Labyrinth of Zangetsu

Critic reviews

• Noisy Pixel

  Pyre Kavanagh · May 08, 2023

  6.0

  Labyrinth of Zangetsu shows a ton of potential within its visuals and system, but that ultimately goes untapped. Its strong atmosphere and character creation system are decent, but there’s very little reason to invest yourself in this adventure that is mainly about battling and dealing with a strange class upgrade system. There’s fun to be hand, but this is one dungeon that you’ll be looking for the exit of rather quickly.

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• Softpedia

  Andrei Dumitrescu · May 08, 2023

  8.0

  Labyrinth of Zangetsu is a complex and tough game designed to appeal to players who know and love classic dungeon-crawling experiences from the past. The presentation is an asset and the narrative is decent. But the real draw is the well-designed combat and the many challenging encounters.

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• Hey Poor Player

  Daymon Trapold · May 02, 2023

  8.0

  Labyrinth of Zangetsu is a solid, addicting, enjoyable game. Yes, there are some annoying shortcomings, but the story and art style are both intricately connected, with the story being surprisingly engaging for a first-person dungeon crawler, and the art style likewise remarkably deep and beautiful for the genre. Exploration is addicting, and character classes can be changed or upgraded as you progress through the game, giving you access to advanced classes.

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• GamesCreed

  Rexifirus Nightshade · Apr 28, 2023

  9.0

  Labyrinth of Zangetsu is created using an amazing hand-drawn Japanese ink-wash art style built on 2.5D aspects. The Town of Ido has a diverse color scheme that shows there’s a lot of life and vibrance when compared to the Ink ravaged labyrinths you’ll have to brave. That same contrast in color also builds onto the atmosphere for the game as a whole. However, the sprite generation for the enemy encounter does need some work, as you’ll sometimes come across an enemy beast that’s extremely tiny compared to the rest.

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• NoobFeed

  R3GR3T · Apr 22, 2023

  4.0

  Overall, Labyrinth of Zangetsu is a beautifully designed game with so much old Eastern cultural inspiration. While the combat system can be a bit unbalanced, it’s still a joy to play. Provided you can look past the game-breaking bug and odd sprite generation, this is the type of game that can appeal to any type of gamer, but even so more the gamers from the older generation who grew up with JRPGs.

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• Game Grin

  Mike Crewe · May 14, 2023

  6.5

  A beautifully designed title that truly brings the Sumi-e artistic style to life, Labyrinth of Zangetsu, unfortunately, doesn’t quite do enough with its gameplay to create the next must-own dungeon crawler.

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