Absolver

1. charyou

   Aug 30, 2017

   10

   I'm disappointed to see all the negative press this game is receiving. It seems like people blindly purchased the game without looking intoI'm disappointed to see all the negative press this game is receiving. It seems like people blindly purchased the game without looking into what it aimed to achieve. This is an excellent fighting game. Period. It has a fun over-world that acts as a training ground and lobby. It has a very intricate combat system. It has a beautiful art style. All animations are hand keyed. The price of the game is only $30. Think of it more as an indie fighting game, not a triple A release trying to clone dark souls as others have claimed.
   
   One reoccurring complaint I see is the difficulty of fighting multiple enemies. Yes, in the first hour or two it is difficult, but it teaches you positioning and stamina management. Afterwards it is fun to fight two enemies.
   
   Another complaint is region locking. While I can understand this being frustrating, remember that this is a tiny dev team without the budget to do state of the art matchmaking or pay for dedicated servers across the globe.
   
   The only complaint I understand is the AI not wanting to leave their designed area. It is annoying when they run back to their spawn area if you pull them too far away. I imagine this was done to prevent frame drops and other QA problems by not allowing NPCS to be pulled too far and have too many on screen. Again, the dev team is tiny. I would hope this and other small nitpicks will be address down the road.
   
   All in all I would highly recommend this game. Just don't blindly purchase it without looking into what it offers. Why would you do that with any game though?… Expand

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2. SpiderJeruselam

   Sep 6, 2017

   9

   I will start by saying that i have been excited to get my hands on this game for a while now being that it is one of the only Martial artsI will start by saying that i have been excited to get my hands on this game for a while now being that it is one of the only Martial arts based fighting games with a quality combat system. Absolver is a competitive fighting sandbox. You primarily fight AI enemies but there are many other players in the world who can fight with or against you as you explore the territories available. The world is not very large with four primary hubs that each have approximately 3 zones within them. However, the map layout is comparable to dark souls design where there are many nooks and crannies to find items such as armor and aesthetics. Absolver does not have a cinematic story with lengthy cut scenes (there are a few but nothing extraordinary) and the main opponents you are tasked to defeat can be completed within approximately 3-5 hours depending on how many AI enemies you run past, but what the game lacks in story is made up in a combat system that is truly superb.
   You learn fighting styles by encountering enemies and engaging in battle with those enemies. once you have learned a move it is dded to a combat deck where you can develop your own style of martial arts using the moves you know and the moves you have learned. it is easy to create and addictive to master. For 30 usd this is a must buy. I have personally played for 15 hours and i am still working my way through learning more moves so that I can challenge players in 1v1 PvP!… Expand

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4. Kodama_95

   Sep 12, 2017

   9

   This game. Something about this game has got me hooked, the mechanics for the fighting are unique and the art style is very appealing. It'sThis game. Something about this game has got me hooked, the mechanics for the fighting are unique and the art style is very appealing. It's true that the grinding in this game is defiantly a major part to the game due to its short story and heavy focus on training (grinding) more to become a master.
   
   The only true gripes I have with this title is the slow down, consistent distortion of the sound after a few hours of play and the lag. The lag sometimes can be so bad it is unplayable, considering it is a game where timing is important and trying to dodge or block someones attacks with lag is pure frustration.
   
   Other times, I have had some awesome game-play experiences that have had me truly at the edge of my seat trying to outwit my online opponent. Considering the price, the promise of free content and the uprising dedicated fan-base around this game I cannot fault it for more than its technical issues and so so loot drops… Expand

   • 3 of 5 users found this helpful
5. Avey123Avey

   Mar 19, 2023

   5

   The game is held down by many different things, a poor single player experience with a very short completion time, a tediously grindy unlockThe game is held down by many different things, a poor single player experience with a very short completion time, a tediously grindy unlock system just to get basic moves and a fairly inactive community. That being said there's something to this games combat system. It is super fun and unique and makes for an interesting fighting game experience. Unfortunately unlocking this experience is downright ridiculous.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. egoBorder

   Jun 13, 2020

   4

   This is a promising foundation, but unfortunately Absolver feels like half a product. The gameis a type of casual open world fighting game,This is a promising foundation, but unfortunately Absolver feels like half a product. The gameis a type of casual open world fighting game, with optional online co-op and PvP. But in execution what appears to be an "easy to learn, hard to master" experiment just feels too devoid of purpose. In my opinion the open world should have been dropped in favor of a replayable series of levels. Or a more engaging story and presentation would have been necessary to hook the player. As it is, despite its good ideas Absolver will soon have you wondering why you're playing and how soon you can give up on it.… Expand

   • 2 of 2 users found this helpful
7. NIC0

   Oct 25, 2020

   4

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meio confuso pra fallar a verdade uma história bem estranha e as vezes os bugs tomam conta da partida de qualquer forma é um jogoque exige bastante paciência… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
8. Z_Rain

   Jul 28, 2018

   0

   Got it on PS Plus and wish I didn't spend time on this.
   I am a big Dark souls fan so at first I was glad to see many similarities this gameGot it on PS Plus and wish I didn't spend time on this.
   I am a big Dark souls fan so at first I was glad to see many similarities this game borrow from Souls series. But the more I played I realize the developer probably believes Dark Souls got so popular because of PVP alone, I say this because PVP is all this game got. The online experience is not great. Multiple randos will randomly invade your game and the game does a poor job telling you that you are getting invaded.
   The custom moveset system they took from God Hand didn't help, either. Some moves have more frames, some deal more damage, some can stun, and you swap the moves you like, just like God Hand. Only this time your enemies do this, too. So when you are not fighting online randos, you are fighting PVE enemies which are procedural generated randos with random appearances and random movesets, that's it.
   The minimalistic art style looks good when things stand still, but it makes the fighting action looks weak and lacks impact.
   In the end, the small player count on the weekend night I played shows betting on PVP alone is not enough to sustain a Souls-like game.… Expand

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