ReCore Reviews
Like a robot that's been cobbled together from spare parts, ReCore has a complicated identity. It's often a platformer and a third-person shooter, but it sometimes feels like a shoot 'em up or a character action game, and it's all underpinned by RPG systems. Because of this muddled personality, it never fully delivers on anything, leaving us with an enjoyable experience, albeit one with a few issues at its core.
Longer does not always mean better and unfortunately ReCore is one of the best examples of this maxim so far this generation.
No amount of extra quality assurance testing would fix the basic issues at the heart of ReCore.
Overall ReCore is a compelling experience, not for its story or environments, but for its characters and art design.
When I first sat down with ReCore there was one burning question that I wanted to answer. Was it a budget game? Was the $49.95AU price point indicative of the game’s quality? For the most part, I’m inclined to answer no.
It has its moments, and there's plenty of depth there, so it comes down to whether you can find the patience to battle such a consistent stream of inconsistent quality.
ReCore is the perfect example of a title with great ideas that simply did not find a safe path within its execution, because despite all its virtues, we could never see its true potential put into operation.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
An adventure with an old-school flavor, which treasures many interesting ideas and moments of brilliance, but carries several performance problems and some questionable design decisions. Despite this, it is very enjoyable.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Despite its imperfections, ReCore is exactly the type of game I want Microsoft Studios to take seriously. ReCore leans on some beloved gameplay conventions while injecting injected some of its own, gloriously unique and fulfilling elements. The RPG layer provides boatloads of additional gameplay and the setting, story and characters are just something I want to see more of.
ReCore is a title that you must play if you have Xbox One or Windows 10. It is a fun and interesting experience and one that is different. A game to explore and admire a desert of ruins in which we do not know what happened. A very fast gameplay that hooks you and makes you want to improve to advance in the main plot. In short, a jewel in the Microsoft catalog that you should not miss.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Recore ultimately fails to set itself apart from the many TPS that exist on the market and its "unfinished" look won't help it stay in gamers' memory as it should. The title manages to grab the player in the first few minutes, but quickly becomes frustrating and redundant. It is to be hoped that patches will arrive quickly to correct the concerns present at the release. Not everything is tossed in Recore, however, and TPS arcade fans will be delighted to have taken part in an adventure that deserves to be available at a low price from launch.
Review in French | Read full review
ReCore is a title that, ultimately, rises and falls in crafting an experience that we don't normally see too often on Xbox (and frankly, in this generation of gaming). Harkening back to platformers like Jak and Daxter with a little bit of the flavor from Metroid titles, ReCore's strong aesthetic and style give way to some technical flaws and repetitive design. Much like the design of Joule's band of Corebots, the exterior of ReCore and its gameplay show signs of age and may not be the most appealing from a first glance, but inside there's still a core of unique qualities to make it stand out as one of Microsoft's most interesting (though flawed) exclusives.
ReCore is the framework of an incredible game with some truly unforgivable technical issues, which greatly deter from the overall experience. You'll enjoy the challenging platforming, and awesome robotic action…in between aggravatingly long loading screens, and deaths via falling through solid surfaces.
Recore is one of those games that sounds better than it is. It's an interesting fusion of genres, the story is well written and the world is beautiful. But the gameplay gets a bit monotonous after a couple of hours and the level design feels uninspired. Still, with the price tag in mind, its might be worth a closer look if you looking for a solid action adventure game.
Review in Swedish | Read full review
Victories in ReCore, whether they were rooted in platforming or combat skill always felt satisfyingly earned, and that for me was enough to balance all the frustration along the way. But if I hadn't enjoyed the Disney-like tone of ReCore's story and had not genuinely liked the game's characters, my patience for ReCore's shortcomings would probably have strained to the breaking point.
ReCore features the essence of many popular genres and mixes them into a charismatic and promising videogame. Although it needs some polishing for its bugs, it is a really entertaining title.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
ReCore It's a fun title despite his mistakes, but we are missed something more ambitious.
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It's all a shame because ReCore shows so much promise in its opening hours. It's easy to envision a way in which all those ideas could manifest into something great. They don't, though. Instead, it's just a jumble of mechanics that never jell, gameplay that grows stale far too quick, and insulting design. System failure.
ReCore's solid mechanics are sullied by frustrating quest design.