I let this game microwave my brain from 2012 to 2021. If I offer any glimmers of hope in my review, there's a big chance it won't work out for you.

My social view of Tfm:
Once in a blue moon you'll get to know someone that you'll Discord with for decades to come. I'm not confident at all that that can happen anymore. Most people you'll meet are either mentally ill or teenagers. Pay attention and you'll notice different demographics playing different modes. Racing mode has sweaty low IQ Brazilians. Skilled bootcampers are often metally ill and/or nerds, and typically have 800 hours MINIMUM (see yours by typing /time). Survivor is screaming teenagers exchanging nudes. Vanilla appeals to a loud, dramatic, young audience. And regular room is who you'd expect to play this game, after dozens of rounds you'll end up the notorious "noob shaman".

My gameplay view: all I played was bootcamp (still brain microwave material). I tried introducing 7 IRL people to this game. All 7 said never again after a couple hours (and kept their word). Why? The mechanics are nonsensical and take dozens of hours to be chill with. My favorite part was growing my profile stats. I got 28,000 bootcamps and 3,000 firsts. 40,000 firsts and you're an alpha male with the "LIGHTNING" title below your name. Don't be that guy. The least "brain microwave" mode is probably hardcamp, accessed by module mode, but the first 2 months of it you'll wanna kys. But it has no stats. And then you MIGHT be into a trash game and your friends will recommend therapy.

My view on graphics: it's childish and low IQ. It was a flash game made by a small team so not a lot to expect. You'll have to get used to the solid lavender background but you'll have actual backgrounds half the time in normal mode but your eyes might need a massive Vitamin A dose after 20 minutes.

My sound view: it is and always has been a no-sound game...just silent.

Objective rating: 4/10
Subjective rating: 9/10

2016 player, L80, T300 tribe, 1850 hours, unlocked Hard mode and Divinity, dabbling on almost every mode and content except Lua creations.

Concept is incredibly fun, and the arsenal of (dev and community made) maps never make it boring. There's content for everyone, from vanilla to hardcore players, such as bootcamps that are insanely difficult (to even impossible!) and player made modules.

This is an incredibly social game. If you find a community within it where you truly belong, you'll have the time of your life. I still talk with some of the people I've met here. One of them even have 11,000+ hours logged (although she's AFK most of the time).

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transformice made my childhood. this game ticked every box for me as a kid; free to play, 2d platformer with a high skill ceiling, online multiplayer with an active fanbase, simple and charming aesthetics, this was pretty much everything i could ask for. its one hell of a game for the time and a huge nostalgia trip. the many modes they introduced over the years really what make this game, any type of mood you might be in you'll most likely be treated nicely. started off with just conglomeration of maps on rotation in every room, then slowly branched off into their own things like racing, bootcamp, survival, the points minigame, shaman focused maps, heck even just social rooms. i think what i find most impressive is a lot of the cool ideas originated from the bot community and some of them managed to become a main stay, and ill always appreciate that kind of love and support from the devs (personal favourites were racing and bootcamp). i owe this game a lot to my taste in games and taught me a lot about myself; it taught me games can be played seriously and sparked my competitive side, it taught me how to socialise and make friends on the internet, and taught me buying cosmetics with real money is never worth it. can't say this game is worth playing today with all the games available nowadays but back in the day this was real shit.

This is the MMO, my MMO. The one that I have been playing since 2010! The gameplay loop is very simple, enjoyable, and has gone unchanged for over a decade now:

Step ONE: Get the cheese.
Step TWO: Get back to the mouse-hole.
Step THREE: When you are Shaman, take a break after all your hard work of cheese-gathering. Summon Anvil God if anyone whines.
Step FOUR: Repeat.