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This is a record of a twitter thread, originally posted in 2017

Thew
@AmazingThew

Anybody played this? Just showed up on steam recommendations; never heard of it before now but looks neat

Somebody Else (omitted for privacy)

Come challenge the Gamers! Many races are available ! Hover is out on PC ! http://bit.ly/hover-rog #HoverGif #madewithunity https://t.co/tViUQJ1akY

Thew
@AmazingThew

Anything with "gamer" in the title/marketing makes me flinch instinctively but it appears to be harmless here

Steam reviews are v positive

Thew
@AmazingThew

ehh whatever, I'm not working today for once and I just got paid

will give it a shot

Thew
@AmazingThew

Update: It's pretty good!
Surprisingly huge amount of stuff to do

Thew
@AmazingThew

It kinda... does a ton of things but none of them particularly well?

Feels like they went for scope over mechanical focus

Thew
@AmazingThew

Which isn't to say the mechanics are *bad* or anything, and they def succeeded at the scope aspect

Thew
@AmazingThew

I've enjoyed it thus far but I want to point to some part of it that's particularly well-executed and... not much stands out apart from size

Thew
@AmazingThew

It def benefits from inhabiting a really underserved niche right now though

Thew
@AmazingThew

If you're looking for a multiplayer Zenithlike/open-world Jet Set Radio it's definitely fun to just run around in