Gods Will Fall

"Gods Will Fall tries to reinterpret the roguelike genre and some ideas show that the theoretical potential to do so is there, but the problem is that the technical structure ruins any good intuition (such as faulty AI). On the …"

"Gods Will Fall knows how to mix roguelike concepts in his own way with challenging and fun combat. Small flaws in control will cloud the bottom line, but it will delight everyone who is drawn to his particular proposition. Very …"

"An inventive Souls-meets-roguelike that frustrates and delights in equal measure."

"Quotation forthcoming."

"Despite its faults, I did enjoy the brief amount of time I spent with the game, and I feel like it has a lot of potential thanks to a distinct premise. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough in Gods Will Falls world …"

"Despite a sliding scale of difficulty and cheap boss tactics, Gods Will Fall has the improbable ability to endear itself to those it hurts most. Both masochists and newcomers alike will find something to love in this short, but challenging, …"

"Numinous landscapes and skull-rattling combat combine in this leftfield classic"

"Gods Will Fall is a well-focused action-oriented dungeon-crawling soulslike with procedural generation. Only the procedural generation is on the difficulty, allowing for developers Clever Beans to have handcrafted each dungeon in a stunning hand-brushed art style and have each playthrough …"

"Gods Will Fall doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be. The gameplay is too repetitive for it to work as a roguelike and the combat is too clunky for it to work as a straight hack and slash …"

"When a new idea arises in a genre where recycling is the new normal, it&s;s always good news: and this is the case with Gods Will Fall, who reminds us that challenging the gods is quite the gamble. Unfortunately, even …"

"Sadly, this game is more on the no side, due to its price but mostly because of its overall faults such as the gameplay with unstable frames (especially on PS4) when more enemies are on the screen, unprecise inputs, mutiple …"

"Gods Will Fall is a good-looking and atmospheric roguelike, but its weak controls and repetitive nature make it hard to replay."

"Whilst Gods Will Fall has the potential to provide some genuine excitement with its unique features, its randomised difficulty feels unnecessarily obtuse. There&s;s certainly a challenge you can embrace, but it seems to come down to luck more than skill …"

"You&s;ll likely have a really good time with Gods Will Fall. Straight up, it&s;s a good game. A lack of polish keeps it from being a great game, but there&s;s still plenty of fun to be had here."

"While it has some positive elements that may still make it worth checking out, Gods Will Fall&s;s procedurally generated difficulty hurts itself more than it really helps in the long run."

"Gods Will Fall has terrific gameplay ideas, but the graphics and some technical hiccups hold back its quality."

"Gods Will Fall is a solid RPG mixing roguelike and dungeon crawling elements. It offers a challenging and enjoyable experience despite some structural limitations."

"Gods Will Fall left me a little torn. It’s a game with interesting ideas and enough confidence to pursue those ideas even if they go against the status quo of typical game design. I love how the game creates this …"

"There are some clever ideas to be found within the world of Gods Will Fall, but they can&s;t make up for the fact that it often feels like a tedious slog."

"If you’ve the patience of a saint to be at the whim of the gods, Gods Will Fall is your kind of game."

"Gods Will Fall is very much a game that&s;s almost there with a lot to like, but unfortunately it fades too quickly"

"From a narrative perspective, the elevated difficulty and unfair mechanics are perfectly appropriate. How else do you make players feel like they’re taking on the gods themselves? Uneven rules and impossible odds, combined with the sinister music and the desolate …"

"A charming top-down dungeon crawler without quite enough challenge or content. Gods Will Fall is worth grabbing on sale, even if you won&s;t ever be worshipping it."

"Games built entirely around boss battles can be great."

"I admire its ambition, even as I&s;ll be the first to admit that Gods Will Fall stumbles way more than it succeeds."

"Because there&s;s no signposting or hints of any kind, you also can&s;t tell if a particular dungeon is harder or easier without going into it, and then you&s;re basically stuck unless you die (meaning that character is at best temporarily …"

"I always get a bit nervous when anything, whether in its own marketing or by players, gets described as Souls-like since for me that generally points to a measure of tedium and some frustration..."

"Gods Will Fall isn&s;t a casual fighting game."

"Developer Clever Beans started with a great idea in Gods Will Fall, it just doesn&s;t seem like they fully worked it out. The game could have been more than what it is, and right now it just felt like a …"

"Gods Will Fall delivers on its promise of being easy to pick up but hard to master, and the creativity in its complimentary gameplay systems and how they interact with one another completely won me over. You actually feel as …"

"Gods Will Fall is a solid adventure with some cool ideas that will satisfy your craving for challenge while it lasts."

"The more I played Gods Will Fall, the more I understand its intricate design. It&s;s a good game that at the very heart depends on dungeon design and bosses to make it fun. It exceeds in the latter and does …"

"Gods Will Fall brings a very intense experience when proposing rigid systems of progression and combat. The title values planning, paced movements and learning, even if it does not offer particularly complex mechanics to master. With some aesthetic limitations and …"

"A beautifully crafted combination of RPG and rogue-like that contrasts with souls-like difficulty."

"Gods Will Fall is a unique and challenging dungeon crawler that cleverly combines a handful of inventive gameplay mechanics, resulting in constantly tense and thrilling runs through some seriously tough death chambers and boss battles. This is a pretty brutal …"

"Gods Will Fall&s;s smattering of influences and banal title undersell some of its more brilliant design decisions, all of which work together to deliver one of the more imaginative and accomplished roguelikes in recent memory."

"Juggling sub-par game design with a host of technical issues on the Switch, Gods Will Fall is a painfully disappointing roguelike that plays more like a proof of concept than anything else. Fashioning gameplay around eight distinct playable characters who …"

"For the most part I’ve found Gods Will Fall to be an enjoyable experience despite some frustrations. Many of its gods are ugly but it has a charming art style otherwise, while a sinister soundtrack perfectly sets the tone. And …"

"Gods Will Fall takes inspiration from some of the most iconic roguelike games out there, but its limited replayability and a lack of content make it a hard recommendation, even for fans of the genre."