Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Cubed3
    Jan 22, 2019
    40
    Although Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk presents itself well enough, it ultimately falls short due to the incredible lack of pacing, a roller coaster of a difficulty curve, and generally not that engaging gameplay. Combat is mindlessly repetitive, exploration tedious, and progression is severely stunted. This is the culmination of too many moving parts that are for show, but don't achieve any real goal.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. fiesher
    Sep 20, 2018
    10
    Etrian Odyssey's old school dungeoneering PLUS + Disgaea's love for huge numbers (characters/squads/stats) + Superb music/voice/artwork +Etrian Odyssey's old school dungeoneering PLUS + Disgaea's love for huge numbers (characters/squads/stats) + Superb music/voice/artwork + Automapping/Shortcuts

    = Labyrinth of Refrain~

    Personally, if the dungeon layouts are randomly generated each play-through, it would be perfect. Still a solid 10 for me for its rng loot, deep content and overall quality.    … Full Review »
  2. pikes
    Nov 30, 2018
    10
    I signed up for a metacritic account because this game was so good I had to give it a 10 on here. This is probably the best RPG I've played inI signed up for a metacritic account because this game was so good I had to give it a 10 on here. This is probably the best RPG I've played in years, and definitely in my top 5 of all time. I'm a big fan of Etrian Odyssey, Disgaea, etc. etc. and this game is definitely a lot like those in many ways. The story, voice acting, animations, music, sound effects, and gameplay are all superb. The end game grind wasn't too bad either. I'm not sure I have anything bad to say about the game to be honest. Maybe they could have improved navigating around the menus a bit. I would have loved a bit more endgame, for example maybe as the one reviewer said a randomly generated dungeon or something a bit more rogue-like. Really hoping the have a sequel to this one!… Full Review »
  3. night4
    Sep 18, 2018
    6
    It's... ok. If you liked Etrian Odyssey, you might kinda like this one, but it's not as good as EO.

    The cutscenes are terrible and I find    It's... ok. If you liked Etrian Odyssey, you might kinda like this one, but it's not as good as EO.

    The cutscenes are terrible and I find myself skipping them now. The character generation is great. The combat is fine. The music is mediocre. The interface and menus are horrible (EO does twice as much with half the space). The price is ridiculous and indefensible.

    There's just not much there to grab me, but I'll update as necessary.    … Full Review »
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