Ary and the Secret of Seasons

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
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  1. Easy Allies
    Sep 4, 2020
    45
    Ary and the Secret of Seasons feel like it's not ready for release yet. It's frustrating because there are occasional moments of promise in areas like its temples and puzzles, but the overall experience is brought down by sloppy combat, a stale world, and numerous technical issues. If the developers take some more time to polish things up Ary could be a decent adventure, but in its current state, you're better off waiting.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Sep 15, 2020
    40
    At times, Ary and the Secret of Seasons can be a fun if not particularly memorable new action adventure game, but what will really stick in your mind are the various gamebreaking bugs you can stumble across. I would certainly wait a few seasons for patches before considering picking this up. There is the skeleton of an enjoyable family-friendly title here but it just isn’t ready.
  3. God is a Geek
    Sep 4, 2020
    40
    Ary and the Secret of Seasons is fun for a while, but the technical issues really effect it, and stop you from having a great adventure.
  5. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Sep 1, 2020
    40
    I sincerely wanted to enjoy this adventure. Everything I had read about it excited me but here I am, feeling as though I wasted too many hours and grew a dozen new white hairs stressing over a game that was just not ready to be released. From in-game glitches to progression-halting bugs, what little fun there was ended up marred by a game that just didn’t feel finished. Who knows, maybe the other versions of the game don’t have as many problems as the PS4 version. That’s just not a theory I want to spend time to test myself.

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Kaliba
    Sep 5, 2020
    8
    Charming characters, lovely world design and snappy combat. The classic premise of a child falling into the family tradition, becoming aCharming characters, lovely world design and snappy combat. The classic premise of a child falling into the family tradition, becoming a guardian of seasons from the little girl playing with figures in her room to bad ass boss fights. With a little genre affinity you can open up to a nostalgic trip of classic world building and quest design. With dungoen like levels and clever puzzles featuring original gameplay ideas. Under the rough shell of some minor animation and ragdoll bugs you will find a beautiful adventure. Many critcs here I think are too harsh when considering the technical issues you can encounter, my experience though was totally fine and some rough edges can't deminish my enjoyment of such a charming game.… Full Review »
  2. bergcamp1001
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    It's so unfortunate, that game with such great potential didn't implement the whole potential. The tech side of the game is mediocre for sure,It's so unfortunate, that game with such great potential didn't implement the whole potential. The tech side of the game is mediocre for sure, and had it the visual design like in Link's Awakening, it would be 8-9 out of 10 for sure. Puzzles are nice, combat works, and cutscenes, to my surprise, are well done.… Full Review »
  3. TerrenceG
    Dec 25, 2020
    7
    There's always some new sidequest to complete, place to explore, or collectable to find. Nicely paced story, decent combat. Only thing holdingThere's always some new sidequest to complete, place to explore, or collectable to find. Nicely paced story, decent combat. Only thing holding this title back are the sometimes janky animations, and a few unfortunate bugs. Great buy if you can find it on sale, I'd keep an eye out for more titles from this developer in the future. Had fun with this one.… Full Review »
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