80
If you want to smash some skulls with a chum then you will certainly enjoy the super-violent Redeemer: Enhanced Edition.
50
On paper, there’s a lot to like in Redeemer: melee combos, counter attacks, various weapons, environmental interaction, stealth kills, fun gore, and co-op. In practice, however, there’s little to get excited about. Redeemer – enhanced or not – feels painfully uninspired. All of its mechanics work, yet they do very little to enthuse. It’s the epitome of a game with few glaring issues but similarly no high points to prop it up. If, for whatever reason, you’re starved for top-down action games, it’s worth looking into. For the rest of us, it’s very much a “been there, done that” affair.
67
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition was a fun distraction for a few hours, but it’s very repetitive, and once you’ve completed it, there’s no real reason to go back and do so again unless you really want to challenge yourself with the harder difficulties. At $38.99, it has priced itself out of the market, especially if you have a capable PC and can get it for much less than half of that elsewhere. If you’re seriously needing a fix of an ultra violent brawler, it’s a decent playthrough, but there’s no real lasting appeal afterwards.
6
Redeemer is a fun little 3D Beat-em-up about a monk who was previously a war vet letting loose.
It's not very high quality, and has some bugs, but it is damn fun. You just get to beat everything to a bloody pulp and that's fun. Story kind of just exists. There's not much to it, even for a beat em up. I wasn't a fan of the mutants, but that was short lived so yippee.
If you want a fun, cheap beat em up, Redeemer got your back. 6/10 A-tier
7
Redeemer is an In-Your-Face top-down hack and slash/shooter with an attitude. Once a soldier, you play as Vasily, who left his past in hopes of a peaceful future as a monk, until his past come in to crash his party. Most of your brother monks dead, including your mentor, you now seek vengeance on the affiliation you once served. With parts of his past remembered through the cut-scenes, you learn why Vasily came to be where he is. The game play is fast paced and brutal, with ample weapons, and environmental hazards to use in dispatching your enemies, the action is nearly nonstop. The stages are fairly linear with little in the way of exploration, with the exception of a few hidden scrolls and tablets to find. As you progress and find these tablets and scrolls you gain access to attacks, and abilities, broken between your Soldier training, and your Monk training. The game play gets repetitive at times, but that's to be expected from a Beat-Em-Up game. Skull bashing combos and devastating finishers are the bread and butter of this game, once the combat system is learned you can near effortlessly string attacks from one enemy to another, countering the whole way. If you like seriously visceral Beat-Em-Up Hack and Slash game play, Redeemer has that covered, what it lacks in exploration it compensates well with obliterating bad guys.
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
Released On:
Jul 19, 2019
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66
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6.7
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Aug 22, 2019
80
If you want to smash some skulls with a chum then you will certainly enjoy the super-violent Redeemer: Enhanced Edition.
Jul 19, 2019
80
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, although not quite as robust as its contemporaries, is one hell of a bloody good game. Everything from its progression, its pacing, and its core functionality, right through to its combat diversity and its play depth, remains constantly gratifying and energetic throughout. Despite some issues with its performance and its insipid level design, fans of the brawler concept will absolutely love what’s on offer here.
Jul 29, 2019
72
Redeemer Enhanced Edition is a game for those who want classic style action.
Aug 19, 2019
67
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition was a fun distraction for a few hours, but it’s very repetitive, and once you’ve completed it, there’s no real reason to go back and do so again unless you really want to challenge yourself with the harder difficulties. At $38.99, it has priced itself out of the market, especially if you have a capable PC and can get it for much less than half of that elsewhere. If you’re seriously needing a fix of an ultra violent brawler, it’s a decent playthrough, but there’s no real lasting appeal afterwards.
Jul 19, 2019
60
Redeemer is a deeply flawed game that manages to provide moments of fun but too often feels frustrating and under-developed.
Aug 20, 2019
50
On paper, there’s a lot to like in Redeemer: melee combos, counter attacks, various weapons, environmental interaction, stealth kills, fun gore, and co-op. In practice, however, there’s little to get excited about. Redeemer – enhanced or not – feels painfully uninspired. All of its mechanics work, yet they do very little to enthuse. It’s the epitome of a game with few glaring issues but similarly no high points to prop it up. If, for whatever reason, you’re starved for top-down action games, it’s worth looking into. For the rest of us, it’s very much a “been there, done that” affair.
Jul 29, 2019
50
It’s a solid brawler that hits hard and delivers a fun action movie good time for a few hours. However, that admittedly standard gameplay doesn’t make up for all the problems, and nothing from this equation makes it worth a $30 asking price.
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Jul 23, 2019
7
Redeemer is an In-Your-Face top-down hack and slash/shooter with an attitude. Once a soldier, you play as Vasily, who left his past in hopes of a peaceful future as a monk, until his past come in to crash his party. Most of your brother monks dead, including your mentor, you now seek vengeance on the affiliation you once served. With parts of his past remembered through the cut-scenes, you learn why Vasily came to be where he is. The game play is fast paced and brutal, with ample weapons, and environmental hazards to use in dispatching your enemies, the action is nearly nonstop. The stages are fairly linear with little in the way of exploration, with the exception of a few hidden scrolls and tablets to find. As you progress and find these tablets and scrolls you gain access to attacks, and abilities, broken between your Soldier training, and your Monk training. The game play gets repetitive at times, but that's to be expected from a Beat-Em-Up game. Skull bashing combos and devastating finishers are the bread and butter of this game, once the combat system is learned you can near effortlessly string attacks from one enemy to another, countering the whole way. If you like seriously visceral Beat-Em-Up Hack and Slash game play, Redeemer has that covered, what it lacks in exploration it compensates well with obliterating bad guys.
Nov 27, 2024
6
Redeemer is a fun little 3D Beat-em-up about a monk who was previously a war vet letting loose.
It's not very high quality, and has some bugs, but it is damn fun. You just get to beat everything to a bloody pulp and that's fun. Story kind of just exists. There's not much to it, even for a beat em up. I wasn't a fan of the mutants, but that was short lived so yippee.
If you want a fun, cheap beat em up, Redeemer got your back. 6/10 A-tier
SummaryThe stern Russian man Vasily is an ex-security officer of the world’s largest weapons company. But when Vasily decides to leave this dirty business and escapes to an isolated monastery in the East, he becomes a wanted man. Well, they’ve asked for it…
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
Initial Release Date:Jul 19, 2019
Developer:
- Sobaka
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