The Last Case of Benedict Fox

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 84
  3. Negative: 12 out of 84

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  1. menage
    Apr 29, 2023
    5
    Not sure why everybody is this hyped at this point, game is a technical disaster. There's a good game in there somewhere burried beneath an atrocious chugging frame-rate and laggy controls. Easy is way too easy, normal is "too hard" due to the terrible performance issues. Wait for a patch or 2. Tons of bugs too, 1 freeze and 2 weird glitches covering the whole screen the whole time. Had toNot sure why everybody is this hyped at this point, game is a technical disaster. There's a good game in there somewhere burried beneath an atrocious chugging frame-rate and laggy controls. Easy is way too easy, normal is "too hard" due to the terrible performance issues. Wait for a patch or 2. Tons of bugs too, 1 freeze and 2 weird glitches covering the whole screen the whole time. Had to reboot 3 times in an hour.

    I was looking forward to this but not going to play it like this.    … Expand
  2. PurpleMaster
    May 1, 2023
    7
    Going lower than 7 isn't really fair because it's a really, really good Metroidvania game, but bugs and glitches are (as well as overall poor technical performance) are way too common and most times really detrimental to the experience.
    My suggestion is to wait for some performance patches. With time this could easily become a 9 game, but for now there's no way to rate it higher.
  3. Thetype
    Apr 29, 2023
    1
    Game is quickly boring, gameplay is Really strange ans not good, many technical problems, a shame for a little game like this
  4. Walidbeldi23
    Apr 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. لعبة رائعة جدا احب هذا النوع من العاب كثيرا لكن للأسف تاريخ نزول لعبة غير موفق نزلت قبل لعبة ستار ورز بيوم واحد وبعدها راح تنزل لعبة ريد فول… Expand
  5. calmlestat6666
    Apr 29, 2023
    5
    Controls are nowhere near as tight as they need to be to be defined within the metroidvania genre. After 10hrs i ran into a multitude of bugs that halted gameplay and required restarting. On PC performance maintains and isnt awful. However there is quite a bit of stuttering that occurs when transitioning from one room to another. The combat is my least favorite part. It feels as though imControls are nowhere near as tight as they need to be to be defined within the metroidvania genre. After 10hrs i ran into a multitude of bugs that halted gameplay and required restarting. On PC performance maintains and isnt awful. However there is quite a bit of stuttering that occurs when transitioning from one room to another. The combat is my least favorite part. It feels as though im fighting in jello and latency on PC w/xbox controller is insanely high. Quite a bit of post patchwork will be needed.… Expand
  6. TiAproCane
    Apr 29, 2023
    0
    Impressive, beautiful, inspired, shame about the woody controls but it is an excellent work that I recommend. I repeat, too bad for the controls a little woody and for the optimization that is not the best, otherwise it would be from 10.
  7. ProfAndersonSAL
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Gráfico e ambientação lindos, jogo é desafiador, tem elementos até de souls. Viciante esse metroidvania e obrigatório pra quem curte o estilo. A pegada Lovecraft é a cereja do bolo.
  8. Patostix
    Apr 28, 2023
    10
    What a great little game…man that art style is beautiful. If you’re a fan of metroidvanias this is a must!
  9. beliatcho
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Andy games do not let us down really now it has reached a better level even than AAA games
  10. Chaos_man
    Apr 28, 2023
    10
    This game is super cool. Amazing story telling I love it. The atmosphere of this game felt different
  11. TrueGamerBrazil
    Apr 30, 2023
    10
    wonderful and satisfying game play, intriguing puzzles and amazing graphics
  12. Gamemonster
    May 6, 2023
    3
    Absolutely horrible framerate. It baffles me that a studio would launch a game with such poor performance. Drop the resolution/settings and make it SMOOTH at least.
  13. josecarlosdp
    May 6, 2023
    10
    Una gran juego con toques Locraftianos, me ha encantado, es una maravilla tener este juego en Game Pass ^^
  14. xellos81
    Apr 30, 2023
    3
    Sadly, is a no
    The game is incredible unoptimized, controls are woody at least.
    And when you play it you really notice that everything should have been more fluid and "action".
    Visually beautiful, but very confusing also in the story.
    Really looks like a "beta" of something cool instead of an official release.
    Totally unpolished
  15. yura5051
    Apr 30, 2023
    3
    It's a complete disappointment. I didn't loose my temper after the game had unexpectedly shut down without saving my progress FOR 1 HOUR. But it was too much for me when it happened again. The combat system is primitive and lagged. You cannot either jump over your foes or dodge normally. If you stuck in between, to survive is almost impossible. The quests become boring once you understandIt's a complete disappointment. I didn't loose my temper after the game had unexpectedly shut down without saving my progress FOR 1 HOUR. But it was too much for me when it happened again. The combat system is primitive and lagged. You cannot either jump over your foes or dodge normally. If you stuck in between, to survive is almost impossible. The quests become boring once you understand the principle. The game's intro is too quick and not quite informative to understand the antagonist background, goals and motivation.

