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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 18.4 hrs on record (1.8 hrs at review time)
Posted: 21 Sep, 2021 @ 5:12pm

Decent game, 8-10 addictive hours of play for sure. Most of the bugs have been squashed so if you like to sneak around, deal virtual drugs, make your own mixes, rent a few properties and get rich, this is a fun distraction.

Pros:
-Simple if a bit repetitive gameplay, but its fun
-A very interesting way to approach such a game with the curfew system. The fictional US in which theres a nation wide crackdown on ghettos in America seems both fairly realistic and a good way to make sensible gameplay elements
-The system for cutting the various narcotics you can sell is very neat
-Late game content is alright but definitely needs a bit more flair
Neutral:
-Gameplays repetitive
-Seems to be a lot of cut content
-Respect system is a little on the meh side, I think the game definitely needs such a system but overall I think the way its handled could be better
Cons:
-The late game is absolutely unmanageable with the amount of small orders you have to fill in order to keep respect gain in the late game areas especially. It makes little to no sense that someone who is no longer just a dealer but is a major supplier of narcotics to be running out 20 bags to every tom ♥♥♥♥ and jane. I've made suggestions of this in the devs discord but we'll see if any of them are heeded
-Skills don't seem to have that much of a great effect outside of pockets and fast learner. Even with max stealth skill and not having a backpack on I constantly get stopped by cops even with lower risk and exposure meters.
-The quality ratios dont make much sense, I can have a client with a very low quality expectation and make a mix thats still 95% of the narcotic im mixing and theyll complain about its quality.

Opinion: For me this game is something a nostalgia trip, from the ages of 14 to probably 20 I was involved in dealing drugs, though I didn't do it in relations to gangs or anything like that and I avoided things like meth or heroin and stuck mainly with party stuff like Marijuana, Ecstasy and Psychedelics. I would like to see some psychedelics added into the game especially since they are referenced at several points in the game by graffiti and such. I recommend the game because its simple, fun, and it does give people an interesting take on dealing drugs from the dealers perspective instead of most games that deal with themes of narcotics which are usually from the law enforcement perspective. There does seem to be a great deal of cut content within the game however the hints ive gotten from the dev discord implies they want to reimplement alot of it but it was taken out for balance reasons. For several reasons I feel this game should have been released as Early Access and not as a full release title but overall it is enjoyable and I do recommend it especially for the fairly low price they are asking, it is a small studio and does seem like they are still working on it frequently however if they fall off and leave it in its current condition for too long I will change this review to a do not recommend as the game is clearly not quite complete yet.
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