Pascal's Wager

This is a very simple review. If you are at all a fan of Souls like games (Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Nioh, Lords Of The Fallen) you will love this game no doubt. It is more than a Souls clone, the developers have created some unique aspects not found an the aforementioned games that really stand out (though I won’t ruin the surprises here) Graphics are beautiful, gameplay is wonderful especially considering this is on a mobile device, voice acting is so-so but doesn’t take away from the enjoyment at all, story is there but like most “Souls” like games you have to search for the story which is part of the fun, sound effects are wonderful and match well to the atmosphere of your changing environments. One VERY IMPORTANT thing to note is you most certainly will need to use a Bluetooth controller of some form to play this (ps4 or xbox controllers now supported on iOS 13.3 I use my ps4 controller and it’s just like playing Souls) it would be remarkable to see anyone play this game and be even decent at it using the touch screen controls only, just my opinion anyways. The developers are active and interact with the people who buy the game and have even mentioned that DLC and updates are on the way! Very cool. TL;DR If you are a fan of any of the souls like genre then get the game you will love it, just make sure you have a Bluetooth controller to use as touch screen controls are very difficult to manage for this style game.

Within my 20 minutes of messing around and learning how to play the game it's honestly good. Considering it's a mobile game I'm kinda impressed. I had to get my controller and it made the experience better. Definitely has a souls/witcher feel but still has its own identity. The voice acting is a bit... lacking. I turned it off but that isn't enough to warrant a star loss or bad review. The app did black screen once, force close/clear cache didn't work and was forced to clear data to fix it

Have to say this first: awesome job developers you have actually made a game that I have not regretted buying and have enjoyed very much. We need more full games like this with work that shows in the lore and art style of the game. Now for the review yes voice acting is off but it’s a mobile game and with that in mind it does the job well. The subtitles are off though so I would recommend just listening to them talk. I wish we could teleport to altars but then again that is just the souls in me talking the gap between each one isn’t so big to warrant it so I understand why we can’t. Now I use a controller so the biggest thing for people would be if they have one to use or not. Without one it is hard and for a mobile game even though it’s a good getting a controller to go with it if one is not available might be a lot to some. I will not lower a star for that though this a style of game and with this style of game certain things are required to survive better. Anyways yes buy it and support these guys/gals so they can bring us more stuff like this.

Truly a masterpiece for mobile devices. It riffs on all the usual souls-like stuff but ... I don't know, somehow it all works very well and the overall tone and aesthetic really flourishes in my opinion, all this on top of the fact that it is a mobile game for literally a couple dollars. Highly recommend buying it at whatever price is available. Get all the dlc to support them further. Thanks devs, thanks alot.

My biggest issue is how stiff the joy pad feels. This is probably partly due to the walk/run setup, but it's still a pain. The attack and dodge buttons seem to be misaligned. I have to hit the very edges to get them to work, hitting the center does nothing. Not sure if this is an app issue or a device one tbh. Aside from that, I haven't noticed anything else problematic. The addition of a sanity feature is neat, though a toggle option in Casual would be nice. Overall very solid game, worth it.

Ok let me start off by saying I have played all of the dark souls games and every “souls like” game out there and this is definitely the closest anyone has come to replicating the feel and the amazing world building of those games. The combat is great and I had 0 trouble getting through the game control wise.... however I found the final boss insanely and I mean insanely overly difficult, even after the recent update with it being patched and the difficulty lowered it still took me DAYS to beat the last boss. And the rest of the bosses I had nearly no trouble completing after a few tries. I feel as if the final boss can very easily one shot you and is very overpowered. However the rest of the enemies were great and had difficult to master move sets that challenge the player in every way possible and although I found the final boss crazy hard the boss is very well designed and one of the best final bosses Iv seen in video games so 👍🏼 just lower the difficulty by a lot in the next patches please. And I should also mention I did beat the whole game on “hard mode” that is not using the egg in the beginning. But great design and amazing game wish there was a bit more none human bosses as well but very excited for the dlc.

Solid game overall. A variety of playstyles that let's adjust based on preference. Graphics are good, and the maps provide a great variety of environments. Combat is a bit clunky, and navigation is somewhat confusing if you aren't familiar with these types of games. A lot of inadvertent grinding comes from wandering. I wish there was a navigation guide without adjusting the game difficulty Voice Acting/Story is a low B, but you can tell it's from non native English speakers trying their best.

Let me start by saying: “This game is sick!” I love the atmosphere, reminds me of the entire souls series. I like the flow of combat, the voice acting is fine. “Poor translation” doesn’t take away from the experience at all. I actually think it’s kinda cool that the dialogue doesn’t always match up with the voice acting. (Try watching a Netflix original anime.) I really like the game so far. (Still in the first area lol, I’m really scouring the map.) I’m maybe an hour or so in. I researched the game before I bought it, and for what the content entails I didn’t mind paying for this game. I hardly spend money on mobile games aside from a couple 1 or 2 dollar purchases here and there. I’ve only had two issues. First and most important, I can’t seem to get any internet connectivity or load dlc. Second, the delay from guarding to attacking is nuts. It’s like a second, but that’s a lifetime in a game like this. I hope to see some of these issues resolved, but if they aren’t I’m still gonna swear by this game. Thanks for all the hard work devs!

so much obvious hard work, if only it worked a little smoother. controls are imprecise & kludgy... this prevents reliable control which therefore results in just so many misses that should have connected & getting beat down by cheap (wouldn't have hit if not for drunken lurching of characters). please clean up control responsiveness. thx, it's really getting there devs... doesn't really deserve 3 stars yet, but you're close, so get it to 4 or 5. it's doable!

Way, way harder than any From Software games. I liked it at first, but honestly, I've been stuck at a part for so long that attempting to get past it has lost all of its fun. Health potions don't heal squat for HP, especially when you take into account how much damage the enemies pan out. Most of your attacks are either too slow or too weak. I want to love this game, but it's so unfairly difficult I just can't enjoy it.

The core gameplay is very similar to dark souls, and I think it did a pretty good job of it. What turned me off the game so much was the fact that there are way too many cutscenes. The game also supports controller, which is great. What isn't so great is that the default bindings are terrible, and you cannot change them. I also hate that this game is exclusive to mobile. I wish they had a PC version I could play. If they at least update the game to allow to rebind controls that would be nice

I just feel like a game of this caliber should have a better English adaptation; the poor use of English grammar really breaks the mood of the game. The misspellings throughout the game create a jarring experience against the tone of the story (and the script itself doesn’t make much sense, either in story, concept, or linguistics). The voice acting is...odd. It’s stilted and monotone; I get that it’s trying to create a dark and somber ambiance, but the nuance and inflections that convey the necessary emotion simply aren’t there. It’s like the tonal rules of Chinese were just converted into English (and at certain points in the game, the captions are straight-up Chinese. Lol). Also, whenever you encounter a locked door, the text reads “Cannot be open from this side.” It should be “Cannot be opened from this side”, as an active past participle. For $7, the English shouldn’t be a “good enough” cultural attempt by non-English speakers to “try their best.” Get someone who speaks fluent English as a first language to review the script and make it read like it wasn’t hammered out by a third-grade ESL student. Just fix it. That said, the combat is superb, and the character move sets are as infuriating as they are satisfying once you master them. Would be 5 stars as the best game available on mobile if the story made a bit more intuitive sense and the English adaptation were taken more seriously. Thanks!