Chorus

 PlayStation 5
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 73 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 48 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 73
  3. Negative: 18 out of 73
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  1. nicknasty14
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Absolutely stunning space shooter! I can’t say enough about the game, other than it might just be one of the best space flight games I’ve ever played! Much better than Everspace. Chorus is hands down a solid 10/10 without a doubt and for the price being a budget game is even more incredible. This is a hell of a hidden gem by deep silver games. Hope they make a second one!
  2. MrEBE
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Amazing space action game ! Great visuals with marvelous 60 fps! It was so long since I had such a joy piloting a space ship! Most gamers abandoned the game before obtaining what make the game even greater ! We can see this via the trophies !

    This game looks amazing.. but play amazingly too !! Learn the use of L1 and you'll discover an incredibly pleasing gameplay ! You'll quickly    Amazing space action game ! Great visuals with marvelous 60 fps! It was so long since I had such a joy piloting a space ship! Most gamers abandoned the game before obtaining what make the game even greater ! We can see this via the trophies !

    This game looks amazing.. but play amazingly too !! Learn the use of L1 and you'll discover an incredibly pleasing gameplay ! You'll quickly become a piloting master and you'll want more and more !! I'm 46 and this game enter in my top 10 all time best space games !!

    When so many gamers praise the game.. you know that the problem of the people who gave it 0 or very bad rate is.. themselves.. (most of the time, even the review text reveal where the problem actually is.. )

    This game deserve a 8.5 or even 9 out of 10. Sadly I have to give it a 10 to counter these ridiculous and pathetical 0..    … Expand
  3. fced
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    This game was to me a great surprise. While the story is not the very best, the gameplay is great, very dynamic, and it is an arcade spaceship game !!!
    Graphics are beautiful.
    If only we could have more maps, more systems to explore/fight/free...
  4. JSilverhand
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    This Game is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goood !
  5. ofp123
    Jan 7, 2023
    4
    Horrible controls... The game uses a weird accessibility control scheme with not even the option to use normal flight controls. You cannot roll! Unbelievable how they messed up the very basics of a flight game so hard...
  6. HaloFever
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
    Solid AA space fighter game. Keep in mind that for me, a 6/10 is a good score. I am not IGN.

    “Chorus” has some solid space fighter mechanics. Left stick controls speed. Right stick controls direction. Lots of weapons are selected by lots of other buttons. If “Star Wars: Squadrons” had been so simple, I would have played more than 20 minutes of it. If the game had stayed this simple I    Solid AA space fighter game. Keep in mind that for me, a 6/10 is a good score. I am not IGN.

    “Chorus” has some solid space fighter mechanics. Left stick controls speed. Right stick controls direction. Lots of weapons are selected by lots of other buttons. If “Star Wars: Squadrons” had been so simple, I would have played more than 20 minutes of it. If the game had stayed this simple I would have given it a 10/10. Some genres do not need innovation.

    Like most space fighters, Chorus ignores the lack of friction and atmosphere. This lack of detail is not so bad as the dogfights in space were the impetus for the thrilling dogfights in “Star Wars”. But Chorus goes further by adding additional abilities as superpowers. The first ability is drifting. Let’s be real about space. Any space ship will drift. Stopping drift is the problem for a space shift. Way, way back in the 1990s, games like Wing Commander had perfect “drifting” in space as a method of attack. Looking at the trophies for Chorus, only 10% have the trophy for obtaining 50 kills while drifting. This is how badly the drifting mechanic is handled. As the game progresses, the player unlocks the ability to teleport behind enemy ships. This becomes the most useful power and kind of a cheat that spoils the fun of pulling an Immelmann. To compensate for the player’s power, the game will spawn many, many enemies that unavoidable laser beams. What could be a game of dodge and weave become a ware of attrition.

    Chorus furthers its sins with multiple unskippable “memory” segments. Cutscenes are thankfully unskippable but the vast majority of in-game storytelling is not. I kept my phone handy so I could read through work e-mails, read news, or do anything more interesting than Chorus’s story. The idea of the story is not terrible and some of the bosses are interesting. Sometimes, though, the characters will gather in their ships and talk as if they are standing in a room together. The game could have used some faces on screens or holo displays or something to make this storytelling less awkward.

    Full disclosure: Chorus was a PlayStation Plus offering. Certainly not a free game but also not a full price purchase. The major cost was my time.

