- Role-playing (RPG), Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Akiba's Beat is an action RPG developed by Acquire and is the sequel to Akiba's Trip. The game takes place in Akihabara where the party getting stuck in a world of delusions, trapped in a repeating day-long cycle on a Sunday.
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Unpretentious, contemporary, cool and plot-driven.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- rawmeticulous
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CGMagazineElias BlondeauMay 20179/10Akiba's Beat is both a stellar role-playing experience and a heartfelt yarn with bite. One of 2017's best RPGs so far, and a new personal favourite.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyMay 20174/5 starsWhile the game might not be better than its peers, it would fare better if it were judged separately.
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COGconnectedJames PaleyMay 201772/100Your experience is less about the thrill of the fight, and more about watching characters you love annihilate enemies in creative and spectacular ways.
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PlayStation UniverseNeil BoltMay 20173/10Akiba's Beat is a step down from its predecessor on almost every level. A bland, soulless JRPG that yearns to emulate more successful titles without any of the style, grace, or nuance.
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DestructoidCory ArnoldMay 20173.5/10Even if Akiba's Beat had a higher budget and more time, it lacks any unique features, mimicking what other games do, but worse. For 40 hours you'll mash X through slow dialogue, then run around a dead environment, and then do more dialogue until you get to mash square against sponges. If Akiba's Trip is the shirtless jock who kicks the door with beers in hand, Akiba's Beat is the timid cocktail-drinker standing in the corner with one hand in his pocket. Technically functional, but spiritually dead.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
- Developer
- ACQUIRE Corp.
- Publisher
- ACQUIRE Corp., Digital Touch, XSEED Games, PQube
- Released
- December 15, 2016
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 4.5/10 from 4 ratings.
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