Recent reviews by Ring System

this is pretty ok. better programming than KSP, but much less to actually do in space with it, sadly. also no passengers

this is pretty damn good. can't say much without spoiling it or just summarizing the game mechanics. needs demonitization scenes though.
the futurism here is also quite good, reminds me almost of VA-11 Hall-A.

TL;DR: Are you a designer, historian, cannon nut, KSP lover, or engineer? If so, you will LOVE this game. If not, it's probably not for you.

As you can tell by the amount of time spent on this game, I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love From the Depths. I emigrated to it from Robocraft after the loot crate update and other shenanigans made the gameplay totally untied from the bounds of reality. I'm writing this review as I'm running out of things to do in the game at around the 500-hour mark. And I'm a ridiculously fast designer, so you're likely to get more time out of it than me. It's by far the best voxel-based sandbox-vehicle-creation game I've ever played. However, it takes a lot of getting used to- the GUI looks like ♥♥♥♥ and isn't very helpful. The dev is quick to react to what the community wants.

VA-11 Hall-A is an excellent visual novel. The overall tone is immensely relaxing, and it's definitely something I can substitute in place of a book for my nighttime reading. The soundtrack is god-tier, and the art is top-notch.

While at first glance, it's dedicated to worldbuilding, it's actually devoted to the many, many charachter arcs that take place within the game. Every charachter is well-made and original- none of them llet any particular trope or their cuteness be the only thing that defines them. Even Rad Shiba (plushies when?) has a well-thought-out and funny personality. And since a good 80% of the game is just talking with the charachters, you get to know them really quickly, and start caring about what happens to them before you know it.

The bartending- something I thought I would be terrible at- is actually really easy for me since I soak up lore like a sponge. (Except for Virgilio, but he's full of ♥♥♥♥). The only quibble that I have with the game is microscopic- I'd like to be able to simply click on the ingredients and have them added to the shaker, instead of having to click and drag them over to the shaker. I mean where else am I gonna drag them? =P Bonus: The trading cards for this game are worth some bank, comparatively.

Well worth the price. 10/10, and that's not a rating I give lightly.