Game Review: Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island

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Released: 2023

System: Xbox Game Pass

Genre: Chill, Puzzle

My Rating: 4/5 stars

My star ratings are purely by my opinion and not measured by any particular metric.

SPOILER WARNING: This review will contain spoilers! Proceed with caution!

Summary

You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods.

Review

Overall I really enjoyed this game. It was pretty chill and a fun take on Greek mythology. The puzzles were maybe a little too easy. I guess they wanted to focus more on the story, which I’m mostly okay with. They glossed over a few things from said mythology that are less rosy.

The twist of Ora being a bad guy was pretty good, and there were a few moments where I did think “what if it’s Ora?” I really wanted to get to Hades and I wish he could be in more of the game. I don’t really like the ending, since it all went super chill and everything’s okay and “we shouldn’t have sealed you in stone even though you were threatening everything we love and spend our lives protecting.”

There HAVE to be consequences to things!

I think it was a good length, but I’d be cool if it had been expanded.

Could do without ever seeing Hermes ever again.

Would I Recommend?

Yeah. It’s a chill little game. Again, I wouldn’t mind if it had been a little longer and the puzzles were too simple, but the story was interesting.