[b][quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote][/b]
BAFF A is an asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", Blender Games, took a template from Clickteam Fusion, slapped a couple of asset flipped sprites on it, and dumped the results onto Steam as a cash grab scam.
Blender Games has shown a repeated pattern of ripping off Clickteam Fusion templates and dumping them on Steam.
This Russian developer operates under a number of aliases in an attempt to hide their identity from gamers:
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[*] Cute Hannah's Games
[*] Blender Games
[*] Quantum Quiver Games
[*] Green Goose Corporation
[*] My Label Games
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All the same developer. Multiple accounts just to mislead gamers.
Don't believe me? Here's some other asset flips from exactly the same template, all shamelessly dumped on Steam as nasty cash grabs:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081760]BAFF[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104670]BAFF 2[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142750]BAFF 3[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158480]BAFF 4[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349290]BAFF F[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2619030]BAFF Halloween[/url]"
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/4830980]BAFF B[/url]"
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Look for yourself... these are all exactly the same game!
The products that result from asset flips aren't "real" games. They lack depth and content, because they're just simplistic copies of demos or tutorials. In this case, "BAFF A" is just a simple ClickTeam Fusion demo game where you move a ball around without touching any walls, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so this copy+paste of it can't be recommended.
Asset flips don't involve any professional game development. Sure, sometimes they may change a few cosmetic things, swap out different assets etc, but at heart it's functionally identical to the asset they're ripping off. Asset flips are an insult to both PC gamers and to professional game developers who create genuine, high quality PC games. Asset flips like this are harmful to the gaming industry and to Steam because they reduce the visibility that sincerely made indie games should have. They make it harder for gamers to find genuine games made by honest developers.
To cement the position of this asset flip as nothing but a cash grab, it was dumped onto cheap DailyIndieGame shovelware bundles very shortly after launch. Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from Blender Games.
Because this is just a fake game/cash grab scam, and due to the sheer unethical nature of the developer, you should avoid this completely.
Next is pricing and value. Is this game worth buying from among the 140,000+ games on Steam?
BAFF A is relatively cheap at $2 USD, but it's not worth it. This is also competing with over 14,000 free games available on Steam, many of them far better than this paid product.
The poor quality of this game is reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the game all-time peak player count was only ONE player. That's right, only one person ever played this at a time. When I played this for the purposes of reviewing it, I equalled the peak player count for the game. OUCH.
The only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 130 million gamers on Steam and well over 140,000 games for gamers to choose from, the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected.
Ethics aside, there's enough defects and quality problems with this game that it's not worth recommending to gamers, but the unethical nature of the developer/their associates makes it completely impossible. Because this is just a fake game/cash grab scam, and due to the sheer unethical nature of the developer, you should avoid this completely. Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from Blender Games.
[quote][b][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/profile]Profile Features Limited![/url][/b]
Valve have marked this game as "Profile Features Limited" at the time of this review. This is usually caused by poor sales figures and low community acceptance for the game (to date). Until this status changes, this game will not give you +1 to your Game Collector badge count, appear in profile achievements or any other Steam meta-accomplishments, nor can it be displayed in some profile showcases. If these factors are important to you, it may be worth holding off before buying this game.[/quote]
