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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 527.9 hrs on record (66.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 4 Jul, 2016 @ 8:16pm
Updated: 24 Nov, 2021 @ 12:40pm

Early Access Review
(last edited 11/2021)

Pros:
-Wide variety of legends, each with their own unique playstyle
-Lots of different and fun gamemodes, ranging from tournament to 1v1 strikeout to brawlball and more
-Variety of unique weapons
-Low system requirements

Cons:
-Occasional network issues
-Somewhat toxic community, to be expected when the game literally contains a "Salty" taunt
-Circular hit/hurtboxes LOL
-Passive players

Overall a decent game. However, many have argued that Brawlhalla is a fundamentally flawed game. As a fighting game, players have surprising mobility and get-out-of-jail free cards (you can dodge in any of eight directions at the tap of a key), making a lot of the game revolve around punishing mistakes. And that's all well and good until you're playing someone whose entire playstyle is waiting for you to attack and miss so they can punish. If someone wants to run around the map avoiding every attack, it's easy for them to do so with the abundance of mobility options.

Not a very fun game for me to play. You could argue that's because I'm bad at it, and you'd probably be right, but still. It's a quality game that makes me want to quit every time I play ranked.
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