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Anodyne
In Anodyne, the character Young wakes up in a mysterious void filled with geometric white platforms, guided only by the voice of the mysterious character, Sage. Take the role of Young as you explore and fight your way through over twenty nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, ranging from diverse, monster and trap filled dungeons, to passive and friendly pastoral landscapes. Anodyne's aesthetics are presented with a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. Are you ready for a nostalgic adventure in the land of classic pixelated action-RPGs? Are you up for some deep and moving storytelling? All this and more awaits you in Anodyne.
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Reviews
20 reviews found90
Nintendo Life
Apr 16, 2020
Anodyne mixes solid old-school dungeon crawling with a delightfully weird and warped narrative set in a fever dreamscape full of bizarre secrets and surprises. The gameplay mechanics might not offer anything particularly new but Young's adventure still manages to throw up plenty of original and off-kilter scenarios and is something of a gem in the Switch's line-up of retro action-adventure titles.
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PC Gamer
Mar 13, 2013
Summary and quote unavailable.
80
Vandal
Apr 7, 2013
Summary and quote unavailable.
80
Polygon
Mar 19, 2013
Summary and quote unavailable.
80
Digitally Downloaded
Mar 5, 2019
Despite the dull combat system and the infuriating card collecting mechanic, it manages to tell a fascinating and surprisingly relatable story that should be experienced at least once.
80
Edge Magazine
Feb 13, 2013
This is a game for those who grew up in Hyrule but spent more time in Lordran in recent years. Some finicky platforming also frustrates, but then Link didn’t get an auto-jump until Ocarina Of Time.
80
TrueAchievements
Oct 12, 2018
Summary and quote unavailable.
80
Hooked Gamers
Apr 17, 2013
Anodyne is a game that, despite one very problematic gameplay element, manages to play with a tried and true genre and create something new and exciting. It lasted just long enough to make me wish that it had ended earlier, and the card collecting feels like its sole purpose is to extend the game, but these are minor grievances.
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Multiplayer.it
Apr 26, 2013
Summary and quote unavailable.
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Xbox Tavern
Sep 19, 2018
Although it’s nowhere near as compelling nor as deep as its inspirational material, Anodyne offers a fun, worthwhile and well paced journey. The game uses its few gameplay mechanics to great effect, and although it would have been nice to see more innovation and depth as far as its combat is concerned, there’s no denying that Anodyne is one of the better examples of Zelda-esque adventuring. This game was tested and reviewed on Xbox One.
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