Godfall

"Godfall is a massive surprise. It borrows combat from God of War and has enough loot to make Diablo blush. It may look garish but it&s;s well designed and has that "one more go" factor."

"Godfall is a fun video game that relies on a very rich universe with an interesting lore. However is inferior to other similar proposals that now offer something similar in free to play format."

"A game that is simply correct on all fronts, entertaining and visually striking, but with abundant playable stumbles, glitches and an alarming paucity of content."

"Fun to play solo or with friends, but both avenues are filled with monotonous level design"

"It grows repetitive, but the dodging, blocking, parrying, slashing combat — while a bit overly complicated at times — should prove challenging and gratifying enough to keep fans of this sort of game moving forward. The slightly gaudy next-gen visual …"

"It&s;s a shame this had to be $70 out of the gate on PS5 (it&s;s $59.99 on PC) and that it has to be tethered to an always-online system. Whoever made that decision doomed this project&s;s reputation, at least in …"

"Godfall&s;s hack-and-slash combat is fun enough, but the dull story and pointless loot keep it from reaching its full potential."

"Godfall hits the nail on the next-gen launch game head: All style, very little substance. Granted there&s;s some fun to be had but once the next-generation glitz wears off what&s;s left is a repetitive slog through levels that quickly get …"

"A pleasant, samey slasher that may bore your digits while making your GPU sweat."

"Godfall has all the ingredients for an enjoyable epic game, but somehow these ingredients are assembled into a soulless Franken-game that feels empty and soulless. While the combat is solid, and some of the boss fights are clever, players will …"

"Godfall is not a title without its charms. The combat system is solid and satisfying, and technically, the game is great proof of PlayStation 5&s;s potential. But cramming levels full of particles effects and shining lights does not necessarily make …"

"Godfall could scratch that action game itch if you don&s;t mind how lackluster it is in other areas. A paid expansion is coming out in 2021, so I&s;m curious to see if that&s;ll address any of my concerns about the …"

"Godfall&s;s dazzling visuals and promising combat are held back by repetitive dungeon crawling."

"hope that Godfall gets some content updates, as it feels like Counterplay Games might have rushed development to meet the PS5 release date. The core combat system is satisfying and would shine if the game had more unique content to …"

"If you can reduce the narrative to background noise and brute force your way through some of the shortcomings, there are worse ways to spend your time than with this middling adventure, although given the PS5 version&s;s whopping £70 price …"

"It takes a while for Godfall&s;s combat to truly open up and when it does, you&s;ll revel in its beefy ballet of well-timed blows and counters. That said, it&s;s hard to ignore the flimsy scaffolding that keeps this PS5 launch …"

"Godfall is a very good-looking game for your brand new PS5, very shiny, but the battle system and gameplay as a whole becomes very boring pretty quickly, as it has many many issues too."

"Godfall is one of the very few new IPs available for next-gen consoles at launch, and while it&s;s fun to play and gorgeous to look at, it doesn&s;t have much else going for it."

"If you want a fairly mindless RPG experience that offers some different weapons and gear to mess around with, then Godfall will give you at least a few hours of fun. Just don’t expect a fantasy story worthy of its …"

"While not our final score for Godfall, we&s;re reserving the opportunity to adjust the tally for Godfall based on the endgame content. If it somehow redeems the lackluster loot that players will carve through during the campaign, that number might …"

"Console launches are notoriously difficult for developers as they work to get a grasp on new technology."

"If you’re looking for another game like Anthem, this is that with swords. It might be wearing flashy armor, but its muscles are atrophied underneath."

"An enjoyable hack and slash looter that plays well despite a sparse, repeating structure"

"If everything Godfall had to offer was as good as its satisfying combat system, we would be looking at a darn good PS5 launch game. However, in reality, that&s;s the only thing it has to boast about. An inconsequential loot …"

"Godfall is a beautiful game with a shallow story, but could have been so much more had someone taken the time to really hash it out and tie each Valorplate into a different character and expand on the realms. Instead …"

"Godfall is an ambitious action RPG with gorgeous graphics and great combat mechanics that jump off the screen. Unfortunately, its repetitive locations and missions, lack of strong narrative, and uncompelling characters may fail to impress players and those factors prevent …"

"While Godfall’s technical components of gameplay and graphics were solid, the game overall is just fine. As mentioned, the narrative as told throughout is relatively shallow, and despite a fun combat system, it does get repetitive. Finally, the recurrence of …"

"I cannot recommend this game at full price. Again, as part of a free subscription it might be worth checking out and getting a few hours of slashy combat in. But I wouldn’t touch it unless the $70 asking price …"

"Godfall&s;s monotonous structure is held together by punchy combat that can&s;t bear the full weight."

"A visually stunning game, Godfall suffers from repetitive combat and a lackluster story that is forgettable after the first hour. In an industry with so many Dark Souls-style games, this is not one to spend time on."

"I’m enjoying Godfall, even if it’s not doing much to wow me and the repetition of its missions is wearing a bit thin. It’s got some fun and satisfying combat, a few genuinely novel mechanics, and graphics that range from …"

"Godfall offers obnoxiously stylish next-gen spectacle, but its appeal only runs skin deep."

"After slogging through the rest of Godfall’s campaign, you’ll reach the end-game content, consisting mostly of Dreamstone missions, which do continue the story a little bit. Past that, you’ll be grinding through the game’s toughest missions repeatedly in search of …"