Daemon X Machina

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 304 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 216 out of 304
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 304
  3. Negative: 49 out of 304
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  1. Yung_omlit
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    This game is brilliant. The graphics are unique and push the switch to its limits, the soundtrack is aggressive and matches the intense mech action, and the gameplay is intense, fast paced, and requires lots of skill. This is my game if the year 2019
  2. Wichael
    Sep 15, 2019
    7
    I would probably have given an 8 if this game had launched with PvP. I know it's coming but here I am close to finishing the campaign in my first weekend not knowing how long farming is going to keep me occupied. Also doesn't help that we currently don't know how long we will have to wait for that content update. Those are really my only issues with the game. Story introduced too manyI would probably have given an 8 if this game had launched with PvP. I know it's coming but here I am close to finishing the campaign in my first weekend not knowing how long farming is going to keep me occupied. Also doesn't help that we currently don't know how long we will have to wait for that content update. Those are really my only issues with the game. Story introduced too many characters/factions too fast but probably a third of the way through the game the characters became recognizable and the story hooked me. The combat is fun, you can equip your Arsenal to be a damage soaking tank or a fast and nimble dual sword wielding beast. Probably could use some more fine tuning of the cosmetic customizations, but as far as the gear customizations I felt like there was enough without feeling like I needed a spreadsheet. All in all I am enjoying it (currently ~22 hours).… Expand
  3. fenrishero
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    A mech game in the spirit of Armored Core, it does an great job solving the 3D movement issue that've plagued mech games, and it does manage to look good in a slightly stylized way. Combat is reptitive, but you can mix it up with different weapon loadouts. But man, the story is just a mess. The characters are generally fine, with english voice acting ranging from good to not good. TheA mech game in the spirit of Armored Core, it does an great job solving the 3D movement issue that've plagued mech games, and it does manage to look good in a slightly stylized way. Combat is reptitive, but you can mix it up with different weapon loadouts. But man, the story is just a mess. The characters are generally fine, with english voice acting ranging from good to not good. The story in Daemon x Machina is like, the most amazing collection of words. You'd think that if you put that many words together they'd have to have either some structure or be a dead giveaway that they were assembed at random. But somehow, it's clear that someone has arranged these words, yet it is also not possible that anyone wrote this story. It has no purpose other than to seemingly keep the rest of the game from collapsing in on itself and crushing the solid gameplay and loot collecting. It's like story equivalent of packing peanuts.

    If you want a new Armored Core game, this is it, but if you're looking for a game with a story that explains itself or does something, this game is not for you.    … Expand
  4. RenYagamiEc
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    New IP, new game to play! If you like fighting against giant bosses while controlling a giant robot then this is your game, and sorry about this but this review is now being bombed by the toxic PS4 community, looks like Astral Chain's story will be repeated!
  5. Splatforge
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    A good solid fun game. Great for people that like mech fighting games. If you're unsure if you want to get this, try the demo and your progress will transfer over to the full game.
  6. Foxazoxi
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    The game of 2019 for mecha fans. Everything is perfect except the storytelling.
  7. Kth2491
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    Como fan de los mechas considero que es un buen juego, lo disfrute mucho, bastante entretenido. Puede mejorar en una futura entrega
  8. Oxen
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I love it, it's basically AC3-esq Armored Core with characters, body horror, a more forgiving heat limit and hot swappable overboosts.
  9. greengrounds
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    I love the graphics and art the smooth frame rate, the giant mech action, character builder and customization. Very fun action and great multiplayer.
  10. Spindot
    Sep 14, 2019
    6
    Game so far seems fairly generic in gameplay and story. Better than the initial demo but not great.
  11. dante_452
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Daemon x Machina es un juego recomendable para todos los amantes de los juegos de acción, los mechas e incluso a los fans de anime de la misma temática. Una acción frenética, acompañada de una genial banda sonora, una gran personalización, tanto del Outer como del Arsenal, y una historia llena de ciertos clichés del género, que nos irá recordando a diferentes sagas, pero con su toqueDaemon x Machina es un juego recomendable para todos los amantes de los juegos de acción, los mechas e incluso a los fans de anime de la misma temática. Una acción frenética, acompañada de una genial banda sonora, una gran personalización, tanto del Outer como del Arsenal, y una historia llena de ciertos clichés del género, que nos irá recordando a diferentes sagas, pero con su toque personal en un universo bien representado, adaptado y donde todo encaja.… Expand
  12. AllPlatforms
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Anther Nintendo exclusive being review bombed. Ignore the 0 scores armoured core fans fuming that it not on their machine and the usual Ps4 downvoters.

