Homebound: New Beginnings

[quote][b][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/b] "Homebound: New Beginnings" is one of literally thousands of creatively bankrupt asset flips infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere.[/quote] This is a laughably bad Unreal asset flip, the developer went on a shopping spree on the Unreal Marketplace and dumped a bunch of stock assets on an ARPG game blueprint, couldn't work out how to make any of it actually work properly, so dumped it into Early Access and walked away. A bizarre thing for anyone to do, but this happens a lot... people think they can somehow magically become game developers thanks to asset stores, discover they can't, and publish the crap anyway. Steam Direct is a disaster. So, "Homebound: New Beginnings" is partially or completely made up of stock assets, "borrowed" from asset stores and free asset websites. Little, if anything in this game is the creation of the "developer". While there's no up front price for this asset flip, the other problem with asset flips is that when developers aren't capable of doing their job and creating high quality assets, it's also true they can't do any of the rest of the job of a game developer either. That's definitely true for "Homebound: New Beginnings", and this kind of asset flipping never results in games that have quality or value for PC gamers. The developers abandoned this 10 months ago. It will never be completed. This unfinished game is just polluting Steam and making it harder for gamers to find genuinely, completely made games. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. It's free for now, but the developer intends to charge for this if it ever leaves Early Access through DLC or MTX... but considering the poor public reception, it's likely this will not be one of the 25% of games that ever gets finished and leaves Early Access. In terms of public reception, this failed. There's over 130 million unique gamers visiting Steam every month. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 4 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? Nope. There's no up front cost here, but I still feel like I should be asking for my money back, and I didn't even spend any. That's how bad this is.

game is bugy game macks me sleepy hard to control the game needs a lot of fixing i will be delting game sorrey

Игра 'Homebound: New Beginnings' оставила смешанные впечатления. С одной стороны, концепция постапокалиптического выживания с акцентом на семейные узы и принятие сложных решений подкупает. Атмосфера безысходности и постоянной опасности передана отлично, а графический стиль, хоть и не самый передовой, создает нужное настроение. Механики строительства базы и управления ресурсами довольно глубокие и требуют стратегического мышления. Однако, игра страдает от нескольких проблем. Боевая система кажется немного устаревшей и не всегда отзывчивой. Сюжет, несмотря на интересный зачин, временами провисает и теряет темп. Кроме того, игра ощущается довольно сложной, и новичкам может быть тяжело разобраться в многочисленных системах и механиках. Баги и недочеты тоже портят общее впечатление. В заключение, 'Homebound: New Beginnings' – это нишевая игра, которая понравится поклонникам хардкорных симуляторов выживания, готовым мириться с ее недостатками ради увлекательного геймплея и захватывающей атмосферы. Но для широкой аудитории она может показаться слишком сложной и неотшлифованной.

Feedback and Suggestions for Improvement: For now, these suggestions are based on my personal experience with the game — I haven’t explored everything yet, so there may be more to come. The game has real potential, but several aspects could be improved to enhance the overall experience: Core mechanics: Running, jumping, and collisions with floating rocks need refinement. Combat: The guard system used to attack opponents could be better balanced. Navigation: The boat scrapes against cliffs, which disrupts movement. Map design: The path between the house and the village should be redesigned — replacing rocks with stairs would make it more intuitive. Teleportation: After killing the skeleton and returning to the starting point, teleportation no longer works, making it impossible to go back and collect the chest. Saving: A reliable save system is essential. I lost my progress even though I had saved earlier, and when I returned to the game, my save was gone. 🕹️ Controls and Interaction Consistency: It would be great to unify certain actions under common keys. For example: Using the same key (like Esc) to exit menus, cancel interactions, or return to the previous screen. Having a consistent key to interact with objects, such as opening a book and then pressing the same key to close it or return. This kind of consistency makes the gameplay smoother and more intuitive. 💰 Monetization Suggestion: To help you continue developing the game and live from your passion, consider introducing a balanced monetization system — for example, offering some items for free and others as paid content. This way, players can support your work while still enjoying the game, and you can generate income to keep improving it.

Lo jugué unos minutos y ya quedé atascado entre 2 rocas sin poder salir, esto significa que tuve que salir y perdi todo lo que habia hecho hasta el momento (♥♥♥♥ grabar pero no sirvio de nada tampoco). El juego se ve okay pero todavía necesita mucho trabajo, tal vez mas adelante merezca la pena.

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