Asterigos Curse of The Stars Review: Should You Buy?

[@BainesMkII]

I believe there were two jokes with the name "Acme" in Looney Tunes. One was the meaning of the word (the highest) versus the quality of the products (the lowest). The other was that "Acme" was a popular choice for business and brand names, because it would put your name near the beginning of alphabetical lists (like the all important phone book). It was apparently popular enough that it was already being used as a generic company name in other media.

[@xX-Anonymous-Xx]

This game reminds me of Immortals: Fenyx Rising and I LOVED that game for the most part (I just hated all the puzzles. Everything else about the game was amazing); so I am definitely interested in playing this little gem!

[@classicsfwithandyjohnson]

Nice review! Conduits do actually become teleport points/destinations but only after a point roughly 50% though the game. Definitely agree that sword and shield + spear is a very satisfying combination. Acme have done a great job here, my review for Entertainium is very favourable.

[@OdisraFlyrunner]

Great review, thanks! One mention though: Darksiders is a franchise who also did multiple weapons, with seamless combos as combat happens. Great franchise overall!

[@sugarbeef]

Kingdoms of Amalur also had you pick two weapons to use.

[@EpsilonRosePersonal]

Loon Toons strikes again! The word Acme used to mean success and Nimrod was a mythical hunter from the Bible, but people have taken the ironic use of those words in the cartoons as the actual meanings. Also, I feel the need to point out that Bayonetta also combines two weapons into a single move-set and even has a similar control scheme.

[@markgoimon]

i think this game is highly underrated...(clout wise) games like thymesia and steelrising are given their spotlight (despite being kinda disappointing) but this one gets lesser love than those two...heck I'd even go as far as saying this is a good souls like (not the difficulty aspect cause you can choose difficulty on this and even playing on challenge mode isnt really as hard as soulsborne games but the enjoyment factor/lore/level design is there I find myself actually exploring the game slowly compare to thymesia and steelrising where I basically ran past mobs) you can clearly see the devs giving it time, effort and love I hope people begin to appreciate how good this game is...

[@mathewhosier9739]

Why would you run by mobs in any RPG, that's blasphemy, I have a pet peeve of fighting and killing every enemy I see so I don't have to stop to grind

[@luhhtee2547]

I think it’s just marketing. I literally never heard of this game or anyone talking about it until this morning a watched one of those “new games” videos. Even then I thought it was just some random steam game but nope I was wrong. If it had better marketing it’d probably be up there with steelrising and thymesia.

[@markgoimon]

@@mathewhosier9739 well, for me if the mob is repetitive and the world is bland I resort to aiming to fight the boss asap and see what else the game has to offer...such was the case in steelrising

[@luhhtee2547]

@@markgoimon so wait for sale? :(

[@markgoimon]

depends lol...

[@WrenchLord]

I picked up this game, and when i first played it i was pleasantly surprised. Now my negatives is some of the animations. They just looked weird but many triple A games have some weirdness as well. Overall, i enjoyed the game and been addicted to it, from trying out new abilities to upgrading different weapons. This was unexpected and shouldn't be passed up. The price is reasonable and the hours of gameplay makes it well worth it in my humble opinion.

[@akiojams2972]

I'm loving this game, I hope to see other games in this style, really love the combat, but enemy AI can be oblivious some times, feels awkward that sometimes there's voice acting and other it just disappears. Wish it had a map. It has its flaws, but it's still a great game.

[@BainesMkII]

@2:22 Being able to switch between two (or more) weapons even mid-combo isn't a new idea, it's probably been around in some form for decades.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Had it pre ordered already since I really liked the settings and design. Combat is pretty decent, no complaints at all. But the way Quests are handled and the level design in a game with these kind of graphics a map marker or quest marker or indicator would have been helpful. Dark Souls can avoid this stuff since Dark Souls creator only had the vision to make an original concept a success so navigating an intricate level in souls game is never a chore or dull. There are many factors. But with this kind of graphics and level design navigating a level can be a headache sometimes.

[@justintrench6608]

Yes. So true. Even a mini-map would have done wonders for some of the levels. I find myself running around in circles sometimes

[@mbazea4423]

Nioh series has double weapon system as well, its combat is even more complex than Asterigos, think you will enjoy it. Asterigos is fun itself, played the demo & just checking some reviews before i get full version.

