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Harold Halibut
PS5 Details
Native PS5 application
Yes
Details
Genre
Adventure
Release Date
April 16, 2024
Metacritic Score
70
Reviews
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PlayStation Universe
Good
Harold Halibut has colourful cast of characters
Rich, tactile world
Interesting narrative
Quality of writing is top-notch
Voice performances are excellent
Fitting soundtrack
Good area-specific jingles
Steady performance
Impressive world-building
Successful in delivery of story
Bad
Movement in game is a little laboured
Lots of fetch quests
Menial tasks can get grating
Some aspects of gameplay may be aimless or plodding
Game is relatively light in gameplay terms
Continual revisiting of same locales
TheSixthAxis
Good
Visually Harold Halibut is a triumph
Characters and environments are meticulously crafted
Incorporation of traditional model making and sculpting techniques
Graphics and animations have a unique tactile quality
Boasts a wide variety of eccentric characters
Bad
Described as one of the dullest games
Gameplay reduces to repetitive task completion
Limited interaction options
Dialog selection does not accurately reflect player choices
Poor player-character connection
Character navigation is challenging
Slow and padded out narrative pacing
Much of the narrative is uneventful
Push Square
Good
Visually interesting game
Enchanting art style
Unique and detailed aesthetic
Interesting sci-fi premise
Handmade artwork is scanned into the game
Resembles a claymation film
Some bright moments in the story
Interesting personalities among characters
Bad
Game becomes dull over time
Gameplay is protracted and shallow
Little activity within the game
Character moves at a slow pace
Too much reliance on story and characters
Narrative fails to live up to its potential
Dialogue often unnecessarily long and complicated
Unresolved story beats
Most of the game is slow, repetitive walking
Narrative doesn't hold everything together
Pacing issues and iffy writing
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Standard Edition
$34.99
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