Project META
- February 1, 2024
- OmnifariousStudios
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Get on itch.io Store"Project META," also known as Project Demigod, is a superhero simulator where you can create your own hero with unique abilities. Engage in physics-driven combat with a variety of enemies, using a range of powers such as strength, fire, energy, and stretching. Explore different arenas and battle waves of robots, ninjas, dinosaurs, and more in this ultimate superhero sandbox experience.
Reviews
- The web-swinging mechanics are highly praised, providing a fun and immersive experience reminiscent of being Spider-Man.
- The game has a lot of potential with a variety of superpowers and abilities that can be enjoyable when they work correctly.
- The developer is actively working on updates and improvements, showing promise for future enhancements and content.
- The game is criticized for being unpolished, buggy, and feeling more like an early access title than a finished product.
- Many players report issues with controls, menus, and overall gameplay mechanics that feel clunky and unresponsive.
- The lack of content and variety in gameplay leads to a feeling of emptiness and repetitiveness after a short playtime.
- story17 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is largely perceived as lacking, with many players noting that it functions more as a sandbox experience where players must create their own narratives. While some express a desire for a structured story mode with missions and unlockable content, others feel that the absence of a linear storyline detracts from the overall experience. Additionally, the disparity in mod availability between the Quest and PC versions further complicates the narrative engagement, leaving PC players feeling underserved.
“It is a sandbox, so you will have to build the story in your head, but fighting ninjas or robots has never been more satisfying.”
“Through story mode, DLC, and events, a player could create a new character to fit them as superheroes or, moving on... *sinister wink*”
“In fact, it's not really a game at all; it's a poorly made sandbox app with no real missions, nothing to unlock, and nothing to really do in the basic looking cities.”
“Add a story mode along with side missions to further engage the player with enemies, crimes, and super villains.”
“The PC version of this game has maybe a fraction of the mods that the Quest has, and because of that, it can lead to a totally different experience simply because you feel like you're missing out.”
- stability13 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is frequently criticized, with players reporting numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay, such as hitbox issues, unresponsive controls, and persistent glitches affecting enemy behavior. While many find the game enjoyable and immersive when functioning properly, the overall experience is marred by its unpolished state and lack of refinement, leading to a consensus that it feels incomplete and buggy, especially given its early access status.
“The webs can be very buggy, especially when pulling people, since I seem to break hitboxes and web people so much that they fall through the map.”
“Fun Spiderman game, but the bugs are just too much. Let me list some of them: game-breaking bug that lags SteamVR when sometimes loading into a map; the only fix is restarting SteamVR. When you web enemies and they die, when a new round starts, the same enemy is still webbed. Can't turn using the joystick sometimes if you use the dive button. Enemies lose momentum when you punch them. Settings won't save; can't do anything. Overall 6/10, so fun but so buggy.”
“Extremely buggy; some powers will just straight up refuse to work, and the enemies will just stand there and stare at you 80% of the time.”
- gameplay11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
Overall, the gameplay is described as fun and engaging, with potential for improvement, particularly in polish and mechanics. While some users experienced issues like motion sickness from the menus and noted jankiness, many still found the core gameplay enjoyable and expressed hope for future updates and mod support. The game is seen as a promising early access sandbox, albeit currently lacking in certain areas.
“It's a fun game but it is lacking polish; the core gameplay is a lot of fun.”
“Awesome game and mechanics; waiting for the mod support (and maybe multiplayer).”
“All in all, the gameplay was good, if not surpassing my experience with the demo.”
“I don't get motion sickness often in VR games, but the menus in this game gave me motion sickness. Not even the horrid gameplay, but the menus themselves did. I am severely disappointed with this game as lots of people have recommended it to me numerous times, describing it as a good quality game when in reality, it is not.”
“Without investigating the patch notes of the updates since I last played, it's still janky and there's no difference in the feel of the gameplay.”
“I think this has potential to be a great sandbox, but right now it is lacking in all areas of gameplay.”
- music10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it generic and lacking intensity, while others appreciate its role in enhancing the overall experience. There are complaints about the music being difficult to mute, and some users note that the soundtrack could benefit from being available for standalone listening. Overall, while the music contributes to the atmosphere, it is often described as flat and not immersive enough.
“I only wish that the soundtrack was available to listen to on its own, because the OST really ties the whole thing together.”
“Kinda buggy NPC spawns and awkward because there is barely any music or ambience, but when you're fighting you feel like a god.”
“The sounds are cool but very low; even if we put the music to the minimum, they are still low.”
“This music does not turn off!”
“I can turn the music volume to literally 0 and still hear it.”
“I stop the music from playing and that works until anything else is done in the game and it turns itself back on.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users comparing them unfavorably to mobile games and describing them as "atrocious" or "mid." While some players find the visuals not distractingly bad and believe they will improve over time, others criticize the rendering quality and overall aesthetic, suggesting that it feels like a low-quality knockoff. Despite these concerns, the gameplay is noted to be enjoyable, somewhat compensating for the graphical shortcomings.
“The graphics are good and will improve over time, I can bet because the single dev is listening to the players!”
“Surprisingly fun, the graphics aren't great but it's not distractingly bad and gameplay makes up for it.”
“This game's graphics (and atrocious rendering) are on par with mobile games.”
“Yes, I understand that this game is made to run on Quest as well, but that doesn't mean they can't make the PC graphics (or rendering) even slightly better.”
“The movement feels slippery and imprecise, the powers are boring and uninspired, the graphics really need work and the game has hardly any content.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with users reporting significant lag and overall poor performance, describing it as a "non-optimized mess."
“Laggy, crappy, and a non-optimized mess.”
