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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Jan 2, 2018
    90
    Let down only by slowdown, The Sexy Brutale is a load of fun. It's got that Scooby-Doo-like magic to it, that sense of achievement when you solve the puzzles and save the day. Atmosphere is good, music is good, as is innovation - without the slowdown, it would be perfect.
  2. Jan 22, 2018
    80
    Perfect for fans of intricate time-looping narratives, The Sexy Brutale is a brilliant mystery puzzler brimming with extravagant character. It's unfortunate this masquerade romp couldn't mask its technical issues on the Switch, but if you enter this mansion of debauchery with a dose of patience, the reward will be a memorable tale orchestrated by a roaring soundtrack.
  3. Dec 11, 2017
    76
    An original and ingenious Art Noveau graphic adventure, which has some performance problems in the Nintendo Switch version.
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Negative: 12 out of 25
  1. Dec 17, 2017
    5
    The game is pretty fun but really short. i finished it just on one day and i didn't spent all the day. The puzzles are not hard but also notThe game is pretty fun but really short. i finished it just on one day and i didn't spent all the day. The puzzles are not hard but also not easy. On other platforms i would rate it with an 7 or 8 but on switch the game is pretty bad ported. The game doesn't show amazing graphics but somehow on switch the game suddenly start loading between rooms or the performance gets down to like 5 fps for a few seconds.

    I would buy it on PC but not on switch.
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  2. Jun 10, 2020
    4
    El juego es estupendo y muy divertido y original, pero la optimización del mismo parece hecha por un niño de primaria, igual que hicieron conEl juego es estupendo y muy divertido y original, pero la optimización del mismo parece hecha por un niño de primaria, igual que hicieron con RIME. Lo siento mucho, y me duele porque artísticamente Tequila Works me parece un estudio con buenas ideas además de que me nace apoyarlos siendo un estudio de mi país, pero esto es una chapuza que me invita a no consumir nada más suyo (ni en Switch ni en ninguna otra plataforma, por motivos morales que me impiden premiar a un estudio que no cuida de sus consumidores).
    O aprenden a optimizar cómo toca sus juegos, o si no hay otros estudios españoles mucho más profesionales que se merecen mucho más tu dinero y con grandísimos juegos también.
    Si aún así quieres comprar el juego mejor mira otra plataforma a no ser que te guste jugar a 5-10 fps... pero yo por mi parte no apoyare más a este estudio hasta que cambien su manera de hacer las cosas.
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  3. Mar 5, 2022
    8
    "The Sexy Brutale is filled to the brim with charm, and the Murder Mystery scenario will keep you intrigued until its satisfying ending. The"The Sexy Brutale is filled to the brim with charm, and the Murder Mystery scenario will keep you intrigued until its satisfying ending. The puzzles aren’t especially complicated, you can’t resave guests, and the performance issues all stop it from being the masterpiece it deserves to be; but that doesn’t stop it from being a must-play experience. I hope Cavalier Game Studios make a sequel or successor in the future so that we can return to the scene of the crime again. And again."

    https://theeliteinstitute.net/2021/08/13/the-sexy-brutale/
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