DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

Steam Deck Playable

Pyramid · Shoot 'Em Up · Dec 4, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $12.49.

82%
Very Positive
820 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 820 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It comes with two sets of levels that have branching paths for maximum replayability, and there's also an extra mode that sees you going across a galaxy, fighting different boss encounters and helping other players across the world unlock more planets. whenever I tried this mode, it felt like every planet had already been beaten, but you can still play every level in that mode, so it's no big deal.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I always loved Darius soundtrack.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Music, Graphics, etc.: The music is really good on this game, even certain ships on CS Mode give levels different BGM sets, and that really adds a refreshing feeling to levels you are good at and are only playing for the PTS.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Darius Burst series is basically Street Fighter 2, but instead of adding characters in each edition (SF2 Super, SF2 Hyper.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Thankfully there's a workaround via x360ce or any other controller emulator, you just need to fake that you have 4 controllers plugged in whenever you want to remote play (the other person MUST use a controller).
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Authentic arcade experience—AC mode plays just like the arcade Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX, complete with four-player local co-op and dual-monitor support with resolutions as high as 1440p for each display.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay68 reviews
Audio57 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Story and characters41 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Monetization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty37 reviews
92%
Multiplayer23 reviews
87%
Interface14 reviews
71%
Performance7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
88%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $12.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.