A Knight’s Quest is a playable puzzle adventure suited for younger audiences. While the gameplay and graphics are good, the game falls short in various aspects. The soundtrack is a pleasant surprise, adding a personal touch.
A Knight's Quest2019
A Knight's Quest
2019 Curve Digital62Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateTypically 20 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $24.99
- $24.99
- $24.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 9, 2019
- Developer
- Sky9 Games
- Publisher
- Curve Digital
- Themes
Overview
Play as Rusty, a clumsy adventurer who accidentally sets about the end of the world. Solve mind-bending puzzles, defeat huge bosses & platform your way through this action-adventure.
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Reception
Press61
Players66
WorthwhileWorthwhile- Metacritic59from 9 reviews
- OpenCritic63from 18 reviews
I don't want to say A Knight's Quest is a bad game, it just isn't a good or even okay one. The best way to describe it is, think of the average person trying to draw something amazing. Even if I can visualize this amazing piece of art, what I end up with is a pale imitation. Without any hook, fairly ugly characters and pretty much a lackluster experience...
That A Knight's Quest is being sold on the eShop at all is ludicrous. Combat, enemy design, the camera, the save system, and the script were all in desperate need of more time. Sky9 releasing the title as is, is simply downright embarrassing. Beyond the lack of polish and the frequent bugs, this is a title that ignores 20 years of conventional game...
A Knight’s Quest has moments of brilliance. I wanted to love it a lot more than I did. I feel like this template could truly be something special to fill a void these other consoles have without a proper Zelda clone. Still, it finds ways to annoy me at every turn.
I loved my time with Rusty in A Knight's Quest. While it clearly doesn't have the extreme level of polish of a Zelda title, it manages to capture the sense of exploration and progression of Link's earlier adventures and mix it up with a real sense of its own identity. The added emphasis on platforming creates an interesting fusion of genres but isn't...