Arrowburst

Definitely the weakest of the 3 games in the small incremental bundle. When picking it up on sale, it might genuinely be cheaper than dirt considering the economy these days. Unfortunately, this game absolutely fits the saying "you get what you pay for", and the general gameplay is about as bland as dirt too... In many ways, there is nothing explicitly "wrong" about the game, most upgrades are atleast relatively impactful, and there are few bad ones out there. The upgrade tree is reasonably structured, the game looks ok, if perhaps not groundbreaking, and the music is decent. The gameplay is... serviceable, if a little grindy at points, and while it is incredibly short, it doesn't really pretend to ever be anything else. The problem lies in how there just isn't anything explicitly "right" about the game either. Both the graphics and gameplay steer a little too hard down the minimalist design philosophy, to the point where there is hardly anything left. There simply isn't any "spark" or "life" to it like you might find in other short incrementals. The progression is pretty linear, and since all your weapons and abilities are completely automatic, there is quite little for you to actually do or strategize around. While I can get behind a mindless incremental where all you do is click upgrades, there just aren't very many upgrades to click either... Because there are so few, the actual upgrading is fairly spaced out, which forces the gameplay to shoulder the weight of keeping you engaged. Unfortunately, the gameplay is ultimately unable to carry this weight, and so you just kind of go through the motions for about an hour, and the game will probably leave no serious impression on you at all. Usually, even with mediocre short incrementals I would say that they could atleast scratch the incremental itch we all feel every once in a while. However, I find myself rather doubtful over if this could scratch anything at all. Playing it is kind of like trying to eat ice soup. This game is quite fortunate to find itself in a bundle with other, actually somewhat reasonable games, as otherwise there is just about zero merit to actually picking it up.