Indivisible

 PlayStation 4
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 99 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 57 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 99
  3. Negative: 24 out of 99
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  1. wordsasbombs
    Oct 8, 2019
    10
    It's more than an homage to Valkyrie profile, it's better than it's inspiration but just as much an excellent metroidvania.
  2. 7Aceof7Spades7
    Oct 8, 2019
    10
    I applaud the developer for making a unique RPG that rewards exploration over progression. Very enjoyable combat that has a lot of depth and multitasking making the turn based style fresh.The character designs are outstanding and the dialogue is very entertaining.This game is worth playing don't pass it up.up.
  3. BrunoLadeia
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    A Masterpiece from the same developer of Skullgirls, Lab Zero Games, it's absolute gorgeous. Recommended
  4. Komiu
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    The combat system might be perfectible and the difficulty curve completely f up at times but this game is 100% worth the money and time I put in it. Graphics are amazing, characters well written and the story while being "cliché" is still entertaining overall. 10/10 for me
  5. paranoiago
    Oct 9, 2019
    10
    in love with a id say if not sure if you want this game or just get it you wont regret it also the free dlcs that are coming out look amazing reccommend you look it up
  6. GrahfZeppelin
    Oct 8, 2019
    4
    First off, the positives; This game is absolutely gorgeous and the animations are top notch, as is expected from the same studio that brought us Skullgirls. The dialogue is fine and the voice acting is fairly well done with some good writing and solid humor. Now for the bad; This game is VERY rough around the edges, gameplay wise. EXTREMELY sloppy and inconsistent difficulty curve withFirst off, the positives; This game is absolutely gorgeous and the animations are top notch, as is expected from the same studio that brought us Skullgirls. The dialogue is fine and the voice acting is fairly well done with some good writing and solid humor. Now for the bad; This game is VERY rough around the edges, gameplay wise. EXTREMELY sloppy and inconsistent difficulty curve with save points often found AFTER points of no return which can royally screw up a save file. The combat taken directly from Project X Zone on the NDS is solid, especially for standard battle, but boss fights are EXTREMELY unbalanced and very VERY poorly designed. The final point is how linear the game is. The first 10 hours or so is just round down hallways, solving rudimentary puzzles and tackling platforming with less than stellar controls. Overall this game feels incomplete as if they spent all of their time and effort polishing the graphics and putting little care into the actual gameplay and difficulty curve. Hopefully there are some MAJOR updates, but as it stands, I personally don't think this is a very good game 4/10… Expand
  7. chesaro
    Nov 5, 2019
    6
    So disappointing, i had really high hopes this was going to be great, and after playing it by 4~6 hours, it started to get really boring, the storytelling has a lot of problems, when you die you are instantly teleported to the checkpoint which feels really cheap (meaning, like it was a cheap game). Another thing i don't like was the voice acting, i thing skullgirls had a decent voiceSo disappointing, i had really high hopes this was going to be great, and after playing it by 4~6 hours, it started to get really boring, the storytelling has a lot of problems, when you die you are instantly teleported to the checkpoint which feels really cheap (meaning, like it was a cheap game). Another thing i don't like was the voice acting, i thing skullgirls had a decent voice acting, not sure what happened, but in this, i really don't feel the "acting", it's like they are just reading a script, i'm not an native english speaker, but i just didn't like it… Expand
  8. Tronyel
    Oct 31, 2019
    9
    One of the best indie games of the year, with extremely well made visuals and animations, plus the gameplay and story are pretty solid.

