{"id":24932,"date":"2024-10-02T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T00:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24932"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:25:51","slug":"mining-mechs-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/02\/mining-mechs-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Mechs (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Drive robot mechs underground as you search for treasure in Mining Mechs.\u00a0 It\u2019s a 2D action adventure game and kind of reminds me of Steamworld Dig mixed with elements of Terraria.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll start the game on the surface, and can talk to some people there.\u00a0 One guy will give you missions, although they are usually to reach a certain depth when you dig.\u00a0 As you dig, you\u2019ll collect dirt.\u00a0 Once your dirt meter is full, another person can help you empty it.\u00a0 Sell ores you find to earn money so you can upgrade your mech and buy new ones, or purchase items like bombs and such.<\/p>\n

To dig, simply press down on the control stick to drill down.\u00a0 You can also dig left and right, but not up, so plan your moves accordingly.\u00a0 Aside from digging for treasure, you can also do things like connect mine shafts with pipes, although I found that side mission to be a bit confusing.\u00a0 That\u2019s a small problem I had with the game is that they don\u2019t always explain how to play as well as I\u2019d like. I also didn\u2019t notice much of a difference in the upgrades.\u00a0 \u00a0Another problem is the text is too small, and finally, the action is just way too slow.\u00a0 Digging takes forever and once your dirt or treasure meter is full, you have to fly back up to the surface, which gets tedious especially when you are digging very deep.\u00a0 I\u2019d say just play Steamworld Dig instead.<\/p>\n

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Mining Mechs is rated E for Everyone with ESRB descriptors of Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Language.\u00a0 You can use bombs to blow up dirt, but that\u2019s the only violent thing I saw.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice any bad language either but there is a bit of toilet humor in the text.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed and younger gamers may get bored with the tedious gameplay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drive robot mechs underground as you search for treasure in Mining Mechs.\u00a0 It\u2019s a 2D action adventure game and kind of reminds me of Steamworld Dig mixed with elements of Terraria.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. You\u2019ll start the game on the surface, and can talk to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24933,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24932\/revisions\/24933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}