Be Coronavirus Reviews

[h1]#tinygamereviews[/h1] [code]Fumbles both clarity and taste in equal measure. Buried under the mess is a halfway-decent mini-strategy game - if you're willing to decipher it yourself.[/code] [list][list] [*][b][u]Overall Score[/u][/b]: X/5 [/list] [hr][/hr] [h1][b]Curator: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42137521/]Nostalginauts[/url][/b][/h1] [h1]Full Review[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Playability[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]"Unplayable" isn't the word; its lack of any explanation for how pretty much anything works leaves you having to figure out what's going on by yourself - but it remains simple enough for you to do this in the span of a couple of short games, at least.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Difficulty[/td] [td]3/5[/td] [td]Variable difficulty ranging from "can't possibly lose" to "[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Graphics[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]The graphics are a reflection of simplicity and laziness, leaning toward the latter. It kinda helped me focus more on figuring out the actual mechanics, though, so there's...that?[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sound[/td] [td]1/5[/td] [td]Sound effects are low-effort garbage. There's one music track. This is nothing.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story & Writing[/td] [td]2/5[/td] [td]I'm only putting this here because the lack of ingame direction made the experience worse than it should've been. A game like this doesn't [i]need[/i] "good writing," but the absence of [i]any[/i] really put a damper on it and made me reflect on how much better of an actual game it [i]could[/i] have been with a few ounces more effort. Maybe the developer will revisit it someday (but probably not).[/td] [/tr] [/table] "Tasteless," they said! "Insensitive," they called them! Well, some five years after actually downloading the game, I'm finally here to deliver the verdict nobody actually asked for!...that [i]Be Coronavirus[/i] is actually kinda fun? Sure, it's mediocre, and I absolutely advise against paying more than maybe a buck for it (will it ever go on sale again? Who knows!), but its overall general simplicity makes it easy enough to figure out, even in the absence of any real in-game direction. I stand by the idea that this [i]could[/i] actually inch toward being a decent game if some thoughtful writing and better directions were provided. Dev, are you listening? [list] [*][b][u]In-Game Purchases[/u][/b]: None [*][b][u]Learning Curve[/u][/b]: Medium [*][b][u]Replayability[/u][/b]: Medium [*][b][u]Recommended Purchase Price[/u][/b]: $1 maybe? [/list]