Squirrel with a Gun
- August 29, 2024
- Dee Dee Creations LLC
- 7h median play time
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Squirrel with a Gun" is a frenzied sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer where you play as a gun-toting rodent on a quest for golden acorns. Escape a secret facility, defeat the Agents, and upgrade your weapons to take down elite bosses in this nutty adventure. Solve intricate puzzle rooms using your arsenal to collect acorns and unlock hidden sections.
Reviews
- The game is hilariously fun and offers a unique experience as a squirrel with a gun.
- The graphics are charming, and the soundtrack is surprisingly good, enhancing the overall experience.
- The gameplay combines platforming and shooting mechanics in a creative way, providing a lighthearted and entertaining adventure.
- The controls are overly sensitive and can feel floaty, making platforming and aiming frustrating.
- There is no autosave feature, which can lead to lost progress if the game crashes or if players forget to save at designated points.
- The game is relatively short, with some players feeling it lacks content for the price point.
- humor177 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised for its absurdity and charm, with many players finding the concept of a gun-wielding squirrel both hilarious and entertaining. Reviewers highlight the game's whimsical scenarios, funny animations, and light-hearted tone, often leading to genuine laughter throughout gameplay. While some note that the humor may wear thin over time, the overall consensus is that the game delivers a uniquely funny experience that stands out in the genre.
“The story line is delightfully absurd: a squirrel breaks into a top-secret lab, eats a hard drive shaped like an acorn, and embarks on a hilarious rampage through a suburban neighborhood.”
“This game is a whimsical blend of humor and action that had me hooked from the start.”
“The humor is spot-on, the scenarios are inventive, and the whole experience is a celebration of how wonderful and lighthearted gaming can be.”
- gameplay115 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Squirrel with a Gun" is a mixed bag, featuring a blend of platforming, combat, and puzzle-solving that can be engaging and humorous, but is often marred by janky controls and technical issues. While some players appreciate the unique mechanics and creative challenges, others find the gameplay repetitive and frustrating, particularly due to poor optimization and a lack of depth. Overall, the game offers a fun, albeit flawed, experience that may appeal to fans of quirky, sandbox-style titles like Goat Simulator.
“The gameplay itself is a delightful mix of platforming and combat, keeping me engaged and entertained throughout.”
“It's unironically a very good collectathon with fun mechanics and a soundtrack that goes so much harder than it has any right to.”
“The gameplay is fun, the bits and memes are great.”
“The gameplay is infuriating hot garbage -- I really can't stress this enough.”
“The idea of the game is fun, but controls are janky, gameplay is tedious, animations can't be skipped, no auto-save, no manual resolution selection, everything just feels very low budget.”
“Unfortunately, the novelty wears off pretty fast and the gameplay loop becomes very grindy within minutes of exiting the opening level.”
- music90 mentions
- 47 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received widespread acclaim for its catchy and upbeat nature, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Many players noted that the soundtrack, which includes original compositions, complements the game's playful and zany atmosphere, with standout tracks for boss battles that are particularly memorable. However, some users mentioned that certain tracks can become repetitive, leading to a desire for more variety or the option to mute the music during extended play sessions.
“The soundtrack is catchy and upbeat, perfectly complementing the overall vibe.”
“All music in this game is amazing and whoever made the soundtrack did an amazing job.”
“The music is upbeat and catchy, enhancing the overall experience and making you want to keep playing just to hear more.”
“Although, one 'con' is the song that played on a constant loop during the boss fight got very annoying to where I just turned the music off entirely.”
“The novelty wears off very fast and then you're left with a very underwhelming platformer with bad graphics, AI, gameplay, and music.”
“Game music might be a little bit shorter than it probably should be, which for me made it seem more repetitive than it probably is. I ended up muting it and playing my own music by the end as a result.”
- graphics76 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising their charm, vibrant colors, and high quality, often exceeding expectations. However, some players criticize the lack of graphical options and optimization issues, leading to performance problems and glitches, particularly on higher settings. Overall, while the visuals are generally well-received, technical shortcomings detract from the experience for some users.
“The graphics are charming, with vibrant colors and detailed environments that perfectly capture the playful tone of the game.”
“The graphics are surprisingly high quality as well.”
“The graphics alone are fantastic; the gameplay is fun and entertaining, and I continually found funny moments enjoying all the odd challenges to get those nuts.”
“Not really a fan of the poor graphics settings; definitely needs gamma adjustment because it is so overexposed.”
“The game needs high graphical requirements despite literally hardly being anything more than graphics from 2012 unless you max out the fur and ray tracing (which my 3090 struggles to utilize at > 15 fps).”
“Primary complaint is the controls and graphical bugs alongside what appears to just be a massive drop in the quality of textures once you move past the tutorial level.”
