TLDR: Seems like it has the potential to be a pretty fun game. I think there are some minor UI improvements to be made and perhaps changes to the onboarding pacing, although my gripes are opinionated. The graphics are pretty mid especially when compared to the performance. It has good sound. I'm overall interested in seeing where it goes. It's worth giving a shot and seeing if it's a fit for you.
I wrote a down my first impressions as I played:
First impressions:
- The music is too loud. I find it reasonable at like 1 - 4% volume. Otherwise it's just way too loud.
- I'm greeted by 4 different panels which all look similar. I'm not sure where to put my eyes or what to focus on. The UI is dominating the screen.
- I think it immediately told me to make a path before showing me the controls. I'm not sure if things are showing out of order, but it was immediately showing me the next objective maybe? There's a lot of information packed into the objectives which is great, but I feel like it's creating fatigue.
- There's a counterstrike case opening mechanic for earning animals. I'm not sure what the value is in that and my first instinct was to immediately skip it, but I don't think I can.
- So far with 2 animals and a few human characters my game is maintaining about 125 fps with an RTX 4070 ti super in 1440p. The graphics don't seem that intensive so I would expect a bit more.
- The sound effects for the game are nice and fit well.
- I think the challenges might be introduced too early on? I feel like I haven't had a chance to take advantage of all the game mechanics on my main plot and now I don't want to step away from that just yet. I'm now at a point where I'm guided to do a challenge, but challenges feel optional. I just want to play the main game.
- Icons look AI generated for the animals. Some of the art feels like it doesn't really match. Maybe it's not, but either way it doesn't really fit in my opinion. Seems like there's some clashing art styles.
