- September 13, 2016
- Armature Studio
ReCore
ReCore isn't weighed down with baggage but that might leave it feeling a little thin around the edges. Lasers and robot friends!
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About
"ReCore is an action-adventure game from the creator of Mega Man and the Metroid Prime team. Play as one of the last humans, exploring a dynamic world with courageous robot companions. Forge friendships, overcome challenges, and uncover the mysteries of this exciting new world."









- Well-written story with likeable characters and interesting lore.
- Fun platforming and combat mechanics, with customizable Corebots adding depth to gameplay.
- Plenty of content and engaging dungeon design that offers a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic platformers.
- Severe technical issues, including long loading times, bugs, and crashes that detract from the experience.
- Low challenge level and repetitive combat, leading to a lack of engagement in battles.
- An open world that feels empty and padded, with pacing issues and a weak story that fails to develop over time.
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story in ReCore is generally well-written and features likeable characters and interesting lore, but it suffers from pacing issues and a lack of originality. While the narrative serves to drive the gameplay forward, it ultimately feels shallow and repetitive, detracting from the overall experience. Despite its engaging action-adventure elements, the story's weaknesses prevent it from reaching its full potential.
“With a well-written (albeit not exactly original) story and a nicely crafted gameplay experience featuring plenty of content, ReCore is the game to get for those looking for an involving action-adventure title.”
“[Well-written story and likable characters, interesting lore, nice dungeon design, involving RPG mechanics, plenty of content].”
“With some polish and better character and story development, ReCore could have easily passed as a $60 title.”
“However, those ideas wither over time because of the game's repetition and weak story.”
“Long load times, poor pacing, story doesn’t go anywhere, combat feels very repetitive.”
“Repetitive dungeon crawling, shallow color-coordinated mechanics, can't customize your character, subpar story.”
ReCore Review – A Delightful but Not Perfect Eden Far, Far Away
With Metroid fans only getting Federation Force this year, it was up to other studios to give fans their fix, and Armature Studio & Comcept did deliver with ReCore. With a well written (albeit not exactly original) story and a nicely crafted gameplay experience featuring plenty of content, ReCore is the game to get for those looking for an involving action adventure title. Sadly, the experience is a bit lessened by the generally low challenge level, which makes Corebots mechanics almost superfluous, slightly repetitive combat, disappointing boss battles and a variety of technical issues. ReCore is not Super Metroid at all, that's for sure, but it's definitely a very good starting point for a franchise that might even become big with the right tweaks.
80%ReCore Review
ReCore starts with an intriguing world and a great mix of platforming and RPG elements, but it all falls apart well before the end.
40%ReCore Review
A slick, compelling adventure only let down by a glut of technical issues that really should have been polished out.
80%