The Initial

The Initial

Steam Deck Playable

Restory Studio · Action · Jul 18, 2017

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

76%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 185 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
20% of themes are praise60% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game also has nice graphics and great special effects, espeically considering it's a $10 game ($5 depending if you get it on sale like i said)
27 of 185 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It is nice to mention that the game has its original Japanese voice acting, but no english voicing.
18 of 185 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 love2 themes
Graphics27 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters55 reviews
78%
Controls34 reviews
59%
Gameplay32 reviews
75%
Interface17 reviews
82%
Bugs8 reviews
63%
Performance6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat54 reviews
69%
Difficulty18 reviews
78%

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.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.