Chronos: Before the Ashes

Item: Chronos: Before the Ashes
Rating: 57
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-10

Summary

Appealing visuals, consistent art style throughout game
Enjoyable experience with rewarding puzzle integration
Varied realms feature unique boss mechanics
Clunky, slow combat is unresponsive
Not recommended, inferior to Souls/Remnant games
Unobtainable achievements due to bugs

Categories

RPGSingle-player StoryAction RPGExplorationReal-time CombatPuzzle SolvingSoulslike CombatCharacter Progression

Reviews (sample size): 182
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 7%
Protest reviews: 5%

57%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
43%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 320
Negative points: 414
Gameplay points: 146
Perf. points: 27
Rec. points: 178
Misc points: 60

Point	Description	Importance
Appealing and consistent visual design Description The game boasts a visually appealing aesthetic with detailed environments, impressive lighting, and a consistent art style. The graphics are often described as beautiful and fitting for the game's fairytale-ish narrative. Importance 90%	The game boasts a visually appealing aesthetic with detailed environments, impressive lighting, and a consistent art style. The graphics are often described as beautiful and fitting for the game's fairytale-ish narrative.	90%
Enjoyable and entertaining experience Description The game is generally enjoyable, fun, and addictive, providing a concise and entertaining experience. Reviewers appreciated its charm, interesting ideas, and moments where it shines, making it a worthwhile way to spend time. Importance 86%	The game is generally enjoyable, fun, and addictive, providing a concise and entertaining experience. Reviewers appreciated its charm, interesting ideas, and moments where it shines, making it a worthwhile way to spend time.	86%
Well-designed, rewarding puzzle integration Description The game features well-designed and rewarding puzzles that require critical thinking and observation. These puzzles are integrated into the environment, offering a refreshing change of pace and a sense of accomplishment when solved. Importance 86%	The game features well-designed and rewarding puzzles that require critical thinking and observation. These puzzles are integrated into the environment, offering a refreshing change of pace and a sense of accomplishment when solved.	86%
Balanced and accessible gameplay Description The game offers a balanced and accessible experience with manageable difficulty, fluid gameplay, and intuitive mechanics. It provides a fair challenge without being overly punishing, making it easy for players to get into and enjoy. Importance 84%	The game offers a balanced and accessible experience with manageable difficulty, fluid gameplay, and intuitive mechanics. It provides a fair challenge without being overly punishing, making it easy for players to get into and enjoy.	84%
Varied realms, unique boss mechanics Description The game includes varied realms with distinct visual styles and interesting bosses with unique attack patterns. Bosses have exploitable weaknesses, rewarding strategic play. Importance 77%	The game includes varied realms with distinct visual styles and interesting bosses with unique attack patterns. Bosses have exploitable weaknesses, rewarding strategic play.	77%
Good story with captivating plot Description The game features a good and interesting story with a captivating plot and atmosphere. The narrative requires piecing things together, adding depth to the experience. Importance 76%	The game features a good and interesting story with a captivating plot and atmosphere. The narrative requires piecing things together, adding depth to the experience.	76%
Good soundtrack enhances atmosphere Description The game features a good soundtrack and sound design that complements the atmosphere and enhances the overall experience. The music is well-harmonized and adds to the immersion. Importance 75%	The game features a good soundtrack and sound design that complements the atmosphere and enhances the overall experience. The music is well-harmonized and adds to the immersion.	75%
Expands Remnant universe lore Description The game expands upon the lore of the Remnant universe, providing backstory and context to the events of Remnant: From the Ashes and Remnant II. It offers a unique perspective and fills in gaps for fans of the series. Importance 46%	The game expands upon the lore of the Remnant universe, providing backstory and context to the events of Remnant: From the Ashes and Remnant II. It offers a unique perspective and fills in gaps for fans of the series.	46%
Unique aging mechanic impacts gameplay Description The game features a unique aging mechanic where the character ages upon death, gaining perks and changing stats. This system adds strategic depth to combat and character progression, influencing playstyle as the character grows older. Importance 31%	The game features a unique aging mechanic where the character ages upon death, gaining perks and changing stats. This system adds strategic depth to combat and character progression, influencing playstyle as the character grows older.	31%
Soulslike elements, forgiving combat Description The game incorporates Souls-like elements with challenging combat, environmental storytelling, and interconnected environments. However, the combat is often described as more forgiving and responsive than other Souls-like games. Importance 14%	The game incorporates Souls-like elements with challenging combat, environmental storytelling, and interconnected environments. However, the combat is often described as more forgiving and responsive than other Souls-like games.	14%
Varied, upgradeable weapons/shields Description The game features a variety of weapons and shields that can be upgraded, allowing players to customize their combat style. Upgrades are impactful, and switching between weapons can be fun due to their distinct characteristics. Importance 11%	The game features a variety of weapons and shields that can be upgraded, allowing players to customize their combat style. Upgrades are impactful, and switching between weapons can be fun due to their distinct characteristics.	11%
Satisfying perfect dodge mechanic Description The "perfect dodge" mechanic is a standout feature that can be satisfying to pull off multiple times in a row. Unlocking a power that boosts the first attack after a perfect dodge adds depth to combat. Investing 60 points into the skill stat grants a significant amount of invincibility frames during dodges. Importance 5%	The "perfect dodge" mechanic is a standout feature that can be satisfying to pull off multiple times in a row. Unlocking a power that boosts the first attack after a perfect dodge adds depth to combat. Investing 60 points into the skill stat grants a significant amount of invincibility frames during dodges.	5%
Nostalgic, retro gameplay experience Description The game provides a nostalgic, retro gameplay experience reminiscent of early 2000s games. Completing the game on Heroic difficulty and getting all achievements provides a satisfying old-school experience. Importance 5%	The game provides a nostalgic, retro gameplay experience reminiscent of early 2000s games. Completing the game on Heroic difficulty and getting all achievements provides a satisfying old-school experience.	5%