Reviews

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  Campa

  Jul 31, 2022

  very cool. just needed more work and more plot
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  ktj

  Oct 27, 2022

  For those of us who lusted over Odin Sphere but couldn't play it cuz we didn't have a PS2, this is an amazing game. Sony plz release Odin Sphere on PC!
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  KAIIRU

  Feb 27, 2023

  100%'d and it's excessively mid. Combat and movement is chops, story is a mess, a lot of the enemies/bosses are just annoying (especially the tunneling sharks my god wtf) has that chinese spyware feel. On the flip side there's no missables and it's easy. It goes on sell regularly for $3 and that's about how much it is worth. My desire to play their other game "Lost Epic" has diminished greatly and now I can wait on a bigger sale for that title so there's that.
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  BunBun's Secret

  Dec 8, 2016

  An excellent little game with a whole lot of research and crafting between brawling. Art style is odd but somewhat pleasant, and the game has given me a bad case of "Just one more level"..
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  curly_nuts

  Dec 9, 2016

  This is a great action game that throws in a few twist to keep things interesting. There is a heavy emphasis on fighting. Your character can use guns and swords and combining enemies is fun. There is a dash mechanic that can be used to extend combos and dodge attacks. Weapon variety and new skills uncovered as the game progresses helps keep things fresh. Levels tend to be linear but there are boss battles and loads of enemies to deal with. There is also a simple crafting system. The art is probably the best feature of this game. Characters and enemies are big, meaty and detailed. The environments also look good. The game runs smooth and I had no issues getting it up and running.
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  Miporin

  Dec 9, 2016

  EARTH'S DAWN is a fun game, though I would say that it is not worth price for me (20% off at launch). It is a casual side-scrolling action hack-n-slash or shooting game with lite-hunting elements where you have to find items/materials to craft your equipments. In my opinion, falls a little too short in the action departments. It is nicely done, it has its charm but I find it not that interesting to keep me going for long. It lacks the challenging factors to keep me here, as I breezed through several story/free missions like it was nothing. Although, I am sure that some might prefer it, but not that much for me. The equipments / skills / customizations, especially the skills, are what interested me. It is unique, in a way. I haven't played that much to properly judge them, but I love what I have seen so far. I am certain that I will be getting this again at lower price. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] If you are itching for side-scrolling actions, you might want to look for other titles. However, If you are looking for another interesting lite-hunting game. You can't go wrong with this.
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  fR0z3n.s0u1

  Dec 11, 2016

  It *could* have been good, had it more variety in scenery and enemies, less difficulty spikes and allowed for less reliance on linear gear progression / more build variety. Controls are fine, even with keyboard, but each boss enemy represents a gear check for which you need to either grind components to craft better weapons (in terms of raw damage ourput or required mods like, for example, defense down), or grind enhancement materials to upgrade existing ones. Not as hardcore as it could have been, and thanks for that, but way too grindy for my tastes.
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  RAIDEN

  Dec 12, 2016

  can't stop util clear all main missions (Story) great job for both Story and Ending, hope I can see EARTH's DAWN 2 (pls send someone to stop that evil lab)
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  Palewing

  Dec 24, 2016

  Think of Vanillaware games such as Muramasa and Odin Sphere, as well as (the non-Vanillaware-title) Mercenary Kings. Then set it to a post-apocalyptic world invaded by robotic aliens, but dial back the story even more. And then make the crafting and progress focused on grinding specific enemies, for specific parts, for specific gear. Like Mercenary Kings. If this sounds awesome to you, you should give this a try. If you hate grinding of any sort, though, you might be disappointed. To be fair, once an enemy has been killed, you know what it will drop, making it rather easy to farm things.
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  King Donco of Punhcistania

  Feb 17, 2017

  havent finished it but so far its been fun, its no odin sphere or muramas but its closest you will get to it on pc without emulation. it has a nice crafting system as well as a robust skill system that allows for a bit of experimentation. You will need to hunt down certain body parts and there is some grinding in the sense that depending on the rarity of the body part, it may give you the effects you want on your weapons. Game really opens up once you acquire new weapons and skills that allow for more freedom. Enemies have different weaknesses so you need to keep on your toes as to what you bring to the fight. enemy variety could be better but they differentiate by having differen movesets. boss fights are fun and they dont seem annoyingly impossible. The art depends on the person, i personally enjoyed the artsyle especially the female avatar and all the enemies as well as the bosses are pretty well done. Camera placement might be too close though but i can see why they did it, still it might annoy the hell out of you. Overall i recommend it at 20 bucks but if you get at 15 the better.
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  Murdy

