70
An intriguing excursion into uncharted territory. [June 2009, p.93]
90
Knights is something completely unique and as such has a learning curve. But, once the game is understood, it only gets better and better.
82
If you're a series fan, there's no question that you need to play this game. For newcomers, I only offer this one warning: be ready for a challenge.
5
this game has a nice system and some nice art but visually during the fights it seems very hectic and all over the place the sprites become very ugly when being outlined or covered by horrible looking boss attacks the story is quite bland for what little of it there is.
Knights in the Nightmare
DS
Released On:
Jun 3, 2009
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
68% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
28% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
4% Negative
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1 Review
92
There's just so much content here and so much complexity that once you get a handle on how the game works, it's going to be difficult to stop playing.
89
You’ll know the first time you play it whether this game is for you – you’ll either be immediately dissuaded by its complexity and depth, or you’ll fall in love with them. It might be the very definition of “niche title”, but for those who get it, Knights in the Nightmare provides a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
85
In the end, no other DS title plays like Knights in the Nightmare. It's one of those games that gives you as much as you put into it.
80
Knights in the Nightmare is not an easy game to get into, and its complicated mechanics might be too overwhelming for those looking for simpler fun. Regardless, few games can reward your efforts as well as this one can. Pick it up if you want something different. Long live the king.
75
Knights in the Nightmare struggles under the weight of its own complexity but the bizarre melding of divergent gaming subgenres make it a title I'd recommend to anyone bored with gaming's status quo.
70
Knights in the Nightmare isn't a bad game; the combat system is addictive as hell, and though the various elements of the game that might seem like an odd mix, together they make a lot of sense. It just tries to do too much, so instead of a historic must-play that changes the genre forever, we get a quirky, worthwhile oddity.
42
It fails in the most fundamental aspect: the gameplay. It’s generally dull. Despite a high initial learning curve – usually the sign of a game with depth and complexity – Knights in the Nightmare is shallow and simple.
User score
Generally Favorable
64% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
27% Mixed
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3 Ratings
9% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Jul 13, 2017
5
this game has a nice system and some nice art but visually during the fights it seems very hectic and all over the place the sprites become very ugly when being outlined or covered by horrible looking boss attacks the story is quite bland for what little of it there is.
SummarySomewhere between heaven and the underworld -- in the center of a quiet lake -- stood an ancient castle known as Aventheim. One night, without warning, denizens of the netherworld emerged and slaughtered the kingdom; nary a soul was left alive. Within an abandoned, long-forgotten church deep in the woods, a wisp is set free. Bereft of ... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
