1348 Ex Voto

MidnightGaming

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1348: Ex Voto has a compelling historical setting and premise with an emotionally grounded story, but is held back by uneven pacing, repetitive gameplay, and technical polish issues that prevent it from reaching its full potential.

Max Dixon

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1348 Ex Voto is an ambitious linear action-adventure with strong artistic vision and immersive historical atmosphere, but the combat system—which is central to the experience—remains unproven in execution. The reviewer acknowledges the game's compelling storytelling and cinematic presentation while expressing uncertainty about whether the HMA-based combat can deliver on its promise.

Doctor Disaster

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Doctor Disaster delivers a scathing review of 1348 Ex Voto, criticizing its poor player adoption (400 concurrent players despite 250k wishlists), abysmal Steam reviews (53%), and technical performance issues. The reviewer argues the game failed because it prioritized ideological messaging over quality gameplay and character design.

Boss Room Banter

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1348 Ex Voto features a well-designed combat system with cinematic sword fighting mechanics that serves as the game's strongest element, but the experience is hampered by a linear structure, empty environments, and a story that becomes increasingly convoluted and puzzling as it progresses. While the voice acting is strong and combat remains engaging, the 5-hour runtime includes significant padding with walking sections between fights, and technical issues detract from the overall experience.

Save The Game Media

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1348 Ex Voto shows promise as a debut title with compelling characters and a strong medieval aesthetic, but suffers from underdeveloped combat mechanics and a rushed story that feels incomplete. While improvements through upgrades and a solid narrative core exist, the game's brevity and initial frustration make it a cautious recommendation.

Goblin Gaming

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The reviewer harshly criticizes '1348 Ex Voto' for its bland protagonist, poorly written story with nonsensical twists, and repetitive gameplay. Despite completing 100% of the game, they found almost nothing redeeming about the experience beyond technical presentation.

YellowFlash 2

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The reviewer harshly criticizes 1348 Ex Voto as a fundamentally broken game with poor combat, numerous bugs, and an unfinished feel, despite its attractive environments and soundtrack. The game failed to attract players (407 peak concurrent users) and received mostly negative reviews across outlets, with the reviewer skeptical of higher scores from certain media outlets.

I Dream of Indie Games

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1348 Ex Voto attempts to blend realistic stance-based sword combat with a historical plague narrative but falls short in execution. The combat feels unresponsive and poorly balanced, while the story and exploration lack variety, making the 6-9 hour campaign a tedious experience despite some admirable voice acting and orchestration.

Nathanielarrow Reviews

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The reviewer harshly criticizes 1348 Ex Voto as a failed game with poor optimization, terrible combat mechanics, and subpar graphics that launched with minimal player interest and quickly dropped to 125 concurrent players on a Saturday. The game is described as a taxpayer-funded project with significant technical issues and a user score of 0.9/10 on Metacritic.

Rocashu

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Despite technical issues and dull combat mechanics, the reviewer strongly recommends 1348 Ex Voto for its exceptional voice acting, compelling storytelling, and impressive visual detail that rivals AAA productions. The reviewer felt immersed in the narrative enough to overlook numerous bugs and performance problems.

Vara Dark Reviews

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The reviewer gave 1348 Ex Voto a rating of 2/10, citing poor combat mechanics, game-breaking bugs, weak storytelling, and subpar graphics as major issues. They concluded the game is not worth the $22-25 price point and would not recommend it to potential buyers.

Vara Dark - Dark Titan Media

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1348 Ex Voto launched to abysmal player counts (414 concurrent) and mostly negative reviews, plagued by bugs, clunky combat, and poor optimization despite beautiful visuals. The reviewer acknowledges wanting the game to succeed but concludes it is fundamentally not ready for release and needs significant additional development time.