[@dedicateddark]

Nice, thanks for the review. Guess I gotta play it now.

[@Respawnedgaming]

No problem man! Hope you enjoy it as much I have!

[@stevesgaming7475]

I was told in the 70's that ACME stood for: 'A Company that Made Everything' :D

[@tomassoejakto]

I like the art style, I like mythology, and I like female protagonists in games. What I can't seem to like or get the hang of, are souls-like games. So... Asterigos has been in my wishlist for a bloody long while now. Every time it goes on sale I got interested, and I look up reviews and clips for it, and every time I'm also reminded it's a souls-like.

[@azeemotron]

Thank You for your review, helped me in deciding to give it a spin!

[@elitereptilian200]

Yes, yes you should buy this game! It is really damn good.. on new game+ run now to get the "bad" ending.. I really do love the game and bought the dlc even because I want to see Asterigos 2 or Anbari expansion in the future.. its just sad how little this game has gained traction so that might be a dream in vain.. for $35 game it has a bloody good game in it and a bloody lot of it.. I was seriously surprised how much game there is.. you can sidestep the stardust penalty upon death by just reloading a save so you can "savescum" through the game if you want since reloading a manual save does not respawn enemies.. in the new game+ run you get the teleportation between conduits back as soon as you meet Otto at phalan academy so you don't need to be too long without it.. I love this game!

[@bizznick444joe7]

Very beautiful looking game. Won't indulge in further watching videos on it because thinking of buying it.

[@bizznick444joe7]

Anyone heard of Venetica? Kind of reminds me of it. Venetica was actually a really cool RPG that takes place in a fictional Venice. Not many do they take place in century old Italy.

[@bizznick444joe7]

There is some weapon swapping in Venetica kind of have to. You swap between two types of weapons. The moonblade used to kill undead, the hammer to break down doors.

[@austinedmund1031]

It's been a long time since I've been obsessed and focused on a game playing it for hours and days sacrificing sleep. I love this game and this video review. I really hope they make a sequel. We need more strong female warrior videogame characters fighting Mythological creatures. I honestly enjoy this game more than Dark Souls or Elden Ring!

[@Respawnedgaming]

Glad you’re enjoying it man! 👍

[@austinedmund1031]

@@Respawnedgaming Yeah thanks man! The reason I found out about this game was after work I was bored and just scrolling through new games and that one caught my eye!

[@ropocop]

I’m loving the artistic design. Not like it’s anything unique (Fenyx Rising comparison is obvious), but it just pleases my eye. -20% on PS Store until Christmas, might just grab it for a holiday game.

[@ninetailamv4591]

Dude I have literally no idea how on earth with such quality of your videos and the amount of entertainment they give you are so underrated Keep on going mate P.S. I freaking love ur accent xd

[@ninetailamv4591]

I’m sorry if I made some mistakes in that comment (English is not my native lang)

[@Respawnedgaming]

Mate, your English is better than mine. Thanks very much! Really appreciate that!

[@mathewhosier9739]

Somebody has thought of this 2 weapon system before, actually it seems like they ripped this concept straight from kingdoms of amalur reckoning with the exact same buttons too, reckoning had square for 1 weapon and triangle for the other just like this game, I actually don't mind AA developers like this using concepts from AAA games, as far as I know these are the only 2 games that have done this but both games do it flawlessly, but the big difference being reckoning has 9 weapon types with a RNG loot system with dozens of weapons per type, actually if you have never played it you should check it out, with longswords, great hammers, great swords, daggers, longbows, feyblades, sceptres, staves and chakrams, light armor, medium armor and heavy armor, there is just so much diversity and variety in that game, sorry for the rant but you said you were surprised nobody has ever thought of the 2 weapon system before I started screaming at my TV, "What about Amalur"

[@DevilboyScooby]

From what you were saying in the video, sounds like you might enjoy Ashen, if you haven't played it already. That's quite a colourful soulslike , and it has unlimited fast travel between "bonfires" unlike this one.

[@marios.2975]

Just started it and I’m not really happy with combat, AI seems a bit weird and blocking makes you can’t move at all.,.but I’m not giving it up immediately maybe it’ll get better after the 3rd level. Playing it on Steamdeck, native 1280x800 res, FSR ultra quality, 40hz / fps locked. Runs butter smooth. It even has a preset for Steam Deck which I found great!

