Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials

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  • Summary: Sometimes fighting malevolence requires brave souls and a bunch of smelly fruit.

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use    Sometimes fighting malevolence requires brave souls and a bunch of smelly fruit.

    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip -your bat buddy- to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!

    *Crash* ...That was the sound of you landing face first in an abyss filled with monsters, traps, and eldritch secrets. But hey, it's ok barbarian, you are not alone: Pip, your best friend -and mysteriously luminous bat- is with you. And it's only by truly working together that you'll be able to solve the abyss' puzzles, fight off its hungry denizens, discover its true purpose and maybe -just maybe- make it out alive with the secrets of the primordials.    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Noisy Pixel
    Jul 21, 2021
    85
    With an in-your-face title and wacky cover art, Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials was initially not my cup of tea, but that’s me judging a book by its cover. Nevertheless, Batbarian manages to excel in multiple gameplay elements with beautiful artwork, ambient soundtrack, witty story, inventive puzzles, and evolving combat mechanics. Along with its refreshing arsenal of accessibility options and dozens of hours of gameplay, Batbarian is a hidden gem that Metroidvania and puzzle lovers will fall in love with right off the bat (no pun intended).
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jul 16, 2021
    80
    With high-quality humor and pixel art, Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials captivates from the start and continues to amaze over the hours.
  3. Video Chums
    Jul 25, 2021
    80
    Batbarian has you play as a barbarian who's friends with a bat and that's pretty cool. Not only that; its gameplay strikes a perfect balance between combat and puzzles to make a supremely rewarding formula and it's quite funny to boot.
  4. PlayStation Country
    Aug 4, 2021
    60
    Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials wears it's influences proudly and, at times, it pays an effective homage whilst building a blueprint of its own. The visuals look deliciously detailed and animated with plenty of life. It's accompanied with a wonderful soundtrack but I just don't quite enjoy playing it. There some clever puzzle-platforming involved but the large map is packed with screens of tricky jumps. It leads to a game lacking in momentum and frustrates me. It'll appeal to those wanting more of a challenge but it's not clicking for me.

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  1. Demota
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    First I want to stress that I am not a Sony fanboy nor a hater, nor a troll. I am 40s and I have dozen of years playing vgames. From Lemmings,First I want to stress that I am not a Sony fanboy nor a hater, nor a troll. I am 40s and I have dozen of years playing vgames. From Lemmings, flashback, prince of persia and Monkey Islands saga, to CP2077, Doom, Souls saga and COD Vanguard (nowadays). I love dead cells games alike (Rogue Legacy, Noita, etc) This game is a pure Gem. Probably most underrated game of the year. It is extremely enjoyable and fun. The story is really good and the pace is just super. I expected something much more simple and I actually found out a master piece. The game is really hard in terms of what to do and how to advance. Enemies are not easy peasy however you will find some assistances in settings to be turned On in case you are struggling so much. About controls are delightful, pixel art is stunning and OST is just amazing (I am musician as hobby and I am thinking of turning 8bits style into real instruments making a cover with my guitars and drums :-D ) The game has been polished so nicely that after 30hours (so far) I couldn't find a single flaw. Nor glitches nor stutters, nothing. I would LOVE to see more material from this developer as well as a second part of this (personal opinion) candidate to GOTY.… Expand