Chronos: Before the Ashes - How does it compare to Remnant from the ashes ?? Let's Find Out
0Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil. Grow wiser, stronger and more powerful as you explore the depths of the mysterious labyrinth. But beware, the labyrinth takes a heavy toll – each time your hero dies, they lose a year of their life!
Adventure RPG - Refreshing combination of Adventure Game elements and RPG mechanics.
Deep Combat – A variety of weapons, abilities and powers are available to the player in the pursuit of their quest.
Unique Aging Mechanic – Every time the player dies they age one year. Player’s must adapt to their advancing age as they progress their character; starting the game young, nimble and quick, and ending wise and more attuned to magic.
Chronos: Before the Ashes investigates time and the effect that its passing has on a character. The player begins the game as a young hero who must venture into a mysterious labyrinth in an attempt to save his homeland from evil. However, the labyrinth’s entrance opens just once a year, meaning that with every failure, the hero is cast out and must wait a full year to return. Players will watch as their nimble hero ages and must learn to rely less on physical prowess to survive the dungeon.
Gunfire Games’ prequel to the 2019’s Souls-like action RPG Remnant: From the Ashes, Chronos: Before the Ashes is a reworked version of a VR game released over four years ago. The VR elements have been stripped away, but the question remains: Have the developers successfully morphed it into a cohesive experience that stands on its own?
On Metacritic, the game so far has an average critic score of 68. On OpenCritic, its rating is Fair. Meanwhile, on Steam Chronos: Before the Ashes is sitting at a Mixed rating. Here is what some reviewers had to say about the game.
TheGamer (Jamie Latour)
“It's a pretty standard Soulslike that lacks any defining characteristics without the hook of virtual reality, although its use of puzzles to progress through its bizarre worlds does give it a unique feel… The plot is pretty thin, but fans of Remnant: From The Ashes will see plenty of references to that game's story… Combat is almost exactly what you would expect from a Souls title… Using your character's age to determine their upgrades is a neat concept, although I didn't really get to make much use of it. Chronos: Before The Ashes isn't a particularly long game… The switch from being a VR game to a regular third-person game may have been responsible for some of the bad camera angles I encountered… One thing that made Chronos stand out for me was its use of puzzles… Chronos: Before The [Ashes] is a decent game, but feels rather unremarkable.”
PlayStation Lifestyle (Blake Grundman)
“Can this dated title seamlessly transition from VR to the TV screen…? Eventually, enemies evolve to become more like the actual main character both in terms of agility and attack speed... [T]his is where the action started to coalesce into something far more challenging and fun… The last key element of Chronos’ re-release is its puzzles… Once again, this isn’t necessarily anything to write home about, but it’s at least worth applauding the effort… Now that the VR aspect of the design has been stripped away, it reveals a mediocre action game with moderate RPG elements. Granted, this isn’t to say that the game is bad. It’s just dwarfed by the competition… It’s stripped-down design, while somewhat rewarding, does tend to leave a bit to be desired in the depth department.”
Most of the reviews seem to agree on some key elements. Chronos: Before the Ashes being a retooled VR title hinders it in many ways, primarily in awkward camera controls that can make gameplay difficult.
On the other hand, the game’s puzzles differentiate it from other Souls-like titles and add an entertaining diversion from standard third-person action hacking and slashing. Overall, it seems that Chronos: Before the Ashes, while an enjoyable game, is somewhat middling and doesn’t offer a lot to distinguish it from the mass of adventure games currently on the market.
Chronos: Before the Ashes is currently available on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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