Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Aug 13, 2014

  I'm gonna level with you for a moment: I've never had a steak. Growing up with a vegetarian for a mother it was never on the menu, and for whatever reason I've never gone out of my way to eat one now I'm feeding myself. What I gather though is people go a little crazy for them, gophers too for that matter. So you can probably empathize with them when a group of dinosaurs show up to crash their barbecue, leaving no choice but to wage an all out war on the intruders trying to snatch up their lunch. Go Home Dinosaurs is then the chronicle of their grand struggle, playing out in the form of a cute and colorful tower defense game. If hearing that makes you groan as you remember the dozens of other TD games already in your library, I can relate, but to its credit GHD does a pretty good job of making itself stand apart (in both good and bad ways). The most obvious of these is its charming aesthetic, full of bobblehead characters bouncing around spouting off silly one liners as they proclaim their undying love for grilled cow. It also switches up the traditional way in which towers are selected and built, having you first choose cards for each of your towers, which come in various shapes and sizes requiring more forethought in how you plan to position them. This is cool in that it makes each stage feel like a bit of a puzzle, with the towers being the missing pieces you have to try and squeeze in correctly, but it also takes out a large amount of the strategy found in more traditional TD games. Because levels are so tightly wound, it also feels as if there is already a predesignated layout and you are simply trying to figure out what that is. This might not be readily apparent during the first few levels of the game, but pretty soon the difficulty takes a huge spike upwards and makes it almost a requirement to use a select few towers that were seemingly handpicked for a given level. I was also disappointed with how shallow the mechanics are, with no leveling system for towers, or even the ability to remove towers after you've placed them. Being able to only place a very small number of towers and having to pick them all from the start also created more than a few frustrating moments when I completely ran out or chose more towers than I'd have any hope of placing, as it's difficult to judge any of this before you actually play a level for yourself. All the same Go Home Dinosaurs is certainly enjoyable, largely thanks to how adorable it is. If you are looking for a deep and strategic tower defense game, you aren't going to find it here, but what you will is a bunch of ridiculous anthropomorphic gophers cracking jokes and making pop culture references as bands of dinos poor out of caves with the sort of stupid expressions you'd expect from steak obsessed reptiles. If that sounds amusing to you don't hesitate to pick the game up, but if your already shuddering at the thought of their squeaky voices I'd steer clear.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 14, 2014

  Meh I beat this but it has very little depth. Console port, shallow recycled tower defense mechanic stolen mainly from PVZ but 3D instead of left-to-right. No actual hotkeys that I can figure out. No fast forward. Dinosaurs are cute and the game has cute attitude, at least. For 2 dollars I can't complain, which is the only reason I recommend it. For 2 dollars it's worth it IF you like tower defense games AND you want to see a pink female Triceratops named Tina wearing winter snow booties whilst skipping through the snow. If this describes you then for 2 dollars you might check it out. PS: I must also mention that the entire game premise of "defending your steak BBQ from dinosaurs that are invading your picnic like gigantic ants" has a Vegetarian Mode involving carrots. The lack of Tofu Steaks highly annoys me, but the fact that it still has steaks on the loading screen is -unforgivable-. INTERNET PETITION RDY GO KTHX I DEMAND A REFUND
• gamedeal user

  Aug 7, 2013

  It's fun while it lasts, but there is really not much left to do once you complete the three worlds besides unlocking cosmetic items and getting a 100% score for each level. The mechanics are solid, the gameplay is challenging, and the art and sound design are very cute. Go Home Dinosaurs is okay.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 18, 2016

  Go Home Dinosaurs is an action/tower defense game with puzzle and card game elements. You unlock various towers as you progress through the levels in the form of cards, and before every new level, must choose a set of cards from your collection for use within the level. Each card (tower) requires resources, which are coconuts and they spawn at random times throughout the level, meaning that you are constantly watching for the next coconut tree in order to gather resources so you can place your towers. The "action" element comes from not only having to click coconuts, but clearing boulders and knocking down snowmen on some levels to make room for towers, and all while trying to get your squirrel into position to do damage when it's not collecting resources/clearing terrain as your main character also functions as a mobile tower. It's not a traditional tower defense game, it requires much more hands on and faster reactions than most. There's no planning in advance, the dinosaurs travel along predetermined paths, so there's also a puzzle element regarding which tower cards to choose to be most effective on any particular level. It's well presented cartoon graphic style and sound effects are enjoyable. The only negative I have is that even though I love tower defense games, this was a little too much action and not enough strategy. If you like TD games, I advise watching some gameplay videos on youtube before you make a purchase as it might not be what you are expecting.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 18, 2017

