Raji: An Ancient Epic

 Xbox One
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 5 out of 37

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  1. Baqer94
    Jul 27, 2021
    8
    The game looks great and smooth, I wish it was fast retum. I recommend to play Raji an ancient epic.
  2. Burzyk
    Aug 1, 2021
    8
    I really had a lot of fun playing this small, but interesting game. Not bad combat system, nice music and a little bit of ancient gods story!
  3. Jamert
    Aug 15, 2021
    3
    Tried playing it since it was on Game Pass, but couldn't force myself to finish it. Combat is terrible, story is nothing special and quite frankly boring, cut scenes are absolutely horrible and the whole game feels like a demo, which somehow went to prod.
  4. Xbox_Alive
    Oct 29, 2020
    7
    Raji: An Ancient Epiс is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. Survive the demonic invasion as Raji, a young and agile street performer, who uses the blessings of the gods to unlock mysterious powers and rescue her little brother who has been kidnapped by the forces of evil. An Ancient Epic invites players to take on the role of Raji, a young girl blessed by the gods to defend theRaji: An Ancient Epiс is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. Survive the demonic invasion as Raji, a young and agile street performer, who uses the blessings of the gods to unlock mysterious powers and rescue her little brother who has been kidnapped by the forces of evil. An Ancient Epic invites players to take on the role of Raji, a young girl blessed by the gods to defend the human realm from an onslaught of demonic beings that seek to destroy her world. Brother and sister, Raji and Golu, separated by the attacking demonic hordes, now find themselves in the middle of a great war. The game centres around the titular heroine Raji, an orphaned street circus performer on a journey to save her younger brother Golu. Overall a solid game for the Xbox One game library.… Expand
  5. Flavver
    Jul 22, 2021
    9
    there are too many games where we could explore different ancient civilizations and their mythologies, but the indian civilization wasn't one of them at all. I am glad that the developers built such an increadible indie game based on Indian mythology and culture.
  6. nestarum
    Mar 24, 2021
    9
    A game that looks great. The places where the game takes place are like masterpieces. It was a lot of fun to play. I wish the controls were a little quicker to respond. Other than that, I did not see any problems in the game. With its story, atmosphere and the places it passes, it is a game that will both relax your soul and make you have a pleasant time.
  7. PrinceNBD
    Oct 21, 2020
    10
    In a world of gaming, where the obvious three choices for developers are Greek, Egyptian or Norse whenever they want to descent into the world of mythology, Raji: An Ancient Epic offers something new. A pleasant introduction to the rich Hindu mythology by an Indian Game Studio (never seen before). Plus, they have the ammunition to talk the talk and walk the walk. Great gameplay and levelIn a world of gaming, where the obvious three choices for developers are Greek, Egyptian or Norse whenever they want to descent into the world of mythology, Raji: An Ancient Epic offers something new. A pleasant introduction to the rich Hindu mythology by an Indian Game Studio (never seen before). Plus, they have the ammunition to talk the talk and walk the walk. Great gameplay and level design with an immersive storytelling.

    This game deserves your attention.
    The hype is real!    … Expand
  8. kartonkarton442
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    fantastic game, great music and nice gameplay. the game can make you live in its own universe it's great
  9. SethGrey
    Aug 24, 2021
    8
    Mini Review Thread:

    Raji: An Ancient Epic by Nodding Heads is stylish, polished & breathtaking. The soundtrack is beautiful and the voice acting & narration are excellent. On the flip side, the gameplay is serviceable at best, the story is unexceptional and the ending was especially abrupt but the mythos explored is intriguing. Raji is clearly made with a lot of love and passion. My    Mini Review Thread:

    Raji: An Ancient Epic by Nodding Heads is stylish, polished & breathtaking. The soundtrack is beautiful and the voice acting & narration are excellent.

    On the flip side, the gameplay is serviceable at best, the story is unexceptional and the ending was especially abrupt but the mythos explored is intriguing.

    Raji is clearly made with a lot of love and passion.

    My score:

    Graphics & Art Style: 8
    Sound, Voice & Music: 9
    Gameplay: 7
    Story: 5
    Performance: 9

    Overall: 7.6

    Recommended for fans of Prince of Persia, Journey, artistic single players and platformers.

