Portal Knights

 Xbox One
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
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  1. ubernat
    Jun 2, 2017
    10
    Fantastic! Visuals most similar to Minecraft, but gameplay much more comparable to Terraria/WoW/Diablo. Fun leveling and bossing with friends, exclusive loot drops, 3 classes, and unique worlds give the game a lot of exciting moments.
  2. SuperkenGaming
    May 23, 2017
    7
    Portal Knights
    Quest Based Minecraft
    Portal Knights is a recourse gathering game like Minecraft where you play are your own created character and favorite class, working on getting through the final portal in this world… There are 40 levels total here and the idea is the same.. Every portal takes you to a new level and every levels has different recourses… And you can travel to any of    Portal Knights
    Quest Based Minecraft
    Portal Knights is a recourse gathering game like Minecraft where you play are your own created character and favorite class, working on getting through the final portal in this world…
    There are 40 levels total here and the idea is the same..
    Every portal takes you to a new level and every levels has different recourses…
    And you can travel to any of these levels you’ve already been to at any time to go back for a recourse they have when you need it later on and thankfully there is a list of recourses on a map when you select it..
    it would be even better if there was a list of items when you scroll over it, but the recourse list is still nice
    Defeat enemies, collect shards, and craft better items so you can handle yourself in harder locations
    Each portal requires you to craft 6 blocks of a matching color and during the first 10 levels this is no problem at all..
    Blue blocks take 2 shards each… every 12 enemies you kill you’ll be able to get through a portal and into the next world…
    you can mark one of these worlds as your homeland and you can change your homeland at any time... you can fast travel here
    your homeland is most likely where you’ll keep all of your crafting items and grow crops to craft better armor and consumables are pretty useless in this game…
    The enemies are no joke..
    Will definitely put up and a decent challenge…
    Combat is fairly simple though...
    You can lock into enemies if you’d like so you’re able to doge during combat, otherwise it’s as simple as hit and don’t get hit…
    There’s a decent bit of enemy variety here… flying enemies that will definitely have you turning the auto lock off, and then the ground base enemies have different elemental attacks, speeds, size, power…
    Every enemy for the most part is guaranteed to give you a little trouble the first time you run into them
    Across these lands are also quest givers that will give you xp and items in return for other items
    Though there are some quests that can only be completed by certain classes which is annoying…
    it sucks that you’re forced to choose your class type from the start and not just mold your character any way you’d like…
    These leaves a lot of items to be practically useless much like consumable…
    As once you’re able to regenerate health with better gear…
    The amount of health regained by food or potions is a joke and not worth the few precious inventory slots your character has…
    I don’t mind the backpack space too much, as you’re able to craft chests to store items for later…
    But your quick select inventory slots are way too few for how many important items you’d need at any moment in the game…
    its extremely annoying to have to constantly go into my backpack and pull out some dirt or torches when I fall down a hole or enter a dark dungeon…
    But yes there are dungeons here to find and explore with treasures blueprints and xp inside…
    And every 10 levels there are boss battles here which are mostly just dodge attacks, exploit enemy spawns for health drops, and do your thing slashing..
    Thankfully items don’t break here which is one thing this game does better than Minecraft
    your weapons will get dull, but you can craft sharpeners that sharpen all of your tools at once… so no forced grinding there, which I’m grateful for cause again the whole small inventory thing…
    And your armor doesn’t get damaged either..
    But this game isn’t completely void of unnecessary forced grinding;
    The first 25% of the game is enjoyable and addicting... it’s the other 75% that gets boring and starts to drag things down...
    blue portals aren’t the only portals, every boss introduces a new portal color and as you progress you need more and more shards of a color type to create its block which on paper I’m cool with…
    Levels 11 through 20 I need 18 shards… then I need 24 shards, and for the final stretch 30.. No big deal...
    except it is because the game stops guaranteeing an enemy is going to drop a shard...
    so not only do you have to hunt down these at minimum 18-30 enemies,, now you have to rely on luck to give you a shard…
    and again these enemies are no walk in the park.. You’re going to die a lot…
    which in itself is incentive to grind... the player will want to actively seek out more materials for better items and upgrade their crafting stations… which is why it’s unnecessary and annoying to add this other layer of grind which is luck based shard drops…
    but thankfully my annoyance with this game ends there…
    It’s a decently fun game despite how grindy it can feel at times…
    There’s also the option to play online with friends if you’d like.. No option to play with randoms though for griefing reasons…
    Portal Knights is a fun recourse gathering game worth checking out if you’re into these sorts of games
    I give Portal Knights
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  3. G4BE
    May 25, 2017
    9
    Game similar to Starbound, where each planet has different features, challenges and civilizations. The crafting system is similar, where we can evolve the tables and tools. Very beautiful, pleasing to the eyes and ears. Anyway, excellent as Starbound, incidentally, better, for bringing very beautiful 3d.
  4. Broyax
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Une sorte de clone plus lisse de Merdecraft, c'est-à-dire un peu moins laid et carrément moins hideux quand on y regarde bien... mais tout aussi mauvais. Avec son petit personnage à grosse tête, on tente ici de meubler l'ennui en farmant des ressources et des conneries pour construire des trucs à la con dont on se fout complètement.

