Babylon's Fall

 PlayStation 5
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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 194 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 194
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 194
  3. Negative: 156 out of 194
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  1. jameswoo
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Having played the demo and the released version quite extensively, the demo does a poor job selling the game. The gameplay opens up and is more varied in the final game. The boss fights are epic and the rousing soundtrack is a highlight too
  2. Shepard182
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    People who didn't actually play/herd mentality are going to kill a fun game.
  3. adamhughes89
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    This game is epic. I love the PS3 style graphics. Really brings me back 20 years. Releasing this game alongside Elden Ring was a brilliant move.
  4. Maromba
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Gostei muito do game, tô jogando des do dia 28, gráficos não é grande coisa mas a gameplay é muito boa
  5. Daniel__Drake
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Um jogo bem criativo, jogabilidade diferenciada e uma apresentação nova. No começo você fica perdido mais com o tempo vai ficando bom o jogo
  6. fabriciomn
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    BABYLON'S FALL is a brand new take on developer PlatinumGames' critically-acclaimed signature combat. In this cooperative action RPG, you take on the role of a Sentinel, once conscripted prisoners of the Empire who are granted unrivalled powers by a parasitic device implanted to their back: The “Gideon Coffin”. Team up with up to 3 fellow players to reclaim the Tower of Babel.
  7. AlvoradaGames
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Babylon's Fall é literalmente uma obra de arte!
    Inovação em gráficos é para poucos que se arriscam.
  8. Vincentzu1982
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Juegazo, GOTY !!!
    Great game, GOTY !!!

    The best game from Platinum games sincer Nier:Automata or Bayoneta 3. Great SONY PLAYSTATION. I want to play on PC !!!!
  9. Thepersian
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    This game is a goodone and its a good exclusive game for PlayStation brand and i like to play it
  10. Sonyernumber1
    Mar 23, 2022
    10
    Este juego es una maravilla de arte, ustedes que odian a la gran y magnifica PlayStation lo quieren hacer quedar mal, es un juego de gran historia, jubabilidad fluida y personajes fenomenales que nunca entenderán por que como ustedes aman las por....uerias de la competencia quieren hacer quedar mal a los exclusivos de PlayStation.
  11. rockugun
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Es u poco raro, pudieron mejorar lo de las armas todo el tiempo me distrae tenerlas en la espalda y las graficas son muy pasadas de moda, pero fuera de eso divierte es platinum games.
  12. JackMcloed
    Mar 15, 2022
    9
    YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING
    IT'S THERE IF YOU WANT IT
    come on, Platinum deserves more respect than this. Just **** pretend that all the square required aspects of this game that are TOTALLY OPTIONAL aren't there and get over yourselves.
  13. Riemenschnitter
    Mar 5, 2022
    9
    I don't know why nobody appreciate this Game. I think most of the people just played the demo. And unfortunately it is very limited, but believe me the full game has so much to offer.
    The graphics ? Ok due to the art experience it is not at everybody's choice but I appreciate the idea an love the art style Give the game a chance after some hours you will live it
  14. Puh97
    Apr 20, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is in my opinion a game that keeps giving. At first the games fells simple and The story is the only thing that keept my intresset up. But after finished the main questline, and The 2nd main questline the games does a 180 and pours game technic after game technic at you. And The endgame grind has begun, the only negativ i can see here are The lack of people. But i quess people never gave the game a chanse. With a large community this game had been on my goty list for sure. For me it took about 80 hours to reach the endgame but i hade no rush but it can be done quicker.… Expand
  15. Jms91
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Honestly, after reading the reviews I thought there was no way I could like this game. I was wrong!! I played the demo with a buddy and we had such a blast we went ahead and both bought it. This game was a lesson to me about not listening to the status quo when it comes to trying games out. I understand that this game isn’t polished in some areas, but I find it incredibly fun and hope theyHonestly, after reading the reviews I thought there was no way I could like this game. I was wrong!! I played the demo with a buddy and we had such a blast we went ahead and both bought it. This game was a lesson to me about not listening to the status quo when it comes to trying games out. I understand that this game isn’t polished in some areas, but I find it incredibly fun and hope they continue to support it.… Expand
  16. PressStart28
    Mar 8, 2022
    8
    Let me start by saying, I love this game. I have over 35 hours into it and still coming back for more. I've beaten the main story and currently grinding out skirmishes and sieges to level up my gear (power level 95 currently).

