Reviews

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  Magic Head

  Oct 26, 2016

  Very fun game, it's obvious the developer is dedicated to it. Only problem is it not having online multiplayer with random people. It would be fun to host sessions that people could get put into. Other than this, the game is very fun, and I would recommend it to someone with siblings, children, or friends that enjoy party games.
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  RockstarCRO

  Dec 21, 2016

  Just because I like reminders : remember to do your homework before purchasing any early access games. This includes videos of the game itself, searching discussions and forums and checking out the developers reputation. If there is a road-map included, all the better. Welcome to Party Panic where chaos is met with a smile. Like most Humans, I saw this game and instantly made a comparison. I compared it to Mario party and was wondering if it could be just as good. Unlike Mario Party, Party Panic does not have a board system. Rather, mini-games are played back to back while scores are displayed after each game. The way the scores are displayed is beautiful, and whats even more beautiful is the fact you can punch or kick a buddy off a higher pedestal than yours. As your score grows, so does your pedestal. The player has almost thirty mini-games to choose from with the addition of a gauntlet mode. Of the thirty mini-games, some that are included are sprint orientated games (such as smacking a post or running for your life), sumo ball orientated games (such as collecting coins, a soccer mimic and classic sumo), dodge-based games (such as running from an avalanche, jumping over a rotating blade, dodging ghosts and dodging falling rocks or players), fighting-based games (such as scoring points for landing blows), collection based games, racing orientated games and finally coordination sort of games (which involves pressing the right buttons at the right time). There is a decent amount of variance so far within the mini-game realm. The [b]gameplay[/b] feels very classic to me. Meaning, even though the objective or dynamics are simple the game is still quite challenging. When playing with friends, the atmosphere becomes even more intense when everyone is rushing as fast as they can to get the combination down. This is a breath of fresh air in a sense as it evens the playing field for anyone. Expert gamers to n00bs are sure to get enjoyment. Any game that someone can perfect is nice, but having a game where everyone has a fair chance is golden. Moreover, there is a pretty cool gaming feature included that attempts to keep all players involved at all times. In certain mini-games (not all yet I'm hoping), when a player is knocked out they still have a chance at redeeming themselves and sometimes scoring points. For example, in an boulder-falling game or falling-tiles game, players that have been knocked out from active game play can still attack other players from the grave. In these two games, the fallen players can aim and sometimes control the projectile they fire out. This is an amazing feature as it attempts to keep everyone involved even when they are out! Successful games (virtual or not) are successful for the sole reason everyone is still participating. This is a step in the right direction and I encouraged it to go even further! I hope to see this continue and a lot more variances and new stages in the future. Gauntlet is a series of linear mini-games back to back. This is a solid addition and gives players a break from playing mini-games. Unlike mini-games where there are pauses, players are competing in real time and with one another. Players can choose how many stages to have prior to starting the gauntlet. The stages don't have too many variances at the moment, but the concept is on the right track to creating a fun alternative to mini-games. Some stages include dodging spikes, jumping platforms and avoiding spinning blades. Players are participating with other players and can interfere with one another. This is fun and annoying as landing on someone's head gives you an extra bounce up into the sky. To win the gauntlet, players have to make it to the end. Progress can be tracked by viewing the middle of the screen; the heads of the players will appear in the middle and as the player progresses further, so will their icon. There is also a death count that keeps a toll of how many times you fell off the stage. The game will end when one player reaches the very end and comes into contact with a stepping stone. [b]Visually[/b], the style suits what the game is about. Cartoony, funny, playful and emotional. The cartoon and comical aspect are reciprocal to one another. It's funny seeing these things getting bounced around everywhere. The expressions on players faces is the icing on the cake. Whether they are getting rocks thrown at them, running from a whale trying to eat them, snow trying to crush them, or lava trying to burn them, the players are laughing, showing signs of worry, straight faced or sticking their tongue out. This is just a pleasure to watch when everyone is going full speed and the players in the game are making faces. [b]The sounds [/b] are OK as of the moment. They are accurate, but a little more umph and emphasis needs to be added. Key sounds are always important to making an impact. I can still hear the ping from the game WCW vs NWO revenge when a wrestler runs into a steel ring post. My suggestion would be to diversify the sounds between different characters... maybe even using different voices like worms did? Moreover, the music is on the right track and does a good job giving a little bounce to the mini games. I'm curious to see what else is to come in this domain. Although sound and music may be considered a brush up touch to the final product, it can really enhance the experience. Overall, the game is fun and engaging. Because it is in limited regarding development, there may be only so much replayability for certain players. Depending on the crowd, I can see people easily throwing a couple of hours per session (especially with the drinking game mode turned on). The games and gauntlet are still in development; adding more inclusive and dynamic games will ensure Party Panic's success. There is online capabilities at the moment, but finding a game is a bit difficult. I recommend playing with local players to maximize this games effect. To the developer, I have a few suggestions : >Keep adding mini-games. New stages may bring new ideas and game-modes. On the other hand, the stages you currently have are also open to modification. Small objective, player or terrain changes can fuel these new modes. The best games (be it virtual or not) can be in the form of modified games. A soccer game can be broken up or modified in many ways to make it fair or even more fun. Try to keep an open mind! >Personalizing characters is great. I think adding whatever designs come to mind in regards to hats or color should be added. I do like how the characters make faces throughout the game. You could potentially give the player some control over this. >Gauntlet is a really cool feature that gives the player a break from mini-game sessions. This linear and continuous game is pretty sweet, but can still use some tweaks. More stages, modifications and variances definitely need to be added here. It would be interesting perhaps to add items or some sort of "X" factor that rattles all players wherever they are on the map. >I would recommend making the classic sumo mode less mobile. This is not to say restrict movement, but add some weight to the sumo balls. Flying around everywhere at full speed is fun; adding some weight or momentum can add some difficulty and strategy to the movements. >Continue to add elements of inclusiveness; when players die allow them to compete in one way or another. ***UPDATES*** : Board and adventure mode added! EARLY ACCESS RATING : 7.25/10 ***updated Jan 2018 [table] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td]B-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Story / Campaign[/td] [td]N/A[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Visuals / User Interface[/td] [td]B-[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Sounds / Music[/td] [td]C+[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Replay-ability[/td] [td]C+[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Overall [/td] [td]C+[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1]Video :[/h1] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ONJoOnZXY]Party Panic Highlight Review[/url]
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  MegaMuffin098

