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XEL
Xel is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of Xel and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
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24 reviews found80
The Escapist
Jul 17, 2022
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Softpedia
Sep 1, 2022
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Nindie Spotlight
Jul 14, 2022
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Movies Games and Tech
Aug 22, 2022
The game XEL is quite unique and original but brings that classic 3D RPG action-packed game genre to the Nintendo Switch. It’s a very easy-to-play game that doesn’t require many control buttons to use or a long time to acknowledge what you must do next. Everything is easily explained and the major portion of the game is to explore the world while finding hidden objects and upgrades to help you along the way. Plus, the world seen from such a wonderful new perspective gives a great advantage that many other games wouldn’t always allow.
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Capsule Computers
Jul 17, 2022
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App Trigger
Jul 15, 2022
If 3D platforming, action-adventure, and puzzle games are your thing, XEL is going to fulfill your needs and then some. It comes with a compelling story, solid gameplay mechanics, and a beautiful world that is yours to explore freely. But until the bugs are solved, this incredible title is going to continue to be held back not by its design flaws, but by its mechanical ones. A copy of this game was provided to App Trigger for the purpose of this review.
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WayTooManyGames
Aug 2, 2022
At the end of the day, XEL is a game that is competent, has some good ideas, and enough gameplay elements to keep you playing. The sound design is well done and I do enjoy the simplistic art direction and its bright, popping color pallet. Unfortunately, it’s a game that just needed more time in the oven to hammer out the bugs and glitches that really hold this back. There are some good ideas here, but the annoyances almost outweighed what it does do well.
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Nintendo Blast
Jul 19, 2022
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TouchArcade
Jul 21, 2022
Every time I found myself having a bit of fun with XEL, something would happen to ruin it. A weird bug here, a tiny hard-to-spot thing there, or just some vexing performance issues. Without those problems, I’d give the game a mild recommendation to action-adventure fans. With them, it’s hard to be very positive about it at all. There are so many great games of this sort on the Switch that it’s hard to muster much enthusiasm for a merely decent one, let alone one that trips over its own feet so often. SwitchArcade Score: 2.5/5 New Releases Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils ($14.99) This is an improved version of the cult favorite Japanese indie Metroidvania by Platine Dispositif, which first released on Windows something like fifteen years ago.
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NoobFeed
Jul 29, 2022
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