- December 16, 2016
- Choice of Games
- 4h median play time
VERSUS: The Elite Trials
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About
In "VERSUS: The Elite Trials," players engage in a series of challenging trials, competing against other elite warriors in fast-paced combat. Each trial offers unique objectives and enemies, testing players' combat skills, tactical abilities, and adaptability. With a variety of playable characters, upgradeable skills, and intuitive controls, "VERSUS: The Elite Trials" delivers a thrilling and immersive action experience.











- The game features an engaging and well-written story that expands on the world and characters from the first installment.
- Players appreciate the depth of choices and the political intrigue, which adds complexity to the narrative.
- The character development and diverse relationships provide a rich experience, making players eager for future installments.
- The gameplay is marred by a confusing and overcomplicated stat and chart system that detracts from the overall experience.
- Many players feel that the romance options are poorly executed and lack depth, leading to disappointment.
- The game is criticized for its heavy-handed political commentary, which can interrupt the flow of the story and feel preachy.
- story49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The story of "Versus" is described as engaging and rich, with well-developed characters and intriguing mysteries that enhance the overall experience. However, many reviewers criticize the gameplay decisions that detract from the narrative, as well as the excessive political commentary that interrupts the flow of the story. While some find the sequel a worthy continuation that expands on the universe, others feel it lacks the emotional depth and coherence of its predecessor, leaving them wanting more from the character development and plot progression.
“The characters of the Versus series are well diverse, and the story around the characters with connected backgrounds adds to the conflict, giving it an intense feel in the already intense world.”
“The second book in the Versus collection, this story is rich, engaging, and beautiful.”
“As to the story itself, it expands on the Versus universe, ties some loose ends, creates more loose ends, and the main story unfurls wonderfully and continuously, leaving you wanting more.”
“The game was too short, with the story being non-existent unfortunately when compared to the first game's excellent setup. The 'trials' included a fetch quest filled with exposition with other aliens, an interesting but boring party game, and finally using the stats you built to have an outcome of picking only two sides, which is obvious the versus front, as there was no backstory or emotional connection with the elite group.”
“Story does not progress; there were a lot of characters but no good ones. Romance was horrible and the setting was limited.”
“However, the story comes to an absolute stop the moment it decides political commentary is an absolute must, and it happens so often that it very easily shoves me out of the story and makes me roll my eyes and groan loudly.”