Loop8 Summer Of Gods Review (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · June 7, 2023

For this Loop8 Summer Of Gods Review, where we step into the life of Nini, a newly earthbound teen who arrives in the quaint Japanese town of Ashihara in August 1983. Explore the town, befriend its people, and face off against the Kegai in turn-based battles where the outcomes depend on the relationships you’ve built and the decisions you’ve made. Use Nini’s special connection to the gods to reset the world, with each loop allowing Nini and his allies to relive the 8th month over and over until they get it right…or the Kegai overcome them entirely.

Loop8 Summer Of Gods Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
6.36GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Works on Playstation 5.
Anime and in-game cutscenes.
English and Japanese voice options.
Action RPG gameplay.
You can skip the cutscenes and interactions.
Set in 1980s Japan.
Fast loading times.
Traveling via the map costs stamina and time is taken away from the day.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
Movement within the world is done in an Anime way, hard to explain but it’s not smooth but is very impactful.
Time is always going. (not when paused)
Twenty save slots.
Save when you want from the menu.
Going with the movement, the transitions are also done in a unique way.
The gameplay parts are set camera angles and you can freely move around it as it’s 3D.
Attending extra classes can improve your social status and intelligence.
On-screen button prompts.
Increase your stats by doing training at various locations like parks and gyms. How much of an increase you get is dependent on what you are doing or how long for.
Beautiful locations.
Fast travel points appear as you progress/explore.
Blessings can be rewarded from events and finding them in the world and give a reward like improving friendship levels.
Eat food to restore energy and stamina.
Suggest activities with friends to boost how much your friendship level grows.
Day/night cycle.
Shops have set opening times.
Has a Persona Golden feel to it with the general game flow, friendships, and juggling lessons.
Full-party management and recruitment system. Fighting alongside friends will increase your friendship rating.
The underworld is prevalent in the game and when here you engage with enemies the while place has a crazy old school horror type filter over the tip which affects the colors etc.
Turn-based combat.
Three emotions affect the power of your attacks – Friendship, Affection, and hate.
If you use an emotion too much in battle it can actually make the fight harder as it empowers the enemy.
Party members act independently in combat.
When in the underworld you have to do X amount of tasks/fights before you dispel the barrier to allow you to return home.
A loop – when the world is destroyed or when speaking with Terasu.
When a loop kicks in the world and all characters reset back to how they were on August 1st.
Blessings carry over between loops.

Loop8 Summer Of Gods Review Cons:

Cannot rebind controls.
No real game Options.
Long opening cutscenes.
Very slow pace to it all.
The opening hour is all very hand Holdy and does not allow for any deviation.
For large swaths of the game, you always feel one step behind on knowledge.
Reading or using the map is a pain.
The combat has so much going on and initially, it’s daunting but over time it’s just slow.