Trek to Yomi Reviews
Trek to Yomi uses black and white graphic style and pure cold weapon combat to create a unique experience of sword and blade.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is Flying Wild Hog's best game. Unlike Shadow Warrior 3, the studio's first title in 2022 that was a huge step backward, Trek to Yomi is aimed at a niche audience. It's short, violent, and poetic. The one-hit kill Kensei mode that's unlocked after finishing the game for the first time also adds more replay value for the game while creating the potential for attracting hardcore gamers and speedrunners. The game can be enjoyed by many, but a very small group of people will hold on to it for a very long time. That's why Trek to Yomi has the chance to become a cult title.
Trek to Yomi is a story of loss, honour and revenge. Despite some technical issues and a combat system with unbalanced combos, it's undoubtedly a game suited for all feudal Japan fans.
Review in Italian | Read full review
A striking visual style and stylish presentation helps make Trek To Yomi a memorable journey through hell, even when the story and gameplay remain familiar and predictable.
) The studio has even gone to length to include not just a film grain overlay, but things like audio crackling, film burn and scratches as well as oddities in editing and the like.
While it could stand to be longer, if only to deliver more when it come to some of its more ambitious elements, Trek to Yomi is an amazing action game that makes terrific use of its cinematic presentation, using Kurosawa vibes to impact both the gameplay and visuals in clever ways.
Visually, Trek to Yomi is a memorable ode to samurai movies while it plays it safe on the gameplay side.
So many games have tried to present a cinematic experience but the vast majority have no idea what they’re talking about. Trek to Yomi is one of those rare games that not only mesmerizes with its finesse and all-encompassing presentation, it manages to leave an impression on you just like Kurosawa’s films did. Trek to Yomi receives my highest recommendation.
Fans of the genre will be fully immersed and giddy about being able to experience something like this, and it is something to behold visually even for those who don't come with prior knowledge. Unfortunately, those visuals are best experienced on systems other than the Nintendo Switch, which only makes the monotonous gameplay more evident. Incredible storytelling, though cliché, boosts Trek to Yomi towards something worth experiencing, especially when the game can be beaten in an afternoon.
Trek to Yomi is a game of two halves, where slightly repetitive combat does bring things down a notch. However, that other half — made up of the game's visuals, characters, storyline, atmosphere and overall polish — is so good that you'll want to carry on trekking right until the end. More involved combat could have elevated this one to being potentially one of our very favourite Game Pass games, but make no mistake, this is an adventure you'll want to head out on.
Trek to Yomi is a game full of lights and shadows, where an interesting plot, together with an artistic section of fear lose a lot of strength because of a terrible combat system, which leaves this title in a "limbo".
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Trek to Yomi has a way of pulling you in with the visuals and then pushing you away with lackluster gameplay combined with performance issues and forgettable narrative.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is the power of concept and implementation. This is not a perfect game, but it is undoubtedly worth soaking in this world, admiring the locations and facing the next bandits. At some point, you may feel tired or frustrated, but even in this situation it is worth to survive to the end. Fans of Akira Kurosawa's work should rub their hands.
Review in Polish | Read full review
I can recommend Trek to Yomi to those who want to experience a dark story. But even though visuals are eye-candy, I gotta admit gameplay is kind of a letdown.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Trek To Yomi is a short yet delightful adventure that revolves around familiar concepts like: betrayal, honor and of course sacrifice. can we consider it a game changer experience in the genere? Of course not, but nevertheless, if you're a fan of classical japanese movies and have a thing for 2D side scroller games, Trek To Yomi is a must!
Review in Persian | Read full review
People looking for a short and intense samurai game should check out Trek to Yomi. It’s quick, fun, and makes you truly feel like a samurai.
A picturesque museum exhibit that's beautiful to look at, but painful to play.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is like a Christmas present you've been waiting for, and it's finally here, wrapped in the most unique and gorgeous way possible, but when you open it there is nothing inside.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Trek to Yomi makes a great first impression. The black and white, combined with the first uses of the combat system, suggests an experience that will allow players to step into the sandals of a samurai. The story might not be extraordinary but there’s enough sentiment in it to keep players engaged.