Played this on Steam. You play a teen girl in year ~2000, navigating the first summer where you know you need to grow up, but you don't really want to. You're fed up living with your family, but they're your family so you're stuck there. Your hometown is idyllic but boring. You go to parties but you aren't sure how to behave. A lot of the story beats resonated strongly with me (as a 40 year old male) and reminded me of how I felt at that age. Perfect Tides was charming and memorable and not too long either. I feel it deserves five stars, despite some minor issues like pixel hunting.
Pretty, quiet, serene open world game about coming of age. Great art direction. Plays well on Steam Deck at 1680x1050 for crisper image.
Pros: nice dialogue, some player plot choice, good art Cons: boring to play, map is not clear, some characters are annoying Net: good for one playthrough skipping the collectibles, if you like dialogue focused "games"
Played entirely via Steam Deck at rock solid 60fps. Manage fuel and wind sails on your little locomotive. Great atmosphere. Grab this one on sale.
This strategy game adopts a lot of ideas from other games and blends them into its own thing. Combat plays out similar to Into The Breach where the enemy moves are cast to the player, then the player takes their turn. It's also similar to Darkest Dungeon (DD) where stalling the enemy is often the best move every turn. There are rest periods like DD's camping mechanic, except camping allows characters to give "buff cards" to eachother which heal/buff and increase a friendship stat, allowing combo abilities akin to XCom 2 War of the Chosen's Soldier Bonds mechanic. There are many different buffs and debuffs, and characters have shields, armor, and health which grants a lot of leeway for the player to take a hit. Unlike DD, chances to get healed up are plentiful, and shields reset after every fight. This game also has quite a lot for the player to learn. My first three runs of the game led to failure and I was still learning just how to excel in combat. The player retains some items and equipment between games. Overall this is a fun, interesting strategy game blending Into The Breach, Darkest Dungeon, and XCom 2 into its own unique take on strategy gameplay.
Great game. So many memorable moments. Easy to mod!
