Trek to Yomi

 Xbox Series X
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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 101
  3. Negative: 18 out of 101

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  1. vadim_m
    May 10, 2022
    5
    Don't like it...very beautiful, cinematic, aesthetic game....but it has very boring fighting mechanics... almost finished the game but decided not to waste my time.
  2. BradMorgan
    May 27, 2022
    5
    Fantastic atmosphere and setting, nice level design and a fitting soundtrack. But gameplay wise it is horrible. In a game where timing is so important, it l missed the mark completely.

    The irritation will regularly arise because the character does not perform your desired action on time or not at all. The result is a lot of unnecessary repetitions of levels you've already completed.    Fantastic atmosphere and setting, nice level design and a fitting soundtrack. But gameplay wise it is horrible. In a game where timing is so important, it l missed the mark completely.

    The irritation will regularly arise because the character does not perform your desired action on time or not at all. The result is a lot of unnecessary repetitions of levels you've already completed.

    Pros:
    - Atmospheric black and white world
    - Soundtrack

    Cons:
    - Gameplay/Controls    … Expand
  3. B-Bog
    May 21, 2022
    6
    This game thrives mostly on its stylish visuals, but the gameplay is very simplistic and repetitive and the story is just a string of samurai movie cliches.
  4. Jt0429
    May 7, 2022
    7
    Good-
    Looks gorgeous. Cinematography is absolutely stunning. Solid story. Simple but effective exploration
    Bad- A bit too simplistic. Combat can be mundane and very sloppy. Thoughts- How much you enjoy Trek to Yomi will depend largely on how much you care about its visuals and its presentation. If you’re going in purely for its design or gameplay, you’ll likely find the experience    Good-
    Looks gorgeous. Cinematography is absolutely stunning. Solid story. Simple but effective exploration

    Bad-
    A bit too simplistic. Combat can be mundane and very sloppy.

    Thoughts-
    How much you enjoy Trek to Yomi will depend largely on how much you care about its visuals and its presentation. If you’re going in purely for its design or gameplay, you’ll likely find the experience underwhelming for the most part. However, the game looks so unbelievable good from beginning to end that even if you don’t ordinarily care about that stuff in games, it’ll be hard not to be impressed by what’s on offer here. For that reason alone, I’d say this is a game well worth playing- because even if there are some caveats to that, there’s no denying that something this unique and gorgeous needs to be experienced.    … Expand
  5. Awanka
    Sep 25, 2022
    7
    A highly stylized sword-fighting game that looks like a Kurosawa movie. If you've seen video of it, then you already know the main draw of the game. It looks incredible, and the gameplay is just as stark and minimalist as the artwork. The combat has been pared down to its basic elements with a few tricks and combination attacks to liven things up. The combat reminds me of oldA highly stylized sword-fighting game that looks like a Kurosawa movie. If you've seen video of it, then you already know the main draw of the game. It looks incredible, and the gameplay is just as stark and minimalist as the artwork. The combat has been pared down to its basic elements with a few tricks and combination attacks to liven things up. The combat reminds me of old side-scrolling NES games like Kung-Fu. It's fast, exciting, unforgiving, and not particularly fair. The combat is squirrelly, and rolls and parries seem to happen when the game feels like it. Sometimes you can roll through your enemies, and sometimes you can't, and I was never able to figure out what the hidden rules were. There are lots of useless combos you can accidently trigger that can get you killed. If you throw a projectile while moving backwards, which all of us do, you'll just end up throwing it behind you. For a game that relies so much on clean precise combat, it often feels messy. The last boss is complete BS by the way where you have to fight the same guy 4 times, while he has a huge health bar and does ridiculous damage.

    Despite those flaws, I give it a relatively high score for providing an uncompromising pure gaming experience. This game is different from the rest of the pack.    … Expand
  6. ehtaco
    Dec 29, 2022
    6
    Very solid visuals and story, but the gameplay leaves a bit to be desired. It's good and admittedly does open up quite a bit as the game goes on, but not enough. My main issue with the gameplay is the lack of enemy variety. There are not enough enemies that require you to change up your tactics very much.

