Satori

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Satori is a single player action game. It was developed by Pandastic Games and was released on January 6, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Satori is a Hack & Slash Roguelike game with a third-person camera where a mask allows you to choose between different passive abilities and a ghost arm gives you different special abilities that you must use to fight against yokais and Japanese gods, all with a unique aesthetic. Cell Shading in three colors. Satori consists of starting in a lobby, going through two rooms with simple enemies…

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70%

Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features a nice art style and good enemy variety, enhancing the overall visual experience.
The level design is appealing, and the user interface is well-implemented with a good use of abilities.
The developers are responsive to feedback and are actively working on fixing bugs and improving the game.

Controls can feel stiff and unresponsive, with issues like the inability to rebind keys and some abilities not functioning as intended.
The game suffers from serious bugs, including crashes and softlocks, which significantly hinder the gameplay experience.
Enemy difficulty can be unbalanced, with some enemies being overly powerful early in the game, leading to frustrating encounters.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the art style and level design, particularly noting its cel-shaded aesthetics. However, some players find the visuals to be merely passable and feel that they do not fully compensate for the gameplay experience. Overall, while the art style is appreciated, there are concerns about the execution and consistency of the graphics.
- “Very nice art style (Cerberus award for chell shades)”
- “This game is really fun and has an amazing art style.”
- “Good: nice art style, good enemy level design looks nice too, enemy variety good UI and good use of 3 types of abilities and the hotswap is easy.”
- “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”
- “'Satori' is a student project from somewhere... a third-person hack and slash game with okayish cel-shaded artwork and some kind of clunky fighting.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The gameplay has been criticized for lacking depth and meaningful design, failing to deliver the high-quality experience expected alongside its visuals. Reviewers feel that the absence of bespoke levels and narrative-driven progression detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- “The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels, narrative-based gameplay progression, and so on.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks the depth needed to keep players engaged.”
- “Controls are clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to navigate through the game.”