Greak: Memories of Azur - Review Thread

Game Information Game Title: Greak: Memories of Azur Platforms: * Xbox Series X/S (Aug 17, 2021) * PlayStation 5 (Aug 17, 2021) * Nintendo Switch (Aug 17, 2021) * PC (Aug 17, 2021) Trailer: Developer: Navegante Entertainment Publisher: Team 17 Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 72 average - 56% recommended - 27 reviews Critic Reviews Bazimag - Vahid Zohrabi Nejad - Persian - 7.2 / 10 Looking at it as just a visual demonstration, Greak: Memories of Azur is second to none but it is the gameplay that is totally lacking the wow factor that is needed to help the game hit the high notes. --- COGconnected - Jaz Sagoo - 86 / 100 Greak: Memories of Azur is a heartfelt, thrilling adventure. With three leading characters, the game has managed to carve its own identity within a crowded genre. The jaw-dropping visuals and intricate soundtrack ooze atmosphere, enticing you to explore every inch of the world. Although controlling several characters at once can be troublesome, it takes nothing away from this fascinating, methodically paced, puzzle-platforming quest about family, home and hope. --- Checkpoint Gaming - Tom Quirk - 8 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur is a truly charming little title that fans of puzzle and action games will really enjoy. Its unique mechanics of controlling the three siblings at once paid off for the most part, even if it became more frustrating during boss fights. While the game’s restrictive inventory and lack of area maps wasn’t ideal, it didn’t prevent the gorgeous hand-drawn world and enchanting soundtrack from drawing me right into the experience. Greak: Memories of Azur is fun, very easy to like, and definitely worth checking out. --- Cultured Vultures - Mike Worby - 7 / 10 While Greak: Memories of Azur can be occasionally frustrating, the design and world-building are effective enough to make it worthwhile and enjoyable for players of all skill-sets. --- Everyeye.it - Raffaello Rusconi - Italian - 8 / 10 One of the most beautiful surprises of this 2021: Greak: Memories of Azur is really a title that will make the happiness of all lovers of "Metroidvania" or even better of "MetroidVaTrine". The artistic realization is mind-blowing, while the gameplay takes up the best of the action platformers and multiplies it by three. --- GameBlast - Nycolas Medeiros - Portuguese - 8 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur captivate by mixing elements from various genres and by presenting beautiful hand-drawn graphics, making it a great choice for platform and metroidvania fans. Gameplay is fun most of the time, but simultaneous control of characters at certain times can be a little frustrating. The random soundtrack and little variety of enemies can make the adventure a little monotonous at times. --- GameSpew - Richard Seagrave - 6 / 10 As it is, for every few minutes of joy I had with Greak: Memories of Azur, I generally had another filled with some level of frustration. Ultimately that lead to a great deal of disappointment, which is a real shame. --- God is a Geek - Sean Smith - 6 / 10 Navegante is clearly a talented studio, and have it in them to come up with something really special, but Greak Memories of Azur sadly falls short. --- Kakuchopurei - Jonathan Leo - 60 / 100 If it weren’t for [its controls] -the most important thing to nail in the genre- Greak would have been a top tier 2D platformer. As for now, it has to settle for the bronze medal for its art and ingenious idea of making platforming and puzzle segments using a trio of heroes. --- LevelUp - Sebastian Vogel - Spanish - 8.4 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur es un juego con una buena dirección artística, mecánicas bien implementadas, combate satisfactorio y lleno de detalles que demuestran el cariño con el que fue realizado. El manejo de 3 personajes principales y la resolución de acertijos ponen el toque más original del juego, mientras que además toma influencias de obras icónicas como Hollow Knight y Ori para hacerlo un mejor título. --- Nintendo Blast - Eduardo Comerlato - Portuguese - 9 / 10 Without a doubt, Greak: Memories of Azur is a fantastic game. I confess to having spent practically my entire journey with a smile from ear to ear as I learned more about the world of Courines, enjoying the backdrops with rich handcrafted arts and racking my brain in ingenious puzzles. Thus, it's easy to be enchanted by the triple gameplay involving Greak, Adara and Raydel, who star in an unforgettable adventure in the fight to preserve Azur's memory. --- Nintendo Life - Oliver Reynolds - 7 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur is a solid platformer by Navegante Entertainment, delivering a well realised world with interesting characters, gorgeous hand-crafted visuals, and intriguing environments that beg to be explored. The combat can be a bit hit and miss at times, and the distinct lack of co-op play - despite the ability to switch characters at will - feels like a missed opportunity. As a