NOTE: Demolish & Build: Classic was reviewed on a PS5. It’s also available on PS4 and Switch.
INTRO: The Rise of a Classic (Heh!)
Demolish & Build: Classic was released for PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch on January 21st, 2023.
It is a game about an employee in a demolition company that is in debt. Is Demolish & Build: Classic a good, solid foundation for a new series (Kinda like Silent Hope)? Or is it a terrible game whose hopes for branching out into a franchise should be demolished?
STORY: You Destroy and Build stuff… okay?
The story is quite basic.
Basically, the story for this game is rather simple. A bit too simple, personally. You’re an employee in a company that is in deep debt and it’s up to you to clear that debt by destroying stuff in various contracts, but avoiding the destruction of innocent, non-designated property to ensure max profits at the end of each contract.
GAMEPLAY: Demolish & Build: Classic Has You Destroy and Build stuff
The gameplay of this game is a bit complicated. The controls were tough (for me!) to get used to. The vehicle controls were difficult to adjust to. The game tries to help with a constant display in the upper-left corner detailing the controls and which button does what, but the font is so small!! It’s hard for me to read, due to glasses, so this game does not cater well to those with poor eyesight.
In addition, the map in the lower-left corner of the screen does NOT convey where to go too well, nor do the objective pop-ups help much either. The latter especially does NOT tell you a direct route to get there. I suppose it’s a way of open-ended navigation to each objective…
FINAL THOUGHTS: A Mixed Foundation
In conclusion, the game is a mixed foundation, but it does do its simple job well enough. It did well enough to get 2 more sequels, for some reason. Did this game deserve to get 2 sequels? Maybe. I did at least have fun with the game while I played it.
I give it a score of 7/10.