  Mar 1, 2017

  This game is just awesome! :) It's like a mix of of 2D RPG, metroidvania, fighting game and bullet hell with crafting and kinda "monster hunter" elements. I really like the art, it looks original and really fits to postapocalyptic world setting. It feels a little bit like Odins Sphere but with different setting and not so deep RPG elements. Combat - well crafted. You can use double (even triple later) jumps, boosts and air boosts (kind of fast dashes, you can even improve it's distance or add homing through point investment). You can use swords, guns, broadswords (2h great swords combined with gun), shurikens (great fast and deadly weps), crossbows, combinations of 1-h sword and gun or dual swords. Also you are not limited to 1 weapon set, later in the game, you'll get skill which allows you to manage 2 different and switch them even in missions (combat). Skills - you can manage 5 different skill sets, each with maximum of 200 points invested. You can improve your attacks, learn new abilities such as sword shield, homing boost, max air jump increase, you can raise your imunity to several efects such as burn, paralyze, freeze etc. up to 100%, increase your HP and stats and so on. Craft - craft is really good, sometimes you need to grind to get rare materials, but it's not that bad since combat is really enjoyable. You can craft and upgrade weapons, armor, accessories and costumes (avatar armor and head gear with no stats / effect). Once you beat the game main missions and final boss, you can start with "endless" mission where you can gain some special materials and boost your weapons even more with extra stats. Story - story is good - i mean like background story for this kind of game. Nothing epic with movies and tons of cutscenes, story of Earth's Dawn is about few pictures displayed and narrated simply by text and Japanese voice actors (very good imo). Music - i really like it, great tracks Overall: original action mix with really good combat system and great and original art. Gem! :)
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  BARF_FACE_9000

  May 1, 2017

  I have to admit my expectations for this game were pretty high prior to having played it. Also this is not a staunch "No" to the game overall as it isn't terrible, however this is a cautionary review to anyone considering paying full price for the game. I would only buy this game when/if it is significantly discounted, 29.99 is quite a hefty price tag to be asking for it, and even at 14.99 when I bought it for half off I can't help but feel I would have gotten more bang for my buck from other titles. While the art and design of the characters and enemies are undeniably cool-looking and the story is full of sci fi tropes fans of the genre will enjoy (requisitioning alien technology for human / earthling use, an imminent alien threat...) the gameplay itself is pretty repetitive. The effects can be cool as enemies explode into colorful "firework" looking displays of sparks and particles, however defeating the same enemies with the same execution animation for the nth time begins to wear thin relatively quickly. A limited moveset for the player (you can boost/dash, double jump, slide, etc...) is expanded as you unlock other abilities, but the movement itself feels quite stilted. (If other players of the game have abilities or weapons they recommend unlocking to make your character's movements / style seem less "blocky" than what is offered at the base level, I'm open to hear them...) Some cool, large boss fights shake up the action, but the overall gameplay loop is pretty basic. If you're a diehard fan of sci fi / anime and intrigued by the setting or look of the game I might suggest still giving it a go but I would definitely wait to snag it during a sale as what is present feels a bit thin.
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  Coldaardvark

