Aztech: Forgotten Gods

 PC
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PC Invasion
    Mar 9, 2022
    45
    Although it has enjoyable movement and a solid story, Aztech Forgotten Gods feels like a shell of a game that's been stitched together.

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 4 out of 5
  1. teatom
    Mar 15, 2022
    3
    How many times have we seen unfinished games get rushed out by publishers, ultimately dooming the studio, because the game is not yet in aHow many times have we seen unfinished games get rushed out by publishers, ultimately dooming the studio, because the game is not yet in a good enough state to sell?
    Well, here we go again.
    There's a good game in there, but the developers of Aztech: Forgotten God's have clearly needed another year to bring that game out.
    As it is, A:FG is riddled with tell-tale signs of an unfinished game; There's poor collision detection with both enemies and objects, there's a lack of transitional animations, so the player doesn't feel connected when performing button presses, there's no voice-acting, beyond grunts that precede a wall of text, there's pointless fetch-quests to arbitrarily elongate the game and perhaps most tellingly is the sad state of the games graphics.
    When a game like this is done well and the art direction is allowed to be fully realised, it can be timeless in its beauty. Look at a game like Wind Waker, which still holds up nearly 20 years later. When it's unfinished and the art department is rushed to push the bare-bones out the door, with a lot of poor texturing, almost no lighting consideration, and almost all background and environment work has taken a backseat to get the product finished, the game ends up looking dated on release. Indeed, if you had told me before playing that Aztech was an early PS3 game, I would have seen nothing in the game to doubt it.
    I hope that somehow the initial sales of the game are far, far better than expected and that the publisher gives the studio the funds and time it needs to do a lot of heavy work on the game, so it can realise its potential but, as we all know, that rarely happens.
    As is, I hope the talented people behind the game move on, after the studio is closed, and get the opportunity to make something that more fully realises their vision, because Aztech: Forgotten God's is surely a shadow of what they had intended.    … Full Review »
  2. Drekzen
    Mar 11, 2022
    3
    Cosas malas: El tutorial no es muy ameno con el jugador ya que no explica las variantes de los ataques y de la movilidad, la movilidad es muyCosas malas: El tutorial no es muy ameno con el jugador ya que no explica las variantes de los ataques y de la movilidad, la movilidad es muy torpe se siente que te pesara el mover la camara, visualmente es feo y te lo demuestra al inicio del juego cuando cae al suelo y parece que la fisica se la fumara.

    Tambien hay un poco de narrativa extraña que intenta contar algo, en los primeros dialogos te hacen hablar con una persona para que esta se mueva y en vez de que tu personaje automaticamente la siga tienes que tomar el control moverte dos metros de la habitacion para continuar el dialogo.

    Una vez sales del tu hogar (supongo) deberas enfrentarte a la mala optimizacion y toneladas de desenfoque mas arboles de arcilla que su sombra se define en un lado normal y un lado oscuro.

    Otra cosa que no tome mucho en cuenta y es que moviendome agresivamente se cortaban las animaciones como si impactara con algo, tambien he de mencionar que el diseño de nivel es muy malo por lo que me costo darme cuenta que la esfera en medio de un hueco enorme de la habitacion es decorativa.

    Cosas buenas: Ni que decir, tal vez que si te acostumbras el movimiento puede ser insanamente bueno pero si arreglaran lo de detenerte con todo.    … Full Review »
  3. churros
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    + charismatic characters
    + visual design + character visual customization + unique gameplay + unique setting Cons: - clunky -    Pros:
    + charismatic characters
    + visual design
    + character visual customization
    + unique gameplay
    + unique setting

    Cons:
    - clunky
    - too floaty
    - slow start
    - bad sound design    … Full Review »
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