The Rising of the Shield Hero : Relive The Animation

The Rising of the Shield Hero : Relive The Animation

Steam Deck Playable

KADOKAWA CORPORATION · RPG · Sep 24, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

76%
Mostly Positive
284 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 284 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 119 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While I had a couple issues with the crashes and difficulty curve(Naofumi almost never takes damage making every fight use him as an inconsequential meat shield) it was a fairly fun JRPG with a good amount of grind along with an enjoyable story.
35 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While there is very little replayability in my opinion I took 11 hours on my play through which was much more than I expected.
7 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
UI menu and the anime' character art are nice inclusions to the game, but still cannot curb the sense of how it feels like a budget game mainly from recycling RPGmaker assets.
6 of 119 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack further enhances the experience with original compositions by Yuka Tsujiyoko, adding emotional depth to exploration, combat, and story sequences.
4 of 119 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters35 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat8 reviews
38%
Bugs4 reviews
100%
Monetization3 reviews
0%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
71%
Graphics3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
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