    The voice acting is topnotch , with some of the Overwatch voice actors in this game, and Hiroki Kikuta as music composer you get a well rounded experience, in a world were single players games are getting scarse.
  9. Kingselius
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    The game was a fun & interesting blend of RPG/Platforming/Metroidvania that honestly did a great job blending the elements together. The art style was gorgeous, the soundtrack was great, and the combat reminded me alot of Valkyrie Profile, which is 1 of my favorite RPG's. It is an interesting story that was definitely influenced by Asian Mythology was honestly refreshing to see andThe game was a fun & interesting blend of RPG/Platforming/Metroidvania that honestly did a great job blending the elements together. The art style was gorgeous, the soundtrack was great, and the combat reminded me alot of Valkyrie Profile, which is 1 of my favorite RPG's. It is an interesting story that was definitely influenced by Asian Mythology was honestly refreshing to see and honestly taught me a few things that i never knew.
    The Combat system is seems simple but honestly, it felt balanced that allowed for interesting interactions between characters.
    The platforming allowed for exploration and gave you reasons to return to certain parts of the map like a good Metroidvania should! While there were times that I got a little frustrated when I missed/fell to my death, I never felt so frustrated as to think "THIS IS A BAD GAME".
    The cast was a little big (21 characters), they all felt unique/interesting yet I'll admit I mostly used the same 4-6 characters by the end of the game (Thorani = healer Leilani = DPS Zahrz= Boost)

    There were only a couple issues I had w/ the game. 1 There were certain points in the game where I had to look up what to do bc the game doesn't tell you what to do (Queen Serpent fight being 1 of them) i get that games shouldn't hold your hand but I was so confused. 2. Late game, the enemies become too easy? Most of the time, the enemies feel like they scale w/ you but late game I was mopping the floor w/ them (1-2 rounds of combat & done)
    3. Not being able to run from fights. There are some enemies that are healed by the moves that your characters do (they never explain why) so I wish I could run from fights so i could just swap out the characters & go back into the fight but sadly I either have to complete the fight hindered or let myself die.
    I would def recommend this to all my friends & as I speak Im letting my friend borrow this game!    … Expand
  10. Jojolian
    Oct 10, 2019
    10
    Fantastic art style good music an awesome gameplay this game is really fun if you love role playing games you must play it
  11. Dubeau
    Oct 9, 2019
    5
    Good story. I especially like the dialogs. They are funny and with different tones. The graphics are very good. This is a side scrolling game with anime style graphics. The platform seems fine. The gaming experience however was tedious from the start. Poor save points. A lot of dying because the difficult curve is bad. Some enemies are easy to beat, then a couple of scrolls later, the sameGood story. I especially like the dialogs. They are funny and with different tones. The graphics are very good. This is a side scrolling game with anime style graphics. The platform seems fine. The gaming experience however was tedious from the start. Poor save points. A lot of dying because the difficult curve is bad. Some enemies are easy to beat, then a couple of scrolls later, the same one kills you easily. I don't like how you can take enemies by surprise (or not most of the time). It's clunky and hard to achieve. The combat system seems simple but you get the impression the enemies are much faster then you. There is no pause to initiate a special skill, that means you are always slow since the enemies doesn't seems to have that problem. Blocking didn't felt natural at all and didn't seem to always work. I give it 50%. Nice packaging, bad combat system.… Expand
  12. VirgoCave
    Oct 16, 2019
    6
    Im triying really hard to like this game, but im clocking 2,5 hours in and im already tired of the combat system, it feels really monotonous and unpulished. Second , i dont understand some comments saying that this is a METROIDVANIA, Did they eveng played a metroidvania before?, the game is ultra linear the sense of exploration is dim. Dude really im trully disapointed, in first place,Im triying really hard to like this game, but im clocking 2,5 hours in and im already tired of the combat system, it feels really monotonous and unpulished. Second , i dont understand some comments saying that this is a METROIDVANIA, Did they eveng played a metroidvania before?, the game is ultra linear the sense of exploration is dim. Dude really im trully disapointed, in first place, because i didnt have faith in this game but i wanted to support the developer. I hope to change this review if i continue playing this game some time in the future.… Expand
  13. DutchPotato
    Oct 17, 2019
    3
    Keep in mind for this review I haven't beaten the game, however I am over 15 hours in and I just can't play anymore.

    The Pacing and story are an absolute mess. The characters are fun, diverse and likable, thanks to both the fantastic artwork and some good comedic writing but they unfortunately never grow or develop in any meaningful way (this unfortunately even applies to the main    Keep in mind for this review I haven't beaten the game, however I am over 15 hours in and I just can't play anymore.

