Winter Ember

 Xbox Series X
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  1. Jt0429
    Apr 22, 2022
    5
    Good-
    Great level design and verticality. Interesting visibility gameplay mechanic. Some decent stealth sequences
    Bad- The game is wildly inconsistent. The inputs on the controller are uneven. The movement feels too weighty. The menus are annoying to navigate. Alot of the game feels unfinished and underbaked. Thoughts- There’s an interesting idea lying somewhere within Winter    Good-
    Great level design and verticality. Interesting visibility gameplay mechanic. Some decent stealth sequences

    Bad-
    The game is wildly inconsistent. The inputs on the controller are uneven. The movement feels too weighty. The menus are annoying to navigate. Alot of the game feels unfinished and underbaked.

    Thoughts-
    There’s an interesting idea lying somewhere within Winter Ember, but the final product doesn’t bring out the best parts of it. While stealth games are nothing new, there are a couple mechanics, like the visibility and the exploration, that Winter Ember seemingly could focus on, but for every interesting idea, there are multiple flawed design choices or gameplay inconsistencies that bring the experience down, especially in the cumbersome menus and heavy inputs. I wanted to like Winter Ember far more than I did, because when it comes down to it, this is a stealth game that fails to abide by its own rules.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
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  1. TheXboxHub
    Jun 27, 2022
    60
    If you have the patience of a saint and are prepared to wait until every guard is in the perfect place, Winter Ember can be a fun challenge to make it through undetected.
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  2. Xbox Tavern
    Apr 28, 2022
    62
    Some great ideas are hobbled by awkward execution in Winter Ember. For every bright spark there are a handful of quirks and issues that are just too prevalent to overlook. It’s just a shame that the parts don’t form a cohesive whole, and instead we’re left with a game that is stuck in the shadows of the greats.
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  3. Movies Games and Tech
    Apr 19, 2022
    55
    Winter Ember is a bleak and dank isometric stealth game. You must search a vile Victorian world while crafting arrows, killing your enemies, and finding secret paths. Steal everything you find and uncover the truth behind the crimes of the past.
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