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void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium
Released On: Jul 14, 2020
74
7.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
6 Reviews
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45% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
55% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
45% Mixed
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0% Negative
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There's a lot to love about Void Terrarium, with its touching story and unique approach to the mystery dungeon genre, even if does occasionally frustrate.
Unlike that other game about the mushroom-y apocalypse, Void Terrarium is an optimistic game despite its dour premise. It isn’t afraid to be funny even in a sad context, and it really clings onto a sense of hope.
It is exceedingly rare to have a video game bring up what essentially amounts to existentialism, and raise questions about a player's own life, all with very little dialogue. The emotional engagement for having the two primary characters not talk was stunning, and the inversion of real life pet toys was an interesting irony this played with very well. The setting, atmosphere, and story, were the high marks of the game, and while the actual dungeon crawling is purely average, having the girl back at home that constantly needed taking care of, added a needed sense of tension. Being able to raise deep concepts about duty, life and entertainment, makes this stand far above many other games.
Void Terrarium is a title that manages to be both beautiful and sad, somber and hopeful, and it keeps players coming back for more, despite its moments of frustration. Video games often task the player with saving the world or beating up groups of villains, yet Void Terrarium is about caring for a single person, and it manages to be far more engaging than most other titles in its genre.
Void Terrarium is tough, and it can be unforgiving with a lot of different systems to keep track of. But it's always a satisfying experience. It's not the greatest roguelike/Mystery Dungeon title I've played, but it might just have the most rewarding gameplay loop I've seen in the genre.
Overall, Void Terrarium is just an odd mix of ideas. Mystery Dungeon titles are popular, but this one sadly offers a weak example of mechanics in comparison to the broader genre. From there, being able to go full Tamagotchi with a girl in a glass bottle was intriguing and kept pushing me through the tedious and difficult dungeon crawling. A powerful story, moody soundtrack, and amazing aesthetic round out an experience that has a solid support structure, but less than awesome baseline gameplay premise.
The gameplay mix intrigues, but it’s weighed down by overemphasis on all too familiar rogue-lite tropes. I want to love Void Terrarium, but fine ingredients don’t always make for a satisfying dish if they aren’t balanced well. This game is too heavy-handed on tedium, and progress coming from random chance rather than skill.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
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Based on 9 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
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11% Mixed
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22% Negative
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Summary In a world contaminated with toxic fungi, a discarded maintenance robot finds a girl named Toriko on the brink of death among the discarded junk in a scrapyard. To reinforce the terrarium as well as Toriko’s poor health, the lone robot must venture into the wasteland to gather resources while battling the vagrant machines and mutated cre...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Jul 14, 2020
Developer:
- Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: NIS America
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