Shining Resonance Refrain

Shining Resonance Refrain

Steam Deck Verified

SEGA · RPG · Jul 10, 2018

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

69%
Mixed
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 138 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The characters are fun, even though gameplay-wise there's a lot of "hybrids" in the party.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
TL;DR: It's a good game with nice graphics, story, characters and soundtrack.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
TL;DR: It's a good game with nice graphics, story, characters and soundtrack.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Two things I should mention before starting the actual review: first, I use a keyboard, so I cannot say much about the controller support; second, I played with Japanese voices.
8 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 love4 themes
Gameplay69 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters218 reviews
59%
Difficulty31 reviews
61%
Interface22 reviews
32%
Performance15 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat138 reviews
53%
Crashes15 reviews
40%
Bugs11 reviews
36%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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