Daemon X Machina Reviews

Daemon X Machina is ranked in the 44th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
4 / 5.0
Sep 10, 2019

Daemon X Machina is definitely a fun, adrenaline filled experience, and an impressive one at that. I've never delved into this kind of shooter before, but I would say that I have received a fantastic introduction into the genre with an impressive choice of customisation, satisfying gameplay, and intriguing plot, not to mention fantastic multiplayer... it makes me rather excited for the planned update to add competitive multiplayer modes. Though there are some improvements which could better the replayability further, such as including a scoring system to the missions, I still had a lot of fun playing the game, and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a decent mech shooter for the Nintendo Switch.

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Unscored
Sep 10, 2019

So far, Daemon X Machina has a lot of promise. The combat is a lot of fun and gets increasingly better as you fight bigger and smarter enemies.

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8.3 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2019

Daemon X Machina delivers massive mecha-action in the style of Armored Core, that in fact sets no new impulses to the genre, has to fight with an actual interesting, but weak presented story and could scare off some new entrants with the loadout-mechanics, but actually plays very well and delivers enough inducement to play it beyond the story mode. Fans of Armored Core and mecha-action in general eventually find enough reasons for a buy.

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6.5 / 10.0
Sep 16, 2019
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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2019

Thanks to the combat and the customization, I know I'll be coming back to Daemon X Machina — at least for short bursts — for a long time to come, especially when I'm in the mood to blow up giant robots with a laser sword.

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Sep 28, 2019

DAEMON X MACHINA is the latest release from Marvelous! Formerly Marvelous Entertainment, a Japanese Studio initially founded in 2011, with other switch titles such as the Kagura series, as well as No More Heroes. They also have producer Kenichiro Tsukuda, who led the development of the game and is famed for his storytelling and production of the Armored Core series of games for the PlayStation.

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Meh
Sep 23, 2019

Full of clichés and tropes from both anime shows and games of its own genre, Daemon X Machina looks and sounds cool, but gets overwhelming and repetitive very very fast.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2019

The controls are simple enough to grasp, but after a few story missions, you might not want to keep going. For what it’s worth, I enjoyed my time with Daemon X Machina, and I hope it finds its audience, because it’s a pretty good game, despite a few flaws.

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6 / 10
Sep 14, 2019

Daemon X Machina ambitiously tries to portrait the action of an Armored Core game, but fails to do so. The pacing really catches up after half of the game is already away. Mech customization and the overall story keeps it afloat, but very short missions and not so entertaining battles really bring it down. Daemon X Machina gets 6 out of 10.

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Worth your time
Sep 11, 2019

Daemon X Machina is a love letter for fans of the Mecha genre.

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Meh
Nov 20, 2019

A powerful Mech construction kit, Daemon X Machina is a dream for all fans of combat robots, but as an action game it is a repetitive occupational therapy. It's a shame that the game design hasn't received as much lifeblood.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 19, 2019

While being rough around the edges, I personally think that the core gameplay is extremely fun, and the game gives you good enough reason to see it through to the end.

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5 / 10
Sep 11, 2019

A cold and uninspired action game that tries to make up for its lack of interest with really nice aesthetics.

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Sep 19, 2019

Daemon X Machina is a real treat for mecha fans. Armored Core veterans will feel right at home while experiencing new gameplay mechanics. The story has its typical Japanese anime tropes but it's re-enforced with interesting characters and conflicts. Gameplay is top notch in the mecha genre.

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Oct 9, 2019

The single player campaign is a bit of a wash, but your experience depends on what you want from the game. Daemon X Machina excels at playing against skilled human opponents and taking the time and care to customize your arsenals.

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Oct 16, 2019

"Behind the fallen moon."

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8 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2020
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7 / 10
Feb 13, 2020

If you like the trailer, you are almost certainly going to like this game. If you like the concepts, you are almost certainly going to like this game. It knows what it wants to be and it succeeds marvelously at it. And at the end of the day, I like this game, so even with its flaws, I can’t help but feel that it deserves plenty of love for just being dang fun in exactly the way it wants.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Daemon X Machina works as you’d expect from the first entry into a new IP, taking few chances on story or combat, but delivering a relatively solid, if uninspired, twitch-heavy action game.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Daemon X Machina doesn’t end up getting too creative with its mission structure, but it makes up for it with some incredible set pieces and systems. There’s so much here for fans of mech action games to customize and explore that kept me entertained for hours

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