Posted on: July 27, 2018
joet88
Verified ownerGames: 345 Reviews: 7
Y'all are nuts
I'm going to throw in my opinion b/c dear lord that's a lot of bad reviews. When gamers get it in their heads that something absolutely must be a certain way, god help anyone who dares to try something new. I'm not sure what got everyone's proverbial panties in a bunch, but I really enjoyed the game. It has plenty of flaws... but so did Planescape. There is no such thing as the perfect game if you look close enough, and for something that was made by a small indie studio, Tides plays very smoothly. This is not a tactical combat game. This is barely an RPG. It's a game where you run around talking to people and learning about them, solving puzzles, making choices about what you feel is right and wrong, occasionally getting into fights over those choices. If that's not your idea of fun gameplay, then no you won't like it (why would you be surprised.) If that is what you want, then why are you crying about the combat? I guarantee that half of the people who gave this one star are the same people calling the ambitious but broken Arcanum a masterpiece, which failed in as many ways as Tides succeeded. And the combat is fine, it serves its purpose and there are some good moments with it that serve the story. Which is what it's all about, the story, the world, the characters. The writing can be occasionally pretentious but for the most part I was engaged and had a lot of fun. Don't listen to the haters, go with the flow of what the game is trying to do instead of bringing your own expectations of what it's supposed to be, and don't bring expectations for a AAA title to a game made by an indie studio. If you're a blue tide dominant person you'll enjoy the game.
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