Archvale

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
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  1. Ashjaszczur
    Jan 3, 2022
    4
    What a gem of a game we have here with Archvale, the look and feel are just so charming and satisfying and the sound design is just as brilliant. Some areas are really challenging but this doesn’t matter due to how quick your character can walk and dash through screens to reach a more bearable stage, the story isn’t too deep but it suits the vibe perfectly with light humour and quickWhat a gem of a game we have here with Archvale, the look and feel are just so charming and satisfying and the sound design is just as brilliant. Some areas are really challenging but this doesn’t matter due to how quick your character can walk and dash through screens to reach a more bearable stage, the story isn’t too deep but it suits the vibe perfectly with light humour and quick dialogue from npc’s the amount of weapon choices here is unreal and you really can decide which direction and style you wish to play the game. Hopefully there will be a few quality of life improvements made to the game in the near future re menus and items being useless and worthless when unwanted but other than these small issues I would say it’s a perfect game. I completed it in under nine hours and I’m about to start another run through tomorrow.… Expand
  2. scorpagion
    Dec 19, 2021
    3
    There's almost a great game here but some annoying bugs, lack of attention to detail and balance issues prevent it from being really enjoyable. It's common to encounter a new area and for the difficulty to suddenly spike from a 3 to a 10. Then you find a single item, maybe a helmet with great defense or a powerful weapon, and the difficulty is back down to 3 again. It's rare for the gameThere's almost a great game here but some annoying bugs, lack of attention to detail and balance issues prevent it from being really enjoyable. It's common to encounter a new area and for the difficulty to suddenly spike from a 3 to a 10. Then you find a single item, maybe a helmet with great defense or a powerful weapon, and the difficulty is back down to 3 again. It's rare for the game to hit a difficulty that would be considered a fair challenge, it's frequently swinging between far too easy and frustratingly hard. One minute you discover a new area and you're dead in a few hits, then you come back an hour later and you're a bullet sponge. You'll frequently encounter new weapons in the game but it's rare for a new weapon to be viable, mostly you'll be spending time with one or two weapons and neglecting everything else you find until the next viable weapon comes along. One thing that particularly annoyed me is that items which are found in limited quantities can just vanish. Maybe you'll need to use a particular sword to craft a new sword later on, but when you found that sword it was trash so you threw it away. Too bad, you'll never be able to craft the decent sword. Or you might encounter an upgrade in the game and your inventory is full, well you better not leave that screen without picking up the upgrade or it'll be gone for good. I played the game for about 10 hours and the game fully crashed at least five times. I really want to like this but I think the developers needed a few more months to tweak the balance and fix bugs. The graphics are cute and there's some fun bullet patterns and ideas here, but it all falls flat.… Expand

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  1. Switch Player
    May 16, 2022
    80
    Archvale is an engrossing title that you never really stop thinking about. It’s got everything a soulslike or Zelda fan could need, but twists the gameplay just enough to keep it feeling fresh, even when you’re grinding out levels to take on a boss.
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  2. Nintendo Life
    Dec 2, 2021
    90
    Archvale is a triumphant bullet-hell/RPG genre mashup. Although you could argue its similarity to one or two recent releases, it trumps the competition with incredibly slick combat, simple and satisfying progression, and varied environments and enemies. The difficulty ramps up heavily as you progress to the later levels, so the inability to change difficulty on-the-fly may prove a bit of an issue for some players. Push through, however, and you’ll find Archvale to be one of the most satisfying twin-stick games available right now.
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