Dusk Diver

Nov 25, 2019

Dusk Diver was a lot of fun to play. While it does feel incomplete from a story perspective (heck, there’s even an extra inventory tab that looks like it’s for crafting materials, not that I ever picked anything up that went in there), it doesn’t feel “unfinished” as a game. There’s glitches and some wonky translations, but the characters were funny and the gameplay certainly had a solid foundation. Ultimately I finished the game thinking “I want more” rather than “it’s finally over”, and that’s pretty telling right there. I really hope to see a sequel in the future, where I can take Yumo and her flaming hair out into the world once more.

Nov 6, 2019

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Nov 4, 2019

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Oct 28, 2019

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Dec 5, 2019

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Nov 13, 2019

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Jan 6, 2020

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Nov 14, 2019

Dusk Diver is a beautiful, fun and flawed experience that fails to provide bang for its buck. If you’re a die-hard fan of this style of beat-em-up you may be able to look past the game’s lack of content.

Oct 23, 2019

Sometimes, there’s a secret alchemy or a real trick to a game. Other times, there really isn’t. But it’s not a failing by any means for the game to aim resolutely at being something and then hit that mark well. There are lots of things that could make Dusk Diver better, like a better translation or a more consequential story, but it clearly wants to be exactly what it is, and it doesn’t pretend at being anything more than that. Is it a must-play? No, but the people who are going to like it are going to like it a lot.

Nov 5, 2019

I enjoyed it for what it was but I do wish the world had more to do in it and that it wasn’t over quite so soon. *Dusk Diver is available now on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.