1348 Ex Voto Reviews
1348 Ex Voto makes a promising first impression that it doesn't live up to at all, leaning most of its gameplay on shallow and shoddy combat and mission structures.
Not enough time is spent with characters to sympathise with their plight, while the narrative itself discordantly jumps between several themes without committing to a singular vision. It’s not helped by a middling combat system and exploration that is too simplistic and predictable for its own good.
1348 Ex Voto starts with a wealth of potential, and unfortunately manages to squander it at every turn, creating a hollow, rage-inducing, and disappointing experience, with its beautiful depiction of Italy and talented performers being its only saving graces.
Unfortunately, the whole experience is letdown by a variety of glitches, fundamental design flaws with the combat, confusing levels, and several jarring story transitions that make it seem as if 1348 Ex Voto was shoved out the door before it was ready.
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While definitely rough around the edges, 1348 Ex Voto is overall a likeable experience, although on the shorter side (five to six hours), thanks especially to Alby Baldwin's performance. And between one fight and the next you get to bask in the Italian countryside, which isn't half bad.
Review in Italian | Read full review
1348: Ex Voto is a rough-around-the-edges project that still manages to be engaging. With a bigger budget and proper polish, it could have stood alongside Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice or A Plague Tale: Innocence, but that didn't happen.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Sadly a compelling setting, great performances and some occasionally stunning visuals aren't enough to overcome the horrendously uneven and frequently broken combat system which sits at the heart of 1348 Ex Voto and threatens to cast this otherwise intriguing and ambitious indie effort into the ninth circle of mediocrity.
1348 Ex Voto is a highly imperfect work that, like its history, thrives on dualisms, lights and shadows, but which manages to leave a mark, in its own way: a small ex voto capable of speaking about us and our modern cages, starting from a Middle Ages that also knows how to be close and current.
Review in Italian | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto isn't a total disaster, because at several points it manages to show flashes of personality and a world that would have deserved to be explored with more solid tools. However, it's hard to ignore the feeling that the project needed more time, more resources, and above all a more focused vision.
Review in Italian | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto’s potential as a grand cinematic adventure is never fully realised due to its poor execution.
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Third-person action adventure set in the Italian late medieval period that falls short of its expectations
1348: Ex Voto is an interesting game with a great atmosphere, but it has a lot of problems. Its strongest point is the gloomy mood of the medieval world, which draws the player into a plague-ridden environment. However, the title suffers from technical shortcomings, repetitive combat and an empty world.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto is a missed opportunity. A medieval game with incredible voice acting that is overshadowed by soulless combat, terrible performance, and a gameplay philosophy that falls short in every way.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Despite its fascinating 14th-century Italian setting and a combat system inspired by real historical martial arts, 1348 Ex Voto collapses under the weight of its own ambition. The rushed narrative, clunky and repetitive gameplay loop, jarringly empty environments, and a severe lack of technical polish overshadow the undeniable passion of the small development team. It's a game with great potential that sadly bites off much more than it can chew, leaving players with a frustratingly unrefined and buggy experience.
Review in Italian | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto, unfortunately, has proven to be a largely disappointing project.
Review in Italian | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto is a cinematic adventure set in the late medieval Italian countryside that, despite its highly intriguing premise, ultimately ends up feeling unfinished, poorly paced, and flat.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
1348 Ex Voto is an ambitious but imperfect project, capable of showing flashes of quality without ever managing to maintain them consistently.
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