Valfaris

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34
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  1. Brainiac13
    Nov 26, 2019
    10
    What a Masterpiece! Every contra/metroidvania even soulslike fans around there will love it!
    Challenging as fak
    Beautiful pixel art level design
    Many weapons to help you in situations
    Too many bosses
    Metal soundtrack with guitar solos and melodic ballads
    An experience definitely worth playing!
  2. vevo00
    May 30, 2020
    10
    Epic , get gud nooobs! This game is amazing ! Hard, beautiful ,masterpiece!
  3. Steyraus
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    Stunning visuals, best pixel art ive ever seen. Absolutely amazing and fun gameplay that separates the dedicated from the people that a simply have no life. And the music is wicked, metal riffs as sick as any we heard in the 90s.
    But yeah , I would love to see a game like Valfaris and Slain with the challenge toned down and more levels. I love a challenge been beating hard games since    Stunning visuals, best pixel art ive ever seen. Absolutely amazing and fun gameplay that separates the dedicated from the people that a simply have no life. And the music is wicked, metal riffs as sick as any we heard in the 90s.
    But yeah , I would love to see a game like Valfaris and Slain with the challenge toned down and more levels. I love a challenge been beating hard games since Super Contra and Castlevania 4 on SNES. But there is a point where it going from being challenging to being just punishing and these games cross that line unfortunately. Most people these days wont dedicate a Hugh chunk or their lives to getting through one part of a side scroller, like we would back in the day. There is other stuff to play.    … Expand
  4. zencube
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Hail to the King!

    Yes, it is difficult, yes it is frustrating and yes some people just can't beat it and therefore want to punish it with bad ratings - i fully understand! But in the end it is Valfaris, a beautiful straight forward 2D-Pixel Art Game with tons of bosses, levels and very great style. I don't even like Metal Music but i did in this weird 'little' game. Of course it could    Hail to the King!

    Yes, it is difficult, yes it is frustrating and yes some people just can't beat it and therefore want to punish it with bad ratings - i fully understand! But in the end it is Valfaris, a beautiful straight forward 2D-Pixel Art Game with tons of bosses, levels and very great style. I don't even like Metal Music but i did in this weird 'little' game. Of course it could have been easier and allot of levels can only be mastered by repeating them a bit too often. On the other hand, if you can memorize everything the first time, especially Boss movements, you'd probably get through much easier.

    I didn't, i died allot, i was yelling and crashed parts of my sofa (poor thing) and wished all of the people involved in this game to hell for all eternity! Yeah, i'm pretty wasted by this game and suffered somehow but went through till the end and then: HEAVY METAL Mode, from the beginning - even harder! Thought i would get through faster, as I know things now, but not really. Everything is a bit more harder, few more enemies and bosses have some extra pain i-t-a things to offer you. So i had to study them way better and exploit their bloody weaknesses in the end - every victory felt GREAT! After finishing the second run (especially the last a-hole boss) the developer compliments the gamer and congratulates him/her for mastering this second run through in hard-mode.

    The game runs perfectly, no crashes, absolute accurate fights and superb designed levels with allot of different graphics to show. Did i mention, there are ALLOT of bosses? And not all of them are difficult by the way. Music is always full on and supports the shooting and slashing perfectly. Allot of weapons (i basically used only the same) to level up and hey, nothing to loose if you die.

    So, be warned, Valfaris is not a casual Jump & Runer with fast progression and a constant flow. There is allot of repeating but you will get better and finally win! Hilarious story within a twisted heavy metal space opera, that makes no sense at all but banging your head to the god of metal.

    I hope there will be another one, as the ending is an ending, but would just continue to the next adventure in this universe...    … Expand
  5. notor12
    Mar 18, 2020
    0
    It's not even that hard of a game once you figure out each fight.

    Except for the final boss. The final boss is pretty much impossible even if you know what's coming.
  6. Rush--21
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    Biggest waste of $25. I've platinumed Dark souls 1, 2, 3, Bloodborne, and Sekiro. I don't mind difficult games. This, however, is nothing more than a monotonous exercise in frustration. Do not buy.
  7. Catperson
    Jan 3, 2020
    4
    To all aspiring developers : Videogames are meant to be fun and Valfaris is as fun as trying to chew rocks.Most people DON'T like hard games and just want to relax,Valfaris is anything but relaxing.Besides that,beautiful aesthetic/tight controls/stellar soundtrack.It's a shame a good game fails because it's annoyingly hard.4/10 just for the difficulty.
  8. Kekmedve
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    I really enjoyed this game, it's tight, vibrant and fun. It might not be the easiest game, but we need challenge or what's the point?
  9. rrkwarmonger
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    Look at all these cry babies whining because they don't know how to play videogames. This game is pure high octane masterpiece and it will provide you with a thrilling and fun experience if you're capable of pressing more than two buttons so that you don't die like a noob.
  10. AndersonJuliano
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    O jogo até que é legal, é bem difícil e isso faz parte do jogo, porém tem muitas partes realmente chata de jogar, e como não tem como alterar a dificuldade no meio do gameplay, fica insuportável de jogar. Infelizmente não é um jogo que recomendo. Ele é mais frustante que divertido. Melhor investir o tempo em algum outro jogo.
  11. Frog100
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    Awesome Game
    Music is just superb, love it.
    The game it self, is difficult but in a good way. It got me into " oh cmon... okay this time i get it"

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#55 Best PS4 Game of 2019

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PlayStation Country
    Feb 18, 2020
    80
    To just say ‘this game is fun’ would be the easy way out. It’s a brutal challenge with hellish visuals, doom-laden soundtrack and blood-soaked anarchy. If you like your retro shooter platformers to look, act and feel like they belong in the metal section of your local record store, then Valfaris is one hell of a good time.
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  2. God is a Geek
    Feb 11, 2020
    85
    Valfaris is a superb action-platformer filled with violence, a killer soundtrack, and some gorgeously grotesque pixel art.
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  3. LaPS4
    Jan 20, 2020
    83
    Any old-school player who tries Valfaris will fall in love with this title, which exudes love from its developers in every corner. This is a real work of art in visual, sound and gameplay terms that, despite its simple approach, is a challenge worth trying.
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