Ravenlok Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published May 30, 2023 · Updated May 30, 2023

For our Ravenlok Review, where we experience a fairytale reimagining of a kingdom troubled by a corrupted Queen and a young girl’s destiny to fulfill a dangerous prophecy. Made by the creators of the award-winning game Echo Generation, Ravenlok is the epic finale of the studio’s Voxel Trilogy.

Ravenlok Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
4.1GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Action adventure gameplay.
Three game difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, and vibration.
Gameplay settings – hold to attack, hold to dash, quest tracker auto-hide, skip all dialogue and cutscenes, and display potion and bombs in HUD.
3 save slots.
Opening character naming and putting a cosmetic on your pet dog Waffles.
You can pet your dog.
A full 3D game world with incremental camera control.
A gorgeous-looking game world.
In-game cutscenes and interactions.
Opening tutorial-style quests and then ongoing pop-ups for new systems and mechanics.
Mirrors are used for fast travel.
Hack and slash combat with special abilities sprinkled in.
Breakable objects.
You have main and side objectives.
Mission management allows you to switch between missions.
Feathers in the game act like exp and you cash them in with a mouse to level up and increase your stats.
You see the enemy health bars.
Find hidden figurines and trade them in for unique rewards.
Handy dash button to get around faster.
Enemies and breakables will respawn when you leave and re-enter the area.
Has a 3D Zelda vibe to it.
The combat is very fast-paced.
Objectives automatically fill in as you do them.
Big boss events.

Ravenlok Review Cons:

The camera is done in increments and not as handy as you would like.
Basic combat and very mashy.
The skip cutscenes and text option breaks all the text as in looking at something will just auto shut down.
Cannot rebind controls.
Very slow starter as you do several fetch quests in a large area.
The camera angles are not great.
You get so many missions and objectives in such a short time that you lose track of anything and everything.
Picking up objective items always results in slow menu pop-ups needing a button press to close.