Indivisible

Indivisible is a game of many ups and downs, though the pros outweigh the cons. The combat system is quite unlike any other game and is very fun. It doesn't have much depth to it, but it feels very satisfying to chain together attacks and juggle enemies into the air. The game could use some better tutorials however, as it kind of throws you into the deep end right at the beginning and doesn't explain the basics of combat very well. The game also suffers from an improper difficulty curve, making all fights in the late game extremely easy which takes some of the fun out of it. Aside from the combat, the other big part of gameplay is metriodvania platforming, which sadly felt undercooked. Mobility upgrades are gained by characters having an epiphany at seemingly random times, making backtracking feel arbitrary. It also becomes very tedious in the late game, due to limited fast travel options and the fact that some sidequests don't properly show their objectives on the map. The most notable positive about this game is its art direction. The character designs are nothing short of immaculate and everything is lavishly animated. It is clear that a lot of love went into the creation of this game. The soundtrack is also fantastic and nicely compliments the vibrant artstyle and hectic combat mechanics. Where the game falters is in its writing. The story is fine, but the protagonist has to be one of the most insufferable characters I've ever seen in a video game. She is aggressive and downright hostile towards everyone around her for about 2/3s of the game. The story does end up explaining why she is like that and the ending is actually quite touching, but this doesn't solve the issue that she is completely unlikable for the first 15-20 hours of play. The writing in general also tries way too hard to be funny and often falls flat on its face. This is a game I would recommend on the basis of its gameplay and overall presentation, but don't expect much out of the story.

What I love about the game is the amazing art the cool attacks and just the overall atmosphere. Interesting characters you get to meet. Down sides are if your bad at platforming you won't get far into the game there are a few jump that can test your patients to the limit. You also don't feel immerse in the cut scenes since they have this lovely music playing and no sound effects when there is clearly a explosion going on, on the screen.

I personally have not played an Action-RPG in awhile that has left me this satifisied after beating it. While there are definetly a few areas where the game currently could use some polish I would say it has more positives than negatives. I never felt like the game at any point had any serious detractors, more like it had some areas that felt like a little more polish would have brought it up from silver to gold. Good stuff: - Nice art style and clean animations - Great voice acting (going of Eng ver) - Great story and a diversive cast + world setting - Boss fights - NO need for exp grind Meh stuff: - Side quests: stumbled upon yb accident, not really given enough attention IMO - Combat: Only because it can become slighty repative and mashing of buttons IMO can wear hands out - Action platforming: some areas could use a little more polish and sometimes you have to get just the right angle or hit detection happening. More often though this was not the case Negative: - None that stood out to me

Pros: animations, art, music, voice acting Undecided: characters, story, pricing Cons: combat, difficulty curve I'm quite on the fence about this one, personally I liked it but I see why a lot of people wouldn't. The price seems pretty high but you understand the reason for that if you look at the visually and auditorily pleasing experience it has to offer. The story and characters are all over the place, certain character developments seem quite mind boggling; the story can be silly, very cheesy and not take itself seriously until it suddenly does. The game wants to have many different characters and thus have a wide variety of abilities and fighting styles but some seem to come quite short (Yan?) and story-wise get barely any exposition. The platforming parts are too long at times, especially in the later half of the game without being particularly difficult or have any fighting to break it up a bit, checkpoints appear too many and sometimes not enough (in the first few hours especially). The game teaches you new abilities and hammers that in many times but other times you're left to guess how to proceed. Combat and difficulty curve or lack thereof is a bit disappointing, there is definitely a combo system but it is often enough to just button mash. Certain characters seem more useful or even OP (hello Kampan) but you could technically make the game easier or harder by not taking any healers. Overall a fun game with a lot of charm to carry it through its many edges and "thorns".

Very enjoyable mix between a fighting game and JRPGs with a combat system which reminds me of the Mario and Luigi RPGs for the DS. Metroidvania esque 2D exploration with exceptional platforming. The axe which you get early on is one of the most satisfying platforming mechanics I've played with in a long while. However I feel the game could really have used a better fast travel system and one of the side quests glitched which meant I couldn't even start it. Despite those minor problems I still enjoyed the 26ish hours I spent with it.