Armikrog

 Xbox One
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. MondoXbox
    Aug 23, 2016
    75
    A fascinating adventure, mainly due to its awesome claymation look and old school mechanics. You'll need some patience though, due to its pervasive and slow backtracking.
  2. ICXM
    Aug 22, 2016
    65
    If you're an avid fan of puzzle adventures, with a bit of comedy in the mix, you won't be disappointed.
  3. XBLA Fans
    Sep 28, 2016
    60
    It's fun to look at, has some ridiculous puzzles to solve and has the capacity to charm. I'd recommend taking this adventure for a spin over a weekend, though have a pad of paper handy to make note of anything out of the ordinary along with bit of patience. Just make sure to hang in there until the end. Even with the potholes and speed bumps, its worth the trip.
  5. ZTGD
    Sep 26, 2016
    60
    Amikrog gets a lot of praise for its ease of use, its visual style, and soundtrack. Yet its puzzles seem lacking or confusing. Some are just frustrating. None of the puzzles felt really inspired or gave me that “AHA” feeling. Instead, it just felt like I was going through the motions or getting lucky.
  6. GameSpew
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Armikrog on the Xbox One isn’t as good an experience as it was on the PC, which still wasn’t perfect by any means. Its puzzles aren’t particularly strong, the control scheme is problematic, and it has the odd technical issue, but yet for fans of the genre it’s still worth a playthrough if only for the beautiful audio and visuals and likeable characters.
  7. IGN Spain
    Aug 23, 2016
    60
    Much more interesting by adapting the technique of claymation to a video game than the gameplay itself.
  8. IGN Sweden
    Aug 26, 2016
    58
    Armikrog should've been so much more than it is. Sure, it's nice to look at the visuals and listen to the music, but it's not really that entertaining to play.
  9. Brash Games
    Aug 26, 2016
    50
    I cannot stress it enough, this game is functional, playable, and looks absolutely wonderful. With all that said, there isn’t much else to this game and unless you’d like to play the game to observe the awesome claymation (or to net a fairly easy 1000G), then there’s not much here for you. I truly wish I could praise the game more, but I simply felt that after my four hour playthrough was just a slog simply to be able to aptly review the full game.

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Tavan
    Nov 27, 2019
    5
    Armikrog has a nice look and a fun story which will provide a lot of laughs but sadly it doesn't have a lot of gameplay to enjoy, which isArmikrog has a nice look and a fun story which will provide a lot of laughs but sadly it doesn't have a lot of gameplay to enjoy, which is frankly why we play the games in the first place.… Full Review »
  2. SpectreBruno
    Nov 20, 2017
    8
    A very interesting game. Beautiful and fun, very mysterious and has a good plot. Just a bit too short, but because it's a cheap game, it'sA very interesting game. Beautiful and fun, very mysterious and has a good plot. Just a bit too short, but because it's a cheap game, it's worth it. It makes you want to continue to venture into Armikrog. If a second chapter comes out, I would buy it for sure! A beautiful game to see, and fun to discover!… Full Review »
  3. akukul
    May 7, 2017
    4
    Creators couldn't have been bothered with making proper console port, which makes it absolutely disgusting to control. "smart" cursor thatCreators couldn't have been bothered with making proper console port, which makes it absolutely disgusting to control. "smart" cursor that snaps to clickable objects actually makes things even worse. There are some hidden controls you have to figure out for yourself (X to change characters, LB+RB to rotate center piece in locks) that make it slightly less painful, but since I discovered them at the very end of the game (there is no controller maping or on-screen tips) they didn't make it any easier for me. Also, even though this game has almost completely static graphics it takes about a second or two to load each scene which is outrageous on a device that has 8GB of RAM. Two last things that made this game absolutely annoying for me were: final puzzle when you had to return to every octopus-y thing to figure out passcode and puzzles with fixing this stupid rotating toy when you can't hear the melody because of a crying baby. I ended up muting the game and bruteforcing these puzzles.… Full Review »
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