[@shawnkroll3950]

I just picked this up and I love it. Yeah, it isn't groundbreaking, but it is so well polished. Does it have hiccups yeah, but overall, the story, the animations, the lore all amazing. Combat to me yes felt like Elden Ring, but I would say more played like God of War. With leveling up and spending points on talents for weapon. Hilda is so well done too with the voice and movements. I can literally empathize and love that she is not only warrior, but a bit of scholar too. Like when you hit certain points, she pulls out journal and writes stuff down. She is a well-done female protagonist done right. She doesn't feel or act morally superior to people and feel more like a real person learning from experiences and growing.

[@zackfair6791]

Hilda is a good main character. I just wish she was a few years older. I hate playing as kids.

[@raulrojas9253]

In Nioh you can learn a skill to let you swap weapons during combos making it very fluid but nah, is totally something "new"

[@ghulgi]

Such an easy subscription. How are you not HUGE?

[@Respawnedgaming]

Thanks man! Means a lot 👍

[@marshall5766]

Yeah - had same thought when I found this channel. Quality

[@artusanctus997]

Interested in buying this, but I want to know if there's a setting to narrow the FOV? It's too wide.

[@jesusalberto3145]

yeah,I've been enjoying this on ps5 as well. it's really really good

[@REPENTturn2Christ]

is it? cause I'm staring at it on the PlayStation store and scared to buy it lol

[@bizznick444joe7]

Fast fighting is important. Skyrim is a bit slow when you want to rip through a bunch of enemies.

[@justintrench6608]

Couldn't agree more.I'm actually really loving this one

[@zacharron]

Yeah, this one is looking pretty decent! Good review, mate. Btw, just finished Soma. What a mindfuck of a game!

[@Respawnedgaming]

Cheers Zane! You get through games quicker than I do mate! Completely forgot about Soma. Unbelievably atmospheric game. I remember not finishing though because I went on holiday. I need to get back on it!

[@zacharron]

@@Respawnedgaming Yeah, I do game alot. Maybe 3 hours a day on average.

[@Mark_zist_Anonoymous]

I'm returning to it rn, I love this game.

[@PastaNoose]

Would you play with Keyboard and mouse? Or is it too hectic?

[@JJsiN84]

Put this on my wishlist, just bought A plague tale so I need to not go broke lol.

[@Dumbledoresarmy13]

Thanks for the review, you probably saved me from some buyer's remorse later. It feels like every time I see a story focused game with art direction that I'm really loving the look of, it turns out to be a 'souls-like' title. Love the look of Kena and this game too...but Demon's Souls (PS3) was the worst game experience I've ever had and I have no desire to try anything in that vein again. Moreso now that I'm an adult and I don't have the hours to spend. Hopefully someone who does like these kinds of games will upload a playthrough and I can still enjoy the story sometime.

[@Idolhands360]

Git gud scrub

[@AniGaAG]

I think there's a lot of "it isn't like Dark Souls" going on in this game's reception, and I feel that does it a great injustice. Yeah, it's not as balls-hard as Dark Souls. Yeah, it's not as dark as Dark Souls. Yeah, it doesn't have its lore in the item descriptions. _So what?_ Didn't everyone complain Soulslikes ape Dark Souls too much and never do their own thing - but then this game does its own thing, and suddenly "It'S nOt ExAcTlY lIkE dArK sOuLs, BoOoOo"? Urgh.

[@fonfir]

Does the game has a Save transfer option from ps4 to upgraded ps5 version?

[@carlosmelendez8317]

I played immortals fenyx rising and loved it. Is this similar, better or worse? I'm a fan of Greek mythology so looks good

[@RD-ii8sq]

What is the difference between the standard and deluxe edition for PlayStation? I see nothing different in the description except the $10.00 deference between the two editions.

[@joshkern8005]

Not completely sure for PS, but I just got it on X-box and the deluxe edition comes with the dlc, not sure if more dlc is planned or not, but I imagine that the PS version would be the same.

[@geert574]

Is this thing 60fps on series x

[@sneevegastv7606]

What's the difference between the ps4 and ps5 version?

