Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat
- December 18, 2020
- Moment Studio
Get on SteamScraps: Modular Vehicle Combat is a vehicle combat game where you build your vehicle from parts, and where success lies just as much in designing a well-crafted vehicle as in your combat skills.
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique and enjoyable vehicle building and combat experience, reminiscent of childhood creativity with Lego.
- The mechanics are well-designed, with satisfying vehicle handling and a surprisingly complex building system.
- Despite its small player base, the game is fun to play, especially with friends, and has potential for future development.
- The multiplayer aspect is essentially dead, making it difficult to find matches and diminishing the overall experience.
- The game feels unfinished, with limited content and repetitive gameplay that lacks depth compared to other titles in the genre.
- Many players have expressed disappointment over the lack of updates and the game's reliance on a grindy unlock system for new parts.
- gameplay18 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 39 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its enjoyable and memorable mechanics, with solid combat and creative build options that appeal to a niche audience. While some players appreciate the simplicity of building, destroying, and collecting, others criticize certain gameplay mechanics as lacking. Overall, the game shows potential for further development and improvement in its mechanics.
“The mechanics are wonderful, the gameplay is great and memorable, it has little to no bugs at all and works great.”
“The combat mechanics are surprisingly solid, especially the targeting options.”
“Unfortunately, the actual gameplay mechanics are awful.”
“Gameplay is simple: build stuff, destroy stuff, collect stuff, and repair and build stuff with your collected stuff.”
“Only the good parts didn’t change at all, e.g. the gameplay itself.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players finding them decent and enjoyable, while others describe them as mediocre and in need of improvement. The overall consensus suggests that while there are moments of visual appeal, the graphics and user interface could benefit from further refinement, especially given the game's ambitious features.
“It has pretty cool graphics and physics, although the controls are a little bit confusing.”
“Graphics look good and I will play it more :)”
“Yes, it's unrealistic to expect too much from a small solo dev, but I think the UI and the graphic style need more work.”
“The graphics are mediocre, the sound and music are also mediocre, the level designs are just lazy, and the two main features of the game - vehicle combat and building - are simply not anywhere near what other games of the same type offer.”
“Yes, it's unrealistic to expect too much from a small solo developer, but I think the UI and the graphic style need more work.”
- stability4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
While the game is in early access and not expected to be completely bug-free, players have reported a lack of significant bugs during their experience. However, there are notable issues with non-destructible walls, which can lead to frustrating collision problems where players may become stuck.
“This is early access, so you can't expect this to be 100% bug-free, but so far in the last year I played the demos of Scraps, I haven't encountered one bug.”
“The walls that aren't destructible objects are remarkably buggy collision-wise; it's very, very easy to get helplessly stuck in them.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been described as mediocre, with users expressing disappointment in its overall quality and lack of impact, similar to their feelings about the graphics and level design.
“The graphics are mediocre, the sound and music are also mediocre, the level designs are just lazy, and the two main features of the game - vehicle combat and building - are simply not anywhere near what other games of the same type offer.”
- humor2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is characterized as quirky and unique, with players appreciating its unconventional blend of elements that contribute to its comedic charm.
“The game is a funny little craft in its own way, blending humor with unique gameplay.”
“The humor in this game is delightfully quirky and adds a charming touch to the experience.”
“The witty dialogue and absurd scenarios keep me laughing throughout the game.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story is currently lacking, with players expressing a desire for the developers to incorporate a narrative or progression elements to enhance the overall experience. Many believe that adding a compelling story could significantly elevate the game's potential.
“This game has great potential if the developers could later add a story or include some progression or goals.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the game's approach to monetization, noting that it avoids overwhelming them with microtransactions, which enhances the overall experience. The simplistic vehicle design system is also highlighted as a positive aspect, contributing to a more enjoyable gameplay environment.
“Looking for a vehicle combat game that doesn't overshadow you with microtransactions and has a simplistic vehicle design system?”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players have reported that the game evokes strong emotional responses, with some stating it made them cry, highlighting its impactful storytelling and character development.
“This game literally made me cry.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its excellent performance and visual quality, especially when compared to other Unity-based titles, indicating strong optimization.
“If you compare this to other games based on Unity, this game has excellent performance and looks fairly nice.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, as constructing an enjoyable vehicle in the car combat environment can feel laborious despite the game's focus on customization and destruction.
“Despite being a car combat game with a focus on building your dream deathmobile and watching it get destroyed in actual combat, trying to actually build a fun car is tedious.”
