Beast of Reincarnation
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Critic Reviews for Beast of Reincarnation
Mixing close-range action freneticism with a gorgeous, meditative atmosphere, Beast of Reincarnation is fun, admirable, gorgeous and flawed.
Beast of Reincarnation is an action RPG that has some great ideas blossoming here and there, but they can be hard to spot among the weeds.
Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits. And while its messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul.
Beast of Reincarnation feels like the result of Game Freak’s designers having something to say (or at least wishing they did), but constantly struggling to find the right words. It eventually becomes a very fun action RPG to play, but stumbles many, many times on the path of getting there.
Beast of Reincarnation is an engaging, highly addictive experience with a lot to explore, but it comes with some issues. For starters, the plot is as lifeless as the characters and the environmental design is seriously lacking.
Beast of Reincarnation is a fantastic ARPG that helps push Game Freak out of Pokémon’s shadow.
Ultimately, Beast of Reincarnation is sustained by its atmosphere and story . I thoroughly enjoyed it precisely for that reason... and because the combination of Sekiro-esque gameplay with a Nier-like feel is the kind of pitch that seems tailor-made for me, but I'm aware that it's a game with numerous shortcomings.
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If anything, Beast of Reincarnation could be the perfect 7/10; it's a mass of systems, ideas and interesting design choices that so very nearly hang together. While there's jank, annoyances and performance issues, they don't diminish the fundamental enjoyment of the world Game Freak has created. For all the long shadow that Pokémon casts, I want to see more like Beast of Reincarnation find their way into the light.
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