    The Pacing and story are an absolute mess.

    The characters are fun, diverse and likable, thanks to both the fantastic artwork and some good comedic writing but they unfortunately never grow or develop in any meaningful way (this unfortunately even applies to the main character Ajna)

    The initial RPG combat is fun and fast paced, but unfortunately once you get more then a couple hours in it completely stagnates and doesn't really develop any further. Combined with some pretty poor balancing, there ends up being just a handful of options/characters that are obviously superior to the majority of other options, which takes away a lot of the fun in experimenting (not to mention some side characters appear to not even be finished, one character I found doesn't even have a basic super move and yet still takes from the iddhi meter when u do the inputs for her super)
    Similar things can be said for the platforming. While initially rather fun, it quickly becomes tedious. The majority of upgrades later on don't really flow or string together like you would hope, it's more solitary moves that u use individually and ends up feeling like a big game of match the square peg into the square hole.

    Probably the biggest problem I have with this game though is the backtracking. For a game with a story so blisteringly fast that it barely dwells on any significant story moment for more than a few lines of dialogue, it sure doesn't mind wasting your time with backtracking. A few hours into the game u gain the ability to sail to 3 distinct locations. After an hour or so at one of these locations you'll gain a new ability you can use to go even further into the area only for you to find you need the ability from one of the other 3 areas to progress any further. So you now need to head all the way back your ship, undoing all the progress u just did in that area in order to sail to one of the other 2 locations, get an hour or so into that area, get the ability, backtrack. Now after you have all the necessary abilities. You can THEN progress through any of the 3 areas you want however you have to start all the way back at your ship, meaning all the time spent obtaining the first ability of that area must be redone. Keep in mind there are no warp points or shortcuts opened up so you have to do almost ALL of it again, same as the first visit. It's absolutely maddening. An especially egregious cause of forced backtracking is after clearing one of the 3 areas you forced to go from almost the exact end of the level ALL the way back to your ship. Meaning you have to redo a large portion of the area you just beat but now in reverse. Thankfully the other two areas drop you off near the start of the area once you’ve completed them, but then why not do the same for all 3 instead of wasting the players time?
    This is then followed by you returning to a reused area from the first few hours of the game, which is THEN followed by you returning to the 3 area's I just talked about AGAIN. I understand these beautifully drawn assets take a lot of time, but it is completely unacceptable how much backtracking and redoing of the exact same platforming challenges and how much fighting of the exact same enemies is required in this game.

    And that's where I stopped playing. Maybe I'm completely wrong and every problem I have from then on gets fixed, but I'm certainly not sticking with the game to find out, and I don't recommend you do either.    … Expand
  14. 00wolf
    Nov 25, 2019
    2
    I got Indivisible because Valkyrie Profile is one of my all time favorite RPGs. I played the first 5 hours and kept waiting for equipment and skills to get enabled. Then I realized they weren't coming and figured out that level up do literally nothing. All motivation to play ended at that point.

    There's no way to be creative with your characters, and there's no sense of progression. I    I got Indivisible because Valkyrie Profile is one of my all time favorite RPGs. I played the first 5 hours and kept waiting for equipment and skills to get enabled. Then I realized they weren't coming and figured out that level up do literally nothing. All motivation to play ended at that point.

    There's no way to be creative with your characters, and there's no sense of progression. I could tolerate it if the stories and characters made up for it, but it just doesn't. Most of Valkyrie Profile's characters were expendable, but at least they all had a story. The party members of Indivisible are "you crossed paths with this person and now they're in your party. You will never see them speak again beyond their three lines of dialogue when you found them."

    Indivisible is a poorly thought out hybridization of genres that fails to make its individual elements properly mesh. There is also hardly anything of great substance in the gameplay, story, or even characters that engages the player. If I want combo play, I have an assortment of fighting games. If I was looking for a good platformer/Metroid styled game, I have other Indies like Hollow Knight and Bloodstained. If I want a RPG, I have myriad other options that all feature proper characterization, customization, impactful decision making, and much better narratives. For a studio that seemingly drew inspiration from Valkyrie Profile, Lab Zero does very little to implement and learn from its design and/or failed to realize what makes it so endearing and enduring.

