Rise of Koreth

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Rise of Koreth is a single player hack and slash game with fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Vizzini Games and was released on April 5, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Rise of Koreth is an epic action adventure game where you delve into the dark stronghold of Koreth the Blight King. In the dark depths of his dungeons and caves there many dangerous foes you will have to vanquish and traps and obstacles to avoid. Uncover the mysteries of Koreth's resting place in this exciting hack n slash, dungeon crawler, platformer adventure.

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Single-Player

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

music2 negative mentions

Engaging and fun combat with decent difficulty and satisfying boss fights.
Well-designed levels with enjoyable platforming and verticality not common in many souls-like games.
Good graphics and overall atmosphere, especially impressive for a free game.

Broken or missing options menu preventing volume adjustment and control remapping.
Losing all items upon death leads to frustrating gameplay and lack of quality-of-life features.
Some bugs, glitches, and optimization issues including enemies stuck in walls, clunky HUD, and uneven controls.

music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users criticize the music for being excessively loud and annoying, noting the lack of volume controls or an option to disable it.
- “Having my eardrums blown out by the main menu music with no way of lowering the volume.”
- “Music still sucks and I can't disable it.”
gameplay
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The gameplay is smooth and enjoyable, complemented by good graphics. Overall, it offers a nice and fluid experience.
- “The gameplay is nice, the graphics are looking good.”
- “The gameplay was actually really smooth.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences occasional glitches and minor issues but remains generally stable and enjoyable overall.
- “A couple of glitches and holes, but enjoyable nonetheless.”
- “A decent souls-like hack 'n' slash dungeon crawler with a few glitches here and there.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is praised as engaging and well-crafted, significantly enhancing the overall quality of the game.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect conveys a sense of limitation and frustration, highlighting the feeling of reaching a personal ceiling despite effort, emphasizing both vulnerability and challenge.
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the graphics to be visually appealing and well-executed, contributing positively to the overall gameplay experience.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization shows noticeable issues, including stuttering during gameplay and occasional glitches like enemies getting stuck in walls, suggesting it may be an early or inexperienced development effort.
- “I am unsure if this is a student project with how it plays and looks or if it's a team of people trying their hand at their first game; however, there is some optimization needed due to stuttering, and I had at least one enemy stuck in a wall.”