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1 i asked chat gpt to write an angry review of zero-k since its responses are based on scanning online texts.. this is NOT my opinion of the game... I LOVE THIS GAME!!! 1 i asked chat gpt to write an angry review of zero-k since its responses are based on scanning online texts.. this is NOT my opinion of the game... I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
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3 ChatGPT:[color=purple]write an angry review of zero-k[/color] 3 ChatGPT:[color=purple]write an angry review of zero-k[/color]
4 [spoiler] 4 [spoiler]
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6 ChatGPT said: 6 ChatGPT said:
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8 Sure — here’s an example of an angry review of Zero-K, written in the tone of a frustrated player. This reflects exaggerated but plausible frustrations, combining gameplay critiques with emotional venting, in the style you might see in a real negative Steam or forum review: 8 Sure — here’s an example of an angry review of Zero-K, written in the tone of a frustrated player. This reflects exaggerated but plausible frustrations, combining gameplay critiques with emotional venting, in the style you might see in a real negative Steam or forum review:
9 🔥 Angry Review of Zero-K 9 🔥 Angry Review of Zero-K
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11 "Zero-K? More like Zero-Fun." 11 "Zero-K? More like Zero-Fun."
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13 I wanted to love this game. A free, open-source RTS with massive battles, cool automation, and terraforming? Sign me up. But after sinking dozens of hours into this chaotic mess, I'm done. Finished. Uninstalled. 13 I wanted to love this game. A free, open-source RTS with massive battles, cool automation, and terraforming? Sign me up. But after sinking dozens of hours into this chaotic mess, I'm done. Finished. Uninstalled.
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15 First off, the UI is a disaster. It feels like it was designed by a committee of robots that have never played an RTS before. Every screen is cluttered with toggles, widgets, sliders, and options that sound useful but mostly just bury what you actually need under 12 layers of nonsense. Want to give a simple patrol command? Good luck finding it buried under 15 right-click variations and a context menu made in hell. 15 First off, the UI is a disaster. It feels like it was designed by a committee of robots that have never played an RTS before. Every screen is cluttered with toggles, widgets, sliders, and options that sound useful but mostly just bury what you actually need under 12 layers of nonsense. Want to give a simple patrol command? Good luck finding it buried under 15 right-click variations and a context menu made in hell.
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17 Then there's the "balance", if you can call it that. Some factories might as well not exist unless you're in some ultra-specific terrain situation, and even then you’ll just get rushed by spiders or jumpjets while you’re still trying to figure out why your economy is imploding for no reason. Half the units feel useless, the other half are auto-micro'd to the point where the game plays itself… badly. 17 Then there's the "balance", if you can call it that. Some factories might as well not exist unless you're in some ultra-specific terrain situation, and even then you’ll just get rushed by spiders or jumpjets while you’re still trying to figure out why your economy is imploding for no reason. Half the units feel useless, the other half are auto-micro'd to the point where the game plays itself… badly.
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19 Performance? Don’t even get me started. The moment the screen fills with units (which is kind of the POINT of the game), it turns into a laggy, unplayable slideshow. Watching my carefully planned army rubber-band its way into a black hole of frame drops is not strategy, it’s a tech demo for what happens when you forget to optimize your simulation engine. 19 Performance? Don’t even get me started. The moment the screen fills with units (which is kind of the POINT of the game), it turns into a laggy, unplayable slideshow. Watching my carefully planned army rubber-band its way into a black hole of frame drops is not strategy, it’s a tech demo for what happens when you forget to optimize your simulation engine.
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21 Oh, and the community? Let’s just say if you’re new, expect condescension, passive-aggressive "advice", and your questions ignored because you haven’t memorized the 400 unofficial hotkeys hidden in undocumented mods. The matchmaking system throws you into games with veterans who’ve been playing since before you were born. It’s like walking into a knife fight blindfolded — and the knives are on fire. 21 Oh, and the community? Let’s just say if you’re new, expect condescension, passive-aggressive "advice", and your questions ignored because you haven’t memorized the 400 unofficial hotkeys hidden in undocumented mods. The matchmaking system throws you into games with veterans who’ve been playing since before you were born. It’s like walking into a knife fight blindfolded — and the knives are on fire.
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23 I could go on about the bizarre decisions like units deciding to dance instead of shooting, or terraform taking 20 minutes to achieve absolutely nothing, or how half the missions are just "defend for 10 minutes while praying the AI doesn’t bug out" — but I think I’ve said enough. 23 I could go on about the bizarre decisions like units deciding to dance instead of shooting, or terraform taking 20 minutes to achieve absolutely nothing, or how half the missions are just "defend for 10 minutes while praying the AI doesn’t bug out" — but I think I’ve said enough.
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25 Zero-K is a sandbox of good ideas buried under 10 years of spaghetti-code jank and community elitism. Play it if you want a crash course in why good intentions don't make good games. 25 Zero-K is a sandbox of good ideas buried under 10 years of spaghetti-code jank and community elitism. Play it if you want a crash course in why good intentions don't make good games.
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27 ★☆☆☆☆ 27 ★☆☆☆☆
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29 [/spoiler] 29 [/spoiler]
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31 some of the stuff it writes doesnt even sound true