Action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Launches. According to Reviewers, It's a Solid Mid-Tier Game, Perfect to Play on Xbox Game Pass
We lived to see the release of the game Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn. The first reviews hit the Internet. They show that we are dealing with an average title that relies on proven solutions.
Update (July 18)
The premiere of Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn is already behind us. The game is available on PC (Steam - $35.99 with a 10% discount, Epic Games Store - $39.99), PlayStation 5 consoles (PS Store - $39.99), and Xbox Series X/S (Xbox Store - $39.99), as well as part of the PC/Xbox Game Pass service. The offer also includes a Deluxe edition that is 5 bucks more expensive and comes with "cosmetics."
In the first hours after the morning premiere, the title doesn't arouse great interest on Steam. The current "peak" is 306 people at the same time; there are no player reviews. Below, in the original news, you can read about the game's reception by reviewers. We have also expanded the text to include the system requirements of the PC version. We also added a premiere trailer.
Original news (July 17)
The global premiere of one of the most anticipated games of this month, Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn, will take place tomorrow, so the first reviews of the game appeared online today from the studio Aurora44. The initial reviews from industry journalists paint a picture of a respectable action RPG, but it is far from being considered a hit, even potentially.
At the time of writing this news, the PC version of Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn has an average rating of 70/100 on Metacritic (based on 17 reviews).
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - selected scores
- The Games Machine - 8.3/10
- Wccftech - 8/10
- GamesSpot - 7/10
- GamesRadar+ - 7/10
- Game Rant - 7/10
- TheGamer - 7/10
- PC Gamer - 6/10
- Digital Trends - 6/10
Some journalists haven't hesitated to call Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn an "accessible soulslike" and even a "soulslite" in reviews. Although the game does many things correctly, according to critics, the game doesn't stand out in any particular way.
The elements most often praised in the latest games by A44 studio are the atmosphere and the world, which, despite its small size, is supposed to bring a lot of joy to explore. Some of the subplots were also expected to turn out quite well.
Unfortunately, some reviewers pointed out the somewhat crude combat system, whose flaws were masked by the devs with "flashiness." Furthermore, the plot is said to have performed poorly, serving more as a pretext for attacking adversaries than as a story that prompts reflection.
What is certainly pleasing is the fact that Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a game almost devoid of technical or optimization issues. The only glitches that the reviewers noticed during the game were occasional "tearing," characteristic of Unreal Engine 4, on which the game was developed.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - minimum PC system requirements
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Graphics card: GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 (6 GB+ RAM)
- DirectX: version 11
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage: 30 GB
- Operating system: Windows 10
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - recommended PC system requirements
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Graphics: GTX 2060 Super / Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB+ RAM)
- DirectX: version 12
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 30 GB
- Operating system: Windows 10
