Recent reviews by axewolfdog

this is a very fun game to play for my fellow ADHD-ers who are looking for speedy gameplay PLUS the ost is made by Machine Girl which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. the art style and character designs are pretty, very persona-esque.
i wish that's all it was without the writing. it's generic harem anime writing kind of bad. so definitely don't look for a story in this and enjoy the rest lol

i makea the pizza

you're not gonna have a good time at first if you're starting out because you'll be so confused lmfao. but once you get in some hours and learn the basics, it starts to get fun! (and less scary, lol) each side has it's own fun ways to play, like trying out builds and learning how to loop/chase.
i think the best and worst part about this game is the community. matches get super fun if you're lucky to get respectful people to play with and against and if either side has no personality it gets super boring and unfun real fast. so when you're playing, please try to remember that the players on the other side are humans too. people will treat you the way you treat them!

if i had any suggestions for the game, maybe try to improve the invisible MMR system and add a competitive and casual game mode, for those that want to play seriously or just meme. the player base i think would overall have a much better time if these two play styles were seperate.

my review would have been positive if this game at the bare minimum was playable. it is, of course, not! i'm sure i don't need to spell this out, but having such an incredible bot crisis in your game and nothing drastic being done for over 5 years is... an achievement. a very bad one. it would have made sense if it was a small game made by a small company played by a small community, but it's obviously none of those things. people LOVE this game and seeing it burn in a dumpster fire like this is a sorry sight. all we ask for is for the cheater bot problem to be fixed. please quit neglecting one of the most played and beloved games of all time. #FixTF2

i played this game for about 520~ish hours from 2019-2021, and now two years later in 2023 i returned to this game with a much better mindset. i remember i quit because i realized at one point that this game made me so angry i legit felt like crap the entire day after playing it. even though i felt that way i still love this game very much and i'm glad i took a break so i came to appreciate it more now. i noticed not many people focus on this aspect of this game - but i really enjoy the characters, their designs and their lore. i love that they all each have their own unique signature attacks and it never gets repetitive because there are so many combos and such you can do with them. i noticed there are LGBTQ+ characters in between as well, like Zariel being nonbinary for example, so i'm happy to see such a big game having such an accepting and open-minded team of developers. let me also get to the animations of this game as well, because phew, the animation team is really impressive with their works. i love seeing my favourite legends animated in trailers and seeing them moving around and doing something in-character. i would definitely love to see an animated series of brawlhalla, there's definitely so much to come up with this roster of characters... if that ever happens someday i'd be absolutely thrilled

now that i'm done with my personal review, i'll get to an overall review of this game!

pros:
+endless amount of customization, so many skins and colors to play around with
+also an endless amount of characters to practice playing as, you will definitely find a favourite amongst them
+hype music/aesthetic background art
+pro-LGBTQ+ and BLM developers
+multiplayer and casual gameplay options
+goals to work for (leveling up characters, collecting coins, etc.)

cons:
-definitely not for the weakhearted, you WILL rage at this game
-matchmaking is lacking, you might get paired with people who just freshly installed the game or people who have 5k hours
-the competitive nature of this game. oh god. you don't have to win, just have fun and your skills with improve with time
-sig spammers

thought i could walk my infection off and died 5 seconds later

i absolutely recommend this game if you're a wolf nerd like me and you also like life simulators with many engaging challenges! this game is realistic, as in you'll really feel like a wolf trying to survive in the beautiful wilderness of yellowstone, trying to get by.
it's hard to explain the beauty and the fun of this game, as well as the satisfaction you achieve by completing the slough creek quests unless you try this game out yourself. i recommend playing in easy mode at first, then the other harder modes as you become more experienced in the gameplay.
the work you put throughout your wolf's life as a whole is really worth it. but like i mentioned beforehand, this is a life simulator and the most you'll get out of it is with single player. so if that's not the kind of thing you're looking for, i strongly recommend at least supporting the hardworking gamedevs and the effort they have put into this game for years on end. 11/10, would howl again

kinda weird to figure out the controls of this game on keyboard, but otherwise it's super fun, especially when you're a umineko fan and get all the references and hints to the original story of the VN.