(the) Gnorp Apologue

挂机增量策略游戏，想早些通关比较吃阅读理解和运营，挺好玩的。 //无糯机tql

I like this game and I had fun in the almost 13 hours I played it for. But my one issue: The delete save button is located too close to and looks very similar to the quit game button. Hence, after 13 hours I accidentally deleted my save file and while I was able to recover *some* progress with the recover save data button that's right there (I wonder why) I still lost about the last 5 hours of playtime. It was fun while it lasted.

This is a very hard review for me to write, because there is a lot to like about this game. Also keep in mind that my play time represents a lot of background game time, not active play (~15-20hrs). So why a thumbs down? [list] [*]You spend a lot of time not knowing if your actions actually have a positive effect. This extends from minute-to-minute gameplay to the perk tree you make meta-changing builds with. [*]There are very few things to invest the idle currency into after the first few compression cycles. You spend most of your time waiting to get the special shards that spawn, or waiting hours so you can buy one level of something (because you can't see actual stats of anything) and not seeing any real effect on gameplay. [*]There is very, very little content to unlock in the game. By the time you've seen everything you will ask yourself, "that's it?". [*]There is some seriously missing player agency as a run goes on. Some mechanic decisions you make you can disable or change, others you can't, and for the ones you can't you'll be looking at restarting a run to try something different because they might prevent you from ever being able to trigger a compression again. [/list] The game is a pretty package, a fun idea, but it feels like it's missing that last 30-40% of what would make it a stellar idle game.

(the) Gnorp Apologue is a neat incremental game that does a lot of things right. The visuals are simple, which helps when the screen starts getting overloaded with rockets and rainbow shards. The music is fun and not too repetitive. The Gnorps are cute and customizable based on the achievements you unlock. And the gameplay loop is more complex than just 'click the rock'. This isn't an idler, and this isn't a clicker. It's a third option: an management incremental game where I was engaged nearly the entire time without spraining my fingers. It did start to become a bit of an idler towards the end, especially since I was just shy of unlocking the final tier of upgrades (so I really had to grind there). But overall it's a pretty fast-paced idler. There's quite a lot of strategic variety too. The skill tree isn't necessarily linear and gives you a lot of options for what build you want to go with. Do you want to go all in on arrows? Mountaineers? Drones? Ice or fire or neither? It was fun to try a different build each time I prestiged. Like many incremental games, though, there really only seemed to be one solution to get to the finale. Different strategies work for getting there, but damage and collection are heavily skewed by one particular gnorp each... I could be wrong though. Maybe that's just the way my build worked. I'm not counting that too hard against the game, just something I observed. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes incremental games!

A linear incremental idle game with charming pixel art and satisfying progression. I've unlocked about half the skill tree so far and completed the base game mode. But here's the catch - pick the wrong upgrades or mismanage your resources, and you can genuinely break your run. No exaggeration. One bad choice and you're stuck restarting. It's a polished, addictive experience with great visuals and a relaxing vibe. Just don't expect deep build variety or endless content - it's pretty linear and short.

One of the best incremental games, along with Tower Wizard, albeit this one is quite a bit longer. It took me around 30 hours to beat blind, but it probably only takes half that time if you know what you’re doing. Great art style. The music is serviceable for the genre and delivers a sense of progression with each run. The last hurdle was quite tough to overcome, so most of that extra time came down to experimenting with different builds, which the game makes apparent is a deliberate design choice, given the many options for variety the prestige system offers. It might be subjective, but since you constantly need to switch up builds for different progression levels, this may put off some players, while others may love it. Lastly, this is not a clicker game where you can max out everything and call it a day. You have to use your head a bit for once, but once you earn around 75% of the prestige points, you’ll have enough tools to create great synergies and reach the ending.

I did finish it but I wouldn't recommend it if you're into chill incremental games like I am. It's a stressful experience where each prestige point has to be stretched for and each synergy has to be well thought out. Most upgrades are actually sidegrades with some downsides. Your resources are very limited and you can't repick or refund upgrades either. This leads to a lingering sense of anxiety because you can and will pick something that will screw your run, leading to no prestige points. Personally I found it an exercise in analysis paralysis where each powerful upgrade locks out 5 more and you don't even know if it's good or not.

《糯米团子历代记》通关🎉。 不能说是很纯粹的挂机放置游戏，需要有明确的判断力，读懂成长树里哪个是最优解，并合理分配局内的糯米小人和灵能元素。玩起来更像是个策略选择游戏。 感觉和预期不太符合。想放置却放不爽，想操作又操作不起来，游玩体验有点别扭。 单纯从增量这个角度来看，当看见满天导弹飞舞起来的时候，还是挺满足的。 推荐游玩前先明确自己对这款游戏的预期。

It started out pretty good, it's charming, looks pretty nice, there is a lot of variety. But by the end it became such a slog, it is just frustrating and boring,. Every new prestige point is a fight for your life, and while there are a lot of upgrades and talents, there are very few which are direct upgrades. Maybe it scratches the itch for you, but personally I cannot recommend this one.