Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34
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  1. Cheat Code Central
    Feb 26, 2011
    74
    There's a ton of content available, but far too much of it is repetitive. That said, if you enjoy leveling up and questing, then there's 50+ hours of it here.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Feb 21, 2011
    70
    Trinity could have been a marvellous game if not for Omega's trademark gameplay model.
  3. SpazioGames
    Feb 18, 2011
    70
    Trinity Souls of Zill O'll has some strong combat mechanics and a decent story, but it's not a game for everyone because of the slow pace and overall lack of variety.
  5. Impulsegamer
    Feb 13, 2011
    70
    At the end of the day, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll actually works and is a competent RPG.
  6. GameWatcher
    Feb 11, 2011
    70
    Combat is solid and dependable, the RPG elements are functional and decently presented, and there is a good 'just one more mission' addictiveness that'll keep you coming back for more if you let its charms sink in.
  7. 3DJuegos
    Feb 9, 2011
    70
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is not the best game in its genre, but certainly is very appealing to fans of the genre.
  8. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    Jan 18, 2011
    70
    For those who don't mind slogging through the story, though, there's plenty of comfortably familiar adventuring in Trinity. [Feb 2011, p.85]
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  9. Videogameszone.de
    May 24, 2011
    69
    There is no need for three different heroes if all three are playing very similar. You don't have to switch heroes to end the game.
  10. GameFocus
    Mar 20, 2011
    68
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll doesn't stand out much from the crowd with good reason, as it doesn't do much that we haven't seen before. That said, it features solid gameplay and a pretty long campaign, although more could have been done to enhance the experience.
  11. Vandal
    Mar 1, 2011
    68
    Its clear similarities with Dynasty Warriors prevent Trinity to have its own personality, and although action, magic and worlds of fantasy are well done, the game lacks in innovation.
  12. Games Master UK
    Feb 14, 2011
    68
    Some nice ideas but the combat isn't solid enough and the game world's too restrictive. [Mar 2011, p.93]
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  13. GameSpot
    Feb 19, 2011
    65
    There isn't much to do in this lengthy action role-playing game aside from fight, but at least the fast combat will keep you engaged throughout.
  14. PlayStation Universe
    Feb 14, 2011
    65
    While not the most original experience, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll offers plenty of enjoyment with its addictive quests and massive combat sequences.
  15. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 6, 2011
    64
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is a japanese-style role-playing game might best be described as the evolution of the hack and slash genre. Like Dynasty Warriors series, it is not a great game but just a fun and addictive product. Part of the reason it works is because it uses elements that have already been successful, although several years ago.
  16. Game Informer
    Mar 6, 2011
    60
    Repetitive quests that require taking down specific enemies or fetching items in areas you'll revisit multiple times over becomes dull quickly. [Mar 2011, p.98]
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  17. Eurogamer Italy
    Feb 19, 2011
    60
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is far from perfect or innovative, but that doesn't means that fans of the genre won't be able to appreciate its fairly good gameplay and its addictive progression system. Hoping that eventually the time of top notch jRPGs will come again, Omega Force's last creation might manage to keep you busy for quite a while.
  18. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Feb 17, 2011
    60
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll can be summed up in ultimately one word: average. It's nothing you simply must buy.
  19. Gameblog.fr
    Feb 15, 2011
    60
    Despite its average production and an obvious lack of ambition, Trinity remains a nice and solid game, one, however, that is closer to a beat'em all like Dynasty Warriors or N3 than to a real action-RPG. Most games of that genre have a tendency to become tedious after some time, and Trinity can be no exception : if you like more subtle and narratively rich games, be warned.
  20. GameZone
    Feb 14, 2011
    60
    It's a valiant effort to focus on a more story driven game rather than the mindless button mashing of the Warriors series, but the game could have used considerably more polish, especially when it comes to presentation.
  21. Meristation
    Feb 11, 2011
    60
    Souls of Zill O'll is overall a good action RPG, combining an interesting storyline with a fun gameplay system. However, it lacks some polish and variety, while the idea of controlling three characters is not fully exploited. At least, the IA does not compromise you and you can trust in their actions, but we would have preferred having a co-op option. Anyway, if you are a fan of the genre and wanna kill hundreds of enemies, you might consider it for buying.
  22. PSM3 Magazine UK
    Feb 12, 2011
    58
    A strange mix of Western and Japanese RPG that fails to excite. [Mar 2011, p.88]
  23. Play UK
    Feb 20, 2011
    56
    Too repetitive and lacking in the kind of depth we look for in an action RPG. [Issue#202, p.92]
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  24. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 11, 2011
    50
    Omega Force gets some credit for trying to do something different with Trinity: Souls of Z'ill O'll, but the game ultimately winds up being a decidedly average action RPG. It's a lengthy game with lots of combat and decent storyline, but with lots of repetition in combat and in exploration areas, the good cancels out the bad.
  25. IGN
    Feb 24, 2011
    50
    With a sturdy RPG backbone and combat that's light and inoffensive it'll happily consume your time, though its dearth of imagination and lack of ambition ensures it'll give you little back in return.
  26. RPGamer
    Apr 5, 2011
    40
    While Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll has a lot of potential in its varied battle system, decent story, and wonderful soundtrack, it falls flat in other unforgivable areas. The repetitive and pointless missions combine with the pointless text-only overflow of dialogue to pad the game two or three times longer than it needs to be. If only the fat had been cut and more variety was offered, the game might have been decent. As is, Trinity is drowning in missteps.
  27. Eurogamer Portugal
    Mar 29, 2011
    40
    There are good ideias but they need a much better execution.
  28. Machinima
    Mar 27, 2011
    40
    This dungeon crawler is as long as it is generic, which is a terrible combination for a hack-and-slash game that appears to be a budget PS2 game selling on the PS3 at normal price.
  29. GamerNode
    Mar 7, 2011
    40
    Despite an engaging leveling system and a wonderful soundtrack, the majority of the game feels too dated, cliche, and subpar to be enjoyable, overall.
  30. PALGN
    Mar 7, 2011
    40
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll isn't a terrible RPG, it's just a forgettable one.
  31. Gamekult
    Feb 7, 2011
    40
    Neither a good beat 'em up or even a very exciting Action RPG.
  32. Metro GameCentral
    Feb 16, 2011
    30
    More interesting than most official Dynasty Warriors spin-offs, but still deeply repetitive and suffering from both a lack of originality and budget.
  33. Destructoid
    Feb 16, 2011
    30
    Souls of Zill O'll is simply not worth your time. In fact, it's an active waste of it.
  34. GamesRadar+
    Mar 4, 2011
    20
    It's not worth one hour of your time. We couldn't even recommend this game to the most enthusiastic of JRPG fans. The story is a joke, the combat is uninspired, the quests are utterly banal and the characters are about as likeable as deep sea anglerfishes.
  35. GamePro
    Feb 11, 2011
    20
    Personally, I wouldn't give this game the time of day, and I happen to like RPGs. However, I'm envisioning Trinity being available for 99 cents a couple years down the line, and some very poor college student may want to grab it because they're bored and can't afford the latest shooter du jour. To those people I say, hey, if you don't mind forgoing ramen for a day, knock yourself out. You'll get a healthy 15-20 hours of kicking around goblins for your money. As for the rest of you, you'll probably be happier sticking with the ramen.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 5 out of 33
  1. everwing
    Mar 3, 2011
    10
    Western Reviews are clearly biased. If its not coming out of the @$$holes of Bioware than they don't want it. Anyway, this game is a reallyWestern Reviews are clearly biased. If its not coming out of the @$$holes of Bioware than they don't want it. Anyway, this game is a really good JRPG especially since the PS3 doesn't have a lot to choose from. The battle system is very fast paced and fun. The characters are somewhat shallow but do have they're charm. The storyline is kinda basic but its done very well. If you need a RPG fix for the PS3 pick this up.… Full Review »
  2. goldeneyes82
    Feb 12, 2011
    9
    Proving yet again that western reviewers can no longer be trusted to review any but the most high-profile Japanese games, Trinity: Souls ofProving yet again that western reviewers can no longer be trusted to review any but the most high-profile Japanese games, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll is a good, not excellent, Action-RPG.

