[LEGACY] Astral Breakers

Astral Breakers is honestly a game that surprised me. While not being squeaky clean, no bugs, no issues, it’s certainly a game I enjoyed right to the end.
Actually, I am considering playing it on stream to showcase its highlights and lowlights.
This game is, genuinely, not bad. Anything that is bad about the game doesn’t make it unplayable, unlike some games.

There is, however, a lack of a tutorial, you find this out on your own when you have no clue what you’re doing, and you exit the campaign to look at the controls. As for the side character, the annoying star, you just skip the whole conversation because who really needs to know the story, right?
And if there’s no save… Find an hour and try to speedrun it, I guess.
This game is not worth its full price, but even a small discount would be good enough for you to pick up the game and enjoy this little bubble pop game.

Pros:

• The music fits the theme of the game, not too loud or annoying.
• Nice clean game visually.
• I got to pick which star sign I started as. (Which I’m sure is completely irrelevant to the actual gameplay.)
• The game plays smooth enough, and playing against the computer does get harder as you progress.

Cons:

• The stupid little star thing is annoying as heck, I know it’s just the cut-scenes, but I skipped all the skippable ones after maybe two levels.
• Apparently, there is no save mechanic. I played the game for 0.7 hours and got from start to finish. I know there are people who don’t have enough time for that, so it sucks you can’t save your progress in the campaign.
• There is no tutorial. You’d think you wouldn’t need one! I was joining colours up all happy until I noticed I had a stack of 10 of the same colour and was wondering why it wasn’t popping. Apparently, when the flashy bubbles appear, you have to press Enter to turn them supernova, so they fill the other side with balls.

Price: £3.99
Time To Complete: N/A
Achievements: None
Cards: No
Worth The Money: Yes, play it again and again.

Conclusion: Not quite cheap enough as I got through the game pretty quickly, I’d recommend buying when on sale but even a 25% sale would be good enough. It took about an hour for me to complete, which was probably because I had to restart it once due to the game not having a save feature.
If you’re into match 3 games and are interested in giving a new one a try that has a slightly different playstyle, give this a go.

Zesty Rating
5 Out of 10

A game with an unexpected allure and purpose. It might not claim the top spot, but it carves out its own distinctive niche, offering a refreshing burst of vitality and vibrancy in an otherwise lacklustre gaming arena.

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Please bear in mind that this is a repost. There have been slight changes to the post such as spelling and grammar fixes, images added, and things generally organised in the fashion I'd like them presented.  Apart from that, the main context of the review has not changed, opinion has not been altered and everything is sacred. I look forward to writing for you all again.