    A dire vrai, on pourrait déjà trouver fortement à    Une sorte de clone plus lisse de Merdecraft, c'est-à-dire un peu moins laid et carrément moins hideux quand on y regarde bien... mais tout aussi mauvais. Avec son petit personnage à grosse tête, on tente ici de meubler l'ennui en farmant des ressources et des conneries pour construire des trucs à la con dont on se fout complètement.

    A dire vrai, on pourrait déjà trouver fortement à redire sur cette daubasse si elle était free to p(l)ay mais là, on ose demander 20 balles quand même ! inutile de préciser en tout cas qu'entre la niaiserie du truc et la répétition du machin, on s'emmerde à la fois rapidement et énormément. A rajouter donc et entasser dans la benne des indés qui puent, direction le broyeur et l'incinérateur.    … Expand
  5. storygamer
    Sep 22, 2020
    7
    Portal Knights is truely a charming game. It combines the building mechanics from Minecraft with a Souls-like combat system and RPG elements. While the single-player isn´t really worth a look, the multiplayer is great fun and will occupy plenty of hours. Really a good game.
  6. aarone2
    Aug 18, 2020
    8
    Surprisingly fun game. Feels like a mix between terraria (items/bosses), and Minecraft (landscape/worlds). Some quests are a little boring, but overall it was pretty addictive and fun.
  7. taw5022
    Sep 2, 2020
    8
    It's a sandbox game like Minecraft with RPG elements for your characters. Let me break it down:

    Pros: Yes there is mining and building. There is a creative mode in the base game. This isn't a giant open world but rather a large collections of different floating island biomes. The game isn't over hard and rather enjoyable. The characters are cartoony and fun. There are plenty of items    It's a sandbox game like Minecraft with RPG elements for your characters. Let me break it down:

    Pros:
    Yes there is mining and building. There is a creative mode in the base game. This isn't a giant open world but rather a large collections of different floating island biomes. The game isn't over hard and rather enjoyable. The characters are cartoony and fun. There are plenty of items to craft and things to collect. There is an expansion to the game and it's reasonably priced. There are skills and talent trees to help customize your character and it's class to how you'd like to play. There are quests, bosses, and mini dungeons to explore. I was pleasantly surprised by what the game offered. There are tons of things to collect and movement between zones through the use of portals and your map is actually nice considering the alternative forms of transportation they could have implemented.

    Cons:
    Camera angles get weird sometimes especially when locking on to an enemy. Building is not as refined as in Minecraft and you often will awkwardly place a block or item. There are some glitches in the game such as getting stuck while flying in creative mode. This is easily fixed by teleporting back to the portal pad but shouldn't be in the game. Local multiplayer won't save player 2's character progress which make playing local multiplayer a bit of a let down. There are plenty of quests but most are easy to complete as any item can be collected or enemy found extremely close to the quest giver.

    Overall, it's a fun enjoyable game. Controls are intuitive, the visuals are colorful, and the music is very fitting. With the exception of some minor bugs there are hours of fun to actually be had whether you're doing the story mode or creative.    … Expand
  8. neomoonsevin
    May 21, 2023
    1
    Another garbage gold game that seems like Minecraft meets other shert styled games that look similar to Minecraft boo throw this in the garbage

Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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#77 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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#91 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. SomosXbox
    Jun 14, 2017
    70
    Portal Knights is an interesting proposal that combines crafting, exploring and good RPG combats in a large sandbox. When RPG meets Minecraft you could find Portal Knights, to give a funny experience alone or in cooperative multiplayer.
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  2. ZTGD
    Jun 13, 2017
    80
    Portal Knights certainly takes inspiration from Minecraft, but does enough different to stand on its own. It’s procedurally generated environments and visuals impress the most, which make for a nice laid-back adventure.
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  3. GameSpew
    Jun 8, 2017
    50
    Portal Knights deserves credit for attempting to blend two distinct genres… it just does so little to distinguish itself, resulting in an unrewarding title that doesn’t draw you in.
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