Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
Last updated: 2025-05-01
- Addictive gameplay with innovative features and cute characters.
- Streamlined character leveling enhances the experience.
- Numerous bugs and glitches severely impact gameplay.
- Poor optimization leads to low framerates.
- Inconsistent voice acting detracts from immersion.
- Restricted mechanics limit player freedom.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 37
- Helpful reviews
- 89%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 11%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 45%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 55%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 49
- Negative points
- 79
- Gameplay points
- 29
- Perf. points
- 15
- Rec. points
- 42
- Misc points
- 13
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, innovative, and addictive gameplay | The game is praised for its fun core gameplay, innovative systems, and overall addictiveness, exceeding previous entries from the developer. Reviewers appreciate the creative possibilities and are glad to see the series moving forward. | 60% |
| Appealing and cute characters | The game features appealing characters, including returning characters like Marona and new characters like Apprico. The 'Kizuna Confine' is also noted as a cute feature. | 21% |
| Streamlined, faster character leveling | The game streamlines character leveling with features like an experience-boosting ship and the Juice Bar for banking EXP. This reduces grinding and allows for quicker leveling of new recruits, though some depth in character customization may be lost. | 18% |
| Preserves series' gameplay features | The game retains expected features like undo moves and attack animations reminiscent of earlier titles. The reviewer specifically appreciates the return of Marona's fusion skills. | 10% |
| Enhanced visuals | Updated visuals enhance the experience. | 5% |
| Runs well on Steam Deck | The reviewer believes the game will run well on the Steam Deck due to its small size. | 5% |
| Steam version has achievements | The Steam version has achievements, unlike the Switch version. | 5% |
| Sequel to Phantom Brave 1 | The game is a sequel to Phantom Brave 1, taking place six months later. | 4% |
| Serviceable story | The story is serviceable so far. | 4% |
| Forces playing past refund time | The game's design forces players to continue playing due to exceeding the refund time. This point shows signs of review bombing. | 2% |