Bandai Namco's brand new third person action adventure is upon us - here's our review for Haroona's journey across the globe and into the Fold!
TNS: The Unknown 9 Narrative Universe was never really able to take flight, but could its downfall have been avoided with a different approach?
I was debating on picking this game up but never got around to it. Definitely on the fence.
Nope. This is what happens when you decide something is going to be a multimedia empire before the game is even out.
Just like inafune did with mighty no.9. Seems like any ambitious title with a 9 in it fails yeah??
"Unknown 9: Awakening features some excellent brain-powered stealth action to start, but then decides the fun is over and the latter half feels like work."
- Stuart Cullen, TechStomper
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Putting the cart before the horse is Reflector's folly in general. Even before Unknown 9: Awakening’s announcement, there'd already been two released novels that built up its alternate history, tone, and so on. Various other transmedia concepts followed suit. That concrete foundation, alongside its various high-budget game inspirations, seemed like surefire wins, especially with its more modest middle-market price. But then the rest of the game – presentation, storytelling, game design, etc. – has to be filled in and each individual category comes with its own set of problems. There's something to admire in its audacious transmedia crossovers, but it's a shame this first game can't rise to the occasion. "
