Profound, emotional story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“the most beautiful, life-changing and profound story a game has ever told.”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc.2017Hack and Slash · RPG · Action
The verdict
A stylish action RPG with an unforgettable story and soundtrack that demands multiple playthroughs. Skip it if you want deep combat, a no-fuss PC port or an open world with content.
Great for
Story-focused players who enjoy philosophical sci-fi, great music and multi-route storytelling, ideally on a controller
Main risk
Brutal no-save prologue, poor keyboard/mouse support and repetitive combat can sour you before the story pays off
What players love
Incredible soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is among the best I’ve ever heard in any game.”
Steam review · 44.4 h played ↗
Multiple endings reward persistence
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“you absolutely MUST play the game multiple times to even experience what it's trying to do.”
Steam review · 63.8 h played ↗
Fast, stylish combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“My favourite combat/movement out of any game, amazing character designs and beautiful story and music - 10/10”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Memorable characters and design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The characters are brilliantly written, and you can truly see their development throughout the story.”
Steam review · 44.4 h played ↗
Varied gameplay and genre switches
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Plays like a 3D open world game, arcade twin stick, side scroller and a couple other little surprises to keep you on your toes the whole way through.”
Steam review · 54.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Combat system is super shallow and unfortunately feels like the game play is means to get to the story”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
No-save prologue sends you back on death
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every time you die, you have to start a new game from the main menu.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Empty, boring open world and fetch quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“All the side quests are fetch quests that add absolutely nothing to the game”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗
Overhyped, underwhelming story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Very surface level when exploring philosophical themes. Bland main cast of characters.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Poor keyboard and mouse controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Genuinely baffled that this game was released without real mouse+keyboard support.”
Steam review · 296.2 h played ↗
Replaying content for later routes feels like padding
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the first replay (Ending B), which is disgustingly similar to the first except worse in every way gameplay wise.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 /8.1 /10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2100 or AMD A8-6500
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8.1 /10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4670 or AMD A10-7850K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380X VRAM 4GB
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 7 /8.1 /10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2100 or AMD A8-6500
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB
Storage50 GB available space
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