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And the game’s aesthetics are its saving grace. But regardless, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron simply isn’t  a good game. And that’s too bad, because it certainly had the makings of one.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2011\u002F08\u002F16\u002Fel-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-review","2011-08-16","5",50,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":121,"original_score":122,"normalized_score":123},135688,{"id":112,"name":113},11153,"Josh McGrath",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":47},148,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamerescape-logo.jpg","Gamer Escape","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F","If anything, El Shaddai is worth looking into just for the experience. Is it a good game? Honestly, I wouldn’t say so. But the opportunity to get lost in beautiful worlds inspired by obscure bible references may be worth the price of admission to some.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F05\u002Freview-el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron\u002F","2021-09-05","6\u002F10",60,{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":14},155826,{"id":127,"name":128},12923,"Samantha Lienhard",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":107},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","The PC version has no mouse and keyboard support, which might turn some players away, but otherwise it seems like a fine port. It also comes with a PDF copy of Lucifer’s Fall: Chronicles of Ceta, accessible from the launch menu as a clear bonus. This is a collection of three short stories that, according to the foreword, didn’t make the final cut of El Shaddai. It’s a nice way to further expand the story and lore of a very unique game.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Fel-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-review-lucid-fever-dreams\u002F","2021-09-07","3.5",7,0,[21,25,29],[21],[]]