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Pummel Party
Released On: Sep 20, 2018
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7.1
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User Score
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Based on 37 User Ratings
7.1
57% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 37 User Ratings
7.1
57% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
32% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Great casual game to play with friends online. A lot minigames and a couple of dynamic maps.
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Really have been enjoying this game. I've always been a huge fan of Mario Party games so this game is almost as good but with the ability to play online. Which is the main reason why I keep coming back to this game, even more so over Super Mario Party. The mini games are fun but not that much variety compared to any other MP game. They could definitely use more patterns in some of the mini games as well. After playing them for a while you will naturally learn all of them and it becomes a bit repetitive. The board play aspect of the game is probably my favorite part about the game. There are only 4 boards as of now and they're all really fun to play but I would like to see them add more boards in the future. I really like the ability to combat with your opponents by collecting all the items and using them against others. Overall this game is a lot of fun to play has a lot of potential to be the better party game over MP but only if they keep adding content to the game.
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Caused the small amount of friendships I had to become strained, and desks to be pounded on. 10/10, would ruin friendships again
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It needs a lot of work in the fine details, but the core of this game is already great and a lot of fun. If the devs could add in the QOL updates to make playing more smooth, as well as add in more sound effects and map-level feedback, this would be an absolute banger of a Mario Party style game. Great work so far, but it still needs work!
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I simply cannot reccomend the game in this state. The best way to describe it is "boring", which is not good for a party game.
While the game does look pretty, performs well, and has ok minigames, the rest of it is soulless and boring, for a multitude of reasons:
There's a very noticeable absence of sound in the game. For example, the characters aren't voiced. Their steps don't make noise. They don't scream when they hurt. There's no ambient noise, either, or any kind of sound for different kinds of squares. It feels so empty, and boring.
The game also feels really slow. The characters move slowly, the objects/weapons aren't enough to make a serious damage to other players unless everyone gangs up on them, there are no special events of any kind like a boss battle.
It feels like the objects/weapons were made thinking about "being balanced", completely missing the point of this being a WACKY PARTY GAME and that ridiculous effects actually make it more fun. The vast majority of them are weak and lame, barely able to actually inconvenience other players. The only way is for at least 3 player to gang up on one poor soul that will be miserable for the rest of the match.
The minigames, while being serviceable, all suffer from one major issue: it's hard to see your character. The character is not bright enough, has no outline, most games are very fast paced. The result? You will lose track of who's who leading to some very lame scenarios. The reward for winning a minigame isn't all that great either, you just have to avoid placing last.
There is also no way to make a comeback. Aside from a single extremely rare object, there's no "duel" game or any sort of way to steal currency from other players. Even killing them will make them drop some keys and MAYBE you can pick them up 5 turns later.
And lastly, the ending. Once you end this game, there's a prize ceremony, except the 3 awards given aren't randomized, and as such, you will always know who wins. Oh, and there's also no way to start another game right away. You have to quit and clumsily go back to the start menu again.
These problems wouldn't be that bad by themselves, but when you pile them up, you get an extremely sluggish, lame and boring game, which actually wouldn't be that bad, if this wasn't a PARTY GAME TO HAVE FUN WITH.
What's even more infuriating is that these are just QoL changes, that could be easily fixed. But the game is more than 2 years old at the time I'm writing this. I don't think they will. But one can hope.
TL; DR It's boring. painfully so. Play literally any other party game until it's fixed.
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Summary Pummel Party is a 4-player online and local-multiplayer party game. Pummel friends or AI using a wide array of absurd items in the board mode and compete to destroy friendships in the unique collection of minigames.
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: Sep 20, 2018
Developer:
- Rebuilt Games
Publisher: Rebuilt Games
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