Mahokenshi

Critic reviews

• DDestructoid

  Zoey Handley · Feb 14, 2023

  6.5

  Mahokenshi is an inventive little deck-builder that lets you build some powerful combos that help you live out your magical samurai fantasies. On the other hand, while it definitely doused my curiosity about the genre in kerosene, it didn’t light my jimmies on fire.

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• HHookedGamers

  Dan Lenois · Jan 28, 2023

  5.0

  While its art style is pleasing to the eye, the low-resolution appearance of the textures, even when the game is played on the pre-determined "High" visual quality setting, make models and other assets appear blurry and indistinct. The minimalistic nature of the options menu makes it effectively impossible for players to rectify this through further increases and tweaking.

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• WWorthPlaying

  Chris "Atom" DeAngelus · Jan 26, 2023

  7.5

  Mahokenshi has a cool concept and plenty of high moments. It lacks that special something to separate a good deck builder from a great deck builder. It's too slow, too repetitive, and a touch too easy. Even taking that into account, you'll still get hours of gameplay out of the loop, and if that works for you, it's easy to see it becoming a niche favorite. With the deck builder market so crowded, Mahokenshi doesn't stand out as much as it should, but it's still a well-made game.

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• SSoftpedia

  Cosmin Vasile · Jan 25, 2023

  8.0

  Mahokenshi is very different from games like Slay the Spire. Its replayability is limited because you’ll be replaying the same missions with the same enemies and challenges all over again. Once you’re done with the main story, you’re probably not going to return to it just to run the same missions with a different class.

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• TTechRaptor

  Erren Van Duine · Jan 24, 2023

  9.0

  While base enemies could stand to be more varied, the boss characters are unique and further flesh out the pieces of mythology scattered throughout. Combined with its colorful visuals, Mahokenshi is a bright spot and good place to jump into gaming for the start of this year.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Josh Speer · Jan 24, 2023

  8.0

  While Mahokenshi definitely reminds me of Castle Morihisa, its pacing and balance is a bit better than that unfortunate adventure. Keep in mind this is very much still a challenging and sometimes brutal game, and you’ll have to grind quite a bit to get through every mission. That said, it’s a game with a creative premise, attractive artwork, and many ways to strategize.

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