10/10! Okay, a 10/10 score is maybe a little too high, it's more like a 9, but I felt the need to crank it up a bit, because lots of people all over the internet have been unreasonably mean to it in my opinion. Sorry, couldn't help myself. First of all, I get the negative responses for this game, I really do. It can be quite exhausting and the combat is downright terrible. But If, somewhere in your heart, you have a soft spot for Planescape: Torment (The best RPG of all time imo) and/or enjoy reading AND games with an emphasis on storytelling so extreme that the dialogue itself can be qualified as gameplay, you owe it to yourself to play this game. Because it succeeds completely as a Spiritual Successor to Planescape and, even though it is not as good, it evokes he feeling you have/had while playing that game, especially for the first time, in a beautiful way. That is why, over the course of this entire game/book, a warm smile of wonder graced my face, which lasted to the very last letters of the closing credits. The atmosphere and story of this piece just come together and, if you are prone to mental cinema and posess the ability to really immerse yourself, grabs you by the.. you know ...and doesn't let you off the hook until you've finished it. And that makes this game a truly memorable experience. The Arc Words 'What does one Life matter?' will stick with you for a long time after you turned it off. If you want to break it down to one sentence: Torment: Tides of Numenera is ultimately a worthy 'sequel' to Planescape and a, nothing if not sincere, love letter to all the people who truly appreciate the role playing aspect in the so called role playing games.
