Support NeoGAF

[Draugoth]

Game Information​

Game Title: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

Platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S (Jul 18, 2024)
• PlayStation 5 (Jul 18, 2024)
• PC (Jul 18, 2024)
• Xbox One (Jul 18, 2024)
• PlayStation 4 (Jul 18, 2024)

Trailers:

• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn | God Killer Gameplay Trailer

Developer: A44 Games

Publisher: Kepler Interactive

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 65 average - 30% recommended - 10 reviews

Metacritic - 71/100

​

Critic Reviews​

ACG - Jeremy Penter - Rent

"Flintlock takes inspiration from so many titles that it gets lost in its ideas and never lands one of its own. Often uninspired, frequently creaky in its execution, and usually unsurprising in its mediocrity."

---

Enternity.gr - Konstantinos Kalkanis - Greek - 7 / 10

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a more "layered" experience with a clear beginning, middle and end, no endgame and very limited grind. And ultimately, for that very reason - despite its missteps - it achieves what it sets out to do.

---

GamingTrend - Henry Viola - 60 / 100

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is by no means a bad game, but in a sea of other Souls copycats, this one does very little to stand out. Put into the perspective of its multiple delays and overall unpolish, it's clear that this is an easy skip to play better options out there. Or at least wait until it's heavily discounted…

---

IGN Italy - Alessandra Borgonovo - Italian - 6 / 10

A game that lacks sense of direction, with an exposition as bland as its gameplay. On paper, some things could have been interesting but when you actual play the game they feel disconnected.

---

PSX Brasil - Portuguese - 75 / 100

Quote not yet available

---

Press Start - James Wood - 6 / 10

Despite a dazzling art direction and one killer new hook for the Souls-adjacent combat loop, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn struggles under the weight of unnecessary RPG systems and an overarching lack of refinement to its many ideas.

---

Push Square - Liam Croft - 7 / 10

Quote not yet available

---

Tom's Hardware Italia - Andrea Maiellano - Italian - 7 / 10

Setting an invasion of the undead, led by a ruthless pantheon, in an American Civil War context could be a good enough reason on its own to give Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn a chance. But if you add to this a gameplay that, although clearly inspired by its more famous counterparts, manages to present a handful of truly interesting ideas, then there are no real reasons not to try A44 Games' production at least once.

---

WellPlayed - Adam Ryan - 6 / 10

Killing Gods in the magical world of Kian sounds appealing on paper, but the needless Soulslike elements and uninspired gameplay drain the life out of an otherwise promising premise.

---

XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 7.8 / 10

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a lot of fun if you engage with all of it. At first, I was flying through the main quest before I slowed down and explored every inch of each map. Once I made that change I went from enjoying my time to loving it. It’s not the tightest game out there, but it has a lot of great ideas that come together for a package well worth experience.

 

[Games of Today]

Just that cover.

The neon purple, the shaved head. BARF!

It literally just looks like immortals of avium.

 

[Valt7786]

Gamepass strikes again!

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm really looking forward to it. I don't ever trust review numbers on AA games, but this is a little lower than I expected.

Watching gameplay videos it seems like a typical swimming in 7s action game. More mobility than I expected; double jump, dashing, etc. Looked fun to me.

 

[j0hnnix]

Watching ACG's review atm. This is another skip for me, maybe will try it out on Rentpass, if I'm bored.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

this had sweet baby involved right?

 

[TintoConCasera]

Always happy to see one of those being scolded by reviews.

this had sweet baby involved right?

Yeah.

Gamepass strikes again!

 

[Jaybe]

Guess the website:

… unique, non-conventional fantasy setting that isn't just another pseudo-European medieval landscape dominated by white men

Spoiler

Kotaku

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Yup, hard pass. Hopefully they'll make something better next time, if there'll be next time.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

 

[Orbital2060]

Ashen was pretty good. I got this lined up for the weekend.

 

[adamsapple]

Combat looked good in the trailer, will give it a shot and see how it is in practice.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Yea Ashen was good. This looks like DEI bashed through the door and told them what to make.

 

[winjer]

 

[SJRB]

How the fuck is this a 6/10?

What is with some of these scores?

"Yeah the game is bland, gameplay sucks, total waste of time"

6/10

 

[Roufianos]

This looked so promising at the 2022 show but like a complete dud with every subsequent showing. Skip, even on Game Pass.

 

[Gambit2483]

Yea Ashen was good. This looks like DEI bashed through the door and told them what to make.

The developers tried so hard to distance themselves from SBI at the end but ultimately would not confirm anything.