    All-in-all, Chorus is a solid AA space fighter game. It does not reach the heights of legendary games like X-Wing or Wing Commander but in an era bereft of such games, you might find Chorus to be worth your time.    … Expand
  7. cabbages
    Dec 17, 2022
    0
    It really is one of the worst game i've played. Whilst most of it works, and the fighting is decent, there are some seriously badly designed part to the game, and i found it funny that when i was half way through, when i completed one of the missions it i was in the top 5%, which meant that 95% of ppl who played this, didn't even bothered to get that far, and i completly understand them.It really is one of the worst game i've played. Whilst most of it works, and the fighting is decent, there are some seriously badly designed part to the game, and i found it funny that when i was half way through, when i completed one of the missions it i was in the top 5%, which meant that 95% of ppl who played this, didn't even bothered to get that far, and i completly understand them.

    Badly designed part, you never know where the objective is, you'll think they'll mark out where you need to go and how to get there to do your mission right? No, or you in combat, and you need to shoot somethign specific, that'll be highlighted right? No, You'll think because they forced you to do a mission on how to dodge, that when you press the dodge button, it dodges right? No. You'll think if they force you to do a mission inside a really small cave, they'll brigten it, so that you can see where the walls are, so you don't crash? No.

    I think i made it maybe 80% through, but it was one of the hardest slog I've ever did getting that far, and none of it was because the game was hard, all of it was because it so badly designed, that every 10 sec, i'll mumble tomyself, who the f, designed this, why is this fking game so stupid.    … Expand
  8. monstermiramos
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    The story is great and the gameplay is fantastic. This game seems to rescue something lost in the games industry, such as simplicity and fun. Although the plot is not so simple, the gameplay and especially the battles are very dynamic and fun. Nara's powers fit perfectly in space battles. Which makes me think that I will hardly find another game with spaceship battles as good as this one.The story is great and the gameplay is fantastic. This game seems to rescue something lost in the games industry, such as simplicity and fun. Although the plot is not so simple, the gameplay and especially the battles are very dynamic and fun. Nara's powers fit perfectly in space battles. Which makes me think that I will hardly find another game with spaceship battles as good as this one. Another thing I really liked were the dialogues between Nara and Forsa. At the end of the game I got chills with what happened in the final battle! Finally, I really hope that this game receives an expansion and/or a sequel. IN CHORUS!!!… Expand
  9. Krazerack
    Dec 2, 2022
    8
    The Story is Interesting but i have to say. Sometimes not realy deep written. But it is more than i have expectet.

    The gameplay is realy good. Hard. But realy good i like it. Only problem is that you cant realy safe the game by yourself. Bossfights hard but nice
  10. IllTrick
    Nov 22, 2022
    2
    Was quite enjoying this until about hour 7 when the difficulty spikes to a ridiculous level and the game swarms you with cheap enemies who regenerate health continuously. It’s a shame it wasn’t properly tested and the rough edges smoothed off because it has some good ideas, but I can’t recommend it. I’m in my mid 40’s and getting annoyed at games is something I gave up years ago, orWas quite enjoying this until about hour 7 when the difficulty spikes to a ridiculous level and the game swarms you with cheap enemies who regenerate health continuously. It’s a shame it wasn’t properly tested and the rough edges smoothed off because it has some good ideas, but I can’t recommend it. I’m in my mid 40’s and getting annoyed at games is something I gave up years ago, or thought I had, but this nearly made me put my foot through my tv. Ejected, deleted and going for trade in and then forget about it.… Expand
  11. M13
    Sep 28, 2022
    9
    Constant storytelling. Excellent graphics. Excellent combat. I like everything about this game. Remind me of the fun I used to have with the old Red Baron games back in the day. Combat has some cool twists since you have the ability to teleport behind enemies to fly in one direction while aiming in another. Great game for the PS5!
  12. Syalell
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Awesome Game! Hidden Gem. I liked the Story very much, especially the Ending. As someone with mental illness Problems, i really think, it gave me something to consider and think about.
    Gameplay ist brilliant. All special abilities, especially the drifting, are feeling so good and rewarding.
  13. Faber222
    Jul 3, 2022
    8
    Really enjoed the Nice and Really fun gameplay: slowly you learn ti use your powers and wepons, starting to feel really powerfull. I Also loved the world building and specially the main characters, and how they interact. This game gives to me the vibes of some of my pref 80’s films like Navigator, Firefox, Iron Eagle and TopGun. Congrats to the developers and SH. Thanks! Hope to seeReally enjoed the Nice and Really fun gameplay: slowly you learn ti use your powers and wepons, starting to feel really powerfull. I Also loved the world building and specially the main characters, and how they interact. This game gives to me the vibes of some of my pref 80’s films like Navigator, Firefox, Iron Eagle and TopGun. Congrats to the developers and SH. Thanks! Hope to see more of this IP… Expand
  14. Arkane7
    Jun 11, 2022
    2
    This could have been so much better but instead falls flat on poor characters and bad writing. The graphics are decent as are the sound effects but the mission structures and voice overs are well below par. The gameplay is fairly average but the worst part of the game are the annoying bugs with one or two game breaking progress losing ones.
  15. adamflame7
    Jun 3, 2022
    9
    An overall terrific experience. A 3rd person space dogfighting game with an actual story to care about. They definitely want you to feel like the ace pilot that your character is supposed to be through powerful upgrades and easy to learn controls. The game looks pretty good, though I'd add that I didn't find much appreciable improvement in graphics quality on the resolution or ray-tracingAn overall terrific experience. A 3rd person space dogfighting game with an actual story to care about. They definitely want you to feel like the ace pilot that your character is supposed to be through powerful upgrades and easy to learn controls. The game looks pretty good, though I'd add that I didn't find much appreciable improvement in graphics quality on the resolution or ray-tracing modes. And definitely not anything worth the drop down from the 60fps of performance mode down to the 30fps (or less) of the other modes.

