Trek to Yomi Reviews
Trek to Yomi brings Kurosawa's movies to the world of gaming. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't add anything new to the formula. Gameplay is, at best, mediocre. The game also dramatically suffers from many design mistakes and unnecessary elements. All of these are reasons to skip this game. However, it still deserves a chance.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is a beautiful ode to the Japanese silent action films of the 1960s. Its beautiful visuals and engaging combat mechanics make it a great ride from start to finish.
I had my eye on Trek to Yomi as soon as I saw it was coming to Xbox Game Pass. The trailer completely sold it to me, a black and white voyage fighting as a samurai in what appears to be feudal Japan. This was an adventure in which I felt compelled to partake. Read my Rapid Review below to find out if it lived up to expectations.
Trek To Yomi could have been a much better game, as it offers classic artistic aspects with unique artistic direction and a great story that is deep and psychological, but all of these aspects does not compensate for the the glaring bad aspects, the most important of which are boring gameplay, repetitive enemies, and a less than ordinary music
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is a sidescroller with strong influences from old Kurosawa films. Hiroki sets out to avenge his sensei with the help of Aiko. Fight your way through Hell to confront the warlord Kagarou. With a price tag of twenty euros, Trek to Yomi is more than worth a positive assessment. A must play for the true Indie fan.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Trek to Yomi has its issues, but as a package I loved it. The gameplay has its shortcomings for sure and there is even the odd moment when the artistic direction negatively affects the gameplay such as wide shots. But the presentation is up there with the most stylish games ever created and for that alone it’s one I recommend playing.
Trek to Yomi has lived up to its hype and has changed side-scrolling gaming for the future. It isn’t on the same level as relative games like Ghost of Tsushima, and some shortcomings drag it down a little, but this game has done more than enough to get your attention at least.
Trek to Yomi is an absolute blast that provides plenty of memorable moments throughout its 4-5 hours main story. Trek to Yomi may be as frustrating as it is rewarding, but it will still be the best £16/$20 you’ll spend this year.
As a narrative and visual experience it is a delight. However, its excessive cinematic approach makes the gameplay too clunky and imprecise. Its mechanics needed more polish.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is, in our humble opinion, an experience mandatory for all players. A surprising experience, which brings a breath of fresh air to the current videogame market, while presenting visually beautiful graphics and a captivating story. A videogame that makes you absorve the lacking colors and immerse ourselves in these tons of grey that awaken our senses, where both Japanese history and mythology are well represented.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Overall, I have to say I had a really good time with Trek to Yomi. The combat was fun, the story was great, and I loved the overall aesthetics here. It was great to explore all the unique areas the game has to offer, discovering interesting collectibles along the way. The game is a bit on the short side at just 7 hours playing on the normal difficulty level, but with multiple endings and challenge levels to choose from, there is plenty of replay value to justify the $19.99 price tag. If you’re a fan of older samurai movies or just love a good sword based action game, you can’t really go wrong with this one.
Trek to Yomi stands out with its distinctive visual and samurai movie style. But the ordinary gameplay and heavy cinematics have greatly undermined the gameplay.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
The wonderful aesthetic of Trek to Yomi unfortunately cannot cover its several weaknesses in gameplay.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Trek To Yomi is a fascinating 2D scroll lateral game focus on the ancient Japan. This game is set in the Samurai, Ronin and Bushido era, with the vibes of Akira Kurosawa films. You have to fight around different places, looking for revenge for your sensei. This game is in Black and White, with an original aesthetic and a simple plot that really makes you involve in the story.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
So beautiful to see that it deserves to be exposed.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Trek to Yomi is an enjoyable, heavy, and atmospheric side-scroller whose presentation along can place it with the greats by way of Flying Wild Hog titles that’s hampered by poor combat. The engrossing story, immersive and highly cinematic presentation, and an excellent score are all indicators of greatness and Trek to Yomi seems to be on its way to being one of 2022’s best Indie titles; only time will tell.
Great visuals, great voice acting, great sound, great music, shame the game is mediocre.
The difficulty level choice caters to both who want to chill or challenge. But it struggles to keep the concept of it being a samurai who travels to afterlife in order to save his beloved, with only things to remind of it is a katana wielding protagonist, and its in the edo era. Although the quality of the cut scenes may pierce through some hearts with waves of emotions, the gameplay may not be up to par to its production quality.
Review in Korean | Read full review
Trek To Yomi is a surreal cinematic experience based on times when Samurai existed. You play as Hiroki and get to experience his traumatic fate and his journey where he travels to a depth of Yomi itself only to protect the people he took an oath to protect. The combat system is straightforward and sometimes troublesome, but the cinematic experience put throughout the chapters of the game will have you hooked. I proudly give the game a super 8/10. Personally, you don’t want to miss this title at all!
Trek to Yomi starts to come into its own only as it heads towards its finish. It's easy to admire what Flying Wild Hog set you to do with Trek to Yomi. It's an attempt to blend the appeal of the classic samurai film genre with the interactive moodiness of fellow indie games like Playdead's Limbo or Inside. It's partially successful in that regard, but while the ideas underpinning the game are solid, their execution leaves something to be desired. Ultimately, Trek to Yomi could have benefitted from more time studying the blade.