    Performance on the XSX was also abysmal. Admittedly, I played this game about a    Very solid visuals and story, but the gameplay leaves a bit to be desired. It's good and admittedly does open up quite a bit as the game goes on, but not enough. My main issue with the gameplay is the lack of enemy variety. There are not enough enemies that require you to change up your tactics very much.

    Performance on the XSX was also abysmal. Admittedly, I played this game about a week after launch, so there's a chance it's improved on that front. But still, this game isn't THAT demanding. Not gonna convince me that this couldn't easily run at 60fps in 4k, yet I was struggling to hit 20 for most combat sequences. That isn't acceptable for a game like this and took away from my experience massively. So even if I could look past the less-than-stellar gameplay, the performance made it hard to even appreciate the visuals the game has going for it most of the time.    … Expand
  7. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    7
    Un poco raro al principio pero muy disfrutable al pillarle el rollo. Le di un par de pasadas en una semana y está entretenido.
  8. d3uzZ
    May 6, 2022
    7
    Безумно атмосферная игра. Отличная графика и саундтрек, тематика самураев раскрыта неплохо.

    Из минусов - оптимизация. Фпс сильно проседает иногда.
  9. Burzyk
    Mar 12, 2023
    7
    I probably would never buy it, but since its in Game Pass I tried, and completed it. Interesting graphics style, good and luckily short gameplay. Too bad it isnt 60 fps on XSX..
  10. zezeljmare
    Jun 24, 2022
    7
    EN:
    Visually, the game is thrilling, it looks like Kurosawa's movie, unfortunately the mechanics of the game are not thrilling at all. Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive. Three strokes and a parry are enough to complete the game. Opponents are also non-innovative and very few, so they are repetitive.
    SRB: Vizuelno igra oduševljava, izgleda kao Kurosavin film, nažalost mehanika igre    EN:
    Visually, the game is thrilling, it looks like Kurosawa's movie, unfortunately the mechanics of the game are not thrilling at all. Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive. Three strokes and a parry are enough to complete the game. Opponents are also non-innovative and very few, so they are repetitive.

    SRB:
    Vizuelno igra oduševljava, izgleda kao Kurosavin film, nažalost mehanika igre uopšte ne oduševljava. Repetativno, repetativno, repetativno. Tri udarca i parry su dovoljni da se igra kompletira. Protivnici su takođe neinovativni i veoma ih je malo, pa se i oni ponavljaju.    … Expand
  11. Frad
    Aug 28, 2023
    5
    Este juego resultó ser una experiencia que no logré concluir debido a una sensación abrumadora de desinterés. La trama del juego fluctúa abruptamente de samuráis a zombies y fantasmas, lo que genera una implementación inadecuada de la perspectiva visual utilizada. En muchas ocasiones, me encontré desorientado, sin comprender mi ubicación anterior ni la dirección que debía tomar en medio deEste juego resultó ser una experiencia que no logré concluir debido a una sensación abrumadora de desinterés. La trama del juego fluctúa abruptamente de samuráis a zombies y fantasmas, lo que genera una implementación inadecuada de la perspectiva visual utilizada. En muchas ocasiones, me encontré desorientado, sin comprender mi ubicación anterior ni la dirección que debía tomar en medio de estos cambios de escenario, resultando en una experiencia desafiante de navegar.

    La mecánica de enfrentamiento se ve entorpecida por enemigos que carecen de un ritmo apropiado. Estos enemigos pueden realizar **** de 4 a 5 ataques rápidos sin conceder oportunidad para reponer la resistencia, lo cual deja al jugador vulnerable y sin la posibilidad de defenderse debido a la rápida depleción de la resistencia.

    Los combos que el jugador puede ejecutar resultan confusos en su implementación. Con frecuencia, los combos no se activan de manera consistente, generando la impresión de que solo funcionan a discreción del juego, y su impacto en el daño infligido parece similar al de ataques no combinados.

