Beast Quest

It’s ugly, it’s glitchy, and its gameplay is borderline unfinished. It might be a somewhat interesting title for you to hand over to a small kid in order to introduce him/her to the world of RPGs, but even then I’d only recommend doing so at a discount, and if you don’t have the patience to teach your kid about something a lot more interesting, like Pokémon or Dragon Quest.

Yes, the source material of Beast Quest is undoubtedly geared towards children. However, plenty of games can cater towards a younger audience without being entirely devoid of meaningful entertainment. The world of Avantia was initially quite captivating, even though the comparisons to other bigger franchises were omnipresent.

Beast Quest feels unfinished. Its graphical presentation is put to shame by many PS3 titles, and we’re absolutely baffled how the experience doesn’t even manage to run at a consistent framerate on the PS4 Pro. But even if these two aspects were up to snuff, the gameplay and plot are still below average. Beast Quest has very little to offer to even the most die-hard fans of the book series, and everyone else is advised to steer well clear.

A few options for in-game purchases would be fine, but it feels like this game was engineered to make me want to skip through it rather than play. Do yourself a favor and just skip it entirely.

Overall, the game looks great and controls well. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in action RPGs.

With the lack of customization aside, Beast Quest is a really solid adventure game that should be investigated by any gamer with a thirst for adventure and some time to kill.