BRKÖUT

4/10 The core idea behind BRKÖUT is kind of fascinating - the old-school Arkanoid gameplay hiding a deeper meta-level tale. I thought that the twist on brick breaking was a cool idea, that the bricks you break must be caught to maintain a "paddle," and that whiffing too many times can actually break your "paddle" and lead to a loss. However, for this to work, the physics of ball movement must be reliable. The game mitigates the bad physics in one way by allowing for infinite balls and allowing for you to move out of frame on the left and right to re-emerge on the other side, but I think that perhaps more should be done. On a few occasions, the ball bounced back up out of the corner after I missed it with my paddle. Often, the ball would bounce off of my paddle, hit the side wall, and then bounce back downwards again (?). On one occasion I had to restart a level, because the ball bounced off of my paddle and hit the side wall, then went downwards at a slight angle and hit the other wall, then bounced back upwards again (?) and hit the spot it had come from, looping infinitely. If the physics can't be fixed, perhaps there could be a bottom row of bricks on your paddle that cannot b…

For a couple bucks, this game is worth it. However my biggest gripe is it's lack of physics that even exist in the most rudimentary of Breakout clones from 30+ years ago. The ball drops, and where it hits on your paddle has no effect on where it will travel. It's very random and sometimes VERY frustrating, especially when you are down to your last few pixels. Momentum of the paddle also has no effect. You'll have a few blocks to go on left field, but no matter how you hit the ball or how hard, it travels to the right. Since your paddle only has limited hits, you know you'll get a game over. I play the game with the mouse, and although you see the cursor you can't click on any menu items and are forced to use the keyboard. I love the crazy "plot" screens that appear, but having to restart to the main menu EVERY TIME YOU GET A NEW ONE gets old very fast. I want to keep coming back, but as the game gets harder you realize more and more how flawed it is. I'm enjoying the story, and a few parts even had my jaw wide open, but having to grind through the stages becomes a chore. I really wish the main gameplay was fixed, then this game would easily be worth a purchase. Otherwise…

Although the psychological horror elements of this game are excellent the gameplay fails in many aspects.

Time to buy it now

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I found this game to be quite a lot of fun. I recommend it for someone looking for something cool and interesting to play.