  Jan 16, 2017

  This is a great game and I can't wait for this to come out in the full release! Pros: Cool Cartooney Graphics. Funny Animations a lot of fun minigames Cool and funny customizations Easy controls Local and global multiplayer as well as singleplayer And more! And now its time for the cons: Not many people play it because of early access. A little glitchey at times. Needs more stuff to do. (ex. Minigames, extra activities.) Laggy in multiplayer. (that could just be my computer though) So overall I recommend this game! Hope this sort of helped!
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  AbeFroman

  Apr 12, 2017

  Party Panic reminds me a lot of the original Xbox Fusion Frenzy, controls and graphics are there, but the game mechanics just arent very interesting. Not meaning to be a jerk, I respect the effort that goes into game creation but its hard to recommend this game at the moment. A few of the mini-games are fun , but many seem like 2nd rate versions of Bishi Bashi, Mario Party etc Like the ghost shooting one... multiple identical ghosts appear..you move your target and shoot..nothing happens..you just hear a ping each time you hit the ghost and get a point, then after set time the ghost dissapears.., so you move to the next ghost and repeat, it's like the worlds blandest version of Point Blank. Maybe have the ghost actually react to getting shot, or dissapear after one shot, or add some power ups , or "shoot your own colour", anything to make it a bit more entertaining! New games are being added, and online has been added so the dev is still working on the game. Its great more content is being added, but the existing games still need more depth and polish. Im a big fan of classic multiplayer games, so im hoping this one improves. Thumbs down for the time being.
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  Nyx

  Jun 5, 2017

  This game is really enjoyable ive had it for a while now and would bring it to my college classes so my friends and i could play during our breaks and we'd have alot of fun goofing around smacking each other in the loading screeens before we even got into the game lol we'd always get super competitive and its definitely a good and dorky party game !
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  Jehzab

  Jun 20, 2017

  Fun game, great concept. Would love to see this game further developed with more game modes.
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  Marmanvii

  Aug 8, 2017

  Really good game if you want to play with your friends locally and now online, has a ton of minigames and gamemodes, can't stop laughing when playing.
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  FAT CAT