    The only one thing that deserves positive feedback is the overall visual style and colors. Maybe future patches will fix the majority of issues, but at the moment I recommend avoid this pale imitation of the metroidvania.    … Expand
  16. Metroyt696
    May 5, 2023
    9
    Me gusto mucho su mundo es encantador y el Gameplay aunque sencillo es disfrutable una gran aventura.
  17. Jt0429
    May 24, 2023
    8
    Good-
    Beautiful, mysterious, eclectic world; Fluid platforming controls; Engaging narrative.
    Bad- Disjointed and frustrating combat mechanics. Thoughts- The story at the center of Benedict Fox is engaging and steeped in mystery. Each new discovery leads you down a twisted trail involving an occult organization and the livelihoods of the individuals’ deaths you now investigate.    Good-
    Beautiful, mysterious, eclectic world; Fluid platforming controls; Engaging narrative.

    Bad-
    Disjointed and frustrating combat mechanics.

    Thoughts-
    The story at the center of Benedict Fox is engaging and steeped in mystery. Each new discovery leads you down a twisted trail involving an occult organization and the livelihoods of the individuals’ deaths you now investigate. It’s easy to soak up the lore behind each new relic you find as everything within the world of Benedict Fox is saturated in history and the connectivity it all has to other aspects of the narrative. This is one title that I found to be more engrossing the further I went.    … Expand
  18. Pmrainer6
    May 7, 2023
    8
    Love the setting and the riddles. Story was interesting enough to keep me playing. The performance need to be fixed.
  19. kostasb13
    May 3, 2023
    4
    I very mediocre metroidvania game, there are many games in this genre that are better than this
  20. Grigoriano
    May 6, 2023
    10
    Juegazo!! Muy divertido y entretenido, es una grata sorpresa un juego como este de día 1 en Game Pass. Totalmente recomendado.
  21. Corchaump1010
    May 2, 2023
    10
    The game is really good.. if not an Ori copy isn't always about the platforming although it has that in Spades the combat is fun... the puzzles and story and RPG elements really carry this game.. I recommend playing it..
  22. Jrosa56
    May 7, 2023
    10
    This game is alot of fun! I highly recommend it ! It’s on Gamepass! It runs really well
  23. Alex197
    Apr 30, 2023
    8
    It’s pretty good but I wasn’t a fan of some of the combat mechanics although this was a bit annoying it wasn’t so bad as to take away from the experience
  24. Playisgod
    Apr 30, 2023
    10
    gran juego, una ambientación unica, nuevamente xbox la vuelve a romper, esperemos mas llegada de estas joyas
  25. Hama0721
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    The game is fun . specially the story
    The game is in game pass that is the point of playing it.
  26. xRamoses
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    So diferent and so fuc# perfect. The best game metroidvania for actualy generation, thank's gamepass.
  27. KiWii69100
    Apr 28, 2023
    10
  28. R_L_Stine
    Apr 28, 2023
    9
    Xboxking, Your review is pathetic. You obviously haven't played, because this game is awesome! Very unique and extremely fun investigating all throughout the game. Rating this game a 0 because the game is not on your preferred platform... How many games are on PlayStation that aren't on Xbox.. Should they all get 0's for the same reason?
    Give this game a try, it is excellent.
  29. Agnologia474
    Apr 30, 2023
    0
    Impressive, beautiful, inspired, shame about the woody controls but it is an excellent work that I recommend. I repeat, too bad for the controls a little woody and for the optimization that is not the best, otherwise it would be from 10.
  30. gingereno42
    Apr 30, 2023
    1
    I made an entire MC account just to get this posted. The game itself is amazing however it has well-known GAME-BREAKING BUGS that occur hours into the game that require a total restart.

    If you can manage to avoid these bugs (except you can't see them coming) then you have a solid 8/10 game, maybe even a 9/10 game. However, these bugs (mine happened 6 hours in) completely ruin the    I made an entire MC account just to get this posted. The game itself is amazing however it has well-known GAME-BREAKING BUGS that occur hours into the game that require a total restart.

    If you can manage to avoid these bugs (except you can't see them coming) then you have a solid 8/10 game, maybe even a 9/10 game. However, these bugs (mine happened 6 hours in) completely ruin the positive experience of an enjoyable game. WAIT until patches come out before playing.

    Sadly, it's already been ruined for me, gonna have to watch a YouTube clip for the rest of the story, and I will not be paying attention to anything Plot Twist makes in the future as a result of this. Sorry.    … Expand
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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    60
    Nice graphics do a lot, but unfortunately they don't save everything, especially when you need to save gameplay in such a major way as is the case here. Precision and smooth controls are absolutely key in this type of game, and that's where the developers screwed up. [Issue#328]
  2. BaziCenter
    Jun 14, 2023
    75
    As an AA title, The Last Case of Benedict Fox offers a lot of value, and its inclusion in Microsoft Game Pass makes it available to a wider range of audience. It may not revolutionize the Metroidvania genre, but creates a lot of potential for future games to take advantage of.
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  3. Movies Games and Tech
    May 23, 2023
    80
    The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a morbid and surreal Metroidvania experience. With tough puzzles and cruel combat, this will test the best players. Moreover, the cruel bosses will push you to your limits. What's more, it is free to play on Game Pass.
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