Republique

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 43
  3. Negative: 14 out of 43
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  1. Archulysses
    Oct 30, 2017
    6
    Story - The developer being one of Kojima's protege you could say and would have expected it to be weird, long dialogues but addicting kind of storyline. Alas, it had some of those engrossing elements but had issues and has some poor execution made that affected negatively its plot. Regardless, the story is as follow, It follow a girl named Hope imprisoned or housed in an unknown facilityStory - The developer being one of Kojima's protege you could say and would have expected it to be weird, long dialogues but addicting kind of storyline. Alas, it had some of those engrossing elements but had issues and has some poor execution made that affected negatively its plot. Regardless, the story is as follow, It follow a girl named Hope imprisoned or housed in an unknown facility which makes experiment on other individuals like Hope. You (the mysterious guy/AI on the camera) must help her escape and obtain her freedom. A good plotline at start to middle but to be honest, it has a dissapointing (despite being meaningful) ending. Thus, a score of 8/10

    Gameplay - The gameplay focuses mainly on stealth, with you controlling both the characters (Hope and the camera). Hope will be the one who will do physical actions like pickpocket, picking up items, clues or some collectibles while the camera will mainly do the hacking and mostly the puzzle area of the games. It has an organized gameplay with little to no issues but nothing really made it stand out as a whole since it is too standard. My main issue is how the game isnt really as intense as a thought it would be as well as the puzzle are pretty straightforward and few. As for the 5 episode game, only 1 of them had what a stealth game should have, pressure and intense and good puzzle. Thus, a score of 7/10.

    Graphics - Being an originally released mobile game years ago. Its expected that the graphics of the game will be behind compared to current gen games. However, it does not necessarily mean that it cant be criticized. The character design of some characters like Hope are good to great. while others are pretty generic and same especially the enemies in the game. Its pretty weird that one of them has an ID of a lady but the enemy you got that from looks like a bald, thin, pale skin guy that looks like Jinzo in Yugi oh. The areas also are plain looking. However, the effects of the game are accurate like how the camera becomes static when you transfer from one to the other, the night vision like to see highlighted objects and some parts. Still though, an underwhelming performance. An average score of 5/10.

    Sound/Voices - Well, music in the game is almost non existent. I really cant hear anything worthwhile to listen too. I understand though so you could focus more on the sounds the enemy make to know where to go. As to the voices, well I like to hear David Hayter's voice in a long time (Snake's voice actor.) However, I didnt like how he executed his voice in the game since he looked like overacting it too much and too whiny. The other are pretty decent but average as a whole. Thus, a score of 4/10

    Fun factor - Well despite my complaints above and how for me this game is pretty average or below average as whole. I indeed liked it. I liked the characters of the game like Hope and Cooper (and his gaming addiction and opinons) except Zager and his whiny persona. The mood and mystery of the game was performed well as a whole but was toned down by the poor performance of its ending plots and twists. Still though, it was pretty satisfying to read and hear every collectible in game for you to understand its lore and Hope for me was one of the characters I cared about in game (and a small crush too boot) Thus, an ok score of 8/10 in here.

    Average score - 6.4    … Expand
  2. SILVERBACK6153
    May 12, 2016
    5
    This is good as a mobile game but the graphics on PS4 haven't really changed much. Nice concepts but the price is too high for a game that is made for mobile. Would easily recommend for mobile but for PS4 I would wait for it to go down in price before picking it up.
  3. Meganetra
    May 2, 2021
    6
    (+)
    Unique stealth gameplay
    Good story but a little difficult to understand
    Pretty good graphics

    (-)
    The ending is a bit disappointing
    Bad save game feature
    The pickpocket feature is only for completing collectibles, not weapons
    Too repetitive

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#7 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Gaming Age
    Jun 20, 2016
    75
    You certainly can't go wrong with it if you're not expecting the most amazing game ever, but just be aware that you may spend your whole time with it thinking of other, better games you could be playing.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 13, 2016
    70
    Despite its awkwardness and repetitiveness scenarios, Republique has heart and a rich, slow burn plot that keeps you guessing. [June 2016, p.94]
  3. GameCrate
    May 12, 2016
    80
    Republique transitions from mobile to console in grand fashion, and it boldly tells a brilliant story that's rife with wonderful gameplay design and quality voice acting.
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