Welcome to our review of Riverbond, a voxel game that is intended for play among friends but delivers a surprisingly fun single player experience as well.
Riverbond is a fun and frantic couch co-op adventure game for 1 to 4 players set in a stunning voxel world. Embark on a heroic journey to complete missions, battle adorable enemies, and smash everything into tiny cubes! Will you and your friends be the legendary heroes of Riverbond?
The Knight has imprisoned the leaders of the Eight Worlds, causing chaos, droughts and disarray! Adventure together to defeat evil and help the charming citizens of Riverbond in this action-packed journey through beautiful, hand-crafted worlds. Unlock a variety of weapons, equip new skins, and activate power-ups to hack and slash your way to glory!
Whether in single player or taking it up a notch in chaotic couch co-op, you can play this epic adventure your way. With drop-in, drop-out couch co-op, everyone wins together! With a selection of fast and responsive weapons, wreaking havoc on everything is always satisfying. Topple massive towers with a swoosh of your sword, get trigger happy on mobs of enemies, and explode environments into colorful bursts of voxel goodness!
Meet charming characters, make unexpected allies, and battle with cute (but deadly!) bosses. Choose from over 50 weapons to suit your play style and triumph over evil. Cue epic adventure music!
Personally, I was incredibly surprised by Riverbond. I went into this voxel game knowing I was not going to be able to play the multiplayer anytime soon. In general, games intended for coop tend to not really have a well balanced single-player or even a decent attempt at one. Enter Riverbond, the near-perfect single player game that is intended for co-op.
Riverbond is a more than fun game that really caught me by surprise and I loved every bit of it. I started by playing the optional tutorial, which you honestly do not need, but it just makes your life a little easier. You get to learn how to switch weapons and how the voxel world works. Like how you can slide up and down waterfalls and jump around. The tutorial was short but informative nonetheless.
Once you enter the actual game, it becomes clear that the levels are on the smaller side and that you will eventually get to learn the differences between the weapons and the subtility that differentiates them. My preferred physical weapon turned out to be a slower but heavy-hitting one that resembles a Chinese Dadao sword (it might be a pirate sword too, haha, it just looks awesome). It is slower to swing but deals so much more damage. Not that I did not enjoy a gun in hand, just prefer the manual approach.
Enemies tend to be easier with the proper weapon in hand and you will notice yourself switching weapons quite regularly. At least I did, Riverbond really did get my attention. The action is fun and despite some really annoying enemies that pop up from time to time, this game was way more enjoyable than I originally expected. I just love the softer musou feeling at times and then switch to a gun to snipe an enemy from afar. Riverbond really was fun to play.
In conclusion, Riverbond has very few bad points and I have not even played the main attraction yet. Some may call it expensive but I can only give the advice to give it a try, you might be enjoying your stay in Riverbond.
