- Publisher: PQube
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2023
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch
- Summary:
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- Developer: Water Phoenix
- Genre(s): Adventure, Visual Novel
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Oct 25, 2023The real question with Archetype Acadia is whether it justifies its length. With 1.6 million words in it, it’s three times the length of The Lord of the Rings. Or to mention another post-apocalyptic, dark tale filled with moral conflict, Archetype Acadia is roughly 26 times longer than Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. While it’s an imperfect comparison to make between visual novels and novels (by their nature, VNs do need to be longer), there’s just no reason that Archetype Acadia needed to be that long. It’s good, and at times even great, but slimming it down and focusing on delivering greater intensity through the art and story beats could have elevated this game to the highs of the genre.
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Oct 29, 2023There's a good game within Archetype Arcadia, but with its inflated playtime, inconsistent art and a premise that's not that original, what's left shouldn't please most gamers.