Swarm the City: Prologue
- August 26, 2021
- Magic Fuel Games
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Reviews
- The game has a unique and fun premise of controlling a zombie horde to destroy human civilization, with satisfying gameplay and beautiful graphics.
- It features a variety of zombies with different skills and an engaging skill tree, allowing for strategic gameplay.
- The demo shows potential with intuitive controls and a promising storyline, leaving players excited for the full release.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and AI issues, including poor pathfinding and unresponsive zombie behavior.
- The upgrade system feels tedious and lacks clarity, making it difficult to manage individual skills or zombies effectively.
- Some players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with limited replayability and frustrating mechanics.
- story10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story is generally well-received, featuring an engaging concept that is easy to follow, with players appreciating the blend of strategy and resource management. However, there are calls for more environmental variety in missions to enhance gameplay, as well as a desire for a more gradual difficulty curve. Overall, the narrative is complemented by appealing graphics and a beautiful art style, making the game enjoyable.
“Love the concept, AI needs some improvement, but the storyline is easy to understand.”
“Actually a pretty good real-time strategy type game, good storyline, graphics are nice, art style is beautiful, and the game itself is very enjoyable to play.”
“A cemetery with gameplay consequences, a hospital, a zoo, stuff like that with potential to keep mission environments interesting with new twists.”
“I hope missions will have more environmental variety and key areas.”
“It might already have these, or planned, but I mainly played up to the police training camp mission before I was comfortable in leaving the rest to be a surprise for the main game, as I felt that I saw enough to convince me to wishlist the game.”
“Incidentally, I found the mission where the government had to be attacked extremely difficult.”
- graphics9 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the "spooky" aesthetic, beautiful character artwork, and rich detail that enhances the atmosphere. However, others criticize the outdated 1990s style, poor optimization leading to low frame rates, and a cluttered user interface. Overall, while the graphics are appreciated for their uniqueness and suitability to the gameplay, technical issues and design choices detract from the experience for some players.
“Nice 'spooky' graphics, with a great diversity in the background.”
“Swarm the City has a great graphic style; the character artworks are beautiful, the in-game graphics are simple but still rich in detail, and the colors create a suitable atmosphere.”
“The graphics are unique and beautiful, in my opinion.”
“Non-ironically 1990s graphics, horribly unoptimized with slideshow frame rates, and a cluttered and confusing tiny-text UI with far too much going on, little of which really matters.”
- gameplay8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, with players enjoying the strategic elements of commanding a zombie army and the satisfying loop of spreading the plague and upgrading units. While some mention issues like runaway victory syndrome, the overall improvements since the beta and the engaging environments contribute to a compelling experience. The graphics complement the gameplay, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
“This game hooked me with its gameplay, and the graphics suit it very well.”
“Core gameplay is fun, and they made some good improvements since their summer beta, so the game is in a good place going into the early access release.”
“I really like the overall concept; the graphics and gameplay are convincing, and you have various options as a player to strategically outsmart your opponents.”
“But they didn't affect much of the gameplay.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has limited replayability, with players noting that multiple playthroughs do not offer new experiences, and some maps are reportedly broken during replays, preventing completion.
“I played through several times to see if there was any replayability, but there isn't, and some of the maps are broken on replays anyway and can't be completed.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a polished main menu with comprehensive settings, delivering good performance and showcasing beautiful art, indicating strong optimization overall.
“The main menu is professionally designed, featuring comprehensive settings that enhance the overall experience. Performance is smooth, and the art is stunning.”
“The optimization in this game is impressive, allowing for seamless gameplay and a visually appealing interface.”
“I appreciate the attention to detail in the settings menu, which offers a variety of options to tailor performance to my preferences.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in Swarm the City is enhanced by its beautiful character artwork and a graphic style that, while simple, is rich in detail and complemented by a well-chosen color palette.
“Swarm the city has a great graphic style; the character artworks are beautiful. The in-game graphics are simple, yet rich in detail, and the colors create a suitable atmosphere.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game exhibits minor glitches, but overall, it maintains a stable performance.
“There are some minor glitches in the game.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it hard to enjoy.”
“I experienced several bugs that disrupted my gameplay.”