Chronos: Before The Ashes

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a tough game to recommend to Remnant fans due to its comparatively flawed combat system and less amount of content overall. Nevertheless, I still believe that while the game does not live up to its …"

"With so many amazing action RPGs and adventure games out there, playing Chronos: Before the Ashes often feels redundant, especially because it manages both genres with a great deal of mediocrity. In other words, it doesn&s;t quite add up to …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a calming, serene, yet challenging game that is perfect for gamers who want to try skill-based combat but aren’t ready for classic entries to the genre, like the Souls games. It’s connections to Remnant: From …"

"A modest souls-like that doesn&s;t excel at anything you&s;ve seen before in this kind of game, but with some unique ideas that work really well within the formula."

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a pretty traditional Action RPG Soulslike game with adventure flavor that manages to present the player with a pretty normal and standard experience in the genre. It features exciting mechanics like the age system, but …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a minimalist, imperfect title with a basic spartan aesthetic and a slow pace. Despite this, it is able to give back a vivid sense of discovery and each new ravine or weapon, or power gives …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is neither terrible enough to disown entirely nor deep or engaging enough to warrant a recommendation for anyone but the most genre-craved diehards."

"Despite being the second go-round for Chronos, Before the Ashes does feel like a decent take on the popular From Software Souls formula. It&s;s stripped-down design, while somewhat rewarding, does tend to leave a bit to be desired in the …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is an interesting enough title, one that does feature some interesting environments that really support a strong level of world-building. Even those not familiar with Remnant would find this interesting. However, looking beyond the environment and …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes arrives too late to the party. Years ago, the main character&s;s aging mechanic would have been enough to grant it attention and praise. Today, it&s;s barely a spark of light in a technically dated game. The …"

"A fun action-RPG that loses a little without VR."

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is an interesting collection of ideas, but dead average implementation, aging visuals, and flawed gameplay make for an underwhelming package that barely rises above being just fine at best."

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a beginner-friendly hardcore RPG with significant limitations. Considering the price, it can be a decent prelude to Remnant from the Ashes."

"This difficult action RPG can stress you out so much, your hair will turn gray. Oh wait, that’s just the player character."

"This title is a really strange one."

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is an interesting game, but not a consistent one. Its world is occasionally fascinating, some mechanics are quite interesting and its general theming adds a lot to the universe - that being said, it offers plenty …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes entails stalking through ancient corridors in alien worlds, and an innovative death mechanic, to boot. There are puzzles a-plenty, and boss fights, just as one would expect from an adventure like this. Nevertheless, Gunfire Games&s; latest …"

"Chronos doesn&s;t totally shed it&s;s VR veneer, but the simplicity of it&s;s roots make it an inviting, uncomplicated option for fans of souls-likes and RPGs."

"Add to this a genuinely unique aging mechanic and Chronos: Before the Ashes manages to stand out from the crowd in a genre that seems bent on enraging its player base. While I wish the Switch version, particularly handheld mode, …"

"Whether fans of Remnant: From the Ashes will see it as a comfort or disappointment depends entirely on their personal investment in the 2019 game&s;s lore, but Chronos: Before the Ashes is in no way an essential addition to those …"

"One of the tough elements of releasing a game on the Switch is that when you take on a gameplay style even remotely similar to one of its pillar titles, whether fully fair or not, you&s;re going to be compared …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a fine action RPG game that provided me around a dozen hours of fun. I thought the aging when you die mechanic was an interesting concept that worked well but also could have you feeling …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is a solid game for people like me who struggle with the genre. It is not as punishing and the death mechanic is unique and interesting. It kept me going throughout the campaign and I was …"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes, despite its problems, is a good title for those who want a gateway to gradually venture into the sub-genre Souslike, in an accessible and not very frustrating way. Unfortunately, the same may not be true for …"

"A great example of how to craft a new game from an existing idea."

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is an enjoyable Soulslike that doesn&s;t feel as unforgiving as most other games in the genre"

"Chronos: Before the Ashes is not a bad game. It just feels like, by transitioning out of VR, it may have lost some of its original polish. It’s got plenty of smart ideas in its gameplay and world design. But …"

"All-in-all, Chronos: Before the Ashes is great. It had a decent combat mechanic, the puzzles are entertaining, the age mechanic is interesting, and the level design is phenomenal. It’s not the perfect souls-like title, but it’s one of the more …"

"It may not have as much depth, and be more melee-focused, but you’re bound to get a kick out of visiting the origins of the series."

"The gameplay is decent, but Chronos&s; substandard graphics and lack of innovation means it fails to stand out amidst an increasingly crowded genre."

"Chronos: Before The Ashes brings to the Souls formula some interesting ideas that, if further explored, could expand on a beloved formula quite nicely. However, in its present form, these ideas contradict themselves, creating more of a red herring than …"

"Overall, Chronos: Before the Ashes is okay. As a Souls-like, it sort of misses on a lot of the mechanics that make Souls-like games good, the combat is meh, the story is just ok, the environments aren&s;t that amazing, and …"

"If you played Remnant: From the Ashes and wanted to play Chronos, then you shouldn&s;t. It is mediocre at best and doesn&s;t present you with the incentive to play it."