Super Drift Blade

The game was fine, the puzzles were pretty difficult at times. (For better or worse) Sometimes the solution was dumb or there was a language barrier getting in the way, so I do want to give this game a lot of grace, but outside of a small few, I felt like they were well thought out. The story was not bad either. I felt like it did a good job at trying to stick to it's meta-narrative while it was trying to develop the in-world story considering this is still a small indie game. The biggest reason why I can't recommend the game is the music. The game was already crossing the line between being too repetitive, having an unsatisfying ending, confusing puzzles and having a creative game mechanic, an interesting story, and a clean movement, but the AI generated music just ruined it for me. Not only was it pretty bad before I knew it was AI, (which I would've taken if it wasn't) but seeing that made me realize this game is not worth the support, and any more attention than I've already given it. AI generation should never be used for artwork, music production, or anything of the sort. The ability to create art, videos, and games is an incredible thing. So many pieces have to fall in place for anything creative to exist, through rigorous practice or impossibly large cooperation. And then when AI becomes involved, all of that effort and incredible work gets thrown into the trash. If I knew what I know now, I never would've bought the game, and I never would've supported AI. I really do hope he dev can revisit comments like these and do something better for the future. Even though the game had problems, it still had enough potential to make me want to support the game and support indie development. The game could've been so much better if no AI was involved. I honestly would've enjoy a indie dev's first attempt at making new music (whether it was good or bad) than to have to listen to anything AI generated, because then it would still be human. There are plenty of free resources to learn music online, and a slow path is better than a cheap one. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ art or music far outweighs AI art, because one was made with human's hands and an honest attempt at art. I will always congratulate a developer for doing their best work, so long as it's human. Bad art is always better than AI art, so make some bad art.