    Conclusion: Fast paced good gameplay, good story and voice acting, and an overall great package.
    Would definitely recommend.    … Expand
  16. Wilcze
    Apr 2, 2022
    8
    A hidden gem. Innovative flight controls and mechanics keeps this game fresh till the end. Story will draw you into the world and won't let go but beware - it's heavy and dark.
  17. Steyraus
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Mildly fun shooty game play dose not make up for the endless, monotonous and cringe exposition that assault your ears...The main character is so boring and dry ..Everything from her looks to her drawling ,dry speach makes this an unappealing experience. Game play is generic and full, focus is on the generic story, there no interesting progression or leveling system...Game feels like aMildly fun shooty game play dose not make up for the endless, monotonous and cringe exposition that assault your ears...The main character is so boring and dry ..Everything from her looks to her drawling ,dry speach makes this an unappealing experience. Game play is generic and full, focus is on the generic story, there no interesting progression or leveling system...Game feels like a pretentious passion project.… Expand
  18. TotalPerception
    Mar 17, 2022
    9
    This is a truly beautiful game. Graphics are quite fluid even with ray tracing mode set to on. The story is good for a budget title. The only thing keeping it from a perfect 10 is the early game tutorial sessions not being as descriptive and educational as they could be.
  19. RatchetClank111
    Mar 6, 2022
    6
    I think this game does certain things very well, but is definitely held back by some lacking design choices.

    Pros -Smooth combat and very few glitches - Gaining abilities over time, which makes Nara/Forsa more powerful, and well designed. - Overall atmosphere is very good and serious tone - Did like the enemy variety for the most part Cons -Voice acting for the most part is    I think this game does certain things very well, but is definitely held back by some lacking design choices.

    Pros
    -Smooth combat and very few glitches
    - Gaining abilities over time, which makes Nara/Forsa more powerful, and well designed.
    - Overall atmosphere is very good and serious tone
    - Did like the enemy variety for the most part

    Cons
    -Voice acting for the most part is forgettable, other than when Nara and Forsa complete eachother's sentences
    - Characters are bland
    - Lack of music, and where there is music it's not memorable
    -Very hard to determine enemies and objects on screen at times
    - Some of the big fights are way too difficult at times as there's too much going on the screen and annoying to dodge
    - Open environment needed more icons/markers as it would ALWAYS be annoying to find the upgrade shop
    - Story is hard to understand at times. I had difficulties keeping up with the storyline and references that Nara would make, and didn't get what was happening in cutscenes. Due to lack of a good storyline, kind of hard to feel connected to the story and can become a bore to get through the story
    - Hearing Nara's "thoughts/whisperering" got annoying after awhile and still don't understand why it was so heavily used.
    -somewhat disappointing ending