    It's on Xbox Game Pass right now so there's absolutely no excuse not to try it.    … Expand
  10. kedireturns
    May 1, 2022
    5
    Man, as an Indian I was excited to try this out. Extremely disappointing. The only thing they got right was the aesthetic and Hindu culture. This games’ outer shell is fantastic. It’s the inner core which is Meh at best. I can’t think of another word other than Meh.

    Graphics - 8
    Gameplay - 6
    Story - 5
    Execution - 3
    Overall - 5
  11. Ekon
    Nov 1, 2021
    8
    Raji: An Ancient Epic has a compelling story based on Hindu Mythology. Raji, an acrobat, must find and rescue her brother, Gulu, who has been kidnapped by a powerful demon. Exotic locals are beautifully displayed as you venture forward on your quest. The stories we learn about are quite shocking as they often deal with greed, spite, betrayal and infidelity. A regular soapRaji: An Ancient Epic has a compelling story based on Hindu Mythology. Raji, an acrobat, must find and rescue her brother, Gulu, who has been kidnapped by a powerful demon. Exotic locals are beautifully displayed as you venture forward on your quest. The stories we learn about are quite shocking as they often deal with greed, spite, betrayal and infidelity. A regular soap opera...Hindu style. The battles get tougher as the game goes on and I had to get killed many times in some before I finally figured out the winning strategy. The game could have used an occassional close up of Raji to show off her beauty, but for the most part you only view her at a distance. I enjoyed playing this game and of course it's always nice to make it all the way through.… Expand
  12. kefka2589
    Aug 7, 2021
    8
    8/10 indie. Reminds me a lot of the gameplay from the PS2 era God of War games. Beautiful artwork and the story is narrated by the Hindu gods, which is pretty neat. All in all, it's good fun while it lasts as it's only about five hours long. Happy to support this team though. Great debut project from a studio in India.
  13. srinu634
    Oct 14, 2021
    8
    Raji is a great attempt at showcasing a part of the world that is quite underexposed to the video game entertainment industry.
    Raji is on point with Indian Mythology and bhajans in the background (the background music/chanting). The art style, the attention to detail even on the walls in the game are quite commendable.
    I think one place where Raji can improve, as others have already    Raji is a great attempt at showcasing a part of the world that is quite underexposed to the video game entertainment industry.
    Raji is on point with Indian Mythology and bhajans in the background (the background music/chanting). The art style, the attention to detail even on the walls in the game are quite commendable.

    I think one place where Raji can improve, as others have already pointed out is the gameplay itself. Having Autolock, A smoother combat, better upgrades and making the character more powerful/diverse as story progresses would have definitely helped this game.

    Irrespective of what I said in the above paragraph, Raji is a seriously great attempt and one of the first to showcase a new culture in video games. That, by itself could have been very difficult and new to the gaming studio and I really appreciate all the hard work they poured in making this game.    … Expand
  14. surockz
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    The artwork in this game is really amazing. The game delves into the genre of rich Hindu mythology, which to me is really refreshing to see. The soundtrack in this game is really pleasing. The gameplay and controls of this game aren't that complex, but every boss battle this game had to offer outright made me button smash every possible combos on my controller, to be able to cross theThe artwork in this game is really amazing. The game delves into the genre of rich Hindu mythology, which to me is really refreshing to see. The soundtrack in this game is really pleasing. The gameplay and controls of this game aren't that complex, but every boss battle this game had to offer outright made me button smash every possible combos on my controller, to be able to cross the level.

    Overall, it's a really good game. Plus as of now, with this game being available on game pass, it should be a must try.    … Expand
  15. bakaknv
    Aug 8, 2021
    9
    Great linear platformer with Indian atmosphere. Good visual and sound. This game looks like old Prince of Persia for me.
  16. kamlesh_i9
    May 27, 2022
    10
    Great game for such a small studio. Great artistic visual. Great story telling and interesting Hindu mythology explained (like a history lesson). Feels like a Prince of Persia AA game(indie game) rather than a full budget AAA but all in all a great game can't wait for the next game from this studio.

    Combat can be improved with more fluid movement
  17. brooxy
    Feb 22, 2022
    7
    Raji is a decent game to play - whilst nothing groundbreaking in it's mechanics, it plays well. The art style is unique and it runs on a storyline theme that you don't see all that often, based on Indian mythology and culture.

