70
Spry Fox does a solid job in presenting a polished, attractive-looking package, even if the gameplay doesn't quite meet the same standard.
80
An entertaining oddity that never panders, enriching through tasteful adult gags and a truly earned sense of progression. [Oct 2014, p.90]
60
Artistic, and absorbing for a time. But the whimsy gives way to shallowness. [October 2014, p83]
9
They updated the game to include a normal mode (which is easy) and a hard mode if you truly want to experience the original version. Either normal or hard mode can be pick before you began your chess game of finding the kids. Using normal mode to play out this game makes the game interesting and you now really what to explore the mysteries without the cruelty of losing constantly. I find rogue games really have reduce my urge to buy indie games. I usually avoid them now. Simple because I dont have time to sit there in agonizing frustration on the little time i have to game. Developers seem to completely missed this point. But this team decided to add it a mode that allows gamers that have their time competing with work, and family to game too.
4
Mixing the puzzle and rouge-like genres is an interesting idea but the actual gameplay is simply too repetitive, and not really interesting enough, for me to want to replay each level (Year) more than once - and that kind of defeats the purpose of including the rouge-like elements at all.
2
Had to completely start over when I accidentally skipped a level because I couldn't find a way to go back. Game is seriously lacking in direction and after stumbling around for 3 levels I gave up.
Road Not Taken
Released On:
Aug 5, 2014
Metascore
Mixed or Average
70
User score
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5.6
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Aug 8, 2014
80
Road Not Taken might not have too much in common with the Frost-written poem with which it shares a name, but it does manage to deliver a meditation on the value of choices and the importance of making the right ones, while also offering the player a complex layer of actual game mechanics to explore.
User score
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28% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
44% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
28% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
Jan 9, 2017
9
They updated the game to include a normal mode (which is easy) and a hard mode if you truly want to experience the original version. Either normal or hard mode can be pick before you began your chess game of finding the kids. Using normal mode to play out this game makes the game interesting and you now really what to explore the mysteries without the cruelty of losing constantly. I find rogue games really have reduce my urge to buy indie games. I usually avoid them now. Simple because I dont have time to sit there in agonizing frustration on the little time i have to game. Developers seem to completely missed this point. But this team decided to add it a mode that allows gamers that have their time competing with work, and family to game too.
Aug 22, 2014
75
Road Not Taken is a good game, puzzle game fans will definitely appreciate it. We loved the procedurally-generated levels and the great variety of enemies, but the management of the difficulty is not perfect. Spry Fox is certainly a brilliant developer.
Aug 12, 2014
70
It’s amazing how sometimes the simplest of puzzle ideas can turn chaotically complex.
Aug 6, 2014
70
An interesting puzzle game, but the roguelike elements does not perfectly match with the gameplay mechanics and the overall structure.
Sep 19, 2014
60
The cute stylings hide the deceptively difficult and overly complicated gameplay mechanics. [Nov 2014, p.76]
Sep 1, 2014
50
As good as this fairy tale themed game seemed to be, Road Not Taken didn’t feel quite right.
Aug 25, 2014
6
Alright i have to say it is fun. i played it for about an hour but then i realized that after playing just the 4th year and dying about 5 times with the addition of losing your items that the game is extremely difficult. I found out that the only way that i was able to finally get past it was to only rescue half the children or would have to erase the data so i can start from scratch retaining my energy from previously levels. To the "probable shock" the highest level that I have obtained is 7.... On the thumbs up it was free,
Aug 27, 2014
5
This game for me caused me to struggle with my playstation. I pushed myself to play it for about an hour and it was pretty different from most games i have played. it's not a bad game it just wasn't for me.
May 6, 2016
4
Mixing the puzzle and rouge-like genres is an interesting idea but the actual gameplay is simply too repetitive, and not really interesting enough, for me to want to replay each level (Year) more than once - and that kind of defeats the purpose of including the rouge-like elements at all.
Aug 13, 2014
3
Got this free with playstation plus and really didn't enjoy it. Nothing drew me in and the controls were really clunky. This game would not sell if it wasn't on playstation plus
SummaryRoad Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving the surprises in life. You assume the role of a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way. Randomly generated levels deliver a limitless supply of possibilities to explore and challeng... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
