Ghost of a Tale

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 108 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 143
  3. Negative: 11 out of 143

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  1. passionne
    Jan 8, 2019
    7
    Good :

    - graphically very good
    - optimization
    - the characters are irresistible
    - a pinch of humor
    - good story
    - interesting universe
    - furtivity : changing clothes modifies the way some characters interact with

    Bad :

    - too many round trips
    - the story is not ending for a future second episode
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 5, 2021
    7
    Ghost of a Tale
    7 hours of idk what to do
    Ghost of a Tale is a good game, but it definitely isn’t for everybody.. And im one of those people… It wont hold your hand, you wont know where to go to get what you need off of much more than remembering seeing something somewhere. that being said, I can appreciate the good that is here! You play as a mouse in a world full of rats, you    Ghost of a Tale
    7 hours of idk what to do
    Ghost of a Tale is a good game, but it definitely isn’t for everybody..
    And im one of those people…
    It wont hold your hand, you wont know where to go to get what you need off of much more than remembering seeing something somewhere.
    that being said, I can appreciate the good that is here!
    You play as a mouse in a world full of rats, you escape a jail cell and youre in search of your wife…
    This is a bit of a horror stealth game, you sneak, distract, steal, run and hide, trying to not gain attention, but I found this to be pretty impossible for the most part… this definitely isn’t a game for those that are impatient or easily annoyed as ghost of a tale will annoy you…
    At first Ghost of a Tale seemed like something I could get into, search all the rooms you can, go forward, gtting keys and clothing items to increase your stats, find all of its secrets, but the moment it opens up into a souls like world with everything inter connecting is wher Ghost of a Tale started to lose me..
    At that is a very personally me, as I find Ghost of a Tale to be a good stealth game, if you have the patience, this game is a beautiful stealth hidden gem.. the mechanics are great, the gameplay is tense… you can venture down different paths to unlock abilities to put guards to sleep, complete quests and steal coins to unlock helpful items such as maps.. though really, this game feels like a maze.. pun intended.. a map rarely helps, its still really confusing getting around in this game even after you’ve been through it.. I still found myself unsure which corner to turn to get ot a spot I know ive been to.. to add to the frustration, much like a hitman game you have to save a lot when you make progress, it isn’t as simple as unlocking a path or gaining an important key or item for the game to save, the game will only save after dialog, or you can manually save while your hiding after you’ve been detected and lose line of sight.. and back to the diaglog, none of its voice acted, and with such a colorful cast of characters, I feel like this would’ve been a nice touch to add to the overall polish feel of a ghost of a tale…
    Ghost of a Tale is a good stealth game.
    But again, it may be a game that frustrates you more than intrigues..
    And if you are one of those players who get intrigued, youll be rewarded with how well this game comes together,
    I give Ghost of a Tale
    a 7/10    … Expand
  3. rezo_21
    Dec 31, 2021
    6
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  4. Lumicron
    Dec 14, 2022
    7
    ansich ein ganz nettes spiel, aber man merkt das es nicht von einem grösserem team entwickelt wurde. die spielwelt ist recht klein, trotzdem verirrt man sich immer wieder, da viele elemente ähnlich sind. irgendwann kennt man aber jede ecke, was aber eher daran liegt, das man wirklich offt durch das gesamte level laufen muss. meist nur weil man wiedermal nicht recht weis, wie es weiteransich ein ganz nettes spiel, aber man merkt das es nicht von einem grösserem team entwickelt wurde. die spielwelt ist recht klein, trotzdem verirrt man sich immer wieder, da viele elemente ähnlich sind. irgendwann kennt man aber jede ecke, was aber eher daran liegt, das man wirklich offt durch das gesamte level laufen muss. meist nur weil man wiedermal nicht recht weis, wie es weiter geht. denn die questbeschreibungen sind nur sehr grob, und oft werden genauere infos nur einmal genannt. so bleibt einem nix anderes übrig als immer wieder hin und her zu laufen. es gibt auch zahlreiche grafikfehler und glitches. diese fallen aber nur auf wenn man jede spalte und ecke genau unter die lupe nimmt. die karten helfen da meist auch nicht weiter. die grafik selbst ist recht hübsch, solange man nicht in die ferne blickt. da gibt es nahmlich nur recht hässliche low poly berge mit matsch texturen zu sehen. leider nervt es auch sehr, ständig umständlich die kleidung zu wechseln. davon mal abgesehen, ist das spiel überdurchschnittlich gut.… Expand
  5. StIwY
    Aug 14, 2023
    6
    Just completed the game on PlayStation. Game was enjoyable in the first part, then becomes too messy. The camera handling is awful, the backtracking is atrocius, always lurking in the same places, the lightning engine is obnoxious ( sunlight coming through the terrain -.- ), lore is boring and the fact you can't fight back makes the whole gameplay frustrating.

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#84 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. BaziCenter
    Mar 14, 2019
    60
    Ghost of a Tale is heavily influenced by the Souls series, and one would wonder why? It definitely suffers from tons of issues and technical difficulties, and unless you are a hardocre Stealth fan, you'll probably have a hard time enjoying its beautiful (but full of technical issues) visuals and appealing (but full of cliches) story.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    85
    This magical tale grabs us from the first page to the last. We read it with the heart of a child, fascinated by its fantasy universe.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    75
    Due to very basic enemy AI Ghost of a Tale is not a particularly good stealth game, but its fairy tale charm is irresistible and although I worked hard for hours to escape the fortress, I was leaving it with genuine sorrow. [05/2018, p.78]
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