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El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

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Quick resume

El Shaddai, originally released in 2011, is a unique third-person action adventure filled with a deeply artistic world-building, outstanding aesthetics and thrilling battles. Experience an incredible mix of 2D-like platformer action and a colorful 3D world in an exceptional setting.

Global score

86/100

Genres

Action

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  • Escapism

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Pros

  • Unique and stunning art style
  • Interesting biblical-inspired story
  • Varied gameplay with combat and platforming
  • Engaging soundtrack and sound design
  • Cult classic with passionate fanbase

Cons

  • Simplistic and repetitive combat
  • Frustrating camera and platforming sections
  • Barebones pc port with limited options
  • Lack of keyboard and mouse support
  • Short length and some unfinished story elements

Analysis

Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Sensation, Fantasy.

How to use the graph
Similar games map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

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.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    3

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  • Competence
    3

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -4

    "Focus is on single-player experience without competitive or ranked modes; no evidence of player comparison."

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    "Focus is on single-player experience without competitive or ranked modes; no evidence of player comparison."

  • Continuation
    2

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  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "Entirely a single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

    Capsule for Braid Braid

    "Entirely a single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

  • Creativity
    5

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  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is individual and narrative focused."

    Capsule for Bastion Bastion

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is individual and narrative focused."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    4

    "Players use the game as a surreal, psychedelic escape from reality"

    Capsule for NO THING NO THING

    "Players use the game as a surreal, artistic escape with psychedelic visuals and a unique story world."

  • Expectation
    -4

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  • Experimenting
    3

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  • Exploration
    2

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  • Expression
    -3

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  • Fantasy
    5

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  • Fellowship
    -5

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  • Growth
    2

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  • Health
    -5

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  • Idle
    -3

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  • Intimacy
    -5

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  • Leadership
    -5

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  • Progression
    3

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  • Relaxation
    1

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  • Sensation
    5

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  • Status
    -4

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  • Story
    4

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  • Strategy
    1

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  • Thrill
    1

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  • Value
    3

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  • Violence
    3

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  • Survival
    1

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Last update: 23/05/2026