Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star is a beat em' up done right, but can be repetitive after a long while.

Fate/EXTELLA is a great hack and slash game that will most likely please fans of the series and please non fans who are looking for a great action game to play on their PS4.

Hacking and slashing away at hundreds of enemies who rarely have the courage to actually fight back has provided hours of mindless fun over the years. However, does Fate/Extella have what it takes to stand out in such a crowded genre?

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is a decent hack-and-slash with a solid character upgrade system. If you are a fan of the FATE series, then you will most likely enjoy this game. If you don't know anything about it, however, then you might want to check a couple videos out before purchasing the game.

All in all, Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star makes for an entertaining hack and slash experience which feels right at home on the Nintendo Switch. It’s admittedly a little pricey at £49.99, but for those looking for some Dynasty Warriors style action, it fits the bill quite nicely, and those familiar with the Fate franchise will also get a kick out of its story which features many familiar faces. As ...

At its core, Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is Dynasty Warriors set in cyber space. Three factions battle it out to decide who rules the brightly coloured digital world, and each army is spearheaded by anime-style representations of mythical and historical figures. You'll see legendary Chinese general Lu Bu clashing with Joan of Arc while Greek genius Archimedes fills in as Roman emperor Nero's str...

Type-Moon’s Fate series has become a recent phenomenon across both animation and video games. Historical (and fantasy) heroes of old are brought together to fight each other to the death over a supernatural force known as the Holy Grail. Through its many renditions in video game form, the series began as a visual novel and was transformed into mobile games, role-playing games, and its most recent ...

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Fate/Extella’s fundamentals are solid and fans will certainly love it, but newcomers to the Fate series should beware.

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star’s storyline and combat make it a great title for fans of the Fate franchise but even for a Musou title the repetitive nature and monotonous feel of standard enemies and stages wears the joy down quickly, leaving it as a title that is best played in small bursts.

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

Fate/Extella will be a hard sell for most fans of the franchise. If you come into this expecting a setting, cast or narrative similar to any of the anime, you might be left disappointed and confused. It’s still a fun, addictive game with the flashy combat you’d expect from a Warriors-style game, but you might have to tune out the story in order to enjoy it. In a franchise where story is so key, th...

I can’t score this game in a vacuum, though. As such, the game as a whole is fairly average. If you’re a fan of the Fate franchise or the musou genre, this title is definitely worth a look. To the general gaming public, I’d say to rent it first and see if it holds up for you before purchasing.