Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate isn't a bad dungeon crawler, but it's so low budget and basic that it barely manages to stand out. Based on the light novel and anime series of the same name -- DanMachi for short -- fans of the original work are bound to get the most out of this adventure. The game follows the story of the aforementioned anime, but it's all told through mostly static character portraits and the odd illustration.
Again, 'basic' feels like the right word to use. The menus, the gameplay systems -- everything's just so bland and uninspired. There is fun to be had in romping through dungeons, levelling up and collecting loot so that you can upgrade your equipment, but the grind is real. Difficulty spikes scattered throughout the game ensure that you need to stay on top of strengthening your characters, but the flat, boring dungeon design and mindless quests do little to keep you truly invested.
What's more, the rote hack and slash combat only really hits its stride hours into the campaign, as you begin to unlock additional skills and off-screen party members who fly into battle with special attacks on your command. Infinite Combate does get better as you sink more time into it, but its low points will likely test your patience. In particular, quests with strict time limits can often feel unfair, and grinding out tasks purely to improve your relationship with different characters is a slog.
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If an S-Tier waifu doesn't save a D-Tier show, a D-Tier game adaptation sure as heck won't.
If this was on NLife, you’d be taking your life in your hands giving an anime game below a 7.
Boy isn't that name a mouthful.
Is that the name of the game? I thought this was some weird confession for a minute
@nessisonett if it was on Nintendolife it'd probably have got a 9 anyway 😅
@carlos82 You must have missed the personal attacks against the reviewer for daring to dislike anime tie in games. It’s simultaneously hilarious and deeply deeply sad.
@nessisonett oh god,, there are some strange people about. I don't go on there too often these days with the mix of over enthusiastic reviews of some games and Nintendo seemingly forgetting to make new games and a few weirdos I've come across
@carlos82 @nessisonett Correct Nintendo life gave it a 7. I doubt the game is actually worst on PS4. Push-Square just have high standards.
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/is_it_wrong_to_try_to_pick_up_girls_in_a_dungeon_-_infinite_combate
@Ryall I honestly thought they gave it a 6. Imagine being triggered by a 7. A literal 7, which means ‘good’. Do they want it to get an 8?
"Do not worry bel,You may have not gotten the right adaption this time,maybe next time they will make a good jrpg or a dating sim visual novel,but remember this my grandson, the only thing that matters for a hero is ,you gotto keep hunting them waifus" grandpa Zeus.
@rachetmarvel I wasn’t even big on the anime but I just want to say that Hestia is Bestia.
I'm enjoying it so far. Yeah it's basic, but It's nice to play something like this every now and then.
I really enjoy DanMachi and am excited for S3 in the fall but not sure it needs a game. If I see if for 15 bucks maybe I'll pick it up.
Still no Demon's Tilt review, but this game (which was released later) gets the nod.
...ok
(I know there have been a lot of releases lately, and not every game can be reviewed, but sometimes it's why some games are chosen to be reviewed over others that puzzles me.)
@Loki7T1 Unfortunately it's just out of our control sometimes. There are times when we get review code early, and there are times when we don't. There are also games we don't get review code for at all, and when that happens, we have to weigh up the importance of each review and whether we have the resources to cover them.
Basically, if we could review every new release we would.
@ShogunRok That's a fair explanation - thanks.
@ShogunRok Even a Demon's Tilt review with misguided Crue Ball comparisons would have been better than no review at all, but I understand your constraints now.
@Loki7T1 Yeah, sadly it's harder than people think! We do try our best to review whatever we can though, even if it's a bit late.
If this was Niche Gamer this game would get a 10/10. Meanwhile they absolutely trashed TLOU2 for stupid reasons such as that Laura Bailey voiced a character that was 20 years younger than she is.
@PSfan4Life22 Or you know,different strokes for different folks.
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