    In short, save your money; this game is a mess.    … Expand
  15. Steyraus
    Feb 29, 2020
    3
    This is a budget made unimagonisive generic game. They just cut and paste ideas that were done better decaded ago. Worsy is the ballancing the hame goes from being boring with no challemge to bordline imposible with some bosses. Its obvious reviwers all played this on easy, i could tell from.review videos and none of them even mentioned the unfair anger inducing spikes.... Also cringeThis is a budget made unimagonisive generic game. They just cut and paste ideas that were done better decaded ago. Worsy is the ballancing the hame goes from being boring with no challemge to bordline imposible with some bosses. Its obvious reviwers all played this on easy, i could tell from.review videos and none of them even mentioned the unfair anger inducing spikes.... Also cringe writing a voice acting.… Expand
  16. dielux
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    extremadamente aburrido, con una historia que no te inspira a seguir jugandolo y una jugabilidad muy lineal, lo unico que salva al juego es que tiene un arte conceptual muy bonito pero eso no es suficiente para lograr un buen juego
  17. scool1986
    Apr 27, 2020
    6
    I had high hopes for this game since it combined genres that I enjoy, but I was very disappointed in the end. Some really interesting ideas at play here, but to me it doesn't come together as a whole. While the combat seemed interesting at first, I found it extremely repetitive and boring after only a few hours. The RPG mechanics are very light and not well explained, so you never reallyI had high hopes for this game since it combined genres that I enjoy, but I was very disappointed in the end. Some really interesting ideas at play here, but to me it doesn't come together as a whole. While the combat seemed interesting at first, I found it extremely repetitive and boring after only a few hours. The RPG mechanics are very light and not well explained, so you never really feel like you are getting stronger. Battles always seem to take longer than they should, especially bosses, where it becomes more of a battle of attrition than anything. Platforming feels a bit off too with the momentum physics.… Expand
  18. watch_monogatar
    Aug 8, 2020
    3
    I really wanted to like this game, but platforming was too clunky, RPG elements were too lacking and repetitive near the end. The writing & characters were handled very poorly - they decided to go for quantity over quality for your team-mates, and some character arcs end before they get a chance to develop, while the main character pulls a 180 and suddenly flips into becoming humble andI really wanted to like this game, but platforming was too clunky, RPG elements were too lacking and repetitive near the end. The writing & characters were handled very poorly - they decided to go for quantity over quality for your team-mates, and some character arcs end before they get a chance to develop, while the main character pulls a 180 and suddenly flips into becoming humble and understanding near the end of the game. Just... everything in this game was mediocre to bad - apart from the animation, art and opening by studio trigger which are all 10/10. Being a fan of SkullGirls I followed this development closely, but was severely disappointed at the final product.

    Oh and the lack of tutorials is abysmal - it makes me wonder if this games was rushed out. Considering how ambitious it was, maybe they needed longer to perfect it.    … Expand
  19. sedoi
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    Very good animation and style, but rest is sadly undermines it. Mediocre story, pretty bad written characters and repetitive gameplay turned it into mediocre game. Sadly it's not worth full price.
  20. syscro
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    It's than an homage to Valkyrie profile + metroidvania with best well made visuals and animations, but dats bugs
  21. SplitMind
    Nov 8, 2022
    6
    Very bad and repetitive platforming, padded out gameplay full of button-mashing, and an unlikeable protagonist.
  22. Naedeslus
    Feb 15, 2020
    6
    Pros:
    Beautiful visuals.
    Fun if not chaotic battle system. Cons: Story is poorly paced and written. Gameplay can become too frantic. Missing JRPG staples such as equipment. Plot moments make zero sense with zero context. Oh, how I wanted to love this game. I played the demo and enjoyed it so when I saw it on sale I figured it’d be a great throwback to Xenogears and Valkyrie    Pros:
    Beautiful visuals.
    Fun if not chaotic battle system.

