S.F.77

I love this game for its retro feel yet feeling so new. It did take me a bit to find out all the controls because you don't use your mouse whatsoever but I don't mind that. Still overall great.

S.F.77 is a 2D retro pixel bullet hell/shoot 'em up Galaga ripoff. There's a number of powerups, but gameplay is very basic Galaga kind of stuff. On the upside, the game does work for the most part, and it even displays properly in 16:9 aspect ratio. It's fairly buggy and the control scheme is a mess. A choice was made to use obsolete retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. Resolution is locked and can't be changed, and there's no visual or graphics tweaks, so there's no way to improve the very lazy, mediocre visuals. These flaws push this game far below minimum acceptable standards for PC. The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. There's no "maybe" option in Steam, unfortunately, but I hope to see more work from this developer, perhaps as part of a professional game development company that can make full use of their talents without needing to make budget/quality compromises.