XEL is an action-adventure RPG from Assemble Leisure. This top-down 3D sport has loads of hack ‘n’ slash and puzzle components to maintain you busy. However whereas it has a number of content material, is it strong sufficient to spend hours enjoying?
Earlier than I start the evaluate, I really feel it’s vital to notice the set off warnings. When first turning on the sport, an inventory of 5 triggers seem. I recognize these warnings, however I’d have most popular they be included within the description earlier than downloading. A number of the triggers listed definitely do trouble me. And, if I had recognized beforehand, I’d have handed on the sport and let another person from the Pure Nintendo group take it. So, please be mindful the sport offers with some heavy matters.
Let’s return to our commonly scheduled programming. You play as Reid, who crash lands on an unknown world referred to as XEL. She has no reminiscence of her previous or how she received to XEL. It’s time to discover the world, conquer dungeons, and defeat enemies.
General, it’s a strong story and intelligent thriller set in a science fiction-like world. There are nice cutscenes which can be totally voice-acted and animated. Sadly, the animation of those scenes appears to be one of many few features of the sport that’s polished.
Largely, the voice performing is properly finished, as are the music and sound results. The issue is that I may barely hear any of it. The audio isn’t loud in any respect. I went into the sport’s choices solely to search out that the amount was already on the max stage. I needed to flip my Change on max quantity, and even then, the audio was at a median stage.
Usually, I take pleasure in hack-’n’-slash video games. I like how fast-paced they’re; there’s one thing satisfying about walloping a hoard of enemies. Nevertheless, XEL makes it arduous to have time with it. The frames hold skipping when enemies are on the display. Even for those who’re exploring with Reid and there’s nothing else on the display, she’ll clip via an object that you simply shouldn’t be capable to work together with or skip in her motion, slowing her down.
When the sport is working properly, it has good gameplay components. As you progress Reid round, she finds weapons and different objects inside the space. These assist her progress additional into the dungeon or her present location. The puzzles are strong, and a few of the battles are enjoyable. Each enemy has a sample of assault that it’s good to work out.
Nevertheless, a few of the battles are difficult due to the digital camera. You can not management it – you’ll be able to’t zoom in, zoom out, or rotate it. This makes issues irritating if I can’t see a path I’m speculated to take (I received caught within the first space for some time due to this), and it additionally makes some battles needlessly tough.
The shortage of digital camera motion, the bugs, and even the lack to spice up the amount made me really feel like I had no management throughout my playthrough. It didn’t matter how cool the graphics appeared or how superior the cutscenes had been. The cons closely outweigh the professionals due to a number of bugs, which sadly ruined my enjoyment.
I do hope these bugs get patched sooner or later. Till then, this sport is a cross for me.
