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It's free, but at what cost? Strange Hill is a cool adventure thriller with too many ads

It's free, but at what cost? Strange Hill is a cool adventure thriller with too many ads

4K View2023-10-09
Strange Hill is a story-driven adventure game with a lot of great ideas. You play as a young boy that rescues a talking robot that recently fell from the sky. Before long, he's fighting zombie rabbits, jumping through the sky, and uncovering incredibly weird secrets. It's a fun premise that feels straight out of a Saturday morning cartoon, but I felt like my experience was constantly being interrupted by ads.
Ads are par for the course in free mobile games, but the ads in Strange Hill are really intrusive. There were times when ads played without any warning, and they startled me so much they basically felt like a jump scare. I also had to sit through ads every time I got attacked by rabbits or screwed up a platforming section. The controls are a little clunky, so trying to figure things out and get around was extremely frustrated. After sitting through dozens of ads, it was hard to motivate myself to keep playing.
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What really sucks is that the constant ads aren't the only form of monetization in the game; it's also packed with microtransactions. I felt like I was constantly being pressured to spend my money on something, whether it was coins, crystals, or healing items. Of course, I could get around these purchases by watching ads, but that was a tough sell when I was already being subjected to an onslaught of ads.
And while the in-game store has lots of items for sale, I couldn't just pay a fee for an ad-free experience. The ads are baked into the experience, and they basically ruin what could have been a really fun game. Strange Hill has a fun cast of characters, and the puzzles are pretty solid. There were just so many ads that I never really felt like I could relax and enjoy the game.
Hopfully, Strange Hill switches up its monetization strategy in the future. Toning down the ads or giving players the option of upgrading their account would make the game substantially better. I can tell that a lot of love and care went into Strange Hill, but it's so desperate to suck money out of players that it's hard to appreciate the game for what it is.
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There are literally dozen of games like this, If this was a good fps shooter with something new to offer i would have tolerated the ads but because this a below average game putting a gazillion ads doesn't make any sense. The mobile market is already saturated with low effort games. Take the chance and make something good maybe it will blow up.
BloodSoul2K2022-11-17
This game would be ok if they didn't have the forced ads but because of this it makes the game trash. Furthermore this mess where they want you to pay them to remove the ads is an immediate Uninstall.
Rns 1001K2023-05-06
There is no ads!
Well, this looks like a hypercasual game that always fills with ads. But when I downloaded it and played 3 levels, there is no ads! By the way, the gameplay is simple but the control is not that easy, I died 4 times at level 2. If you ignore the poor character role and bgm or everything a beautiful game has, this game could kill your time to make you enjoy it. Could have a try!
Rockie2K2022-12-08
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