Fe Reviews

Fe is ranked in the 51st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Feb 22, 2018

Befriending the animals and learning their languages while you avoid the marauding Silent Ones is too much like hard work

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Mar 30, 2018

It doesn’t matter how clever or interesting your idea is, or how stunning and vibrant your game looks when it’s just no fun to play. Perseverance with Fe could ultimately yield some satisfaction but for me it was just too boring.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
50%
Feb 20, 2018

Sure, it's beautiful — and after the end credits have rolled and you're free to explore the world, bereft of annoying puzzles, there's beauty and secrets to be found at every corner — but as an overall experience the unnecessarily obtuse world design and repetitiveness makes Fe stand out only for its frustrations, not its successes.

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5 / 10.0
Feb 15, 2018

Fe is an artsy and clunky platformer that feels artsy for arts sake. The story is barely there, the movement isn't fun, and it is an all-around let down.

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Feb 26, 2018

Fe is filled with rote tasks, and its hyper-stylized imagery impedes attempts at emotional connection.

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5 / 10.0
Feb 15, 2018

For a game that leans so hard into the feeling of discovery, Fe has shockingly little to say about anything. It has no clear goals or worthwhile revelations. The idea of mystery is more alluring than any of the actual mysteries in this forest. It's certainly pretty, and the platforming and light puzzle-solving are adequate enough. But Fe very obviously aims to evoke a certain emotional response, and it fails to evoke much of anything at all. That's nothing short of disappointing. Sometimes the trees are just trees.

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5.5 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2018

Fe is neither a good platformer or a compelling puzzle experience, and its narrative inspires a disinterested shoulder shrug

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6 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2018

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that's especially true for a game like Fe. For every beautiful moment and every emotional musical chord, there's a gameplay element that just gets in the way.

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Feb 18, 2018

Fe's best moments are built around its narrative themes of the connectedness of the natural world, but its platforming and open-world ambitions can't compete with recent titans in those genres.

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6 / 10
Feb 22, 2018

Fe is a decent puzzle platformer with some nice ideas, but it all rings a bit hollow in the end. The various songs are a fun way to interact with the world, but some are barely used at all, while you'll rely on others almost constantly. It can also be surprisingly difficult to control, with a camera that isn't always cooperative and platforming that isn't as tight as it needs to be, especially in an environment as vertical as this. The story, which strives to be poignant, fails to leave an impact, and while the world is a nice place to explore, there isn't a whole lot in it. Ultimately, it's a fine game, but it struggles to leave a lasting impression.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 16, 2018

Fe features a charming aesthetic and a wonderful soundtrack that elevates with every beat. However, it suffers mechanically in key moments, requiring enough compensation to detract from the game's overarching intentions. Still, there's something here, but it'll be behind a struggle.

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6 / 10
Feb 21, 2018

Fe's charm is in its concept and its songs, as I learned new songs with different pitches and tones, and learned to communicate with new wildlife. It also has flashes of visual brilliance, thanks to its use of soothing water color landscapes. But a humdrum story, lack of direction, and inconsistent controls didn't leave me wanting an encore.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
6 / 10
Feb 20, 2018

Shallow mechanics hide a game that is much more simplistic than it first appears, but this is still a passingly entertaining take on a 3D Metroidvania.

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62 / 100
Feb 24, 2018

Fe feels like an experimental platformer trying to make an emotional statement. It leans heavily on the gimmick of using songs to interact with nature, but if you're not floored by this angle - there's not much else for you.

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6.2 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2018

Fe is a fascinating journey through an enchanted forest which turns into an empty guided tour with stunning visuals, compelling sounds, but very few emotions driven by gameplay. At its core there are brilliant and originals ideas, but they are suffocated by dull, derivative and cumbersome mechanics, as well as by a clumsy storytelling.

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6.5 / 10.0
Mar 5, 2018

If you are looking for a decent, relatively short (4-6 hours) adventure game with a great art style, Fe will definitely scratch that itch. I just wish the platforming was tighter and more responsive.

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6.5 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2018

In the end Fe certainly looks the part but doesn't quite have enough memorable moments or feeling of discovery to match its ambitious design.

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Drew Leachman
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Mar 8, 2018

Overall, Fe is a decent little game. While there's not much to do except solve a puzzle, travel to the next puzzle, solve it, it still has some interesting things going for it. I just really wish the camera and platforming was a bit better, and while I understand what the developers were going for with the minimalist tutorial and explanation in both gameplay and story, I could have used a bit more just to help out in some instances. It's not a bad game, but it's not a very memorable one either.

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Tom Marks
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Feb 15, 2018

Fe is a short-lived platformer that still manages to outstay its welcome in some regards. Its platforming is okay but unimaginative, and its best ideas, like the tree jumping and singing affecting the world, remain underused. It can be a beautiful game at times, especially with regards to its music and audio design, but not so much so that it hides its rougher edges and undeveloped concepts.

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6.7 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2018

Fe begins with a promising concept but ends up as uninspiring platformer that suffers from technical problems. The Artstyle and the gameplay make you hope for more but the game never really delivers anything special and doesn't really want you to explore the world it offers a little bit more than necessary.

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