Разработчик: Couch Cosmonauts LLC
Описание
ORE is a couch-cooperative twin stick shooter where you and your friends are space miners draining a hostile alien planet of a volatile resource that's corrupted the planet's inhabitants. Fight through a handful of levels and navigate the planet's varied surface to collect as much ORE as you can before the planet implodes. Once you've gathered enough ORE to upgrade your crazy weapons, take a trip to the planet's core where you will face the corrupted Core Wurm that's causing the planet to collapse-in on itself. Defeat the Wurm, save the planet, and get rich!
ORE merges roguelike game structures with twin-stick gameplay in order to create high-risk, high-reward systems for players to navigate. The game also uses friendly fire, a shared economy, various weapon damage types, and more to encourage intentional cooperation between players. With our game’s intricate and dynamic enemy behaviors, alongside a handful of unpredictable guns, any play session can quickly turn to a chaotic fight for survival.
1-4 Players: Team up with as many as three friends or attempt to solo the game!
Local-Cooperative Emphasis: While you can play alone, the game was built specifically to be enjoyed with friends.
High-Risk, High-Reward Systems: Players are in control of when they want to leave the planet surface with their stash, or keep fighting for more loot!
Crazy Weapons: Each weapon feels entirely unique and has designed to be either great or terrible depending on the situation and enemies you face.
3 Dangerous Biomes to Explore: Travel across our frost, swamp, and lava environments to explore old excavation sites as well as undiscovered terrain.
Shared Economy Structure: Everyone shares the game's resource pool, so work together and spend wisely!
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon RX 480
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Specs recommended based on audience testing.
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5 3.4GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce 1070
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Specs recommended for >60 FPS Early Access gameplay
Отзывы пользователей
It's ok. Most games nowadays (including AAAs) are basic generic clones of each other and given this was a school project at a game school that teaches how to make said copy paste clones, that's what you can expect. Well done for a test of student ability to do the bare minimum but not worth your time unless you just want to see what game design schools teach you.
notice: bear in mind i have yet to play past the tutorial. will update the review after i do
i really like that this is a defend the payload local co-op twin stick shooter with a dab of RPG elements. that's one of the things the game does right in my opinion. it definitely has something unique going for it
now, the game seems like it could be fun (and it is; the little i played was surprisingly engaging) but do bear in mind it's very light on content, with just 14 missions not including the tutorial. though, i do not know how long each mission is/could be. i wouldn't say no to an endless wave mode or something like that, but sadly, it appears to be abandoned
i can definitely see it being a lot of fun with more people, and with the launch of steam remote play together, and the game going f2p, at the very least adding it to your library seems like a no-brainer to me
it's hard to say i recommend the game so much as i don't not recommend it. fun game, just very light on content
ps.: i got the game for like 0.99$, at the time i did, it had a major bug where nobody could move past the title screen, which is why i have 4.9 hours on the game, even despite only having played the tutorial. the bug has been fixed since then and the game is working quite smoothly(otherwise you wouldn't be seeing this review)
tl;dr - solid twin stick shooter that's light on content but has nifty ideas that would be fun in local/remote play together co-op and, as far as i can tell, great optimization(although i am running on relatively high end hardware). did i mention it's free?
This game, as already said in other review, has the potential to become a good game, and this is also one of my favorite genres.
I generally play 4-player local coop, and, while we had a blast in games like Gauntlet, this one was lackluster, and I wasn't compelled to convince them to play more because they had the same opinion than me: the gameplay is bad.
So, some objective suggestions to make this game a beast like Gauntlet:
- Make the camera more distant, so there is more space to run and dodge.
- Put objects in the middle of the scene, so it's possible to run around it to run from and to enemies backs.
- Give less HP to enemies and make them more numerous. Few things are more fun than blasting chunks of enemies one after the other.
- Make it possible to destroy enemy holes. Some concentrated action strategy gives a mini goal now and then that makes the big picture all the more entertaining. Arcade classics like 1942 know that by destroying the big plane first. Or the skull gate in Gauntlet.
- Make an options menu. Things like gamepad vibration should be possible to disable. Using the Spitter should be fun but indeed becomes irritating because of the endless vibration. Also graphics should be possible be tuned down to solve stuttering.
And the game also needs polishment:
- In menus, make the directional pad work the same as sticks.
- Optimize the code to improve performance. Screen stuttering right now is not rare.
So, a game that should still be in Early Access, or be doomed to not entertain a lot of people.
Great Multiplayer Game
Grab 3 other friends and give it a go.
I'm not sure what people see in this game.
At most, it has to be the *potential* to be a good game, but as far as I can tell this game is severely lacking in almost every department: gameplay, ui, even graphics.
In fact, this genre is one of my favorites, yet I still found the gameplay bland, lacking in customization options, difficulty curve, and really any sort of satisfaction.
One thing is for certain, this game should not have left EA. If devs consider this a complete game, then everyone should stay far away from it.
Ore really shines when you have a steamlink and 3 friends on a couch(which is how I first played it) -but I've still had a great time in single player tbh. With crazy friendly fire and mass waves of npc's i think there is a pretty good amount of replayability as a party game. But it also has just enough difficulty/content/depth to keep me engaged for more sessions as well.
Talk about nostalgia!!!! This game is the old school kid playing new school dress up and I absolutely love it! Right off the bat I notice the similarity to Gauntlet Legends one of my top favorite N64 games ever! The salute to Monsters Inc. who comes up with this stuff!?! I half expected Randell to run out and start stealing kids!! Is boom stick an Army of Darkness reference or am I just reading into all of this way too much?? Also, I can't remember the last time I had a LAN party. I have deeply missed a good old fashion LAN party and now that I'm old enough to bring beer why do I not have them more often than ever, oh yeah responsibilities. I have played solo as well as in a group, but honestly it seems like this game was made for groups. Get yourself some friends or your gunna have a bad time.
