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- PCAug 07, 20247.9playscore7.617 Critics8.6576 Players
- Xbox Series X|SAug 07, 20247.3playscore7.58 Critics6.6582 Players
25 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Creatures of Ava serves as a useful illustration of that. What begins as a breezy jaunt through an alien world becomes a creature-collector where you don't so much remember said creatures but rather their designed utility. Through both its modernized fixations and fetch-quest design, the once-brimming potential becomes inundated by unadventurous templates. That doesn't altogether discount Inverge's sincerity for this subject matter, nor how most mechanics at least function, but it's telling how saving animals felt less like conservation and more like homework over time.
Lee Mehr · Sep 08, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Creatures of Ava bringt viele Ideen mit, die auch funktionieren, aber nicht alle vollständig ausgereift sind. Alles in allem unterhält der bunte Mix trotz einiger schwacher Zutaten.
Arlene Dames · Aug 29, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Creatures of Ava is a colourful and fun adventure game that offers a refreshing take on combat. Conservationism never felt so fun!
Mary Billington · Aug 19, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Creatures of Ava introduces itself as a lovely, casual adventure game that lets you explore an idyllic planet while attempting to save its creatures from disease, but is also more than willing to punch you in the feels while telling its story. It's a sweet, emotional addition to Xbox Game Pass that lets you pet the entire planet, but there are some rough edges that can frustrate or exasperate.
Zachary Boddy · Aug 14, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Creatures of Ava is a gorgeous and ambitious creature-saver that has some neat ideas, not all of which are executed perfectly. Its non-combat is somewhat unwieldy, but the practice of cleansing adorable critters, giving them some love and leading them to safety with a sweet melody never gets old. The planet of Ava comes off as incredibly approachable and easy to lose many hours exploring, and the story is self-aware enough to go in some interesting directions. Despite some niggly issues, the puzzle-solving adventurous journey was still a memorable one; even if I didn’t end up being the saviour I was expecting.
Luke Mitchell · Aug 13, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Creatures of Ava is a great way to explore a new world with a unique planet to explore and great styling and graphics to help build that world. The sound and voice acting are great; although not the whole game is voiced sometimes leaving you a little alone.
Mariella Deadman · Aug 12, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - La obra de Inverge Studios es un videojuego muy sólido, pero sin descuidar el carisma. Carisma visual, con un apartado técnico y artístico muy solvente e inspirado, así como unas mecánicas jugables que, sin ser brillantes, sí que cumplen al ser consecuentes con la historia y mantenernos entretenidos. Tiene algunos detalles mejorables, como la gestión de inventario o el diseño de niveles en ciertas fases, pero si sumamos todo, tenemos un juego que hay que recomendar.
José A. Mateo Albuerne · Aug 12, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - In the end, Creatures of Ava ends up being a slightly mediocre experience. The above elements of frustration are compounded by the fact that the game becomes somewhat monotonous as you more or less repeat the same thing in all four areas of the game - there are new obstacles and new enemy plants and animals in the areas, but there's not much variety in the gameplay.
Palle Havshøi-Jensen · Aug 12, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection. PC version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes. Creatures of Ava explores some interesting philosophical concepts, but the lackluster gameplay holds the experience back.
Yasmine Hubbard · Aug 10, 2024 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Creatures of Ava is a large game, with the main storyline taking around 10-15 hours so it provides players with an awful lot to do and discover, but is it worth your time? For players who are looking for a game that is simple to pick up and play, with easy combat then we would certainly recommend Creatures of Ava. However, if you prefer your action adventure games to be heavier on the action with a larger area to explore then you may want to look for another planet to play on.
Gemma Young · Aug 09, 2024 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review
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Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Developer: Inverge Studios