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Figure out what's real as you follow the story of Stan on a journey through surreal and twisted worlds.","91835\u002Fphantom-trigger-cover.jpg","91835\u002Fphantom-trigger-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=XMbMjXPxSZw","2017-08-10",70.8,27714,"phantom-trigger",null,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"tinyBuild",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Bread Team",[28,29,30,31],"Role-playing (RPG)","Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up","Adventure","Indie",[33,34,35,36],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[38,54,69,84,96],{"id":39,"author":40,"outlet":43,"summary":49,"review_url":50,"review_date":51,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},30587,{"id":41,"name":42},3205,"Ryan Craddock",{"id":44,"logo":45,"name":46,"website_url":47,"score_format":48},34,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FNintendoLife-Logo.jpg","Nintendo Life","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002F","10","Sometimes brilliant, sometimes flawed, Phantom Trigger is a game that could have been one of the best releases on the Switch eShop to date, but is let down by a lack of new ideas. Whilst being a rather tough game difficulty-wise, many players will find fun in the easy-to-pick-up combat system, beautiful aesthetics and gripping story, but will likely find themselves getting bored after a while thanks to seeing the same enemy hundreds of times. It's a good game overall, once the pros and cons are weighed up, so it is certainly worth considering.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002Freviews\u002Fswitch-eshop\u002Fphantom_trigger","2017-08-16","7",70,{"id":55,"author":56,"outlet":59,"summary":64,"review_url":65,"review_date":66,"original_score":67,"normalized_score":68},139477,{"id":57,"name":58},11612,"Brandon Farris",{"id":60,"logo":61,"name":62,"website_url":63,"score_format":48},146,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fkeengamer-logo.png","KeenGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002F","Have you decided to enter madness? To journey into insanity and try to piece together the truth? Do you want it to be extremely hard at the same time? Why not give Phantom Trigger a try then!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002Farticles\u002Freviews\u002Fphantom-trigger-review\u002F","2017-08-09","6.4",64,{"id":70,"author":71,"outlet":74,"summary":79,"review_url":80,"review_date":81,"original_score":82,"normalized_score":83},2238574,{"id":72,"name":73},17859,"Heath Shusterman-Zimmerman",{"id":75,"logo":76,"name":77,"website_url":78,"score_format":48},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","Note - This review of Phantom Trigger is based on a playthrough of the Steam version.  Phantom Trigger is published by tinyBuild Games, who previously rele","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-phantom-trigger-nintendo-switch\u002F","2017-09-01","7.5",75,{"id":85,"author":86,"outlet":89,"summary":94,"review_url":95,"review_date":51,"original_score":82,"normalized_score":83},105359,{"id":87,"name":88},5151,"William Murphy",{"id":90,"logo":91,"name":92,"website_url":93,"score_format":48},139,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpace.jpg","GameSpace","https:\u002F\u002Fgamespace.com\u002F","Sadly, Phantom Trigger is over as soon as it hits its stride. It takes only about 5 hours or so to play through, though this can be extended if you’re set on uncovering every little detail and pick-up. For $15, it’s not a bad deal, but Phantom Trigger is a unique and surreal experience – one I hoped would have lasted a little longer. If you’re a fan of Hyper Light Drifter, Kamiko, and other games of this little RPG sub genre, Phantom Trigger comes recommended.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamespace.com\u002Freviews\u002Fswitch-reviews\u002Fphantom-trigger-review\u002F",{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":109,"original_score":110,"normalized_score":53},151249,{"id":99,"name":100},12925,"Austin Paul Adamson",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":106},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Even more cryptic than learning the combat is how the story of Phantom Trigger unfolds. It opens in a real world kitchen with the main character talking to his partner about breakfast, he then collapses and wakes up in the world where all of the combat takes place. It doesn’t take long for the story to start making sense but it had me scratching my head as I put together the pieces between the short bits focusing on plot. Phantom Trigger hits story beats in a very stylish way using Interstitial moments which break through the combat world with a visual effect. Distortion lines flicker randomly throughout gameplay and it feels like at any moment a plot thread may reveal itself. I enjoy this type of story-telling and was excited to learn more about the mystery the more I played.The story of Phantom Trigger can probably be completed in under 7 hours if you zip through the content with a few branching paths and endings depending on how you handle things between missions. I must have gotten a ‘bad ending’ by the way my story wrapped up, and I am interested in replaying again in co-op to try things a little differently.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fphantom-trigger-review\u002F","2017-08-15","3.5",5,0,[21],[26],[]]