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Beast of Reincarnation review

Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits.

Screenshot showing Beast of Reincarnation's protagonist Emma staring at the camera.
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Game Freak borrows liberally from the genre's biggest hits.

The short version

  • And while its messy and muddled, it's salvaged by exhilarating combat and traversal, and a surprising amount of soul.
  • Structurally at least, though, Beast of Reincarnation is easy to explain.
  • Admittedly, the simple pleasures of traversal do go some way toward offsetting the tedium, and as ever with this sort of thing, there's a kind of low grade got-to-collect-it-all kleptomaniac thrill for completionists.

What happened

Subtitles with speaker name toggle; camera and aim sensitivity sliders; camera shake slider; volume sliders for effects, music, speech, and UI; voice audio in Japanese and English; text language options. If it wasn't already obvious, I have some very conflicting feelings about Beast of Reincarnation.

Why it matters

But there are just as many moments it feels aggravating, unfinished, and, worse, dull .

Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Eurogamer via the links above and below.

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