Fear Effect Sedna

 Xbox One
Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. ZTGD
    Mar 16, 2018
    40
    Fear Effect Sedna is a bad game.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Mar 6, 2018
    36
    Fear Effect: Sedna is a bad game. Sushee’s confusing design choices are splattered everywhere in sight; ridiculous voice acting, poor level structure, frustrating puzzles, and shoddy combat, to name but a few. The overall product remains tedious, boring, and underwhelming, throughout.
  3. XboxAddict
    Apr 24, 2018
    35
    Overall, Fear Effect Sedna felt very underwhelming and mediocre at best. I’ve been searching for reasons to recommend it, but coming up with almost none. On the bright side, the developer is working on a remake of the original game, so there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for the series, sadly Sedna is going to be its black spot though. Goodbye Fear Effect, you had a great run back on the PS1.
  5. Worth Playing
    Apr 18, 2018
    35
    Fear Effect Sedna is a case of improperly executed good intentions. It has an intriguing story at its core, but the bad script fails to make it shine. It has lots of different gameplay mechanics at work, but none of them feel good, let alone good enough to carry the weaker parts. It has a presentation that's less than stellar, even for fans who enjoyed the originals. There's still a chance that you can enjoy the game, but you'll have to forgive the various flaws to do so.
  6. Xbox Achievements
    Mar 6, 2018
    30
    A failed attempt at resurrecting a cult favourite, Fear Effect Sedna is a tactical shooter in which tactics are largely irrelevant. Atrocious cut-scenes, dreadful boss encounters and dire presentation overall, make this something better left in the past. Steer well clear.
  7. Game Informer
    Mar 5, 2018
    20
    Even diehard fans of the original Fear Effect should stay away from this mess of broken gameplay, system-breaking bugs, and slapdash narrative.

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User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 7 out of 12
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Mar 7, 2018
    5
    When Fear Effect first released back in 2000 it was a game that caught my eye almost immediately. Back then I thought it had a very uniqueWhen Fear Effect first released back in 2000 it was a game that caught my eye almost immediately. Back then I thought it had a very unique feel to it and it was unlike many games I’d ever played before, so I was very excited when Fear Effect Sedna was announced. Unfortunately Fear Effect Sedna left me disappointed more than anything else and I blame myself for that because I think I expected too much. Don’t get me wrong it isn’t a really bad game and it does have some good things going for it just not enough in my opinion. The level design is something that I enjoyed a lot and that was mainly down to the amount of variety each level had. Unfortunately traversing these levels felt cumbersome a lot of the time and I was very surprised that there was no sprint button included, which would have stopped things becoming tedious. Most of the gameplay that’s present in the game is actually pretty decent and I especially enjoyed the shooting and stealth scenes that had been implemented. Unfortunately the puzzles weren’t as good as the shooing and stealth scenes and all the puzzles seemed to do were frustrate me a great deal. In terms of content the game has a generous amount for you to sink your teeth into and thankfully most of the content in the game was pretty interesting, the story on the other hand was not so interesting. The story failed to capture my imagination and that was mainly down to the boring characters. The characters just didn’t make me want to take notice of them and when you combine that with some of the lacklustre writing it just made following the story a bit of a chore, which is a shame. The presentation side of the game had some things I liked, but most of it just felt generic. Visually the game has nothing that really stands out and the cut-scenes failed to deliver much excitement. The sound design also suffered with the same problems and the voice actors made the story even more tedious which is not great. At the end of the day I so wanted to love Fear Effect Sedna because I did have a love for the series back in the day, but unfortunately I couldn’t fully get invested into it and I think it doesn’t get close to its true potential. There isn’t anything that’s supremely bad it just has quite a few shortcomings that combine together to create a bigger problem. It’s not all doom and gloom though because it does have some decent things present but it doesn’t have enough to get a full recommendation from me and I would only recommend getting this game when it lowers in price.… Full Review »
  2. Broyax
    Jan 16, 2019
    0
    L'indé du jour est un déterrage de vieux jeux Plaiestassion déjà déplaisants en leur temps et remis au goût du jour via une assez jolieL'indé du jour est un déterrage de vieux jeux Plaiestassion déjà déplaisants en leur temps et remis au goût du jour via une assez jolie présentation ma foi ; les cinématiques façon anime sont par ailleurs fort bien faites et puis nos deux héroïnes sont aussi des gouines à leurs heures perdues, ce qui ne gâche rien et plaira sans nul doute aux femens potentielles qui s'interrogent sur leurs orientations sexuelles.

    Hélas, la jouabilité est aux abonnés absents et n'a pas fait partie du cahier des charges : une façon polie de dire qu'elle est complètement et irrémédiablement nulle à chier. Ainsi, les combats sont confus et ratés, le mode "tactique" n'est qu'une pause inexploitable et l'infiltration est très limitée...

    Comme si ça ne suffisait pas, les énigmes sont absconses mais obligatoires et on se demande ce qu'elles sont venues faire là. Elles utilisent une interface d'un autre âge, notamment celles avec des formes géométriques qu'il faut... mais on fait quoi au juste avec ça ? Non mais sans déconner !

    Comme dit plus haut, la 3D isométrique est certes jolie mais se révèle totalement fixe, aussi raide que la justice. Tout cela est donc foireux et vraiment dommage ; il aurait fallu faire du tour par tour pour les combats et l'infiltration, il aurait fallu se sortir les doigts un minimum... Mais le jeu indé est par définition une triste affaire de caves et de branlos, hélas.    … Full Review »
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