Citizens of Earth

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 20, 2015
    90
    As an adventure that does just about everything right in the fun and technical sense, CoE's most valuable triumphs are its sense of humour and accessibility; whether you’re politically knowledgeable or oblivious, and if you have a near-romantic relationship with turn-based RPGs, you will risk yawning through a filibuster if it means becoming the Vice President of this world.
  2. Polygon
    Feb 17, 2015
    80
    Citizens of Earth contains straightforward, deep gameplay that veteran RPG players will appreciate. But it also builds a fun story with a memorable cast of characters. It balances gracefully between two audiences, finding a truly worthwhile alternative in the middle ground.
  3. PSNStores
    Jan 20, 2015
    80
    The game’s greatest attributes are its humor and its fresh take on traditional RPG elements.
  5. 4P.de
    Jan 30, 2015
    77
    This is an ugly duckling. And it won’t grow up to be a pretty swan. But on the inside you get a lot of sometimes crude, sometimes funny, but always entertaining political satire in a retro RPG coat.
  6. Gaming Age
    Jan 20, 2015
    75
    Despite some of these issues, I still found Citizens of Earth to be largely enjoyable, and it does a solid job of capturing that 16-bit RPG feel the developers were clearly going for.
  7. CGMagazine
    Feb 21, 2015
    70
    Citizens of Earth isn’t always right on point. The humor is spotty and predictable, but the combat system has enough depth to be engaging.
  8. GameSpot
    Feb 2, 2015
    70
    Ultimately, the game is such an infinite fountain of charming and funny, that even when you've started rolling your eyes at how often you've had to wait for one of the traffic cone/hermit crab enemies to come out of defense, you end up getting into a conversation with an NPC and forgetting it ever happened.
  9. The Digital Fix
    Jan 30, 2015
    70
    A little refinement could have gone a long way for Citizens of Earth, but without that extra touch, it’s not so much EarthBound as it is grounded.
  10. Digital Chumps
    Jan 25, 2015
    70
    Citizens of Earth is ultimately a victory, but not without a few conspicuous bruises.
  11. Eurogamer
    Jan 23, 2015
    70
    Citizens of Earth succeeds in rediscovering something of the ingenuity of 1990s JRPGs in its playful twists on genre clichés. And as a kooky and inventive contemporary re-imagining of the Super Nintendo-era role-player, this, like its protagonist's campaign, is but a near miss.
  12. ActionTrip
    Jan 20, 2015
    70
    Citizens of Earth has a good balance of humor, old-school RPG, and solid turn-based mechanics.
  13. Push Square
    Jan 20, 2015
    70
    Citizens of Earth tries to be too funny for its own good, and often feels like one long joke about politicians. Fortunately, the gameplay, in all of its nostalgic glory, is fun and charming.
  14. Meristation
    Jan 27, 2015
    68
    A nice homage to Earthbound and so many other brilliant 16 bit-RPGs.
  15. Arcade Sushi
    Feb 2, 2015
    65
    I feel like there’s plenty to enjoy, and the old-time RPG feel bursts from the surface quite admirably.
  16. IGN
    Jan 22, 2015
    65
    A quirky game with its heart in the right place and its head in the clouds.
  17. Critical Hit
    Jan 21, 2015
    65
    Beneath the frustrating design decisions and pacing issues, there’s a solid game to be played in Citizens Of Earth. It’s a game that wears its Earthbound influence proudly, dipping into a well of nostalgia.
  18. GameCritics
    Feb 25, 2015
    60
    Citizens of Earth may entertain for a while, but I doubt it'll have any real lasting appeal.
  19. EGM
    Jan 23, 2015
    60
    The passion behind Citizens of Earth is undeniable. The execution, unfortunately, lags behind other indie titles that take inspiration from essential gaming classics.
  20. We Got This Covered
    Jan 20, 2015
    60
    Although its boring mission design leads to frustration, Citizens of Earth's delightfully odd premise and surprisingly deep combat engine make it worthy of a cursory glance.
  21. GamesBeat
    Jan 20, 2015
    55
    The glaucoma-inducing choice of interface and the stretching of space and gameplay time beyond the point of breaking make this a hard game to broadly recommend. This would have been one hell of a 6-hour jaunt, but at upward of 20 hours for a basic playthrough, the amount of fluff is suffocating.

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 38
  3. Negative: 6 out of 38
  1. True_Reclaimer
    Feb 1, 2015
    0
    A cheap ripoff of Eathbound, minus any fun or reason to care. Atlus wouldve been better off buying the Mother franchise and helping to finishA cheap ripoff of Eathbound, minus any fun or reason to care. Atlus wouldve been better off buying the Mother franchise and helping to finish and publish the fan produced Mother 4. Citizens is not worth the grind or the money.… Full Review »
  2. Bitrip
    Jan 25, 2015
    9
    I don't know why critics are destroying this game. The best advice I can give you is that the demo plays JUST like the full game, so if youI don't know why critics are destroying this game. The best advice I can give you is that the demo plays JUST like the full game, so if you enjoyed the demo then you definitely need to buy it!

    Yes, there are striking similarities to EarthBound but Citizens of Earth really manages to create its own niche. The entire game is a big joke, not taking itself too seriously. If you are buying this because you thought it was going to be a modern day EarthBound then of course you are not going to like it.

    When you start playing Citizens of Earth leave your preconceived notions at the door and don't take the game too seriously. If you're not laughing while playing, you're doing something wrong.    … Full Review »
  3. Dionysus777
    Oct 11, 2015
    7
    being an old geezer such as i am, i like this game. It has the comedy and such. It has the rpgin and such. If you took chrono cross and mixedbeing an old geezer such as i am, i like this game. It has the comedy and such. It has the rpgin and such. If you took chrono cross and mixed it with old school dragon quest. It mite be something like this. No complaints. Only paid $4.95, keep that in mind 4sure homies.… Full Review »
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