Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

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Critic Reviews for Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

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High Score - 95/100

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35% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

Peter Brown (GameSpot)

6/10

“Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight is a retro adventure with charm, but it runs out of steam a bit too soon.”

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Patrick Rost (GamingTrend)

90/100

“Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a triumphant release, capturing all the nostalgic wonder of 8-bit platforming within a very unique shell. Gloomy, challenging, and only occasionally unfair, Momodora is a fantastic adventure with a fun story and lots of secrets to uncover.”

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Kai Powell (Wccftech)

8/10

“From beginning to end, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight remained a masterful example of a small project with big inspiration.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Fernando Sánchez	85 / 100	02-14-2019	Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the unknown Momodora saga. And to be honest, despite its modest production values, it wastes quality, good design, and good work. With an interesting artistic section, a narrative that progresses as we explore the world around us, a sound section with some almost bucolic themes, and the highlight, a challenging, fun and at times demanding combat, thanks to the fluidity of the animations already how satisfactory your control is. The duration and certain peaks of difficulty are its handicaps, but it is still a highly recommended game.	Read review
CGMagazine	Jed Whitaker	7 / 10	03-21-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is an alright bite-sized gothic metroidvania title about a girl that can turn into a cat and fights with a leaf.	Read review
COGconnected	Rory Wood	79 / 100	03-25-2017	The art direction in general, from the backgrounds to enemy and boss design is quite good.	Read review
Cubed3	Albert Lichi	9 / 10	02-13-2019	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is, without a doubt, one of the finest action-platformers around. Given enough time, players might be able to come up with a couple of nit-picks, but what little there is to complain about simply pales in comparison. This is an adventure that one can’t help but to play through several times over, long after they’ve gotten their money’s worth. To sum it all up, this game is a required play.	Read review
Destructoid	Nick Valdez	8 / 10	03-30-2017	But for those who just want to see what that cute girl with horns is doing like I did, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a brief, but highly enjoyable time. It can be over before it overstays its welcome and cracks start to show, but even then those flaws aren’t enough to belittle the experience.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Matt C.	4.5 / 5 stars	03-16-2017	That one little gripe notwithstanding, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moon is a fantastic game. I’ve played a lot of games that emulate the design of Castlevania to varying degrees of success, but few that do this good a job of engaging with the theme ‘s that underpin that series. In doing so, Momodora carves its own special niche within the Metroidvania world.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Sofia Abatangelo	8.2 / 10	04-04-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a surprising metroidvania: a game characterized by a wonderful art design and a challenging gameplay.	Read review
Gameblog	Thomas Pillon	6 / 10	04-04-2017	Momodora is quite a nice Metroidvania, offering a good challenge and nice retro graphics. It’s just a bit short and lacks some originality to stand out.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Casey Scheld	8 / 10	03-27-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight combines the best elements of Castlevania, Dark Souls, and even Shantae to create something great. What it lacks in scale it more than makes up for in attention to detail and care.	Read review
GameSkinny	Jeffrey Rousseau	8 / 10	05-17-2016	RUtM is a pixelated portrayal punctuated by perils and parasitic personalities posed to prey upon its powerless populace.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	6 / 10	03-21-2017	For hardcore gamers looking for a solid metroidvania fix, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is quite possibly worth the asking price despite its issues.	Read review
GameSpot	Peter Brown	6 / 10	04-07-2017	Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight is a retro adventure with charm, but it runs out of steam a bit too soon.	Read review
GamingTrend	Lucious Barnes	95 / 100	04-11-2016	Momodora: Revere Under Moonlight is a fantastic game, wonderfully animated, rich with accurate and sharp controls, and a worthy successor to the heyday of platformer gaming. Games like this are what made console gaming great and keep PC gaming honest, and the fact titles like these are still being made is why the industry has long-standing hope. If this game interests you enough to look at it twice, save yourself the regret and pick it up- you’ll be happier for it.	Read review
Geeks Under Grace	Sam Kim	9 / 10	07-02-2019	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a masterfully crafted Castlevania clone that manages to stand out among the rest on its aesthetic.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Chris Shive	4 / 5 stars	03-16-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is the ideal mix of old and new.	Read review
MonsterVine	Carlos Macias	3 / 5 stars	03-16-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is admirable in that it’s an indie game in the truest sense of the word.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Matthew Zawodniak	6.5 / 10	01-23-2019	The act of moving around through the Kingdom of Karst is so well-tuned that I had a lot of fun running through hallways smacking monsters with a leaf. Unfortunately, at the end of the day Karst just wasn’t a very interesting place in which to spend time, and I felt myself wishing for a bit more substance. There is undoubtedly something special going on in Momodora, but sadly I never felt like I was playing anything more than an introduction to a larger game that doesn’t actually exist.	Read review
Paste Magazine	Cameron Kunzelman	9 / 10	03-15-2017	I’m already excited about the next Momodora game. I’m going to play all of the previous games, and then I’m going to anticipate and wait for the next one.	Read review
PS4Blog.net	EdEN	8.5 / 10	04-10-2017	I enjoyed my time with the game as I wrote this Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, and I found myself playing more and more even after I had finished drafting it. Sure, there’s other things I haven’t mentioned about the game, but that’s only because I don’t want to spoil it for you! There’s something very addictive about the gameplay, setting, music and graphics for the game that kept me coming back for more, so I hope it has the same effect on you. I look forward to seeing what Bombservice does next on PlayStation!	Read review
Push Square	Liam Croft	7 / 10	03-20-2017	The combat and gameplay are the stars that shine brightest in Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight. Its twisting map will take you to a whole host of vibrant and mucky locations throughout the city of Karst, and within those places you’ll encounter a number of engaging boss battles and a ton of enemy variety. Its art style can go one of two ways depending on your tastes, but the lack of upgrades is hard to overlook within a genre that holds this concept as one of its core mechanics. Metroidvania fans will find lots to enjoy here, but the wider audience will be turned off by the throwaway story and visual style that may no longer be appealing.	Read review
TechRaptor	Christian Mincks	7.5 / 10	03-30-2017	Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight borrows a lot of its elements from other game series, but does so in a manner that is still fun, effective, and sometimes quite beautiful.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Miguel Moran	9 / 10	04-27-2017	Regardless of my handful of complaints, the fact is that Momodora grabbed me and never let go. From start to finish, I was in love with the world, the combat, the easter eggs, and nearly everything in between.	Read review
Video Chums	Tyler Hall	7.7 / 10	03-18-2017	Multiple difficulties and optional areas to explore give Momodora a bit of additional replay value after you complete the five to six hour long campaign.	Read review
Wccftech	Kai Powell	8 / 10	03-20-2017	From beginning to end, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight remained a masterful example of a small project with big inspiration.	Read review

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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a sidescrolling platformer, and is the fourth installment of the Momodora series. Focusing on gameplay, melee combos, dodge mechanics, travel forwards in the search to save everyone. With your trusty leave, find a variety of items and spells to use to assist you on your journey.

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