    Let's start with the obvious and my agreement, this game is rough and a slog to get through in the first 4-5 hours. This isn't good when first impressions matter    Let me start by saying, I love this game. I have over 35 hours into it and still coming back for more. I've beaten the main story and currently grinding out skirmishes and sieges to level up my gear (power level 95 currently).

    Let's start with the obvious and my agreement, this game is rough and a slog to get through in the first 4-5 hours. This isn't good when first impressions matter and the demo on PlayStation limits you to basically the entire bad part of the game. Personally, my excitement and love for it came right after the demo. It really opens up and becomes more fun/rewarding after you finish the second cloister (or floor in other terms). The combat then picks up speed and allows you to combine with your other weapons to feel more satisfying. The game also sees you unlock new aspects of town and abilities all the way to the end of the story (another not good thing when you are trying to hook people to come back).

    As I stated above, my excitement grew fighting the third boss of the game. The boss fights from then on to the end were extremely fun to me. I also felt the story picked up at this point too. It still can be hit and miss, but nothing I felt put off by. I continue to log in daily to grind up and get ready for those more extreme fights like the recent duels update.

    Touching on the premium aspects, I don't think they are too over the top if you don't want to buy them. The prices are a bit excessive, but they don't impact weapons or your power level. They are strictly cosmetic based and to add a personal touch for yourself. So if that doesn't concern you, you can skip it. You can level up one level of the battle pass (which is free to everyone in season 1) by just doing the daily missions which can take under 45 minutes to complete. The weekly missions take a bit of extra time each day to complete, but not much longer.

    Platinum's biggest hurdle is getting over the negative thoughts already surrounding the game and making the early parts more fun/engaging. While I love this game and find parties to do my quests more often than not, this game will die quickly if they don't figure this out in updates. I look forward to the planned season 1 roadmap updates (more story, boss fights, Nier Automata collaboration), but I don't know how much love will get put into season 2 if the current sentiments remain.

    Took 2 points away because of the early portion slog and for the other issues I stated above.    … Expand
  17. churros
    Jul 10, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    + responsive controls
    + satisfying dodge
    + good music
    + interesting Babylon setting
    + jumping

    Cons:
    - live service game structure
    - boring level design
    - grindy
    - ugly graphics
  18. SpEcTrUm74
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    If you liked Godfall and the quirkiness of NieR then you are likely to enjoy your time with this game. It has issues, several of them namely graphically it’s not PS5, the story, cutscenes and voice acting is quite poor BUT at it’s core there is a satisfying gameplay loop during which you chase loot and make builds to take on higher level endgame content. Solo is doable but is more fun withIf you liked Godfall and the quirkiness of NieR then you are likely to enjoy your time with this game. It has issues, several of them namely graphically it’s not PS5, the story, cutscenes and voice acting is quite poor BUT at it’s core there is a satisfying gameplay loop during which you chase loot and make builds to take on higher level endgame content. Solo is doable but is more fun with matchmaking.… Expand
  19. Antoniods
    Mar 5, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ha del potenziale che lo rende un gameplay bello non acquisterò mai perché non è presente una lingua italiana. Comunque mi dispiace ritrovo scorretto un prezzo alto senza lingua italiana e altre lingue per questo passa con la sufficienza perché le idee ci sono ritrovo scorretto che non sono presenti diverse lingue mondiali non è giusto nei confronti di chi lo gioca che non è portato per le lingue elencate.… Expand
  20. ArataLatam
    Mar 25, 2022
    6
    Babylon Fall es una obra que se puede volver una gema, cuya primera impresión ya no puede cambiar. Cuenta con un buen sistema de combate y una historia que logra enganchar de a poco en sus misiones principales.

    Visualmente no se siente que le hayan puesto cariño a una premisa que da para más, con los cambios adecuados. Las propuestas de juego como servicio no son malas en sí, hay    Babylon Fall es una obra que se puede volver una gema, cuya primera impresión ya no puede cambiar. Cuenta con un buen sistema de combate y una historia que logra enganchar de a poco en sus misiones principales.

