Mangui

Item: Mangui
Rating: 90
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-22

Summary

Fun, simple, and engaging gameplay experience.
Unique Korean folklore and art style.
Compelling story and characters.
Excellent and immersive soundtrack.
Lacks depth, replayability, and progression.
High difficulty, limited resources.

Reviews (sample size): 151
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 17%
Protest reviews: 0%

90%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
10%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 290
Negative points: 124
Gameplay points: 71
Perf. points: 4
Rec. points: 75
Misc points: 22

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, simple, and engaging gameplay Description The game is consistently praised for being fun, enjoyable, and easy to pick up. Reviewers highlight its simple yet engaging gameplay, well-balanced difficulty, and satisfying sense of progression. Many found it surprisingly immersive and better than expected, making it a great experience overall. Importance 96%	The game is consistently praised for being fun, enjoyable, and easy to pick up. Reviewers highlight its simple yet engaging gameplay, well-balanced difficulty, and satisfying sense of progression. Many found it surprisingly immersive and better than expected, making it a great experience overall.	96%
Unique Korean folklore and art Description The game's art style, particularly its use of pixel art, is well-received and distinctive. The game effectively incorporates Korean cultural elements, such as traditional settings, folklore, and mythology, into its story, graphics, and overall design, creating a unique and immersive experience. Importance 56%	The game's art style, particularly its use of pixel art, is well-received and distinctive. The game effectively incorporates Korean cultural elements, such as traditional settings, folklore, and mythology, into its story, graphics, and overall design, creating a unique and immersive experience.	56%
Compelling story and characters Description The game features a compelling and enjoyable story, often described as reminiscent of Korean folktales or fairy tales. The characters are well-developed with distinct personalities, making the narrative emotionally moving and engaging. Importance 34%	The game features a compelling and enjoyable story, often described as reminiscent of Korean folktales or fairy tales. The characters are well-developed with distinct personalities, making the narrative emotionally moving and engaging.	34%
Excellent and immersive soundtrack Description The game features an excellent and immersive soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers found the music to be catchy, lively, and a perfect fit for the game's atmosphere. Importance 30%	The game features an excellent and immersive soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers found the music to be catchy, lively, and a perfect fit for the game's atmosphere.	30%
Accessible, balanced roguelike experience Description The game provides a well-balanced and accessible roguelike experience. It's easier to learn compared to traditional roguelikes, with a satisfying progression system and the ability to inherit skills upon failure. Importance 17%	The game provides a well-balanced and accessible roguelike experience. It's easier to learn compared to traditional roguelikes, with a satisfying progression system and the ability to inherit skills upon failure.	17%
Unique characters, varied playstyles Description Each character offers a unique play style with diverse skill branches, allowing for experimentation and customization. All skill branches are viable, incentivizing players to try different characters and adapt their strategies. Importance 15%	Each character offers a unique play style with diverse skill branches, allowing for experimentation and customization. All skill branches are viable, incentivizing players to try different characters and adapt their strategies.	15%
High-quality, witty writing Description The game features high-quality and witty writing, particularly in the dialogue between characters. This enhances the immersion and overall enjoyment of the narrative. Importance 9%	The game features high-quality and witty writing, particularly in the dialogue between characters. This enhances the immersion and overall enjoyment of the narrative.	9%
Strategic boss battles Description Monsters and bosses have unique characteristics that require strategic approaches. Boss battles are appropriately difficult and often based on specific folklore elements, demanding tactical thinking from the player. Importance 7%	Monsters and bosses have unique characteristics that require strategic approaches. Boss battles are appropriately difficult and often based on specific folklore elements, demanding tactical thinking from the player.	7%
Well-designed tutorial Description The game features a well-designed and effective tutorial that is integrated into the scenario. The tutorial makes a strong first impression and effectively introduces players to the game's mechanics. Importance 6%	The game features a well-designed and effective tutorial that is integrated into the scenario. The tutorial makes a strong first impression and effectively introduces players to the game's mechanics.	6%
Fast-paced turn-based combat Description The turn-based combat feels fast-paced and engaging due to the speed stat and area-of-effect skills. This makes the combat less boring and more dynamic. Importance 6%	The turn-based combat feels fast-paced and engaging due to the speed stat and area-of-effect skills. This makes the combat less boring and more dynamic.	6%
Exorcist gameplay with skill building Description Players act as exorcists, utilizing talismans, copper swords, and the five elements to combat monsters. Building up skills to defeat sub-mobs, ghosts, and yokai bosses provides a fun and engaging experience. Importance 4%	Players act as exorcists, utilizing talismans, copper swords, and the five elements to combat monsters. Building up skills to defeat sub-mobs, ghosts, and yokai bosses provides a fun and engaging experience.	4%
Responsive developer, good UI Description The developer is responsive to user feedback, and the UI is exceptionally well-designed. This contributes to a positive player experience. Importance 4%	The developer is responsive to user feedback, and the UI is exceptionally well-designed. This contributes to a positive player experience.	4%