Apotheon

Apotheon is a game with distinctive and inventive visuals, but one where the gameplay itself is, well, solid. It's a very decent game with a good atmosphere, but there's little beyond the graphics to make you go "wow". Right now it's free for PS Plus...

Playing Apotheon is like being an archaeologist exploring and unearthing the mysteries of an unknown world. You find your hands stretching thousands of years back in time to discover a story you didn't know had unfolded. The art is immediately...

Beyond Apotheon’s amazing presentation and story is a clunky, combat-heavy Metroidvania that rarely ever pushes players outside their comfort zone. The controls are already weak and frustrating, but even they pale in comparison to a combat system that can be easily abused.

The bold characters are silhouette-like in appearance, and their animation has a shadow puppet feel. As you clamber around against backdrops of cracked orange clay or cerulean blue glaze, the effect is utterly enchanting. This is the sort of game where...

I give Apotheon high praise for its homage to old-school side-scrolling adventures and its ability to recreate the captivating style of Ancient Greek art. Unfortunately, a ho-hum story and frustrating controls prevent me from doing the same for its...

For me, the rich single-player experience was more than enough. Not only is Apotheon a tireless devotion to ancient Greek art and culture, it’s also a damn fun game and one of my surprise early favorites of 2015.

Superb: A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage to what is a supreme title....

Selten sieht man einen Titel, der sein Setting so kohärent umsetzt. Während so manches Spiel sich der Thematik der griechischen Mythologie angenommen hat, schaffen es nur wenige so sehr wie Apotheon von der Geschichte bis zur Optik alles in einen Mantel...

By Gamers on March 13, 2016