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Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk

Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk

Released: 1/12/2024

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF CRYSTAL STORY! Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk marks the first episode and foundation of the series! Crystal Story is a series that blends together charming retro-style graphics, with fast-paced action and turn-based battles, inspired by 16-bit classics! - MEET MINA - Players take the role of Mina, a young adventurer from the Dawnside, who must traverse a perilous and shattered world called the Duskside, to find her long-lost brother who was kidnapped by the forces of a great demon named Termina. - IT’S ALL IN THE ARTS - Mina’s gifted with the ability to use fire-elemental magic called Arts! Arts allow her to navigate harsh conditions while battling any foes that stand in her way! Mina can also supercharge Arts to trade blows with stronger enemies in tougher encounters! - FEATURES - Use Arts to traverse a challenging world and defeat enemies and solve puzzles! A hybrid retro-modern-styled adventure will bring you back to the past, but with a modern twist! Includes an optional CRT filter for nostalgic flair! Dynamic Updates add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more, completely free of charge. - DYNAMIC UPDATES - Crystal Story is an evergreen experience, with the first episodic entry being able to be completed in about 3-6 hours. Coming soon, Dynamic Updates will add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more. Dynamic Updates will also be completely free of charge. Simply update and have fun!* - FUTURE EPISODIC EXPANSIONS - Planned future episodic expansions will continue Crystal Story's narrative beyond Dynamic Updates. Episodic, but with more freedom, players will be able to carry on objectives in these expansions, while also being able to return to and explore previous areas introduced in Dawn of Dusk (and other future episodic expansions), and their respective Dynamic Updates.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF CRYSTAL STORY! Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk marks the first episode and foundation of the series! Crystal Story is a series that blends together charming retro-style graphics, with fast-paced action and turn-based battles, inspired by 16-bit classics! - MEET MINA - Players take the role of Mina, a young adventurer from the Dawnside, who must traverse a perilous and shattered world called the Duskside, to find her long-lost brother who was kidnapped by the forces of a great demon named Termina. - IT’S ALL IN THE ARTS - Mina’s gifted with the ability to use fire-elemental magic called Arts! Arts allow her to navigate harsh conditions while battling any foes that stand in her way! Mina can also supercharge Arts to trade blows with stronger enemies in tougher encounters! - FEATURES - Use Arts to traverse a challenging world and defeat enemies and solve puzzles! A hybrid retro-modern-styled adventure will bring you back to the past, but with a modern twist! Includes an optional CRT filter for nostalgic flair! Dynamic Updates add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more, completely free of charge. - DYNAMIC UPDATES - Crystal Story is an evergreen experience, with the first episodic entry being able to be completed in about 3-6 hours. Coming soon, Dynamic Updates will add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more. Dynamic Updates will also be completely free of charge. Simply update and have fun!* - FUTURE EPISODIC EXPANSIONS - Planned future episodic expansions will continue Crystal Story's narrative beyond Dynamic Updates. Episodic, but with more freedom, players will be able to carry on objectives in these expansions, while also being able to return to and explore previous areas introduced in Dawn of Dusk (and other future episodic expansions), and their respective Dynamic Updates.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF CRYSTAL STORY! Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk marks the first episode and foundation of the series! Crystal Story is a series that blends together charming retro-style graphics, with fast-paced action and turn-based battles, inspired by 16-bit classics! - MEET MINA - Players take the role of Mina, a young adventurer from the Dawnside, who must traverse a perilous and shattered world called the Duskside, to find her long-lost brother who was kidnapped by the forces of a great demon named Termina. - IT’S ALL IN THE ARTS - Mina’s gifted with the ability to use fire-elemental magic called Arts! Arts allow her to navigate harsh conditions while battling any foes that stand in her way! Mina can also supercharge Arts to trade blows with stronger enemies in tougher encounters! - FEATURES - Use Arts to traverse a challenging world and defeat enemies and solve puzzles! A hybrid retro-modern-styled adventure will bring you back to the past, but with a modern twist! Includes an optional CRT filter for nostalgic flair! Dynamic Updates add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more, completely free of charge. - DYNAMIC UPDATES - Crystal Story is an evergreen experience, with the first episodic entry being able to be completed in about 3-6 hours. Coming soon, Dynamic Updates will add additional content, areas, sidequests, side storylines, and more. Dynamic Updates will also be completely free of charge. Simply update and have fun!* - FUTURE EPISODIC EXPANSIONS - Planned future episodic expansions will continue Crystal Story's narrative beyond Dynamic Updates. Episodic, but with more freedom, players will be able to carry on objectives in these expansions, while also being able to return to and explore previous areas introduced in Dawn of Dusk (and other future episodic expansions), and their respective Dynamic Updates.

Critics
55
Steam
70

Score Breakdown

55.0

Critic Average

2 reviews

70

Steam User Score

40 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)