Techtonica

It's pretty cool story-based factory game in concept, but i didn't expect it to be as overwhelming as it has gotten in so little time. The visuals are really good, artists and art direction did an amazing job, although quite the opposite can be said about the gameplay... i wouldn't say it's bad, but it's certainly not the most well designed, with it's many questionable design choices and flaws. It has a quite steep learning curve, confusing UI and controls even after hours playing the game, confusing recipes and automation mechanics which cause an incredibly slow progression at times, which in my opinion tears all the fun out of it. On top of everything it's clear that fairly big parts of the game have been rushed to meet deadlines, i wouldn't really recommend it as a factory/automation game, especially for someone who's new to the genre.

Spiel mit 1.0 aufgegeben. Unfertig, die ursprünglichen Versprechen wurden nicht gehalten und am Schlimmsten... Die vorher freie Welt wurde plötzlich massiv verkleinert und in Ebenen gesplittet... Kauft euch was anderes...

A good factory game, well worth the money. Many hours of content, fun challenges and game mechanics. Yes, late game becomes a grind. I stopped playing, but there is plenty of content until then. For me, that is no different than Satisfactory or Civilization or Valheim. Yes, they split the map into different levels. I like it, others do not. Did they end support after release? Perhaps, I do not know, but so what - the game is done and it works. Could it have been better? Of course! But I was thoroughly entertained.

bad

Игра вполне приемлема и даже довольно интересна, но ровно до спуска на 12 этаж. А дальше, тебя ждут ад и нескончаемый маразм. Более идиотское решение, чем приняли разработчики при создании эндгейм контента трудно найти. На сколько неплоха и приемлема первая половина игры, на столько же ужасна и отвратительна вторая.

Abandonware. It was going to be so good... an icon in the genre. And it is for the first bit. Good story, voiced lines, great music, decorator's dream, etc. Then they stopped working on it due to low sales and shoved out 1.0. I don't even mind that they changed it to different levels from an open world. Large factories tank the FPS so it was clearly needed. They just need to make a couple of changes and the sand half will be workable. Introduce better sand pumps and tech to make them better as the sand disappears and extraction locations diminish. Limit monorail storage per item so that it works close to the same as the elevator and doesn't get clogged when exchanging multiple item types. Would've happily paid $60 if they'd have finished it properly.

Игра в целом интересная, тут можно копать туннели и делать заводы внутри пещер. Конец игры откровенно разочеровал, т.к. необходимо произвести 8 000 кубов, а технологическая линия которую я построил производит четыре куба за 20 минут. Конец получился очень нудный, и сейчас я думаю оно вообще мне нужно?

I had to force myself to stop building to write this review just to put out how complex and awesome this game turned out. Forget what anyone is negatively saying about this, the elevator system was essential to this game. Pre-V1 builds just naturally happened in Victor and I remember getting burned out trying to connect the logistics of Victor and X-Ray let alone other parts of the map. This took my least favourite part of games like Dyson Sphere and Satisfactory, the sheer amount of travel, and reduced it significantly to spend more time on building and optimising. And boy does this game optimise. I see nobody in reviews talking about the complexities of getting ore multiplication and seed multiplication off the ground. You will constantly be coming back to old builds to upgrade with sweet new tech recipes so nothing is every wasted. People complain about the Sierra levels as sesamite sand starts as an overabundant resource when first discovered but becomes difficult in getting enough of it once you start getting crystal production going. uncovering the level to discover the new carbon and scrap metal nodes adds a whole angle to producing things. later tech adds alternate recipes that create bulk amounts of items that open the game right up. The biggest gripe I have is the lack of description for some of the recipes. Assemblers show all the recipes but I have to consult the tech tree or input things randomly to get numbers for whats coming out of smelters and crushers. Did you know you can get power on floors 12 to 14? Not without realising some crusher recipes produce power for accumulators on certain recipes like crystal production or sand filtration. just to top it off the game actually has a fairly compelling story to follow. It's a joy to stumble upon bits of the story as you unlock lab doors or uncover new areas in the sand levels. progression is split into four main ways; drill bits for proceeding further down the elevator, research cores for unlocking tech, the Lima, Victor, X-Ray, and Sierra hub unlocks, and story section unlocks. All require different approaches to completing but feel so satisfying when you get them. If you're looking for a game that is really going to test your logistical skills and problem solving abilities then you will not be disappointed by this one