Influent Language Learning Game

This game is a helpful supplement for visual and active learners who want to work on vocabulary. There are no grammar or usage lessons, but you'll learn a few hundred common nouns and some associated verbs and adjectives. The story elements are a bit obnoxious, but you can mash through the cutscenes pretty quickly. The setting limits the vocab mainly to objects found around a single guy's apartment. No woman's clothing, personal identifiers, outdoor items, weather, etc.

[h1]Testé sur Mac M1 (26.3) et Steamdeck[/h1] Bon ! pas simple d'évaluer un jeu pédagogique avec oui ou non ! car si le concept est amusant et fonctionne plutôt bien, la prise en main est quand même sacrément délicate. Sur Mac tout d'abord, la gestion de la souris est catastrophique et comme cette dernière est indispensable pour diriger nos personnages, forcément ça coince et pas seulement au sens figuré, car si on se débrouille à peu près pour le protagoniste principal, quand vous prenez le contrôle du robot ou du vaisseau, vous êtes restreints aux déplacement latéraux, impossible de se diriger en tournant à gauche ou à droite :/ Le curseur se bloque au milieu de l'écran, clairement le bug le plus handicapant du jeu ! Du coup, on fait l'impasse sur les personnages alternatifs ou on joue sur Steamdeck ou mieux sur PC car il est clair qu'il n'y aucun problème sur PC pour naviguer. Sur Steamdeck, c'est un peu mieux mais les contrôles sont encore hasardeux, car oui le jeu n'a pas été prévu pour jouer au pad, heureusement le mapping des touches par défaut permet de jouer, mais il n'est clairement pas intuitif : L5 pour monter et B pour descendre... oui oui pas intuitif ! il faudra penser à refaire son mapping. [h2]Le jeu en lui même[/h2] Ici le but est d'apprendre du vocabulaire, ça marche plutôt bien, il y a plus de 400 mots à apprendre dans la ou les langues de votre choix. ça se passe en se baladant dans son appart, on collecte les mots, on fait des listes et on lance un des exercices d'apprentissages pour les mémoriser. Il y a 5 types d'exercices, trouver l'objet lu et entendu, lu uniquement, entendu uniquement, par désignation textuelle ou vocale. Lorsqu'on maitrise un mot dans les 5 catégories d'exercices, on gagne une étoile qui nous permet de débloquer l'adjectif ou le verbe associé à un mot. Et c'est là que le concept fait mouche, car cela permet de structurer les mots dans une phrase pour un meilleur apprentissage. Alors avec des limites tout de même car ici pas de grammaire ou de conjugaison, mais juste des mots. On n'est pas sur Duolinguo ! Au fur et à mesure que vous prenez du galon, vous débloquer des bonus comme par exemple des tenues supplémentaires. Il ya aussi des notes d'humour in game, [spoiler]par exemple lorsque vous débloquer un adjectif associé au mot télévision, le mot stupide apparait.[/spoiler] [h2]En conclusion[/h2] Sur mac je déconseille ou alors avec une bonne dose de patience et en se privant du robot et du vaisseau. Sur Steamdeck ça passe mais c'est clairement pas opti. Donc reste le PC sur lequel le jeu tourne normalement et permettra à coup sur d'acquérir du vocabulaire de manière ludique.

Fajna motywacja do nauki słówek. Osiągnięcia zmotywowały mnie do przejścia wszystkich słówek po Włosku, co nie tylko było satysfakcjonujące, ale też praktyczne. Sama gra ma swoje wady i błędy, ale są niewielkie i ostatecznie jestem zadowolony ze spędzonego w grze czasu. Polecam jeśli nauka języka to dla Ciebie nie blokada

This language learning game is incredibly useful in learning and revising vocabulary. When I first got this game I was early in my language learning journey and struggled a little, I felt I couldn't get anything right, however on pausing and learning from textbooks I recognised words I learnt from playing this game so the struggle wasn't for nothing. I have recently returned and I have progressed further than I realised as I am finding it easy to recognise a chunk of words in the game (adjectives, verbs, nouns) both in the reading and listening challenges with high pass rate but also have tons of words I haven't yet come across. There are a few updates I believe would be beneficial: The first would be increasing the speed of the reverse vocal star challenge; when I recognise it is not the answer I need I go to the next diamond but I can't hear it until the previous one has finished playing, which makes that star challenge slow to complete in comparison to the others. I realise this may be language specific, in German the vocal speaks both the singular and plural of the noun you're learning, for example, so not everyone may experience this. It would be helpful if the audio plays when the diamond is clicked and cut the previous one short. The second would be adjectives in the vocal only star challenge; having to remember the adjective and which specific object it is linked to means getting marked incorrect incorrectly, for example red (rot) tied to apple (Der Apfel), interesting (interessant) tied to book (Das Buch), etc. When doing the vocal star challenge you don't get the noun in the voice so clicking on another red or interesting item won't be marked as correct. It would be nice that all red items would get a pass or perhaps pressing F will reveal the noun it is tied to, which I know some may perceive as giving the answer so it will have to rely on honesty to oneself (i.e. don't click the answer object if you forgot the meaning of the adjective). Finally, allow the user to filter out mastered words being included in the star challenges randomisation or priority mastered words last. I enjoy doing different point star challenges using 10 randomised words settings to mix up my revision, by including words already mastered it is slowing down marking other words as mastered. Overall this game delivers on what it says it does. It's not about learning grammar or sentences so if that is what you're looking for this is not it. It's frustrating to see other reviews marking the game down for that when it's not marketed as offering that. Most importantly, it's fun! It's got star ship mode, robot mode or 3rd person mode to explore in. There are 400+ words to learn in a household setting by opening up doors, drawers and looking under objects, which some might find limiting, but for a beginner this is the best setting to start in because you can then practice within your own household, making it suitable for kids and adults. It also opens up the potential for DLCs in new environments if the dev wishes to do so, such as in an office, school, medical office, shop, etc., but even if that doesn't happen learners can apply what they have learnt to give them confidence on expanding their vocab beyond the game. TL;DR For those wanting to learn new vocabulary in a household setting, this game delivers and it is fun. It gives a visual of the objects in the places you would usually find them and various methods to master the word. I would say it is best suited for beginners, however for intermediates it is also great for doing revision/refreshing by using the limitless mode. Controls are easy and relatively fast and responsive once you get going. The game runs smooth, doesn't crash, and includes a handy timer at the top for those that like to log their study time. Bonus content: The 'Hella Soft' cracked me up! (pun intended) And the 'Ribbit' posts. Rewarding learners that check out everything. 🤓 Edit to add: A friend bought me this game as a gift.

Excellent and enjoyable game for learning a new language!

I like how this provides decent visuals for the translations. Clicking on things in the environment really help explain them.

Yes the price is expensive for the definitive edition but price aside this game is good You won't learn a language solely from this game and the people who are complaining about this in other reviews either can't read or are severely naive because the description itself says there's 420 words in the game This game is for vocabulary only and does not have an emphasis on grammar asides from noun genders this is a good way to learn some words while not wanting to do hard textbook studying (which is in most cases, along with immersion, the most efficient way to learn a language.) It is effective in what it does - but don't expect fluency or more than vocabulary As somebody who has been learning German for 4 years and sits around b1/b2 level I can say the game would be good for beginners It's even useful to just ignite your interest in a language you're starting off in/unsure about For the 10£ I paid I'm happy

I've already learned more words thanks to this game than any other method I've tried, including books, online classes, other mobile apps, etc. Thank you for creating this!!!