    There are a few minor issues - camera angles for one can give a lack of accuracy when performing jumps (especially between hanging down branches / trees), and    Raji is a decent game to play - whilst nothing groundbreaking in it's mechanics, it plays well. The art style is unique and it runs on a storyline theme that you don't see all that often, based on Indian mythology and culture.

    There are a few minor issues - camera angles for one can give a lack of accuracy when performing jumps (especially between hanging down branches / trees), and there are a few graphical glitches.

    That aside though, it's a game worth picking up and playing - still fun and worth the 4 hours or so it takes to play through.    … Expand
  18. DannyCypher
    Mar 25, 2022
    9
    Played this game a while ago and it was so beautifully created. Fantastic work by the studio/team that made this. I loved it!
  19. APonyMadeOfBaco
    Jul 30, 2022
    2
    The only thing good about this game is the visuals and the mythology bits you get from listening to the murals with lore on them. Controls are really basic and janky. Combat is utterly unplayable at times, half-baked, repetitive and boring.
    Bosses are generic, forgettable and really, really repetitive with their move set and boring, expect the last one who'll just stun-lock you to death if    The only thing good about this game is the visuals and the mythology bits you get from listening to the murals with lore on them. Controls are really basic and janky. Combat is utterly unplayable at times, half-baked, repetitive and boring.
    Bosses are generic, forgettable and really, really repetitive with their move set and boring, expect the last one who'll just stun-lock you to death if you don't smash A fast enough to dodge his attack. Yes, you don't have to time your dodge at all like in any skill based roguelike, you just spam it and wait for the best. I've 100% every souls-like, Hades and a bunch of other games in the genre but couldn't bring myself to endure how disappointingly bad this game is in every other aspect. Even as a story-heavy game is fails miserable at it. You'll play it then forget about everything about it the next week. The voice acting (English dub) is horrendous and really cringe with the stereotypical Indian accent. Can't comment on the Hindu version because I planned to at least replay the first chapter again on that setting but I couldn't. The platforming in this is just bad. It might be inspired heavely by Prince Of Persia but the smoothness of that is nowhere to be seen from here and again, really basic. Take for example the pole jumping where you have to be positioned directly opposite from the pillar, stop moving, then jump or you'll end up jumping to where you're 'aiming'. It's slow, really slow. Not only for that but even for transversing the game since there's no run button so if you wanna speed up, you guessed it, you have to smash that A button a few thousand times more. I could go on and on about how this game is absolutely not it and you should neither spend your time nor your money on it but all I'll say is that if you've ever played any other action-adventure game of the likes of it, just lower your expectations coming to this... Then set fire to those expectations, shoot them 12 times and bury then 6 feet deep. This is is worst game I've played this year and is really, really not worth it. If you're like me trying to 100% it before it leaved GamePass, I'm sorry for you.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. ZTGD
    Nov 3, 2020
    65
    Raji was a decent experience. While it never stood out from the combat focused platformer crowd, it never buried itself in the crowd either. It’s fine game that I think fans of this style of game will enjoy even with the issues I had. If only the loading screen wasn’t so long, I wouldn’t have had as many issues with failing at my jumps and at the combat with several enemies. In the end, this is a different take on a familiar style of game that is just fine, but doesn’t stand out.
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  2. Xbox Tavern
    Nov 2, 2020
    68
    Raji: An Ancient Epic is a unique game that reminds me of the great Prince of Persia, her journey following a similar arc of learning God-given powers to help her people. Platforming can be a bit off a times, the forced perspective camera not helping here, though across the board Raji is more forgiving than most, letting us pick back up where we left off quickly. It’s a shame that we can’t level select to mop up collectibles/achievements as otherwise replaying can be a bit of a drag. Some great audio visual work eases this pain, but as it is I’d suggest that waiting for a sale down the line might make the journey feel more worth your while.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Oct 27, 2020
    80
    Raji: An Ancient Epic on Xbox One is a game I wanted to love from the off. From the moment I picked it up, right through to the telling end, I have to say I haven’t been left disappointed. It is a beautiful, epic journey with some fabulous storytelling and amazing visuals. Yes, occasionally the combat drags a bit, the waves of enemies grow dull as you progress to the latter stages, and the price is a tad high for the six-hour or so experience, but I think it's worth it for the quality on show here.
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