Broccoli Bob

Does not work in Windows 10 or 11, crashes immediately upon start. Was able to load and play in the Steam Deck. Ok artwork, but unimaginative gameplay, stiff controls, confusing maps, and no music. Certainly not worth the full price, and that is assuming it works. If interested, wait for a 90%+ discount. 3/10

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Brobboli Boc

This game is nothing short of spectacular. It is a masterclass in narrative design, incorporating themes far bigger than itself, while managing to maintain a playful, child-like demeanor. The broccoli creature is as endearing as it is mysterious, with his small stature allowing him to take up precious little real estate on the player’s screen as he gallivants across the myriad landscape types. Broccoli Bob, a simple and whimsical protagonist, set out on a pilgrimage to free his brethren from the dastardly creatures who have captured them - a noble quest for a noble vegetable warrior. The creatures that have abducted the Broccoli people are ruthless and relentless. Unparalleled beasts, whose only desire is to feast upon the flesh of broccoli. What could have possibly possessed these nefarious beasts to go on a quest so sinister and malicious is something I wish to spare the reader from pondering. He is but a diminutive man of vegetables, and although he may be as fragile as the most delicate of orchids, he possesses a strength that would inspire any mortal. The gameplay, while seemingly simplistic at first glance, is rife with nuance, with the protagonist finding himself embroiled in both action-packed scenarios and moments of tranquility and contemplation. The simple combat, which allows the player to utilize various weapons against a myriad of foes, serves as a backdrop to a narrative that challenges the norms of conventional storytelling, ultimately subverting expectations and creating a unique experience, not dissimilar to the ones that have been produced by the likes of Kojima and Miyazaki. I invite you to experience the epic tale of the vengeful Broccoli Bob, an allegorical archetype for those who have been wronged by the savage nature of humanity. A story that has been retold several times throughout history by many authors. The tragic tale of one wronged by an unjust and unfeeling society, who in turn exacts his revenge, by brutally and swiftly dismembering the unsuspecting. In the pursuit of the quest to save little broccoli from the clutches of the malicious creatures, this small yet feisty vegetable seeks vengeance and retribution against their oppressors. Yet, is the broccoli not a creature himself? How can he exact righteous judgment upon another life, without first judging himself? This brings us to a crux of great importance: the moral dilemma of Broccoli Bob. A true philosophical conundrum. The moral lesson here is simple: If you spot a broccoli on the road, run the opposite direction as fast as you can. Even a horse will not save you from the wrath of the broccoli.

[b][quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote][/b]Broccoli Bob is a Digital Homicide style asset flip, or what Valve calls a "Fake Game". The "developer", A Nostru/Timberwolf/My Way Games (the guy uses a lot of shell accounts to try hide his identity and mislead gamers) paid for/pirated a few Unity asset store packs, dumped them all in a blender, and submitted it to Valve as if they're real game developers. In this case, the "developer" stole some generic platformer sprite packs and a basic Unity platformer template, and did little to no effort into assembling it into a minimum "viable" product. Two notable criteria for what makes an asset flip instead of legitimate use of stock assets are whether those assets comprise the majority of the game, and whether the "developer" properly credited the people who created most of the assets in the game. This game fails both of those tests. The "developers" here didn't credit any of the artists and real, actual game developers who created the assets here, so this is plagiarism, as well as cash grab shovelware. My Way Games/Timberwolf Studios have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab, through this account or through closely linked/alt accounts. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself: [list] [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058980]Dinosaur Bone Digging[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/515/dinosaur-bone-digging-games]Dinosaur Bone Digging Games[/url] developed by Ardian Kaltara (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034160]Extreme Racing On Highway[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/highway-racer-50866]Highway Racer[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058500]Muscle Car Robot[/url]" = [url=https://gamening.com/muscle-car-robot/]Muscle Car Robot[/url] developed by GameNing (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050810]The Hunt in the Forest[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/advanced-sniper-starter-kit-7593]Advanced Sniper Starter Kit[/url] developed by Hardworker Studio (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058930]Top Burger[/url]" = [url=https://unityfreaks.com/asset/4815]Top Burger Chef[/url] developed by KetchAp (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054930]Mine the Gold[/url]" = [url=https://unityassets4free.com/goldmine/]Gold Miner Century[/url] developed by SplayGame Official (as A Nostru) [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/645360]CubeXL[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/switch-the-gravity-63196]Switch The Gravity[/url] developed by App Advisory [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/864010]Space Force[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/x-racer-35344]X-Racer[/url] developed by Deer Cat [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/628570]Trivia Night[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/trivia-quiz-game-template-45521]Trivia Quiz Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/628580]Miniballist[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/endless-turns-63501]Endless Turns[/url] developed by SGLib Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/891290]Easy Racing[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/crashy-racing-115748]Crashy Racing full game pack[/url] developed by SgLib games (as Adeeemmm) [/list] Taking this shovelware seriously as if it was a genuine attempt to make a game, it doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks. There's no way to ensure this is running at the native resolution of your display. There's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision. The game features somewhat lazy, simplistic 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort Flash/browser games and mobile apps. Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. Reviewing SteamDB to check how popular this game was with players reveals a surprise... there's a very healthy spike in player counts for the game. But this only appears around the same time that trading cards were applied to the game... so this is just card idlers getting their cards and moving on. A closer look at the numbers shows the game just has a couple of players every week running up the game and idling it for cards, then deleting it. We must ask how it benefits gamers for there to be so many games like this, with no merit as a serious game, that only generate sales from people idling and selling the trading cards. It's also important to note the "developer" here has connections to a number of shady Russian asset flippers and review manipulators who show an organised pattern to scam and defraud gamers with fake reviews and asset flipping the work of others for profit. While reviews are about the games, gamers should be informed when developers act unethically. Whether these connections are the same developer using multiple accounts, or just working closely with other unethical developers, gamers should be warned about the harm to gamers by this developer and their associates. Buying games from unethical developers puts your money at risk. Broccoli Bob has the almost comically optimistic (if it wasn't so sad) price of around $5 USD, it's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the unethical nature of the developer. Remember that if you buy a game from an unethical developer, you're putting your money at risk.

Okay, guys, let's check if everything is alright before we release this on Steam. Art: ✓ Music: ✓ Gameplay... Guys, where's the gameplay? Ah, no matter, who cares about that anyway?

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