    Cons:

    Story is poorly paced and written.
    Gameplay can become too frantic.
    Missing JRPG staples such as equipment.
    Plot moments make zero sense with zero context.

    Oh, how I wanted to love this game. I played the demo and enjoyed it so when I saw it on sale I figured it’d be a great throwback to Xenogears and Valkyrie Profile. That was a mistake. The first major issue is the story. It has breakneck pacing. This isn’t always a bad thing, though. Here though it just makes no sense. There is barely any exposition and things just don’t make sense.

    The combat is fun, but it is a bit too frantic. It can get really overwhelming once you have a full party.

    The other major issue that didn’t work is the lack of equipment. Those are JRPG staples. Perhaps the studio ran out of money or was rushed but it was something I felt was needed to make this stand up to the other games it was based on.

    All and all, it’s not the worst RPG on the PS4. If you can stand the nonsensical plot and too frantic of combat, it’ll probably be your thing. Anyone else? Play Ys VIII or something else instead.    … Expand
  23. Dramarama
    Oct 15, 2022
    1
    the first impression was great. Cute graphics, nice to run and jump. but when it comes to fighting, things get ugly. Registration of clicks? forget it! The parry window is so small that compared to this game sekiro will seem like an easy walk. strange mechanics of power accumulation make some creeps impassable. this game sucks. 1/10 for beautiful graphics
  24. mihevi
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    simplesmente incrível. um dos melhores jogos que tive o prazer de jogar. a produtora (LabZero) nunca dececiona... a gameplay é fluida e única, além de ter muitas horas de modo história.
  25. Youngblaise
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Indivisible is so pretty. The many mechanics for platforming are super fun especially when you have to quickly swap from one technique to another. The combat is enjoyable as well. Each bottom maps to a character and they each have 3 attacks. The interaction between Ajna and the characters really shows how they grow together. The story is simple to follow so everyone can enjoy it. YouIndivisible is so pretty. The many mechanics for platforming are super fun especially when you have to quickly swap from one technique to another. The combat is enjoyable as well. Each bottom maps to a character and they each have 3 attacks. The interaction between Ajna and the characters really shows how they grow together. The story is simple to follow so everyone can enjoy it. You should all give it a try. Definitely get the DLC… Expand
  26. Nanoprogressivo
    Jun 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco grandioso, uno dei migliori per PS4, Ha tutto, trama, grafica, musiche e gameplay tutto al top. La storia vi trascinerà con se fino alla fine e allo stranissimo combattimento finale.
    Vi innamorerete dell'umorismo nero di Izma, e fi affezionerete ai personaggi comprimari. che dire, è un gioco da avere assolutamente.    … Expand
  27. gamer664
    May 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat sucks ball. It should have been turn based. The story is bad. Why is she fine with her father's murderer in her head lol.… Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. IGN Japan
    Aug 7, 2020
    70
    After being in development for many years, Indivisible is finally here. The graphics and sound are superb, and it’s fun to play too. However, its difficulty will not be for everyone, and the otherwise high level of polish is undermined by a lot of bugs. Furthermore, it can be hard to resonate with the protagonist’s actions, which creates distance between the game and the player. That being said, the story development towards the end of the game will bring you back into the experience, resulting in a game that is worth playing.
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  2. GameCritics
    Jan 21, 2020
    80
    I adore Indivisible. I enjoyed all of the characters, I appreciated how the story made Ajna reconcile with her choices, and as a fighting game player I loved the style of combat. Even though some of the hiccups had me muttering unkind words, Indivisible still sits with me as one of my favorites of 2019.
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  3. Hardcore Gamer
    Jan 6, 2020
    70
    Indivisible is a rare game that can rise above so many things not coming together, and whether you decide to dive in now with all its faults or wait another year for the ongoing polishing efforts to pay off, it will deliver a fantastic adventure that should easily stay with you long past the final closing credits.
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