For a franchise that is so deeply rooted in gaming culture it is honestly surprising it Throne Has no great presence in the modern video game landscape. Although there has been more than 10 Throne games over the past 40 years, the majority of these titles, as Thron slices and Faith: Sun sailorsare either quite old, or they have largely been forgotten. The neon-drenched virtual world of Throne is pretty much the perfect setting for a video game but only a few Throne Games have managed to adapt the franchise to an interactive medium. That said, the latest addition to Throne series, Faith: Catalysthas performed this task better than most.
Faith: Catalyst is a 2.5D isometric action adventure game made by Bithell games in collaboration with Disney and Big Fan Games, a subsidiary of Devolver Digital. Unlike other latest titles based on Disney properties, this game is mostly linear and has a relatively limited scope. Faith: Catalyst only takes about 10 hours to complete, and its playback value is quite limited. However, this does not necessarily mean that the game is bad. On the contrary, it is actually quite fun, and its simplified attitude towards game design is quite refreshing in an industry filled with 50-hour RPG-BEHEMOS.
Faith: Catalyst can be enjoyed even without knowing anything about faith
IN Faith: CatalystPlayers play as Exo, a female courier working in the capital in the net, known as a vertical disc. After transporting a package that explodes in her face, EXO gets stuck in a time trail and gets special “glitch” forces that give her an extraordinary strength and skill. With the help of some friends she does along the way, Exo tries to end this time cycle, all while trying to save the world from a mysterious guard called Conn, who has a harmful agenda of her own.
As they progress through the game, players can meet many Lore-specific terms that they are not familiar with. Fortunately, Faith: Catalyst Has a practical code that provides detailed descriptions of all fractions, characters, places and concepts in the game, and it can be reached at any time through the game's menus. This codex makes it much easier to understand what is happening in Faith: CatalystAnd it allows players to get a broad idea of who the new characters who were introduced in the game are.
Faith: Catalyst takes place in the Arq network, a new place that was introduced in the game's prequel, Faith: Identity. Arq network differs from the network as Throne Movies are set.
Although technically a sequel to Bithell Games 2023 Visual novel Faith: IdentityThe Faith: Catalyst can be enjoyed without having any prior knowledge of Throne franchise. In spite of the fact that I am not well -welled in the Lore of the series I could still understand the action of Faith: Catalyst Without any problems, partly thanks to the game's Codex function. Sure, Faith: CatalystThe story is not very fantastic, but the writing in the game is solid and not too complicated, so it is quite accessible for newcomers to the franchise.
If there is an area where Faith: CatalystHowever, the story stumbles in its presentation. There are very few animated inserts in Faith: CatalystAnd most of the game's dialogue is presented through static spirits. This is not necessarily a bad thing in itself, but it would have been nice if each character had more facial expressions and poses. On that note it would also have been good if the characters themselves were more memorable. The main characters and antagonists in Faith: Catalyst are decent, but players probably won't form a strong connection to any of them after finishing the game. But at least, the voice acting in Faith: Catalyst is pretty good.
In terms of games, Faith: CatalystThe fight is nice and simple, but it offers nothing revolutionary. Throughout the game, players have access to only one permanent weapon: the identity disc. Some people may initially be disappointed by the lack of arms Faith: CatalystBut Bithell Games has added a plentiful amount of mechanics to give more depth to the game's battle. Players can use the identity disc in a handful of ways. They can practice it as a melee weapon, throw it like a boomerang or hold it to parry attacks. Players can unlock new abilities to increase the efficiency of their identity discs by collecting computer screens, which are in the game's environments.
Data screens can also be obtained by completing certain challenges during the battle or by defeating enemies.
Tron: Catalyst's Combat is fun, but incorrect
Although it is largely fun, Faith: CatalystThe struggle is held back by some significant balancing issues. Using the identity disc for long -term attacks, for example, is pretty much pointless, as it does very little damage when thrown. The parrying system, on the other hand, suffers from the opposite problem. If players unlock all available parry skills in the game, they can kill most enemies in a hit just by parking their attacks with the identity disc. This allows the boss to fight in Faith: Catalyst Ridiculously light, so they can be completed in a few seconds.
As they fight through enemies, players can explore four large areas in Faith: Catalystas they can cross either on foot or on a light bike. Although none of them are explicitly listed in Faith: CatalystMap in the game, there are some side assignments in the game as well. In one of these optional assignments, I was able to unlock a harmless replacement of papers who followed me around the rest of my Playthrough. Due to the game's time loop, Faith: Catalyst Will certainly have some repetition in it, even in these assignments. But thanks to the game's fast movement system and short driving time, it will never be sad to explore places, and none of the levels lasts anymore than necessary.
While I explored the areas in Faith: CatalystI did not come across many bugs and glitches, and the game ran at a stable 60 fps. However, there were a few cases where my character got stuck between furniture or stones and could not move. I had to restart the level I was on to solve the problem. Fortunately, the game autosaved with a few minutes, so I never lost any major progress due to this error.
On the whole, Faith: Catalyst Feels like a kind of successor to the classic AA games from the Xbox 360 generation. It is a simple and fun action adventure game that has no inflary, but it has a handful of remarkable problems that hold it back from greatness. Faith: Catalyst sold for just $ 25 and franklyThe It is worth the requested price. It may keep players entertained a day or two, even if they are a newcomer to Throne franchise.
Faith: Catalyst
Reviewed on the Xbox Series X/S
7/10
- Published
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June 17, 2025
- Developer
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Bithell Games
- PC drop date
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June 17, 2025
- Xbox Series X | S release date
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June 17, 2025
- PS5 release date
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June 17, 2025
- Battle is simple but funny
- Fast, nice movement
- Decent story and good voice play
- Can be enjoyed without knowing anything about faith
- Not exceed their welcome
- Some balancing issues in battle
- Some minor bugs and glitches
- Limited presentation
- Unnoticed role of characters
Faith: Catalyst Is available now for Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Game Rant was provided with an Xbox series X/S code for this review.
