[b]My Playtime:[/b] 1.2h (100% achievement, finished the game)
[b]Grindy Achievement(s):[/b] Yes (73+ achievements).
[b]Optional Achievement(s):[/b] Yes (73+ achievements).
[b]Difficult Achievement(s):[/b] No.
[h1]Intro[/h1]
[i]Slash It[/i] is an arcade game where you need to press a button depending on the mode you are in. It has six modes in total, where you need to get a score as high as you can before you die.
[b]Pros:[/b]
- 6 game modes
[b]Cons:[/b]
- Sometimes it's hard to see which button you need to press
[b]Specs[/b]
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
[h1]Should you buy this game?[/h1]
[i]It was an okay game, but for such a low-quality game, there are better ones that are priced cheaper than this game.[/i]
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[h1]In-Depth Review[/h1]
[h3]The Game[/h3]
[b]Gameplay[/b]
[i]Slash It[/i] is an arcade game with 6 modes: [i]Classic[/i], [i]Numbers[/i], [i]Alphabet[/i], [i]Twisted Numbers[/i], [i]Twisted Alphabet[/i], and [i]Insane[/i]. All will be played endlessly, only stopping when you die, where you need to press a certain button within a time limit to survive. The game will start slow before it becomes faster, overwhelming you with its speed unless you react quickly.
Despite not having any tutorials, the game is easy to understand. The first few minutes of the game run very slowly, and the in-game display explains well what you need to do without any words.
[b]Classic[/b]
Honestly, this is my favorite mode. It reminds me of [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/Super_Hexagon/]Super Hexagon[/url], albeit simpler. There is a shape that will be bigger or smaller as time passes, and you must press the space button whenever the shape matches another fixed shape on the screen. It might be hard to notice where the fixed shape is due to the background having a similar shape, giving an additional difficulty.
The game will have more than one fixed shape sometimes, and you must press the space button on both fixed shapes. This honestly surprised me on my first playthrough since I didn't know what to expect, but I quickly understood what I had to do and didn't have any issue with it afterward.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1076671678
[b]Numbers[/b]
There will be some numbers on the screen, and you must press the numbers on your keyboard in order. The order will be based on the number's appearance, which will be highlighted on the screen. However, sometimes it will be hard to see the numbers that are not highlighted due to the change in the game's color as you play. Over time, more numbers will appear on the screen, and you'll be quickly overwhelmed once you can't clear the board due to the difficulty in determining the right order. This mode was alright for me, although it can be slow and mind-numbing at the beginning.
[b]Alphabet[/b]
This mode is the same as [i]Numbers[/i], except that you need to press an alphabet instead of numbers. Therefore, my comment is the same as [i]Numbers[/i], although you should be able to get a higher score in this mode due to how easy it is to press so many letters at once if you are used to typing.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3275848197
[b]Twisted Numbers[/b]
This mode is similar to [i]Numbers[/i], except for the fact that the numbers will spin around, sometimes showing themselves flipped down. It can take a while before a number can be readable, not to mention that the number order that you need to press can change sometimes. As such, this game becomes harder than [i]Numbers[/i], although I still find it doable.
[b]Twisted Alphabet[/b]
It's the same as [i]Twisted Numbers[/i] but with alphabets. Honestly, reading a moving letter is actually harder than numbers, especially due to how similar some alphabets look. As such, I had a hard time getting a high score in this one, especially since they seem to have the same time limit as [i]Alphabet[/i].
[b]Insane[/b]
This mixed mode of [i]Twisted Numbers[/i] and [i]Twisted Alphabet[/i] is insane. You need to press a number, then a letter, and so on until the chain ends. However, it is hard to press these in order, and more so when you need to wait until you can figure out which number and alphabet are there due to their random movement. Honestly, this is my least favorite mode of the game due to how difficult it is.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1769320156
[b]Length and Difficulty[/b]
The game has no ending, and you can probably finish the whole game in a few minutes, but if you are an achievement hunter, you need to play for at least 45 minutes to get all achievements. I did mine in 1.2h.
This is an achievement spam game. It has 302 achievements in total that unlock when you do even the slightest thing. You don't even need to be good at the game; you just need to play it for a while to get the achievement to reach a maximum total score that accumulates in multiple playthroughs and pressing a certain number or alphabet to score for a maximum of 60 times.
[h1]Conclusion[/h1]
[i]Slash It[/i] is an okay game. While it used to be very cheap, the developer seems to have increased the price to a ridiculous amount. Well, the discounted price makes it quite cheap, but for such a quality game, it is pale in comparison to other arcade games. Moreover, I was only interested in the [i]Classic[/i] mode, and that doesn't give me as much adrenaline as I thought. For achievement hunters who want to 100% it, it might be an okay game, but for others who want to enjoy the game and need some challenge, I don't think I could recommend it.
