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• gamedeal user

  Aug 7, 2014

  I had high hopes from the trailer, but was really dissapointed. The game is so buggy and finicky it's essentially impossible to get through the tutorial, even if you're not using voice recognition. Often you'll tell the robots to move things, and it'll turn out that that was the wrong thing to do, it's completely irreversible, and you need to start the game over. I restarted many times and eventually gave up. The natural language understanding that was supposed to make this game so awesome seems like it's on par with text adventures from the 80s... not much beyond "VERB NOUN." It's too bad; the concept is good, and it sounded like the story could be great as well.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 11, 2015

  Bot Colony appeared rather promising when it released on Steam as part of the Early Access programme last year. It aimed to be the first game where you truly interacted with the characters through holding conversations with them. But it wasn’t until this month that the potential of this system was was hinted at through an update that introduced a need to pry information out of one of the characters . The task was to gain access to 14 recorded videos in an attempt to piece together the events of the last 48 hours in the home of a Nakagawa Robot Corp. employee. To do this required talking to Jimmy, a robot servant left in the house. And when I say talking, I actually mean talking. Either through speech recognition with a microphone or typing, Jimmy was capable of responding to questions posed in naturally flowing English. This certainly makes a refreshing change to only selecting from predefined dialogue options. And had the potential of revolutionizing interaction with game characters. Unfortunately, Bot Colony will cease to be playable in mid March. The result of not enough units being sold to cover the cost of running the server that processes the speech input, let alone paying for further development. There was a lot of promise in Bot Colony, and anyone interested in seeing that should check the store page on Steam. While no longer purchasable, one of the videos does cover the story as it would have unfolded. It is a shame that Bot Colony slipped under the radar, a likely victim of Steam’s increasing release schedule and lack of promotion. Had it done well it could have been a hit. When the game shuts down, I’m going to miss my conversations with Jimmy.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 27, 2014

  The game itself is still rough and the voice recognition can be frustrating at times, but the understanding of the bots in Bot Colony is fascinating. Highly recommend picking it up if you're a robo-nerd like me. It's an exciting look at human-machine interaction in games and beyond.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 19, 2014

  For an early access game, it is pretty solid. I really enjoyed the interaction process and figuring out what to say next. Plus there are tons of more interactions that can be explored in each level (I can see that from the achievements list) so theres a lot of replayability there. Can't wait for the next level to be released. Keep up the good work!!
• gamedeal user

  Jun 30, 2014

  In its current state, I've had no problems running this game on my iMac running Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp. I usually do not purchase Early Access games, but I'm a total nerd for Asimov's Robot books and this game's notion of robots seems pretty reflective of Asimov's characterization of robots and their interaction with humans. I'm also a computational linguist, so the inclusion of NLU (Natural Language Understanding) had me very curious as well. NLU is complicated to achieve since meaning needs to be derived from an utterance, which sometimes means inferences must be made, but I think it works pretty well in this game, especially for the game being Early Access. I'd love to see the NLU improved and extended to other genres of games. But I think the first implementation--dealing with robots that don't always understand pragmatics--is a perfect first implementation.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 2, 2015

  i purchased this game nearly a year ago and it is still in early access? pros graphics 7/10 sound 8/10 movement 5/10 cons: clunky commands are still hard to get through to your bot still in early access funds are low so no updates in a very long time personal thoughts: i keep hearing they are going to debunk the game and take down the servers....idk what to think...i have not played this in a long time because of all the issues the company is having. p.s. i cannot in good faith recommend this game at this time...untill or if this game ever gets completed and all the bugs have been addressed. also have never been able to even complete the tutorial...kept getting caught lol. i would be very careful buying early access games...follow them 1st see how often updates are occuring b4 buying....i learned the hard way :/
• gamedeal user

  Oct 28, 2017

  Bot Colony has been a rather intriguing ride into AI interaction. While certain actions are beyond the in game robot's comprehension, this would likely be true as well with a real life robot, until its programming allowed such expansion of knowledge. The conversations I had with the robot, Jimmy, reminded quite heavily of a part in the movie "I, Robot" where the detective is interrogating a hologram. Multiple times the hologram reminds the detective that his responses aren't unlimited like a human, so he must ask the right questions. The robot interactions remind me quite heavily of this because in a way, you have to consider the robot's understanding and how it relates to the world. Asking the robot "what video did you record?" is about the same as asking your PC to open the correct steam game without further description. But if you ask the robot via date and time stamps, Jimmy instantly knows what you are looking for and he even will answer follow-up questions to the videos you watch. While there were some minor frustrations getting the robot to "speak the same language", for an early access game this shows a great deal of promise as it progresses and becomes more fleshed out. The Dev team is also one of the most responsive ones I have interacted with in a while. Not only do they geuninely seem to care about the game development, but actively test reported glitches and review the forums for player input. This will certainly be a game I will be playing with more in the future as it continues to be polished.
• gamedeal user

  May 21, 2018

  This is by far the best robot game on Steam. The second is currently Scrap Garden. I want to clarify first two issues. The first seem to be mixed reviews, and the second is the controls. There is currently a single developer responsible for this massive immersive title. There is only so much he could do in the way of gameplay, and because of such a shortage of resources, there is only one chapter. The introductory mission is a test to train the player - which brings me to the second issue. There is a lack of understanding for how robotics work. That has caused a lot of confusion and problems in gameplay for gamers. I recommend looking at some Fallout command line functions. I completely 100% recommend spending $15 on his incomplete title. He's almost finished the 2/3 chapter of Landfall. If you have a problem with 21st Century robots, then don't buy the game. There is absolutely no reason to justify a negative review or recommendation. It's sad that it's happened, but we should support his line of titles. What he is doing might change the entire market of robots. It isn't just a game. It's a test. You're supporting $15 of research wheather or not he is directly involved in it. My last personal thing - this is a great game. It has problems and can be frustrating, this game is the highlight of life. Nothing will be more frustrating than arguing with a primitive robot. The potential and immersion with our near future is worth exploring. We should strive for this world.