Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.
- Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 222 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 138 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
There is more of an emphasis on branching paths (arcade mode) and narrative (in the story mode) than usual for the genre as well, and there are hidden NPCs to save in the form of Merry Dogs.
There's much more to describe about the gameplay, such as the use of the Radiant Sword, the massive bosses, and the unique level mechanics, but going into all that will already make this long review even longer.
The music consists of stunning orchestral pieces, composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, who was also responsible for many well known RPG soundtracks, such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story.
The visuals are gorgeous for the era during which this game came out, especially the very dynamic backgrounds that really bring life to the levels.
EDIT 2: Game runs fine on Steam Deck using AMD tech, so that turns this into a rec'.
(Logically, a gamepad should work fine too.)
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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