Morphite

 Switch
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16

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  1. schavoshibro2
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    this game is interesting.
    it has a simple style and its very visually pleasing.
    the gameplay is not that great, it sometimes is satisfying to kill enemies, but SOMETIMES. the world is good, its fun to explore and scan stuff, but i sometimes find myself lost without knowing what to do. but at least there is a map that tells you where to go. overall i would say, if you had enough money    this game is interesting.
    it has a simple style and its very visually pleasing.
    the gameplay is not that great, it sometimes is satisfying to kill enemies, but SOMETIMES.
    the world is good, its fun to explore and scan stuff, but i sometimes find myself lost without knowing what to do. but at least there is a map that tells you where to go.
    overall i would say, if you had enough money to buy this and had all the major 1st party switch games like Mario, buy this, it will keep you entertained for at least a week, but if you dont have games like mario or zelda, save up your money and dont buy this game    … Expand
  2. TheFlannelFox
    Nov 29, 2017
    6
    Did Metroid Prime and No Man's Sky have a chunky little baby?

    Morphite is a first person platforming shooter, with metroidvania elements. Growing up in a space station, you play as Myrah an explorer, who has trained and is now ready leave the nest. Mr. Mason, the bearded gent who raised her sets her up with a pistol a ship and kitkat. A sassy little robocat who accompanies you on    Did Metroid Prime and No Man's Sky have a chunky little baby?

    Morphite is a first person platforming shooter, with metroidvania elements. Growing up in a space station, you play as Myrah an explorer, who has trained and is now ready leave the nest. Mr. Mason, the bearded gent who raised her sets her up with a pistol a ship and kitkat. A sassy little robocat who accompanies you on your missions and handles the day to day needs of a space explorer

    Playing from a first person perspective you're tasked with scanning plant and animal life in order raise money to stock the space station. Armed with a pistol in case the animal life you are scanning gets a little too close. Which happens quite a lot, it’s great fun strolling through a new world scanning the animals, then all of a sudden one becomes aggressive and you have to quickly blast your way to survival.

    With different objectives taking you to different solar systems to complete missions, soon you will begin obtaining new gear. In true metroidvania fashion, grenades help you open new sections of the map, along with a charge laser gun which is the only way to open certain doors. When moving from planet to planet you will need to upgrade your gear to withstand extreme temperatures, either very hot or very cold, collecting minerals throughout your adventure will earn you the option to upgrade your gear. Which has alot of different options to choose from, upgrade your pistols fire rate, your grenades blast radius, or your scanners scan time. Which is very helpful when trying to scan some futuristic space hornet trying to kill you.

    The gameplay in Morphite feels very ok, as a good mix of platforming and shooting you notice very quickly this handles far from a AAA FPS. Moving throughout the world, aiming, shooting overall the mechanics feel a bit janky. Which you get used to and can work with during boss fights, but you lose something in the experience of exploration when feeling robbed for a slick platforming move that didn’t pan out.

    Morphites art style is low poly with high stylization, when in worlds they feel small but complete. Each world has just enough variation to make it feel different from the last, however when upgrading to be able to withstand very high or very low temps, there was no visual reminder of this when in the level. The UI is a bit difficult to navigate and if you want to travel throughout the galaxy to a certain place you will have quite some trouble, not to mention stopping for fuel every planet or so, there are no markers of the solar systems so good luck trying to discern one blue dot from another or remembering some of these goofy little names.

    Morphite is an interesting 3d platformer that does a lot of things but only a few of them well. With an interesting visual style and numerous planets to explore I had a great time walking through each new world, capturing a library of its wildlife. However, when it comes to it’s foundation the platforming or fps mechanics don’t feel solid enough to keep me wanting to jump back into my ship for more action.

    Please check out my video review of Morphite on my YouTube channel TheFlannelFox    … Expand
  3. JJTX
    Apr 27, 2019
    5
    I really wanted to like Morphite, as the Nintendo Switch is in dire need of more games like it as we await the long-delayed (as of this writing) Metroid Prime 4. I like the distinct low-poly visual style and the interesting color palettes, and there are a few good ideas at work here. The Metroid Prime-inspired scanning mechanic needs a lot of work, as scanning moving creatures proves to beI really wanted to like Morphite, as the Nintendo Switch is in dire need of more games like it as we await the long-delayed (as of this writing) Metroid Prime 4. I like the distinct low-poly visual style and the interesting color palettes, and there are a few good ideas at work here. The Metroid Prime-inspired scanning mechanic needs a lot of work, as scanning moving creatures proves to be an exercise in futility. Combat is also limited and a bit frustrating. Ultimately, I found Morphite to be aimless and boring, and I gave up after a couple of hours.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Cubed3
    Dec 4, 2017
    40
    While it has all the makings of a long-lasting space adventure, Morphite lacks any real emotion in the story it tries to tell, while lacking the denizens to populate the various planets found within. Everything feels quite empty and lifeless, made further haunting by Myrah's need to scan everything on the planet while breaking into temples to steal the rare Morphites that turn out to be…not so rare. This feels more like a concept piece for a brand new title, and it's hard to justify this as a purchase for what it offers currently. The story is bland, the procedural worlds are even blander, and the side-quests are completely broken and poorly maintained.
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  2. Vooks
    Nov 27, 2017
    80
    Morphite is a game that takes its time to get your comfortable with exploring and playing it, as long as you also take the time to slow down and appreciate what you’re given. By no means is Morphite an action packed adventure, but it is definitely an interesting and worthwhile one.
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  3. Wccftech
    Nov 21, 2017
    77
    Morphite is impossible to play without thinking about No Man's Sky, but it is by no means a mere imitation. Morphite has its own ideas and despite some minor faults, executes them very well.
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