  Jul 7, 2017

  TL;DR Games great, I recommend it for $15-$30 based on what your personal taste for this kind of game is. If you like side-scrolling beat-em ups with light RPG and easy to learn, slightly hard to master combos and enemy patterns, there's a nice variety of enemies, weapons, attacks and combos. Story is standard, if a little generic. Graphics are pretty, animations are stiff but get the job done. Gameplay is superb for beat-em up fans, lots of "Get all the S ranks" in this game. I recommend it to fans of 2D fighters, beat-em ups, platinum games as a company, and Ska Studios titles. IMPRESSIONS: This game is fantastic. I'm a huge fan of sidescrolling beat'em ups. One of my all time favorite games is Dungeon Fighter Online, as well as Dragon's Crown on the Playstation 3. To give you a basic idea of what my taste is, My top 5 games as of this review: 1.Monster Hunter 2.Dark Souls 3.Dragon's Crown 4.Dungeon Fighter Online 5.Metal Gear Franchise With that as a base line for what I like, here's my thoughts on the game. STORY: Not much to say here, without any real spoilers, Aliens are a thing, they're bad, humans almost went extinct except they didn't because super tech happened based on aliens. Now mankind bounces back, with the help of YOU! Hijinks and planet eating aliens insue from this series of events. It's a standard fare with an anime style Sci-Fi. Basic, to the point, mostly a setup for the game. No awards here. SOUND: Soundtrack is a standard deal here as well, mostly electric and synth, combat sounds good. Guns have decent bang and boom to their noise, blades feel nice, attacking gives you different sounds based on if you hit a CRITICAL or a back attack, or if you BREAK the opponent. Good feedback here, music is plain. Good job on the combat noise, not so much on the soundtrack. GRAPHICS: What you see is what you get, nice particles, good character sprites and the enemies all look cool. Despite their messy looking details, they stand out easily. The "Trooper" tyle enemies stand out amongst all the others, and you can tell them apart from the rest in a crowd. Explosions and bodyparts go flying, honestly if you like the look of the screenshots, you won't be disappointed. The whole game looks like that. I personally like it, so great work here. GAMEPLAY: The gameplay to me is pretty straight-forward, you have two buttons. One for each hand, then you can jump, boost, and use the "EXCEED" ability, which is a fancy name for rage mode. The fun comes when you learn how to start juggling enemies, chaining certain attacks with bullets, knocking an enemy in the air, striking them 5 or 6 times, then stopping just before your slam dunk attack, and shooting them with your gun to keep them floating in the air, boosting under them and repeating the process with any variation you choose. The combat is what I love this game for, it's really well done. Simple buttons, grand experience. This is the meat of the game, and my favorite part of the whole product. (Perhaps, arguably the ONLY part of the product) HOW IT ALL COMES TOGETHER: The way the game plays, you start in a menu of customize, craft, settins and missions. You always return to this menu after a mission, you only fight in missions. You can recieve items and rewards for your own use in crafting new gear, and since each and every enemy drops their own materials, this adds a nice level of learning "Gotta kill this creature to get his claws" in order to build new equipment. Each mission has it's own individual objective, ranging from "RACE TO THIS SPOT" to "Kill everything ever" You can find these blue orbs in the stage similar to coins or rings in Mario or Sonic respectively, except in this game, they boost your maximum "Skill Capacity." As you kill enemies, you get Experience points to level up, which boosts your characters stats over-all. However, you also get this blue substance that boosts your "Skill Capacity" Missions can rewards you with stat boosts that you spend this maximum capacity to activate on whatever loadout you are using. These abilities range from Stat boosts, resistances to certain ailments, bonuses based on situations and equipements, and brand new attacks and movement / combat options. The other options on the menus is customization, which is where you use the money (energy is the currency) you've earned to upgrade your gear, or make entirely new gear. There are ways to customize their stats with elements and status debuffs. You can also unlock and craft new cosmetic items, although these are fairly limited. This is a fun feature, and I enjoy it's use in the game. Settings is standard, graphics options are limited, multi-language support, all voice acting is japanese only, resolution and effects changes are available. Nothing special here. OVERALL: I'm a fan of this game, and I wanted to buy it on Playstation 4 for a long while now, however the $30 price tag kept me from doing so. However, I never knew it came out on steam, and the moment I found it then saw the price at $15 on sale, I jumped on it. I am so glad I did. This game is so worth that price to me. If you're looking for a recommended price from someone who likes this game, I'd say it's worth around: $15 - $30 The game is priced JUST RIGHT for me to say it's worth the money.
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  The Seventh Son

