Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion

 PlayStation 4
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 7 out of 34
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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 17, 2018
    7
    Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
    More like Adventures Creed
    Just kidding, Pirates of the Enchiridion is a 10 hour long open world turn based rpg mixed with a bit of platforming and sea shanties that takes place in the world of adventure time, you wake up to find the world flooded and you set sail to get to the bottom of this… This game is lot of different things all in one,    Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
    More like Adventures Creed
    Just kidding, Pirates of the Enchiridion is a 10 hour long open world turn based rpg mixed with a bit of platforming and sea shanties that takes place in the world of adventure time, you wake up to find the world flooded and you set sail to get to the bottom of this…
    This game is lot of different things all in one, theres ships and though limited there are sea shanties with familiar melodies reminding me a bit of assassins creed 4, theres elemental based turn based combat sortve like pokemon, youre running sailing to different territories, running around their living areas, hopping gaps, interacting with chests, doing side missions reminding me of dare I say it.. ni no kuni…
    pirates of the enchiridion borrows from all of these great franchises and still manages to feel like its own thing, it feels more than just a cash grab licensed game.. that being said does it live up to those franchises? Not even close..
    but I still had fun..
    The problem with adventure time pirates of the enchiridion is that despite its 10 hour length to obtain this games platinum trophy.. by the way this game has a great trophy list..
    This game just starts to feel like a drag to get through towards the end if you are setting out to see everything, if youre exploring the worlds, collecting the quests... finding the penguins and little candy dudes for mission and trophy progress… and that isn’t because the world isn’t fun to explore.. It is...
    as you progress through the game you’ll gain new party member like in ni no kuni and they all play a role in accessing different areas of the world..
    I thoroughly enjoyed exploring this game for its secrets...
    it’s just that this games main gameplay focus... its combat just isn’t fun...
    it has the formula, there are weakness and immunities, there are status effects, there are consumable items and power points, there are special moves you find in chests and you can level them up with the cash you find and earn, you can also use this cash to increase your stats to balance them out for more of your play style… each character has their own bonus special attack with a meter that’s filled differently for all 4 characters, such as doing damage or taking damage… all of these things are great
    but when it comes down to it.. battles are just way too slow, leveling is way too slow, cash is rewarded at too low of a rate, there are annoying pickles and fairies healing and reviving each other to keep the battles going on even longer.. it just gets old super quick…
    don’t get me wrong at first things are challenge, I would have to actually think and strategize, but eventually I found myself just going through the motions.. Boss battles no longer worried me...
    The thing ni no kuni does so great for example is that sure ever battle feels like a threat… but they’re all swift except for its boss battles.. Those are the ones that drag out and really demand strategy and therefore the game stays satisfying throughout… there are glimpses of these moments here, but they’re just glimpses... every battle ends up being a drag by this games end even more so than its boss battles and that’s a shame
    that’s not to say you should just turn away and not play this game because the rest of it is great, exploring the world and completing its quests is so fun…
    it just.. Picture a pokemon game where it’s just a bunch of pidgeys and your starter pokemon never evolves...
    you can stay out of the grass if you don’t care about trophies... but if you do youre in for a bit of a grind..
    Performance wise I only ran into a couple of random hiccups near the game’s final area where I couldn’t bring up the map or pause screen but this was fixed by closing out the game and reopening it.. The gem will also chick at times while transitioning into new areas…
    otherwise this is a surprisingly enjoyable game... I was surprised by it, sure the combat is no fun, but it’s passible... the real star of the show is its world and exploring it... hunting down those trophies and achievements...
    I give Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  2. kuehnau
    Jan 29, 2020
    5
    Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion is a bare bones, turn based RPG based on the Adventure Time franchise.

    Combat feels really slow paced. And the rewards from combat aren't nearly enough, so you'll find yourself CONSTANTLY grinding for experience and money. Unfortunately, when you level up, you don't actually get any rewards right away, you need to spend money training up    Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion is a bare bones, turn based RPG based on the Adventure Time franchise.

    Combat feels really slow paced. And the rewards from combat aren't nearly enough, so you'll find yourself CONSTANTLY grinding for experience and money.

    Unfortunately, when you level up, you don't actually get any rewards right away, you need to spend money training up your stats and that cost will continue to go up as you spend more money. I really feel like this system was put in to place to artificially increase the amount of game time, since leveling up is a two fold system.

    The Land of Ooo is flooded, you travel the game via foot and ship. You can't just get off your ship any time you want either, so there's not nearly as much exploring as one would hope you'd find in a Adventure Time game. I feel like this was a design choice for the game in order to have to work less on the actual world or enviroment.

    There's almost no equipment system to speak of, which really sucks, because it would have been cool to find all sorts of neat treasure and loot and see how the characters look in new gear. It's not like they don't even change their equipment, since several episodes show they do.

    I am really torn here, because Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion may possibly be the best game they made for the franchise so far, but it's still really half arsed. They could have done amazing things with this franchise and no one seems interested in doing a quality, triple 'A', open world RPG.    … Expand
  3. kefka2589
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    It's not amazing. But I don't think it's a bad game. Short and simple. Im a fan of the show, and I love turn based Rpgs. So I was just glad the game was decent. I'd reccomend it to fans of the show, but probably no one else.
  4. Elias2033
    Mar 28, 2021
    6
    Nice bit of dumb fun, kinda buggy but forgivable. Good to chill out when bloodborne ect get to much
  5. KisarasLegacy
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Very fun rpg but could use some fixing here and there. The controls are a bit "heavy" (I don't know how else to explain it) and the combats are a little bit slow, but overall had much fun and laughter
  6. dhfhe
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    It's pretty much okay for the intended audience, probably won't attract new fans though

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62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 23, 2018
    60
    The game’s animation and performance are lacking but its art direction is colourful, and the dialogue has the same infectious energy as it does in the show.2 Only die-hard Adventure Time fans should check this out. [Issue#153, p.89]
  2. Softpedia
    Aug 10, 2018
    75
    Despite the fact that I’m not a big fan of the Adventure Time series, I enjoyed the game. It has some flaws, and there is way too much grinding, but it’s a nice change from what we usually play. If you enjoy some witty conversations and a little bit of mindless gameplay, then you should give Adventure Time Pirates of the Enchiridion a try.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Aug 9, 2018
    45
    A charming license is stretched over a vapid RPG to ill effect. The fans, and the show, deserve better. [Issue#333, p.69]
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