Since I always likes Skullgirls and most of the creative designs behind it, some time ago I got this thing out of my chest and tried Indivisible.
I was kinda scared to try it because I mostly heard bad things surrounding the controversies for the main artist behind the project (the reason why Lab zero itself shut down)
Though I gotta say, it still feel like the rest of the team put a lot of love and effort behind this work.
You can feel there is a lot of heart put into this little gem, not just from the developers, but also from the people that supported and kickstarted the game, wanting to see this project realized.
It is a weird mix of platforming and rpgs like Valkyrie Profile, a gameplay formula that can feel off putting and a bit repetitive, but it still works pretty well. Stunning animations (even made by Studio trigger of all things) and a really fantastic cast of playable characters.
It's not really that long and the controversies around the studio hurt especially the final section of this game (that doesn't feel unfinished but you can feel they miss something, including a bug that literally blocks you from completing a quest for an extra playable character). There were even supposed to be updates with indie guest characters that never came out, which is a big shames that hurts what could have led to a lot of needed fixes and huge improvements for the title.
But overall.... yeah I honestly really enjoyed.
I still recommend it despite some of its flaws.
I was kinda scared to try it because I mostly heard bad things surrounding the controversies for the main artist behind the project (the reason why Lab zero itself shut down)
Though I gotta say, it still feel like the rest of the team put a lot of love and effort behind this work.
You can feel there is a lot of heart put into this little gem, not just from the developers, but also from the people that supported and kickstarted the game, wanting to see this project realized.
It is a weird mix of platforming and rpgs like Valkyrie Profile, a gameplay formula that can feel off putting and a bit repetitive, but it still works pretty well. Stunning animations (even made by Studio trigger of all things) and a really fantastic cast of playable characters.
It's not really that long and the controversies around the studio hurt especially the final section of this game (that doesn't feel unfinished but you can feel they miss something, including a bug that literally blocks you from completing a quest for an extra playable character). There were even supposed to be updates with indie guest characters that never came out, which is a big shames that hurts what could have led to a lot of needed fixes and huge improvements for the title.
But overall.... yeah I honestly really enjoyed.
I still recommend it despite some of its flaws.
A fighting game for RPG fans, or an RPG for fighting game fans?
I learned about this game back when it was still in Kickstarter stages. It looks so pretty with cool combat so I'll be on real soon
Where it Shines:
Art Style - 7/10
Characters - 6/10
Representation - 6/10
The Good:
- Characters are interesting and plenty to unlock
- Metroidvania + RPG turn based combat is a very unique style that has potential
- Voice acting is decent
- Art style is really nice, colorful
- Story is half decent
The Bad:
The most major thing to note with this game being lowly rated is how the dev fucked over the project. There are entire sections of the game that are just unfinished and still have quests or dialogue prompts, but you can't progress or do anything with. It's depressing. That said, the game needed a lot more work and love:
- repetitive combat with samey enemies
- clunky controls and platforming, which is a no-no for metroidvanias
- half ass executes jrpg combat and platforming, doing neither all that well
- seems like it has way more depth (and probably may have eventually gotten there if not for the dev), but in reality is just unpolished.
- Priced at 50 bucks new is insanity
- plenty of bugs, particularly with enemy ai pathing
Summary:
Indivisible was a game I really, really wanted to like more. On paper, it seems like a great idea for a game. It's got the potential to combine to genres that don't really go together that often, had a charming cast of characters and endearing story, and a great art style. But you can see the holes in the project where the dev fucked the project over, rushed things, and just said "ah fuck it". It's a real shame, because this game, if given some more time in the oven, had the potential to be one of the most unique games I've ever played and a solid 4 out of 5. Would I recommend it? On sale, or on gamepass, sure. But go in with tempered expectations.
Note on my ratings:
Treat my stars like Michelin Stars - just having one means the game is worth playing in some way.
1/2 ⭐: hot trash garbage, since you can't do zero stars here
⭐: below average, needs work
⭐⭐: average
⭐⭐⭐: pretty good
⭐⭐⭐⭐: excellent
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: all time favourite
Art Style - 7/10
Characters - 6/10
Representation - 6/10
The Good:
- Characters are interesting and plenty to unlock
- Metroidvania + RPG turn based combat is a very unique style that has potential
- Voice acting is decent
- Art style is really nice, colorful
- Story is half decent
The Bad:
The most major thing to note with this game being lowly rated is how the dev fucked over the project. There are entire sections of the game that are just unfinished and still have quests or dialogue prompts, but you can't progress or do anything with. It's depressing. That said, the game needed a lot more work and love:
- repetitive combat with samey enemies
- clunky controls and platforming, which is a no-no for metroidvanias
- half ass executes jrpg combat and platforming, doing neither all that well
- seems like it has way more depth (and probably may have eventually gotten there if not for the dev), but in reality is just unpolished.
- Priced at 50 bucks new is insanity
- plenty of bugs, particularly with enemy ai pathing
Summary:
Indivisible was a game I really, really wanted to like more. On paper, it seems like a great idea for a game. It's got the potential to combine to genres that don't really go together that often, had a charming cast of characters and endearing story, and a great art style. But you can see the holes in the project where the dev fucked the project over, rushed things, and just said "ah fuck it". It's a real shame, because this game, if given some more time in the oven, had the potential to be one of the most unique games I've ever played and a solid 4 out of 5. Would I recommend it? On sale, or on gamepass, sure. But go in with tempered expectations.
Note on my ratings:
Treat my stars like Michelin Stars - just having one means the game is worth playing in some way.
1/2 ⭐: hot trash garbage, since you can't do zero stars here
⭐: below average, needs work
⭐⭐: average
⭐⭐⭐: pretty good
⭐⭐⭐⭐: excellent
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: all time favourite
More like invisible because I forgot about this game as soon as I put it down.
More like incomprehensible - in how boring it is
An intriguing action-RPG / Metroidvania hybrid with some great ideas, but let down in key areas. We play as Ajna, a young woman in a Indian myth-inspired fantasy world. Her home is razed and father killed, but when she confronts his murderer, Dhar, she accidentally absorbs him into her mind and recruits him to fight alongside her, setting her on a quest against a warlord named Ravannavar who wishes to unseal a great power and destroy the world.
Central to Indivisible is a Valkyrie Profile-style combat system, but backed up by the kind of creative approach that comes from developers used to programming fighting games. Your party is vast, with each character showcasing very different ways of fighting, but the writing is where they're let down as each one has a paper thin personality. The general quality of writing is mediocre, with fairly predictable plot points and a deeply unlikable main character, and completionists will find themselves backtracking across the same stretches of land for hours, but beneath it all is a decent game.
Central to Indivisible is a Valkyrie Profile-style combat system, but backed up by the kind of creative approach that comes from developers used to programming fighting games. Your party is vast, with each character showcasing very different ways of fighting, but the writing is where they're let down as each one has a paper thin personality. The general quality of writing is mediocre, with fairly predictable plot points and a deeply unlikable main character, and completionists will find themselves backtracking across the same stretches of land for hours, but beneath it all is a decent game.