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- E10+
- Curve Digital
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- Curve Digital
- E10+
- Curve Digital
- E10+
- Curve Digital
Smoke and Sacrifice
Released On: May 31, 2018
72
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
72
48% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
48% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
72
48% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
48% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Immersive, involving, disturbing but also beautiful, Smoke and Sacrifice puts the player in a world where RPG and survival horror elements come into play in an effort that will allow the exploration of an immense world and which will keep players mired in its adventure for long, enjoyable hours.
Smoke and Sacrifice has a narrative that keep the player curious from beginning to end. The graphics and soundtrack blend together in a memorable way. Featuring a very intuitive crafting system and a simple combat system. Overall, it's a great game for those who like the genre, but for new players it might be ignored.
If you just want a game that looks nice, though, grinding your way through gathering materials and repetitive battles may be a fair price of admission. If that sounds fun to you — or, for that matter, if you look at the screenshots and figure that they’re worth whatever tedious gameplay the game may throw at you, then Smoke and Sacrifice may be worth investigating.
The title is, in fact, a more than discrete but a little too simple survival that, unfortunately, stumbles on a decidedly elementary control system and on a basic repetitiveness in the crafting and exploratory mechanics that, in the long run, can bore.
Smoke and Sacrifice is an attractive take on the survival genre with a diverting story examining our reliance on fossil fuels and class-dependent economies. Juggling your gear is more finicky than it should be, which is disappointing when inventory management is such a fundamental part of the game. However, if you’re prepared to keep on top of things, and you have the fortitude to brave the oppressive smoke, there’s plenty to enjoy in Sachi’s quest and the core crafting loop.
Given that Smoke and Sacrifice's end point truly feels like it means something, it's heartbreaking that many will get stuck riding its mundane merry-go-rounds. [Aug 2018, p.110]
It’s a shame that such lovely art is paired with monotonous environments, a rudimentary story, and subpar combat and crafting elements. My advice? Smoke something else.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 User Ratings
6.7
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
17% Mixed
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25% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 User Ratings
6.7
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
17% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
25% Negative
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Summary Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth. As she ventures into a hidden land, will Sachi ever discover the truth of what happened to her son?
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- Xbox One
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: May 31, 2018
Developer:
- Solar Sail Games
Publisher: Curve Digital
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