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Clustertruck review4/8/2023 You use X to jump and the right analogue stick to look around. Try doing pinpoint death-defying jumps when you're repeatedly accidentally staring at the ground or up into the sky. The run eventually comes, and if you can tolerate not knowing when that is, Clustertruck could be for you. It's especially aggravating with a game like Clustertruck because it's all about fast reflexes in the heat of the moment. And I had plenty of occasions in which I nailed a tricky series of jumps or managed to overcome a tough level and felt amazing. ![]() Landfall and tinyBuild made a good game, even if there were times that I thought they’d owe me either a Switch or a TV. My personal frustration with Clustertruck shouldn’t take away from the game. The music isn’t all that memorable though, with the constant restarting, I did appreciate that the music didn’t also restart at the same time. The engine focuses on the trucks, so the backgrounds are simple and functional. Landfall and tinyBuild are working on a patch to resolve the crashes as well as some issues with vertical camera control. I ran into a solitary crash while flipping through the menus, but for the most part the game ran fine. I did hear of severe crashes in the course of my time with the game, but was never able to replicate them. The items on this menu may be served raw or undercooked based on your specification, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients. But 3-10, with its trucks skidding off the road and simple wooden obstacles placed just so, broke me. This review covers the PC version of the game. The game is available now for PC and the Playstation 4. A few tricky levels still lingered before and after that, and clearing them left me feeling a sense of accomplishment. Clustertruck is developed and published by Landfall Games and tinyBuild respectively. Our menu is inspired by food trucks it allows customers to mix and match cuisines, ensuring everyone eats what they crave Engineered for delivery, orders are placed online or on our App and sent directly to our kitchen where we use fresh local ingredients to create from scratch street-style dishes. The “LEVEL FAILED” sign was a constant in my life for the better part of two sessions. Specialties: ClusterTruck is a unique delivery-only kitchen. My attempts before being done with the level measured in the hundreds, and I was well over the century mark before I even saw the banner that signaled the end of the stage. One particularly nasty level, 3-10 (the last level of the winter-themed world) has a sadly realistic treatment of 18-wheelers on sheets of ice. The restarts come fast and furious, as the truck paths are randomly generated, and runs of no hope happen a lot. The controls are simple: the left stick moves, A jumps and restarts the mission if a failure happens, and ZR dashes. Working out new gameplay mechanics ideas isnt always easy. The least expensive upgrade, the double jump, was honestly good for most of the game, and I felt like I wasted my points when I bought the ability to freeze trucks. Review: Clustertruck Sometimes you have to wonder how some developers come up with game ideas. Earning enough points allows you to purchase upgrades, like grappling hooks or the ability to spawn a truck on the field. It’s a fun little title you can pick up and play when you only have a spare 5 minutes that will constantly have you coming back for more. ClusterTruck is a game with a simple premise, get from start to finish without touching the ground just like the childrens game. Points are awarded after the end of each level based on completion time, as well as any stunts like large jumps performed along the way. It may be simple, yet challenging at the same time, but Clustertruck is highly enjoyable. Nine worlds with ten levels each (and some bonuses) make up the full package. Landing on any other surface-or hitting obstacles ranging from wooden barricades to lasers-is an automatic fail of the mission. The jumper at your controls isn’t named, but their job is simple: reach a marked goal by jumping across a series of 18-wheeler trucks. ![]() It's still very much a "carve your own path" environment, and there's certainly the potential to grow, but the clarity of when and how is hard to predict because it's so dependent on the pace of growth of the business.Īs we've grown, we're doing better at building consistency and stability - but we're not quite there yet, so if you want to be a part of this team you have to be able to thrive in uncertainty and be ready to GO.Clustertruck is a first-person jumping game. It's not for everyone and it can be draining - being a young company, "advancement" career-wise isn't necessarily reliable. Though we're technically not a "start-up" anymore, "hustle culture" is definitely still a huge part of the flow here. Having been with the company from its early days, I've seen a lot of changes and growth. Also, this review is specific to HQ and not to our kitchens. But the more specific ratings serve to be realistic about the environment. Overall, I love working for ClusterTruck - so overall, my experience is five stars.
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