Monark

 Switch
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
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  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Feb 16, 2022
    100
    Monark is a smart game. It knows it, and it wants you to know it too. Some may well find that it's even pretentious. But it’s also in so many ways a boundary-pushing and innovative experience, and one that I imagine will be unique for a very long time to come. Putting aside the disappointment that comes from realising that it could have attacked with its themes more, I don’t think there is any other way that the creative team could have delivered on a more coherent and compelling vision and, really, it is experiences like Monark that keep me interested in this medium. Don’t let this one pass you by, folks.
  2. God is a Geek
    Feb 16, 2022
    80
    Monark's creepy setting, tactical combat and banging soundtrack is well worth experiencing, but prepare for some obtuse puzzles.

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 8 out of 18
  1. Jkosei
    Feb 24, 2022
    8
    Monark is a 2022 JRPG that was developed by a team consisting of members who created the original Shin Megami Tensei games on the SuperMonark is a 2022 JRPG that was developed by a team consisting of members who created the original Shin Megami Tensei games on the Super Famicon.
    For this reason it borrows heavily from earlier SMT releases such as SMT IF which it borrows from the most.

    If i had to point towards anything negative it would be the graphical quality and the repetitive gameplay.
    The graphical quality is easily the most to be criticised because it simply isnt on the same level as other games on the Switch however it mostly shows its issues while in docked mode and is much easier on the eyes in portable mode.
    As for the repetitive gameplay... well its definitely there but i cant say its much worst than any other JRPG in the past 20 years, it just comes with the territory.

    Overall while i wont say its the best JRPG or even RPG on the switch its still a very enjoyable game and is certainly worth your time if you need a entertaining tome sink for your switch.

    Just don't go into this expecting Persona, its much more influenced by the core SMT series than that particular spinoff.    … Full Review »
  2. Ristorante
    Mar 22, 2022
    2
    The game is a bunch of ideas mixed together without head or feet. Clearly intended for a younger audience, to an extreme.
    I couldn't play    The game is a bunch of ideas mixed together without head or feet. Clearly intended for a younger audience, to an extreme.
    I couldn't play past 2 hours.
    Characters make no sense, they discover there's a completely different world out there in the first 10 minutes of the game, and 5 minutes after they already have a goal for the entire game 'Defeating all 7 Monark pact bearers'
    The MC has amnesia but for some reason he just agrees to everything and has an extremely big superiority complex of sorts?
    Even tho defeating the pactbearers is supposed to be an important plot point they treat it like a club activity.
    The combat is okay, it has some cool ideas but uses none, you can trainwreck every fight with some healing items and basic attacks.
    The first act is supposed to be about the psych of the characters around you and their back stories. But you literally find out the 'secret' behind the first character 2 mins into de first act.    … Full Review »
  3. Plinfi
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    This game is boring. Has a predictable story. Bad music. A totaly waste of money.
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