Thymesia Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · August 17, 2022

For this Thymesia Review, we play a grueling action-RPG set with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name “Corvus”. Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease, and find the truth in your own memories.

Thymesia Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
11.7GB Download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
5 save slots.
Controller settings – rebind controls and Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
3rd person action-adventure gameplay.
Plague weapons are unique to an enemy and you can create and use one, it only has limited use.
Dark Souls-inspired gameplay.
You can use your claws to deal more damage and also stop an enemy from healing.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
Beacons – activate them to refill health, potions, and save. Will also resurrect all dead enemies.
Lore is found all over the world.
Execution moves can be performed after an enemy is reduced to zero health as they become dazed.
Memory shards are earned from defeating enemies and are used for leveling up.
Upon death, you drop all memory shards and have one life to go and get them.
Great performance.
Combat is hack and slash but requires you to learn enemy patterns, counter, and dodge.
Feathers are used like projectiles and can stop an enemy action/attack.
Very satisfying combat and gameplay.
A lot of trial and error.
3 stats to upgrade – Strength, Vitality, and Plague.
Talents – earn points to put into the trees – Saber, Deflect, Dodge, Claw, Feather, and strategies. These change how you play and can be reset and changed freely.
Find and unlock shortcuts.
Dark twisted worlds to explore.
Plague weapons can eventually be unlocked and equipped with skill shards, then upgrading them can be done.
It just feels so good to play.
Plague weapons consume energy to use.
Potions are used to heal, you can upgrade them for effectiveness and quantity but also unlock powerful variations that add buffs.
Shards for each plague weapon can be found from enemy drops and are used to upgrade the weapons.
Small boss encounters.
Feels like a combination of DARK souls and Bloodborne.
Big boss encounters.
The main hub can be accessed from a beacon and here you can do all the upgrades etc and then choose where to adventure as they unlock.

Thymesia Review Cons:

A lot of trial and error.
Very difficult.
The slight learning curve for Souls players, A huge learning curve for newcomers to the genre.
The parry system takes a lot of time to get down as parrying one hit doesn’t stop the attack dead and in fact, has you having to parry multiple times in quick succession.
Can be hard to make out enemies.
Very little guidance.
Takes some time to get your head around the many new mechanics they introduce, for me getting around the Plague weapons took some time.
The camera can go erratic and either go too close or almost wander off to a part of the screen.
Had annoying fights where an enemy will go into a part of the map and regen all their health!
Few instances of falling through the barriers or enemies would get stuck in them.

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