Polity - Online Role Playing | Game Brain

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Polity - Online Role Playing is a multiplayer casual role playing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by JIB Games and was released on June 27, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Polity is an online virtual world, where people can rule their own country or become citizens of other players' countries. This world offers you the opportunity to shape your own utopia with real players because it is a user-generated world. Establish your country, customize it, and set your own rules, or find a profession you are fond of as a citizen. Both choices will lead you to different paths…

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gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers a deep and varied MMORPG experience with a rich world full of exploration, crafting, and social interactions.
The profession system is impressive, allowing players to engage in various roles such as alchemists and blacksmiths, enhancing gameplay diversity.
The developers are actively updating the game, adding new content and features, which shows promise for future improvements.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues, including a frustrating user interface and loading screens that disrupt gameplay.
There is a lack of player engagement and community, with very few concurrent players and limited social interactions.
The monetization model is criticized for being predatory, with heavy reliance on microtransactions that detract from the overall experience.

story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
The story in the game starts with a basic introduction to the world but lacks depth and progression beyond level 10, where players are expected to purchase additional content. Many users report issues with quest bugs and a poorly functioning quest system, leading to frustration and a sense of randomness in quest generation. While some players find the initial storyline engaging and worth exploring, the overall execution suffers from technical problems and a lack of coherent narrative development.
- “Initial story: the existing story is just welcoming you and introducing the world, but not much is happening at the moment. I'm curious about what this story will reveal.”
- “Give it a try; the intro and storyline leading into it are worth it alone.”
- “The beginning story mode got a little deeper than expected, that's for sure.”
- “Apparently you get the main quest up to level 10, and after that, they expect you to buy the rest.”
- “All the text feels AI-generated, and all the quests are randomly generated. Some of them break, like the one where I have to talk to the priest; I can't reroll it or anything, so I am permanently -1 on my available quest pool.”
- “The quest system also doesn't work as it's meant to guide you through them, but half the time the arrow that does the guiding doesn't show, and there's no map, so it's easy to lose your bearing.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
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Gameplay is generally well-received, with users appreciating the absence of pay-to-win mechanics and finding farming mechanics enjoyable after initial progression. However, some players criticize the controls as wonky and the overall gameplay as boring, despite the choice between professions like farmer or forester reminiscent of popular farming simulation games.
- “Amazing gameplay.”
- “For now, farming mechanics aren't terrible: a bit boring at first but it's more enjoyable after some progression.”
- “Gameplay is heavily affected by your money.”
- “I tried to give it a chance, but the controls are wonky, and the gameplay is boring.”
- “You choose between two professions, farmer or forester, which essentially have mechanics similar to Hay Day or FarmVille games.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be initially tedious, particularly during the early hours spent waiting for crops to grow. However, as they progress and build their farming operations, the experience becomes more engaging, despite the overall grindiness and occasional bugs. The game features a broader context of lore and trade wars, but the repetitive nature of grinding can become tiresome over time.
- “After about 10 hours of farming in the most bug-ridden castaway hole in the wall you will ever be subjected to in a virtual world.”
- “This is a grinding type game; there is lore and there are supposed to be trade wars in 50 countries.”
- “They don't take long as the game isn't resource-heavy, but they get very, very tedious.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The monetization of "polity - online role playing" is criticized as exploitative, resembling a cash grab with numerous mobile-style microtransactions despite being free to download. While there are no ads, the presence of in-game purchases detracts from the overall experience, making it feel more like a mobile app than a traditional game.
- “With the price point being $0 and no ads, I would recommend you check it out. It's a small download and won't cost you anything other than your time.”
- “Polity - Online Role Playing is a shovelware mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as a cash grab.”
- “This isn't really free, as the game is infested with mobile app store-like microtransactions.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are characterized by low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals, which may disappoint many gamers and potentially deter them from enjoying the game.
- “This game features fairly low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals, which will understandably deter a lot of gamers.”
- “The graphics are outdated and lack the detail that modern players expect.”
- “The visual design feels bland and uninspired, making it hard to stay engaged.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and a lack of community engagement despite being in early access since 2021. Players have experienced significant issues during gameplay, particularly after extended sessions, indicating that the game is not well-polished and suffers from stability problems.
- “A buggy mess with virtually zero community, despite apparently having been in early access since 2021 according to the store page.”
- “After about 10 hours of farming in the most bug-ridden castaway hole in the wall you will ever be subjected to in a virtual world.”
- “This isn't an issue because at the end of the day it's meant to be a social game, but they aren't as ironed out as it is in those games and are quite buggy.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Character development has been criticized for its poor design and lack of appeal, leading to a disconnection with players and an overall unengaging experience.
- “Incredibly jittery camera, awful character design that just isn't appealing to look at, and just isn't very captivating.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game has received criticism for being intrusive, particularly on one map that features excessively loud and jarring "zoomer" music that overrides player volume settings, leading to a frustrating experience.
- “There's one absolutely horrendous map that blasts obnoxiously loud zoomer music at you as soon as you enter, and it doesn't care if you've set the master volume and music volume to zero, because it will reset it.”