Stranger of Sword City

 Xbox One
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. MondoXbox
    Apr 1, 2016
    74
    A definitely unusual game for Xbox One: an old-school first person dungeon crawling JRPG, with a dozens hour story and an highly charming art style. It could have done without some questionable design choices like its unstable difficulty and way too long walls of text but everyone looking for a good JRPG on Xbox One won't be disappointed.
  2. Windows Central
    May 25, 2016
    70
    Having played on both Xbox One and Vita, I find that the big-screen experience really shows off Sword City's amazing artwork and provides a more immersive first-person experience.
  3. ZTGD
    Apr 22, 2016
    70
    Dungeon crawlers are rare, and even more so on Xbox consoles, and this one is definitely worth unwrapping for players that have the time and patience.
  5. RPG Site
    Apr 10, 2016
    70
    Experience has the dungeon crawler formula down, and their gradual incline in quality is a promise of great potential for reinvigorating the genre.
  6. Pure Xbox
    Mar 23, 2016
    70
    Stranger of Sword City is an extremely solid dungeon crawling RPG. Fans of the genre will likely lap this straight up due to a lack of options on Xbox One. However, whether it deserves a place up with the genre leaders such as Etrian Odyssey is open for debate.
  7. 4P.de
    Apr 22, 2016
    60
    This old-school dungeon crawler will give you enough content to spend a long time in the depths hunting for loot. But you should bring patience and a high tolerance for stale, dowdy presentation.
  8. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 29, 2016
    50
    No amount of lovely art can prevent this statfest from causing chronic yawns. [June 2016, p.83]
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Awards & Rankings

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#89 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 4 out of 21
  1. KaiTaidan
    Apr 28, 2016
    8
    Originally launched in 2014 for Japanese XBOX 360's, Stranger in Sword City remains a solid and highly enjoyable evolution of the genre. IOriginally launched in 2014 for Japanese XBOX 360's, Stranger in Sword City remains a solid and highly enjoyable evolution of the genre. I haven't played a dungeon crawler like this on my TV since the SEGA games of the late 80's and early 90's. I made it only halfway through the demo on XBOX ONE before deciding I needed to buy it immediately.
    The only thing negative I can say is that it is clearly a port. Experience Inc. could have most certainly made graphical improvements on the XBOX ONE but chose not to. For a next gen console with infinitely more power than its predecessor the dungeon textures were lackluster. However, with that said, the hub location scenery and character artwork were gorgeous. It just made you want to see what it would look like if the game were made from the ground up for current gen consoles.
    The story and characters were good enough to keep me interested and the game-play was solid and reminiscent of the games that preceded it so long ago (so much so I reverted instinctively to using the D-pad).
    All in all I'm glad I picked it up and I'm looking forward to the other games Experience Inc. has coming to XBOX.    … Full Review »
  2. RealSamurai
    Jun 17, 2016
    9
    I been thinking grabbing it for Vita (which came out later) but being able to change between art style convinced me getting the Xbone version,I been thinking grabbing it for Vita (which came out later) but being able to change between art style convinced me getting the Xbone version, also because it's an originally Xbox exclusive.

    I've ended up benefiting Oxijiyen art over the original design.
    It's still a great game, for those that know how enjoying a rogue like RPG, that is.    … Full Review »
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