Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 57
  3. Negative: 12 out of 57
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  1. IceTime
    May 7, 2012
    1
    Don't know what happened to my last review. However, let me summarise. This game is terrible and can hardly be called a game. The so called artwork is "nostalgic" yes, I appreciate it would have taken effort to create and that's what lured me, but really the artwork is limited to what you see in the screen grabs it is only repetitive and uninspiring once you get playing. And by playingDon't know what happened to my last review. However, let me summarise. This game is terrible and can hardly be called a game. The so called artwork is "nostalgic" yes, I appreciate it would have taken effort to create and that's what lured me, but really the artwork is limited to what you see in the screen grabs it is only repetitive and uninspiring once you get playing. And by playing I mean finishing the game in around an hour. Look at the walkthoughs online if you don't believe me, there really is no content to this game. The puzzles and game play verge on non-existant and are frankly completely unrelated to the plot. Think clicking inanimate items in a specific order on screen in order to solve them. The sound that is being talked up is really very average, like a student put it together with a keyboard and sound board. The high scores here should not be believed. Please don't purchase this game as I have done, I would rate atari 2600 games above this.… Expand
  2. memus
    Apr 18, 2020
    3
    It's a bad game. Feels like an alien took point'n'click adventure and tried to copy it. So some visual similarities are there, but all the essence is gone. So final product is weird and frustrating.

    Pros: * The music is nice * Meta-comments from the narrator are funny sometimes. Cons: * The gameplay is just slow backtracking and weird puzzles. Puzzles are either too simple or    It's a bad game. Feels like an alien took point'n'click adventure and tried to copy it. So some visual similarities are there, but all the essence is gone. So final product is weird and frustrating.

    Pros:
    * The music is nice
    * Meta-comments from the narrator are funny sometimes.

    Cons:
    * The gameplay is just slow backtracking and weird puzzles. Puzzles are either too simple or simply illogical and weird. Like you literally need to find what clickable on monotone gray screens. The worst one was with the strings: even knowing what to do it took me 20 tries due to controls to accomplish this.
    * The controls are an abomination. In 2011 people thought that touch controls overuse is interesting. But it's just frustrating. Every puzzle needs new scheme, so you're guessing which gestures to try not how to solve. And there is no consistency. And the accuracy sucks.
    * The art direction is at best ok. The visuals are nostalgic and nothing else. Vector sprites and pixelated world feel really disconnected (more like a beginners project than actual art). And again, all this cloned pixel trees and stones don't look beautiful or help the gameplay
    * Boss battles are a drag with weird timing.
    * The world is empty. There are literally 3 NPCs leaving there. And they don't even have names or faces. So you just never care.
    * The references to Zelda and Mario simply make no sense in this world. But with such an awful writing what would you expect.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#44 Best iOS Game of 2011
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#12 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2011

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. GameOver.gr
    Apr 26, 2012
    95
    It's obscure, it's "arty" and it surely is old fashioned. And at the end of the day, Sword and Sorcery is surely a unique experience.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 19, 2011
    89
    Has it flaws when it comes to gameplay, but it more than makes up for them with its atmosphere, artistic tricks and some genuinely breathtaking moments. [Sept 2011]
  3. Thunderbolt
    Jul 4, 2011
    100
    This is one of the best games of 2011. Never thought I'd be saying that about an iPhone title.
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