Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

 Switch
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 86
  3. Negative: 6 out of 86
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  1. Curaziel
    Feb 2, 2018
    2
    It boggles my mind that this game is getting so much praise, when its only saving grace is that it is a Zelda clone. After putting a few hours into this game, I could not stomach it anymore. It is an unmemorable, frustrating, and generic game that relies on enemy spam for most of its content. Upon entering the second dungeon, the very first room is filled to the brim with enemies, grantedIt boggles my mind that this game is getting so much praise, when its only saving grace is that it is a Zelda clone. After putting a few hours into this game, I could not stomach it anymore. It is an unmemorable, frustrating, and generic game that relies on enemy spam for most of its content. Upon entering the second dungeon, the very first room is filled to the brim with enemies, granted you can one hit them, but you cannot move through the room without spamming A about a hundred times. I would try to recount the first dungeon, but all I can remember is a few rooms filled with about a dozen enemies, and a couple dull basic puzzles. The most fun I had in this game was getting the tri-bow upgrade, and only because I was excited to see what kind of upgrade I could get, but the process of getting that upgrade was about an hour of grinding for rupees, er, gold coins, to buy two components needed for the upgrade. I was promised a game similar to A Link to the Past, and was given a boring, overrated, frustrating mess of simple puzzles and annoying enemy spam. Saying this game is similar to A Link to the Past is such an insult to that game, and I can't recommend spending your money on anything other than Blossom Tales enough.… Expand
  2. Eprom
    Jan 17, 2020
    0
    Zero points for the annoying 'simon says' puzzles. If game design involves killing all motivation with annoying puzzles, this game is very good. Otherwise i will not tolerate this.
  3. JTBoo
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    Other reviewers titled 'Curaziel' and 'Eprom' already spelled out this game pretty well. The story is the only thing I liked and I hate reading in games. However, the story was charming and reading was the funnest part of the game. I logged around an hour into this boring "adventure" only to nearly fall asleep the whole time. Nothing worth noting ever happened except a couple laughs atOther reviewers titled 'Curaziel' and 'Eprom' already spelled out this game pretty well. The story is the only thing I liked and I hate reading in games. However, the story was charming and reading was the funnest part of the game. I logged around an hour into this boring "adventure" only to nearly fall asleep the whole time. Nothing worth noting ever happened except a couple laughs at the storyline.

    Whoever likes this? I believe they must be lemmings going along with the flow of "Professional Reviewers". The game is a total ripoff in my mind and I only paid $3.74 for it. I wish I could get a refund. Total bore and tediously repetitious grinding. The name of the game should be Sword Lawnmower and Butterfly Slasher Simulator 1989.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#46 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#37 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
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#79 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    95
    Blossom Tales has enjoyed a lot of success on Switch, and it deserves it all. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 23]
  2. FNintendo
    Jul 22, 2018
    70
    Blossom Tales stands as a good example at how a game with a rather simple origin can provide a surprising amount of content and a world to explore, even if it does not reach the monumental peaks it would like to. Thanks to its fine controls and gameplay and to the satisfaction of exploration, as well as to a visually charming outlook, Blossom Tales is a very welcome addition to the adventure and exploration games of the Nintendo Switch catalogue.
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  3. Nintenderos
    Feb 5, 2018
    75
    A carbon copy of classic Zelda games, but in my opinion the best part of this game is not how it looks, but its story design. A mixture of fairy tales.
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