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Posted on: November 4, 2024
snaccpacc651
Verified ownerGames: 161 Reviews: 8
A slow burning RPG
Before you pick this up, throw everything you know out the window, aside from controls nothing is familiar. The setting, the stats and mechanics even the concepts of reality are unique. Once you get right into the game though it's fantastic.
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Posted on: June 26, 2018
msDarkSage
Verified ownerGames: 395 Reviews: 6
Great fun in great world
Let's face it: comparing Numenera to Planescape is a low blow. PT was (technically still is) based on a well established setting of D&D worlds. Most of the worldbuilding, fractions in the game, monsters etc. were already described! They just took it and used it to create a story. In most cases creators from BI grow up playing D&D. Numenera simply didn't have that support, so they had to figure it out mostly by themselves. For the game itself, it is amazing. It looks beautifull, it gives interesting story, and every single place have something interesting to add to the world around (and looks beautifull). It was so refreshing experience after so many cRPGs that were... simple in their construction. While combat is the biggest flaw of the game (simply by not being enough of it), it was interesting when it happend. I think the compromises they did moving P&P into computer game were well thought. The music and sound are also to my liking. Overall it gave me what I was expecting: good old cRPG with a lot of text in a mysterious world you have to discover by yourself.
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Posted on: February 7, 2020
GameZard
Games: 1053 Reviews: 52
This ain't it cheif.
A game claiming to be the spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment? I would laugh if that wasn't so sad. This game is no where near to Planescape: Torment's quality. This game has terrible world building to the point that it feels like they are constantly pulling things out their ass. The companions have little to no reason to follow you. The gameplay feels clunky, like it is trying to emulate games of old instead of improving it. What I disliked most is the story. The game is too short and the story leaves way too much unexplained and going by the ending the main antagonist is the one who is suppose to be in the right. This game is not worth $45.
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Posted on: June 12, 2017
JackSmith.775
Games: 119 Reviews: 5
A massive disappointment.
Compared to what you would expect from a game that should not be to heavy on the graphics but heavy on content, the game is very short and the maps very small. The story lacks depth in story and seems rushed. It feels like there is missing a lot of content and reaching the ending did not make want to play it again. The universe is very exciting and the character creation and advancement is refreshing at first, but again. A world so rich, with so much potential greatness... and it feels like the pc is not really a part of the world and it takes only a short while to feel restricted by the character advancement and suddenly it is all over. The npc's never really feel like the are more than shadows and bleak supporting characters and the protagonist feels like he is supposed to be part of a grand epic story, but failed and no matter how grand the scene may seem, it never really feels like you are a part of the world, but more running an ego trip amongst pointless gods that are mainly forgotten. The world wouldn't care one way or another. It feels like the game could be so much more and I had the feeling that I desperatly wanted it to succeed, now that it advertised itself as a spiritual successor to Torment. instead I've got the feeling I should have waited and bought it as a part of a bundle of mildly interesting games I could fool around with a little bit, before getting into some serious games. In this genre of games, I would suggest playing some of the old games instead of going here. 2 stars for being refreshingly new and no more.
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Posted on: February 13, 2021
Ufnal
Games: 321 Reviews: 3
Flaws don't overshadow the brilliance
There's quite a lot to criticise about this game - from the broken promises and unfinished state to some problems with mechanics and pacing. But the world it builds, the story it tells, the characters it unfolds before us, the marvels and wonders, the decisions, revelations and heartbreaks - for me personally, they shine through all of this questionable stuff and elevate Torment: Tides of Numenera to a level where a game becomes an experience I live and savour. If you want your games to be technically slick and like tactical fighting in your RPGs, you should probably stay away. If you want to immerse yourself in a world that will live in your imagination for months, by all means dive in!
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