BALL x PIT

As much fun as Vampire Survivors, with brick breaker, shooter vibes, relying on synergistic upgrades for strategy.

I think the main word I would use to describe Ball x Pitt would simply be "fun". The core game-play loop focuses on destroying waves of enemies using, funnily enough, balls. These balls are themed after many different elements (such as fire, poison, light etc.) and provide different effects when colliding with the enemy. Where the projectiles really open up is via the combination feature, which allows two different balls (or three sometimes) to be morphed into something else entirely. My favorite combo was the Shotgun, with the bullet breaking up into smaller bullets on contact with an enemy. Once you have a few of these combos, there will be a limitless amount of bullets flying around the screen. While the game-play has a bit of depth, the story is non-existent in comparison. The player travels further down the lift into new levels which house new enemies and bosses wait to be slain. While these levels look nice graphically, I sometimes couldn't help but feel like it would be good to expand on what is actually going on with our gang of characters. Overall, I had a wonderful time with Ball x Pit and will always look back on it fondly. For context, it was the first game I purchased on my new machine, so it has been with me through the lows of troubleshooting issues and the successes which followed.