Piñata Go Boom

This is hovering towards a neutral review but the game felt like a damn slog for at least half of the playthrough. I'm not quite sure how long it actually took me to 100% the game as I left it running in the background a couple of times but my main gripe is the excessive cost of the abilities in the skill tree, the random nature of some of the skills and the lack of power for the actual skill purchases. As some of the other reviews have mentioned, you can barely feel the power progression for each upgrade, it's only after maybe close to a dozen upgrades where you might actually notice anything. I would say it definitely has pacing and skill tree balancing issues. It can be a great game if it was balanced more towards a 2 or 3 hour run. So for me, this game overstays it's welcome. That's not to say I don't like longer incrementals as Shelldiver is still my "gold standard" when making internal comparisons. and that took me about 9 or 10 hours to 100%. I'm also concerned that this review will color a potential buyer's experience, but I feel like it's something that needs to be mentioned if you're more like me and are sensitive to the concept of a game "overstaying it's welcome". This game is just a few tweaks away from being fantastic though.