    Visualmente no se siente que le hayan puesto cariño a una premisa que da para más, con los cambios adecuados. Las propuestas de juego como servicio no son malas en sí, hay títulos que han triunfado con esa fórmula. Es una lástima que hayan preferido mermar su base jugable con microtransacciones que reflejan la idea de pagar para ganar. A pesar de sus problemas, es disfrutable y quizás con el tiempo puedan tener una redención como No Man Sky.

    Review:
    https://arata.lat/arata-review-babylon-fall-playstation-5/    … Expand
  21. EternalCore
    Mar 5, 2022
    6
    I've put 37 hours solid into the game so far on PS5.

    So, the "pros" of BabylonsFall really quick: >Cool looking, if not weird armor >Cool, but limited weapons >The Combat-It's surprisingly nuanced. I didn't pick up on it, when I first started playing, but, after spending a decent amount of time helping other's through the level's, I slowly picked up on different move sets. It    I've put 37 hours solid into the game so far on PS5.

    So, the "pros" of BabylonsFall really quick:

    >Cool looking, if not weird armor

    >Cool, but limited weapons

    >The Combat-It's surprisingly nuanced. I didn't pick up on it, when I first started playing, but, after spending a decent amount of time helping other's through the level's, I slowly picked up on different move sets. It is fairly responsive as long as you're internet connection is good.

    >The team (read 1 person at platinum games, I'm joking) did a really good job on the Co-op aspect, as in, even if you're REALLY high level compared to someone else, you can still team up & help.

    >Has 2 cool cutscenes in the game. One when you make it to the end boss of the "Volcanic Cloister" area. The other is when you make it to the "Pantheon Garden" area...

    >Cool music score

    >FULLY customizable controller buttons, so you can set things up the way you want. I loved this! It was one little shinning gem in this game.

    >You get 5 revives & five health potions at the start of every mission, you don't have to craft or buy for every "mission" you go on. That was a nice touch.

    "Con's" really quick:

    >Lets get the first one out of the way. GRAPHICS.. I don't know what happened, between the original trailers for this game & what we got, but "PlatinumGames" must have just had one poor soul doing EVERYTHING, from programming to textures. B/c this game looks like it was created with a potato. Let's just be honest, the original Demons Souls, looks better aesthetically. It came out in 2009. I know it's a different company. But FromSoftware's president has been quoted as "We don't try to focus on graphics".

    >Crafting System-Is clunky, frustratingly time locked & they introduce it WAY too late in the game's story.

    >Level design is creative & bland at the same time... I don't know how to put it, other than that?

    >The art direction of the world, is inconsistent, I think it would work better if it had more contrast.. it's personal taste, but I don't like how they've made the environments "wishy washy" in artsy looks.

    >For such a "Creative" concept, as far as the world goes, the level design sucks as far as "exploration". it's basically non existent. Since that seems to be what the game revolves around, exploration & combat. There's just not a whole lot of variety to the missions.. it's same thing over and over & it doesn't even look pretty while your tackling the missions?

    >You don't have a count down timer on when missions start, so you have to either time it on your smart phone or stop watch, you've got roughly a minute before you can cancel the mission, as long as no one else has hit the "ready option"...

    >The system for "drops" from items to weapons, is lack luster & not frequent enough.. it literally took me 8 sold hours of playing, just so I could get enough of 1 crafting item, so I could get my power level higher, since I couldn't get any much needed armor or weapons to boost my power level during regular missions, which in turn, is what basically dictates whether you can tackle a mission or not. You've got SOME wiggle room as a player, where skill & strategy will play in, but the enemies are not that forgiving. Especially around power level 49.. it gets rough.

    >You cannot change weapon types during a mission. If you have a fire type weapon & you got summoned to help out in a fire type environment. Welp, your SOL.

    >The slow "photo frame" story telling method they have, that you can't skip, b/c they don't make it OBVIOUS how to skip the scenes if you've already watched them. (It's the start button by the way)

    >The "gotcha mechanics" basically you can buy in game currency to buy stuff. Stuff takes way too long to drop. This is how they get you. This is the money milking scheme behind the game I guess? time gate stuff, but you can BUY IT NOW, even though you already spent 60 bucks on the game?

    >Pain in the butt account creation to play the game. Horrendous experience with SquareEnix website/server issues. Pretty good customer service though. But still it sucked having to deal with that, just to play a game that end up being what it is...

    TL:DR I don't feel like, the game is worth 60usd out the door. It's more of a 30 dollar or 40 dollar game. From the looks, to what you currently get with the UI & experience you walk away with. Which is a "live service game" basically?

