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Shotgun King
Plug In Digital · 642 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
★★★★★
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Top complaints - extracted from 15 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"game"
9 negative reviews mention this · 60% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play if you like the difficulty. I'm writing this because I found the game too difficult, so I'm leaving this review because I found the game too difficult for me. But again, if you don't mind the difficulty but this game. I know this review won't apply to everyone, but th…" - Misderspike
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"play"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play if you like the difficulty. I'm writing this because I found the game too difficult, so I'm leaving this review because I found the game too difficult for me. But again, if you don't mind the difficulty but this game. I know this review won't apply to everyone, but th…" - Misderspike
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"progress"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Discovered checks are unfun, progress save bug. It just feels bad. No warning. No lives. Nothing. Just 15min wasted. And then another 6 hours wasted progressing and it didn’t save. Fantastic." - brunobely
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"save"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Discovered checks are unfun, progress save bug. It just feels bad. No warning. No lives. Nothing. Just 15min wasted. And then another 6 hours wasted progressing and it didn’t save. Fantastic." - brunobely
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"until"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game does not save at all. I love rogue likes and this game seems right up my alley and it was very fun. But it has a major issue where it completely resets any time I close and reopen the game. I’ve beaten the throne game mode and unlocked some of the codex, but it …" - Cape4820
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"playing"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "No sound at all, buttons unresponsive.. Too bad. Really looked forward to playing this. No sound is a game killer. Buttons unresponsive." - MajesticLobster
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"cards"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game does not save at all. I love rogue likes and this game seems right up my alley and it was very fun. But it has a major issue where it completely resets any time I close and reopen the game. I’ve beaten the throne game mode and unlocked some of the codex, but it …" - Cape4820
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"every"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play if you like the difficulty. I'm writing this because I found the game too difficult, so I'm leaving this review because I found the game too difficult for me. But again, if you don't mind the difficulty but this game. I know this review won't apply to everyone, but th…" - Misderspike
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"makes"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "My game is just not saving. I have had a lot of fun with the game, however every time I close my game no progress is saved meaning all of my shotguns and unlocks vanish every time I go to play and makes the game honestly unplayable" - Forgot it?
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Discovered checks are unfun, progress save bug
It just feels bad. No warning. No lives. Nothing. Just 15min wasted.
And then another 6 hours wasted progressing and it didn’t save. Fantastic.
And then another 6 hours wasted progressing and it didn’t save. Fantastic.
为什么我关了游戏之后再打开就重新开始了？没有保存？
玩了几个小时之后关了再打开又重头开始了？解锁的东西都没了？？什么垃圾？
Game does not save at all
I love rogue likes and this game seems right up my alley and it was very fun. But it has a major issue where it completely resets any time I close and reopen the game. I’ve beaten the throne game mode and unlocked some of the codex, but it doesn’t matter as everything resets the next time I open the game, back to doing the tutorial again… I really would like to continue playing the game and unlock all the cards and shotguns, but until this major issue is fixed, I cannot.
Help!!!
An incredible game with great gameplay. I love chess and this story is epic. But my progress gets deleted when I close the game, achievements and everything! Help!
Nothing saves
Every time I open the game nothing has been saved. I have to do the tutorial all over again and can’t use the modes or guns I unlocked. Game Center achievements are tracked but nothing else.
My game is just not saving
I have had a lot of fun with the game, however every time I close my game no progress is saved meaning all of my shotguns and unlocks vanish every time I go to play and makes the game honestly unplayable
非常不推荐买这个游戏
玩法很无聊，一点肉鸽的深度都没有
Play if you like the difficulty
I'm writing this because I found the game too difficult, so I'm leaving this review because I found the game too difficult for me. But again, if you don't mind the difficulty but this game. I know this review won't apply to everyone, but this is just my opinion, it's too difficult for me.
No sound at all, buttons unresponsive.
Too bad. Really looked forward to playing this. No sound is a game killer. Buttons unresponsive.
Fun game but no save feature??
The game is good. Runs well on mobile. But the lack of no save while in the middle of a run HURTS. I can’t start a game on a lunch break and then get back into it after work. So there’s just no reason to play it until later in the day when I get time for a full session. That really sucks.
Fun but incomplete
Game is a lot of fun, but I not being able to save progress mid run is a show stopper. Usually only have 5 minutes to hop into the game and seeing that my progress is wiped constantly is a killer.
Poorly Balanced
I’ve played damn near every roguelike and the balance here is insanely poor. The gimmick is every time you get a boon between rounds, the opponent does as well. The problem is the opponent’s buffs makes yours seem like pennies.
Example boon is kill your range to get a tiny blade that only works when you’re next to an opponent and they have low health. Basically get up close where it’s most dangerous - essentially a nerf. Meanwhile your opponent can get a rook which is a one hit kill enemy with 10+ range in 4 directions.
It’s silly. Only a few cards are actually good like a hilariously overpowered moat that walls off enemies.
Got bored at the 4th ascension level. Regret buying.
Example boon is kill your range to get a tiny blade that only works when you’re next to an opponent and they have low health. Basically get up close where it’s most dangerous - essentially a nerf. Meanwhile your opponent can get a rook which is a one hit kill enemy with 10+ range in 4 directions.
It’s silly. Only a few cards are actually good like a hilariously overpowered moat that walls off enemies.
Got bored at the 4th ascension level. Regret buying.
👎 Such a great roguelike until you get past the first handful of games.
It quickly becomes clear in the higher difficulties how paramount it is to get good RNG between black and white cards, which makes for a really unsatisfying experience when the only way to get a 'good' build is by spamming games and hoping for the best. Such little build agency even in the alternate modes leaves a lot to be desired. If theorycrafting combinations or working towards 'fun' builds is your thing, don't even bother -- Shotgun King offers no avenue for choosing the direction of your build.
(Seriously, Endless mode still only lets you pick 10 cards just like the main gamemode? Just make the main mode optionally continue after victory and make Endless actually Endless)
(Seriously, Endless mode still only lets you pick 10 cards just like the main gamemode? Just make the main mode optionally continue after victory and make Endless actually Endless)
Great game but…
Just starting by saying it’s a lot of fun I’ve got it on steam and saw it on phone and had to get it again. I would have given it 5 stars but I can’t Unfortunately, when trying to use the run n gun shoes(can’t remember the name) the game froze on me. Music stopped playing, pieces stopped wiggle I couldn’t move; had to quit the game and on return I lost my run. At this point unless that is fixed I can’t play again. Not exactly sure how the bug happened, but if it happened once I’m sure it’ll happen again so I hope it’s identified soon cause this game is so much fun. Until then 2 stars so this is noticed and addressed before it happens to others.
I like it.
But it’s crashed on me 4 times today.
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)