Mato Anomalies

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  • Summary: Mato Anomalies is a turn-based RPG that takes players on a journey across Mato, a fantasized neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Take control of the Dual Protagonists Doe and Gram to investigate strange anomalies around the city, or venture into rifts to battle demonicMato Anomalies is a turn-based RPG that takes players on a journey across Mato, a fantasized neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Take control of the Dual Protagonists Doe and Gram to investigate strange anomalies around the city, or venture into rifts to battle demonic abominations determined to bring about the city's downfall.

    Team up with unlikely companions and unravel the dark secrets in this story of Duty, Hope and Justice.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. RPG Fan
    Apr 3, 2023
    80
    Mato Anamolies is an appropriate name, as the game is something of an anomaly itself. I want to rate it higher than I have here regarding its overall presentation and solid first and middle narrative portions. Yet the final segments and how they contrast everything that happened beforehand hold me back. It’s frustrating, as I genuinely enjoyed my time with the game in its first two-thirds and could easily see it being a good fit for those looking for a compelling cyberpunk plot or an RPG with a similar tone to Persona. I wouldn’t mind revisiting Mato one day. I hope the next visit’s outcome isn’t so bizarre an unraveled experience.
  2. PSX Brasil
    Apr 24, 2023
    75
    Mato Anomalies is a good game that fails for trying to include, unnecessarily, too many elements in its formula. Despite this, its good characters and interesting plot manage to sustain it for its entire duration and the combat brings enough new elements to remain challenging.
  3. Shacknews
    Mar 10, 2023
    70
    Mato Anomalies was a kind of game that pushed me away and pulled me in frequently. I found Doe’s investigative side to be boring outside of good story bits and the Mind-Hack card battle segments. Meanwhile, between the Gear system and skill cooldown system, exploring the Rifts and fighting the Bane Tide would be really fun, if not for the lack of enemy variety and non-stop one-liners. The story was good enough to help me look past some of the issues, but ultimately Mato Anomalies has a lot of repetitive annoyances that keep it from being better than many of the RPGs it borrows from.
  4. Twinfinite
    Mar 10, 2023
    60
    Mato Anomalies is a solid visual novel with an engrossing story that will keep you hooked as you meet new characters and experience how they interact. While other mechanics in the game fall somewhat short, players are afforded certain options to clear through them faster and get back to the story without much hassle.
  5. IGN France
    Mar 19, 2023
    60
    Mato Anomalies relies more on classic JRPG features than trying to leave its own mark. The experience is still correct, especially at its low recommended price.
  6. IGN Spain
    Mar 10, 2023
    60
    Mato Anomalies can be tiring with its proposal, but it also glues you to the controller with its story and its characters, its atmosphere and its melodies.
  7. Push Square
    Mar 13, 2023
    50
    Mato Anomalies is a tough sell; it features some fresh ideas and concepts (which should be applauded) but fails to create a compelling core gameplay loop in the process. With so many other other excellent turn-based titles demanding your attention, it fails to provide a compelling reason to undertake this surreal journey.

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  1. PMG-Writer
    Apr 2, 2023
    6
    "Mato Anomalies" tries to be good in many aspects of the gameplay, but the title just doesn't manage that. The plot seems exciting at the"Mato Anomalies" tries to be good in many aspects of the gameplay, but the title just doesn't manage that. The plot seems exciting at the beginning, but can't hold the tension for long and the presentation of the game also seems rather outdated and this is where the developers of the game could have started. Because the fights and the hacks have good ideas and with more possibilities also become really good. So we can address "Mato Anomalies" only fans of the genre, because it was not enough for only an average rating. Too bad!!!… Expand
  2. Graveel
    Mar 15, 2023
    4
    This is a soulless persona clone. This game takes the best parts of that series and makes them worse in almost every way. Story is generic,This is a soulless persona clone. This game takes the best parts of that series and makes them worse in almost every way. Story is generic, enemies lack flair, battles are incredibly lackluster. I can't recommend this game to anyone, spend what precious time you have left on earth elsewhere. You might get something out of it, but not without a mind numbing slog through mounds of text and mediocre gameplay.… Expand

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