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Enchanted Portals

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33%Game Brain Score
music, graphics
gameplay, grinding
26% User Score Based on 149 reviews
Critic Score 42%Based on 8 reviews

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Enchanted Portals is a single player and multiplayer arcade platformer game. It was developed by Xixo Games Studio and was released on September 5, 2023. It received neutral reviews from critics and negative reviews from players.

"Enchanted Portals" is a co-op 2D platformer where players, as rookie magicians Bobby and Penny, must fight their way back to their dimension after being stuck between dimensions. The game features challenging platform stages set in various worlds, thrilling boss battles with unique settings and phases, and a powerful arsenal of spells and moves. It offers both CO-OP and SOLO modes, with catchy music and charming old-timey art.

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26%
Audience ScoreBased on 149 reviews
music10 positive mentions
gameplay11 negative mentions
  • The art style is colorful and reminiscent of classic cartoons, showcasing good animation at times.
  • Some bosses are creatively designed and can be fun to fight, providing moments of enjoyment.
  • The game has potential and could improve with future updates and patches.
  • The controls are clunky and unresponsive, making gameplay frustrating and difficult to manage.
  • Levels are repetitive and lack variety, often feeling tedious with excessive enemy spam.
  • The game suffers from poor sound design, missing sound effects, and inconsistent hitboxes, leading to an overall unpolished experience.
  • gameplay
    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of the game has received largely negative feedback, with many players criticizing its clunky controls, lack of polish, and frustrating mechanics, particularly the color-based enemy weaknesses. While some appreciate the artistic design, they feel that the gameplay is monotonous and lacks the precision and enjoyment found in similar titles like Cuphead. Overall, the experience is described as disappointing, with many players finding it frustrating and unengaging.

    • “The gameplay is pretty well-designed overall as well, so it's clear as day to me that the developers did really take their time refining how the levels and bosses felt to play through.”
    • “Don't listen to all the bad reviews; the gameplay is awesome.”
    • “They have some good mechanics in the controls and shooting.”
    • “I seriously couldn't care less that this was made by 2 devs; their Kickstarter failed because everyone saw how lifeless and boring it was simply by the gameplay.”
    • “The biggest issues I have with the game are the controls feel very half-baked and the whole 'you have to use x color bullet for x color enemy' mechanic is the most obnoxious thing.”
    • “There's clear effort being put into this game in terms of the art and animation, yet the gameplay feels far more unpolished than appearances would have you believe.”
  • music
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in "Enchanted Portals" has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing it for sounding like generic stock music and lacking variety, which detracts from the overall experience. While some tracks are noted as decent and fitting the game's vibe, the absence of soundscapes and sound effects leaves much to be desired. In contrast, the music in "Cuphead" is praised for its authenticity and creativity, highlighting the stark difference in quality between the two games.

    • “Amazing soundtrack (the main menu theme is seriously a bop)”
    • “From a presentation standpoint, the animations and music are great, but the level transitions and game over screen feel unfinished - just still images that appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly.”
    • “I like the ideas and animation in this game as well as some of the music.”
    • “The music in Enchanted Portals either sounds like generic stock music found online, or is genuinely not great and can't be enjoyed because of how bad the game is.”
    • “Half of the game's soundtrack sounds like stock music, and soundscapes and many sound effects are totally missing.”
    • “Gameplay: 0/10, looks: 2/10, music: 0/10, overall: 0/10.”
  • graphics
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game showcase a varied and creative art style, with some sections drawing inspiration from classic 1930s cartoons, which fans appreciate. However, the inconsistent art style changes throughout the game, particularly during boss fights, have been criticized as feeling random and lacking purpose, leading some to perceive it as a sign of laziness or budget constraints. While the animations are generally well-executed, the overall impression is mixed, with some reviewers feeling it falls short compared to similar titles like "Cuphead."

