Comments on: The Plucky Squire Review https://gamecritics.com/gc-staff/the-plucky-squire-review/ Games. Culture. Criticism. Sat, 16 Nov 2024 05:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ben S. https://gamecritics.com/gc-staff/the-plucky-squire-review/#comment-74084 Sat, 16 Nov 2024 05:05:54 +0000 https://gamecritics.com/?p=58509#comment-74084 In reply to hdefined.

In this one (possibly only) case, IGN and I agree – this is definitely a bad game! And I do agree with you on the “high production value, low quality” issue in a certain sector of the indie game scene – although I definitely enjoyed Hi-Fi Rush quite a bit. I’m terrible at it, having no rhythm whatsoever, and there are a few bad design choices (specifically with certain enemies), but overall I thought it was fresh and fun. Maybe give it another try sometime down the line – but def continue to avoid The Plucky Squire, haha.

Thanks for reading and the comment.

]]> By: hdefined https://gamecritics.com/gc-staff/the-plucky-squire-review/#comment-73882 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:13:27 +0000 https://gamecritics.com/?p=58509#comment-73882 Huh. I’d only heard good tings about it, but hadn’t looked into it too deeply, so I was taken aback at how negative this review is. But when I search for other reviews, I saw IGN had given it a 7. A 7 from IGN is basically like a 1/10. If even IGN doesn’t feel charitable enough to give it at least an 8, it must be terrible.

There are, unfortunately, a glut of “indie” games lately that have stellar art direction and production values, but that just have no sense of game design. I recently tried Hi-fi Rush for an hour or two and was shocked at how terrible the world design looks and how boring the battling feels compared to the amazing cutscenes and enjoyable aesthetics.

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