Terrene - An evidence of life game
- February 12, 2021
- JustWall Games
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Reviews
- The game offers a vast universe to explore with a charming lo-fi aesthetic and engaging music, making it immersive and enjoyable.
- Players appreciate the satisfying gameplay loop of mining, upgrading, and combat, which keeps them engaged for hours.
- The developers show a strong commitment to improving the game, with updates that enhance the overall experience and address player feedback.
- The game can become monotonous due to repetitive missions, similar goals, and a lack of unique content across different planets.
- The mapping system is poorly designed, making it difficult for players to track their progress and recover lost items after dying.
- Some players find the game grindy, with a tedious amount of resource collection required for upgrades, leading to fatigue over time.
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its fantastic and atmospheric quality, enhancing the overall ambiance and gameplay experience. Players appreciate the satisfying sound design accompanying various actions, such as shooting and collecting, which adds depth to the exploration and treasure hunting. Additionally, there are options to customize audio settings, including the ability to turn off sound and music.
“Accompanied by great music, you'll dive into this large world and hunt for treasures to get more and more upgrades.”
“Fantastic music and satisfying sound design for things like shooting, collecting, and mining.”
“The music is very atmospheric and the sound effects are top notch.”
“You can toggle fullscreen, turn off sound and music (completely) and disable the robot's speech, but that's about it.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their simple yet effective lo-fi aesthetic, which enhances the overall experience of the game. Reviewers highlight the brilliant artwork that remains faithful to the original design, making it a visually appealing choice for players.
“Great game with a good-looking lo-fi aesthetic.”
“The artwork is brilliant and stays true to the original style.”
“The graphics are very basic and lack detail, which is disappointing for a game of this genre.”
“The visuals feel outdated and do not meet the standards expected in modern gaming.”
“The art style is unappealing and fails to create an immersive experience.”
- atmosphere3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is highly praised for its craftsmanship, surpassing that of similar games like Starbound. Players appreciate the immersive music and high-quality sound effects, which enhance the overall experience and anticipation for future upgrades.
“The atmosphere is well crafted, and there are upgrades I genuinely cannot wait to implement.”
“The music is very atmospheric, and the sound effects are top notch.”
“I would actually say the atmosphere is better than Starbound.”
- story2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story is characterized by repetitive goals and missions across different planets, with a lack of variety in creatures. However, side quests provide a refreshing break from the grind, offering a sense of achievement as players enhance their suit, weapons, and ship through mining efforts.
“The side quests do well to break up the overall grind, and you get that sense of achievement as your suit, weapons, and ship become more formidable due to the fruits of your mining labor.”
“The goals are repetitive, the missions feel the same, and the creatures lack variety on each planet.”
“The side quests do little to alleviate the overall grind, and while there is a sense of achievement, it doesn't compensate for the lack of engaging story.”
“The narrative feels disjointed and fails to create a compelling world that draws you in.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with many upgrades being consumable, leading to exhaustion after maxing out stats and equipment in a relatively short time. However, some appreciate that the fast-paced action helps to alleviate the grind during mining activities.
“Most upgrades are consumable, making it tedious. I maxed out my stats, my dogs, and upgraded the ship to max everything in 14 hours. I'm exhausted from the repetitive work; it's not play, just too much grinding at this time.”
“Fast-paced action perfectly complements the grindy mining.”
