Batora: Lost Haven

"Batora: Lost Haven is a boring RPG with tedious dialogue and lackluster level design, saved only by adequate combat, respectable art, and a mercifully short runtime."

"Batora: Lost Haven&s;s consistently challenging battles and puzzles are rewarding and its game-altering decisions are the icing on the cake."

"A simple and fun Action RPG, a little too hasty in the narrative but supported by well-characterized characters."

"Batora: Lost Haven has an exciting opening in its first hours, but gets very repetitive as the game progresses."

"Batora: Lost Haven is an Italian production that convinces and satisfies from start to finish. The lively art style and varied gameplay make the work of Stormind Games one of the most appreciable Italian titles of recent years."

"Batora: Lost Haven is a competent and mostly enjoyable action game. It has one big idea, the two natures of both Avril and her enemies, but never uses it in any truly unique ways. After a few hours, only the …"

"What starts as an exciting adventure of a young savior traveling through different planets loses steam and becomes a tedious enterprise midway. In the end, Batora: Lost Haven aims for a contained narrative that ironically struggles to find balance in …"

"Overall, despite some questionable design elements, Batora: Lost Haven is a solid action RPG once given time to properly gel."

"...could get lost in the shuffle..."

"Batora: Lost Haven is a perfect fit for Nintendo Switch, sitting well alongside games like Immortals Fenyx Rising. The unique duality system makes for some interesting gameplay. There is a decent amount of replayability with the different endings, though you&s;ll …"

"Batora: Lost Haven is a thrilling romp of fast-paced carnage. The combat system is a blast and left me constantly engaged, gripping my total and utter attention. Once beaten, I immediately hopped back into New Game+ for another round."

"The nice-looking visuals and the engaging puzzles that break the monotony of the experience and a few story beats make the experience enjoyable at times, but it could have been so much more."

"Net of excessive linearity and some uncertainty in the gameplay, Batora Lost Haven is a pleasant adventure that keeps players glued to the screen, eager to find out how the epic story of Avril around the galaxy will end."

"Batora: Lost Haven is okay. It presents a great cinematic presentation, but the gameplay doesn’t always hit the mark. This feels like quite a divisive game. Some players will really enjoy the simple action formula and moral choice system and …"

"A solid hack &s;n slash action RPG/twin stick shooter hybrid that is held back slightly by formulaic combat"

"To be entirely honest, Batora: Lost Haven needed time to grow on me."

"With its combat forcing you to move between a twin-stick shooting style and slashing, Batora manages to keep itself interesting and varied"

"Setting aside various nitpicks &a; critiques, Batora: Lost Haven&s;s overarching issue is making Avril&s;s extraordinary journey feel ordinary by the end."

"Batora: Lost Haven is an intense and compelling journey for every fantasy lover, where choices come with consequences and you feel attached to Avril and her adventure."

"Overall, Batora: Lost Haven is a fun game, albeit with a few shortcomings."

"For me, Batora: Lost Haven is a game that pleasantly surprised me. A hack &s;n&s; slash with a good story, scattered role-playing elements, and some tough combat and clever puzzles in strange game worlds. While the battles themselves can be …"

"Batora: Lost Haven is an enjoyable action game with enough combat and puzzles to keep you busy for a while."

"Batora: Lost Haven is an entertaining sci-fi adventure with an appealing graphical style, albeit with some flaws. Recommended if you like action titles with an isometric view and you&s;re looking for a thought-provoking story, but without ever being too challenging."

"Batora: Lost Haven is the perfect example of a damningly mediocre experience. The few things that it does well-such as its energetic combat and engaging choice system-are nothing that you haven&s;t seen done before elsewhere, while the things that it …"

"Batora: Lost Heaven does not set out to develop sophisticated mechanics or a highly explorable universe, but stands out for the simplicity with which it implements its progression and customization systems, focusing on the development of a linear action guided …"

"It isn’t a bad game by any means, but Batora: Lost Haven doesn’t excel in any particular area, either. It’s a hodgepodge of tried-and-tested mechanics and ideas put together without any real flair, resulting in a game that can be …"

"Batora: Lost Haven is an enjoyable action-RPG that possesses an intriguing game world and characters, although some issues with combat and general mechanics hold it back from being something that extra special."

"Batora: Lost Haven proposes an adventure game with plenty of hack and slash action, as well as RPG elements. To that we add a competent and encouraging plot, a dynamic combat system, and a rewarding exploration and the result is …"

"Batora: Lost Haven is a mix of a lot of different ideas, some of which work well, others which don&s;t. The grand scope of its planet-hopping setting is impressive, but the moral choice aspects and supporting cast feel underdeveloped and …"