Posted on: January 10, 2019

Woodclaw

Games: 395 Reviews: 4

Not the worst, but certainly not as good

First of all a disclaimer: I'm a huge fan of tabletop RPG Numenera, so my view might be biased, I think TToN is a decent game that suffered a from both overhype and inXile's inhability to fulfill their promises. The story is really good and in fit in with the crazyness of the 9th World, despite being almost completely separate from the main part of the setting. The Sagus area is a solid example of what you can expect in this world and manage to include a number of interesting situations. Past this first area the game becomes a bit more linear, but it still retains an interesting vibe. The NPCs are a mixed bag. Your companions are all serviceable, but some of them receive so much more depth it's insane. To make matter worse, the "servant of the tides" NPC is really sub-par to the rest of the cast. The rest of the NPCs many interesting interactions but, and this is big but, you really have to talk to every-fricking-body in any location before even thinking of solving a quest. This is particularly noticeable in Sagus, where there is the only "broken" quest of the entire game (i.e. you must do it in a very specific way or the best reward would be lost). Graphics are really the lowers point of the game. They are really average and not particularly cool looking. They work, that's all. So, do I think it's a good game? Yes. Despite all of its shortcomings, TToN is still a nice and fun game, albeit a tad short for my tastes.

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Posted on: October 7, 2018

Kibokin

Verified owner

Games: 40 Reviews: 1

What did I just play?

I find it hard to judge this game, while I was playing it I found it irritating and complicated. But when I finished it, it became clear how everything that happened in the game comes together and makes a greater sense. And then I even considered to play it again. I certainly am not smart and patient enough to appreciate a game like this, but someone who is might enjoy it a lot.

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Posted on: January 13, 2019

Shmelke

Verified owner

Games: 191 Reviews: 5

Interactive novel

Very good interactive novel set in an interesting and innovative world. Writing is ok. Compared to other games - brilliant. Combat is boring as hell. Maps look good, but character renders don't. No portrait means mose NPCs have no character. All in all - great interactive novel that pretends to be a mediocre old-school rpg. Still very much recommended. 5 stars in my heart because it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed story in a game (I'm 33, and avid reader - hard to please), but crappy combat system and lack of visuals allowing for easier immersion make it a 4.

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Posted on: May 23, 2019

Masterilke

Games: 152 Reviews: 5

Somewhat disappointing

I just finished game and it feels bland. Story is interesting in the first few hours of game but as you progress you will find that story just run around in circles eg. every character says basically same vague things about endless war. Character level up is just awful and uninteresting, companion related quests are boring and short. Combat system is strange and lot of quests are just walking from point A to point B and back. At the end of game you will face mass effect kind of ending just choose from several options it doesn't matter what you did prior to that. But the absolute worst thing are game breaking bugs that occur even after all this time since the game was released. I played game for the first time right after release and didn't finish it because of some bug with the ring and guess what after few years there are still bugs with Anechoic Lazaret, dead npc come to life after sleep, battle freeze etc. There are some good things, you can solve quests in number of different ways including violent and non violent solutions, cyphers are fun to use and can help you in difficult situations, some quests are very interesting and merecasters can give you interesting perspective on things. Overall this game isn't RPG per se but feels more like virtual novel adventure. If you seek cRPG experience similar to Baldur's gate you should give this game a pass.If you think this game is good as planscape:torment you will be disappointed. If you like to read a lot, want to immerse into world and just want to see where the story goes and don't want to bother with complexity with anything this is a game for you and you will like it. Finally for god's sake use save often or bugs will get you!

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Posted on: July 19, 2022

metamaker

Verified owner

Games: 243 Reviews: 15

Wasteland 2 in Fantasy Sci-Fi setting

Hear, hear! It took me 37 hours to complete the game with all sidequests, and experience everything in game, and I rather like it than dislike. It has all the problems of Wasteland 2, which I think now is Inxile's speciality, hence the title. Game only has one TRUE way of playing -- playing by Nano character. Otherwise, you will simply have some content missing without substitution. Play it like it is "supposed" to be played (like a book, not a game). It is not PS:T, but mostly enjoyable. Cons: - Bugged quests (I had to fix scripts in game files to move forward, namely in "Ashen Imitation" and "The Anechoic Lazaret"). - Very uneven storytelling. Some quests shine (e.g. already mentioned bugged "Ashen Imitation"), other are frustrating (e.g. finding a particular object to interact in a *huge* and *dull* location of Sagus Cliffs to progress Oom quest forward). - Awful combat. No, worse combat that I've ever seen in game history. And the problem is not in turn-based combat itself, but rather horribly designed encounters, like if they had it designed for RTwP and in the last moment switched to TB without doing any meaningful redesign. - Companions are boring. No, listen, they all are created by using the same formula: a) Unique element (Aligerns' tatoos, Callistege's copies, Erritis voices, ...) b) No trust for Last Castoff at the beginning or want to use LC for their purpose. d) No romance with companions means no romance. e) No own opinion or personality or impact on Last Castoff; dull and forgettable (except Rhin, because you will hate you, since you can't unattach her from party). - XP is given equally to the active party. If you play solo, you won't have XP boost. Some moments in game can't be done solo (e.g. stealing Cortex in Bloom or avoiding fight in final part of the game) - Worst epilogue ever that highlights game's weaknesses. It feels like devs lost interest and rushed to finish it. Mb. just right after Kickstarter campaign ended.

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