Sadame
6.6
Platforms
- Nintendo 3DSFeb 25, 20166.6playscore5.611 Critics7.7172 Players
11 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- In trailers and screenshots, Sadame certainly looks the part of a long-lost SNES classic. It's not. The yearning desire of my inner child to relive those glorious golden years of gaming is in no way satiated by this repetitive adventure. Instead, the radiance of that era is dimmed just a touch as it reminds of the humdrum games from my youth that are usually invisible in the rose-tinted rearview mirror of the mind. And just as I came to forget about those games, so too shall I soon forget about Sadame.
CJ Andriessen · Mar 07, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Sadame isn’t a terrible game by any stretch. Obvious attention was paid to get all the action/RPG trappings in place to create a deep experience. Everywhere, that is, except where it really counts. Attempting to use anything but one combo throughout this game isn’t a sound choice. Trying anything else is a recipe for frustration. It’s possible that some folks would be alright with this, but there are so many better options available.
Jason Bohn · Mar 03, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - As a budget release on the 3DS eShop, and if approached as something to play in short bursts, Sadame is worth a purchase after you’ve already exhausted the best this handheld has to offer. By no means a bad game, Sadame is a 2D hack-and-slash ultimately carried by its cross-character interaction, with the often dull combat holding it back from anything more than mediocrity.
Tom Bickmore · Mar 26, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - A fun action RPG with an infernal/feudal Japanese aesthetic and some great ideas, Sadame is a welcome eShop surprise. The core combat can get repetitive, and it lacks the fluid finesse of the best beat-'em-ups, but there's a lot here to love, including a particularly thoughtful implementation of its four-character hook. If you're in the mood for a hack-and-slash alt-history lesson, Sadame can definitely cut it.
Morgan Sleeper · Mar 22, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - There are some elements of Sadame that are done well, but they are completely overwhelmed by the fundamental aspects just being so poor. Monotonous combat, inconsistent difficulty levels, and terrible AI all make for a truly frustrating and disappointing experience. Rising Star have delivered some real gems in the past, but sadly, this isn't one of them. While briefly enjoyable in the short term, it's hard to find a reason to return.
Drew Hurley · Mar 14, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - SADAME has some cool ideas, but it doesn't know how to execute them properly. The variables of the characters are nice in theory, but the attacks and combos become boring fast. It doesn't exactly help that levels feel too linear, but the style is striking at the very least. If you want a barebones hack-and-slash, you can do a whole lot worse, but it will leave you wanting a lot.
Daan Koopman · Mar 10, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Sadame is ultimately a budget game with a simple premise and, for what it’s worth, it gets the job done with a decent amount of replay value from its unlockable difficulty levels and different classes. However, it is also a boring slog of a game that only springs into life with a sharp jolt when it feels like it. Its SNES-like art style is greatly appealing, but the core gameplay loop is far too shallow to really recommend it as an alternative to other recent 3DS offerings.
Dave Irwin · Mar 02, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Sin ser un juego perfecto y con sus defectos, algunos de ellos importantes, pensamos que estamos ante un ejemplo inmejorable de lo que deberían ser la generalidad de los lanzamientos digitales, en este caso para eShop. Decimos esto porque Sadame es un título nicho que, de otra forma y por razones comerciales, jamás hubiera llegado a nuestras fronteras. Pero se trata de una aventura que resulta atractiva y diferente, bien recreada, mientras dura se deja jugar y encima posee unos valores de producción más elevados de lo que suele ser habitual en este tipo de lanzamientos.
Sergio Martín · Feb 25, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review - Sadame é uma proposta interessante mas que não se destaca particularmente no catálogo da eShop da 3DS. Acima de tudo, é um jogo que mesmo dentro do género não vai agradar a todos, tanto pelo combate e pela própria estrutura do jogo, que rapidamente se podem tornar repetitivos como pela complexidade excessiva que alguns dos seus sistemas apresentam e pela história pouco apelativa.
Jorge Pereira · Apr 30, 2016 Reviewed on 3DS - Se Sadame fosse costato qualche euro in meno, probabilmente avremmo chiuso un occhio sui difetti che lo rendono un passatempo divertente ma effettivamente un po' costoso. Il gioco sviluppato da Mebius si completa in poche ore, ma lascia le porte aperte a nuove partite nei panni degli altri eroi, garantendo una longevità più che discreta. Purtroppo, però, la bella grafica in 2D è la parte migliore di un action RPG che ci ha fatto ricordare le vecchie glorie a 16-bit, più a suo discapito che altro.
Christian La Via Colli · Mar 14, 2016 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review
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Trailers & Screenshots:
Choose the role of a Samurai, Ninja, Monk or Rogue and confront an invasion of Japanese traditional Yokai taking over the nation. Hack and slash your way through an army of monsters using Swordsmanship, Ninjitsu, pole sword, bow, and supernatural powers. Enhance your skills by defeating waves of enemies and slaying evil bosses lying in wait.
Level up and customize your hero to take on tougher foes and learn new combo skills for devasting attacks. Unselected heroes will support you as an Assist - or you can send them to Assist other players via StreetPass™! Hack your way through 23 stages based on Japanese historic battles across four chapters, all beautifully hand-drawn using classic 2D Japanese art style.
Developer: Rising Star Games