    This is a great niche mech game, well worth picking up if you like this kind of game.

    One of the very few mech games this generation.
  13. Kailow
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    Its colorful, has great controls, the mission enviroments are varied and there is an extreme depth in customisation for the mech and player. Just your pilot can be upgraded with mechanical arms that let you flip tanks, or use a giant laser sword.
  14. ErmaJim
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Bastante generico y no aporta nada nuevo al genero, lo unico bueno es la optimizacion de personajes la cual es muy variada, pero para un juego de mechas es un agregado algo inutil, el juego se siente mal aprovechado en todos los aspectos.
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    Pretty generic and doesn't bring anything new to the genre, the only good thing is the character optimization which is very varied, but for a mecha    Bastante generico y no aporta nada nuevo al genero, lo unico bueno es la optimizacion de personajes la cual es muy variada, pero para un juego de mechas es un agregado algo inutil, el juego se siente mal aprovechado en todos los aspectos.
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    Pretty generic and doesn't bring anything new to the genre, the only good thing is the character optimization which is very varied, but for a mecha game inspired in Armored Core it's a somewhat useless aggregate, the game feels badly explored in all aspects.    … Expand
  15. CloudVentura
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    The combat system is quite weird and difficult to control, the gameplay when you are out of the mecha is poorly implemented, and I find the missions somewhat repetitive, the game inflates its duration in a creeping way, it's fun at the beginning but after a while it bores.
  16. VioletEvergan
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    A shame for the genre and a bad example for a Armored Core like game, the gameplay is atrocious and doesn't help that the game is poorly optimized, to be a Switch game its graphics are quite simple and not up to scratch, and let's not even talk of its story, pretty boring.
  17. endlesssoul336
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    Premise: You are a mercenary for several corporations looking to maintain control over the world. All share a common enemy against the Immortals, a faction of AI that act for control and the destruction of mankind. Not too deep into the story but it's engaging enough to allow for unwinding for missions with enough engagement to slow down the action.

    The Mechs: Several playstyles are    Premise: You are a mercenary for several corporations looking to maintain control over the world. All share a common enemy against the Immortals, a faction of AI that act for control and the destruction of mankind. Not too deep into the story but it's engaging enough to allow for unwinding for missions with enough engagement to slow down the action.

    The Mechs: Several playstyles are open for the player to explore. Everything is dependent on your Arsenal's (the Mech's) gear. From a fast, adept maneuvering machine that will dash across the map from incoming rockets to a slower, yet momentum maintaining behemoth with heavy armor and weaponry. The pilot is also upgradable with abilities, like a double jump, but this will greatly augment the player into a cyborg-like appearance and is a trade-off worth considering.

    Combat: A pleasuring experience with uncommon pitfalls. When everything is going smoothly, weaving in and out of combat with the ai in constant gunfights, launching missiles, and changing modes for evasion, defense, and attacking all combine into a race to clear out as many enemies as possible while maintaining the mission objective, stamina meter, and health bar. However, more intense sections against much larger, flashier enemies (see Gunfort: alpha) will set the frame rate to a crawl and make the screen illegible. While uncommon, it is a disappointment when it occurs.