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

The whole instant weapon swap mechanic was the thing that killed my interest. It's a very GAMEY game because of it. Nothing wrong with that but it isn't for everyone.

[@kryptxkz]

So this is a dark souls type

[@cptfarzkizz8823]

Yeah that comment kinda turned me off too. Companies love the service model /souls mechanics to one have less content, story etc to save money, and two to make people think there's more than there is for the money. Its basically lazy game design so they don't have to put actual game mechanics or ideas in them similar to the free to play model.

[@Idolhands360]

@@cptfarzkizz8823 Absolutely filtered

[@Cheddar_96]

@@cptfarzkizz8823 that’s a shitty take homie

[@John117M63]

Maybe I missed it but whats the length of the game?

[@saleemsuliman3062]

I think its 13 hours

[@smittenmittens1364]

Someone else said on hard mode around 30 unless I misheard

[@nayyarrashid4661]

25 hours on the average. 30 hours to complete 100%

[@drewrok78]

He said around 30-40 hours

[@saleemsuliman3062]

@@drewrok78 my God are we witnessing another Eldin ring time play

[@thefella131]

Only thing that lets this down is no map. I continue to get lost and this is the only thing that lets this game down.

[@dylanjude3235]

ty just subscribed

[@smittenmittens1364]

You should play Steelrising. I am in love with it. I've played every souls style game and Steelrising has been phenomenal. It is my favorite genre.

[@geert574]

Stop lying

[@smittenmittens1364]

@@geert574 I'm not. I do love it and cause I love it- it makes me a better person than you.

[@Idolhands360]

@@geert574 You just got goatse'd 🤡

[@GoOKuSj33]

Looks good, but why a soulslike tho? I hate that type of game

[@brasso4984]

Question is. Does this work on the Steam Deck?

[@Mauntium]

How does a fox lady fit into Greek mythology? Or is she just there as r34 bait? Clever move, the internet offers a wide surface for PR, waiting to be taken advantage of.

[@habijjj]

This isn't anything against it and it's why I like it. It takes lots of inspiration from another's hack and slash souls like. Darksiders 3 I mean it uses the same Ui. It allows more variety though since you aren't limted to the main whip and secondary weapons. It's an easy 7/8 out of 10.

[@demonintellect9834]

Darksiders is a hilarious series for bad reason. 1 tried to be a god of war game, 2 tried to be diablo, and 3 tried to be dark souls. The series is a joke with the devs just doing whatever is trendy at the moment when the game begins development.

[@arclight7892]

@@demonintellect9834 i wonder what 4 would be like. Since strife has guns, the 4th one will probably be a shooter lol.

[@Big_Dai]

Looks great! ..I'll wait a couple of months until it is around $10 or less.

[@bizznick444joe7]

I'm hoping that boycott on Baldur 3 will lower the price

[@Krypto1211]

Asterigos is a great game, but it has some glaring issues. There is far too much dialogue and text to read, so much so it does that really jarring thing where you'll have spoken parts, then the rest you have to read through. It also doesn't help that a lot of the story is pretty mid. The biggest one though is the godawful, don't know how it made it through to release, journal. Do you like not knowing when a quest is complete? Cause this game never tells you. A simple "quest complete" on the quest page in your journal would have been enough, but you don't even get that. It's so freaking weird.

[@Chan-md2hb]

I'll play it as long as I don't have to grind and farm as much as a souls game. It's honestly one of the worst things about souls games. They make us grind so much as if we don't have better things to do with our time.

[@Idolhands360]

No they don't. You can easily beat every souls game killing each enemy only one time. The only grind is if you choose to max out more than 5 weapons, as you get that amount just playing through the game. Why do you think you need to grind?

[@Uchiha-fi4ij]

don't mind the annoying souls fans calling everything "easy", they're just insecure

[@mr.cotrain7042]

So same combat as kingdoms of amalur got it

[@aurorapax5112]

Hmm okay seems interesting I might try it ou- **sees pretty fox lady** TAKE MY GOD DA@#$ MONEY!

[@JayNot2Tuff]

How's the game with a keyboard and mouse if anyone has played the game with such?

