Dark Deity

Critic reviews

• CCOGconnected

  Thi Chao · Apr 17, 2022

  7.3

  There’s no mistaking that Dark Deity was heavily inspired by Fire Emblem. But what’s important is that it differentiates itself. And it does, giving it a well-earned place in strategy genre. Filled with wonderful characters with a ton of personality, and an intriguing but linear story with some decent audio, we have a title that will surely quench the thirst of FE fans that need to get back on that strategic grind.

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• NNintendoLife

  Stuart Gipp · Mar 31, 2022

  7.0

  Dark Deity lacks the romance options of Fire Emblem, as well as the first-party flair you expect from a Nintendo title, but the latter is hardly surprising and would be an unreasonable standard to hold almost any indie game to. Dark Deity delivers a convincing and essentially satisfying facsimile of GBA Fire Emblem, but perhaps fails to stand on its own two feet. Then again, we're not sure that was ever really the point.

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• 33rd-strike.com

  SebastiaanRaats · Mar 26, 2022

  7.4

  What the game lacks in originality is made up for through the gameplay experience itself, which is great, but also the well-written story gives it an edge. The game is less accessible for newcomers, due to the lack of a decent in-game explanation of specific mechanics, but you should give the original a go before you tackle Dark Deity in the first place anyway.

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• RRPGFan

  Cory Tischbein · Mar 25, 2022

  7.9

  Dark Deity is a title that doesn’t take many chances, but its few gambles pay off. Its handful of innovations to the Fire Emblem formula produce a challenging, character-driven adventure that may yet develop a following of its own. While a lack of polish, forgettable story, and limited gameplay loop hold Dark Deity back from acclaim, an endearing cast and deep combat and customization systems render it a force to be reckoned with among the Switch’s crowded market of SRPGs.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Scott MacDonald · Mar 23, 2022

  7.0

  Dark Deity is a flawed—but enjoyable—take on the classic Fire Emblem formula. I wish some of its elements weren’t so obtuse and vague, but I still found it impossible to put down. There’s room for a sequel, so hopefully, it won’t be too long before we get a chance to revisit Terrazael.

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• PNPure Nintendo

  Kirk Hiner · Mar 23, 2022

  7.5

  Dark Deity is still a very good game that should appeal to the turn-based JRPG and SRPG cover-judgers. It has the best pacing and focus of any FE-style game since Shadow Dragon, but it’s unique enough to not feel like it’s riding the coattails of its genre forebears. I’d love to see this universe expand into a second game, as a little developmental clean-up could result in something magnificent.

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