TEVI Reviews

There's a JoJo reference in so the game is good.

good game i like bunny girls

10/10 metroidvania, SInner's Oath is the best OST in the game

It's on ok. though the story is not to my taste including the ending, the gameplay still fun. Maybe because the MC is too cute and still a little kid to be inside a sinister story.

Weird one to say for sure because Tevi, the video game, the metroidvania that you actually play, is REALLY good. Combat hits that sweet spot of making you feel very powerful while also still making combat encounters feel meaningful, the map is HUGE and interconnected, the platforming for the most part feels good (I do not really like the wall jump but it's, mostly, fine), there's SO many secrets to find and the tools you have to secret hunt are sufficient to find all of them (postgame, anyways). It's just a joy to play and a meaty enough experience to feel satisfying - where my only gripe on this front is that on Normal difficulty it's a bit, easy, but, I guess that's why harder difficulties exist! And then there's Tevi, the video game, the narrative-focused, mostly linear guided tour of the world that... look, I'm sorry, this plot is NOT strong enough to justify how restricted it makes the overall experience feel. It's quite bad, actually. Way way WAY too many characters and too much lore without any real coherent plot thread tying it all together - there's like five layers of twist villain as the "end goal" changes several times over the course of the story and most of the big, meaninful "main quest" events feel like they would be side quests in any other game, especially with how few of them reach any real resolution. Also, the game equates killing off characters with emotional drama even though most of those characters barely exist for any reason other than to die and one of them is unlikeable enough that it's hard to miss them. And that's, the only emotional thread the story tries to tug at. Like, six or seven times? I started rolling my eyes at it eventually. The VA is fine I guess but I skipped most of it once I'd finished reading the (often poorly-written and annoyingly trope-y) dialogue because, simply put the plot is not engaging enough to warrant sitting through the VA. Sorry. That being said this is also a game I'm looking forward to revisiting in free roam mode which strikes me as the likely ideal way to play it, and I feel the urge to actually, like, get good at it - again, a thing the main game never really pushed me towards doing - so, this is likely a game I'm bound to come back to - without seeing any of the story ever again, most likely. The archipelago randomizer is already there too so, that could be fun! There's so many possible ways to build your character and such an extreme power creep over the course of the game that no two playthroughs are ever gonna look exactly the same, either, and I think that's really cool! Super customizable and replayable experience. It's just a shame it's all tied to a lackluster story and that the entire game bends to the will of that story, mostly for the worst. A+ metroidvania wearing B or C tier clothing, I think.

This game has a good soundtrack and combat mechanics. Although, some parts of the game may be a bit confusing to travel to and on the easier difficulties you can facetank quite a lot of bosses and get away with it.

*Hours not accurate since I played this mostly on my steam deck in offline mode. Closer to roughly 50-60 hours. Another great metroidvania/bullet hell by CreSpirit. Tevi keeps a lot of the charm of Rabi-Ribi. Plenty of different levels, tons of customization with the sigil system, enjoyable characters, and good music. The complaint I see often with Tevi is that exploration is limited compared to Rabi-Ribi; I have to disagree with this complaint. Yes theres some moments where exploration is limited by story progression but these moments are so few. The other critique is that exploration is limited and backtracking is required once getting certain movement abilities; however, this is exactly the same formula with Rabi-Ribi and offers some expansion in previously explored areas in an enjoyable way never feeling like a chore. Overall, if you loved Rabi-Ribi you will love Tevi, and if you are a fan of metroidvania games I think you will find enjoyment with Tevi. Also, runs effortlessly on steam deck. Limited TDP to 7 watts and got about 7-7.5 hours off of a single charge.

the dialogue's choice of words are quite advanced. and sometimes not match the JP voice. regardless, the story is quite good. darker than rabiribi. Tevi is also far more agile than Erina and can deliver infinite combos. feels good to slash someone hundreds of times

didn't catch me which is weird, i was expecting to love this game after i played rabi-ribi