Hitstun

I'm gonna be real, this game is kinda slept on. If you've played YOMI Hustle, you'll probably find this up your alley. It's very easy to digest, while also having a decent grip of fun stuff to play with. Riot shield my beloved.

[quote][b]Note: Dead PvP game[/b] This game contains no meaningful single player content. There's no viably populated servers/active player population. This game cannot be played as intended.[/quote] [quote][b]Warning: Third Party Account[/b] This game requires you to create a third party "Microsoft Playfab" account... there's no valid reason for this in a PC game when SteamWorks is available. This is often done to harvest private data and profile you, with potential sale and transmission of your private data to third parties. The developers will probably argue that you can trust them, but if they were trustworthy they wouldn't demand you create a third party account. This represents a considerable risk to gamers due to the privacy and security implications of developers that wish to bypass Steam and harvest user data. Remember, sometimes if the product is free, YOU are the product.[/quote] This looks a lot like a mobile app cash harvester in exile, but it looks like they didn't get far enough into hammering P2W mechanics and a cash shop into the game. Basically this is a card battler, using cards to move and attack, chaining attack cards for combos, and you attempt to reduce your opponent's health points to zero. If there were any opponents... this is deader than midriff tops for men. So, "Hitstun" is a dead PvP game. Why did it fail? It's video game autopsy time! [i]Almost every PvP exclusive game on Steam fails.[/i] Only a tiny proportion of them "go viral". This game failed for many of the same reasons those others fail. The chief of which is the developer thinking that their game will "go viral" without actually creating any reason for it do so. Competition amongst PvP centric games is extreme, and there's only a finite player base to appeal to. This game failed to reach any kind of critical mass and died as a result. Let's go into some of the reasons this particular game failed to appeal to gamers, despite the zero up front cost. First and foremost, there's no meaningful single player content. The developer gambled that other players would be an acceptable substitute for adding storytelling, level design etc to the Game. They lost that bet. Without a huge community of players or single player content to add a lasting value to the game, the game dies. Developers must learn that other players are not an acceptable substitute for adding content to a game. While I couldn't find this on the mobile app stores, everything about it looks and feels like it's a mobile app designed for mobile phones... for PC gaming enthusiasts, it's not going to give you a cutting edge PC gaming experience. That alone is enough to disqualify this from any recommendation. We don't spend thousands building gaming rigs so that we can pretend they're iPhones and play iPhone games and mobile apps. The graphics are lacklustre because this was designed for mobile phones, not gaming PCs. Whenever a product is designed to run tolerably on 5 year old iPhones, it's obviously not going to come close to the minimum quality standards that PC gaming enthusiasts except on their cutting edge gaming rigs. One more, mobile devs have made gaming worse for everyone. PC gamers don't spend thousands on their gaming rigs so they can pretend they're iPhones. That alone is enough to disqualify this for recommendation. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. This is "free" enough (not every "free" game in the "free" section is truly free, there's usually some hidden price tag), at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good, and the cost of a game is more than just financial, your time is valuable too. In terms of public reception, this failed. There's over 130 million unique gamers visiting Steam every month. SteamDB showed the game peaked at [b]only 4 concurrent players[/b]... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. All other issues aside (any of which would disqualify this from being worth your time), this is a game that relies on other players for it to be viable, and because there's not enough players, it's not viable. I can't recommend anyone downloads this, it's basically dead.

I've been playing during the development phase and I really like the concept of the game! I do see alot of potential in this game. It would be awesome if some streamers pick up somehow.

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Игра 'Hitstun' - это отличный пример того, как инди-разработчики могут создавать увлекательный и реиграбельный контент, даже при ограниченных ресурсах. Визуальный стиль, вдохновленный ретро-играми, добавляет шарма и ностальгии. Геймплей, основанный на быстрых реакциях и точном тайминге, затягивает с первых минут. Освоить нюансы комбо-системы и уникальные способности каждого персонажа - настоящее удовольствие. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, игра предлагает глубокий стратегический слой. Важно не только уметь быстро нажимать кнопки, но и понимать тактику противника, адаптироваться к различным ситуациям и использовать окружение в своих интересах. Единственным недостатком можно назвать небольшое количество контента, особенно персонажей и арен. Однако, учитывая, что игра находится в разработке, можно надеяться на дальнейшие обновления и расширения. В целом, 'Hitstun' - это динамичный и увлекательный файтинг, который определенно стоит вашего внимания, особенно если вы любите жанр и цените инди-разработки. Она предлагает свежий взгляд на классические механики и дарит массу позитивных эмоций.

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