Child of Light

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  • Summary: Save the mysterious kingdom of Lemuria from the Queen of the Night, who has stolen the sun, moon and stars.

    - Venture through a magical realm full of everything from friendly fairies and gnomes, to vile wolves and dark dragons. - Fight monsters and evil mythical creatures as the    Save the mysterious kingdom of Lemuria from the Queen of the Night, who has stolen the sun, moon and stars.

    - Venture through a magical realm full of everything from friendly fairies and gnomes, to vile wolves and dark dragons.
    - Fight monsters and evil mythical creatures as the mischievous yet brave Aurora and her loyal firefly Igniculus, in thrilling action-based battles.
    - Go into combat with a friend in the seamless drop-in, drop-out cooperative multiplayer mode.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Oct 10, 2018
    90
    On Switch, Child of Light keeps on being a fantastic, poetic and powerful playable fairy-tale for the whole family, with strong arts, a beautiful story, some easy to understand mechanics and a lovely soundtrack.
  2. Nintenderos
    Oct 10, 2018
    90
    Sometimes there are video games that are small pieces of art. Child of Light: Ultimate Edition is a clear example of this, being a great work with a superb audiovisual section, an innovative narrative and a perfect gameplay for RPG fans.
  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Oct 13, 2018
    90
    Despite a very simple level-design, Child of Light piles up its amazing univers, great gameplay ideas an great music, thus being a unmissable game even on Switch, four years after its original release.
  4. Everyeye.it
    Oct 13, 2018
    83
    Child of Light is one of those games able to enter the collective memory on tiptoe, silently, but without time that can in any way sweep away the track.
  5. SpazioGames
    Oct 20, 2018
    82
    Child of Light Ultimate Edition is the last occasion to play one of the most particular, innovative and interesting Ubisoft title. Arts and Ost will get your heart warm.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 13, 2018
    80
    A gorgeous looking game filled with fairy tale narrative and easy gameplay elements... maybe a little too easy.
  7. FNintendo
    Oct 30, 2018
    70
    Child of Light is a well-crafted action RPG that boasts some marvelous visuals and an outstanding soundtrack and matches them with an interesting, albeit not very varied combat system. The game may be over four years old by now but it certainly remains an RPG that can be easily recommended, even if its plot is not as involving as it should.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. The3AcademySins
    Mar 11, 2019
    10
    I played Child of Light on the PC when it first came out five years ago, and it's Switch port is nothing short of fantastic. A great storyI played Child of Light on the PC when it first came out five years ago, and it's Switch port is nothing short of fantastic. A great story that is quite a simple hero's journey, one of the most beautiful art styles I have ever seen in a game, a stunning soundtrack, and an engaging combat system keeps me coming back to Child of Light. It's about a 10-15 hour game and easily 20-25 if you decide to play New Game+. This is a great deal for the price!… Expand
  2. Niamhee56
    Jun 2, 2021
    10
    A beautiful game with a brilliant storyline and just very lovely game to chill with, how have I not bought this before!
  4. Oliv860
    Mar 18, 2023
    9
    Beau, poétique, bon gameplay, j'ai adoré

    Si je dois décrire les combats, un peu grossièrement, ça me fait penser à Pokémon. Avec des    Beau, poétique, bon gameplay, j'ai adoré

    Si je dois décrire les combats, un peu grossièrement, ça me fait penser à Pokémon. Avec des mécaniques supplémentaires mais en gros c'est ça, et ça fonctionne grave bien ! Hesitez pas à pousser les difficulté, c'est vraiment pas hardcore    … Expand
  5. muzmuz
    Apr 28, 2021
    8
    Not a big fan of side-scrollers, turn-based and puzzle games; not to mention I hate riddles too. But this one is a quality mish-mash of that,Not a big fan of side-scrollers, turn-based and puzzle games; not to mention I hate riddles too. But this one is a quality mish-mash of that, packaged in a beautiful art direction.

    Child of Light offers an engaging turn-based combat that sports a unique "timeline" feature, a bottom bar that shows which unit will cast the next move, and is influenced by a handful of gameplay mechanics.    … Expand
  6. Dragoduval
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    Good music, good story and nice gameplay.

    There is some bumbs here and there, and i admit that i dropped this game a few times before    Good music, good story and nice gameplay.

    There is some bumbs here and there, and i admit that i dropped this game a few times before finishing it, but its well worth trying it.    … Expand
  7. Kingdomhear
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Molto originale e divertente !! Qualità prezzo ottimi !!!a Difficolta massima veramente divertente
  8. Nintendist
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    the visuals are stunning but the gameplay is very empty with no good content

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