Novivors
- June 5, 2024
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique blend of idle mechanics and bullet-hell gameplay, providing a satisfying progression experience.
- There is a lot of depth and customization available, with extensive tech trees and build possibilities that keep the gameplay engaging.
- Despite its rough edges, the game is enjoyable and shows great potential for future improvements.
- The user interface is cumbersome and requires too many clicks to perform basic actions, making navigation frustrating.
- Performance issues, including lag during gameplay, can significantly hinder the experience even on high-end machines.
- The game lacks clarity in its mechanics and can be overwhelming due to the sheer amount of information presented to the player.
- gameplay11 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay is primarily focused on progression mechanics and character customization, leaning towards an idle playstyle rather than active engagement. Players will find themselves managing numerous upgrades and abilities, which can slow down the pace of individual runs unless they pause the game. While the mechanics are engaging and offer a rewarding sense of progression, the game may not appeal to those seeking fast-paced action.
“The core gameplay is more about fine-tuning your character's equipment, abilities, and passives.”
“This game has a number of progression mechanics and unlocks, a lot of which comes with a good amount of customization.”
“It has addictive progression mechanics and provides a good amount of dopamine for those who like this kind of thing.”
“The beginning of the game gives you the impression you should try to play this actively, however the way you earn gold and upgrades makes the gameplay loop much more suited for automatic idle play instead.”
“The problem with playing this as a survivor-like game is the sheer number of level ups you will be dealing with, on top of managing the equipment and abilities. Unless you pause the gameplay when you meddle with these elements, it will make each run take ages. The auto-play AI does a pretty decent job, so if you like to focus on the equipment side of things, this game may scratch that itch.”
“Like I said, you need to be more in the mood for progression gameplay over individual run-to-run action gameplay.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been criticized for significant performance issues, particularly in certain levels like the bestiary, leading to lag even on high-end machines. This has resulted in a frustrating experience for players, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“Also, there are some performance issues on specific levels (Bestiary, for example).”
“I really want to like the game; it's a fun bullet hell idler type game with a lot of potential, but right now the UI and performance make the game almost unplayable.”
“Performance: Not very far into the game, the lag is terrible even on a high-end machine.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that while the game is generally stable, there are minor quality of life issues and occasional glitches that can disrupt the experience.
“There are some quality of life issues and little glitches that do impede things a bit.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it hard to enjoy the experience.”
“I encountered several bugs that disrupted gameplay and caused frustration.”
