Raji: An Ancient Epic

 Xbox One
User Score
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. 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.
  2. 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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70

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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