[Note: I played this on version 1.1.0, which supposedly makes a notable difference to 1.0.0.] In short: Unique and fantastic scenario, great writing, an experience like no other. For that alone you should consider a purchase instead of the next elves-and-orcs story in line. Just keep an open mind. In detail: So I didn't back this, which is probably fortunate - a lot of the bad reviews here seem to come from disappointed backers who measure the final game according to campaign promises. I can judge it for what it is, and it is a masterwork of storytelling. The presentation relies on a lot of text, even and especially for dramatic flashbacks; the upside is that this allows for truly wild imagery that would have needed ten times the budget to realize in modern graphics. As for the much-maligned combat system - I don't get it. Divinity's system is much better, sure, but things work, and once you stop hoarding your ciphers battles are not much of a problem. One review mentions there is no "takeback" - well, in 1.1.0 at least, a simple right-click helps much in that regard. But honestly, combat is not the focus of this game, so if they had made every encounter a brain-burning, complex strategic exercise this would in my mind actually have been detrimental. If you like the Numenera scenario, you simply have to buy T:ToN. It does an excellent job of displaying the setting's vast- and weirdness and its possibilities for creating stories you won't hear anywhere else, down to details like the various oddities that *might* have uses you won't think of at first. There's nothing out there that comes even remotely close. If I have one gripe with the game, it's that an additional location, preferably outdoors, really would have been of benefit. On the other hand, there's not a minute where the game feels stretched or bloated with filler content (please say hello to DA:I). I got it for 32,- € and don't regret a single cent. Any successor would be an instant buy.
