Info about Fraymakers:

Official game description:
What is Fraymakers?
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Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players\*, and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create or play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!
Key Traits
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*   **Easy to pick up, hard to master** - Fraymakers is designed to be friendly to new players and challenging and expressive for veteran players. You’re going to have a ton of fun whether you want a quick round with your friends or you’re looking to climb the leaderboards.  
*   **Rollback Netcode** - If you’ve been part of the fighting game community over the past few years, you know that rollback is the gold standard for fighting game netcode. We’ve prioritized and designed around rollback from the outset of development, meaning that Fraymakers will provide the smoothest possible online experience.  
*   **Full Movesets** - With over 80 animations per character, we've skipped nothing! Each character comes complete with every motion and attack you've come to expect from a platform fighter as well as some brand new techniques.  
*   **Assists** - Choose from a massive selection of indie characters to unleash an attack, fire a projectile, buff your character, or inflict a special status effect on your foes.  
*   **...And Infinite Expandability!** - We designed both the game and our custom content editor to be accessible and powerful. We want the process of creating your own content to be simple and fun. Whether you're a player or a creator, this means that the possibilities are endless.
\* Local multiplayer requires the use of a gamepad for each additional player (and keyboard may be used for one player slot)

Release date: Jan 18, 2023

Categories: Platform Fighter, Character Customization, Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer, Mod Support, Custom Asset Support, Competitive


- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $10.00 - $15.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find the game not worth its current price point, which is implied to be around $20. Multiple reviews mention that the game should be bought on sale, indicating that the current price is considered high. The general sentiment is that the game is not worth the current price, implying that a fair price would be lower than $20.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 300.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 2.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides some insights into playtime metrics. The mention of 'well over 300 hours' suggests a high total playtime for game completion, likely due to extensive content creation and mastery. The phrase 'keep you on this game for hours' implies that session lengths can be quite long, especially with friends. However, there is no specific evidence for story completion or endgame playtime.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game is highly enjoyable and addictive when played with friends, but it may be boring when played alone or with bots.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: Playing with friends
  - Time to anchor: 0h 0m
  - Friction: Lack of engaging single-player content; Weak AI opponents
  - Unlock drivers: Playing with friends; Multiplayer interactions
  - Conditions: Playing with friends; Multiplayer settings; Local multiplayer; Online multiplayer
- Player Archetypes:
  - Casual Social Gamer (sale)
    - Motivation: Social interaction and casual fun.
    - Playstyle: Plays for fun with friends, enjoys unique match modifiers and hazards.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: casual gamer; social player
    - Reference games: Smash Bros; Brawlhalla
  - Competitive Scene Veteran (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Competitive play and potential for a thriving competitive scene.
    - Playstyle: Focuses on mastering game mechanics and competitive play.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: competitive gamer; fighting game veteran
    - Reference games: Smash Bros; Rivals of Aether
  - Patient Supporter (sale)
    - Motivation: Supporting the game's development and enjoying its potential.
    - Playstyle: Plays despite flaws, enjoys the game for its potential and fun factor.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: patient gamer; supporter
    - Reference games: Smash Bros; Rivals of Aether


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Enjoyable and smooth gameplay (weight 0.94): The game is widely praised for its enjoyable and smooth gameplay. Players find it fun, fast-paced, and fantastic, with excellent game feel and smooth performance.
- Strong modding community and features (weight 0.81): The game has a thriving modding community with accessible and powerful modding tools. The Steam Workshop is highlighted for providing extra content and keeping players engaged.
- High-quality character design (weight 0.81): The characters in the game are noted for their high quality, excellent animation, and charismatic design. They are well-made and fun, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Beautiful pixel art and animations (weight 0.73): The game features beautifully animated pixel art and detailed, charming sprites. The art style and animations are consistently praised for their high quality.
- Fun multiplayer experience (weight 0.67): Players highlight the game as being particularly fun when played with friends. It offers a great multiplayer experience, both locally and through remote play.
- Unique and fun assist mechanics (weight 0.49): The assist mechanics in the game are praised for being unique, fun, and built for combos. They add a whole new layer to the gameplay and are considered a cool concept.
- Fantastic music and soundtrack (weight 0.36): The music in the game is frequently described as fantastic, great, and delightful. The soundtrack significantly enhances the gaming experience.
- Potential for competitive scene (weight 0.23): The game is seen as having a lot of potential for a big competitive scene, indicating that it could become a significant player in the competitive gaming community.
- Customizable and nice controls (weight 0.2): The controls in the game are noted for being customizable and nice, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- Deep and unique movesets (weight 0.2): The game features deep and unique movesets for characters, adding to the complexity and enjoyment of the gameplay.
- Good Early Access game (weight 0.13): The game is considered good for an Early Access title, with expectations that it will improve over time.