This is what happens when you focus on agendas more than gameplay.

 

[Field]

Felt like a 6/10 game from the 15 minutes I wasted on the demo.

 

[Thief1987]

Even woke garbage didn't help, imagine how bad it is

 

[DragoonKain]

ACG kinda crushed it. Said the area designs are nonsensical and bland and it has a mechanic where you need to defeat all of an area's enemies to advance and some of these areas have multiple levels where you missed a couple guys and have to climb around to look for that one guy you missed otherwise you can't progress. I've always hated when games do that.

This game looks like it has some interesting things, but seems like a game I'll wait for to pickup.

Also, multiple reviewers have compared this to Forespoken. I guess because of the gameplay style and character/world designs.

 

[R6Rider]

Was hoping this one would turn out better. Granted I had seen much on the game recently.

 

[balls of snow]

Greedfall level.
Nice.

 

[intbal]

Microsoft axed their DEI division one month too late.
Could have kept this trash off of Gamepass and picked a more deserving title.

 

[Hrk69]

I love reviews

I've saved so much money thanks to them

This looks like another stinker I'll buy when it's $5 and quit after 15 minutes

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Very meh, just as expected.

 

[Aion002]

From the reviews and gameplay videos it seems fine.

I will definitely check it out on game pass.

 

[tommib]

I actually thought this had potential with the initial reveals. Was giving me old school Tomb Raider vibes but it’s a totally different product.

 

[Gonzito]

Sweet Baby Inc is behind this so I am not playing this shit

 

[JayK47]

If they are hoping this will sell well to save the studio, I have a feeling we will be seeing a new thread soon about a closure.

 

[Bartski]

 

[Bloobs]

Damn you bigots!

 

[Fbh]

Was just watching the ACG review and yeah it looks pretty bland.
Props to whoever edited the trailers though, I thought it looked pretty good in some of them but seeing more raw and unedited gameplay in the ACG review it definitely looks a bit rough

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Goddamn it.

Still going to play it, hoping for some cool magic shit.

 

[Traxtech]

Not surprised at all given the tone of the game. Sigh it had potential

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Seeing this cover + knowing Sweet Baby is involved = hell no for me.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Sweeeeeet baaaby that’s lower than I expected. Between this and rugby, of course GP prices gotta rise.

 

[Schmendrick]

Guess the consulting fees for SBI really paid off.

 

[JayK47]

Seeing this cover + knowing Sweet Baby is involved = hell no for me.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

“Let’s make a souls like starting a flat chested androgynous BIPOC woman in ugly frumpy clothing who fights against colonialism… gamers will love it!”

 

[Danjin44]

“Let’s make a souls like starting a flat chested androgynous BIPOC woman in ugly frumpy clothing who fights against colonialism… gamers will love it!”

Is this game supposed to be Souls-like?

 

[lughnasadh123]

This always seemed like the 7/10 kind of game that's my jam. It's the other stuff ideological stuff packed in that makes me wary.

Always thought a bit strange people liked to paint Lara/Nate with a tinge of racism, not to mention the colonialism angle, when stuff like this comes out and nary a peep.

 

[Moriarty1889]

Just that cover.

The neon purple, the shaved head. BARF!

It literally just looks like immortals of avium.

It is typical of most games coming out anymore today. Black female leads or manly women. Got to love that diversity eh?

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

“Let’s make a souls like starting a flat chested androgynous BIPOC woman in ugly frumpy clothing who fights against colonialism… gamers will love it!”

Basically this in games form

 

[MayauMiao]

So glad to hear another product failure brought to you by Sweet Baby Inc.

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[Aenima]

Fun Fact: The Deadpool xbox controller has more curves than this main character.

 

[MayauMiao]

Guess the website:

… unique, non-conventional fantasy setting that isn't just another pseudo-European medieval landscape dominated by white men

Spoiler

Kotaku

It was hard to guess because it could also be from IGN France, Eurogamer, Polygon or Forbe's Paul Tassi.

 

[GymWolf]

Basically this in games form

Scarily accurate.

 

[nikos]

Played for about 20 minutes. Seems decent so far. There are difficulty settings. Not having a stamina bar feels good. Gun parry is reminiscent of Bloodborne.

 

[adamsapple]

Played for about 20 minutes. Seems decent so far. There are difficulty settings. Not having a stamina bar feels good. Gun parry is reminiscent of Bloodborne.

Ashen was a pretty solid souls-like, this one seems to have more accessibility options for the layman player like myself, so that's nice.