  Jul 11, 2017

  I recommend this game, but not at 30 dollars. Get it on sale for at least 50% off. The TLDR: This game is diet Monster hunter. It has all the concept sthat make the game fun, but none of the concepts that make the game great. Story: Nothing inspiring. Typical invasive alien/monster/demon/etc comign tod estory humanity, then we fight back and win. The game attempts to create a more serious in depth story with the commander or general's videos where he's slowly losing his mind. I'm sure translation is a factor here, but it jsut wasn't interesting and felt basic. Visuals: the visuals are solid. When it come sto platformers, visuals are very important to me. For the most part, I liked the visuals. The armors all look cool, the weapons look cool, the enemies have good detail. However, the female playable character is off. Where the males look like bad ass soldiers in armor, the females look dead or souless. Like their head was attached to an android body, or they're combat dolls or something. I played through as a male, then switched to female when the game ended and it asked me to choose a new body. Armor visuals are very different for males and female, down to there 3ven being gender based armors, which was kind of disappointing. Other than the females, though, I enjoyed the visuals. Audio: I don't know Japanese, so id idn't realyl lsiten tot he voice acting. The action sounds do their job, but nothing about them realyl stood out. The music isn't bad. Honestly, not the game's strongest point, but also one of the elast important aspects. Gameplay/combat: This is realyl what saved the game. The game doesn't bring anything new to the table in terms of gameplay, but all of it's mechanics are implimented well. The game is fun, and if you're a monste rhunter fan waiting for the next one to come out, this can help fill that a little. lots of bonus missions for 100%ers, and plenty of reasons to need to do them (crafting). This genre likes grinding, a little, and the game does a good job of giving the player a reason to grind without creating a huge amount of grind time. The Bosses are all fun to fight, and had different mechanics for each. Plus, there's an easy, normal, and hard version of every mission (including story missions.) with better rewards for higher difficulty. The different weapon styles all -felt- different int heir execution, and were introduced witht ime to let the player try out the weapona nd see if it fits them. The only weapon I didn't try was the bow. That said, the de3vs were lazy with basic enemies. Within the first few levels you've fought every non boss enemy in the game. fromt here on they just change their color and give them elements. A little disappointing, but the focus on this game is on the bosses, which are well done. Veterans of this genre will not find this game to be a challenge. There are a few places I had to do a couple times, but for the most part the game was more fun than challenging. RATING: 7/10
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  Nephos

  Nov 29, 2017

  This game is a surprise treat for me when I am bored of grinding in another game. Just played the intro, having taken down the tutorial boss, but I would like share my first impression with you since this game is on sale with a decent discount. It's a sidescroll 2d hack&slash game with full controller support (works smoothly with Xbox one controller). I've been following this game for quite a long time, i like its theme being fighting mech monsters in the post-appocalyptic world, and its artstyle. The bgm is engaging. Cutscenes dubbed in Japanese (if you are into it). Puppet-like animations but not the rigid type. The combat actions are extremely good. The game has an indepth crafting system with paper-doll system. It also has an customizable skill tree. These elements will contribute to its replayablity. Definitely recommend it on current sale being 67% off. Will update review when i finish the game.
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  Zylth

  Feb 23, 2018

  If I had to point to the flaw of this game it would be it's just not interesting. It has other gameplay mechanics that I could complaina bout but when the game isn't even fun enough to get to those issues then we have a problem. This takes the wonderful formula of Odin Sphere and makes it feel like a hack and slash, adding passives that amount to (+1 stat)
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  SnowDaddy

  Apr 4, 2018

  To be honest I didn't expect too much from this game, but honestly it's pretty damn entertaining. The right amount of grind, some nice eyecandy, some unfair enemies that you can overcome with either skill or more grind... the artwork is nicely done and the only thing that would make this better would be some form of simple multiplayer. Controls are not too hard, combos are easily accessible and I love the upgrade system, even if there isn't as much customizeability as I would like, it's more "Get more stuff" than "Customize your stuff" but it's still good functionality. As long as this is available for a reasonable price like the current sale (75% off) this game is solid entertainment if you like the gameplay mixture of an RPG brawler. From what I hear, the problem is the publisher that is forcing the developer to sell it overpriced on the PC market and the developer is selling this game like hotcakes on the console market in the online stores for 5 bucks... close to the current sale price. I can wholeheartedly recommend buying this game for below 10 bucks, I would even say it's worth 15 and it is money well spent. 30 is overpriced and will push this game into niche obscurity like EDF 4.1 which is also incredibly entertaining but the sales are being massacred by the high price. This developer definitely put some love in and they deserve 2 thumbs up.
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  Yachiyo Inugami

  Jun 3, 2018

  It's a damn good game. Read other reviews for more depth, but I'm quite fond of it.
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  Kickass Anime

  Jul 1, 2018

  Bought this in the current sale and turned out to be a right gem, there seems to be a good storyline and customizable accessories and alot of weapons to boot to choose from and you can choose to play m/f. I will say this for a game that originally cost 24.99 it asks you to run in big picture to get the best out of your controller (be aware if you're a hater) Overall my experience of 20hrs was £6.99 was a good one, hope there's a follow up
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  Sober Mans Secret

  May 11, 2019

  2D arcade side scroller with a realtime Darkest Dungeon feel. Set in a great futuristic environment with tonnes of nasty beasts to chop, slice, dice, shoot and splatter. Crafting galore too. Certainly worth a look for fans of Arcade, Fighter, 2D and Anime fans. Excellent fun!!! 8\10