Akiba's Beat

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 26 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 10 out of 40
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  1. ShadowBladeXIII
    Feb 24, 2018
    8
    Akiba's Beat is a solid JRPG but may not be for everyone.

    Akiba's beat was developed and published by Acquire in Japan, XSEED games in America and by PQubeGames The game takes place in Akihabara places known as delusuionscapes have taken over the town and its up to you to stop them and protect the city that's the bare bones version. While i have just finished the game recently i    Akiba's Beat is a solid JRPG but may not be for everyone.

    Akiba's beat was developed and published by Acquire in Japan, XSEED games in America and by PQubeGames

    The game takes place in Akihabara places known as delusuionscapes have taken over the town and its up to you to stop them and protect the city that's the bare bones version.
    While i have just finished the game recently i have watched and read many reviews some even on here and while this is my first review id also like to state how I feel. while reviews have been mixed some praising the game and others saying how disappointing the game is there really are two sides of the fence to this game. First off i really enjoyed the game form the outset i really liked the characters setting and story.
    The only thing is the story is very heavy in narrative and is for me one the best aspects of the game, the combat while slow at first once you have broken into it and gotten used to it can be a lot of fun more so when chaining combos and while in combat you can switch characters really quick which i found to be a really cool feature i liked the design of areas and how the city was represented more so how it showed the Otaku culture as well as the side content the game had to offer.

    Now here where the cons come in.

    The first thing most people would want to know is there a dub? or does it have duel audio? yes it does.
    Now the dub it self i found to be quite disappointing in some areas with some characters mainly the main character and some NPCS i will say that it was decent not perfect but some characters were quite enjoyable and fit in really well i just felt like it was wasted with some of the cast of characters.
    The games difficulty on NORMAL is too easy while i had some near death experiences i did not get a gameover once not is not to say that the game was not challenging at times but was never really a struggle either so for any new playing i would recommend hard how ever the game does let you change the difficult at any time in the game which is great.
    Graphic wise it was not too bad now as someone who is not really brother by slightly lowered graphs in terms of akiba's beat on the PS4 i felt that the game was not taking full advantage of the ps4's hardware.
    That would mainly be my main points on the game.
    Finally to summarize.

    Akiba's Beat is a fantastic game more so when it is not as high budged as some titles the story game play and characters where fun and engaging as well as having a very long play time for those who like lengthy games it is a lot of fun and if you are into Otaku Culture you will find enjoyment in Akiba's Beat. While the game does have flaws or how the dub might not be the strongest it is over all a solid game and would recommend checking out.

    Thanks for Reading.

    Can you Imagine?

    - ShadowBladeXIII    … Expand
  2. Cageyanemone007
    Sep 19, 2019
    9
    Yes. I liked this game. So much that I platinumed it.
    It is not a Persona clone, It's a very cliche and anime trope-y action JRPG set in a world that repeats. Lazy teenager Asahi finds that Sunday night arrives, and when he wakes up the next morning, the day has reset. Over. And over. He has no idea why, but enter delusions. Alternate worlds dreamt up by people living in Akihabara, that    Yes. I liked this game. So much that I platinumed it.
    It is not a Persona clone, It's a very cliche and anime trope-y action JRPG set in a world that repeats. Lazy teenager Asahi finds that Sunday night arrives, and when he wakes up the next morning, the day has reset. Over. And over. He has no idea why, but enter delusions. Alternate worlds dreamt up by people living in Akihabara, that take over the real world. There is naturally a cause, and our very much nonhero meets a girl who's already fighting monsters in these delusions. Once one is defeated, another springs up. These feature a boss and multiple floors in each dungeon. As the story unfolds, the two pick up other members to their little band of misfits. Along the way, they have bonding events and take on missions to earn items. These can be comical and cute.
    Overview-
    Gameplay- I loved the Tales-esque battle style of attacks and using the directionals for magic attacks. More magic attacks unlock over time.
    Characters - Laziness of Asahi and snobbiness of another aside, no is thoroughly unlikable at the end.
    Music -Average anime pop music really fits some of the power up attacks.
    Story- I have to admit that I was invested in both the repeating day and the fall into another world to battle demons tropes. I couldn't wait to see what was happening in the next chapter, and I even roped in another human.

    Neutral to some, con to others:
    Graphics - average anime style. Nothing to be excited about, but not bad enough to skip. These very much could be called Vita generation.

    Cons-
    End Story- I have to admit that I saw the ending coming about a hour ahead, and I was really disappointed with one element that they chose to make a reality. Or an unreality should I say since the game is based on delusions. I found myself hoping for a sequel and I found myself missing the point where I had been in the beginning and the middle of the story.

    I finished the game in about 40 to 50 hours, and platinumed it in about 80.

