Posted on: March 21, 2018
Durandal2
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Charming
tl;dr Great visuals, fantastic characters, average fetch-quest and sneaking gameplay Ghost of a Tale first caught my attention with its handcrafted visuals, and the idea of playing a Thief-like game starring a mouse bard seemed to be a good change of pace. Not just the graphics, but the whole cohesion of all the game's elements are very well designed and integrated. The lighting in the catacombs conveys this perfect mix of danger and ancient grandeur. The forest comes alive at night with crickets and beetles chirping through streaks of moonlight. The blacksmith's hammer rings across the courtyard where the rat sentries watch over crumbling ramparts. But even eye candy gets boring after a while. The thing that really kept me hooked in playing this game is the surprisingly deep and well-written characters. Each has a very distinct personality without being one-dimensional. Subtle choices in your dialog can reflect how much you trust or distrust them. You can't just scam their conversation tree to max out the disposition or whatever, because they talk like real people. There's things that they will only ever say once, and then only under certain conditions, which makes repeat playthroughs more interesting. There are secrets left unspoken. There are cases where you can talk to a character in disguise and see a completely different side of them. There's the frickin' minstrel roleplaying elements where you sing songs, but it's up to you to decide which song each character might like best and which social / political undertones each may convey, all in the context of a slowly unfolding lore which goes surprisingly deep. The downside of the game is the so-so gameplay which is mostly centered around fetch quests. It can get frustrating at times because you usually have to scour every single barrel, cupboard, and tree to find what you are looking for. There are also some minor technical issues like the loading stutter. But for the money I think this is a great buy.
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