Woof woof! Arf, arf! Woof arf bark bark woof!

Arf:
Woof woof bark bark bark!
Awoooooooo~!

Woof:
Grrrrrrrrr woof woof!

Arf bark bark awooooooo!

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This game caught my eye and I decided to buy it on the first day despite no reviews being available. I will say that my first impression is positive. I did not notice any obvious bugs or flaws. The gameplay struck me as repetitive, but not boring. It has the potential to be addictive. The game proved to be a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a night. It does not seem overpriced, but remember to be wary of any early-access title.

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The core gameplay focuses on learning how to properly manage a team of dogs, and how to maximize race efficiency. Races use simple click and timing mechanics to manage factors such as sled position, hunger, jumping, and untangling. Proper racing is rewarded with speed and happy dogs. Awesome moments are rewarded with fame that can lead to sponsorship upgrades.

Learning about each individual dog is important to team management. Each dog has a unique personality that will affect their natural sled position, likes, dislikes, happiness, and rapport with teammates. Dogs will have their own favorite things, skills, and faults. They will also have different levels of athleticism that will affect their fatigue and hunger.

All of the information about races and dogs will serve one purpose: managing the team. The overall goal is to earn money from victories and move on to more advanced leagues. The time outside of races is used to rest dogs to lower fatigue, fill the journal, change leagues, and hire new dogs. Raleigh will offer a piece of advice (chosen by you) at the end of each race. This information will be used to fill the journal and provide gameplay tips. The first couple of leagues seem easy once the core gameplay is understood, but that seems subject to change based on in-game progress and future updates.

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I’m sure there’s plenty more to the game that I have not discovered yet, but these are my first impressions. I have no reason to dislike this game, and I would recommend it to anyone who finds the above information to be to their liking.

This game is like having football manager crossed with dogs
The gameplay is simple yet difficult to master as wind,trees and obstacles await u on the track
weather plays a nice bit into the game as it feels like u are really in those weather conditions.Ur dogs need to be fed while racing so that their stamina dont go down too much that they cant run anymore(basically u throwing biscuits to them).If u time it right and throw it very close to their mouth then they will speed up even more
the dogs has different personalities. Their faults,their strong points and even their habits and even some dogs who love the attention of fans.Sponsors can sponsor u when u become famous enough too
so far i like how this game is progressing and hope that u guys can add more to it
A few more options like upgrading ur house and ur own character walking around in the house and playing with the dogs or feeding with the dogs(basically more interaction with the dogs in the home to make a better bond with them and maybe even taking them out for a walk?) would be nice though...so far a solid game in my opinion

I backed this on kickstarter quite some time ago, and I've been pleased with the way the game has been progressing.
It's a ridiculously fun game to while away a bit of time.

Really excited to see how this game progresses. So far, I am really enjoying it. The mechanics feel simple but really rewarding - improving your timing feels really skillful and the multi-tasking involved in each race is challenging without being stressful. Love the aesthetic and the music is spot on. Game is lovely, more than worthy of your money.

Very simple, but very fun. I'd pay $10 for it easily and I consider myself cheap. It's quite relaxing. The music is really catchy and it's a very cute little game. Definitely worth the price in its current state. I haven't found any bugs myself, but I should say I'm not terribly far into it yet. Still, nowadays that's pretty good for an EA title...

A bit like Football Manager lite. Only with dogs.

And fun.

A fun and relaxing game that I can play in front of my kid. Nice change of pace.

This game is pretty addicting, but not in the bad way. It's very fun to play, and I found myself cheering on my dogs as they ran. Also, to the great annoyance of my family, I talked myself through much of it, sorting out the dog positions and deciding whether to race. Overall, I'm throughly enjoying this game and excited to see what happens with it in the future.

Have you ever wanted to enter a dogseld race? Never knew what to do and didn't live anywhere with snow-packed winters? Well fear no more! Dog Sled Saga brings the thrill, challenge, and realism of dogsledding to the comfort of your own home!

Pick your dogs! Participate in races! Gradually get into higher leagues! Become the dog sled king of the world! You're making a mistake by not buying this game! YOUR MAKING A MISTAAAAAAKKKKEEEE!

This is a great game!

Here are my views..

Positives:
+ Different dog breeds and variations
+ The game gets harder as you go on
+ Playable on REALLY slow computers
+ Personalities
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Negatives:
- There's hardly any storyline at the moment..

I do know that this game is still in early access, and features are subject to change, but it's a really great start so far! It requires great concentration. I found it a bit hard to get used to, and I kept wondering why they keep getting tangled, but now that I'm used to it, it turns out to be a really fun game. I love finding out about my team and discoveing their faults and skills.

I definitely recommend this game, it's awesome so far!

This Game is amazing and its grapics remember me of the game : Paper Please. I Recommend this game because of its originality and its stunning musics. The musics is some kind of modern 8-bit and I love the way they made them. it gives an awesome and impressive ambience. Personally, I play with my Xbox-360 controller and I didn't detect any bugs for now. In Fact, I think everyone that loves old-school NES games may really like this one.

Good work and keep it up! - GeeforceX

Fun game so far, has alot of potential to be a great game with more filler and extras hopefully to be added in down the road. Graphics are great looking and game play is challenging enough to keep you into it without becoming boring. High hopes that the Dev keeps up improvements after a great start out of the gate. Would like to see more uses for the cash like sled upgrades or gear and maybe they are allready working on that. Bottom line I didn't mind spending the $8.00 for it to help the game become something more, and do have fun playing it so far.

The epic tale of a man with a sled and a kennel full of dogs. 10/10

I love it! Anyone who enjoys simulation/management games should give Dog Sled Saga a try.

I just played this game for over an hour before I remembered I had to go to work.

Dogs are cool.

My Let's Play of Dog Sled Saga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzjCxopDxI4

My Review:

Mechanically speaking, there are only a handful of actions that are required of you whilst you are Dog-Sleding. You click and hold the mouse button to initiate a variable trajectory with which you try and hurl dog biscuits into your awesome dog's mouth. You'll know your dogs are hungry by their panting breath against the cold pixel-y wind.

It is actually quite easy to blunder this up. First if you try and feed your dogs before they are hungry, it will comically bounce off their noggin and you'll have lost a doggy biscuit. Second if you just clearly miss (some dogs seem to be better catchers than others) well then you're probably going to lose the race. But sometimes you can miss because you aren't paying attention to the huge TREE INCOMING sign.

So what happens if your dogs are hungry? Well, aside from going slow they trip up the works. You'll have to, in real-time, adjust the length of rope dividing the dogs to make sure it has proper length to avoid getting tangled. Outside of that, I'm not really sure. I never went that far without feed my dogs.

Dog Sled Saga is surprisingly deep despite being pretty shallow. All of the game can be controlled via the mouse and one mouse button. You don't really need to tend to your dogs outside of the races, like a tamagotchi. The only thing you need to concern yourself with is if they are tired and if they get along with other dogs on your team and what type of position they like to be in.

Despite all of this, I did find myself becoming attached to my Dog Sled Saga team. The pixel art is wonderful to watch and the music, my goodness the music. It is great! I mean, the music is 8-bit style, but it's SO WELL DONE. Truly gets stuck in my head.

I am a fan of Dog Sled Saga even though right now it seems kind of bare-bones.

Use your shekels wisely and buy this game!

Great so far. Have not entered a big race, just been leveling up my dawgz!