Tunic

One of the most underrated masterpieces in gaming, period. The sense of Adventure, the progression, the mysteries, secrets, the music, the aesthetic. Very unique game.

I think it's a great game. I never managed to finish it, not because I lack skill, but simply because it's not entirely my style. I love Souls-like games, but I struggle to get into this one. That said, objectively, it's still a very good game.

Played on Steam Deck. I wanted to play TUNIC for so long, but it was years before I finally decided to buy it, guess all the delays made me lost interest. The thing is,now I have finally played it and was able to finish it (not 100%,got first ending) and I have to say even when the game is good, I was kind of dissapointed. The game is beautiful, the sense of discovery and exploration is very fun at least until the second half of the game, but that s pretty much it, combat and movement are kinda just okay, a little clunky for my liking, bosses arent that great neither tbh, and the game s also quite short of content. Hate to say this after years of waiting for the game, but unfortunately, this one is overrated IMO. 7.5 at best. Not Mediocre by all means, just an okay good game.

Unfortunately disappointed. It starts with controls and ends with guiding through the maps. In addition I personally think the puzzles all related to the manual are making things unnecessarily difficult. The nice details get lost in basics that just dont feel right. I had it very often, that I needed to check seconds sources to check what to do next. A clear path was missing for me. Controls during combats in my eyes feel way too slow and clumsy. Sometimes it feels like things are just not reacting / working. All in all a very good try but price and basic gameplay do not match in the end. Its one of the rare games I stopped playing after a while because it wasnt fun anymore. Better basic gameplay, controls and a clear path would have made this game way better instead of adding all this puzzles in the manual. Its like the clear concept got lost at a certain point.

I was really looking forward to this game. I'm a huge classic Zelda fan and loved the indie game Death's Door from last year. I'm about three hours in and incredibly disappointed. The game looks great, but the feel is all wrong. Your character moves like molasses and the combat is simply dreadful - your attacks knock enemies back, but you move incredibly slowly, meaning every encounter, you hit an enemy, then have to close distance to hit it again. You have a stamina meter and dodge a la Dark Souls, but the meter depletes incredibly quickly and replenishes very slowly, so I find myself reluctant to use it for anything. The first boss battle was a tedious slog because the boss moves way faster than you do, and if you try to use your roll (or run, which is initiated by rolling) to close distance, you'll run out of stamina, be unable to block, and take double damage. The world design is... all right? There's something odd about the blocky art style though - it's very difficult to tell what connects to what. Several times I've been trying to walk across something, only to hit the 'shift perspective' button and realize that what I thought connected to the platform I was standing on is actually twelve tiles away. There are lots of good ideas here but the game badly needed some playtesting to adjust the combat mechanics and flow. Unfortunately, I'm finding it incredibly tedious and not fun at all. If you're looking for a great Zelda-esque title that incorporates some elements of Dark Souls with a compelling story and fun combat, play Death's Door.