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Zenith
Zenith is an action RPG coated in humor. Adventuring! Exploring ruins! Saving the world! You know the drill. A single player game with an actual story. No oneiric or do-it-yourself crap. You won't need to piece the story together by yourself as if it was a swedish chair. We promise.
Details
- Released
- September 19, 2016
- Developer
- Infinigon
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- BadLand Publishing
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Zenith Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Other tiny issues blight the experience, such as being able to quaff potions mid cut-scene and in inventory panels by mistake and getting caught on pieces of terrain with the terrible animations. A lacklustre combat and loot experience seriously damages what could have been a very funny and compelling adventure. But I am really keen to highlight the heart and soul of this game: it has tons of love poured into its dialogue, characters and world building in general. I feel like there’s a lot of potential at Infinigon, and I would love to see how they develop from here, but for now Zenith is an u...
As Scary Movie 1-5 were to horror, Zenith is to RPG games. It provides a comedy to a genre that, as it turns out, has many questionable and funny aspects that otherwise are taken extremely serious. Play as Argus, a wizard who must right his wrongs after accidentally unleashing an apocalypse. Everything you need to know about the game can be found right here!
Zenith’s gameplay issues don’t stop it from being a very workable system in a very entertaining genre. If it was devoid of its plot (or, better yet, with a more interesting narrative), I’d actually be arguing that it’s an enjoyable little game. However, the relentlessly juvenile attempts at humour never let up, and I didn’t laugh once. I think that says all that needs to be said about Zenith’s fundamental issues.
Zenith centres around a comedic nature and uses some fantastic pop culture references to keep you entertained. With decent graphics and a well written story, Zenith almost seems like the perfect RPG. Unfortunately, besides these three aspects, everything else was disappointing. From the clunky controls, to the poor combat mechanics, it underwhelms in every other area.
You are never at risk of encountering anything unexpected when playing Zenith, but cutscenes are unpredictable and quite intelligently written (and even well directed at times), so they are genuinely entertaining. But the game is an action RPG by the numbers, and it gives the distinct impression that it is a vehicle for delivering the comedy. This would be fine, but that vehicle would need to be enjoyable and on this one, the wheels have fallen off.
I was quite looking forward to playing Zenith; at first glance, it looked like it might be something along the lines of a Baldur's Gate or Dungeon Siege. Boy, was I in for a disappointment.