Folklore

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2007
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 192 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 144 out of 192
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 192
  3. Negative: 21 out of 192
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  1. MH
    Jun 20, 2008
    3
    Terrible. This is not a game, it's slightly more than a movie; meaning, this game is way too linear: no exploration whatever. The game forces you to go from A to B. I wonder if the creators ever played games like Kings Quest, or Gabriel Knight, or even Zelda. Those are what video games must have: Exploration. The point is to be able to freely roam and interact on a more than Terrible. This is not a game, it's slightly more than a movie; meaning, this game is way too linear: no exploration whatever. The game forces you to go from A to B. I wonder if the creators ever played games like Kings Quest, or Gabriel Knight, or even Zelda. Those are what video games must have: Exploration. The point is to be able to freely roam and interact on a more than superficial level. If I want to be led around on a leash, I'd watch a movie. Also, the fact that the characters don't talk, except in cut-scenes, is a huge minus. Had there been more interactivity, this might be overlooked. Wow, I could not get past the first 20 minutes. Folklore is that bad Sony: while improved graphics and colors are an important direction to go towards, if you completely rip out the sole of games, all meaning and enjoyment is lost and the product becomes a MERE LURE for hard-earned money to be thrown into a bottomless PIT. How any professional reviewer can, in good conscience, give this game more than a 6 becomes evident when $ is promised.… Expand
  2. Broyax
    Apr 12, 2017
    0
    Bah... c'est quoi ce machin...? une japoniaiserie ! une espèce de jeu d'aventure niais pour ados écervelés. Caméra fixe, carte mal fichue, cinématiques sous forme de bandes dessinées (pas assez d'argent, on dirait un jeu "indépendant"...). Graphismes acceptables (enfin faut pas être bien difficile) et musique lancinante non désactivable aussi niaise que le reste.

    De façon surprenante,    Bah... c'est quoi ce machin...? une japoniaiserie ! une espèce de jeu d'aventure niais pour ados écervelés. Caméra fixe, carte mal fichue, cinématiques sous forme de bandes dessinées (pas assez d'argent, on dirait un jeu "indépendant"...). Graphismes acceptables (enfin faut pas être bien difficile) et musique lancinante non désactivable aussi niaise que le reste.

    De façon surprenante, le jeu est intégralement en français mais le doublage est très inégal et ne peut prétendre rivaliser avec les Triple A habituels, loin de là. Mais surtout, ce qu'on en retiendra, on ne peut pas vous le dire : on s'est endormi au bout d'un petit quart d'heure.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Best PS3 Game of 2007
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#13 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2007
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#11 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2007

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 55
  3. Negative: 1 out of 55
  1. Eurogamer
    50
    Folklore turns out to be one part boring adventure game, one part underdeveloped collect-em up, and one part standard dungeon crawl. The only aspect of the game that rises above the mundane is its technical polish and the vibrant creativity with which its imaginary worlds have been created - the vivid luminescence of the Fairy World, or the scratchy, Ian Miller-esque authenticity of the War World for example. [JPN Import]
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  2. Computer and Video Games
    80
    Any tedium is overcome by the beauty of the game. It seems like PlayStation 3 has its first gem.
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  3. Play Magazine
    90
    Evoking a sense of otherworldliness is, I am assuming, the reason Folklore exists, and it succeeds at this in an almost heartbreakingly beautiful way no other game ever has. [Oct 2007, p.70]
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