Nights of Azure

1. Tenoko1

   Jul 17, 2016

   10

   This is a solid action RPG with a interesting story, great characters, and a lovely soundtrack. A low-budget game by a very small company, theThis is a solid action RPG with a interesting story, great characters, and a lovely soundtrack. A low-budget game by a very small company, the game still stands strong and is so much fun. I really recommend it, and am so glad I got it. This game is very special, and I hope Gust will be putting out more original titles like it in the future.… Expand

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2. vijatiya

   Apr 30, 2016

   10

   While this game definitely had some redundant gameplay, and maybe some pacing issues..
   Overall.. I really can't get over how special I feelWhile this game definitely had some redundant gameplay, and maybe some pacing issues..
   Overall.. I really can't get over how special I feel like it is.
   Wish there were going to be more games with these characters.
   Great art/ setting/ story/ music.… Expand

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4. simio86

   Apr 4, 2016

   10

   I have been playing Nights of Azure all the weekend long, and I definitely this is something that deserves more recognition. It has touched meI have been playing Nights of Azure all the weekend long, and I definitely this is something that deserves more recognition. It has touched me deep, this game is a little blue marvel.
   
   Nights of Azure only have one real flaw: bad graphics. Thats it. Its simplicity is a point in its favour, it is what makes the game so adictive and so fun to play. Its music is simply OUTSTANDING. The Characters desing and its Art is just something special, in the best way possible.
   
   Nights of Azure brings us back to simpler times, like PSX-PS2 era, where games were not a movie attempt or sandboxes crap, where hack n slash and rpg games were most popular. From now on, PS4 has this little special game, and some of us will remind it and raise it as one of the most underrated games of the generation.… Expand

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5. Xethyrus

   Apr 10, 2016

   9

   The game starts off a little slow, but if you bear with you it turns into a great game. Mainly once you get access to different weapons andThe game starts off a little slow, but if you bear with you it turns into a great game. Mainly once you get access to different weapons and you need to start using a little more strategy. Once I got very that initial slow period I could barely leave the game down.
   The story was also nicely done, in particular the love story in the game felt very natural and believable.… Expand

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6. vahn

   Nov 28, 2017

   8

   I recently bought the second game, but I haven't touched the first game ever since its release so, in complete curiosity, I decided to try theI recently bought the second game, but I haven't touched the first game ever since its release so, in complete curiosity, I decided to try the first game "first" and I was pleasantly surprised by the game, leading me to over 40 hours of game and even platinum it for how much fun I had (I usually don't care about platinum games, if I don't have fun with them). I enjoyed every single hour of it and I couldn't wait to move on the second...but more to that later.
   
   Let's start from the beginning: this is an action rpg game that is HEAVILY reminiscent of another old underrated classic Chaos Legion, where you lead a small legion of demons (the servans) into battle while you also fight against them with your weapon of choice. The list of servans is quite large (I didn't count it, but I'm sure it's about 30) and they all work very well with certain combinations and while some are stronger than others (Steel Hellion for instance), I just found myself making several groups for several types of battle.
   
   The game has you into a bunch of linear dungeons on a timer of 15 minutes - 20 when upgraded - and don't be worried about it, as you never really run out for your mission and you usually need no more than 5 minutes plus boss fights have the counter off, so no rush required. If not in a "dungeon" you'll be back at the hotel, your game hub, where you can accept quests, do the arena, upgrade yourself and eventually follow the story.
   
   Yeah, the story...well, it's complicated to explain but the best word I can get for it is "unfocused". I sincerely had a hard time following it because on one side you have a love story between Arnice - the protagonist - and Llilysse - the damsel in distress - and on the other you have a story of saving the world from an entity called the Nightlord, where you will be tasked to send Lilysse as a sacrifice.
   
   Essentially speaking you want to protect her from the nightlord and that's the story, but it's so badly focused I can't understand what went wrong. It's not BAD but I just found it to be "there" and really not very focused on: the game had its own pace and never really seemed to bother telling us that the nightlord is coming, or that lilysse is in trouble: everything seemed normal, yet it wasn't.
   
   Other things weren't explained either, like the identity of the traitor (one of the two male protagonists is a traitor, but nobody ever tells you who) or how the black manages to reach you or how you can beat the nightlord. Not much is explained and that's a problem.
   
   The story isn't the only thing with flaws, unfortunately: combat is very...floaty, but stiff at the same time. It's very hard to explain: the weapon hits don't feel very heavy and they feel like I'm hitting the air, but at the same time they have a specific hitbox and don't feel smooth either.
   
   Combat also feels chaotic and I often die not because I got hit, but because I have no clue what actually got me. Sometimes the enemies attacks don't have a very good amount of telegraphs so I end up being hit without realizing it.
   
   In addition you have 5 weapons - sword, daggers, gun, hammer, and longsword - but all of them become useless as soon as you get the longsword: it does almost as much damage as the hammer, it has a huge range, it hits for multiple times at once and its special attack - by pressing X - it's an AoE stun that can be used endlessly. As long as you got sp of course
   
   And for last, Servans are extremely good when levelled up...but I ended up using only 4 - 2 if I don't count the aggro and aoe servan - which are the Steel Hellion and his Burst that can do insane damage (and endlessly so if you got the vlad's Crest) and the Meteor Bomber, whose burst essentially makes him spin around you and hit all enemies for 200 damage per hit AND charges your demon bar. The Demon bar is fine, but among the 5 forms you can use (Demon, Rabbit, Phantom, Armor and Nightmare), only 3 are worth anything and as soon as you can the upgraded nightmare form (and Boomerang), you're never going back at anything else really.
   
   Sorry for the long rant, but what I'm trying to say is, this game has flaws but not so gamebreaking to be unplayable and I truly enjoyed the experience despite them: add the fact that the game has a small post game, an additional harder dungeon mode that you can have "fun" with it, and slightly different endings depending on your relationship with Lilysse (which can be changed at the altar, after finishing once), overall the game is good and I highly recommend it if you're looking for something different than the usual action or rpg game.
   
   And now that the first game is out, let's talk about the second someday....… Expand

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7. nicolas_sky

   Sep 28, 2016

   8

   Otra joya exclusiva de Ps4 de la mano de Gust (creadores de sagas fantasticas como Atelier Iris y Ar Tonelico). Nights of Azure es un muy buenOtra joya exclusiva de Ps4 de la mano de Gust (creadores de sagas fantasticas como Atelier Iris y Ar Tonelico). Nights of Azure es un muy buen juego que pese a tratarse de un action rpg, es al mismo tiempo un adictivo hack and slash. Todo esta muy bien hecho en este juego, y sera del agrado de los que disfrutaron a la saga Hack/G.U. en Ps2 por su jugabilidad similar.… Expand

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8. Vectus

   May 11, 2017

   3

   this game is quite a mess. its game play is quite boring and repetitive and attacks have no satisfying impact to them. and the story is justthis game is quite a mess. its game play is quite boring and repetitive and attacks have no satisfying impact to them. and the story is just a mess to set up a lesbian romance that is barely touched on just to pull in those teenage boys and shut ins… Expand

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