BIOMUTANT
- May 25, 2021
- Experiment 101
Biomutant is a clever, quirky, and fun title with a ton of player choice.
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Reviews
- Biomutant features a stunning open world with beautiful visuals and engaging exploration that encourages multiple playthroughs.
- The game showcases a unique blend of inspirations and themes, creating a distinct 'post-apocalyptic kung-fu fable' experience.
- Combat and crafting systems are well-designed, offering players a lot of choice and depth in gameplay.
- Despite its ambition, Biomutant suffers from a lack of narrative substance and character development, leaving players wanting more story.
- The game has some fundamental issues and rough edges that prevent it from reaching its full potential, including pacing and repetitive gameplay.
- While visually appealing, the game can feel like a patchwork of ideas from other titles, lacking enough originality to maintain long-term interest.
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- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Biomutant offers a charming open-world RPG experience with a variety of systems and gameplay mechanics; however, many players feel it lacks the depth and direction needed to elevate it to greatness.
“Biomutant is a scrappy and charming open world RPG, but despite its many systems and gameplay mechanics, there isn't enough depth and direction to make this game truly great.”
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- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story in Biomutant is widely regarded as lacking, with many players expressing disappointment in its overall strength and engagement.
“If you’re looking for a strong story or even a weak story, Biomutant will leave you unsatisfied.”
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- 300 % positive mentions
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Reviewers highlight the strong character development in Biomutant, noting the evident passion of the development team reflected in the intricate world-building, character designs, and environmental themes that enhance the overall narrative experience.
“The character development in this game is incredibly deep, allowing players to truly shape their characters' personalities and abilities based on their choices.”
“I love how the game intertwines character growth with the storyline, making every decision feel impactful and meaningful.”
“The variety of character customization options and the way they influence gameplay really enhances the overall experience.”
Critic Reviews
BIOMUTANT Review – Stale and Stagnant
Outside of its charm, BIOMUTANT brings nothing to the table, and feels like it's lacking in all the important places.
60%Biomutant review
Biomutant's stunning world barely survives the painful narration, broken progression, and dearth of stuff to do.
60%Biomutant Nintendo Switch Review
Biomutant has a good base and plenty of things going for it, but I think that is also its weakness. It tries to be everything and in the end it becomes a mess of half implemented features and not fully fleshed out ideas. Whilst there is nothing massively wrong with the game, you can have an enjoyable experience. I still feel disappointed that the game did not hit that next stage which takes it from an ok game to a great game. Maybe a sequel with more focused ideas could benefit this series.
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