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Transformice is the proof of how a community can spoil a game.


Title
Transformice


Developer
Atelier 801


Publisher
Atelier 801


Release
1 May 2010, available on Steam in 30 January 2015


Graphics
2D


Genre
Platform MMO


Price
Free-to-play


Rating
2/10



The game.

Transformice is a 2D platform multiplayer game where you control a mouse who are trying to gather cheese and bring it back to the hole.

Gameplay.

The gameplay is simple and the mechanics seems well-made. Graphically speaking, the game is simple and appealing.
You play as a mouse along with a bunch of other people and try to get the cheese with the help of the shaman, a special mouse that has powers that allow him to construct structures to help the mice get the cheese. You could also buy cosmetics with the cheese.
Theres a level up system that gives the shaman ridiculously overpowered abilities that allow them to single out people they like and complete the level for them and kill everyone else, which is usually what happens. Besides that, to this there is enough brony pandering to sink a ship, from cosmetics to maps based off the show.
The community isn’t very good, is really appalling, and now mostly consists of memelords and bronies. Each server is full of people saying “#@?* you” and “noob” and plenty of other insults.
Although this game doesn’t fascinate me (I confess), the game itself isn’t really bad. It's the community that makes this game not really fun to play. Looks like a bunch of kids of about 10 years old talking nothing but crap. Not recommended much because of the community. If you play this with a couple of friends on a private server, I think it could become quite nice to play.

Positive points. (+)

Free-to-play.
Very low system requirements.
Trading cards.
Simple gameplay.
Neat graphics.
Pretty mechanics.
Variety of modes keeps gameplay fresh.
Good to play with friends.


Negative points. (-)

The community is really disrespectful.
Maybe boring after a short time (at least for me).
Terrible tutorial. I'm forced to rush into gameplay not knowing what to do and what the icons mean, etc.
Shaman decide the games outcome, help your friends and destroy all other players; great aspect but also very bad.
A lot of time waiting to restart.

Well, it's a free game, I know. But adding these factors it's nonetheless a bad game. Personally, after a while, I found the game tedious and quite annoying; unnistaled.