Is Brigandine Abyss Worth It? Scores Compared
Critic aggregate
Metacritic aggregate, 6 reviews
Steam user reviews
Mostly Negative — 49 positive, 97 negative
Critics and players split hard on Brigandine Abyss. The Metacritic aggregate sits at 71 from six reviews, while the Steam user score is Mostly Negative — 49 positive out of 146. Reviews praise the tactical layer and the scale of the campaign map; the negative player reviews concentrate on presentation, map size and how much of the between-battle layer is menus.
What lands well
- Two full modes: six scripted Story Mode campaigns plus 24 self-contained Mission Mode runs
- Hex combat with elevation, five elements, zones of control and counter rules that reward positioning
- Rally and Support turn each squad's monsters into build choices for the leader who commands them
- Twenty save slots, and campaigns can be played in any order with a global difficulty setting
What draws complaints
- Steam user reviews sit at Mostly Negative in the launch window, the loudest complaints being map scale and repeated visuals
- Presentation is functional rather than lavish — the between-battle layer is menu-driven
- No English voice track: Japanese audio only, with English, French and German text
- Single-player only, with no co-op or versus mode of any kind
Reading the gap
A 71 aggregate next to a Mostly Negative user score usually means a game does one thing well and another thing visibly not. Here the split runs along a clear line: reviewers weigh the systems — two modes, 24 nations, hex battles with elevation and elements — while the negative user reviews concentrate on how the game looks and how large the map feels once you are past the opening. The launch-window Steam discussion board carries the same themes, plus a handful of bug reports on specific event battles.
One complaint has already been answered: the demo's 30 FPS cap drew heavy feedback in June, and the frame-rate selector shipped in Version 1.01 on 8 July — details on the patch notes page. If you are still deciding, the free demo covers two campaign prologues.
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