  Aug 8, 2017

  Needs a game board mode like Mario Party. Dice rolls, coin, mini games bla bla
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  b 0 r p

  Aug 9, 2017

  pretty cool and fun game, but it's better if you have some actual friends to play with ;(
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  Mr Meeseeks

  Aug 10, 2017

  Fun little game, great work for a single indie dev!
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  NeoBabelLibrary

  Nov 17, 2017

  Good game, but I think, for this price, this game must be developed more. This game has many mini-games which local friend or online friend can play with.
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  Bcremes

  Nov 26, 2017

  I would love to love this game. It is an absolutely perfect concept that has somehow disappointed me at every turn. Upon first launching the game, you re greeted with an abysmally crafted control system. If you're using a controller the game is palatable, however, for sword and board users, the game is borderline impossible to manage. When Party Panic was first released, the game was rough around the edges, to say the least, but quite enjoyable. The "drinking game" function is amazing! However, the controls are atrocious, the menus are terribly crafted, and the game seems to get worse as the developers proceed to patch it. Upon initial release, Party Panic was hard to adapt to, but once you and your respective group of friends adapted to its painfully uncouth style, you had a TON of fun. However, as the devs have continued to patch the game, the experience has greatly declined. The notion of continuously adding content is very valorous, but if that new content plays like and an untuned pile of dog puke, what is the point? The content that had been added since release has not only brought more seemingly broken minigames but has actually added to the unplayability of the original content! Everglow Interactive went for the hail mary of a potentially good thing here, but they really have to get their crap together. A ton of work has to be done before Party Panic is the "party" game that it strives to be. If ALL if the minigames worked as they should, that would be enough to justify the current price tag. However, if they carry on with the trend of poor patches, along with updates that then break previously functioning minigames, go ahead and check Party Panic as unplayable. UPDATE 12/15/17 Phew, my apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Didn't even look back at the game until I recently heard about the addition of board game mode. Upon rereading the review, some of the language used may have been exaggerated, but the overall tone embodies the experience myself and my group of friends had. Please keep in mind that this update is referring to the sate of the game nearly a month ago, as I haven't had the opportunity to enjoy the new update. As per the menus, the main issue we ran into was that our keyboard and mouse users felt as though the menus were not designed with them in mind. It takes some time fumbling around before getting used to how to navigate the menus themselves. However, the in-game controls are quite easy to manage, especially if you're willing to tinker with presets. In regards to the patches. It was noticed that as new games were released, some of the older content developed some unusual issues. Examples of these include becoming stuck permanently dashing/boosting in any of the hamster ball type games, or having certain players suddenly becoming immortal during minigames like the tower climb. Again I'd like to repeat that these issues were all based on the status of the game from the last major update back in November, developers have obviously been taking care of the game since that time. Thank you for replying quickly to my strongly worded review, I wish I had done the same with my response. I am absolutely giving the game another whirl now the new and exciting update. I'm very glad you guys are diligently working to better Party Panic because I also have very high hopes for the title. I will do my best to keep up with updates better in the future, and if your diligent work changes my mind, I would love to change my review.
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  Baesty

  Dec 29, 2017

  I really desperately wanted to like this game, but it was pretty much unplayable. First board game, one character got stuck in the mesh of the floor and couldn't jump to activate the dice roll. Second game, player could not advance past one of the board game places. The menu is really difficult to navigate with a controller and trying to find/host a game with friends was a UI nightmare. I'm so disappointed that I had to refund it because it looks like a game PERFECT for my friends and I, and we had such high hopes. The customization and menu screen was fun, and the few minigames we did get to play were a blast - I loved the eating competition with DDR controls! I hope these issues get resolved and then I will definitely pick the game up again.
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  Grong