    En términos generales, mi experiencia con este juego fue poco satisfactoria. La narrativa, que carece de elementos emocionales y una conexión con los sentimientos del jugador, no logra transmitir intriga o emoción, lo que resulta en una falta de incentivo para continuar participando en la experiencia de juego.    … Expand
  12. royalguy07
    Jun 3, 2022
    5
    Trek to Yomi ultimately is an average game. The design and the locales are inspiring and cool to look at but its buried under a black and white display choice that doesn't add much to the game overall. There is a sharp learning curve with the combat, luckily the respawn shrines are plentiful and the respawn time is very quick. About halfway through the game the combat flipped for me and ITrek to Yomi ultimately is an average game. The design and the locales are inspiring and cool to look at but its buried under a black and white display choice that doesn't add much to the game overall. There is a sharp learning curve with the combat, luckily the respawn shrines are plentiful and the respawn time is very quick. About halfway through the game the combat flipped for me and I was able to easily dispatch waves of enemies. All the bosses except the last boss were cool but just about as easy as an average encounter. Puzzle elements felt tacked on and unnecessary in the later chapters. Beat the game in roughly 5-6 hours of playtime.… Expand
  13. Antohadance
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    Не понимаю почему всем так не нравится эта игра, на мой взгляд она довольно хорошая, в том числе в плане геймплея, да некоторые моменты стоило бы исправить и боевку можно облегчить. Но единственная моя серьёзная претензия только к сюжету, я считаю что он слишком прост и не интересен.Не понимаю почему всем так не нравится эта игра, на мой взгляд она довольно хорошая, в том числе в плане геймплея, да некоторые моменты стоило бы исправить и боевку можно облегчить. Но единственная моя серьёзная претензия только к сюжету, я считаю что он слишком прост и не интересен.
  14. Gornostai
    Jun 1, 2022
    6
    Хорошая картинка, неплохой сюжет. Есть несколько вариантов концовок. Но геймлей полная ерунда. Используешь только пару приёмов. Босс был только 1 сложный, все остальные очень лёгкие.
  15. Royalgap
    Dec 14, 2022
    7
    The idea of the game itself deserves the appreciation, typical Japanese game story.
  16. goodgriff33
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  17. Hossein4
    Jan 17, 2023
    6
    Boring gameplay
    Poor Characterizations
    Lack of good story line
    It's good if you have gamepass and like this style
  18. Szymon_Voltaire
    Mar 7, 2023
    6
    Dobrze zrealizowana gra w stylu filmów Akiry Kurosawy. I to jest największy plus tego tytułu. Momentami jednak zbyt mocno monotonna, a pod koniec dość trudna (na wyższych poziomach rozrywki). Przy tym wszystkim, długość rozrywki (około 5 godzin) zasługuje na plus, ponieważ gdyby gra była dłuższa to mogłaby skutecznie zniechęcić do dalszej rozgrywki.

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. ZTGD
    May 31, 2022
    70
    Trek to Yomi is not an overly long adventure either. Outside of the standard combat there is some light exploration and puzzle solving with a few boss battles tossed in for good measure. The story is what kept me chugging through to the end. It is boilerplate but interesting. I wanted to know how things concluded so I pushed through the repetitive combat. Trek to Yomi is a game that on the surface seems way more interesting than it actually is. It feels like a good Game Pass title that occupied me for a weekend, I just wish it was a bit more in-depth when it comes to the combat itself.
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  2. XboxEra
    May 26, 2022
    75
    The game is impressive and an apt tribute to its cinematic roots. Blood spurts satisfyingly as you strike enemies down, burning arrows soar overhead ominously and supernatural sections are sufficiently eerie yet intriguing.
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  3. SomosXbox
    May 19, 2022
    76
    Trek to Yomi is a game with its ups and downs, in which an interesting plot, together with an amazing artistic style, fall apart due to a terrible combat system, which leaves this title in a "limbo".
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