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Crimen: Mercenary Tales

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52%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
60% User Score Based on 15 reviews
Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

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About Crimen: Mercenary Tales

Crimen: Mercenary Tales is a single player arcade hack and slash game with comedy, medieval, historical and violence themes. It was developed by Carbon Studio and was released on September 14, 2023. It received positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Raise yer glasses high, me hearties! Embark on a (bloody!) journey through eight swashbucklin' tales of grandeur, riches, and legendary feats! Slash your way through eerie castles, ancient temples, forsaken shipwrecks, and other astonishing locations while wielding a variety of historically accurate weapons directly from the 17th-century. Experience visually captivating comic book graphics, whil…

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60%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
humor4 positive mentions
  • Fun and whimsical combat with enemies that actively react to hits and require strategic blocking and dodging.
  • Creative and humorous storytelling with entertaining dialogue and engaging voice acting.
  • Pleasant visual style optimized for standalone VR devices, offering an immersive arcade-like sword fighting experience.
  • Gameplay feels shallow and repetitive with limited enemy variety and overly simple mechanics.
  • Technical issues including bugs, unresponsive sword hit registration, awkward climbing mechanics, and frequent control frustrations.
  • Graphics appear low-poly and unoptimized for high-end PC VR, with no graphics settings and occasional immersion-breaking elements.

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    Gameplay is simple and somewhat shallow, with limited repositioning mechanics and occasional technical issues, but it introduces new elements regularly to keep things engaging. Combat is easy and repetitive, though the unique mechanics and lighthearted tone provide some fun moments despite the short content duration.

    • “It's a fun mechanic and probably my favorite part of the combat because it mixes things up a little bit.”
    • “Each character's mission introduces new mechanics like one introduces armor and another introduces archers, keeping the game engaging as you're constantly seeing new content.”
    • “Don't expect lots of VR mechanics, hands go through tables, and when you get close to a wall the screen goes black, but if you want a laugh and a not-so-serious short sword adventure, some fun can be had with this one.”
    • “Gameplay feels extremely shallow and simple.”
    • “In combat, your movement speed slows down to a crawl, so repositioning isn't really a mechanic at all. This isn't a problem since every enemy puts themselves directly in front of you.”
    • “[Repetitive gameplay, too easy]”

  • story

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The story is mostly delivered through voiced text on a black screen, which many players tend to skip, focusing instead on the combat. While the narrative introduces new mechanics and keeps gameplay engaging, it is minimal and feels limited, especially given the short amount of fresh content. Overall, the story presentation is basic and overshadowed by the game’s Quest port limitations.

    • “Each character's mission introduces new mechanics like one introduces armor and another introduces archers, keeping the game engaging by constantly presenting new elements.”
    • “I can't speak for the story because a considerable amount is told through voiced text on a black screen with a skip button, which I often used to get to the combat, as staring at text on a black background isn't my idea of good storytelling.”
    • “Stick with it and the levels are good fun, though it is clearly a Quest port and lacks in several areas compared to a PC VR title.”
    • “I can't speak for the story because a considerable amount is told through voiced text on a black screen and there's a big red skip button on each scene. Naturally, I skipped every single time because I was here for combat, and staring at text on a black background isn't exactly good storytelling.”
    • “Being a quest port, there are no graphics settings, one size fits all.”
    • “Stick with it and the levels are good fun, but it's unashamedly a quest port, lacking in a number of areas where I would expect for a PCVR title.”

  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a cartoonish, retro arcade style optimized for standalone VR, delivering an immersive and visually appealing experience. While there are no customizable settings, the distinct environments and fun combat enhance the overall visual enjoyment.

    • “It has impressive graphics in some places, and the combat is pretty fun.”
    • “I like the graphics style and the fun combat.”
    • “Being a quest port, there are no graphics settings; one size fits all.”
    • “Graphics are cartoonish, but okay.”
    • “The graphics are obviously optimized for standalone VR.”

  • humor

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is widely appreciated for being creative and entertaining, with witty voice acting that adds charm and keeps players engaged, even during less exciting combat segments.

    • “This game is creative and fun and made me laugh.”
    • “Most importantly though, the humor really worked for me and kept me entertained throughout slightly bland fights.”
    • “There's a lot of voice acting, and the lines are often funny.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game shows poor optimization on high-end PC VR setups, with noticeable reprojections even on an overclocked RTX 3090 at high resolution. However, it generally runs smoothly and seems better optimized for standalone VR devices.

    • “The graphics are obviously optimized for standalone VR.”
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83%Critics’ scoreBased on 2 critic reviews
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Crimen: Mercenary Tales is a arcade hack and slash game with comedy, medieval, historical and violence themes. Common tags for Crimen: Mercenary Tales include indie, dark humor, choose your own adventure, dark, archery and others.

Crimen: Mercenary Tales is available on PC, Virtual Reality, Windows, PlayStation and others.

Crimen: Mercenary Tales was released on September 14, 2023.

Crimen: Mercenary Tales was developed by Carbon Studio.

Crimen: Mercenary Tales has received positive reviews from players and positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Crimen: Mercenary Tales for its humor but disliked it for its gameplay.

Crimen: Mercenary Tales is a single player game.

Similar games include Legendary Tales, Skydance's BEHEMOTH, Battle Talent, Grimlord, Eldest Souls and others.