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[Brakum]

This is already my favorite vampire survivor like after 2h. It's also different enough from vampire survivors that you might like it even if you dont usually like them.

Also great bosses from what i've seen so far.

 

[bender]

I wish I liked the demo more, but it just didn't click with me. It should be right up my alleyway as I love Breakout and Breakout clones.

 

[Brakum]

Fuck wrong forum. Can a mod move it?

 

[Palliasso]

Fuck wrong forum. Can a mod move it?

 

[jshackles]

I liked the demo okay, but $15 seems a little steep for what this is - unless they've added a ton more stuff to the game since the demo.

EDIT: I guess the bundle with Vampire Survivors (which I own) takes the price down a bit. $10 is where I would land on this one I think.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I really enjoyed the demo, will be getting this for sure.

 

[Punished Miku]

Copying from the other thread since I just saw this one.

Ball x Pit is up. Fun little game so far. Pretty simplistic, almost like Vampire Survivors. Very short gameplay loop shooting enemies similar to breakout with a constant stream of power ups. Then spend resources at the base.

Seems like a decent 7/10 so far. Not a ton of strategy to it honestly. Just shoot the ball, mostly on auto-shoot. Most you can really do is launch it behind the front row so it bounces and hits multiple enemies

 

[Punished Miku]

Update: maybe a 6/10 lol. I'm on run 4 and honestly a bit bored already.

Update #2: still in it. Seeing the varied power ups is addicting.

 

[Magic Carpet]

The Ball x Pitt OT! This game is addictive.

 

[Itchy Tickles]

Played it, beat the first level after 3 tries, and I am quite enjoying it. I am not a fan of base building in general, but this seems pretty mild so far, so I hope it doesn't get too deep.

Gameplay is good, items seems varied and fun, graphics are good though I turned off all the effects like CRT, pixel text etc

Never heard of it before, so I actually tried the Steam demo first and then bought it. Price feels about fair, especially as a bundle if you own the other game in it. Been some great roguelikes in the past month or so too, Clover Pit and Drop Pockets to name just 2.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

It's on Game Pass.

I am having a great time with it so far, it's Vampire Survivors Pinball.

It's getting great reviews as well, 83 on Metacritic right now.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

saw it pop up on game pass and gave it a go via cloud; pretty cool, feels far more intense than vampire survivors because you will get damage if you can't kill fast enough.
I don't really care for the harvesting shit though.

 

[Lupin3]

Loved the demo, bought it right away on release yesterday. And while the actual gameplay is amazing, I'm still not a fan of the base building part. Maybe it'll grow on me, but right now it's just as boring and uninteresting as in the demo.

I just wanna get out there and throw some balls.

 

[Lootlord]

I'm still not a fan of the base building part.

Same here, didn't like that part in the demo, don't like it now.
The fact you have to "shoot" your guys to build the houses is really stupid and unless you move them around everytime it takes several "runs" to get them done.
I think that part needs a rework. It's not adding anything of value to the game.

 

[GymWolf]

Didn't liked the demo for more than 5 min.

 

[Mownoc]

So it's like a breakout roguelite? But it looks so busy I can't see what's going on. I feel like I'd lose track of the ball immediately lol.

But 96% positive so I guess in practice it works.

 

[Hookshot]

Forgot about this, still playing Hades 2 but i might pick it up for switch after checking out the reviews.

 

[Lupin3]

So it's like a breakout roguelite? But it looks so busy I can't see what's going on. I feel like I'd lose track of the ball immediately lol.

But 96% positive so I guess in practice it works.

You constantly spam a whole bunch of balls like bullets with auto fire. No need to keep track of anything. Just aim accordingly and be smart about your upgrade path.

 

[Comandr]

Really enjoyed the demo. Def will pick this up.

 

[Punished Miku]

So it's like a breakout roguelite?

Barely. You don't even really have to catch the ball on the bottom of the screen. It's pretty brainless a lot of the time. Can be slightly fun to see the power combinations and as a 10 min time waster.

 

[Lightbreak]

Looks like an iPhone/Android game but for 15€

 

[DirtInUrEye]

Is this a Scottish game bollocks and pits?

 

[Branded]

Put in about 3 hours so far and it's super addictive. One of the better roguelikes to come recently.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Beat the boss on the snow level with 1 guy. Unable to beat it with the second guy for the the second gear. Luck of the draw
Took me too long to notice that the blocks can't be hit in certain sides.

I went to replay the first level, It said I wasn't supposed to get anything for the town replaying old levels but I got lots of stuff anyway.

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Disabling the CRT filter, vignette and chromatic aberration makes the game a lot more readable and pleasant (Steam Deck LCD). It looks horrid using the default settings.

 

[draliko]

damn this is crack... finished the first level and did some upgrades, now i want every vs type game to have upgrades management and resources minigame

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

They have a ton of characters which you unlock through gameplay, several biome's and each of those have multiple modes, and their small town building/resource farming mini game between runs is deep enough to make it fun to figure out the best layouts to maximize the time between your runs.

I usually start listening to audio books at night time and I fire up a few of these games while I am listening...its oddly relaxing for me BUT that means I don't really listen to much of the game audio...so I don't know if the music is great or not.

I think I picked this up for $13 bucks from some bundle yesterday, I have 4 hours in the game so far. Worth my time and if you like top down roguelites I recommend it very highly.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I dug the demo a few months back and might have to pick this up.

 

[Arsic]

Played the hour trial on ps5 and it went by in an instant.

Same level of immediate "work this is cool" as loop hero.

Just a great game.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Got to level 3 game is super addicting but I am curious how long it will last. One area where I like it more than vampire survivors, is the runs, at least early game, are rather short. It's anywhere from 10-15 mins to best a level. The field you build in-between levels does seem kind of pointless. Cool idea in practice but I don't feel like having to consistently replace things after every round. Regardless, from what I've played, it's well worth the $15.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Got to level 3 game is super addicting but I am curious how long it will last. One area where I like it more than vampire survivors, is the runs, at least early game, are rather short. It's anywhere from 10-15 mins to best a level. The field you build in-between levels does seem kind of pointless. Cool idea in practice but I don't feel like having to consistently replace things after every round. Regardless, from what I've played, it's well worth the $15.

Level 3 changed things up a bit with the moving blocks.
I'm already tired of the base building. I think it's a speed bump in the fun.
Move the building directly in front of you and one harvest will get what you want. Makes it more of a shop than a town.
I'd much rather trade in gold to get tiny upgrade between runs. Expanding the town makes it harder to harvest, but you have to eventually.