- Publisher: NIS America , Koei Tecmo Games
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2023
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
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- Developer: FuRyu, Aquria
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, Action RPG
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 7
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Mixed: 5 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Oct 20, 2023Crymachina asks probing questions about the nature of humanity through the lens of machines, and its conclusions are evocative, emotive and ultimately quite uplifting. It does sit in the shadow of a giant of a game that already canvassed exactly the same subject through exactly the same lens. However, there’s a greater warmth to Crymachina that makes it more relatable than the relatively academic NieR: Automata. Throw in some vividly memorable art direction and what we have here is a JRPG that might surprise people with just how memorable it proves to be.
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Dec 14, 2023If you like JRPGs, combat with depth, and love getting to know characters more, CRYMACHINA is the game for you. Not a lot of games as of late feature such a distinctive art style, and it inspired me to pick up my own digital art projects again for a while – and that’s saying something!
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Oct 31, 2023The story CRYMACHINA weaves is the main thing that will keep you playing, as even if it isn’t the most original of tales there’s something a bit grippy to it. The gameplay is as average as it gets for an action-RPG, and it’s decent and interesting enough that it shouldn’t keep you from enjoying that tale. The usual Switch port technical issues are here, so do keep that in mind if you have other acceptable options for playing it. It falls well short of the works that seemingly inspired it, but CRYMACHINA is one of the better games from FuRyu on Switch.
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Nov 10, 2023Simply put, CRYMACHINA is the definition of a niche JRPG title that will either win you over with its writing and characters, or infuriate you with its combat sequences. Aside from that, this is another visual novel in disguise.
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Oct 20, 2023Beautiful girls lost in a post-apocalyptic, dark sci-fi world full of mechanical AI controlled entities: this is Crymachina plot and while it surely looks promising, its combat and structure makes for a average small-to-medium budget ARPG.
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Oct 20, 2023Crymachina is like the RC Cola of action RPGs; it’ll do if you’re desperate for something to satisfy your craving, but it’d be tough to argue that it's anyone’s top choice. The so-bad-it’s-good story and fast-paced combat ultimately make this one worth the punt, but the game's overreliance on repetition wears off its sheen before too long. We’d give Crymachina a light recommendation to any fans of FuRyu’s previous work or anyone looking for a low-investment action RPG that’s all style and little substance. Crymachina is a decent outing, but you may want to wait for a reasonably deep sale on this one.
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Jan 2, 2024Crymachina boasts a dark, imposing world populated by monstrous machine enemies that uses classic sci-fi themes to examine deep existential questions. However, it doesn’t offer you any agency through a story that is unsatisfyingly similar to the studio’s last game.
