Honest Game Trailers Season 5 Episode 12 RECORE (Honest Game Trailers)

As promised, Honest Game Trailers is back with another witty and insightful episode to thoroughly break down the pros and cons of the action-adventure game RECORE. This game, developed by Comcept and Armature Studio, is an exhilarating saga that’s all about exploration, scavenging and battling foes. In this episode, Jon Bailey’s booming voiceover takes on the challenge of revealing everything there is to know about RECORE, and the results are hilarious.

Right off the bat, we learn that RECORE combines the classic gameplay mechanics of Metroid Prime and Infamous, and it’s aimed at players that love open-world games. We’re immediately introduced to the game’s protagonist, Joule, a resilient survivor who’s stranded on the planet Far Eden, which is supposed to be a lush, biodiverse haven. The game’s quirky storyline unfolds from there, and Honest Game Trailers leaves no stone unturned in sharing all its scandalous details.

The podcast delves deeper and explores the game mechanics that make RECORE a unique game. They explain how Joule jumps, dives, and dashes while using her grappling hook-esque robotic dog, Mack, to traverse the open-world. The game’s color-coded enemies add a sense of skill and strategy in the game, as you need to use the ranged weapon that matches the same color as the enemy to deal damage.

Honest Game Trailers sets out on a hilarious roast of the game’s tedious mechanics, like the excessive backtracking and lack of an in-game map that definitely poses some challenges. They also call the game’s loading times excruciatingly long and suggest ways to pass the time whilst waiting. The show highlights a particularly tricky situation the game places players in, where you’re expected to traverse a narrow path while being attacked, and all the treasures you’re scavenging are scattered about, making it harder to get to.

Throughout the episode, we learn that despite its idiosyncrasies, RECORE creates an enjoyable and immersive gaming experience. But we should also be aware of its pitfalls and grievous errors. Honest Game Trailers, for instance, draws attention to the game’s painfully short campaign mode that can end abruptly feeling incomplete. They relentlessly poke fun at the game’s unsatisfying ending, which comes with a massive leap in difficulty balance that’s both absurd and frustrating.

The hosts also explore the game's soundtrack, which sets the tone appropriately for the game's themes, lush and atmospheric environments sound bright and full of life. The show also pays special homage to the game’s bonus content, which Comcept released after player feedback. The content offers a fun arcade-style mini-game with the game’s protagonist Joule as she trudges through different world sets, including a fiery underground mine, an oceanic pirate town and ink-stained factory. Anyone who’s already a fan of RECORE should make sure to check it out.

Honest Game Trailers offers an unfiltered review of the RECORE game, taking the viewer through several aspects of the game, including the plot, gameplay mechanics, and overall design. The podcast has proven once again why they’re the go-to podcast for gaming enthusiasts. Anyone who’s previously played the game gets a chance to re-experience it through Jon Bailey and the team's witty and critical commentary. The show also provides newcomers to the game with an honest and accurate insight for them to decide if the game suits their gaming and entertainment needs.