Relaxicon
- March 19, 2018
- Kodo Linija
Relaxicon is a game that helps you learn English and improve your vocabulary. Combine letters into words to get their definitions, score points, unlock over 70 types of challenges and enjoy original atmospheric background music and in-tune sound effects for a relaxing meditation.
Reviews
- Relaxicon is a simple and relaxing word puzzle game that is easy to understand and suitable for non-native English speakers to learn vocabulary.
- The game features a pleasant ambient soundtrack and unobtrusive sound effects, enhancing the overall relaxing experience.
- It has a comprehensive word list and provides definitions for the words created, making it a useful tool for vocabulary building.
- The game's dictionary is inconsistent, often failing to recognize valid word forms, which can be frustrating for players.
- Technical issues such as lack of resolution options and clunky mouse controls detract from the overall gameplay experience.
- Many players find the gameplay to be boring and lacking in challenge, with limited options for creating longer words due to the random selection of letters.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being clunky, slow, and overly simplistic, making it feel more suitable for children, though it fails to engage even that audience. However, the ambient music and soothing sound effects are noted as positive aspects that enhance the overall experience.
“Gameplay is straightforward and self-explanatory.”
“I usually turn off music in games, but in this game the music is discreetly ambient and is integrated very well with the extremely soothing gameplay sound effects.”
“In fact, writing this review had more gameplay than this so-called game has.”
“The gameplay is clunky and slow.”
“This could possibly be more of a children's game - except that the colors, graphics, and gameplay won't keep the interest of a child either.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as unobtrusive and ambient, enhancing the overall experience without being distracting. Players appreciate its pleasant integration with soothing sound effects, making it a rare instance where they choose to keep the music on rather than turning it off.
“And the sound effects and music are very pleasant.”
“I usually turn off music in games, but in this game the music is discreetly ambient and is integrated very well with the extremely soothing gameplay sound effects.”
“The music is unobtrusive enough that I didn't immediately go to the settings and turn it off, which is unusual for me.”
“I usually turn off music in games, but in this game, the music is discreetly ambient and is integrated very well with the extremely soothing gameplay sound effects.”
“I usually turn off music in games, but in this game, the music is discreetly ambient and is integrated very well with the extremely soothing gameplay sound effects.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are criticized for lacking resolution options and meaningful tweaks, leading to a visually unimpressive experience that falls short of expectations for a PC title. The overall aesthetic is deemed inadequate, failing to engage even a younger audience.
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
“This could possibly be more of a children's game - except that the colors, graphics, and gameplay won't keep the interest of a child either.”