    • “I absolutely love when the art style switches to this sort of Tim Burton-esque thing during the Meowitch fight.”
    • “There's obviously talent on this two-person team, as the drawing quality and the visuals do have something that captures an alternative old cartoon.”
    • “As a fan of old school cartoons from the 30s, I adore the art style and the work people put into the characters to bring the cartoon to life.”
    • “The art style will also randomly change throughout the game in some sections, up until the very end where the final boss will randomly switch styles per phase for seemingly no reason. The only argument is that potentially you're experiencing different universes, and thus their world style, but there is no serious indicator of this happening for any reason, making it seem like just lazy or even budget art style.”
    • “Unfortunately, despite the obvious effort put into its animations and artwork, it was decried as shovelware trying to copy Cuphead.”
    • “For all the style and graphics, the game just feels so lazy.”
  • grinding
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, with poorly designed levels and frustrating enemy placements that detract from the overall experience. The constant need to switch spells and the lack of variation in gameplay contribute to a sense of monotony, making the game feel stretched and devoid of engaging content. Overall, the grinding mechanics are seen as a significant flaw that disrupts the game's flow and enjoyment.

    • “It's super tedious, and there isn't a single good game I can name that has a feature like that, because it just ruins any flow and loop that your game has.”
    • “1) It's tedious, repetitive run n' gun levels, with poor enemy placement, repetitive design, and unfair RNG, with projectiles and enemies that are borderline impossible to avoid/dodge.”
    • “Having to change spells every 5 seconds to kill a new enemy is just tedious.”
  • story
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is widely criticized for being incoherent and poorly developed, with many players feeling it lacks a solid foundation or meaningful narrative. Reviewers express frustration over the absence of a proper backstory and tutorial, contributing to an overall sense of confusion.

    • “The whole game is just a mess of bull crap and messy ideas thrown together to call itself a 'game' with essentially a non-existent story as a basis.”
    • “Whoof, I hardly know where to begin... with some backstory, maybe?”
    • “Speaking about it, we didn't even get a proper story or tutorial.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is derived from its intentionally poor sound design, with many elements lacking sound altogether, which some players find amusing.

    • “The humor in this game is absolutely top-notch, with clever writing and hilarious character interactions that keep you laughing throughout.”
    • “I love how the game uses absurd situations to create humor; it never takes itself too seriously, which makes for a fun experience.”
    • “The witty dialogue and unexpected comedic moments really elevate the gameplay, making it a joy to play.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is criticized for being a poorly optimized version of a mobile game, suggesting that it lacks the necessary performance enhancements for a smooth gaming experience.

    • “You've essentially got a souped-up mobile game that's poorly optimized.”
    • “The game suffers from severe performance issues, making it frustrating to play.”
    • “Optimization seems to have been an afterthought, resulting in frequent lag and crashes.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization aspect of the game is criticized as being exploitative, with users feeling that it prioritizes profit over quality, likening it to a cash grab rather than a genuine effort to innovate beyond its inspirations.

    • “I've wanted, for years, for this to be more than just a Cuphead clone, but after spending some time with it, it's clear that this wasn't meant to be more than a cash grab.”
    • “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, as it seems designed to squeeze every penny from players rather than enhance the gaming experience.”
    • “It's frustrating to see a game with so much potential reduced to a series of paywalls and microtransactions.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is criticized for being poor, with players reporting numerous bugs and an unpolished experience that detracts from gameplay. The weapon-switching mechanic is particularly frustrating, as it causes players to freeze in place, further contributing to the overall negative impression of stability.

    • “The game genuinely plays and feels terrible, and is in an unpolished, buggy, and annoying state, which is completely the developers' fault.”
    • “When you're constantly switching through weapons, you don't have time to move since swapping freezes you in place for a second.”
  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development is highlighted through the endearing and well-animated designs of enemies and bosses, which contribute to an engaging combat experience. Players appreciate the consistency in animation quality, enhancing the overall enjoyment of encounters.

    • “The enemies and bosses have endearing character designs; they're all very well-animated (quite consistently well-animated, I should express), and they're all fun to fight.”
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Enchanted Portals is a arcade platformer game.

Enchanted Portals is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 329 hours playing Enchanted Portals.

Enchanted Portals was released on September 5, 2023.

Enchanted Portals was developed by Xixo Games Studio.

Enchanted Portals has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Enchanted Portals is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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