    Story: The weakest part of the game. The english dub is extremely shotty but gameplay doesn't allow to read subtitles when displayed in the bottom right of the screen. Story is simple and does everything you expect it to. While I haven't finished it, I've experienced enough to know that I don't care and it's not a focal point of the game.

    Graphics: A ps2 title rendered at 720p sub 60fps with cgi from the Transformers movies. Either looks very cool when killing ai to the sounds of thunder and the flash of lightning turning the screen dark or extremely bad when the screen clutters with gunfire and explosions.

    Sound: The Soundtrack is awesome and makes otherwise boring fights against the story characters into fun, engaging battles. Too bad the default sound mixing is so bad that I can't hear the music over the sounds of my smg shooting 30 rounds a minute at max volume. Max out BGM and decrease sfx it'll improve the experience.

    Online: Haven't played enough yet to determine quality.    … Expand
  18. cobradactyl
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    DxM is a great addition to any Armored Core lovers library. You will not be disappointed.

    Do not listen to the trolling review bombers that keep giving Switch exclusives zero ratings. This happened with FE Three Houses and Astral Chain.
  19. D80
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    It's Armored Core with light Monster Hunter elements and technicolor battlefields. Either you like it or you're a casual that needs to go away.
  20. HelenaPride
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    It's a bit disappointing for players who love gundam games, the combat system is somewhat messy and the argument behind the game is poorly constructed, the only thing I can highlight is the character customization, but everything else in the game is inconsistent.
  21. Sherrydile
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    Sadly, like past titles in the Mech-shooter genre, Daemon x Machina will be met with polarizing reviews. DxM fits in a niche genre of games that makes reaching a general audience difficult. However! If you're like me, and have been waiting since Armored Core: For Answer for a good installment to the mecha-shooter genre (That's over ten years, by the way), this game will hit most, if notSadly, like past titles in the Mech-shooter genre, Daemon x Machina will be met with polarizing reviews. DxM fits in a niche genre of games that makes reaching a general audience difficult. However! If you're like me, and have been waiting since Armored Core: For Answer for a good installment to the mecha-shooter genre (That's over ten years, by the way), this game will hit most, if not all, of the right buttons.

    The Good stuff:
    +A sizable variety of parts and upgrades to customize not only your Arsenal, but also your player character. Makes nailing ideal combat performance -and- appearance less of a precarious balancing act.
    +Part of the replay value comes from replaying missions with different armaments, and finding ways to beat them faster, better, or by completing bonus objectives. I just found out you can throw your weapons with deadly results, and then punch everything. Very inefficient, but still cool!
    +Customize-able HUD and controls makes playing in a way that's comfortable to you very easy, not enough console games do this.
    +The Artstyle, while full of saturated colors, still manages to be readable in handheld mode, and plays to the Switch's strengths.

    The Bad/Meh stuff:
    -The story is kind of bland, and some places, kind of awkward with it's dialogue. To be expected at this point, as the entire genre suffers from this.
    -Personal opinion; I don't like the hangar, your base of operations, out of all the things you can customize, I wish I could spruce up my base.
    -Being a Switch exclusive hurts, not because of the game's performance, or graphics, but because it makes a good-but-niche title even less accessible.
    -For a full-priced title, there's some gameplay features that are missing (namely, competitive multiplayer). Fortunately the developers have stated that there will be post-release content updates, so there's hope.