    Overall, the only part I did not enjoy was elements of the ending.    … Expand
  3. Clessy
    May 22, 2017
    8
    So, jump to now and Akiba’s Beat is coming up. This is literally a game I bought without having read a single thing about it or even checked the section on Xseed forum. I went in with no expectations. I didn’t even know the genre of game it was. From some picture, I’d seen I thought it was going to be a music rytheme game actually. However, much to my surprise it was a jrpg. Awesome, ISo, jump to now and Akiba’s Beat is coming up. This is literally a game I bought without having read a single thing about it or even checked the section on Xseed forum. I went in with no expectations. I didn’t even know the genre of game it was. From some picture, I’d seen I thought it was going to be a music rytheme game actually. However, much to my surprise it was a jrpg. Awesome, I love those but, the vitas kinda saturated with those right? Xseed also publishes one of the best jrpgs the system has with them publishing the Legend of Hero games. So, what would draw me to this game. Everything, simply put everything.

    I instantly was drawn into the game because of the voice acting, the dialog and just the general sense of humor the game has. I remember years ago I’d gotten on Xseed because I thought it was a such a waste of time and money to dub stuff. Without the great work on the dub for this game I wouldn’t be nearly invested as I am. The voice acting adds tons of charm to the game. My first biggest complaint came when I found the game didn’t work with the pstv. This normally means I’m not going to even bother putting it into my vita to play it. Well I gave in and much to my surprise the portable nature of it enhances the way I play it. The game works great in 1 to 3-hour long play sections. Every night I get to play some once my wife’s asleep in bed and I just play until I’m tired. It’s a perfect balance of pick up and play. The chapters are perfectly set for short sessions instead of long drawn out events.

    The story unfolds in a very similar way to persona. In fact, let’s just call it what is. It’s a persona rip off. You go into dungeons and you kill a person’s delusion. Does it suck because it’s a rip off of something? Hardly. In fact, the vita is flooded with things that rip persona 4 off from either a stylistic stand point, bonding event love. So, to fault one game for something that tons of people do is something I don’t really care about. Then comes the rip off of the tales of battle system. I love it, it’s simple its quick and it different. If you take 2 of the best systems and pair them together I’ve got no complaints. I always thought persona battle system were kind of boring so giving me a persona type world with a tales battle system is the best of both worlds for me. The game shines in the music department too. The main battle them and all of the additional battle music you get for your imagine attacks are great. The music doesn’t wear itself out either due to the brevity of its combat.

    While the game has many great things it’s not without its flaws. Number 1 the loading is awful. It’s just so terrible it makes you wonder how they released a game in this state. Akiba Beat is a victim of a low budget for sure. The last game used a much better engine that handle more things on screen and could load them way faster. You can tell the company didn’t put much money into this one as they went with the awful Unity engine. A high unoptimized engine that really only performs well on PC’s due to most people having outrageously higher specs than the current generation of consoles and the ability to load from vastly faster HDD and SDD. The game is also missing some polish due to budget. You don’t get to view or go into any stores and they’re all the same. The shop menus aren’t as deep as new games and comparing and equipping can’t be done in a smooth fashion in the store. The city is filled with emptiness ala persona 5 style of shadow people. And lastly the the cheapness of nothing being licensed. You won’t get to see any of Akihabara’s classic locals because they simply weren’t paying for them.

    If you’re going into Akiba’s Beat excepting Akiba’s Strip you’re probably going to be let down hugely. However, if you’re going into Akiba’s Beat looking for a fantastic action jrpg that’s great on the go, features tons of charm and features a fun battle system this will be for. This can easily be described as “Tales of Persona – Light Edition”. And theres absolutely nothing wrong with that if you’re looking for some enjoyable fluff. I give Akiba’s Beat a 8/10 and highly recommend it to tales and persona fans alike who aren’t looking to a seriously deep or complex game and mearly want something enjoyable to kill some time.    … Expand
  4. BoyEx7490et
    May 21, 2017
    10
    Great game fun to play combat it like the Tales of Series,action rpg tho Akiba's Strip combat style was better it was real time plus u could rip the clothes write off of the vampire zombie like creature girls i kinda wish they would have kept that thy old combat style better yet mixed it or created a new combat style out of thy old one.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 33
  3. Negative: 10 out of 33
  1. Gaming Age
    Jul 5, 2017
    42
    In retrospect, that Akiba's Beat was going to be a bland mass of forgetability should've been obvious from just the name. Akiba's Trip doubled a not-too-subtle reference to what you were doing in the game: "Akiba strip." Akiba's Beat does nothing of the sort, and has only a tenuous connection to a not-that-interesting battle mechanic. It's a clear sign of how little this game has to say, and it should've served as a warning that anyone hoping for Akiba's Trip to have an equally bonkers sequel shouldn't bother looking here.
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  2. ZTGD
    Jun 27, 2017
    65
    While I can most definitively say that Akiba’s Beat is a marked improvement over its predecessor, I can’t help but feel that in its aspiration to become like the much beloved Persona and Tales series, it has lost an identity of its own. Despite its improvements, with the stellar lineup of games all bidding for your time this year, it’s hard to recommend Akiba’s Beat over its superior alternatives.
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  3. Gameblog.fr
    Jun 21, 2017
    30
    Akiba's Beat is a poor game, with poor combats, poor RPG mechanics and poor customisation. Acquire forgot everything that made Akibas' Trip such a great game.
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