Pocket Bravery
- August 31, 2023
- Statera Studio
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Pocket Bravery" is a 2D pixel art action game where players control a small hero on a dangerous journey. With various weapons and skills, players must defeat enemies and bosses while exploring different areas. The game features permadeath, encouraging careful planning and quick reflexes in each run.
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Reviews
- The fighting mechanics and character play styles are incredibly well done, making it an enjoyable fighting game to pick up.
- The game features a rich story mode with interesting character interactions and a variety of content for single-player gameplay.
- The pixel art and animations are beautifully crafted, showcasing the developers' passion for the fighting game genre.
- The input buffer and online matchmaking have significant issues, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- The story mode design is criticized for being overly cutscene-heavy and not engaging enough, with some players feeling stuck on difficult battles.
- Unlocking characters through gameplay chores is seen as outdated and frustrating, detracting from the overall experience.
- story51 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game's story mode is praised for its depth and engaging narrative, presented in a visual novel style with cinematic cutscenes that enhance character lore. While some players find the story enjoyable and well-structured, others criticize it for excessive cutscenes and frustrating gameplay mechanics, particularly during challenging battles. Overall, the story is seen as a standout feature, especially for a fighting game, though opinions on its execution vary significantly.
“The game itself has potential to be amazing, it has great characters and ideas, a great story and cool combos.”
“I'm surprised how fleshed out the story mode is.”
“It has a cinematic story mode with great cutscenes to give you the lore for all the characters.”
“Got 80% through the main character's story just to get stuck fighting my shadow self (which you have to beat 8+ times to get past and your health doesn't come back unlike your shadow self each round). Fun game to play with friends, but I would absolutely not recommend playing the story; it will have you wanting to break your controller!”
“Fun game, art style is not the greatest, the story mode is pretty bad; the actual fighting game is really fun though.”
“The story mode is the worst design I have ever seen in all fighting games.”
- gameplay24 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its well-designed fighting mechanics, intuitive combo timing, and a balance between accessibility for newcomers and depth for experienced players. While some players find the gameplay slow and clunky, many appreciate the grounded mechanics, engaging character designs, and the nostalgic homage to classic fighting games. Overall, the game is recognized for its entertaining and feature-rich experience, enhanced by appealing visuals and a supportive community.
“Fighting mechanics and play styles for the characters are incredibly well done, each with their own combo structures, making the game an amazing fighting game to pick up.”
“This game is brilliant; it is so much more enjoyable gameplay-wise because it's not overloaded with neutral skipping tools. The hyper jump can cover a lot of space and truly punish zoners easily, so besides that, it's all footsies and great neutral gameplay. 10/10 for me, well done for sure.”
“Amazing gameplay, very good pixel art, amazing animation, feature-rich, made by people that love fighting games.”
“You can see there was a lot of care and love put into this game, but there is a bunch of jank in the gameplay, which honestly gives it an old school feel.”
“The gameplay is very grounded and not unnecessarily complicated.”
“An fresh air in the current landscape of fighting games, this game balances between homage to the titans of the 90s and 00s fighting era and a solid gameplay and challenge.”
- graphics13 mentions
- 77 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the beautifully animated sprites and charming art style, particularly in the context of its old-school 2D aesthetic. While some players find the overall art style lacking, others highlight the impressive sprite work and character artwork, contributing to an engaging visual experience. Overall, the graphics are generally well-received, complementing the fun gameplay and community-focused development.
“The story mode is good, the voice acting and sprite work are really incredible, and the arcade mode endings and character artwork are really nice.”
“Beautifully animated sprites, really endearing art style, awesome music, a crapload of modes and features that put most AAA offerings to shame.”
“The gameplay is fun, the art style is amazing; everything in this game is just love.”
“Fun game, the art style is not the greatest.”
“The story mode is pretty bad.”
“The actual fighting game is really fun though.”
- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
While the character designs and movesets are praised for their quality, the overall character development is hindered by slow and clunky gameplay mechanics, which detracts from the enjoyment of the experience.
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers commend Statera Studio for infusing their Brazilian fighting game with a sense of warmth and care, highlighting the emotional investment and dedication evident in its development. The game's wholesome nature resonates strongly with players, showcasing the studio's commitment to creating a heartfelt experience.
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, complementing its beautifully animated sprites and endearing art style, while also enhancing the overall experience with a variety of modes and features that surpass many AAA titles.
“Beautifully animated sprites, really endearing art style, awesome music, a plethora of modes and features that put most AAA offerings to shame.”
