Absolver

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 92 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 92
  3. Negative: 34 out of 92

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  1. Mindurbidniss
    Oct 14, 2022
    4
    Most important feature (locking on) doesn't work properly. This literally makes everything else in combat feel clunky and disjointed. They almost had something here. It's a very unique game with an interestingly complex combat system. Just too bad it's foundation wasn't properly set first
  2. egoBorder
    Jun 13, 2020
    4
    This is a promising foundation, but unfortunately Absolver feels like half a product. The gameis a type of casual open world fighting game, with optional online co-op and PvP. But in execution what appears to be an "easy to learn, hard to master" experiment just feels too devoid of purpose. In my opinion the open world should have been dropped in favor of a replayable series of levels.This is a promising foundation, but unfortunately Absolver feels like half a product. The gameis a type of casual open world fighting game, with optional online co-op and PvP. But in execution what appears to be an "easy to learn, hard to master" experiment just feels too devoid of purpose. In my opinion the open world should have been dropped in favor of a replayable series of levels. Or a more engaging story and presentation would have been necessary to hook the player. As it is, despite its good ideas Absolver will soon have you wondering why you're playing and how soon you can give up on it.… Expand
  3. MVil
    Jul 4, 2018
    0
    Got it free on Playstation Plus. I Still want a refund of my time. I normally refuse to give a working game a zero but this one actively achieved to piss me off.
  4. 998817268
    Sep 21, 2017
    0
    The matchmaking is broken: pvp takes ages to connect, and it's never with anyone near your level. The targeting system is completely broken: you literally have no control over who you target, and the game stays locked on to one target even if you're fighting a group, so you have to fight the group while always facing the target you're locked on to. It seems like that would be easy to fix,The matchmaking is broken: pvp takes ages to connect, and it's never with anyone near your level. The targeting system is completely broken: you literally have no control over who you target, and the game stays locked on to one target even if you're fighting a group, so you have to fight the group while always facing the target you're locked on to. It seems like that would be easy to fix, but nope. Stay away from this.… Expand
  5. PrecisionZero
    Sep 19, 2019
    2
    I can see why this game went free for PS Plus users. No semblance of story, linear level design, terrible enemy AI, anti-climatic loot pickups, almost a complete lack of music soundtrack, no NPC voices and lipsyncing (a plain textbox appears for the player to read dialogue), barebones training mode for a fighting game of this modern era, lack of customization in the character creator,I can see why this game went free for PS Plus users. No semblance of story, linear level design, terrible enemy AI, anti-climatic loot pickups, almost a complete lack of music soundtrack, no NPC voices and lipsyncing (a plain textbox appears for the player to read dialogue), barebones training mode for a fighting game of this modern era, lack of customization in the character creator, motion blur which can't be turned off, and it crashes within just 15 minutes of playing. Don't bother even trying it.… Expand
  6. Z_Rain
    Jul 28, 2018
    0
    Got it on PS Plus and wish I didn't spend time on this.
    I am a big Dark souls fan so at first I was glad to see many similarities this game borrow from Souls series. But the more I played I realize the developer probably believes Dark Souls got so popular because of PVP alone, I say this because PVP is all this game got. The online experience is not great. Multiple randos will randomly    Got it on PS Plus and wish I didn't spend time on this.
    I am a big Dark souls fan so at first I was glad to see many similarities this game borrow from Souls series. But the more I played I realize the developer probably believes Dark Souls got so popular because of PVP alone, I say this because PVP is all this game got. The online experience is not great. Multiple randos will randomly invade your game and the game does a poor job telling you that you are getting invaded.
    The custom moveset system they took from God Hand didn't help, either. Some moves have more frames, some deal more damage, some can stun, and you swap the moves you like, just like God Hand. Only this time your enemies do this, too. So when you are not fighting online randos, you are fighting PVE enemies which are procedural generated randos with random appearances and random movesets, that's it.
    The minimalistic art style looks good when things stand still, but it makes the fighting action looks weak and lacks impact.
    In the end, the small player count on the weekend night I played shows betting on PVP alone is not enough to sustain a Souls-like game.    … Expand
  7. NIC0
    Oct 25, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meio confuso pra fallar a verdade uma história bem estranha e as vezes os bugs tomam conta da partida de qualquer forma é um jogoque exige bastante paciência… Expand
  8. petralaw3003
    May 23, 2019
    0
    Customer service phone number +1 8OO 648-162O, In my opinion, Absolver is in the upper echelon of recent releases, but it still has a few issues. The camera can work against you at the most inopportune times, like when you're cornered, but that's more bearable to me than the motion blur. Other than those complaints, the game slows down its offerings after a dozen hours or so, unless you'reCustomer service phone number +1 8OO 648-162O, In my opinion, Absolver is in the upper echelon of recent releases, but it still has a few issues. The camera can work against you at the most inopportune times, like when you're cornered, but that's more bearable to me than the motion blur. Other than those complaints, the game slows down its offerings after a dozen hours or so, unless you're playing co-op with friends. On the plus side, there's supposed to be free DLC in the future, and it seems like a pretty solid promise. Given Absolver's $30 price tag, you can't really complain about this purchase.… Expand

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 15, 2017
    70
    A remarkably solid effort that experiments with the genre and celebrates the finesse and timing of martial arts. It's just a shame it feels so incomplete. [Nov 2017, p.89]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Oct 12, 2017
    80
    The purity and quality of Absolver's vision has provided and innovative, constructive take on an often impenetrable genre. [Dec 2017, p.106]
  3. games(TM)
    Oct 6, 2017
    70
    A great mix of styles that almost works. [Issue#192, p.68]
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