Ad Fundum

--- Yup, "Ad Fundum" indeed is a reimaginationed "clone" / spiritual successor of the "Motherlode (Goldium Edition)" of Xgen Studios in a Dieselpunk-setting alongside own (but very inspiration heavy) story. Sure, there is still some jank when it comes to controls which takes some time to get used ( I personally completed this game with an old non-rainbow colored "Logitech Dual Action" gamepad ). But in overall there there was no need to "fight" the controls like with many games featuring far too much obstructive "overanimation" (*cough*GamesByRockstarGames*cough*). Majority of the things mentioned in the "Not Recommendations" either already have been fixed ( E.G. there are indeed Steam-achiements nowadays ). Or they simply didn't play far enough to gain many of the upgrades this game features ( both before and in the [spoilers]New Game+[/Spoilers] ). The amount of the rule / run settings allows quite a lot of replayability, down to the original hardcore (one life) Motherlode-settings (E.G. running out fuel -> game over). Needs at least one more polishing update ( E.G. typo fixes and end-game item-names not being the description of the items ). But otherwise a very solid "Mother…

all of the choices in upgrades, and items to buy. I've still got a lot more mined items to unlock and it's been a long time since a game has had me this hooked. definitely worth the purchase

Usually I try to wait until I finish a game before leaving a review but I'm pretty frustrated to the point where I'm just going to leave my negative opinion now instead of later. If my opinion changes by the time I finish I'll update but I highly doubt it since my criticisms are about the gameplay. I don't know if these are known bugs or whatever but sometimes my mech will just freeze. The game itself won't freeze and I can still open the menu but I can't move in any direction - doesn't matter if I try to use m+k or controller. The only thing I can do is close the game out and reopen it, losing whatever progress I had before my mech froze. This even happened when I was on the surface, so it's not like I was colliding with things and getting stuck, I just' couldn't walk around anymore. Another bug I keep encountering is the feature on the radar showing danger zones just randomly turning off. The key/button to toggle it on or off won't work and this particular bug actually persist through a game restart; the only way to fix it is to run back to the garage and unequip then re-equip the accessory. It is such a PITA when you are trying to accomplish something and you need to run back…

Not a very good game. Too many instant death traps and hazards, that are there simply for the sake of annoying the player. Progress is painfully slow, the controls are bad and you'll mine into areas that you actually didn't want to, because the controls are so sensitive. Literally every other mining game I've played is better. Go for Miner Dig Deep, Mining Mechs, IMA Miner, Canary In A Crater or Steam world Dig.

Really exceptional game. For the price, I think I got far more value out of this than any I've ever played.

Dig Dug on steroids