  Apr 13, 2018

  ===[ <3 Audience: ]=== ☐ Kids ☑: Everyone ☐ Casual players ☐ Pro players ===[ ☼ Graphics: ]=== ☐ Potato ☐ Really bad ☐ Bad ☑ OK ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Masterpiece ===[ $ Price/quality: ]=== ☐ Full price ☑ Wait for sale ☐ Average ☐ Refund it if you can ☐ Don't do it ===[ ☣ Requirments: ]=== ☐ 90' PC ☐ Minimum ☑ Medium ☐ Fast ☐ High end ☐ NASA computer ===[ ☼ Difficulty: ]=== ☐ You just need 2 arms ☐ Ez ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Hard (first few hours) ☐ Dark Souls ===[ ۞ Game time/length ]=== ☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours) ☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours) ☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours) ☐ Long ( 12+ hours) ☑ Endless ===[ ♬ Story] === ☐ It doesn't have ☑ Still better than Twilight ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Fantastic ===[ § Bugs ]=== ☐ Game itself is one big BUG ☐ Bugs destroying the game ☐ Lot of bugs ☑ Few Bugs ☐ You can use them for speedrun ☐ Nothing ===[ ✦ Others: ]=== Multiplayer: Yes Singleplayer: Yes Couch Play: Yes ===[ PRO ]=== -Customization -Fun minigames ===[ CON ]=== -Not that many minigames, easily get bored.
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  Cuupi

  Jul 26, 2018

  In the beginning it was a really fun game but the number of arcade games is rather too little. Within 2 hours the game is basically all covered. Only great to play among friends for 1/2 an hour and then things get really repetitive. Need more content.
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  SillyAgentKiiN

  Oct 30, 2018

  [quote] Grade = A. Worth a buy, for who love random mini-game. However, for who don't like the graphic & sound, stay away from this game ⚖️[u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/1/1738883005311645342/]Check Scoring Scheme[/url][/u] [/quote] [table] [tr] [th]GRADE[/th] [th]SCORE (51)[/th] [th]WORTH BUYING?[/th] [th]OVERALL[/th] [th]DISCOUNT[/th] [/tr] [tr] [th]A+[/th] [td]65 ~ 80[/td] [td]Valuable than Normal Price![/td] [td] -[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]A[/th] [td]49 ~ 64[/td] [td]Worth Normal Price[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]B[/th] [td]33 ~ 48[/td] [td]Good Value[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 10%~35%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]C[/th] [td]17 ~ 32[/td] [td]Overpriced[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 40%~90%[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]D[/th] [td]0 ~ 16[/td] [td]Not Recommend[/td] [td] -[/td] [td]Wait 100%[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1] THE UNIQUE:[/h1] 💎 30+ random game mode 💎 Online & local multiplayer (x4) 💎 Bot fill-up the empty slot 💎 Character customization 💎 Customize game rule 💎 Open world with an extra mini-game 💎 Many languages [h1] PLAYER REQUIREMENTS:[/h1] 💼 Require friends to play with you 💼 Require additional controllers for local player 💼 Make sure old laptop have a powerful USB port [h1] COMMON FEEDBACK:[/h1] 🔧 Controls are sluggish ➜ No, not happen here 🔧 Character sounds are bad ➜ They are trying to sound silly [h1] MORE INFORMATION:[/h1] Recommended Video Review: https://youtu.be/Ni45-bdawAc Approximate File Size = 1.93 GB Thanks for reading, if you found this helpful please 👍 then: 🔔 Browse [u][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31940448-Expectation-Checklist/]more similar reviews[/url][/u] and follow this Curator, or 🤝 Join [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist]our group[/url][/u] to discussion future review format and layout ☹️ Make a complaint on this review ➜ [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/0/4594180031254224809/]Write here[/url][/u]
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  headlesscyborg

  Nov 4, 2018

  Party Panic is a party game for up to 4 players with local and online multiplayer (both can be even combined - for example 2 players local + 2 players online) where players try to achieve victory in series of minigames. It's a party game with everything you would expect from it plus some nice features on top of that - character customization, board games, drinking game mode. I enjoy every single minigame, each one of them is bit unique and all of them are fun. This is the best party game I've ever played. I play on Linux, there was an [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/506500/discussions/1/1735468693708336234]issue[/url][/b] (link here) with performance but I managed to found what's behind it and reported it to the developer. Fortunately the developer is a nice person and cares a lot even about the penguin-based minority of his customer base, so as you can see in the link above it's going to be fixed and there is no reason to worry about customer support. Until it's fixed you can use the "-force-opengl" launch parameter in case you're affected by this bug. I recommend this game to everyone who is looking for games to play with friends. You won't regret. This game offers a lot of fun and you can play it with anyone anytime (even drunk, I tested it yesterday). [h1]System info & performance report[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Operating system[/td] [td]Arch Linux x64 | Gnome Shell 3.30[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CPU/GPU/RAM[/td] [td]i5 7300HQ / GTX 1050 Ti [410.66] / 24GB DDR4 2400Mhz[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Machine[/td] [td]MSI laptop with Nvidia Optimus[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Settings[/td] [td]1080p, very high[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]FPS[/td] [td]120-200+ fps[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Dual monitor experience[/td] [td]No issues[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Multiplayer[/td] [td]Yes, local + online (can be combined) + cross platform Linux + Mac + Windows[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Config location[/td] [td] ✓ Good | ~/.cache/unity3d/Party Panic[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Linux version rating[/td] [td]5/5 perfect*[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Controller support[/td] [td]Excellent (tested with an Xbox 360 wireless controller, "xpad" Linux built-in kernel module), recognized anytime, initial in-game setup needed first[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Any issues (fullscreen, performance, crashes...) ?[/td] [td]No issues in OpenGL mode*[/td] [/tr] [/table] * = I'm giving it my personal "perfect" rating because it runs perfectly in OpenGL mode that is going to be default soon anyway (check the link I posted above)
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  Conqueror

