[Originally posted on April 11th 2024]
🆓 Free-to-play 🎉 Social party game NOW LIVE 🎮 Download & play @ HyperPlay Social playground by Vermilion Studios
TLDR:
Engaging and unique art
Some iterations of games in the genre
It needs to be played with friends
Controls a little clunky
It will have an audience, but not for me
How to play
PC via the hyper play launcher [Side note: connecting and getting hyper play working was a chew on, would not recommend]
Free to play
It is an early game build, and I have tried to focus on core game issues rather than the overall polish.
Game Loop
You start the game as a little stuffed toy.
In the initial area, you can run around, see other players, and head over to the sewing box to customize your toy.
Once a party is formed, you head into the games
The games allow for a maximum of 4 players
A random game mode is selected for you to compete in
These games are widely varied. However, most will be familiar to anyone who has played the genre before
Each game has an objective, and at the end, you receive a ranking
Your main aim is always to be 1st
Game feel
The first impressions (once you get past the pain of launching the game) are excellent; the art style and animations set it apart from others in the genre.
The variations of modes should give a little something for everyone. However, I didn’t enjoy the majority of the modes.
Each mode had slightly different controls, depending on the objective, and these felt very clunky for some.
The modes were selected at random, so at one point, we played the same mode three times in a row, and I didn’t enjoy it.
Some of the modes were new to the genre, and I found those more engaging
As with all party games, it relies heavily on the enjoyment of playing with friends. Our crap-talking and little digs at each other were the main thing keeping me playing.
Currently, the game doesn’t record your scores across modes, which makes having a mini-tournament with friends a bit more admin.
Rating
The graphics and art style set it apart from other fall guy-inspired games
Some of the games are good iterations of the standard fall guy games. However, some are just the same
Only a few of the maps did I enjoy
Genre relies a lot on voice chat with friends for entertainment
I don’t enjoy the genre, so this game wasn’t for me. However, I can see it having an audience.
Web3 integration
The project has two collections for toys and cosmetics, both on Beam.
For more information, follow their Twitter page to stay up to date.
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