Platforms
- PCSep 13, 20167.1playscore6.410 Critics7.3207 Players
- Xbox OneSep 13, 20166.8playscore6.730 Critics7.0531 Players
52 critic reviews · 3 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
Combat is awesome with its seamless transition between targets and easy commands to my partner, and the story of the game keeps me interested until the end, but these are merely brief oases in a desert of mediocrity. ReCore unfortunately trips at the finish line it takes far too long to reach, a perfect example of a great idea and poor execution..
Jason Fanelli · Sep 21, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewThe platforming and shooting systems are themselves decently solid, but nearly everything else—the plot, the art, the design, the pacing—is an inconsistent and buggy mess. There are a few good ideas buried somewhere in ReCore, but with a mountain of bugs, systems that seem designed to waste the player’s time, and an endlessly monotonous and frustrating endgame, those ideas never make it to fruition.
Emma Schaefer · Sep 20, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewUltimately ReCore contains fun combat, an engaging lead character, cool customizable corebots, and a big world to explore filled with challenges. It hit a lot of the right notes and its biggest issues are of the technical kind which will hopefully be addressed in a patch or two. If you can look past the technical issues ReCore is a great title made even more enticing by its lower than normal price and is certainly worth taking a look at.
Rory Wood · Sep 18, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewIt reduces ReCore to an even more monotonous grind that pays no mind to narrative pacing, and takes equally as long as the campaign does until that point. ReCore starts off strong, but with such little consideration for players’ time, you’re better off spending it elsewhere.
James Davenport · Sep 14, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewThe combat, platforming, crafting and customization, even the parts of the story that work were clearly built with care and seem like they'll amount to a really engaging game with a lovable cast of characters and an intriguing world, but the game's rampant problems are just impossible to look past. This game deserved to be so much more.
Brad Shoemaker · Sep 14, 2016 Reviewed onRead full reviewReCore was exactly what I wanted from a game like this. The action is fun and the exploration kept me interested. I just wish the pacing towards the end was better. While it mimicked the parts I love about classic adventure titles, it also copied the poor padding practices as well. Still, ReCore is a game that I would recommend to anyone that just enjoys playing games.
Ken McKown · Sep 13, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewWith Metroid fans only getting Federation Force this year, it was up to other studios to give fans their fix, and Armature Studio & Comcept did deliver with ReCore. With a well written (albeit not exactly original) story and a nicely crafted gameplay experience featuring plenty of content, ReCore is the game to get for those looking for an involving action adventure title. Sadly, the experience is a bit lessened by the generally low challenge level, which makes Corebots mechanics almost superfluous, slightly repetitive combat, disappointing boss battles and a variety of technical issues. ReCore is not Super Metroid at all, that's for sure, but it's definitely a very good starting point for a franchise that might even become big with the right tweaks.
Francesco De Meo · Sep 12, 2016 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewI didn’t expect ReCore to be quite as big as it is, and from the looks of things it’s possible its developers didn’t either. Its world, while interesting to explore for a good while, is ultimately too big with too little happening in it to be a totally serviceable housing for the strong combat and platforming gameplay within. It feels like a great, arcadey action platformer spread across too big a canvas, and it asks you to draw back over the same lines a few too many times.
Vince Ingenito · Sep 12, 2016 Reviewed onRead full reviewReCore's missteps are a real shame, because it can be quite charming otherwise. It has the heart of a PS2 or Gamecube-era platformer, with its floating lifebars, bright laser beams that fill the screen like a Dreamcast shoot-'em-up, and glowing gems that bounce around. Amongst all the slick, modern day video game productions, it stands out as an endearing throwback.
Tamoor Hussain · Sep 12, 2016 Reviewed on XB1Read full reviewRecore isn’t a disaster, as much as the bizarre structure and hoops it made me jump through left a bad taste in my mouth. At its heart, there’s a game with some good ideas and great spins on action-game conceits that don’t see a lot of play this console generation. When it’s working, Recore is a game that feels evocative of a different era of action games.
Arthur Gies · Sep 12, 2016 Reviewed onRead full review
Community Reviews
About the game
As one of the last remaining humans on a planet controlled by robotic foes bent on your destruction, you must forge friendships with a courageous group of robot companions, each with unique abilities and powers. Lead this band of unlikely heroes on an epic adventure through a mysterious, dynamic world. You can’t save mankind alone.