Valley

 Xbox One
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22

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  1. Peptide
    Jul 15, 2018
    2
    Don't be deceived by the good reviews. It's true that I usually only come to metacritic to complain about a game that I had a bad experience with, but this one is worth mentioning.
    At some point in the 2nd level, you gain the ability to throw a grapple against specific grapple points. At first the mechanics seem fun. Run, grapple, release to let your momentum carry you even further not    Don't be deceived by the good reviews. It's true that I usually only come to metacritic to complain about a game that I had a bad experience with, but this one is worth mentioning.
    At some point in the 2nd level, you gain the ability to throw a grapple against specific grapple points. At first the mechanics seem fun. Run, grapple, release to let your momentum carry you even further not to mention the boost jump ability.
    UNFORTUNATELY shortly there after you come to a point with 2 item chests to open and a grapple point ahead. No matter how many times I tried there is no way to build enough momentum to swing through the HUGE HUGE gap that is there. I attempted it over 40 times. Worst of all, if you die a certain amount of times, you do something called "losing the valley" where the valley dies. By letting that happen you lose a 90 point achievement. The only way to get it back is to start the game all over again.
    Up to this point, the game was an easy 8/10, but this one section early on makes it COMPLETELY unplayable. I bought it cuz it was on sale in the MS store. Don't be fooled or duped.
    AVOID this game at all costs. Any potential anxiety issues you would have will thank you for it.
    Pathetic job by Blue Isle Studios. Perhaps you should hire people to actually play test before releasing piles of unplayable garbage. I'll avoid your stuff in the future for sure.
    And yes...I've never been so upset and disappointed in a game.    … Expand

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90
#90 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
85
#85 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. XboxAddict
    Sep 19, 2016
    75
    For a game that centers on life and death, it’s odd that there’s virtually no life within its world that you actually care about. Because of this it’s hard to become truly invested in it, and the constant ‘stop and go’ doesn’t help when you’re trying to keep momentum and fluidity constant. While there are some reasons for some to play through more than once, and find all of the secrets, I found that I was content after seeing the credits roll. Regardless of all its shortcomings though, I’m glad I experienced Valley and got to explore its intriguing world.
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  2. CGMagazine
    Sep 12, 2016
    90
    Sonic the Hedgehog and Bioshock had a lovechild and named it Valley, a sleeper hit that deserves your attention.
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  3. 4P.de
    Sep 5, 2016
    65
    It starts very promising. But eventually Blue Isle lost a grip on the direction this had to go. And at the latest when you experience that the life-and-death mechanics are superficial all that is left is to experience the interesting story and the sometimes beautiful visuals.
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