Reviews for Shady Elm's Day Off

[StraightEdgeKid]

For an edgy social commentary on school violence... this is a pretty fucking good game.

The controls are very good. Movement isn't very tight, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I would say that the movement SPEED is a bit frustratingly low (-1/2 stars). Shooting is satisfying, from the sound effect to the death animations. The bullet speed is good, not much to say there.

I like the idea of increasing difficulty, from normal, helpless students, to campus officers who can only charge at you, to cops who charge and fire at you, albeit slowly, to swat officers who are crack shots. It makes the game that much more entertaining.

With or without the guilt felt by admitting that a school shooting sim is among my favorite games on this site, I'm giving this 4.5 stars.

[AssRGBGnome]

This is really cool and unique!

[sweoliver]

So this is basically the school shooter version of the classic arcade game Berzerk. Nice controls, nice sound effect/music and all around a nice game! Would like to see this updated in some way, like having some special victims that give a higher score, like bullies or whatnot!

[Pinkscout]

I think I broke it, was at 9950 and shot a student then froze...
Terrible concept. Decent execution... poor word choice. Decent implementation.
Like the social commentary "ordinary business on an average school day".

[mentalmentos]

Really rough. Could use some quick fixes like making the sound lower. The gameplay is also not very fun. I would recommend changing the shooting with z to shooting and aiming with the mouse. The gameplay would also flow better if the gun shot faster.