ReCore Review

Recore had some huge up and down from the first announcement until the release like no other games in this year. The first trailer been releaser on the E3 2014 found a lot of enthusiasm in opposite to the released gameplay videos released two years later. We want to clear in this test how it looks right now.

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We made the same big eas as many other people as we have seen the ReCore Trailer at the first time. We have been so happy that we will play soon a great action adventure in a complete new brand. This went quickly down after we have seen the first gameplay material been released. In addition to that they announced that ReCore will be the first Xbox-One-Exclusive title that will support ‘Play Anywhere’. With this feature the game is playable on any Windows-10-PC.

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First we would like to show you what ‘Play Anywhere’ according to Microsoft:

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As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, ReCore (along with upcoming titles including Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3) is launching simultaneously on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC, and will allow players who purchase digitally to play on both platforms at no additional cost. Plus, you can pick up where you left off on another Xbox One or PC, bringing all your game saves, add-ons, and achievements with you.

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They realize, though, that there are still some questions around this new program. How does Xbox Play Anywhere work? What are the benefits of buying an Xbox Play Anywhere game? What other titles will support Xbox Play Anywhere? Well, they are happy to share that they have got the answers to your most pressing questions.

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So, take a look at the walkthrough video below, or read on for more information.

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How does Xbox Play Anywhere work?

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When you buy an Xbox Play Anywhere digital game through the Xbox Store or the Windows Store, it’s yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC at no additional cost. To take advantage of Xbox Play Anywhere, you will need to have installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition update on your PC, as well as the latest update on your Xbox One console. Then, simply log into your Xbox Live/Microsoft account and your Xbox Play Anywhere games will be available to download.

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How can I purchase an Xbox Play Anywhere Title?

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With Xbox Play Anywhere, it doesn’t matter which platform you buy the game for. You can either pre-order or purchase digitally on Xbox One or Windows 10. As long as you are using the same Microsoft Account (specifically, the email address you use to sign into Windows and Xbox) on both platforms, you can purchase on either and play on both.

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Where can I buy Xbox Play Anywhere titles?

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Since Xbox Play Anywhere only applies to digital games, there are multiple Store destinations that will offer Xbox Play Anywhere titles for purchase:

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  • Your Xbox One console
  • The Xbox App (Windows 10, iOS, Android)
  • The Windows Store
  • Xbox.com
  • Microsoft.com
  • Digital Game Codes from participating retailers

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Does Xbox Play Anywhere cost extra?

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No. When you buy an Xbox Play Anywhere digital game, the ability to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC is included at no additional charge.

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Can I be signed into the same game on Xbox One and my Windows 10 PC?

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At any single point in time, you may only sign into the game on one Xbox One console or one Windows 10 PC. You cannot be signed into the same game on both platforms at the same time.

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Can my game progress, downloadable content, Gamerscore and Achievements be accessed on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs?

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Yes. When you play an Xbox Play Anywhere game, your game progress, DLC (including add-ons, Season Passes, consumables and in-game unlocks), Gamerscore and Achievements are all saved on Xbox Live, so you can pick up where you left off on another Xbox One or Windows 10 PC.

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For more information on Xbox Play Anywhere (including the full list of titles that will support it), head on over to the official page on Xbox.com.

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OK, enough of these. Let’s finally take a look and talk about the game.

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The main character Joule Adams find herself on the planet Far Eden after a disaster happens on the earth. But it’s not looking so good as it should. She notice very quickly that the Terraformer are not doing their work and the whole desert planet seems very uninhabitable and controlled by some robotic creatures. But that it doesn’t matter because Joule’s best friend Mack is a robot, too. Because of spoilers we do not want to tell you much what it is all about the robot’s core. This core’s are also a relevant gameplay mechanic. These rare prisma-cores you can find are very important to save Far Edens. Other cores you can extract from robots are useful for the development of Joule’s robotic friends. In addition to Mack you also find Seth and Duncan. Their different colors give them the ability for different attack and styles of fighting.

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The developers of the game could give us a great mysterious mood at the beginning of the game. The main character is on a planet that is full of wreckages. We noticed very quickly that Joule is a junk collector. We like that the first part of the game is very varied. Fast paced action, explorations of the open areas and classic platform sequences. We also like that at the beginning of the game these gameplay elements has a good connection with the game’s storyline. We also like the game’s pace. Chilling exploratory moments Joule fighting lattice botsalternates with great action battles. Between them players can challenge some jump sequences.

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We noticed very quickly that the robots are more the center of the game. What we like is the great controls of ReCore and how great the collision detection is. Our hero has a weapon and also find tons of ammunition for it. Unfortunately, if you use it to long you will notice that the weapon needs a long cool down time and it take a good long time that the weapon recharges. We also have to confirm that you can not win a battle without Mack, Duncan and Seth. We like that it is possible to give them attack orders on the targets you aim at. After that the use their special move to quit the battle as fast as possible. Players have some tactical opportunities because of the different colored cores of the enemies. Blue, red and yellow are standard colors and marks the vulnerability of each enemies and are also available for the ammunition. It is also possible to load each shoot in different levels so that it is also possible to shoot the enemies’ shields down. What we love is the automatic target system. Player will notice that it is very useful especially when you have to dogle away from attacks, recore_storm-loomingusing your combos and still can keep an eye on the enemy. Then higher your combo is then more damage you can make with the weapon.

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The basic games is 12 up to 15 hours long. Later in the game players have the opportunity to change between the robots so that you can change for example between the blue Mack to the yellow Seth. Because of this you can react quickly against the enemies especially when they wear a mix of color like orange, green or purple. More important for the dynamic of battles is the depends on situations moving white mark which is in the enemy’s Healthbar. If you are able to get the robot’s energy lower than the limit is, you can try to steal his core. What we like is that this kind of mini games are working such great in this game like the battlesystem. Like we said before, players mackhave to opportunity to use the captured cores for the development of three basic skills (attack, defense, energy) for the own robots.

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Not only for battles, but also to explore the large areas and the most dungeons you have to take the help of your robots. We think that the developers limits the player too much at this point. On the one hand, it is only possible to take three cores with you at the same time. Unfortunately, we do not understand why. The Spider-Robot can help sethyou to climb at several points. The Dog-Robot can help you to find specific things and the flying friend can help you to reach positions that you only are reachable by flying to them.

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Unfortunately, we have to say that especially at the end of the game the game looses its tension. It is not the problem that you need special cores to open doors. The thing is that you need a long time to collect them all and the game’s suspense get lost. We think that this the reason why the game can get boring at the end. We think that one possibility to solve this issue would be to reduce the requirements of the cores. We think that it would be more fun to give the player the decision if he want to explore more after he finished the game.

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We noticed that the developer teams had a good will to deliver a varied game with a lot of action and different secrets and rewards to keep the player playing. We think that they wanted too much. We think that the game’s world is not varied enough to explore every corner of it. We love the staged challenges that unfortunately has been pushed in the background. We tested the game also an the PC with the help of ‘Play Anywhere’ and had no Problem to play it or to transport our savegames on the other platform. Unfortunately, it only works with the digital version of the game. So Microsoft, please change it QUICKLY!! Hero Shot of JouleWe also have to say that the loading time on the Xbox is very long. On the other hand, there are great opportunities to change the graphics on the PC Version but you can not compare the graphics of both platforms. The XBox One version has no bugs and other issues by displaying the game.

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Microsoft revealed that they want to add a new franchise the offers opportunities to release another games in the same universe in which they want to reduce all issues.  We love the great combinations of japan fighting action and the element of switching the cores. This game has maybe a difficult start but we think that you should give ReCore a chance.

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