  Incredibly boring Tower Defense game... Go home dinosaurs is casual strategy game with some elements from Tetris. It has cute graphics, nice sound effects. Very polished game without any bugs. There is only one big problem - gameplay is boring. I will try to explain. - There are only 5 towers and 5 units in the first 20 levels. - The look of the levels is always the same. Only the road changes direction. There is always 1 road. Mobs go through themselves one by one from the point A to the point B. Every level... - There are no upgrades between levels. Actually, there is nothing between levels except new skins for main character - There are no difficulty levels. The only one is very very easy. - There are no types of damage/armor, no numerals of health and damage. There is no strategy. It's just another casual clicker game I was forced by myself to reach World Two. I was hoping to see something new. I was wrong. There were same 1 road levels with another skin (it was a desert. WoW!). I wasted an hour of my life by playing this game. I think, people who never played TD games and children could find this game interesting. I can't recommend this game for anybody to buy even on a sale!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 5, 2020

  Short Version: Pros: + Good for kids + Art style is somewhat pleasant + Arsenal and enemy variety Cons: - Too easy - Grows boring after a while - Level grids are too small “Long” Version: [u]Go Home Dinosaurs![/u] is a tower-defense game with light puzzle elements. It was developed and published by Fire Hose Games. You play as a group of squirrels that must fight in order to protect their BBQ. Story is almost non-existent – you get a few images with some text but nothing to write home about. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1346634866 Gameplay is serviceable. You must choose and place towers throughout a predetermined path in order to stop the dinosaurs from reaching your barbecue. The twist here is that each tower has a different shape and the player must optimize tower placements to avoid running out of space and in order to 3-star some levels. My biggest problem with this mechanic is how small the levels and, subsequently, how big the towers feel. I found myself picking the biggest, most powerful towers with the smaller ones, usually not having enough space for anything in-between. Some towers are downright useless. Some are a must-pick in most cases. While you get introduced to new towers, power-ups and enemies regularly, you will mostly stick to the same strategies. You will usually have an easier time if you use the new towers right as they are introduced, as these levels are geared towards that specific pick; but after that, you are good to go back to the same old routine. The Laser tower, for example, occupies a long horizontal line on the grid and it is just not viable - you cannot even place it, most of the time. I would say the game is fun but only in short doses. It gets really repetitive. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1346737581 Graphics are up next. They are cartoony and kid friendly. The whole game looks like a modern Saturday morning cartoon for a younger audience. Music is very forgettable. Sound effects are crisp and goofy, which fits the whole aesthetic. While [u]Go Home Dinosaurs[/u] is definitely not for me, as I am not its target demographic, I can see kids finding it enjoyable and it being fun to play as a family. The game is too easy for the most part for adults but I believe kids will enjoy breezing through most levels. I should also mention that there are way better tower defense games on Steam that are still suitable for kids and that feature better mechanic implementation and offer more replay value. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1347146559 I would recommend it when on a sale (>75% off) if you need something to entertain younger kids. Final score: 6 out of 10. If you enjoyed this review, please consider joining my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/goodguynickreviews]group[/url] and following my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7792954-GGN-Reviews/]curator page[/url] on Steam.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 21, 2013

  ☺ Interesting mix of tower defence and puzzle mechanics. ☺ Cute and colourful art style suitable for any age. ☺ Easy to learn and play but still challenging to perfect levels. ☹ Limited replayability. ☹ Starts off very easy. Go Home Dinosaurs! is a lovely game that I can heartily recommend for fans of tower defence games, regardless of age. You take the role of a lil' gopher as he coordinates his friends to defend their BBQ from hungry dinosaurs. Tower placement is enhanced as each tower has a specific shape and size, requiring you to plan ahead and maximise space with optimal positioning. As the dinosaurs head towards your delicious steaks (or carrots, if you'd prefer!) you're tasked with collecting additional coconuts to create more towers or can even provide support and get involved in the defence itself. A little undercooked but still tasty and filling.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 2, 2014

  Solid tower defense game and great, cute graphics. The dialogue of the towers can get a little old and there's not much replayability.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 28, 2014

  Genre: Tower Defense It's a tower defense game in which you play a marmot and fight against dinosaurs. The dinosaurs try to steal your barbecue, so you have to defend it. The game has a nice childish comic style. It is perfect for kids. For grown-ups it's easy, but i still had some fun with it. Positive: + nice comicstyle graphics + lots of levels + the game is not taking itself serious + perfect for children and youngsters + levels don't take too much time Negative: - too easy - not much to do after clearing the campaign I had my fun with the game just chilling and playing one level at a time. For hardcore fans it has too little to offer. Fun gameplay: ca. 10 hours Achievements: Type: Grind Difficulty: Easy Time needed: Medium
• gamedeal user

  Mar 3, 2014

  Meh, this is the mentally challenged cousin of tower defense games. Fairly simplistic, almost no strategy involved, and it stinks of a mobile game port. Hard to recommend it unless you want to introduce your 6 year old kids to tower defense games.