Badge catalogue
315 badges for the good bits, the bad decisions and everything that earned a closer look.
The clown ratings
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315 badges
- Circus badge Bug Safari +2
Polish
New area, new bug. At least the variety is there.
11 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Built For The Algorithm +3
Monetisation, platforms and ownership
What the algorithm wants has become more important than what anyone came here to do.
1 post with this badge → - Positive Butter Smooth ✓
Polish
Runs beautifully, including when things get busy. I could leave the settings alone and play.
View badge → - Positive Can't Argue With Free ✓
Value
For absolutely nothing, this is well worth trying.
View badge → - Circus badge Capex Bonfire +3
Money and management
Another enormous spending increase. Still waiting for an explanation of how it pays for itself.
4 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Cash Grab Certified +3
Company conduct
The till came first. Somebody built a product around it later.
15 posts with this badge → - Positive Cast Worth Staying For ✓
Story and writing
I keep checking whether they have anything new to say. Would happily travel with this lot again.
View badge → - Circus badge Censored For Imaginary Complaints +1
Censorship and localisation
Nobody complained. The company invented an angry mob and surrendered to it.
3 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Challenge By Bigger Numbers +2
Gameplay
Same task, same solution, much higher numbers required. Apparently that is the harder mode sorted.
3 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Changing Your Mind Tax +1
Structure and progression
Experimentation encouraged, right up until you find out what changing your choices costs.
View badge → - Positive Characters Worth Looking At ✓
Art and animation
Distinctive, memorable characters that are a pleasure to look at. The artists had fun with these.
2 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Charging Money For A Prototype +3
Early access
Early Access is doing a lot of work explaining why this is being sold already.
1 post with this badge → - Circus badge Cheap Bastard Difficulty +2
Gameplay
The rules cheat, information arrives late and failure teaches bugger all.
1 post with this badge → - Circus badge Checklist Simulator +2
Player time
Clearing icons because they are still on the map. Cannot remember when I stopped enjoying it.
7 posts with this badge → - Positive Choices Change The Game ✓
Systems and depth
Different builds need different tactics. There is a reason to try another one.
3 posts with this badge → - Positive Choices Have Consequences ✓
Story and writing
Your decision changes the story and leaves a mark later.
View badge → - Circus badge Cliche Bingo +1
Story and writing
Every obvious line arrives exactly when the bingo card requested it.
10 posts with this badge → - Circus badge Click Simulator +2
UI and UX
Why does one simple task need this many fucking clicks?
6 posts with this badge → - Positive Colourblind Settings That Work ✓
Accessibility
Important information stays distinguishable when colours look similar. That is what the setting needs to do.
View badge → - Positive Comfort Food ✓
Overall verdict
Familiar, undemanding and exactly right for a tired brain.
1 post with this badge → - Circus badge Community Manager Sacrifice +4
Company conduct
Management made the decision. The person answering angry replies had no say in it.
View badge → - Positive Competent Management Sighting ✓
Money and management
They understood the problem and made a sensible decision. More of this, please.
View badge → - Positive Competitive Without The Misery ✓
Multiplayer
Competitive play where defeat ends at the scoreboard.
View badge → - Positive Compiles Shaders First ✓
Polish
Shaders compile before the camera starts kicking the frame time to death.
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