- September 2, 2022
- Chime Corporation
- 10h median play time
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Made in Abyss: Binary Star offers a unique challenge that's worth trying, but it needs some quality-of-life improvements to be worth paying full price.
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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is an action RPG set in the grim world of the Made in Abyss anime and manga. Players will create their own character and descend into the deadly abyss, facing off against monstrous creatures and making difficult decisions that will impact the story. With beautiful hand-drawn art and a haunting original soundtrack, this game is a must-play for fans of the series and newcomers alike.

- The game captures the atmosphere and sense of danger of the Abyss, making exploration feel rewarding.
- Fans of the Made in Abyss series will appreciate the faithful representation of characters and locations.
- The gameplay loop of resource management, crafting, and survival is engaging and addictive.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs, clunky controls, and a poorly designed inventory system.
- The 'Hello Abyss' mode is a tedious tutorial that doesn't effectively prepare players for the main game.
- Weapon durability is frustratingly low, leading to frequent backtracking and resource management issues.
- story1,068 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The game's story is divided into two main modes: "Hello Abyss," which serves as a brief retelling of the anime's first season up to the second layer, and "Deep in Abyss," where players create their own character and embark on an original narrative. While some players appreciate the emotional depth and exploration of the abyss in the latter mode, many criticize the former for being a tedious tutorial that lacks engagement and fails to capture the essence of the source material. Overall, the storytelling is seen as inconsistent, with a mix of original content and recycled elements from the anime, leaving fans divided on its effectiveness.
“Amazing storytelling though!”
“The exploration, the story, the art, all of it is magnificent as a fan of the original story.”
“The game is entertaining, you need to play hello abyss *main story* before you can play deep abyss *custom story* the main one is around 3 hours long, and the second one... I have no idea hahahaha, the graphics are good, clearly not a super detailed the witcher 3 land, but they are ok, it is a... world almost like monster hunter, in the way that is divided in sectors that are somewhat explorable.”
“The overall plot of the game is slow, and the gameplay itself is rather buggy in my opinion.”
“The story is basically a retelling of the anime in a worse way, with some original stuff on the more difficult custom character mode.”
“The main story is quite short (pretty much ends where the first season ends) and glosses over what was told in the anime.”
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness Review – Succumbing to the Curse
To be clear, Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness is not an irredeemable game. It has its high points, and the core experience is one which even non-anime fans could find enjoyable and worthwhile. It's held back by needing to adapt material from the Made in Abyss anime though, and as a result, the full product is so much less enjoyable than it otherwise could have been.
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Riko and Reg's descent to the netherworld is a classic in existential dread and worldbuilding. Playing in this broken world imparts an even worse sense of dread.
35%Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness Review
A bizarre adventure through and through, Made in Abyss is an excellent adaptation of a very popular and interesting anime! The gameplay loop, story and design make this a great little adventure game with plenty of unique challenges and gameplay elements. For fans of the anime this is a no-brainer, absolutely buy it and enjoy! For non-fans, if this genre appeals, then this game is one to watch. It's absolutely worth the time it takes to learn how to play it correctly, even if the goal is just to see what gruesome event takes place next!
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