[@briankinney3140]

I would buy this for sure if had a physical copy

[@XtremeXbox]

ASTERIGOS: A MORE HONEST REVIEW I will start by pointing out the games flaws first. 1. CHARACTER MOVEMENT TOO SLOW: I feel like I'm moving in slow motion. The character should move at least twice the current speed. There is a run botton, but that uses stamina fast. 2. DIFFICULTY NOT BALANCED: When trying out 'story mode', I found that fights were still DAMN TOUGH! And bosses take minutes to put down. Simply not acceptable for such a mode. 3. MAP TOTALLY SUCKS: There is no traditional map where you can zoom in, see your current location and move around to see where you need to go. 4. BROKEN QUEST SYSTEM: Ridiculous in this day and age of video games, to NOT have a 'select quest' option. There is no way to 'select' a desired quest. They all just appear at the top left of your screen in a bunch. There is also no quest marker to follow. So I found myself wondering around like a blind man going in circles for hours. Not know which way to go at any given point. 5. YOU FEEL LIKE A CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN: The quest giver lays out demands and if you stray from her orders, she scolds you like a child. Instead of just being able to complete the main objective anyway you like, as long as it gets done. Instead you must listen to tons of dialogue where she's bitching about everything you did wrong and threatening to not wanna work with you if your mistakes continue. Obviously, the game designers have unresolved childhood issues! Other than the five things mentioned above, the game is indeed fun, visuals are decent and FPS is SPOT ON! I will definitely play the entire game and am not trying to talk anyone out of buying it. This review just covers the negatives, as I personally see them. And is my own personal opinions. You decide for yourself.

[@DanaNourie]

It looks like Fenyx Rising

[@omegasupream8701]

Its immortals fenix rising done properly lmfao.

[@ReadyAimFire_]

For souls veteran- pretty boring and disappointing game.

[@davewills6121]

Oh i don't know, DS is getting a little tiresome. This is about as good as DS

[@dannyspider9377]

Assassins creed Valhalla does the any weapon duel wield combo

[@REPENTturn2Christ]

what the hell you talking about lol

[@dannyspider9377]

@@REPENTturn2Christ why you getting hostile lol, he talked about the any weapon duel wield in the beginning of the video that no other game does it, you not listening or sum?

[@REPENTturn2Christ]

@@dannyspider9377 I'm not hostile, I experienced duel wielding in Valhalla, but not two different choices at once, that's what he is saying.

[@HandleNameIsStupid]

Lol vast emphasis on story....it's drop dead boring. Only reason to play this game is the combat

[@mrhappypants82]

Boring, this game is total boredom if you have anything tripple a similer to it. It doesnt scratch the souls itch even slightly unless your easily impressed. The graphics are boring but the real problem is the boring battle system that seems broken. I realize comparing this to dark souls isnt fair but for 50 dollers with no physical/trade value/bloody refund , why would u bother. Because these reviewers talk crap and i got sucked in, trust me, nothing against the company that made this bit its boring, the fighting is broken. Graphics look like early 360 era except big aligator. All in all for a ps5 game this is not worth the price.

[@TOPAZBLUEFOX]

What nonsense garbage game man? You cannot rebind controls?

[@joshuaknox2724]

i get were in the era of the feminist but jesus can they not ease up on all the female protagonists as of late the agenda is starting to become too obvious

[@Orl-Lurk]

Cry about it. We've had male protagonists in basically every game since the inception of videos games.

[@zackfair6791]

Feminists are losers, but i am not sensing any sort of agenda in this game.

[@joshuaknox2724]

@@Orl-Lurk instead of crying i thought to voice my opinion idiot that's the point of the comment section

[@joshuaknox2724]

@@zackfair6791 not this game in particular i did not state anything specific to this game....everyone sees a negative comment and they choose to get upset but come on, the comment section can't just be filled with...."oh i love your channel" or "oh this is the best thing ever" some people have strong opinions on things just deal with it its freedom of speech like this idiot above us telling me to cry about it....anyway zack just because i have an opinion doesnt mean im not a nice guy thanks for staying chill

[@kundetjenesten]

As long as they are redheads, I'm pretty ok with it... 😁

[@bensmith5288]

Englishmen don't say "ass"

[@BananaNutCream]

Why do these developers keep using the fromsoft combat.?

[@Idolhands360]

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