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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2024

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Quick resume

A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!

Global score

97/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Faithful and charming homage to zelda cd-i games
    • Engaging and improved gameplay with smooth controls
    • Catchy soundtrack and unique animated cutscenes
    • Good balance of exploration and progression
    • Accessible difficulty with replayability options

    Cons

    • Backtracking can be tedious for some players
    • Relatively short game length
    • Some items underutilized or redundant
    • Limited character customization
    • Boss fights generally easy and anticlimactic

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players enjoy replaying for achievements and speedrunning, but the game is short and can be completed quickly, limiting long habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Value, Continuation.

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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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