This game has no substance. It's its biggest flaw, and a major one. It has about... I don't know, a combined total of about 15 minutes' worth of content, randomized infinitely to pad out the gameplay. Different game modes add little to the variety.

The music is good, - really good sometimes, even; I really appreciated Mike Smith's contributions to the soundtrack, - and the graphics are... well, flashy and sometimes the colorful chaos is enjoyable to watch, I'll give it that. However, it turns out it was a _terrible_ idea on Boss Baddie's part not to try and make enemy bullets and other hazards extra visible and perhaps unaffected by all the graphical distortion effects going on and particle effects flying by, obscuring your vision. As the game's difficulty increases and the screen becomes cluttered with all sorts of randomized junk, it becomes nigh-impossible to tell what's going on, and what hurts you and what doesn't - and it is entirely the game developers' fault.

The feeling of being utterly confused is fun for a while, but gets old rather quick, like Mister Pineapple's comments heard throughout the game. (He has about 20-30 lines he says from time to time, those can be turned off once they get repetitive.)

There are numerous other shortcomings that I'm not going to discuss in detail, because while a bit annoying, they can be overlooked and the game can still be enjoyed to an extent in spite of them. (resolution locked at 720p, restricted aiming with the mouse, game rules are not explained clearly enough, the library only provides vague descriptions instead of pictures of objects in the game, often making it even harder to figure out what exactly it describes, expo mode in the options, game always crashing upon exiting)

I don't think you can get more than about 6-7 hours of entertainment out of the game, and that's really stretching it. Unless maybe you have some friends to play the game with - I asked a friend to play with me, but I showed a gameplay video to him and he refused, turned off by the chaos on the screen. Your Mileage May Vary, I'm pretty sure Boss Baddie stated at some point that their game was designed primarily for co-op with up to 3 others and should be played on a machine with a good sound system, with the bass turned up a couple notches.

I mean, all in all Really Big Sky is kinda okay, definitely playable to a degree, a solid 4/10 if I had to grade it on a scale, but I'd say forget the game and just buy the rather awesome soundtrack if you can get it somewhere (and then turn up the bass), or risk getting RBS if your friends are willing to give it a shot as well.

This game has no substance. It's its biggest flaw, and a major one. It has about... I don't know, a combined total of about 15 minutes' worth of content, randomized infinitely to pad out the gameplay. Different game modes add little to the variety. The music is good, - really good sometimes, even; I really appreciated Mike Smith's contributions to the soundtrack, - and the graphics are... well, flashy and sometimes the colorful chaos is enjoyable to watch, I'll give it that. However, it turns out it was a _terrible_ idea on Boss Baddie's part not to try and make enemy bullets and other hazards extra visible and perhaps unaffected by all the graphical distortion effects going on and particle effects flying by, obscuring your vision. As the game's difficulty increases and the screen becomes cluttered with all sorts of randomized junk, it becomes nigh-impossible to tell what's going on, and what hurts you and what doesn't - and it is entirely the game developers' fault. The feeling of being utterly confused is fun for a while, but gets old rather quick, like Mister Pineapple's comments heard throughout the game. (He has about 20-30 lines he says from time to time, those can be turned off once they get repetitive.) There are numerous other shortcomings that I'm not going to discuss in detail, because while a bit annoying, they can be overlooked and the game can still be enjoyed to an extent in spite of them. (resolution locked at 720p, restricted aiming with the mouse, game rules are not explained clearly enough, the library only provides vague descriptions instead of pictures of objects in the game, often making it even harder to figure out what exactly it describes, expo mode in the options, game always crashing upon exiting) I don't think you can get more than about 6-7 hours of entertainment out of the game, and that's really stretching it. Unless maybe you have some friends to play the game with - I asked a friend to play with me, but I showed a gameplay video to him and he refused, turned off by the chaos on the screen. Your Mileage May Vary, I'm pretty sure Boss Baddie stated at some point that their game was designed primarily for co-op with up to 3 others and should be played on a machine with a good sound system, with the bass turned up a couple notches. I mean, all in all Really Big Sky is kinda okay, definitely playable to a degree, a solid 4/10 if I had to grade it on a scale, but I'd say forget the game and just buy the rather awesome soundtrack if you can get it somewhere (and then turn up the bass), or risk getting RBS if your friends are willing to give it a shot as well.