Neon Labyrinth was my first thoughts when playing this game. I quickly found myself lost in the excitement and thrill of going through a course... starting off sooo simple, but quickly getting harder, funner, and faster paced.

My first Impressions video tells it better than my words do lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd70Q26wIIA

Having been awhile since I have played a marble game, it was nice to revisit the genre with Road to Ballhalla!

For sake of brevity:

PROS:
It has a great soundtrack, very clever and challenging levels, and great humor.

CONS:
Kinda spendy ($14.99 at writing, though on %10 sale until Aug 12th) for content, since it can be beat in 2-3 hours. Addition of community map suppor tin a couple of weeks will help this greatly.

I had a great deal of fun playing this, and would recommend the game to potential buyers!

If you want to check out a far more in-depth review of the game than what is said here, check out my review:

https://youtu.be/SgAHIXQvFLI

Road to Ballhalla is a beautiful, and challenging game. You need to think outside the box, and use your Balls to complete the challenges placed in front of you. Highly Recommend!

Very fun game that has some hilarious puns and secrets hidden inside. Only 3 hours in, but still so much to do! For a more in depth analysis, check out our review here : https://hardknockgamers.com/review-road-ballhalla/

Road to Ballhalla takes the ball-rolling frustration simulator to a whole new sarcastic level with tight controls, interesting puzzles and a steep difficulty curve.

Full review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlYlaRW2NfI

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The game is a nice mix of clean gameplay and cool graphics, where the simple controls are exploited to the fullest to bring complex and deep puzzles to the player with a nice variety of levels and mechanics that shake the thing up quite a bit.

The PC PC controls are pretty bad, with both no mouse control in the menu's and weird audio levels in the options, and with no advanced graphics it's preset or bust. This doesnt make it an ugly game, but it does mean that unless you like what you get, you're out of luck.

The game also does not shy away from being hard, so unless you enjoy the physics puzzler ganre, this might not be the game for you, but for me personally, as someone that generally does not like puzzle games, the varied mix of mechanics and puzzle elements coupled with the variety of sarcastic jokes and notes in the game, does keep it special.

The game also splits Speedrunning and score attacks, which is a smart move.

The game doesn't pretend to be more than it is: It's about rolling a ball to the end of a level and surviving the puzzles. And it does that with charm, control and good execution.

Target Audience: Marble Madness Fans, or those who like action puzzle mechanics.

Summary:
A great example of a game that knows what it is, and complements its core design with smart design decisions along the way. Puzzle action fans will love the level design here, as it does a great job of keeping a good pace of introducing new mechanics and keep the gameplay fresh. The game is right in terms of difficulty, allowing for speed runners to really challenge themselves, while allowing “regular” players to take some time and try to work their way systematically. The controls complement the gameplay rather well, and the sound and music enhance the gameplay in the right ways. The biggest disappointment that the game has is maybe its lack of content: but that will be helped by the forthcoming steam workshop integration and capabilities. But rather then quantity, Road to Ballhalla focused on Quality, and it shows in a lot of elements here. In the end, it's not going to blow you away in any element, but it rewards you with solid gameplay.

Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQpE9iZFBoI

Lists:
Positives:

• Good pacing in terms of mechanics introduction. Just as you get a hang of a mechanic, another mechanic comes to help keep things fresh.
  
• Great level design. Not repetitive at all, and uses the traps and mechanics well to keep it
  
• Controls are good. Both Keyboard and controller work well here (I prefer a controller).
  
• Like the division between the time attack section and the collection section of gameplay.
  
• Good sound design, with good reactionary effects. Enhances gameplay, forcing you to react to those sounds.
  
• Like the overall feel to the game. Color schemes are good, and customization options don't detract from the gameplay with the choices available.
  
• Music is appropriate to the levels in question. It's not Emmy-level of any sort, but it's the best you can expect from a game: it enhances the gameplay.

Negatives:

• Once in a while, a level concept doesn't work rather well. The camera adjustment level is very hit and miss, and for me, it wildly miss.
  
• For some, content will be lacking here. 3 Hours or so into gameplay, and I was 70% of my way to Ballhalla. It feels like it needed a bit more.
  
• If you're an AVG user: you'll have to disable AVG. The game does not like anti-virus software.
  
• Would like to see mouse driven menus.

When you look at Road to Ballhalla it looks like you basic marble rolling game. It should since that it was it is. Road to Ballhalla is a marble rolling game. Road to Ballhalla is one of if not the best marble rolling game I have ever played though.

Road to Ballhalla is a great marble rolling game for three reasons. First the controls are simple and tight. When you die in the game it is your fault and not because of the controls. Second the game has great level design. Care and thought were put into the levels. The game does a great job coming up with unique ways to use the different mechanics and obstacles to make each level feel unique. Finally the game is surprisingly funny. Who would have thought a marble rolling game would actually be funny. Road to Ballhalla is genuinely funny as the "narrator" tries to trick you and taunts you when you fail.

Road to Ballhalla is not a perfect game though. The biggest problem is the game is pretty short. If you aren't into time trials or 100% levels, the game will only last around three to four hours. The game is adding Steam Workshop support though so hopefully the community can add a lot of interesting levels to the game. The other slight issue I had with the game is that it is kind of on the easy side.

If you don't like marble rolling games, Road to Ballhalla is not going to be for you. If you like marble rolling games though I think you will really enjoy Road to Ballhalla.

For my full review check out Geeky Hobbies .