Trash Panda
- November 15, 2023
- Jason Leaver
Get on SteamTrash Panda is a lighthearted game where you play as a mischievous raccoon creating havoc by knocking over trash bins in Toronto's real-world streets for points and treats. Be cautious of territorial raccoons who may challenge you to see who can make the biggest mess. Explore various neighborhoods while experiencing the City of Toronto like never before!
Reviews
- The game has a charming art style and captures the essence of being a raccoon in a fun way.
- There is significant potential for the game to evolve into a more engaging sandbox experience with future updates.
- The physics of the trash and bins provide entertaining moments, making it satisfying to interact with the environment.
- The gameplay loop is incredibly shallow and repetitive, leading to boredom after a short time.
- The game is plagued by numerous glitches and bugs, including issues with spawning and camera controls.
- There is a lack of meaningful objectives or activities, making the game feel incomplete and lacking depth.
- gameplay9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as shallow and repetitive, with core mechanics that are quickly mastered, leading to a lack of depth and engagement. While some players appreciate the simplicity of the mechanics, many criticize the unresponsive controls and minimal variety, resulting in a gameplay experience that feels limited and unfulfilling.
“Love the mechanics; it's super simple and definitely a game worth playing.”
“Movement itself is okay, but as movement makes up 90% of the core mechanics, it should be much deeper.”
“The different maps don't really add much, and the core mechanic is basically discovered and mastered within the first few minutes.”
“Very shallow and repetitive gameplay loop.”
“Gameplay is very simple and not very expansive, knocking over bins to eat the garbage.”
- story3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate a lack of a coherent story or meaningful narrative in the game, with players expressing frustration over the absence of clear objectives and missions. Many feel that the game resembles a sandbox experience rather than a structured story-driven adventure.
“There's no actual game here at all, no explanation of what to do, no story, no meaningful goals.”
“Is this a sandbox or a story?”
“Definitely add some missions or more activities as well.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent glitches and bugs such as cars and houses spawning inappropriately, which disrupts immersion and gameplay experience.
“The game itself is so glitchy and buggy, with cars and houses spawning through the map, in the air, or on their side.”
“Constant graphical and object instantiation glitches break immersion.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its initial humor, providing laughs upon first encounters; however, the limited variety leads to a quick loss of novelty, diminishing the comedic impact over time.
“This game is hilarious.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics feature a charming yet janky animation and art style, though players report that frequent graphical and object instantiation glitches can disrupt immersion.
“The animation and art style, although both janky, is very charming.”
“Constant graphical and object instantiation glitches break immersion.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, as it primarily involves repetitively tipping over bins to progress.
“Then it's just grinding to tip over all the bins.”
“The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I spent hours grinding for resources, but it felt like I was getting nowhere.”
