Narita Boy

 PC
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 43
  3. Negative: 10 out of 43

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  1. Zer0TheHer0
    Apr 18, 2021
    0
    Can't change keyboard binds. this is unacceptable in this time and age. There is no excuse for the lack of complete key rebinding otpion.
  2. Oppinut
    Dec 6, 2021
    4
    Visually very well done, music is great and combat feels good.

    But the story is like super boring, I started to just click the story out after 30 minutes. Then the rest of the game was really about running back and forth getting keys, killing some boss and the running again. I would say this would be a good game, if there wouldn't be like 5000 games which does the same with more content    Visually very well done, music is great and combat feels good.

    But the story is like super boring, I started to just click the story out after 30 minutes. Then the rest of the game was really about running back and forth getting keys, killing some boss and the running again. I would say this would be a good game, if there wouldn't be like 5000 games which does the same with more content internally.

    Maybe the most frustrating thing (why I ended the game) was that the player needs to run back and forth too much, but only because there is a key in the back of the dungeon and then you need to go to start to get a new key and then run back to the end.

    I think the weird and bad and maybe cryotic story to bad level design just makes this too boring to finish.    … Expand

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 19, 2021
    65
    Narita Boy’s art direction is spectacular, and the story is fun, but the adventure itself is disappointing – shallow, repetitive and stretched out. [06/2021, p.45]
  2. Checkpoint Gaming
    May 29, 2021
    70
    Narita Boy is a surprisingly melancholic experience that puts forth a narrative exploring the power fantasy that video games provide people. Or rather more accurately, it gives the player power over their own journey as well as the skills necessary to overcome obstacles. It contrasts the beautiful and fantastical pixel world it’s created, with a very human story of hardship and grief.
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  3. GameCritics
    May 7, 2021
    65
    Narita Boy’s retro style is its main selling point. It’s almost like a documentary on the early days of videogames when their creation were labors of love and dedication from passionate geeks in a garage, not industrial products focus-tested by mega corporations. Although it falls short of being a masterpiece, it’s got more than enough appeal to come recommended to those who have a soft spot for the period.
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