Happy face times:
Easter eggs, references, and puns oh my!!
Very easy to learn might take a few tries but hang in there
Couch cruzin LAN parties!! A WAN option might be nice because there is always the one guy who can't make it, but I prefer LAN.
Interesting enough to hold my attention for a few hours is a good thing because you can beat the whole thing in 2-3 hours. We'll talk about the bad part of that in a second.
I can kill my friends without penalty
Unlimited lives/ammo
You can shoot at canisters
23-19 dances!!
Weapon progression is nice though I found myself sticking with the spitter and boom stick throughout.
Not so happy face times:
The formula is very repetitive, mine ore kill bugs, it's a good thing there are only, I think, 14 levels and you can beat them fairly quickly otherwise I might get bored. I'm looking for an all-night session and I need more to hold my fried attention span. Maybe some side quests or a mini game.
The planet is decaying right beneath our feet I was hoping for a low gravity situation toward the end.
I would like to see a melee attack for those times when you get swarmed. I found myself spinning around in one spot while shooting a lot which doesn't work as well as you'd think. A melee would be great instead.
I wish there were things I could pick up hidden items, collectibles, a space chest with like a finite shield inside or something, anything!
With all that said this game blew my expectations out of the water! I understand with limited resources and time you can only deliver so much. There is so much potential here and I really hope the Couch Cosmonauts continue to work on this game! I mean shut up and take my money for some DLCs!!!
Why is the Xbox controller the standard for steam games?!?! Not just ORE but also South Park and Lego games. I was hoping to rise above the console wars and be able to choose any controller. We are after all PC gamers I thought we were supposed to be able to do whatever we want!!
TLDR
Any group of friends can have fun playing this if you don't mind setting your PC up on the living room TV. Since you only need one copy of the game, the $10 price goes a long way.
Very fun co-op twin-stick shooter. I've played a few hours with friends, and 30 minutes of single-player on my own. This best played with two or more players, as the cooperative (or not-so-cooperative) help of teammates will help you get the best experience from the game. Accidentally falling off a cliff is funny, but it's hilarious if your teammate facilitated the matter. Fortunately, the game is very forgiving of death since there are infinite lives for the players, and you can be revived quickly.
PROS:
- Infinite lives (as long as everyone doesn't die at once)
- Teammates can revive you near instantly
- Gun cool-down system means infinite ammo and no reloading
- Various gun upgrades makes the progression feel good
- Simple controls and flat learning curve makes the game approachable to new and seasoned gamers alike
CONS:
- All instructions are given using xbox controls. I played this with a PS4 controller and it was very confusing at first. If automatically detecting the controller is too difficult, at least allow me to manually switch the controller type in the options menu.
- No melee attack?
- The core weapons are balanced well (machine gun, sniper, shotgun), but most of the cool weapons (fire and explosive) feel inferior and weak. Especially considering how expensive they are.
- I know this is a smaller complaint, but it's amazing how frustrating it can be at times. Rolling and shooting doesn't quite flow together. If I press and hold the fire in the middle of a roll, I would expect my player to fire a shot as soon as the roll completes. Instead, the fire button must be fully released, and pressed again to continue firing. This is most noticeable when using the machine gun.
[*]This one is more subjective, but I personally didn't care for the limited number of missions before getting a "game over." It makes me second guess every new purchase of missions and guns, and it feels like one bad purchase or a couple failed missions can ruin the play-through, which then requires grinding out the first few missions again. I would have preferred to see a slower linear progression through each of the levels. Later levels could be more difficult, and the top-tier weapons could be buffed to offset the difficulty.
The following did not necessarily detract from my personal gaming experience, but I feel it severely limits the game's accessibility.
This game feels like it was built for console. Steam (and PC in general) is simply not the ideal platform for couch co-op games that require controllers. Most people's desktop setups are designed to accommodate one or two players at most. The game would be much more accessible to a wider audience if released on the PS4 and xbox markets. Alternatively, implementing network connectivity would also be nice, but I imagine that would be a more difficult task.
Overall, the game exceeded my expectations. I would love to see additional content, and would happily purchase DLC's for more maps, weapons and features.
This game is Amazing!
and im not just saying that because im an awesome Cousin
ORE is a fun way to spend some time murdering space bugs. They weren't kidding about those recommended specs, but I'm basically playing on a microwave with a screen, so you PC Master Race folks shouldn't have too much trouble. Grab some controllers and some friends and collect some ORE!
The objective of this game is to guide your rover to mine for ores and to escape. While the game is fully playable and does have a pretty decent amount of content for this early stage of development. It still lacks a lot of key features to make the gameplay exciting.
No background music.
Controls feel clunky.
When playing solo you will struggle a lot. I played as engineer. The rover will almost always get destroyed by bugs because the bugs all come at once. You have to feind yourself and the rover. If one dies, the mission is failed. You can heal yourself but there is no way to repair the Rover or mitigate damage from bugs. So you will almost certainly be overwhelmed by bugs since you also have to manage your heat. Perhaps it should cool off faster to handle the bugs.
It feels like it would be better if bugs come in increasing stages.
I like the tutorial and I'm giving this a thumbs up because you can't go wrong for €0,99.
I bought the game because I want to support the devs who look awesome. Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42WsZ3vC79A
I'm really curious to see how they will develop the game within 6 weeks to a full release.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Couch Cosmonauts LLC |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 73% положительных (11) |