Holy Physics!
you know, sometimes after a long day of school, work, what have you, you just want to plop down on the couch and destroy things. That's exactly what Attack of the 50ft Robot lets you do.
The word of the day is catharsis, folks. Honestly, I could end the review right there. That's the one word to describe this game. It doesn't weigh you down with a plot or overly complicated hub world or anything. It knows that you just want to see buildings crumble at your feet; and with a wide variety of attacks that still maintains simplicity and ease of use, the gameplay is fresh and will certainly last you until you've calmed down and are ready to start studying for that Latin test tomorrow (gulp).
In terms of Graphics, there's nothing to complain about. Honestly, this is probably the prettiest game on the list so far in terms of 3D. I guess that if they had colored in all the textures this game might have run at the pace of Aporkalypse. Luckily (I guess), the whole game is presented in black and white (with the occasional red laser beam) with a mild film grain effect, which I assume was meant to pay homage to that movie from the 1950s with the remarkably similar name.
Sound is ok. The music just an orchestral loop of Toccata and Fugue that goes with the 1950s movie theme. Nothing to dance to but nothing too grating. SFX can get a bit annoying when repeated ad nauseam, but honestly it's nothing worth critiquing.
Control is solid. The robot does exactly what you want it to do pretty much all the time.
And that's really all I can say about this game. Honestly, if anyone out there is searching for the perfect game to ram through in 10 minutes after work or something to run in the background that you occasionally alt+tab into while your Youtube video is loading, look no further. This game is straight up fun and relaxing. I give it my seal of approval.
Links
catharsis: the game: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=8728