story-driven adventure title, though, this one is absolutely worth a punt. --- NintendoWorldReport - Jordan Rudek - 5.5 / 10 Don't be lured unaware by its siren call! While there is a decent experience underneath, some inexplicable design decisions, the uninspired sidequests and serviceable story don't buoy the adventure enough to make up for how badly implemented the game's primary mechanic is. If you came away from the eShop demo impressed or you're able to overlook a very obvious fatal flaw, you might be able to derive some pleasure out of Greak's mission. Don't expect to find me spending much time reminiscing about these memories. --- Noisy Pixel - Azario Lopez - 7 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azure has a gorgeous presentation and world to discover, but the added features, although unique, require a specific type of adventure fan to enjoy. Things just become overly confusing, and my muscle memory never seemed to adapt to the constant demand for accessing the menu and switching between characters. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great game, but some elements are largely unnecessary. --- One More Game - Vincent Ternida - Buy In a time where we’re being bombarded with larger open worlds with endless fetch quests and high-difficulty roguelike combat in every corner, it’s refreshing to have a game that just charms us traditionally, and Greak: Memories of Azur does just that. --- PC Invasion - Andrew Farrell - 8 / 10 Short, but unique and satisfying despite some frustrating elements, Greak: Memories of Azur is a winning actiony puzzle-platformer with some of the best 2D visuals you can find. --- PSX Brasil - Bruno Henrique Vinhadel - Portuguese - 75 / 100 Greak: Memories of Azur is a fun adventure with great puzzle mechanics. The handcrafted art and good soundtrack are the highlights, but non-functional commands end up harming the overall experience. --- PlayStation Universe - Dan Twohig - 7 / 10 Simply one of the most enchanting art-styles you'll experience on an indie game. The hand-drawn characters and backgrounds are magical in motion, and contribute to a potently heart-warming playthrough. Whereas the game's simultaneous character control, puzzles, and individual character skills can be highly enjoyable at the right moments, those moments sadly don't come enough to completely satisfy. Nevertheless, Greak: Azur is worth a go for the aesthetic charm alone, and has some great puzzles for fans of that inclination. --- Screen Rant - Jacob Zeranko - 4.5 / 5 stars Greak is yet another great Metroidvania that manages to make the genre feel fresh and empowering. While the world of this story is dark, the feeling players are left with is one of joy, and its well-paced runtime leaves room for both a sequel and replay value. Ultimately, the most disappointing part of Greak: Memories of Azur is that it ended at all, and it's a must-play for anyone who finds the genre intriguing. --- Slant Magazine - Aaron Riccio - 2.5 / 5 stars As for the game’s bosses, they’re most efficiently fought one on one, keeping the other characters out of harm’s way. It’s telling, then, that the game’s final area, the labyrinthine Aldalar Tomb, pointedly separates the three heroes. All that build-up to unite the family, and in the end, Greak: Memories of Azur finds it best to keep them apart. --- Spaziogames - Nicolò Bicego - Italian - 7.3 / 10 With its beautiful art direction, Greak is a journey you should embark on. --- The Games Machine - Daniele Cucchiarelli - Italian - 8.1 / 10 One of the most intriguing action-platform of the year. Greak: Memories of Azur is artistically gorgeous and its gameplay is simple but engaging. --- Video Chums - A.J. Maciejewski - 7.2 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur is one of the most beautiful games out there with its captivating visuals and immersive audio. However, its gameplay is riddled with issues such as vague progression clues and clunky combat which make the experience frequently frustrating. --- WayTooManyGames - Fernando da Costa - 8 / 10 There’s a lot to like here, so it should come as no surprise that the pros far outweigh the cons. --- Xbox Achievements - Richard Walker - 55 / 100 It looks lovely and plays well enough, But Greak: Memories of Azur is hamstrung by awkward puzzles, maddening boss battles, and annoying backtracking that'll have you rolling your eyes out of their sockets. --- XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 5.5 / 10 Greak: Memories of Azur could have been something special. Unfortunately, a large number of questionable design decisions pull down every positive aspect in a way the game simply cannot overcome. The core design of how you control your two to three characters is simply not enjoyable, but the quality is there in every other aspect and I hope that either through further patches for this game, or in their next title that Navegante Entertainment gets the gameplay part of things right. --- submitted by /u/diogenesl [link] [comments]
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