Arisen Force: HeroTest

Item: Arisen Force: HeroTest
Rating: 62
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-14

Summary

Satisfying combat system with deep mechanics.
Appealing pixel art provides great visuals.
Flexible character customization options available.
Unpolished gameplay feels repetitive and tedious.
Unbalanced difficulty makes progression tedious.
Insufficient guidance and unclear user interface.

Categories

Action RPG Real-time Combat Character Customization Dungeon Crawler Team Management Character Progression

Reviews (sample size): 278
Helpful reviews: 36%
Unhelpful reviews: 64%
Protest reviews: 0%

62%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
38%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 174
Negative points: 285
Gameplay points: 66
Perf. points: 3
Rec. points: 69
Misc points: 19

Point	Description	Importance
Satisfying, deep combat system Description The combat system is a major highlight, featuring satisfying impact, smooth controls, and deep mechanics. Players enjoy the ability to switch characters mid-combo, dodge effectively, and execute powerful finishing moves, creating a rewarding and engaging experience. Importance 59%	The combat system is a major highlight, featuring satisfying impact, smooth controls, and deep mechanics. Players enjoy the ability to switch characters mid-combo, dodge effectively, and execute powerful finishing moves, creating a rewarding and engaging experience.	59%
Flexible character customization Description Players appreciate the freedom to experiment with different builds and playstyles. The ability to reset skills at any time and the potential for switching weapon skill sets later on allows for extensive customization and adaptation to different challenges. Importance 46%	Players appreciate the freedom to experiment with different builds and playstyles. The ability to reset skills at any time and the potential for switching weapon skill sets later on allows for extensive customization and adaptation to different challenges.	46%
Appealing pixel art visuals Description The game features visually appealing pixel art graphics with smooth animations and detailed character designs. The HD2D style and vibrant colors contribute to a unique and memorable aesthetic experience. Importance 46%	The game features visually appealing pixel art graphics with smooth animations and detailed character designs. The HD2D style and vibrant colors contribute to a unique and memorable aesthetic experience.	46%
Generally fun and enjoyable Description The game is generally considered fun and enjoyable, with some reviewers finding it addicting. The game offers flexibility in difficulty, allowing players to progress steadily or take shortcuts by defeating strong enemies. Importance 24%	The game is generally considered fun and enjoyable, with some reviewers finding it addicting. The game offers flexibility in difficulty, allowing players to progress steadily or take shortcuts by defeating strong enemies.	24%
Rewarding grinding/farming mechanics Description The game offers satisfying grinding and farming mechanics, with rewarding treasure chests and hidden levels. One reviewer even discovered a method for infinitely farming chests, adding an element of exploit discovery to the gameplay. Importance 14%	The game offers satisfying grinding and farming mechanics, with rewarding treasure chests and hidden levels. One reviewer even discovered a method for infinitely farming chests, adding an element of exploit discovery to the gameplay.	14%
Responsive, active developers Description The developers are actively engaged with the community, responding to feedback, fixing bugs, and providing additional content. This level of support enhances the overall player experience and demonstrates a commitment to improving the game. Importance 14%	The developers are actively engaged with the community, responding to feedback, fixing bugs, and providing additional content. This level of support enhances the overall player experience and demonstrates a commitment to improving the game.	14%
Well-designed boss battles Description Boss battles are well-designed, offering a good sense of impact and requiring strategic play rather than simple attack spam. The JUST system provides valuable feedback to the player, and the bosses do not have artificially inflated health pools. Importance 11%	Boss battles are well-designed, offering a good sense of impact and requiring strategic play rather than simple attack spam. The JUST system provides valuable feedback to the player, and the bosses do not have artificially inflated health pools.	11%
Varied, interesting characters Description The game features a decent variety of characters, each with a small prologue to introduce them and allow players to level them up. Unlocking new characters also reveals visually appealing maps outside of the tower. Importance 8%	The game features a decent variety of characters, each with a small prologue to introduce them and allow players to level them up. Unlocking new characters also reveals visually appealing maps outside of the tower.	8%
Responsive controller support Description The game's controls are responsive, particularly when using a controller. Players report a satisfying sense of impact when using the controls, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Importance 7%	The game's controls are responsive, particularly when using a controller. Players report a satisfying sense of impact when using the controls, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.	7%
Nostalgic arcade-like feel Description The game evokes a nostalgic feeling reminiscent of classic arcade games. This arcade-like feel contributes to the game's unique and novel style. Importance 6%	The game evokes a nostalgic feeling reminiscent of classic arcade games. This arcade-like feel contributes to the game's unique and novel style.	6%
Engaging opening sequence Description The opening sequence with the knight is particularly engaging and emphasizes player skill. The music immediately grabs attention upon entering the game. Importance 4%	The opening sequence with the knight is particularly engaging and emphasizes player skill. The music immediately grabs attention upon entering the game.	4%
Excellent value for price Description The game's price offers excellent value, especially considering it is made by Chinese developers. This point is primarily about supporting the developers and the game's value proposition. Importance 4%	The game's price offers excellent value, especially considering it is made by Chinese developers. This point is primarily about supporting the developers and the game's value proposition.	4%
Black Myth: Wukong reference Description The game contains a reference to Black Myth: Wukong, which one reviewer enjoyed. This point is primarily a cultural reference. Importance 4%	The game contains a reference to Black Myth: Wukong, which one reviewer enjoyed. This point is primarily a cultural reference.	4%