    The game is a gem in the rough. But its REALLY ROUGH. Like, you need a team, to really polish this. I think it could easily be saved b/c all the basics are there. Its just their are so many games, besides the coop aspect, that does it so much better. Destiny 2, Nioh2, Diablo 2 resurrected, etc

    They done have my money, so not much I can do? will the team behind this game actually polish it to a shine? I'm not super hopeful about that.

    What you currently have, is a "so so experience."    … Expand
  22. dasdsdsa
    Jul 10, 2023
    5
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  23. SWERY_51
    May 24, 2022
    4
    One of the worst game I have played on PS5.

    Babylon's Fail is a Masterclass on what not to do to make a good game. I have never seen so much micro-transactions and F2P mechanics on a fully priced game, it is a shame. Except the weird atmosphere and the beautiful soundtrack, everything else is trash. Even the NieR Automata event can't save it... Sad. I will now just forgot    One of the worst game I have played on PS5.

    Babylon's Fail is a Masterclass on what not to do to make a good game.

    I have never seen so much micro-transactions and F2P mechanics on a fully priced game, it is a shame.

    Except the weird atmosphere and the beautiful soundtrack, everything else is trash.

    Even the NieR Automata event can't save it... Sad.

    I will now just forgot this game has ever existed, and move on...    … Expand
  24. Nanashi95
    Mar 4, 2022
    4
    This game could have been amazing. The combat is awesome and a lot of fun. The story, setting and lore is also pretty interesting, exploring the Tower of Babylon would have been something I would have been really interested in.

    But the whole game is ruined by this forced online and game as a service stuff. You can't even start the game without having a PS plus subscription, even though    This game could have been amazing. The combat is awesome and a lot of fun. The story, setting and lore is also pretty interesting, exploring the Tower of Babylon would have been something I would have been really interested in.

    But the whole game is ruined by this forced online and game as a service stuff. You can't even start the game without having a PS plus subscription, even though it says you only need it to play in coop! On top of that, the game slams microtransactions in your face, despite charging $70 for the game.    … Expand
  25. JasperThorn
    Mar 5, 2022
    3
    I thought I really could get into this game but sadly I can’t and I love arcadish games like this reminded me of my Dreamcast days but no wait to see if it a go to ps now or plus buy if u want to but at ur own risk
  26. UhtredTheGreat
    Aug 28, 2023
    3
    I really wanted this game to be good but at the end of the day, it was a big disappointment. I watched the trailer and it looked good. Why? just wished it was good.
  27. rampantrabbit
    Mar 13, 2022
    2
    Bare minimum does even describe the effort they must have put into developing this. It is like something you would put on the old Steam greenlight program.
  28. NASYALDNYA
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    Don't waste your money on this game, If it was free, I would rate it higher, but putting money on this game is stupid.
  29. willerkiller
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    Shame on Platinum Games for abandoning their hardcore fanbase in favor of live service trash. Where is Metal Gear Rising 2? Vanquish 2? This studio has taken a depressingly disappointing turn.
  30. Ruzaky
    Mar 19, 2023
    1
    Another live srvice bs. At leat it's closing down. Hope it's serving a good example
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 43
  3. Negative: 25 out of 43
  1. Het Nieuwsblad
    May 11, 2022
    40
    Our expectations for Babylon's fall were sky high. A collaboration between legendary publisher Square Enix and developer PlatinumGames, a few years ago responsible for the masterful 'NieR: automata', that could only produce fireworks, right? Unfortunately, fireworks that end with a whimper.
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  2. PSX Brasil
    May 7, 2022
    35
    Babylon's Fall is a game that impresses by the fact that nothing in it works as it should. It's a boring title and marked by a series of problems. It ends up standing out as one of the worst games in a year full of great releases.
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  3. The Mako Reactor
    Apr 21, 2022
    55
    In its current state after a few updates, Babylon’s Fall is worth trying through the demo before you should consider picking it up on a discount. Until the team can overhaul the progression system to ensure most things aren't unlocked after a dozen hours of playing, Babylon's Fall likely will continue to lose players early on. There is definitely potential here and a lot of the bosses and areas are worth experiencing, but it is hard to recommend at even half price right now unless you click with the combat in the demo and want to see more.
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