Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Steam Deck Verified

CyberConnect2 · RPG · Jul 29, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $19.99.

94%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 187 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Visually, FMoS nails it completely by delivering an original, pleasing style reminiscent of both paintings and anime, with cel-shaded 3D models for war machines, characters and props, alongside beautiful 2D backgrounds and effects.
187 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The previous two games had very basic gameplay that mostly amounted to just button mashing, however the weak gameplay was carried by the fun characters and interesting worldbuilding.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
As for the $60 deluxe edition, the in game benefits are really not worth mentioning, so whether it’s worth the extra $20 or not really comes down to “do you want a small artbook and sample soundtrack?”
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Excellent art style that combines 2D and 3D.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Every inventory/upgrade mechanic was coated in a nice sheet of endearing activities, like cooking to increase your attack for the next fight, or Scrap fishing, so many choices with what to take care of hah.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters187 reviews
Gameplay114 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat86 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty39 reviews
97%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $19.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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