  Jun 19, 2020

  ---{Gameplay}--- 🔳Try not to get addicted 🔳Very good ☑️Good 🔳Nothing special 🔳Ehh 🔳Bad 🔳Just dont ---{Graphics}--- 🔳Masterpiece 🔳Beautiful 🔳Good ☑️Decent 🔳Will do 🔳Bad 🔳Awful 🔳Paint.exe ---{Audio}--- 🔳Fascinating 🔳Very good 🔳Good ☑️Decent 🔳Not too bad 🔳Bad 🔳Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☑️Kids ☑️Teens 🔳Adults 🔳Everyone ---{PC Requirements}--- 🔳Check if you can run paint ☑️Potato 🔳Decent 🔳Fast 🔳Rich boi 🔳Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Story}--- ☑️Doesn't have 🔳Something isnt nothing I guess 🔳Not greatly told 🔳Average 🔳Good 🔳Lovely 🔳Will make you cry or smile alot ---{Playstyle}--- 🔳Almost never the same in any two people 🔳Varies a little bit from person to person 🔳Weapon AND character classes 🔳Weapon OR character classes 🔳Creative AND Survival 🔳Creative OR Survival 🔳Melee AND Ranged ☑️Melee OR Ranged ---{Difficulity}--- 🔳Just press a bunch of buttons ☑️Easy 🔳Significant brain usage 🔳Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔳Not so easy 🔳Difficult 🔳Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- 🔳Nothing 🔳Only if you care about leaderboards/ranks 🔳Isnt necessary to progress ☑️A bit grindy sometimes 🔳Average grind level 🔳A bit grindy 🔳Insanity ---{Game Time}--- 🔳Long enough for a cup of tea 🔳Short 🔳Average 🔳Long ☑️Depends on you 🔳Endless ---{Price}--- 🔳Just buy it 🔳Worth the price ☑️Wait for sale 🔳Maybe if you have some spare money left 🔳Not recommended 🔳Dont throw money into a rubbish bin ---{Micro-Transactions}--- 🔳EA 🔳Mobile Game(Necessary if you don’t want to wait 15 weeks to construct a toaster) 🔳”Premium” Currency AND Normal Currency 🔳”Premium” Currency OR Normal Currency 🔳Quick way to advance 🔳Fortnite(Skins/Emotes/Etc) 🔳Only to show off big time 🔳Level DLC ☑️None ---{Bugs/Glitches}--- 🔳Never had any ☑️Minor bugs/glitches 🔳Few bugs/glitches 🔳Can get annoying 🔳Ruining the game 🔳The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs/glitches ---{?/10}--- 🔳1 🔳2 🔳3 🔳4 🔳5 🔳6 🔳7 ☑️8 🔳9 🔳10
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  DescX

  Jul 2, 2020

  A very intense, hilarious and surprising party game! Includes a drinking game, a Mario Party-esque board game, and an adventure island with more mini-games and hidden trophies. The latter can get a little glitchy here and there, but it's not too intrusive and can actually be funny when you've lost a drinking game previously (hehe). A big plus: you can always play alone (with bots) or with 1-3 friends, which is a lot funnie. There's also many languages available. Really recommended!
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  TahaPilav

  May 18, 2021

  if you dont have frends dont buy it