FATE: Reawakened
Last updated: 2025-04-09
- Nostalgic, enjoyable dungeon crawling experience.
- Improved graphics, audio, and performance.
- Complete collection of games in one package.
- Classic ARPG gameplay with character customization.
- Fun, casual dungeon crawler gameplay.
- Pet inventory limitations.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 465
- Helpful reviews
- 82%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 17%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 58%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 42%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 648
- Negative points
- 1056
- Gameplay points
- 116
- Perf. points
- 76
- Rec. points
- 344
- Misc points
- 64
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Nostalgic charm and enjoyable experience | The game successfully captures the nostalgic charm of the original FATE series, providing a delightful experience for returning fans. Reviewers appreciate the faithful recreation and find the game enjoyable, fun, and reminiscent of their initial experiences with the series. | 88% |
| Improved graphics and audio | The game features significantly improved graphics and audio compared to the original. Reviewers noted better textures, updated visuals, and enhanced clarity, contributing to a more visually appealing and immersive experience. | 30% |
| Complete collection in one package | The collection includes all four FATE games and expansions in one package, offering a comprehensive and convenient experience. Reviewers consider this a significant advantage, especially given the low price point. | 28% |
| Classic dungeon crawler gameplay | The game is praised as a classic ARPG dungeon crawler, reminiscent of Diablo and Torchlight. Reviewers enjoy the straightforward gameplay and note its influence on later games, particularly Torchlight, due to the involvement of the original developers. | 27% |
| Fishing minigame and pet transformations | The game includes a fishing minigame that can reward players with powerful items early on. Additionally, players can transform their pets into monsters, including a "super OP" fish pet. Enemies are shown on the mini map and are fun to fight. | 26% |
| Quality-of-life improvements added | The remaster incorporates quality-of-life improvements that enhance the gameplay without altering the core experience. Examples include a sort button in the inventory and the addition of items from sequels to all games. | 17% |
| Shared content across all games | The remake allows items, spells and other content to be shared across all four games. It also allows playing the original game with content added in later games. | 9% |