Beast of Reincarnation

[mfnick]

I really wanted to like this. But at the moment it’s just too much of a mess.

 

Ive got a month left of Gamepass so played it on XSX but it’s just so visually messy on there (don’t know about elsewhere) I’ve had to bow out after 4 hours. It reminds me of FFVII Rebirth was at launch. It’s not quite the headache inducing blurry mess as that but it all just looks so low resolution it’s hard to look at. I’m usually fine with that as long as the framerate is good but the screen is too visually busy it just becomes really unpleasant. 
 

I was expecting a linear action game too, but this is one of those ‘open zone’ Action RPG games. With the usual generic shit that involves. Open bland environment with a couple of elite enemies and a bunch of useless shit to collect. But without any interesting characters or stories within it which you’d normally expect from an ARPG.
 

However there is some good. I like the combat. Imagine Nier Automata  mixed with FFVII Remake lite way of activating special attacks.

Traversal doesn’t have the best feel but the way you can create a small bridge platform using your hair anywhere you want and the double jump hover are unique enough gimmicks to make it interesting. 
 

Im already a fan of my dog companion. 
 

I also like how nature plays into so many of the enemies and your abilities. 
 

There’s still something here to where I want to play more thanks to the combat and abilities but the technical issues are just too much for me at the moment. I need to be in a better headspace for the open area busy work crap too.
For anyone else interested I’d definitely wait for a few patches first. I’m planning to pick it up when it’s a lot cheaper on the PS5, hopefully the Pro can brute force it a bit more. 

 

[Nag]

Was the combat particularly punishing? I know there's actually difficulty options on this but I'm guessing you just stuck at normal?

[mfnick]

Stuck at normal yea. It’s not punishing at all. It definitely has Souls elements - the respawn (you & enemies) at bonfire type thing but you don’t lose anything as far as I’m aware. 
 

I did a couple of bosses, including one main that had a 2nd phase and only died once. Normal enemies are easy unless you start mashing & being careless. They’re not difficult but you die quicker than you’d expect.