Info about Anger Foot:

Official game description:
Anger Foot is a lightning fast hard bass blast of kicking doors and kicking ass. Crash through the caffeine-fuelled fever dream of Shit City, putting the boot to a menacing menagerie of merciless gangsters.  
Unleash the world's deadliest feet on a colourful cast of anthropomorphic enemies. Clearing out slums, sewers, and skyscrapers as you grab new weapons, unlock new sneakers, and upgrade your powers in absurd and wonderful ways. Kick and shoot your way to the exit as you leave behind a smouldering trail of shattered doors, broken bones, and crumpled energy drinks.
Fast-Paced Ass Kicking Action
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Shit City is a disease and your foot is the cure. Lace up a capricious collection of formidable footwear to fight through a diverse series of deranged city districts.
Vibrant Visuals, Relentless Beats
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Enjoy a concussive, bass-thumping soundtrack as you stampede through a feverish criminal underworld. An assault on all your senses. Including common sense.
Run. Kick. Repeat
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Are you the god of style, speed or power? Discover secrets and unlocks that encourage replayability - and learn to tackle levels in new creative, ridiculous and devastating ways.
Master The Foot
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Become one with the toes and be quick on the trigger. Your skills must surpass human comprehension if you are to prevail and learn the secret of the Anger Foot.

Release date: Jul 11, 2024

Categories: First-Person Shooter, Action, Fast-Paced Gameplay, Arcade-style Gameplay, Character Customization, High Mobility, Combat

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 50; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The game has notable performance issues on the Steam Deck, particularly in levels with high computational demands. However, some users have reported a flawless experience, indicating that the game can run well under certain conditions. The performance issues are significant enough to warrant attention.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $10.00 - $20.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence shows that users find the game worth its full price, which is around $20. Some users also mention that the game is worth playing at lower price points such as $15 and $10. This suggests that the community considers the fair price range to be between $10 and $20.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 15.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides several direct mentions of playtime. The most common mentions are around 15 hours for full completion, including 100% completion and all achievements. One review mentions a solid 12 hours, which is close to the 15-hour mark. Another review mentions spending a little over 3 hours in a single session, indicating a shorter but intense playtime. There is no direct evidence for story completion time, session length, or endgame hours, so those fields are marked as null.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Anger Foot is initially fun and engaging with tight controls and addictive gameplay, but the enjoyment drops after the initial levels due to repetitive combat and tedious boss fights.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Completing the initial levels
  - Time to anchor: 1h 0m
  - Friction: Repetitive combat; Tedious boss mechanics; Repetitive level design
  - Unlock drivers: Unique setting; Humorous personality; Fast-paced action
  - Conditions: Fast-paced action; Variety in level design; Addictive gameplay loop
- Player Archetypes:
  - Potential Seeker (sale)
    - Motivation: Seeking unique and promising gaming experiences.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys exploring new games with unique concepts, often providing balanced reviews that weigh pros and cons.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Balanced reviewer; Potential seeker
    - Reference games: Hotline Miami; DOOM Eternal
  - Speedrunner (buy)
    - Motivation: Seeking high-speed, adrenaline-pumping gameplay.
    - Playstyle: Fast-paced, high-energy, and focused on speed and efficiency.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: Speedrunner; Adrenaline junkie
    - Reference games: DOOM Eternal; Hotline Miami
  - Completionist (buy)
    - Motivation: Achieving 100% completion and unlocking all in-game content.
    - Playstyle: Methodical and thorough, ensuring every challenge and achievement is completed.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: Completionist; Achievement hunter
    - Reference games: Hotline Miami; DOOM Eternal
  - Versatile Gamer (buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoying a variety of gameplay styles and challenges.
    - Playstyle: Adaptable, switching between different playstyles based on the challenge or mood.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: Versatile gamer; Adaptable player
    - Reference games: Hotline Miami; DOOM Eternal; High On Life


