Not Awful, Just Not Awesome – Gemsona Maker Review

It’s was fun at first, but then got pretty limited pretty fast. Maybe I’m being too picky, but these are just some of my critiques. (Summary at the bottom) Gem shapes and placement There is a great selection of gem placement! The shapes, however, are limited to an oval, a circle, very slightly different circle, a diamond, a teardrop shape, a triangle and a heart, which is ok, I just would like more options. You can chose whether the gem is clear or opaque, which I like a lot! The color range is pretty good, I would just recommend offering a color wheel so we could chose the exact colors we want. Body mods and poses The body mods are extremely limited. You can edit the height, chest, bust, legs, arms, neck, head width and chin shape, which doesn’t sound that bad when written out, but it is very limiting when playing it. Also, the poses are atrocious. You can only *very very slightly* edit the arm position. That’s it. I find it pretty annoying, because body language can tell a lot about a character. You can add an extra set of arms, which is nice but I would like the option to add more than four arms. There are almost no leg alterations available. Face mods The eye selection is pretty alright, seeing that in later stages you can add more eyes. Noses are noses, and eyebrows are eyebrows, so not much to get wrong there. The mouths though. They are pretty strange shapes and placements. You can move the nose up or down the face a little, I would like the same thing for the mouth. Hair color and styling The hairstyles are pretty ok, but again, limited. The colors available are the same throughout the whole game, and I would once again like a color wheel instead of the set selection. I don’t have much to say about the hair, parts and pieces can be added later. Outfits and accessories The outfits are ok, not super great but not the worst. There are a few options for the basic suit, but then you can add skirts, sleeves, stockings, shoes and gloves as you go on. It’s a pretty okay selection. Not mad at it. I am going to say this straight and plain, the accessories are just weird. There are things from more gems, bows, and glasses to random shapes, a whole guitar and cookie cat. I don’t get why the options are so random, it just seems like it was thrown together last minute. Weapon making The weapon making stage is okay at best. Very limited options, wonky controls, so on and so fourth. To be honest, there is hardly any space on the screen to make a weapon. I hardly use this, so maybe I just haven’t explored it enough to know how it works. Fusion There is an option to fuse your characters together. I love this concept, but it needs a fair amount of work. It’s almost always just one of the characters with maybe a belt and a different skin tone. Sometimes you do get cool fusions, it’s just very inconsistent. There is an option for a gem fusion or a human fusion, and as far as I can tell, there is no difference between the two. Still have inhuman skin color, still have gems, still the same. -Summary- Gem shapes: 3/10 (limited) Gem placement: 7/10 (many options) Body mods: 2/10 (at least it’s there) Poses: 0/10 (non existent) Face mods: 5/19 (pretty decent) Hair color and styling: 7.5/10 (pretty pleased, could use alterations) Outfit options: 5.5/10 (not the worst, not the best.) Accessories: 3/10 (random and thrown together, just weird) Weapon making: 3/10 (I don’t use it much; from my experience it’s not great) Fusion: 2.5/10 (hardly ever make a new gem. same gems with very subtle differences)
Review by FaloopsJones on Gemsona Maker.