Anodyne

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  • Summary: In Anodyne, you explore and fight your way through nature, urban and abstract themed landscapes and dungeons in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a GBC/16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Nintendo Life
    Apr 16, 2020
    90
    Anodyne mixes solid old-school dungeon crawling with a delightfully weird and warped narrative set in a fever dreamscape full of bizarre secrets and surprises. The gameplay mechanics might not offer anything particularly new but Young's adventure still manages to throw up plenty of original and off-kilter scenarios and is something of a gem in the Switch's line-up of retro action-adventure titles.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Mar 5, 2019
    80
    Despite the dull combat system and the infuriating card collecting mechanic, it manages to tell a fascinating and surprisingly relatable story that should be experienced at least once.
  3. Vooks
    Apr 16, 2019
    70
    Anodyne takes a bit to get into, but becomes more interesting once the tone and setting sinks in. It might not be for everyone though and you may find yourself confused for the first few hours, but letting go of typical adventure game logic might be enough to let you dive into the mystery and dreamlike nature of its world.
  4. NintendoWorldReport
    Feb 28, 2019
    40
    If the final mechanic had been the core mechanic the entire way through, perhaps Anodyne would be worth the time investment it asks of you. Hopefully some of the lessons learned making it will be applied for its upcoming sequel, and the small bits of potential it does have can shine.

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  1. abrus
    Dec 17, 2020
    7
    Anodyne is a strange sort of game. I like the fact that it is quite easy and forgiving with the focus being more on exploration rather thanAnodyne is a strange sort of game. I like the fact that it is quite easy and forgiving with the focus being more on exploration rather than combat or platforming. The game world is quite simple and the levels all have a distinct feel to them thanks to the very unique and atmospheric music. There are some nice moments in this game, and the conversations you have with other characters are designed to make you think, but when I finally finished the game after almost 10 hours of play, I was a bit underwhelmed by the unclear ending. I still enjoyed my time playing Anodyne.… Expand

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