Natural Disaster: A Butterfly's Guide to Mass Destruction
- April 26, 2023
- Burning Reel Studios
Get on Steam“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” –Edward Lorenz, “The Butterfly Effect” Natural Disaster: A Butterfly’s Guide to Mass Destruction is a slapstick puzzle game with inspiration from point-and-click classics of how one very evil butterfly can bring down an empire. Explore a world through a stereoscope, test your limits as a teeny butterfly in a human’s worl…
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Reviews
- The game features a creative and unique premise that plays off the butterfly effect, providing a fun and humorous experience.
- It is a fully free game, demonstrating the developers' confidence in their work and offering value to players without any hidden costs.
- The puzzles are engaging and satisfying to solve, with a lively world that adds to the overall enjoyment of the gameplay.
- The artistic choices and low-quality visuals, including the unusual 3D presentation, may deter many players from enjoying the game.
- Controls can be frustrating and imprecise, making it difficult to navigate and interact with objects in the game environment.
- Despite being free, the game has received a poor public reception, with very few concurrent players, indicating a lack of appeal to a wider audience.
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is noted for its humor, featuring a mix of witty dialogue and dark comedic moments, such as a character's ironic demise. Players find the humor to be a standout aspect, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience despite some challenges with 3D movement.
“The 3D movement was a bit hard for me, but overall the game was good and funny.”
“There is some humor in the texts and the events.”
“I liked some dark humor (e.g. when a guy dies, falls into water - and yet still after that gets eaten).”
- graphics3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals, which many players find unappealing and a significant drawback. This lack of visual fidelity is seen as a disservice to the gaming experience, as high-quality graphics are often expected in modern games.
“Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high-quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers.”
“In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D graphics, which will understandably deter a lot of gamers.”
“Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music aspect of the game is largely absent, with some users noting that they either couldn't hear any music or that it simply wasn't present. Overall, the lack of music has left players feeling indifferent about this element of the game.
“There is no music.”
“It seems okay, but there's no music or at least I couldn't hear it.”
