War on the Sea

great game

Bought this to see if the graphics were hiding something interesting tactical or strategic wise under their skirts. Not so. The UI is atrocious, as is the overall UX of the game. Shows signs of amateur design, or UX design by engineer. The graphics in motion are as bad as you'd expect from an indy game. The VFX are hilariously bad, with 20th century level clipping and lack of dynamism. The audio is absurd for 2021. It's not really possible to make it this bad with modern audio design tech without trying very hard. Doesn't matter between Unity, Unreal, or Custom garbage, whatever this is - I can't be bothered to check. FMod exists, use it. All this adds up to 3 hours of trying to get to grips with the crayon controls, searching desperately for some depth, and blowing the refund window. Oh well, I hate refunding anyway, even when I buy the cat in the bag. As the bumbling AI drives the final nail in the coffin, the lack of multiplayer makes this a total waste of money.