    Overall, the game is worth a playthough, but definitely recommend to get it on sale. The game does need improvements to make it have replayability.    … Expand
  20. Pitipat
    Feb 25, 2022
    4
    This game is good but game bounced off and it is too hard on normal mode so I hate this game.
  21. ravinleic
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    Good game, good action, nice side missions... the history is a little weird but I love Nara and Forsa conversations. The game deserves better score
  22. xdandanx
    Jan 10, 2022
    9
    Intense and exhilarating combat in this space video game that reminds me so much of the old and beloved Descent, in terms of feeling and atmosphere. The idea of ​​the story is very well congenital between spiritualism and technology, finally a breath of conceptual novelty in the field of videogame storytelling. Beautiful, beautiful and fun. I can't stop running after spaceships to destroyIntense and exhilarating combat in this space video game that reminds me so much of the old and beloved Descent, in terms of feeling and atmosphere. The idea of ​​the story is very well congenital between spiritualism and technology, finally a breath of conceptual novelty in the field of videogame storytelling. Beautiful, beautiful and fun. I can't stop running after spaceships to destroy them spectacularly. Outrageously beautiful soundtrack.… Expand
  23. Raspman
    Dec 24, 2021
    10
    This is a thrilling space combat game with an engaging unique story line.
    There is very little about the game not to like if you are a fan od space combat.the combat is fast and polished. Weapons are diverse and do different damage depending on which one.
    Reading some of the actual critic comments it's clear that they don't play space combat sims or the case of the poor ones. Rate the    This is a thrilling space combat game with an engaging unique story line.
    There is very little about the game not to like if you are a fan od space combat.the combat is fast and polished. Weapons are diverse and do different damage depending on which one.

    Reading some of the actual critic comments it's clear that they don't play space combat sims or the case of the poor ones. Rate the game based on their own ethics applied to the character. Not the actual game. Beware if you buy games based on critics reviews they aren't always rigbt    … Expand
  24. AntonioDS94
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Chorus è un gioco con il suo potenziale, la mia votazione è un 8 la varietà sulle missioni giustificata, bello il finale ma diventa sempre più difficile il gameplay consiglio di giocarlo completando la maestria. È un diamante grezzo per la sua difficoltà piuttosto alta ma non troppo. Bella la grafica pulita e curata.… Expand
  25. valerijon
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    Красивая но феминизованная игра. Через чур пафосная. Вопшем все каноны фемок соблюдины. Сюжет так себе. Но видна рука типа эфективных менеджеров. Буду играть во второй раз? Оннозначно нет. Very feminized game. Game for one time. Storyline normal.Красивая но феминизованная игра. Через чур пафосная. Вопшем все каноны фемок соблюдины. Сюжет так себе. Но видна рука типа эфективных менеджеров. Буду играть во второй раз? Оннозначно нет. Very feminized game. Game for one time. Storyline normal.
  26. SomeDopeMojo
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    Best 3D flight shooter I have played in years. Great game play with a dark and fantastic story
  27. FMeloLeGiOn
    Dec 11, 2021
    5
    Bom o jogo e interessante mais não gostei da premissa , encontrei alguns bugs , o gráfico é legal mais nada de +
  28. LouisJ
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    I actually loved Chorus' dark space story and the writing. This is a very beautiful game with an amazing ambient soundtrack. And for someone who sucks at space flight and space shooting, the game was hard, but not too hard.
  29. Marcelo_Diaz2
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Esperaba mas del juego, se puede mejorar muchos aspectos para ser un juego de nueva generacion
  30. mitcher78
    Dec 8, 2021
    9
    Very good game. Almost all the "professional" reviews were done in few hours becasuse the game arrived late to the media. No fair.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    70
    Much more than a shooting gallery, Chorus is an enjoyable adventure that stumbles a bit over its own design. Come for a singalong – you’ll soon know the words. [Issue#10, p.88]
  2. Games.cz
    Feb 2, 2022
    80
    A bit of a surprise, this one, a full-blooded space shooter that could sometimes throw a bit less at you but in the end stays fun and engaging. What a debut for the inexperienced team!
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Feb 1, 2022
    70
    Despite a few flaws, in particular with regard to the structure of the scenario, the excessive presence of dialogues, an insignificant soundtrack and framerate drops, Chorus is the nice surprise of the end of 2021.
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