Common complaints:
- Online play issues (weight 0.89): Online gameplay is reported as problematic, with issues ranging from lag to being unplayable.
- Game feels unfinished (weight 0.62): Players feel the game was released too early and needs more work to be enjoyable.
- Low player count (weight 0.54): The game has a low player count, making it difficult to find matches and enjoy multiplayer.
- Slow updates (weight 0.52): The pace of updates is considered slow, with infrequent and minor updates.
- Lack of content (weight 0.52): Many players feel that the base game lacks sufficient content, making it feel sparse and not worth the price.
- Performance issues (weight 0.36): The game suffers from various performance issues, including sluggish gameplay and framerate instability.
- Bugs and glitches (weight 0.3): Players report encountering many bugs and glitches that affect the gameplay experience.
- Poor AI (weight 0.25): The AI is criticized for being unintelligent and using random moves.
- Overpriced (weight 0.25): Many players feel that the game is overpriced for the content it offers.
- Control issues (weight 0.24): Players experience issues with controls, including discomfort and input problems.
- Lack of single-player content (weight 0.21): There is a notable lack of single-player content, which players find disappointing.
- Incomplete animations (weight 0.2): Some animations in the game are reported as incomplete, affecting the overall quality.
- Imbalanced characters (weight 0.14): Characters in the game are reported as imbalanced and incomplete.
- Workshop characters issues (weight 0.14): Workshop characters are criticized for being poorly balanced and not fun.
- Comparison to other games (weight 0.13): Players often compare the game to others like Rivals of Aether, highlighting its shortcomings.

Gameplay feedback:
- Workshop and custom content (weight 0.68): The game features extensive workshop support for custom content creation, including tools like Fraytools for accessible character and content creation.
- Character roster and assists (weight 0.53): The game includes a roster of characters and a unique assist character mechanic, adding depth to the combat system.
- Platform fighter genre (weight 0.5): The game is a platform fighter with mechanics and gameplay similar to other titles in the genre like Super Smash Bros.
- Unique mechanics and combat (weight 0.48): The game features unique mechanics such as a shield system, assist mechanisms, and various character movement mechanics.
- Fast and responsive gameplay (weight 0.42): The gameplay is noted for being fast-paced and responsive, with mechanics that are fluent and similar to other popular fighting games.
- Modding and community content (weight 0.31): There is a strong focus on modding and community-driven content creation, with various tools and support for mod creators.
- Netcode and technical issues (weight 0.28): There are some reported issues with netcode, including rollback netcode problems, high ping, and lagging in training mode.
- Multiplayer focus (weight 0.25): The game emphasizes multiplayer, including both local and online multiplayer modes, with a focus on quickplay and lobby systems.
- Indie characters and crossover concept (weight 0.25): The game features characters from various indie games, creating a crossover concept that appeals to fans of indie titles.
- Early Access and testing phase (weight 0.14): The game is currently in Early Access and still in the testing phase, with ongoing development and updates.
- UI and menu issues (weight 0.13): Some players have reported issues with the user interface and menus, describing them as confusing or awful.
- Gameplay sluggishness (weight 0.13): There are reports of the gameplay feeling sluggish, with issues related to wind-up and wind-down times for actions.
- Training mode issues (weight 0.11): The training mode is described as middle-of-the-road and has issues with lagging.
- Art style inconsistencies (weight 0.07): Some workshop creations do not fit the game's art style, leading to inconsistencies in visual presentation.

Performance notes:
- Online connectivity issues (weight 0.41): Players face various online play issues, including connectivity problems and unstable online performance.
- Stuttering and freezing (weight 0.32): Players experience stuttering both offline and online, as well as occasional freezing during gameplay.
- Frame rate instability (weight 0.28): The game suffers from frequent frame rate drops and unstable frame timings, leading to a choppy experience.
- Annoying bugs (weight 0.16): The game has many bugs that can be annoying and affect the overall experience.
- Poor optimization (weight 0.16): The game is poorly optimized, leading to various performance problems.
- High ping and crashes (weight 0.15): Players experience high ping issues and constant crashes, affecting the gameplay experience.
- Performance with many characters (weight 0.14): The game barely runs and experiences performance issues when there are many characters on screen.
- Rollback and control issues (weight 0.14): There are rollback issues and control jank that affect the gameplay experience.
- Black bars on screen (weight 0.08): There are black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, which can be distracting.
- Game closes when idle (weight 0.08): The game closes unexpectedly when left idle, causing inconvenience to players.
- Memory leak (weight 0.08): The game has a memory leak issue, which can impact performance over time.
- Mac compatibility (weight 0.07): The game works well on Mac systems, providing a good experience for Mac users.