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:
- Fun and entertaining gameplay (weight 0.36): The game is widely praised for its humorous and entertaining gameplay, with players finding it funny, enjoyable, and fast-paced. The characters and story are also noted for their humor and entertainment value.
- Unique and appealing art style (weight 0.23): The game's art style is praised for being unique, vibrant, and visually appealing. It contributes to the game's overall charm and aesthetic.
- Variety of shoes with unique abilities (weight 0.19): The game features a variety of shoes, each with different abilities and effects. This mechanic adds a unique twist to the gameplay, allowing for different approaches and strategies.
- Good value for the price (weight 0.17): Players feel that the game offers good value for its price, with many recommending it as worth the purchase and a fair deal.
- Cool and interesting setting (weight 0.12): The game's setting is described as cool, unique, and amazing, contributing to an interesting atmosphere and world.
- Variety of weapons and enemies (weight 0.11): The game features a good variety of weapons and enemies, contributing to the gameplay diversity and enjoyment.
- Full of charm and personality (weight 0.08): The game is praised for its creativity, charm, style, and personality, which contribute to its overall appeal and enjoyment.
- Similar to Hotline Miami (weight 0.07): Players note that the game scratches a similar itch to Hotline Miami, describing it as a spiritual successor with similar gameplay elements.

Common complaints:
- Performance and frame rate issues (weight 0.43): The game suffers from significant performance issues, including frequent frame rate drops and instability. Players report that these issues persist unless graphics settings are lowered, affecting the overall gaming experience.
- Tedious and difficult challenges (weight 0.27): Some challenges in the game are criticized for being tedious, unrewarding, and having difficulty spikes. Players find these challenges frustrating and not fun.
- Boss fights are underwhelming (weight 0.25): Many players find the boss fights boring, poorly designed, and underwhelming. Some bosses are considered too easy or forgettable, detracting from the game's enjoyment.
- Repetitive music and soundtrack (weight 0.22): The game's music is criticized for being repetitive and monotonous. Players find the soundtrack unenjoyable due to its lack of variety.
- Gameplay becomes repetitive (weight 0.21): Towards the end of the game, the gameplay becomes repetitive and tedious. Players report that the game loses its appeal and becomes boring as it progresses.
- High difficulty and poor level design (weight 0.17): The game is criticized for its high difficulty level and poor level design. Players report that there are no difficulty levels or checkpoint systems, making it challenging and frustrating.
- Lack of content and optimization (weight 0.1): Players feel that the game could use more content and better optimization. The gameplay is perceived as lacking and in need of further development.
- Enemy accuracy issues (weight 0.08): Some enemies in the game are perceived as being too accurate with their weapons. Players find this random accuracy frustrating and unbalanced.
- Humor may not appeal to all (weight 0.07): The game's humor, particularly its use of toilet jokes, may not appeal to everyone. Players suggest that the humor might not be suitable for all ages.

Gameplay feedback:
- Variety of shoes with unique effects (weight 0.45): The game features a diverse range of shoes, each offering different abilities and effects. These shoes provide various bonuses and modifiers, allowing players to approach levels in different ways.
- Emphasis on melee combat (weight 0.27): The game focuses heavily on melee combat, including unique kicking mechanics. Players can kick down doors and enemies, adding a unique twist to the combat system.
- Variety of challenges and unlocks (weight 0.27): The game offers a range of challenges that require different strategies and playstyles. Players are encouraged to explore and achieve various unlocks and stars.
- Short, varied levels (weight 0.23): The game includes over 60 levels, most of which are short and designed for high-intensity gameplay. Levels are varied in design and encourage mastery through repetition.
- Similar to Hotline Miami in 3D (weight 0.22): The gameplay is often compared to Hotline Miami but in a 3D environment. It captures the fast-paced, action-oriented spirit of Hotline Miami while adding its own unique elements.
- Fast-paced, chaotic combat (weight 0.21): The combat in the game is fast-paced and frantic, focusing on high-energy action and violence. This creates a dynamic and engaging gameplay experience.
- First-person shooter gameplay (weight 0.19): The game is a single-player FPS with a focus on action and shooting mechanics. It emphasizes quick, arcade-style gameplay.
- Arcade-style, high momentum gameplay (weight 0.18): The gameplay is dynamic and arcade-like, with a focus on maintaining high momentum. It also includes puzzle-like elements and speedrunning features.
- Simple but fun gameplay mechanics (weight 0.14): The game features simple yet engaging mechanics, including unique combat and shoe mechanics that affect gameplay.
- Boss fights with multiple phases (weight 0.08): Boss battles in the game are divided into multiple phases, requiring different strategies to overcome. This adds depth and challenge to the gameplay.
- Some challenges are repetitive (weight 0.08): While the game offers a variety of challenges, some are criticized for being repetitive or not well thought out. This can detract from the overall enjoyment for some players.

