Stories: The Path of Destinies

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
  1. Slant Magazine
    Apr 15, 2016
    20
    No wonder the game leans so heavily on pop-culture references, as they help to distract from the relative emptiness of the game itself.
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  1. Kotaku
    Oct 19, 2016
    Stories feels like it’s trying something rewardingly different, to do more than just ape the linear style of a summer blockbuster movie. It’s embracing tried-and-true hallmarks of action game design and weaving them around interactive fiction elements. The result is both familiar and fresh.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 140 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 140
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 140
  3. Negative: 16 out of 140
  1. Agarwel
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    This game is a nice surprise. It is actually fun to play. (imagine simplified Diablo with free-flow combat from Batman). And from technicalThis game is a nice surprise. It is actually fun to play. (imagine simplified Diablo with free-flow combat from Batman). And from technical point of view it feels very polished.

    But what is most interesting is its unique story structure. It can be compared to Zero Escape (or a movie Edge of Tomorrow). Basically the story offers you several choices and it is branching according them. (really branching. Two games can be completelly different - another areas, another characters, another goals, another story).

    So instead of one continuous story, you get many smaller ones. It takes approx. 1,5hour to finish one story. But only one has the real happy ending. So you have to finish it mupltiple ways to explore whole story from different perspectives to be able to finish it properly.

    The most unique detail is, that the narator of the story remembers what happened in the previous stories (also you character keeps skills and equipment). And this unlocks you new story options the more you play it. (basically you can have a new event, that is based on knowledge of something that happened at the end of different story). So you need to finish multiple stories to be able to unlock all important info that will allow you to "power play" to the propper ending.
    The game is fun, really cheap and each playthrought feels enough different to keep you hooked for anough time before you start feeling repetition in re-used areas.    … Full Review »
  2. Flugruger
    Apr 12, 2016
    9
    I bought this game on a whim since it looked interesting. I actually saw it on steam first, but hadn't used my PS4 in forever so gave it a goI bought this game on a whim since it looked interesting. I actually saw it on steam first, but hadn't used my PS4 in forever so gave it a go on that.

    Going in blind made this game a great surprise. The combat is very satisfying without being too easy or too hard. I'll find myself up against a mass of enemies and some how manage to get to a high combo without taking a hit, but then get poked once in the next fight against 3 baddies when I let my guard down for a second.

    The single greatest aspect is how the story unfolds. I absolutely need to see how every story thread unfolds and I am now in the process of not being productive for the foreseeable future.

    The only reason I am not giving this a 10, and I really really want to give it one, is that there are some really annoying bugs. Fairly frequently (once every 10 levels or so) terrain will just fail to load which forces you to restart the level midway in certain circumstances. I also got stuck in the terrain while breaking ice crystals once.

    All things said this is well worth the $15 USD. I would honestly have paid $25 and been happy with it.    … Full Review »
  3. Kumatetsu
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    Oh man, this is a game that has a lot of heart. Sure, there are plenty of things in this game that I have seen before in some form or fashion,Oh man, this is a game that has a lot of heart. Sure, there are plenty of things in this game that I have seen before in some form or fashion, but it never stopped me from having a fantastic time with it.… Full Review »
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