Daemon X Machina Reviews
Despite that, the sum total of my experience with Daemon X Machina is positive. The combat is amazing, the game is bright and colorful, the framerate mostly holds up in either docked or handheld mode, and the hangar is great to tinker around in, checking out all the different configurations of my mech. That's what I'm going to remember out of all of this, which is safe for me to say because most everything else in this game is pretty forgettable.
A gorgeous throwback hampered by uninspired mission design and over-indulgent storytelling.
At its core Daemon X Machina is a solid mech action game that controls well and gives the player a generous helping of customisation options. Its mission structure can get repetitive, and its plot is so difficult to grasp it may as well be soaked in grease, but as long as you're willing to put up with these and get through its initially bewildering array of gauges and icons you should have a good time with it.
Daemon X Machina is the perfect meeting point between Armored Core and Zone of the Enders, offering a quick and exciting gaming system, without sacrificing a good dose of depth and customization.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Despite being weighed down by a certain repetitiveness (accentuated by the need to repeat missions several times to scrape together parts, equipment, and money) and although it has some technical limitations, Daemon X Machina represents a respectable demonstration of the mech genre that is able to satisfy the hunger for fans
Review in Italian | Read full review
Daemon X Machina goes beyond the expectations of a mech game with the Outer playing an integral part in tactics and combat.
Without reaching excellence, Daemon X Machina remains a breath of fresh air for Nintendo Switch.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
A title that will please fans of the genre above all.
Review in French | Read full review
There’s nothing quite like it on the Switch that I’ve seen thus far, but I’m hoping Daemon X Machina will pave the way for more.
Fans of Armored Core should look past my concerns, and give the game a go. People who want to take the controls of a mech and shred a bunch of underpowered foes will have a good time. The general public should probably give it some extra thought.
A stomping, stylish mech game that's classy and clumsy in equal measure.
The action-packed gameplay in Daemon X Machina makes it worth checking out for any mech game enthusiast.
Daemon X Machina does very well when it comes to action, while also delivering a strong customization and strategic experience when it comes to planning the next battle and managing resources. The game's plot could certainly have fared better but the overall gaming experience of Daemon X Machina will leave fans of action games overwhelmingly satisfied, especially those who enjoy a good amount of planning and customization.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The combat is a lot of fun and the visuals are dynamic and exciting, but repetitive missions and dire storytelling ruin what is otherwise a mechanically superior giant robot game.
Nintendo Switch gets a mech game with depth in both combat and worldbuilding.
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.
Review in Czech | Read full review
When it's great, Daemon X Machina is a fast and frenetic mech action game with deep customisation options and a killer artistic direction that sets it apart from the rest. But when it's not, it's repetitive mission structure, nonsensical story and facile combat stop it from being the best it could be.
If you like finding loot, building giant robots, or even if you want to chill but not totally disengage your brain, this is perfect for the job. The devil might not be in the details, but you can have a hell of a lot of fun in the cockpit.
with Armored Core's Kenichiro Tsukuda in tow, falls into this category.