Black The Fall

Critic reviews

• TTechRaptor

  Mark Jansen · Jan 27, 2018

  7.0

  All-in-all, Black The Fall is good. It does some fun things with sound, the art is jaw-droppingly beautiful at times, and the way the game’s various elements have been constructed is worth thinking about if you’re interested in that sort of thing. However, Black The Fall isn’t a game that’s going to change the world, and it’s entirely probable you’ll forget about it as soon as you finish it.

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• NWNintendo World Report

  David Lloyd · Jan 10, 2018

  7.5

  The whole experience ended up being a few hours long. The likelihood is that this is a one--and-done playthrough, as once you’ve figured out the puzzles there really isn’t a reason to play again unless you’d like to go back and look for clues to figure out the back story. I wouldn’t say it’s the best puzzle-platform title available, but it’s unique and was worth the short time investment.

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• NNintendoLife

  Liam Doolan · Dec 18, 2017

  6.0

  The inspiration behind Black The Fall should be enough to draw an audience. The problem is, if you were judging the game with no prior knowledge or understanding of communism, you may not enjoy it as much as someone who is informed about the themes dealt with – as obscure as the interpretation may be at times. in more ways than one.

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• CCOGconnected

  Matthew Gallagher · Jul 25, 2017

  6.5

  It all comes down to a game that, while not terrible, isn’t going to set the world on fire. We won’t be seeing any Black The Fall clones in the next few months. If you play a lot of puzzle platformers and want another bleak monochromatic world to explore you could do a lot worse, but it has a lot of contemporaries to compete with. I had my taste and wasn’t impressed, but it wasn’t revolting either.

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• IIGN

  Ryan McCaffrey · Jul 20, 2017

  6.5

  Black: The Fall Is a blatant, so-so clone of Playdead's 2016 masterpiece.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Blake Grundman · Jul 18, 2017

  6.0

  Much like what the player will encounter during several puzzles, the gameplay itself feels like an ill-informed leap of faith that elicits more far exasperation than elation. Toe the edge carefully and think twice before taking this plunge.

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