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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 3.3 hrs on record
Posted: Mar 28, 2014 @ 5:18pm

i remember playing the original motherload back in the day and enjoying the heck out of it. i remember enjoying the progression of upgrading my little drillbot, the feeling of discovery and exploration, and the true fear i felt when i was low on fuel flying up to the surface.

super motherload fails to entice me in any way, and it fails to build on what made the original motherload fun. i dont feel fear any more because when you run out of fuel you just move slower instead of dying. i dont enjoy upgrading my vehicle because the game stops you from doing so until you arbitrarily reach a new chunk of story (story which i also find really tedious and boring). and i dont get much joy from exploration in super motherload. everything is more or less the same, there arent any novelty ores to discover, there aren't many ancient artifacts or items to find (unless they are pertinant to the story, again, i dont care) and the puzzles are kind of bland and rudimentary.

so what am i left with? well most of what i feel when i play super motherload is boredom. i just want to dig to the next area, increase my fuel tank because it's ALWAYS running out, get some OP combination of gems so i can... i dunno upgrade my fuel tank some more. there's no excitement, there's no surprises.

i was looking forward to this game, i'm pretty dissapointed honestly.
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38 Comments
Aleon Nov 5, 2023 @ 5:13am 
Lmao it's literally just a re-imagining of a game that wasn't very good in the first place. Your dumb ass is thinking with your little kid brain and remembering all the little endorphins that were released when you were a wee lad and haven't matured to the point where you can separate those childish nostalgic feelings with reality. It's okay, it's a plague for most of humanity. So have solace in the fact that there will inevitably be a plethora of incredibly dumb people to share your sentiment. At least you won't be alone. :)
Squaul Oct 7, 2023 @ 12:04pm 
Lmao drama queens okay.

But apart from the toxic drama behavior the review and some comments share the review seem a minimum legit while being a bit of bad faith tho on certain points too but as nostaligia is here it's expected.
Squaul Oct 7, 2023 @ 12:02pm 
Tho i agree ti's weird that they didn't release the og on steam but at least they give you the og too.
valentinloehner Aug 25, 2023 @ 10:43pm 
Try Wall World
Ronler Nov 17, 2022 @ 1:41am 
I should've read this review before purchasing this game. I'm now having to request a refund so that the creators of this game don't get the money. It's exactly as you say. Nothing but a soulless and very poor imitation of a game long past.

This will never live up to it's past. Game with such an empty and devoid of enjoyment compared to the original is such an embarrassment. The creators have lost their touch and the have also lost my faith in their ability to make good games....
Dark Nov 7, 2022 @ 9:32am 
Hardcore mode feels closer to the OG game since it brings back that mechanic of dying when you run out of fuel.
Chaplinchap Aug 31, 2022 @ 1:52am 
in the hardcore mode u die if u run out of fuel
DWN - (Infinity) Dec 7, 2021 @ 5:05pm 
i loved the original, but you know what sucked about the original? constantly glitching through the earth
Rings Dec 14, 2020 @ 9:36pm 
The original as well as thousands of other flash games have already been preserved... Look up flashpoint
StickyRubb Dec 6, 2020 @ 10:25am 
I also hope they can preserve the one on Miniclip, it's a shame that the new one doesn't sound to have the same vibe.