Greak: Memories of Azur Reviews
I fell in love with Greak: Memories of Azur from minute one and would be overjoyed to see a sequel sometime in the future. Navegante Entertainment have created a world rich with lore and overflowing with melancholy storytelling that I quite simply wish there was more of it to explore. The powerful orchestral score adds considerable weight to both the action and the narrative, folding in another layer of depth to the experience. The puzzle-solving may not be the most taxing, but the levels are well designed and showcased with the most beautiful hand drawn visuals. Short, sweet, but almost perfectly formed, Greak: Memories of Azur should be on the radar of every Metroidvania fan out there.
Greak ends abruptly. It takes six to seven hours to complete, leaving a faint aftertaste behind. Amusing puzzles and beautiful 2D animation give pleasant emotions, and even clumsy battles do not spoil the experience. But the game disappears from your head instantly.
Memories of Azur is a video game that will delight fans of metroidvania. And if you are also like me, who play games through your eyes, then do not hesitate to let yourself be dragged by these little Courines brothers to the forest of Azur, where you will spend some lovely hours helping them reunite and save their species.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur delights the eyes and sharpens the brain proposing itself as a beautiful exponent of the metroidvania genre which, however, seems to be missing a piece.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur is a fun adventure with great puzzle mechanics. The handcrafted art and good soundtrack are the highlights, but non-functional commands end up harming the overall experience.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur is beautiful and cute fairytale, sometimes interesting and fun, but in the end - pretty forgettable.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur, with all its problems, still entertains you for 6 to 7 hours. The main reason for the game's attractiveness is its hand-held designs, which are eye-catching and you will like to stare at the game environments constantly.
Review in Persian | Read full review
It’s charming, it’s daring, innovative and original. It attains a merit of quality within independent circles of gaming, and could continue as an ongoing series if it really wanted to, that withstanding Greak: Memories of Azur does an outstanding job at delivering new experiences in gaming, and the puzzle-platforming genre.
Greak: Memories of Azur is an innovative puzzle platformer that tests your wits and presence of mind by putting you in charge of more than one character, though it’s held back by some odd difficulty balancing and unsatisfying companion AI.
With its beautiful art direction, Greak is a journey you should embark on.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur is one of the most beautiful games out there with its captivating visuals and immersive audio. However, its gameplay is riddled with issues such as vague progression clues and clunky combat which make the experience frequently frustrating.
Looking at it as just a visual demonstration, Greak: Memories of Azur is second to none but it is the gameplay that is totally lacking the wow factor that is needed to help the game hit the high notes.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Simply one of the most enchanting art-styles you'll experience on an indie game. The hand-drawn characters and backgrounds are magical in motion, and contribute to a potently heart-warming playthrough. Whereas the game's simultaneous character control, puzzles, and individual character skills can be highly enjoyable at the right moments, those moments sadly don't come enough to completely satisfy. Nevertheless, Greak: Azur is worth a go for the aesthetic charm alone, and has some great puzzles for fans of that inclination.
Greak: Memories of Azur is a solid platformer by Navegante Entertainment, delivering a well realised world with interesting characters, gorgeous hand-crafted visuals, and intriguing environments that beg to be explored. The combat can be a bit hit and miss at times, and the distinct lack of co-op play - despite the ability to switch characters at will - feels like a missed opportunity. As a story-driven adventure title, though, this one is absolutely worth a punt.
Greak Memories of Azur is a fun and enjoyable title with attractive features that have the power to make a good experience for any gamer.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Greak: Memories of Azur is one of the most beautiful games I’ve played this year but the rest of it doesn’t match the visual quality. Having to control three characters at once leads to a lot of frustrating moments even though at other times It seems to work well. If you’re a fan of Metroidvania games I do recommend checking it out at some point if only to see this gorgeous world.
Greak: Memories of Azur despite its strong points in the end fells short due to the flaws od the concept on which is based. The collaboration between the siblings is the worst part of the game, due to the severely lacking AI and the control system chosen by the developers.
While Greak: Memories of Azur can be occasionally frustrating, the design and world-building are effective enough to make it worthwhile and enjoyable for players of all skill-sets.
Greak: Memories of Azure has a gorgeous presentation and world to discover, but the added features, although unique, require a specific type of adventure fan to enjoy. Things just become overly confusing, and my muscle memory never seemed to adapt to the constant demand for accessing the menu and switching between characters. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great game, but some elements are largely unnecessary.
Let me start this review by saying how much I love hand-drawn animations. I play and enjoy a wide range of games, but visually, there is always something about the hand-drawn titles that catch my eye.