    While the story isn't amazing, it serves well enough to push the action, which is where the game picks up steam, with a co-operate (In terms of interactions between your party, NOT multiplayer, which the game does not have) battle system that will allow you top hop between characters and combine their abilities freely. Combat is smooth enough to make it good, clean hack-n-slash fun.

    It's hard to understand where some of the "professional" reviews are coming from - feels more and more with each passing year as if Western reviews take one look at a niche japanese title, play for an hour, throw some cliches at it, and assume no one will ever notice that they didn't even try.    … Full Review »
  3. baruch88
    Feb 11, 2011
    9
    It's a really enjoyable game. The fighting is comparable to Rogue Galaxy mixed with the massive battle size of Dynasty Warriors. You're combatIt's a really enjoyable game. The fighting is comparable to Rogue Galaxy mixed with the massive battle size of Dynasty Warriors. You're combat abilities are infinity customizable giving you a wide variety of combos at your hands. Graphically it truly is beautiful. It's like seeing a Grimm's Brother's fairy tale come to life. The down side of this game are the towns, they are menu based; think Final Fantasy Tactics; however, this is a very small downside as I don't see many people complaining about FFTs towns like this. This is also remedied by the dungeons which are never 100% the same the second time you go into them. The environments are very intractable an example is the satisfaction that comes with freezing a horde of enemies in a lake with your ice spells. The difficulty of this game is interchangeable in game. Want it hard start off on hard, but if you find it's too hard just change it. Finally, comes the sound and music; it fits. The soundtrack is a great mix of orchestrative and relaxing contemporary ensemble and the sound effects really take the cake.

    Overall I give this game a 9/10 with hopes that a sequel would improve the small things like the towns and map exploration    … Full Review »
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