I mean it's an arena car destruction game. I don't know what some were expecting after they finally showed more of the game. Imo, it shouldn't have been a $70 game if it were strictly an arena game, but that's on the suits. It would have screwed this game if it didn't launch on +.
Yeah, it's an arcade destruction derby so I wasn't really expecting a ton of complexity (although this is what the hero system tries to do) or something super competitive like Rocket League, so in that regard it's pretty mindless fun.. but the current state of the game is not going to retain players for long even if it is free via PS+, and this is where my complaints come filing in that many people share.
- Nothing wrong with the graphics or performance, but there's way too few arenas to play in and they all feel the same.
- The initial hero offering is quite good and varied for launch however the balance is seemingly pretty bad with some heroes being clearly better than others.
- The single player content is bad and mostly locked behind the paid currency.
- The progression system is very boring and about as unimaginative as you can get, honestly. Having a good progression system is probably the most important factor with retaining players and unlocking 1,000 coins per level to spend on profile customization or lame skins and emotes that don't even look good is not fun and doesn't really give me an incentive to keep grinding.
- Smashing vehicles doesn't always feel good or even impactful. There already seems to be a lame meta of on-foot crystal collecting for your hero vehicle and once that's busted just repeat the process. This is kinda why I like Carnado the best since that forces you ditch your ride in order to score points for your team.
- Gotta throw on a Spotify playlist while playing the game currently since they made the bizarre decision to have games be completely void of any music.
- The combination of arenas being too large, people being on-foot, and lack of music can give the game that boring feel that people have described where if they miss a charge shot they have to drive around and wait for it to regen and then find another opponent.
All of the above can be fixed though, it's just up to the devs how quick and how often they update it and take feedback.