Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

 PlayStation 4
User Score
3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
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  1. Nanashi95
    Sep 10, 2022
    4
    This is clearly a game you can only get something out of if you're a fan of the anime/manga. The developers cleary put effort into turning it into a fitting video game. It's also really cool to explore the Abyss by yourself.
    However, the game gets really boring and repetitive pretty fast, especially once you realize how shallow the game's mechanics are. Basically you run from the entrance    This is clearly a game you can only get something out of if you're a fan of the anime/manga. The developers cleary put effort into turning it into a fitting video game. It's also really cool to explore the Abyss by yourself.
    However, the game gets really boring and repetitive pretty fast, especially once you realize how shallow the game's mechanics are. Basically you run from the entrance of the level to the exit, which most of the time only takes some minutes and on the way you collect resource, to refill your hunger and kill some monsters along the way. That's all.
    Visually the game is also really poor, there were better looking games on PS3, it looks more like an upscaled PS2 game.
    What's even more annoying is, is that you are forced to play the story mode from the anime, before you are allowed to play the new storyline with your own character. This is incredibly annoying, when you have to sith through exactly the same story you already know, before you are allowed to see something new. Why did anyone think this is a good idea?

    So the basic idea for a good game adaptation is there, but the result is just so shallow, boring and has a really cheap feel to it. If you are a fan, it's maybe worth a look when it costs around 20 or less bucks, but just don't buy it for full price.    … Expand
  2. shin777
    Sep 18, 2022
    0
    Missing spanish translation, the game is not too much text to put some effort to translate it to others languages

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. IGN Japan
    Nov 20, 2022
    60
    While the universe of Made in Abyss is recreated with class, as a game there is a lack of tension and balance. The game’s original story is faithful to its source material, but its twists feel so sudden that it is hard to advise newcomers to join the world of Made in Abyss through this game.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Sep 27, 2022
    52
    Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness sadly provides a more frustrating experience than enjoyable. Despite making a good effort to adapt the series' best attributes, its gameplay, short story, and poor performance greatly hinder the overall experience.
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  3. Movies Games and Tech
    Sep 16, 2022
    50
    The anime scenes could have easily been unlocked chapter-by-chapter as you progress through the main mode, but making the broken ‘demo’ mandatory before the actual game starts is such a waste of time that unless a cheat code or a patch comes out to separate them, this premature release is simply not worth the effort.
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