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. DarkStation
    Mar 5, 2018
    70
    It took a rocky trip through hell (both metaphorically and in-game) to finally appreciate what Fear Effect Sedna tries to do. It’s clumsy, controversial and at times even ugly (not Hana, though!), but if it was too perfect it wouldn’t be Fear Effect; rough around the edges and morally dubious. In the end, the game did respect its characters and origins, opening a possible future for the franchise.
  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Mar 5, 2018
    70
    Fear Effect Sedna is a flawed return for the late PS1-era classic, with its combat occasionally being a bit clunky and not utilizing the tactical elements as well as it wanted to. But the creepy descent into Inuit horror, stylish graphics, and challenging puzzles and gameplay may still provide you with enough reasons to take a peek at it.
  3. DualShockers
    Mar 5, 2018
    65
    Fear Effect Sedna is saved by a great story and awesome puzzle design.
  5. TheXboxHub
    Mar 15, 2018
    60
    The cell shaded look of Sedna and the soundtrack are excellent, but the change in gameplay, some of the combat and the isometric look lessened my enjoyment. The puzzles and innovative ideas are great though and some of the world themes are interesting to revisit, but it most certainly left me remembering the original as the better experience.
  6. MondoXbox
    Mar 10, 2018
    55
    Fear Effect Sedna does many things but with mediocre results in all of them, like with the excessively punishing puzzles or the ridiculous voice acting. It's a real pity, as it shows great love for the original games and it deserved to be more successful.
  7. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    50
    It was probably developed with the best intentions in mind, but Fear Effect Sedna remains crippled by technical defects and gameplay problems, which always draw us out of the game experience.

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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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