Review of Carrier Deck on PlayStation 5

Alright, let’s dive into this. Here we go—

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You ever get roped into something just because it sounds cool? Yeah, that was me with Carrier Deck. A game about running an aircraft carrier? I thought I’d be living my Top Gun fantasies. Spoiler alert: I was not. Anyway, let’s dig into this chaotic whirlwind they call a game.

So, you’re this Air Officer on a carrier (that’s CVN-76 for those keeping track). Global crisis mode. You’re juggling all the planes, and it feels like trying to herd cats that are also on fire. The game throws you into these eight regions with escalating chaos. New tasks pop up like weeds in a garden you forgot you had. Yikes.

Real talk: the tutorials are a real head-scratcher. Like, “Hello, I have no idea what’s happening” level confusing. I got stuck on a mission for over ten minutes just because the tutorial was about as clear as mud. It’s like they expect you to telepathically absorb instructions. Seriously, what’s the deal? The inputs are overly complicated too. Did they do this on purpose to mess with us? Maybe, maybe not. But it’s more tangled than last year’s Christmas lights.

Oh, and the interface… This is where it gets funny, or sad, depending on your perspective. It’s designed for PCs and it shows. Every action involves about fifty unnecessary steps. You see an enemy plane? Great, now jump through hoops to react to it. Click this, shuffle through that — it’s like a bad scavenger hunt with no prize at the end. Why make things easy, right?

Visually? It’s like they ran out of time or just didn’t care. The carrier is the same. Every. Single. Mission. It’s like eating plain oatmeal day after day. Throw in a tricky UI and a music track that loops so much it’s like a band stuck on a single riff. But okay, maybe it’s kind of charming in a… repetitive way. The music, not the oatmeal.

For trophy chasers, there are loads of them. Some bronze, a bunch of silver, a few gold, and of course, the coveted platinum. They’re mostly about surviving the campaign and not hurling your controller at the wall. Just keep grinding the missions — and yeah, don’t forget to dump those cargo pallets, whatever that means.

So here’s the deal. Carrier Deck has potential, like ingredients for a recipe you’ve never tried. But then you burn the cake because the oven’s instructions are in another language. It’s got layers of cool ideas buried under clunky mechanics and demands that might drive you to drink… tea. Just tea, I promise.

Unless you’re the world’s biggest fan of aircraft carriers, this might just frustrate more than it entertains. But you might get a laugh out of it, or at least a good story. That I can guarantee. Also, it’s $11.99 on PS5, and there’s a PS4 version for the same damage. Give it a whirl — or not. Up to you.

Oh hey, disclaimer: Played this on a PS copy from Ultimate Games. There. Legal stuff handled. Phew.

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And there it is, a chaotic dive into the world of Carrier Deck.