4 people found this review helpful
Recommended
5.4 hrs last two weeks / 4,300.9 hrs on record (525.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: 26 Nov, 2016 @ 9:46pm
Updated: 26 Jun, 2020 @ 3:29am

After having played this game for more than 3000 hours, I am going to write an in-depth review of this game which belongs very close to my heart:

PROS:

-> Aesthetically pleasing graphics and gameplay

-> Very big learning curve. It's not going to be one of those games where you play a couple of hours and get the game down, no. The learning curve in this game is very very big. You are in complete control of every inch of your car to the extent that I can literally feel the car as an extension of my body at this point and I can feel where the ball will be flying based on where I hit it from.

-> Time saving ( Or... is it?) : Every game is only 5 minutes long. If you're ever in a hurry and have very little time on your hand for some casual fun, you can always hop into this game. PS: Unlike you're like 95% of the population who cant get enough of these 5 minutes and before you know its been 2 hrs haha )

-> Constantly updated with new game modes: It's not just football ( soccer meh). Rocket League has seen some very unique ideas being implemented by Psyonix, some of which include: Hoops ( Basketball ) , Ice Hockey , Rumble ( Magical powers while playing to introduce a degree of randomness. Insanely fun) , Dropshot ( Break the ground mode. Every touch the ball makes with the ground breaks it and you can score inside a broken floor) . So I would say even if the learning curve gets boring for you constantly playing the standard soccer mode, you can always play these out of the box game modes.

-> MULTIPLAYER: I know this is kinda a bum point but this game is insanely fun with friends. The initial Rocket League days for me were spent so much on laughing like a kid playing with friends being amused by different things happening in the game ( in and out of our control )

-> Community Workshop: You can expose yourself to some really wild ideas ( like Volleyball ) from workshop maps and dribbling courses etc.

-> Great in-game music. The OG soundtracks were even better ;_;

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CONS:

-> Servers aren't the best, especially if you are in Asia.

-> Learning curve is big. Yeah this was a pro but could also be a con for many. If you're trying to get good at this game, it will take some serious effort because getting the hang of the mechanics in the game takes an ample amount of time ( in my opinion 150+ hrs minimum )

-> In-game tournament system is almost dead. If you're into tournaments, check out different communities for the same. There are plenty.

-> Okay, I will go ahead and say this: THE COMMUNITY IS VERY TOXIC IN HERE. Nothing else to say about this xoxo

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All in all, I would definitely recommend it to anyone seeing how cheap it is and how much you can get into it if you get the feel for it. Definitely try it out!
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