    Ultimately, it's not for everyone, but despite it's flaws, I think this might be the best mecha-shooter we've had in a long time. It makes me think of all the good things from the Armored Core series, with a little dash of Monster Hunter for some lobby coop with friends or strangers.    … Expand
  22. Astridyuko-san
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    One of the worst Switch exclusives that I have played, I really expected more from it when it was announced in the last year, it ended up being a game with rough an archaic gameplay, and a very bad story/plot.
  23. Awadeuwu
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    El combate es muy aburrido y los visuales, aunque dinámicos, son muy poco vistosos y hasta desesperantes, el estilo artístico esta lleno de colores saturados en especial el rojo, y los entornos son muy vacíos, así como la jugabilidad fuera del mecha es torpe y te saca de la atmósfera, las misiones son en extremo repetitivas y con poco valor rejugable.
  24. HideoKolima
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    Como un juego de mechas de combate, la mecánica y el sistema de combate están algo mal pulidos, la historia y los personajes son genéricos y desarrollados de manera floja, y los gráficos dejan mucho que desear, sin mencionar los errores y problemas técnicos que presenta incluso con las correcciones de la demostración .
    Muy desilusionado con este juego.
  25. ToshiKusakihara
    Sep 13, 2019
    0
    I really hate what this game looks like, artstyle is precarious and the gameplay in my opinion is clumsy and boring, I like more how future titles of the platform like Luigi's Mansion 3 or Pokemon Sword and Shield looks.
  26. KuroVinkling
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    For those Players who waited for years for a solid mech game, the wait is over. Very good gameplay and story. Customization is really good!
  27. RobotEnfurecido
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Gran juego de mechas. Apartado visual bastante original, buena música, gran variedad de armas y partes para personalizar tu robot. Ademas pese a ser un juego de su género el personaje humano también tiene relevancia en el gameplay y que se puede ir mejorando. Modo historia para un jugador, modo multijugador online y local. Probablemente de lo mejorcito en su género.
  28. caronte69
    Sep 13, 2019
    6
    un mundo vacío, los gráficos no son los mejores, misiones repetitivas, historia predecible y aburrida y eso que no estoy hablando de los bugs que tiene. No es suficiente ser fan de los mechas para darle buen puntaje
  29. HatakeKakashi55
    Sep 13, 2019
    9
    We’ve been seeing a lot of mixed reviews on Daemon X Machina, so I decided to go ahead and give my opinion as to WHY we are seeing such varying review scores. The most important thing to understand when considering Daemon X Machina is that this is a NICHE game designed for a NICHE audience. This game was never designed to be a best selling, critic pleasing, cut and paste shooter/rpg/sportsWe’ve been seeing a lot of mixed reviews on Daemon X Machina, so I decided to go ahead and give my opinion as to WHY we are seeing such varying review scores. The most important thing to understand when considering Daemon X Machina is that this is a NICHE game designed for a NICHE audience. This game was never designed to be a best selling, critic pleasing, cut and paste shooter/rpg/sports game/ other popular genre of game. It was never meant to sell millions of copies to everybody and their Grandmothers. It was… Expand
  30. Alaamak
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    As a successor to the Armored core games demon x machina have a lot to add . In terms of controls it have improved compared to the demo . The gameplay feels better . The character and Robot Customization is very extensive and give the each player ability to be unique. The music score is not bad but the over all story and game feels a bit underwhelming . Duo to Under preforming AI and theAs a successor to the Armored core games demon x machina have a lot to add . In terms of controls it have improved compared to the demo . The gameplay feels better . The character and Robot Customization is very extensive and give the each player ability to be unique. The music score is not bad but the over all story and game feels a bit underwhelming . Duo to Under preforming AI and the inconsistent story telling . Otherwise it's really a nice game to play… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 68
  3. Negative: 2 out of 68
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    70
    Daemon X Machina has a lot of personality when it comes to moment-to-moment action, but everything else sometimes feels like an afterthought. [Issue #42 – October 2019, p. 72]
  2. Nintendo Insider
    Oct 28, 2019
    70
    There’s much to applaud about Daemon X Machina. The third-person mech action game delivers an experience unlike any other on Nintendo Switch, thanks to the striking mech designs and red-drenched world merging with combat that can readily thrill in the game’s many large-scale encounters. However, shortcomings such as the convoluted plot and repetition let it down – holding it back from reaching the brilliance that Marvelous nearly achieved.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 16, 2019
    85
    The best description is this is basically Armored Core X Gundam. It has great mech and character customizations, fast and chaotic combat and a good enough story. If you have a Switch and are a mech fan then this game is a must buy.
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