Performance notes:
- Widespread performance issues (weight 0.6): Many players report constant performance problems, including frame drops, stuttering, and lag issues across various levels and scenes.
- Physics-related performance drops (weight 0.13): Performance issues are particularly noticeable with heavy physics calculations, such as those involving enemy bodies and objects.
- Performance issues despite meeting requirements (weight 0.11): Some players report poor performance even when their systems meet or exceed the minimum requirements for the game.
- Minor bugs and issues (weight 0.1): Players have reported various minor bugs, including sound bugs and out-of-bounds issues, as well as some graphical optimization problems.
- Frame rate drops with many enemies (weight 0.09): The game suffers significant frame rate drops when many enemies appear on screen, affecting the overall gameplay experience.
- Performance issues on Steam Deck (weight 0.09): Players experience varying performance on Steam Deck, with some reporting flawless runs while others encounter severe issues, especially in specific zones.
- Performance issues in large levels (weight 0.09): Larger levels and locations tend to have more pronounced performance issues, including frame drops and stuttering.
- Crashes and stability issues (weight 0.09): The game experiences crashes on start and hard crashes after a few minutes of gameplay, along with freezing loading screens.
- Performance issues in specific scenes (weight 0.06): Certain scenes, such as those with heavy blood and body effects or explosions, cause significant frame drops and performance issues.
- Performance issues near the end of the game (weight 0.06): Players have reported performance issues, including minor lag and frame rate drops, particularly in the final scenes and later levels of the game.
- Input lag and minor frame dips (weight 0.05): Some players have noted obsessive polish in input lag and occasional minor frame dips, affecting the overall gameplay experience.
- Uneven frame pacing (weight 0.03): Players have noted issues with uneven frame pacing, which affects the smoothness of the gameplay experience.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for fast-paced shooter fans (weight 0.26): The game is highly recommended for fans of fast-paced, demanding, and stylish shooters, particularly those who enjoy games like Hotline Miami and Broforce.
- Recommended on sale (weight 0.21): Players suggest that the game is worth purchasing, especially if it is available at a discounted price.
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.18): The game comes with a strong recommendation from many players, suggesting it is a must-play for shooter fans.
- Worth the money (weight 0.1): Many players feel that the game is worth the purchase, especially considering its unique gameplay and enjoyment factor.
- Recommended for fans of unique shooters (weight 0.09): The game is recommended for fans of boomer shooters and those who enjoy unique and casual shooter experiences.
- Request for sequels and physical release (weight 0.07): Players have expressed interest in seeing a sequel to the game and a physical release version.
- Recommended for fans of specific games (weight 0.06): Fans of games like Ultrakill, Mullet Mad Jack, and Doom Eternal are likely to enjoy this game due to its similar style and gameplay.
- Recommended for a fun challenge (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for those looking for a fun and challenging shooter experience.
- Recommended for arcade and music lovers (weight 0.03): The game is recommended for those who enjoy dynamic arcade-style games with bad-ass music.
- Support the game (weight 0.03): Players encourage supporting the game, indicating a positive reception and enjoyment.
- Request for VR port (weight 0.03): There is a request from players for a VR port of the game, indicating interest in a virtual reality version.

Other player notes:
- Default keybind issue (weight 0.04): The Instant Restart function is bound to the backspace key by default, which some players find inconvenient or problematic.
- Warning about snakes (weight 0.03): Players have expressed concerns or warnings related to the presence of snakes in the game.

