Recent reviews by escapexls

!!!!IF YOU ARE READING THIS REVIEW, IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS A POSITIVE REVIEW!!!!

Currently, this game is unplayable, but I will leave a positive review because I truly believe the developer will work to fix the issues.

In order for this game to be playable, it desperately needs:

- Graphical errors fixed. Textures are extremely low quality, and many items are missing textures all together. Some objects like fences are invisible from one viewing angle but visible from another.
- UI, as the game has pretty much zero. There is no menu to change settings, view controls or save the game. It also desperately needs a map.
- Guidance. I have no idea what to do to make money or purchase the vehicle. You are thrown into the game with zero knowledge. Had I not watched the trailer, I wouldn't even know what the game was about.
- Cell phone and job menu do not seem to be working.

I should be giving this game a negative review, but I am uncertain as to whether I can change that review or not, so I will hold hope that the game will get better over time. If the developer decides to read this review, please take my points into consideration. Again, the game is unplayable at the moment. I am honestly thinking that the wrong version was released.

For $2.50, this game is incredible. Great soundtrack, vehicles and vehicle customization, houses and house customization, character customization, gang customization and so much more. You won’t ever get bored of it, I’m only like 10 hours in and I can’t recommend it enough.

I do think the game needs more music as there’s only a few songs on the radio by default and you get tired of hearing them, even though they’re awesome songs. The game is also very easy, enemies do very little damage unless there’s a lot of them and you can just run right into them.

If you do get the steam version, make sure you get the Juiced patch, as the game will crash often without it.

Also, do the chop-shop missions before anything else. You’ll get some free vehicles and a lot of money to help you get a nice crib and LOTS of ammo (you’ll need it.) I recommend discovering all of the districts, shops and activities so that the map becomes less confusing, it can be done in an hour.

Buggy mess. Game is not fun and annoying to play, picking things up sucks and so does mounting them to the car. The voice-lines sound awful and I wouldn't recommend anybody get this game because its coming up on 2 years old and it still somehow this bad. People are saying the game has potential, but its really just another My Summer Car copy. If you want a better game about fixing a BMW, play Mon Bazou. It has a lot more to offer. This game MIGHT be okay if it's moved to IOS, because it feels just like those horrible My Summer Car knockoffs on the app store. I see no improvement based on the reviews when it launched, and the reviews from last month. Hopefully I can refund this mess.

Politely,
EscapeXLS.

When the game launched, everybody said it was a laggy, unplayable mess. But when I finally got a chance to play it, I was blown away. The developers have clearly put a lot of effort into fixing the many bugs, and the game is now miles better than the first game. Everything has been reworked. All the furniture is modeled by the developers, and sized to perfection. Now, furniture will fit perfectly in gaps. The painting is miles better, the tiling is miles better, you can restyle furniture, and copy and paste the style. You can duplicate objects, you can wire lights to switches, the list goes on. The game no longer feels lonely and isolated, as you are constantly getting emails from clients across the town, which have character and are more than just "npcs." You aren't just taking on jobs for money, you're rebuilding your town from the ground up. 9/10 game, 10 if the paint brush would actually follow your mouse inputs.

Game still holds up in 2024.
One of the easier car building games. (when compared to things like my summer car) Has its issues here and there but still a fun experience 6/7 years later. Good knowledge comes from this game too. Put someone who is not mechanically inclined in this game and 20 hours later they are searching for a job at a junkyard.