Rack N Ruin

What a great game! The art,sound and humor makes it a welcome addition to anyone that loves the old Zelda games on SNES. The main character reminds me of Invader Zim (which makes it even better). Streamed this tonight and have enjoyed every moment of it! Please check this game out.

Artistically amazing, but tedious. I'd rather watch somebody play it on Youtube. The game's got really outstanding artwork and soundtrack. It's stunning, really. Sadly, the actual gameplay is more than boring. You basically spend half your time walking around in pointlessly vast areas, trying to find whatever you have to find in there, and the other half "fighting". By which I mean "holding down the lock and fire buttons and moving around until the enemies die". The shmup-like bullet patterns could have made it interesting. But you have so much health and ways to heal up, and enemies do so little damage, that it's just really hard to lose. It's easy and repetitive. Probably good for gifting your kids, but stay away if you like feeling challenged even a little bit.

I loved this game its like a mix between the original zelda and the binding of isaac, i also loved the artwork it looks like it was painted in oil paint it adds a nice touch to the grim, gory and a little satanic feel of the game. I recommend this game to anyone that liked zelda 1 and binding of isaac or anyone thats looking for a game with great artwork or with a funny and sadistic humor and i suggest you pass the game at least once in normal difficulty you dont need to get every single colletible to be able to beat the game.Have fun playing!!

The biggest travesty about this game is that the rightfully negative reviews of it may dissuade future developers from making a villain-based twin stick shooter action role playing gaming when the problem was entirely the execution and not the concept. Also the programmers of the Linux port are absolutely tard'd. They hardcoded "\" into the saving. So instead of a savefile named [code]slot_3.rnrsave[/code] in a folder called [code]Rack n Ruin[/code] in a folder called [code]Lifespark Entertainment[/code] in my home folder's app data spot [code].config[/code], I have a single file called [code].config\\Lifespark Entertainment\\Rack n Ruin\\slot_3.rnrsav[/code] in my home. That is not acceptable.

Rack N Ruin: I guess you would call it an Action RPG / SHMUP mashup. You play as the Demon Rack who was stranded on an asteroid by his master Ruin because, I think, he was too wild corrupting everything. You go around as this demon killing creatures and corrupting the world. When you kill a creature you collect souls which are the currency you can use to buy items or to corrupt the shrines. The game is presented in an isometric top down view. There are several locations in the world to explore. Dungeons to conquer. And boss monsters to defeat. The art style is hand drawn and cartoony, but it works. The biggest beef I have with the game is that sometimes it is extremely difficult to understand where to go next. And there are many things that seem like you should be told. Rather than cryptic descriptions of the items, some helpful description would be nice. The final dungeon is so twisted up I almost rage quit because I couldn't figure out how to get to where I knew I needed to go based...

Although Rack N Ruin doesn’t quite manage to distinguish itself from other games in its genre, it’s a good effort. If looking at the trailer you think you might like it, you’re probably right, just be aware that it’s more a top down shooter with some Zelda-level puzzles than an exploration game. For the most part the game is very linear, I suspect most people will clear it in between six to eight hours on their first play through. Big arrows on the map tell you where to go, and there are typically only a handful of small side areas to venture into while you’re moving around. Poking around in the various caves and side paths mostly only yields oddball items that pile up in your inventory (I still have no idea what some of them even do), various healing items and souls (currency). There are also some more significant finds like spells and ability upgrades, though they felt a bit sparse to me and don’t really change the game. Notably lacking from RnR compared to the likes of ...

A decent enough game I suppose. The art design is cool, and the music is good. The story is, well, there really isn't too much of one but it is ok. What brings this game down and into a negative review for me is gameplay and level design. I just don't like either of them. I simultaneously find it both a bit boring/a grind and annoying. It is too bad really, because I love playing evil characters, there are too few games out there like that.

I am loving this game so far, the art, the humor, the game play...only 9 mins but I don't wanna play more with my hubby appreciating it! I will give a more detailed review after more hours of game play.

I wanna give this game a credit for the animation and music, the gameplay is just your ordinary Zelda clone with nothing significantly interesting but it's not bad. Exept few parts of the game and some loot places, nothing forces you to use any other weapons and special items. Subjective part: I don't like art style, design of characters and main character, they are just looks ugly to me. I don't like main character demon, he is way too edgy and one-dimensional. Humor fell flat to me. Music is good but it's all in wrong places. Normal world BGM sounds too heroic and Cursed world BGM sounds too dark. And it doesen't really accompany our actions and goals in the game. This game is a tonal mess and I don't like it.

It's quite fun, and definitely worth the price. It's got all the elements you'll like from the old school top-down games like ALttP, and the world the has been created is both beautiful and engaging. The combat is varied, and you're given more than enough tools to dispose of enemies as you see fit. It's also nice to be trying to destroy the world instead of saving it. It's a nice twist to shake up the typical story of the genre. Overall, I definitely recommend it.