Simple formula
Mix and match elements to create the varied components of a proto-earth. Should be as simple as one + one (and it is) except that matches begin to feel arbitrary and frankly nonsensical. The game very quickly devolves into trial and error with random ingredients to create random things, like an apple or a fern. The game mechanic, if you can call it that, got boring really quick and it gave no impression that it would change given enough effort. Also, sidebar: the narrator trying to be cheeky every time you fail to create something got a annoying enough that I played the game with muted audio.
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Incomplete
Let’s see if you can guess all the combinations. That’s really all you do. I wouldn’t call this a game. Aside from matching increasingly complex elements, there’s nothing to actually do. Once you understand how to match the elements you are not presented with any challenges or story. I don’t know why this was released before it was complete. I can see interesting aspects arise from the concept, and I look forward to those, but odds are I’ll probably forget about the game before those come around. That’s unfortunate.
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Er? Is that it?
There is no puzzle element to it, you click around combining things mechanistically for about an hour until you have all 138 elements, and then what are you supposed to do? Is this one of those games where it’s been ported from a pay to play model and there isn’t actually any gameplay? What is the challenge supposed to be? The tutorial doesn’t say. You simply solve everything by clicking on hints if you get bored of working your way through the element trees. I genuinely don’t understand what this game is. Maybe if I had played it before I might. But I don’t play pay to play games at all. So I have no idea. And why release it without any challenges? Whatever they may be. And why are the animations in the elements bits completely different styles to the polygon world? Why would I be interested in a non-interactive world anyway? Really. Deeply underwhelming.
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Shows Promise, Needs Work
Started this game remembering when I played as a kid. It delivers on that, but disappoints in many respects. It really needed more time
Cons:
-unfinished. Only one ‘world’ is complete. There are no challenge level and a limited number of things to discover. Lots of ‘coming soon’ to be seen.
-some bad recipes. I needed to use a lot of hints. Generally good, but I really hated a few like the oil one. A lot of the expected combinations just don’t work.
-short play time. This took about a few hours. I don’t think this really matters to most people, but the name universe just doesn’t represent the game to me. I think this will change.
Pros
-Future. Looks like a ton of new content is upcoming.
- Some funny quips The different quotes for each item are funny.
-Great voice actor. His voice is perfect and the lines work well.
-Beautiful graphics. The world area was a neat touch.
-Chill gameplay. It’s not too hard and just good to enjoy.
-Free hints. Great options for different play styles. If you are struggling they’re a lot of different types of hints available.
Cons:
-unfinished. Only one ‘world’ is complete. There are no challenge level and a limited number of things to discover. Lots of ‘coming soon’ to be seen.
-some bad recipes. I needed to use a lot of hints. Generally good, but I really hated a few like the oil one. A lot of the expected combinations just don’t work.
-short play time. This took about a few hours. I don’t think this really matters to most people, but the name universe just doesn’t represent the game to me. I think this will change.
Pros
-Future. Looks like a ton of new content is upcoming.
- Some funny quips The different quotes for each item are funny.
-Great voice actor. His voice is perfect and the lines work well.
-Beautiful graphics. The world area was a neat touch.
-Chill gameplay. It’s not too hard and just good to enjoy.
-Free hints. Great options for different play styles. If you are struggling they’re a lot of different types of hints available.
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Mr dog
How do you make human
Solid Doodle God experience.
Overall pretty good. I did notice a few of the original elements such as those pertaining to Alcohol and Tobacco appear to have been cut, probably to keep this game more family-friendly compared to the original. The voiceover almost sounds like a Morgan Freeman impression (unless, against all odds, it is Morgan Freeman himself, but I’m strongly leaning toward impression here), which is fitting as he played God in Bruce/Evan Almighty. It’s also really cool that said voiceover has redubbed all the original success / failure lines from the original game when you achieve / flub a new combination, respectively. Rated 4 out of 5 stars for some of the elements from the original game being missing and not every element appears on the planet when you make it, but if I could give 4.5 out of 5, I would, because this game is worth it.
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Boring.
The game in its current state seems pointless. Match 2 things to make something else? That’s all there is to it.
Visually stunning, brings back memories but
So far really enjoying the ease and simplicity of this game. It’s visually stunning and I think they have done a great job.
I only have one tiny little issue… The frame rate.
It will be mostly a bit choppy but still very detailed. I’m more than willing to sacrifice level of detail for improved performance.
If you were a fan of the original game, I think you’ll like this. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this and downloaded it without hesitation. Definitely a keeper and looking forward to (hopefully) performance improvements.
Great job y’all for reimagining one of my fav apps on the ipod from years ago!!
(iPhone 11 Pro Max)
I only have one tiny little issue… The frame rate.
It will be mostly a bit choppy but still very detailed. I’m more than willing to sacrifice level of detail for improved performance.
If you were a fan of the original game, I think you’ll like this. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this and downloaded it without hesitation. Definitely a keeper and looking forward to (hopefully) performance improvements.
Great job y’all for reimagining one of my fav apps on the ipod from years ago!!
(iPhone 11 Pro Max)
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Addictive fun but short
Fun little game that makes you think if the most logical combination of creating new things which is not always easy but all the combinations made sense. The game is very short though, I finished it in one sitting.
Short and Sweet
I love Doodle God games, my only gripe is how quick it is to complete. I’ve already created every element and done every variation and I’ve only had the game a couple hours.
The one thing that was rather frustrating was the incorrect progression, I had skyscrapers and cars before I even had humans.
I would like to see an extra combination for more complexity/thousand more combinations - for example;
Metal + Glass + Wood = House
I’ve reviewed at 4 stars because in its current iteration the game is incomplete - challenges are locked and further chapters are “Coming soon”.
If you want a game to play whilst in the bathroom this is it, if you want something for more than a few hours then it’s pretty lackluster.
The one thing that was rather frustrating was the incorrect progression, I had skyscrapers and cars before I even had humans.
I would like to see an extra combination for more complexity/thousand more combinations - for example;
Metal + Glass + Wood = House
I’ve reviewed at 4 stars because in its current iteration the game is incomplete - challenges are locked and further chapters are “Coming soon”.
If you want a game to play whilst in the bathroom this is it, if you want something for more than a few hours then it’s pretty lackluster.
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