Arco (2024) · Tastebuds

Three tales forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.

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Grave, earnest, unpretentious and plot-driven.

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Game InformerCharles HarteMar 20259/10
Arco tells a story about consequence, sacrifice, colonialism, revenge, and grief. From small, funny exchanges between siblings to the dramatic, overarching plot connecting the main characters, the phenomenal writing is only elevated by how the player can affect it. The ending I got was a fitting conclusion you'd expect to see in any classic Western film, and I'm eager to return to see how dark it gets if I make different choices.
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TheSixthAxisMiguel MoranOct 20249/10
Arco is an artistic achievement, blending the struggles of gameplay and narrative into each other seamlessly as it draws you into the depressing but important stories of Mesoamerican natives struggling to carve out a space for themselves, in a world that grows more and more hostile by the day.
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SiliconeraJenni LadaAug 202410/10
Arco is essentially a flawless strategy game that forces you to make difficult choices in and out of battle, then live with those consequences.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanAug 20244/5
A compact and ingenious turn-based battler with an evocative world.
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RPGamerAlex FullerSep 20243.5/5
Panic’s Arco brings plenty of fresh ideas and inspirations to the gaming sphere. Its tale of revenge is decently paced and doesn’t run too long, meaning that despite some unfortunate technical issues, it’s easy to overlook them in favour of what the game does well.
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