Emotions:
- Enjoyment (weight 0.2): Players enjoy the game's unique and chaotic gameplay mechanics, which are often compared to Hotline Miami. The combination of fast-paced action, humorous elements, and a dynamic soundtrack contributes significantly to the overall positive experience.
- Frustration (weight 0.18): Players are frustrated primarily due to performance issues, including frame rate drops and optimization problems. Additionally, the game's high difficulty, particularly with three-star challenges and boss fights, as well as repetitive gameplay elements, contribute to this frustration.
- Excitement (weight 0.18): The game's fast-paced and adrenaline-packed gameplay, combined with its unique mechanics and aggressive visual and auditory style, excites players. The engaging storyline, dynamic gameplay, and high-energy soundtrack also contribute to this excitement.
- Joy (weight 0.09): Players find joy in the game's humorous and chaotic gameplay, as well as its unique concept and design. The enjoyable soundtrack, funny dialogues, and overall positive experience with the game's mechanics and level design also bring joy to players.
- Disappointment (weight 0.08): Players feel disappointed due to the game's repetitive soundtrack, lack of a proper final boss fight, and issues not being fixed by developers. The game's overall mediocre experience, performance issues, and lack of checkpoint system also contribute to this disappointment.
- Amusement (weight 0.05): The game's absurd, irreverent, and cartoonish humor, along with unique combat mechanics and bizarre level design, amuse players. The game's absurdity and funny elements, such as the ability to eat a lizard, add to the amusement.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.03): Players feel satisfied with the game's fun gameplay, entertaining story, and positive overall impression. The fast-paced combat mechanics, level design, and dialogue quality also contribute to this satisfaction.
- Excited (weight 0.03): The fast-paced action, kicking mechanics, and high replayability excite players. The unique and memorable adversaries, variety of guns, and great setting also contribute to this excitement.
- Happy (weight 0.03): Players are happy with the game's good soundtrack, short and sweet gameplay, and amazing music. The overall fun and enjoyable experience with the game's mechanics and level design also bring happiness.
- Frustrated (weight 0.02): Players feel frustrated due to the game's repetitive and annoying gameplay, as well as challenges that are too hard and not fun. Performance issues, such as game crashes and terrible framerate drops, also contribute to this frustration.
- Disappointed (weight 0.01): Players feel disappointed due to the game's short length, lame challenges, and optimization issues. The terrible soundtrack and the overall challenge of the game not meeting expectations also contribute to this disappointment.
- Appreciation (weight 0.01): Players appreciate the game's environments, art style, and delightfully weird atmosphere. The accessibility settings, humor, level design, and soundtrack also contribute to this appreciation.
- Positive (weight 0.01): Players have a positive overall impression of the game due to its great visuals, good dynamics, and excellent gameplay aspects. The easy achievements and overall excellent game aspects also contribute to this positivity.
- Boredom (weight 0.01): Players feel bored due to the game becoming repetitive towards the end. The lack of engaging elements and the game's repetitive nature contribute to this boredom.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players are enthusiastic about the game's tempo, concept, and potential for a VR port. The detailed positive feedback on gameplay and style also contributes to this enthusiasm.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Players admire the creativity and love put into the game by the developers. The game's unique personality and coherence in design, as well as the absurdity present in the dystopia, also contribute to this admiration.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players are pleasantly surprised by the game's unique emphasis on melee combat. The unexpected elements and the game's potential for events like AGDQ also contribute to this surprise.
- Mixed feelings (weight 0.01): Players have mixed feelings about the game's price point, enjoyment, style, design, storytelling, and gameplay. The combination of positive and negative aspects contributes to these mixed feelings.
- Pleased (weight 0): Players are pleased with the inclusion of a kick button, which adds a unique and enjoyable element to the gameplay.
- Enthusiastic (weight 0): Players are enthusiastic about the game's addictive gameplay loop and music rhythm. The engaging and dynamic elements of the game contribute to this enthusiasm.}