyment despite these issues, many express frustration with the game's instability, suggesting it feels unfinished and in need of further development and patches. Overall, the stability of the game is a major concern, with frequent glitches making gameplay challenging at times.
“But sadly with its glitches, lack of direction, and poor hitboxes made the game a frustrating experience at times, and at best just an okay one.”
“An example of what happens to a good game concept when the development is incompetent or lazy - bugs that make you walk to one side, bugs that freeze you and only you, so every enemy can have a go at you, bugs that keep you stuck in the menu, bugs that lock you from areas you could normally travel to.”
“However, it is still quite buggy, to the point where it makes it incredibly hard to play at times, especially when fighting bosses or tough enemies.”
- gameplay25 mentions
- 16 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the evolution mechanics and the relaxed platforming experience, but expressing frustration over numerous bugs and lack of polish that hinder enjoyment. While the core gameplay loop is seen as fun and simple, issues such as unresponsive controls and confusing boss mechanics detract from the overall experience, leading to a consensus that the game has potential but requires significant improvements to be truly enjoyable.
“O inspired gameplay minus the grinding makes for a friendly and enjoyable adventure.”
“The gameplay seems fun and simple at first: kill enemies, get points, evolve into better creatures. It's a different take on a platformer, and I've enjoyed the time I put in.”
“I really cannot recommend this game at its current state, however, I do feel that it has great potential and, in the hopes that the devs push more quality of life updates in the future, I feel that this game deserves a positive review for its evolution-based gameplay, adorable yet terrifying graphics style, and enjoyable platform challenges.”
“Some of the boss fight mechanics are so hard to figure out, such as Roseacea, the Unyielding.”
“Overall, I would say the game's a rough 3.5 out of 5 stars, but I would rate it higher, provided the game devs decide to tweak the coding and the game mechanics.”
“Currently, it has quite a few bugs and polish issues that make for a sometimes frustrating gameplay feel.”
- music12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as catchy and cute but becomes repetitive and annoying over time, leading some players to mute it frequently. Additionally, the sound effects, particularly the damage sound, are criticized for being unpleasant, and the reliance on royalty-free music instead of an original soundtrack detracts from the overall experience. While some players appreciate the music's charm, many feel it lacks variety and depth, impacting their enjoyment of the game.
“While I am appealed to by the cutesy art style and music, if you're looking for a monster customization game... try Spore instead.”
“I loved everything including the bright colors, cute style, the way the creatures moved, and the music.”
“It's fine in my books because Kerbal Space Program did the same thing with their music, and it is a great game.”
“The music can get quite annoying, as well as the sound effects, so that's why I mute them half of the time.”
“(Don't get me wrong, the music is catchy and cute, but it just gets too dang repetitive.) The sound effects are alright, although every single time I start up the game, the music and the sound effects are turned on at max volume, making it almost unbearably loud.”
“The music is repetitive and I really dislike the sound of when you take damage.”
- story9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally perceived as lacking depth, with some players noting it feels more like a series of tasks than a cohesive narrative. While some appreciate the overarching theme of evolution and the quest for power, others criticize the brevity and lack of guidance, making the experience feel aimless. However, the New Game Plus mode adds a creative twist that can enhance replayability for those seeking more engagement.
“It's long, it's a good story, and I just like it.”
“Even the overarching story of being a simple, defenseless creature tasked with a mission to evolve, defeat stronger creatures, and become blessed by some all-powerful deity to be released into the world is very engaging.”
“While the main story may be a little on the short side, New Game Plus has a creative spin on it and makes it pretty entertaining to keep playing.”
“There really isn't much of a story to it; you just do things.”
“There was no story, no guidance, no real sense of direction aside from 'reach Yggdrasil', 'I haven't been here before' when discovering a new area by chance, and lonely arrow signs in some of the more sparse areas.”
“Way too short in its current state, and forced new game plus so can't go back to collect all parts after the story.”
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews highlight a mixed experience with grinding in the game; while some players appreciate the ability to carry over points from previous runs to reduce early-game grinding, many find the overall grinding tedious and frustrating due to repetitive gameplay, glitchy mechanics, and scarce checkpoints. The grinding aspect is often seen as a significant drawback, detracting from the otherwise enjoyable gameplay.
“It is misleading, repetitive, glitchy, grindy and has massive issues with hitboxes.”
“It's not bad if you're bored and desperate for something cute, but it is a tedious game.”
“It was a stupidly frustrating experience that leads me to my next suggestion - when we pay currency to unlock a part, it should stay unlocked to reduce grinding.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are characterized by a charming and colorful art style that many players find appealing, despite some basic elements. While the aesthetics are generally praised for their cuteness and creativity, there are concerns about gameplay mechanics, such as hidden pitfalls and hit-box issues. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the game's potential, especially for its low price point.
“The game has cute aesthetics, the controls are, for the most part, snappy and responsive, and in the two hours I've been playing, I haven't experienced the same bugs that I saw when the game first launched.”
“I feel that this game deserves a positive review for its evolution-based gameplay, adorable and yet terrifying graphics style, and enjoyable platform challenges.”
“The art style is amazing.”
“Other annoyances are pitfalls hidden behind the foreground, and fire pillars with hit-boxes that extend far past the fire graphic.”
“While I am appealed to by the cutesy art style and music, if you're looking for a monster customization game... try Spore instead.”
“Many people seem to compare it to Spore, though the evolution mechanics, 2D art style, and platformer-based gameplay are more similar to Evo: Search for Eden on the Super Nintendo.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is present but limited, with players noting that while it allows for multiple playthroughs and experimentation with different strategies, it lacks significant new content to entice them back for more. Many find it enjoyable enough for one or two runs, but the desire for further playthroughs diminishes due to the absence of fresh experiences.
“The game is pretty fun, worth playing through once or twice; not too much replayability though that may change seeing as this game recently came out.”
“Despite the fact that it allows for replayability after defeating the final encounter, I don't really find myself wanting to make another playthrough, since it doesn't add anything new.”
“The game is pretty fun, worth playing through once or twice, but there isn't much replayability.”
“There's some replayability as after you finish the game, you can go back and try out different body parts and new strategies.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the humor in the game to be both entertaining and endearing, often leading to repeated playthroughs as they experiment with different upgrades. The comedic elements enhance the overall enjoyment, with many users drawn to the game after seeing it featured by popular content creators like dangerouslyfunny.
“Every time I started my game over, I would change what I chose to upgrade, and it is quite humorous but still somehow adorable.”
“This game is actually pretty funny and entertaining; I bought it because DangerouslyFunny posted something about it.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is negatively impacted by frustrating hit-box mechanics, leading to player dissatisfaction as they experience unfair deaths from attacks that visually appear to miss.
