River City Saga: Journey to the West
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Critic Reviews for River City Saga: Journey to the West
All in all, River City Saga: Journey to the West is a flawed but fun experience. I wish the translation was better, but the combat is far more interesting than the narrative anyway.
Although I wish it had a co-op mode and more variation in its campaign, I ended up having a lot of fun with River City Saga: Journey to the West and I'm definitely looking forward to new and improved roguelike Kunio-kun games. This is a solid start! 🐒
River City Saga: Journey to the West is a fun, charismatic, and solidly based roguelite beat 'em up, but it's limited in depth and ambition. It's a title that's more enjoyable for its personality and immediate combat than for the evolution of its systems, and it fits perfectly into that category of games that perform admirably without truly standing out within the genre.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Available for about twenty euros depending on your support, River City Saga Journey to the West is a “small” Rogue Like friendly, easy to take in hand and pleasant to play and follow
Review in French | Read full review
River City Saga: Journey to the West won't convert anyone who's already burned out on the roguelike formula, and it doesn't offer the mechanical depth that keeps the genre's best entries endlessly replayable across dozens of hours. But it is a genuine, energetic tribute to a franchise that has endured for forty years through sheer stubbornness and a lot of punching.
For raw action roguelite enjoyment, there are better games for sure. As it stands, this is a solid experiment from ArcSys with a beloved franchise. Where does River City Saga go next? Hopefully, the team has some cool ideas for us.
River City Saga: Journey to the West is a curious and fun experiment that manages to reinterpret the myth of the Journey to the West through the chaos typical of Kunio-kun.
Review in Italian | Read full review
River City Saga: Journey to the West is a vibrant blend of mythology, roguelike growth, and arcade battling, and there’s enough short-term enjoyment to be enjoyed with it. It’s very colorful, and fighting is so easy that you just enjoy it without thinking much. But it has repeated battles and no long-term purpose to make it unforgettable.