Recommendations:
- Actively developed game (weight 0.25): The game is still in active development, which means players should be prepared for ongoing updates and potentially waiting for new content.
- Game is worth the money (weight 0.16): Many players find the game worth buying due to its fun factor and the value it provides, making it a worthwhile investment.
- Consider buying on sale (weight 0.16): Several reviews suggest picking up the game, especially when it is on sale, indicating that it offers good value for money at a discounted price.
- Consider other games (weight 0.13): Some reviews suggest playing other games like 'Smack Studio' or 'Rivals of Aether' instead, indicating that they might offer a better experience.
- Investment in a crafted game (weight 0.09): The game is described as a lovingly crafted fighting game, indicating that it has been developed with care and attention to detail.
- Join community for matches (weight 0.09): Players are encouraged to join the McLeodGaming Discord to find matches and engage with the community, enhancing the multiplayer experience.
- Try out the game (weight 0.09): Many reviews recommend trying out the game, suggesting that it is enjoyable and worth experiencing.
- Game has a great workshop (weight 0.08): The game's workshop is highlighted as a significant feature, suggesting that it offers substantial additional content or customization options.
- Wait for more content (weight 0.08): A few reviews mention that they do not recommend the game yet but are willing to update their reviews if more content is added, suggesting a wait-and-see approach.
- Buy the soundtrack (weight 0.08): The soundtrack of the game is praised, indicating that it is worth purchasing separately for those who enjoy the music.

Other player notes:
- Game in Early Access (weight 0.14): Players noted that the game is still in its Early Access phase, indicating ongoing development and potential for changes.

Emotions:
- Hopeful (weight 0.19): Players are hopeful due to the potential of future updates, new character additions, and the belief in the game's potential to become a top-tier title in its genre. The faith in the development team's ability to address issues and improve the game is also a significant factor.
- Disappointment (weight 0.16): Players express disappointment due to the game's lack of content, slow development pace, and unresolved issues from previous builds. The small online player base and comparison to other games like Smash Bros also contribute to this sentiment.
- Excitement (weight 0.16): Excitement stems from the game's unique mechanics, custom character creation, and the potential for future updates. The inclusion of favorite indie characters and the quality of gameplay also contribute to this emotion.
- Frustration (weight 0.14): Frustration is caused by control and performance issues, difficulty finding online matches, and the game's unfinished state. Players are also frustrated with the slow development pace and the focus on paid content over basic features.
- Hope (weight 0.07): Players have hope due to the game's potential and the belief that current issues are fixable. The potential for a competitive scene and custom content creation also contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): Satisfaction comes from the overall game quality, including gameplay, character roster, and the overall experience. Players find the game worth the price, especially when on sale.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.06): Enjoyment is derived from the fun gameplay, offline gameplay options, and the inclusion of favorite characters like Hat Kid and Octodad. The modding community also adds to the enjoyment.
- Disappointed (weight 0.06): Disappointment is due to the lack of content and the game's current state. Players feel that the game has not met expectations and has a slow development pace.
- Frustrated (weight 0.05): Frustration is caused by the game's performance issues and the unplayable online experience. Players are frustrated with the current state of the game and its performance issues.
- Joy (weight 0.04): Joy comes from having fun playing the game, especially with friends. The entertaining aspects of the game and the laughter it brings contribute to this emotion.
- Hopefulness (weight 0.02): Hopefulness is due to the potential for future DLC content and the game's future development. Players are optimistic about what the game could become.
- Happy (weight 0.02): Happiness is derived from the entertainment value of the game and the joy of having it. Players are glad to have the game and enjoy playing it.
- Positive (weight 0.02): Positive sentiments come from the game's music and the overall positive experience despite its issues. Players appreciate the game's strengths and enjoy it.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Enthusiasm is driven by the game's characters, mechanics, and content. Players are excited about the unique aspects and potential of the game.
- Excited (weight 0.01): Excitement is due to the future potential of the game and the anticipation of what it could become. Players are excited about the game's future updates and improvements.}