- story65 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story is characterized as delightfully absurd and humorous, featuring a squirrel on a chaotic rampage after consuming a hard drive shaped like an acorn. While some players appreciate the comedic and zany nature of the plot, many note that it lacks depth and is often overshadowed by gameplay mechanics, leading to mixed feelings about its overall narrative value. Overall, the story serves primarily as a backdrop for the game's comedic antics and varied missions, rather than a central focus.
“The storyline is delightfully absurd: a squirrel breaks into a top-secret lab, eats a hard drive shaped like an acorn, and embarks on a hilarious rampage through a suburban neighborhood.”
“The story is manic, the interaction with the game world is fun, and the finishing moves with the current weapons I've unlocked are hysterical.”
“It's like stepping into a beautifully animated storybook where every turn holds a new surprise.”
“The game was very short, with little to no story, and I don't see much replay value in it.”
“There's a huge lack of story, character development, everything looks pretty much basic in the combat and the fighting.”
“Okay, first let me start with this: if you are expecting a game with a deep story or any sort of longevity to gameplay, this is not it.”
- stability25 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with many players reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues, including game-breaking errors and poor optimization that lead to lag spikes. While some users found the game enjoyable despite these problems, others noted that the instability significantly detracted from the overall experience, with crashes and control issues being particularly problematic. Overall, the game appears to be in need of substantial polish and optimization to improve its stability.
“It's just incredibly poorly optimized, leading to constant lag spikes and graphic glitches even on newer systems. The gameplay is repetitive and unchallenging, and it's not actually funny after the first 5 or 10 minutes either.”
“Way too glitchy; I already ran into 4 game-breaking glitches without getting past the first boss. Driving the vehicle on keyboard is absolutely terrible with no smoothing.”
“The game is buggy and loses progress/state when you save and exit.”
- grinding21 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, with many tasks revolving around collecting acorns requiring repetitive platforming and backtracking. The lack of autosave features and janky controls further exacerbate the grind, leading to a gameplay experience that feels both overly long and monotonous. While some appreciate the game's concept, the grind quickly becomes a detractor, diminishing overall enjoyment.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“The game revolves around getting acorns, but most of the tasks to get acorns are platforming or grindy.”
“Unfortunately, the novelty wears off pretty fast and the gameplay loop becomes very grindy within minutes of exiting the opening level.”
- optimization21 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with players reporting clunky controls, frequent lag spikes, and graphic glitches even on high-end systems. Many users noted that the performance issues detract significantly from the gameplay experience, describing it as poorly optimized and in need of substantial updates to address bugs and improve overall stability. While some found the graphics acceptable at lower settings, the general consensus is that the game lacks the polish and optimization expected from a modern title.
“Amazing game devs have immaculate game design, albeit with some controls that could use a bit of optimization, but not enough to drive me away longer than a few minutes.”
“I played with graphics on high and the performance was fine; the game itself is one big glitch from time to time, but it feels a lot more like it was a design choice more than anything else (hence the Goat Simulator comparison).”
“The game could definitely use some optimization so it runs better.”
“The optimization is disgusting; the physics are terrible. When the squirrel jumps, the camera disappears into oblivion.”
“Its just incredibly poorly optimized, leading to constant lag spikes and graphic glitches even on newer systems. The gameplay is repetitive and unchallenging, and it's not actually funny after the first 5 or 10 minutes either.”
“Bugs and glitches aside, it's just not optimized, and the controls are too slippery.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, opinions on replayability are mixed; while some players find the game highly replayable and enjoyable, others feel it lacks significant replay value due to its short length and limited content. There are calls for additional maps or DLC to enhance replayability, indicating a desire for more engaging content post-completion.
“Absolutely would recommend this game 10 out of 10, highly replayable.”
“TDM as a bunch of squirrels with guns would make this forever replayable.”
“Currently not a lot of replay value and probably better ways to spend $20 if you're strapped for cash. Unclear if more areas are being added, but I hope so. I would even pay $5 for DLC maps/areas if they were the same size as one of the main areas currently in the game.”
“A solid platformer, though replay value is a bit limited.”
“Once the game is completed, there isn't much in the way of replay value.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players report that the game evokes strong emotional responses, with one user noting it made them feel deeply connected to the narrative, even surpassing their experiences with other titles like Metal Gear Rising and Doom Eternal. The intensity of the emotional experience is highlighted by the user's claim of crying multiple times throughout the game.
“This game made me feel like a game journalist, and not even Doom Eternal did this.”
“I cried at least 79 times during the game.”
“The only other game that made me feel this way was Metal Gear Rising.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users expressing frustration over its perceived focus on profit over player experience.
“Just another cash grab.”
“Cash grab.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is characterized as goofy and lighthearted, encouraging players to relax and enjoy the experience without overthinking.
“The atmosphere is goofy, making it a 'turn off your brain and enjoy it' type of game.”
“The atmosphere is goofy and it's a 'turn off your brain and enjoy it' type of game.”
