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Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

  • Summary: Rusty Hearts is a fast paced, action-based MORPG featuring anime-inspired visuals and effects.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Sep 30, 2011
    90
    It's a great game that is a lot of fun to play -- that's not "great for a free to play game," but simply "great."
  2. Dec 14, 2011
    75
    Rusty Hearts is a funny game with a great gothic atmosphere. If you like online roleplaying games with a bit of additional hack and slash action, then it's what you may have looked for. It is definitely a good game, not only between the freemium ones.
  3. 74
    If you hate MMOs that give your character a backstory, lack a good experience outside of the dungeons, or let you get away with too much button mashing, Rusty Hearts isn't for you. If you relish the thought of slicing through supernatural enemies without paying for it, though, this might be your cup of tea.
  4. Jan 6, 2012
    70
    Rusty Hearts can be worth your time, even if you are not a fan of the genre.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. There are games out there that cost $60 that aren't nearly as polished, deep, and generally fun as this game, with the difference being that Rusty Hearts is totally free. The cel-shaded art style, funny writing, and MMO aspects is something totally new and fresh in the world of F2P games. The gameplay and combat is super fast and fluid, and it's not your typical slow-grindy MMO. The writing and dialogue outshines any other free to play game out there right now. I definitely recommend checking the game out, at the very least because it's free and there is nothing to lose. Give it a try! Expand
  2. I'd like to keep it short. Combat is awesome, feels sort of like a slower devil may cry. Actually, I feel there is a more of a focus on offense, so its more like a slower god of war. The level design however, is linear, and horrid. Each level contains a boxed areas after another where you fight a set amount of enemies. Rinse and Repeat. Fun, and worth the download. Expand
  3. A good concept done mediocre, Rusty Hearts is actually an online RPG as opposed to what is usually thought of as an MMORPG. Rusty Hearts allows you to choose from four characters, with preset names and appearances. As you play the game you can level up and improve your character, but with little customization as there are few skills. The game's selling point is supposedly that it is an action RPG with skill combos and fast paced combat. In actuality it plays a lot more like a 1990s side scrolling arcade game with updated three dimensional graphics. Think the 1990s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade game (or more modernly Scott Pilgrim) and you have some idea of what to expect in Rusty Hearts. The game is fun and certainly looks good, but suffers from several technical problems. For one thing, the mouse controls are not well integrated with the keyboard controls that the game uses for dungeons. Sometimes your mouse cursor will disappear and you will be left with no way to close your inventory or to select the level card at the end of the level. Additionally, the game's insistence that the X key be used for everything other than combat skills and menu commands is a little overkill. Movement is not WASD based but rather arrow key based, which is annoying in some respects. Finally, the game camera is jerky and somewhat unresponsive. The game appears to support controllers, which might provide a better UI experience. Collapse
  4. It's crap if you couldn't tell already. Registration is slow and buggy, and once you get inside, nothing will impress you. This game is an utter bore.

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