Has-Been Heroes

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

4

6.3

User Score

Based on 231 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Interesting brawler/rogue-like/puzzle game design
Potential for some interesting combos and strategies

Cons:

Too repetitive, challenging and demoralising
Weak narrative, repetitive structure, and uneven difficulty weaken the player's resolve

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Last revision on April 13, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Interesting brawler/rogue-like/puzzle game design
Potential for some interesting combos and strategies

Reviewers Didn't Like

Too repetitive, challenging and demoralising
Weak narrative, repetitive structure, and uneven difficulty weaken the player's resolve

Expert reviews and ratings

Has-Been Heroes is, at least, a great fit for the Switch. It’s the sort of game you can play while half-watching a sitcom in the background, rather than one to which you’ll want to give your full attention. By the same token, playing the game with intense focus starts to feel like a waste of time after the first few hours. It’s a demanding game that gives very little back for the time and effort it eats up. The game’s name does not lie--it’s best to let these has-beens be.

By GameSpot on April 05, 2017

Despite all of these complaints, Has-Been Heroes isn’t a terrible time. Using skills in tandem to bolster their efficacy is, on its own, a reason to check this game out. The issues lie elsewhere in the design, making this a title to pick up for one or two runs before closing it down and doing something else. It does work in bite-sized chunks, which isn’t exactly a rousing endorsement for what Frozenbyte was trying to achieve.

By HardcoreGamer on March 30, 2017

Has-Been Heroes is an interesting attempt at a new kind of puzzle/strategy/brawler hybrid, but it’s never as much fun to play as it looks like it should be. It’s a game that has good ideas and strong visual design in its favour, but it never manages to balance the high difficulty level with rewards that make the hardship worth your while.

By TrustedReviews on March 30, 2017

There are some good ideas in Has Been Heroes, such as the way it uses multi-lane battlefields to make us use strategies that involve switching between the strengths of three different heroes to achieve victory. It's a recipe for fun that manages to last for a while. Eventually, though, the heavy emphasis on the luck of level generation, the frustrations of enemy repetition, the poor tutorial, and the tendency to overrun you with tough enemies spoil the whole. Hard games are great, but there are limits.

By IGN on March 24, 2017