Symmetry

 Xbox One
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. XBLA Fans
    Apr 16, 2018
    40
    Unfortunately, Symmetry doesn’t make itself clear fast enough to keep someone playing in the long term. The collection of resources becomes grindy as you try to last long enough for the game to tell you the next story point, with no indication of how or when that next story point will occur, or what you need to do differently (if anything). There’s a lot of potential here, and I’m trying to see it, but I guess this face-hugger is in the way.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Feb 23, 2018
    7
    Survival games aren’t my most favourite of games. Don’t get me wrong I don’t hate them it’s just after a little while they do start to becomeSurvival games aren’t my most favourite of games. Don’t get me wrong I don’t hate them it’s just after a little while they do start to become boring, at least for me anyway. Symmetry is the latest addition to the genre and whilst it still has those boring moments I ended up enjoying it more than I disliked it. The story in the game is simple yet very effective and I liked the way they told it to you. In a way it had a unique way of being presented to you and without a doubt that was a big reason why I carried on with the game. There are a number of different mechanics in play at the same time and most of them work together really well, which in turn makes the gameplay enjoyable at times. The main reason why the gameplay is only enjoyable at times is because the game is very difficult and in my opinion the difficulty curve will put quite a few people off. Another problem with the game is that it doesn’t have as many options as other game’s in the genre and this means the replayabiliy isn’t as high as it should be and things start to become tedious a lot more rapidly. I will say though that in a way I like that they haven’t made things too complex because other game’s in the genre can be awash with little details here and there and you can miss them at times, but thankfully that’s not the case here. In terms of content the game doesn’t have a huge amount but it has just enough to keep you occupied. The only problem is that the content can get repetetive quite quickly and without a doubt this game is best played in short bursts. The presentation side of the game is something that I enjoyed quite a lot. Visually the game stirs up quite a few emotions and the accompanying sound design adds to this creating an immersive experience at times. At the end of the day fans of survival games will no doubt find something here that tickles their fancy. Symmetry is not the best survival game nor is it the worst and it does provide you with some unique gameplay, but the few shortcomings it has stops it from reaching its full potential. That being said Symmetry does enough to warrant a recommendation from me because it has more good going for it than bad.… Full Review »
  2. yitus
    Aug 23, 2018
    9
    Do you like survival games? And strategy? Well this game is the one you were looking for! Set in a retro-futuristic universe, its objective isDo you like survival games? And strategy? Well this game is the one you were looking for! Set in a retro-futuristic universe, its objective is to administer the resources we have and we get to survive, repair our spacecraft and escape from that remote and inhospitable planet.
    It is a difficult game, it is not the typical game of survival in which the characters survive easily, on the contrary, it is necessary to be constant so that nobody dies. Will you be able to fix the spacecraft and escape from there?    … Full Review »