Child of Light

1. expellite

   Jun 3, 2014

   10

   A real artwork! An impressive masterpiece. One of those games you must play before you die. Beautiful story telling. Addictive gameplay.A real artwork! An impressive masterpiece. One of those games you must play before you die. Beautiful story telling. Addictive gameplay. Extraordinary dialogues. Lovely characters. Loyal companions. There's so much to be seen and to be loved about this game. A real artwork.… Expand

   • 2 of 4 users found this helpful
2. Dunadan

   May 7, 2014

   10

   Jogo bonito, trilha sonora cativante, personagens carismáticos, poético e gostoso de jogar. Quebra a linha dos jogos de PC que basicamente seJogo bonito, trilha sonora cativante, personagens carismáticos, poético e gostoso de jogar. Quebra a linha dos jogos de PC que basicamente se resumem a correr e atirar. Quem gosta de RPG e sente falta de algo do gênero no PC deveria jogar.… Expand

   • 4 of 7 users found this helpful
4. ShamrockVA

   Apr 30, 2014

   10

   At least one perfect game in this year. You + your girlfriend + amazing story + worm, soft design. If you have problem with it, just go pleaseAt least one perfect game in this year. You + your girlfriend + amazing story + worm, soft design. If you have problem with it, just go please and play TitanFall. Brutality awaits you.… Expand

   • 24 of 50 users found this helpful
5. letmebewithyou

   May 5, 2014

   9

   This is the one of the best Western JRPG I have played. What makes me return to this game again and again is not the story or the gameplay.This is the one of the best Western JRPG I have played. What makes me return to this game again and again is not the story or the gameplay.
   The story of Child of Light is not that unique, but still engaging because it is poetic.
   Gameplay looks simple but don't be fooled. Don't just randomly click or press anything coz your timeline moved.
   You have to pay more attention to the timeline to avoid getting pushed back, unless if your characters are lucky enough to dodge the attack.
   The music is what makes this game more worthy than ever. I use to reload an autosave just to listen to the boss battle music forever.
   How about the art? It's beautiful and sad at the same time. But should I really write a game review in rhyme?… Expand

   • 3 of 6 users found this helpful
6. Ixnatifual

   Apr 13, 2015

   8

   It's like crime how Child of Light can rob you of your time.
   
   The combination of side-scrolling exploration, challenging turn-based tacticalIt's like crime how Child of Light can rob you of your time.
   
   The combination of side-scrolling exploration, challenging turn-based tactical gameplay, amusing rhyming dialogues and a wonderful art style makes Child of Light an unusual but enjoyable gem.
   
   You'll quickly fall in love with the beatifully drawn landscapes of Lemuria as you travel through its dark forests, mountains and even under the sea. They are typically riddled with secret areas you can sniff out for treasure, puzzles or hidden bosses. Often there'll be more than one path to your destination, making exploration more interesting.
   
   During your travels, you'll meet many fun characters who'll give your quests, join you in your adventure, or both. My favourite was a female jester who couldn't do the dialogues in a proper rhyming fashion, allowing the other characters to jump in and correct her. Her healing abilities were also very welcome in a fight, making her one of my most used characters during combat.
   
   The combat is turn-based but has a real-time element that lets you delay enemies' turn or slightly heal your party out of turn. Timing this ability is important to winning encounters, as it lets you better use or avoid being the victim of the interrupt mechanic. Interrupting means hitting a character trying to perform an action, resulting in his turn being delayed. If you don't go for the easy difficulty, combat offers good and rewarding challenge that makes you invest time into considering how to specialise your characters.
   
   Each character has a network of specialisation trees, offering abilities unique to him while giving you a choice between the different paths. For example, there's a wizard who can specialise in lightning, water or fire, allowing him to excel against certain creature types vulnerable to his focused element. Another character can choose between improving his defense, his offense or his ability to direct enemy attacks against him.
   
   A problem that grows as the size of your party increases, is the frequency of level ups. Very quickly you'll be looking at one or multiple level ups after pretty much every battle as your characters gain levels and extra skill points to spend. It becomes tedious looking at the skill tree menu this often.
   
   Another part of character customisation is the Oculi system. Oculi are gems you gather and can use kind of like equipment items such as swords and armor in other games. They offer different bonuses depending on color and slot used, and can be combined to form more powerful gems. Oculi juggling gets a little cumbersome, but is nonetheless an important strategic element as you want to equip the right damage and resistance types depending on the opposition of your current area.
   
   Apart from having trouble with Steam starting the game through Uplay for some reason initially, the only bug I noticed in the actual game was that sometimes when entering combat, Aurora's (the main character) usually flowing hair wasn't drawn.
   
   If you're not playing on Easy difficulty and like to explore and look for secrets, you should expect around 20 hours of gameplay from Child of Light.
   
   TIP: While Child of Light offers controller support, I really must recommend using mouse and keyboard. You will need the precision to properly manage the real-time element of the otherwise turn-based combat.
   
   TIP: If, like me, you have trouble starting the game through Steam, try launching Uplay directly and start the game from there. After doing that, it's been working for me no problem.… Expand

   • 2 of 4 users found this helpful
7. tranxhdr

   Jun 5, 2014

   7

   I have to say the animation in this game is fantastic and yet so simple. It's quite entertaining but does get repetitive along the way. If youI have to say the animation in this game is fantastic and yet so simple. It's quite entertaining but does get repetitive along the way. If you like games like A Tale of Two Brothers, this game is for you. I really like the small addition of skill points/tree and crafting system. Gives it a little hint of an rpg for such a simple game. Although it was quite short.… Expand

   • 0 of 4 users found this helpful
8. Iluvatar21

   May 3, 2014

   0

   HOW I RATE: 10-9 score: perfect or near-perfect don't exist; 8 score: one of the best games ever. Top score; 7-6 score: great but not one ofHOW I RATE: 10-9 score: perfect or near-perfect don't exist; 8 score: one of the best games ever. Top score; 7-6 score: great but not one of the best; 5-below score: serious flaws.
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   Bad PC optimization, cliche story. Gameplay wise... well I didn't get to it 'cus of the bad optimization!… Expand

   • 6 of 94 users found this helpful

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