Rocket League

I don't know why Steam keeps asking me to review a game they no longer sell, but I'm tired of seeing the notification so here's my review. I guess their persistence worked.

Avoid this game at all costs. You can no longer buy it on Steam, but it is now free to play from a different source. I would advise that you forget that you ever heard of this game and move on with your life. For the right kind of person, this game is video game meth. It will consume your soul and make you question your own existence. It will elevate your anger to levels you never thought possible. You will wish death upon random people that you have never met, just because they were able to use a virtual car to push a virtual ball into a virtual net.

Walk away now, before it's too late.

I mean it's a really good game, but it's laughable that Epic Games thinks its a good idea to unlist it from the Steam store. Especially after they decided to remove trading from the game.

You play rocket league but suck at every other game or you play every other game but suck at rocket league. There is no in between.

One of the reasons why this game is so hard is because it is literally the only game of its kind and basically exists in its own genre. You can consider it a hybrid of racing/sports game, but any Rocket League player will tell you that neither of those genres will remotely prepare you for success here. If you've played some FPS games, you have transferrable skill for pretty much any FPS title that simplifies the learning curve, same thing goes for 3rd person Action RPG's, the list goes on. There is literally no uneven ground for new players starting out with Rocket League, because no other game like it has ever been made and no advantage you can have (no P2W at all, thank God). The mechanics are deceptively simple but ridiculously difficult to master, and the skill ceiling continues to rise after almost a decade. The insane thing is - unlike 99% of other live-service/online multiplayer titles, this game has not had a single significant or fundamental change to its core gameplay since the day of launch. No changes to online map design, car speed, boost speed/amount, literally nothing. The gameplay is so insanely hard yet so immensely satisfying, it has retained its community and fanbase over time on these merits alone, despite Epic Games basically tossing it to the side and ignoring it. Would love to see a tiny bit of effort made to server quality, bit more community interaction and variety of content, but other than that - Rocket League is one of the greatest online games ever made.

Enjoyed the game a lot before Epic bought it. Was better before. Still playable tho and enjoyable. I haven't got an annual phase of this in years tho.

I have a love hate relationship with rocket league. Back in the day it was the best game I have ever played. Ever since Epic Games took over, It seems like they kicked rocket league out on the street like an unwanted puppy.

wow, i understand why the community is dieing, toxic as hell teamates has only gotten way worse since free to play and the new meta mechy children. the worst part of my experience as of late has been teamates, 2139 hours in.