Tails of Iron

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38

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  1. Ramalian
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    What a great adventure. I don't remember the last time when I spent 2 days in a row playing some game morning till night, something beautiful, history, lots of weapons, interesting Souls like mechanic, just a great game
  2. NathanielPrime
    Dec 30, 2022
    3
    Imagine Salt and Sanctuary but with really simplistic equipment, no character customization, and clunkier combat. Enemies do an absolutely insane amount of damage and armor is almost pointless. It looks cool, but is more style than substance.
  3. TomasLacerda
    Sep 20, 2021
    5
    The combat gameplay, which is the main focus on the game, I really can't get into it.
    I hate how unpredictable animations are in order to be able to correctly block and block & riposte. That's already really frustrating. I could get into the Dark Soul dodging and hitting, but every hit, every single in this game has a move boost, so it just gets too much going on hopping front and back    The combat gameplay, which is the main focus on the game, I really can't get into it.
    I hate how unpredictable animations are in order to be able to correctly block and block & riposte. That's already really frustrating. I could get into the Dark Soul dodging and hitting, but every hit, every single in this game has a move boost, so it just gets too much going on hopping front and back with this combat on steroids. That really fall flat early.
    Couldn't keep up and get into the game, refunded the game eventually.    … Expand
  4. Sadra99
    May 25, 2022
    10
    I won a lot from this game and it had a really good fighting system. An interesting and simple story. I highly recommend this game for those who like action and sword games.
  5. PitoDiPaia
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    Excelente direção de arte. Mecânicas sólidas e fáceis de serem aplicadas durante a gameplay. Uma história simples, porém muito bem narrada e que cativa muito o jogador. Visual maneiro. E eviscerações + gore nos combates. Combates, que, aliás, são muito bem balanceados e que em certos momentos irão exigir um bocado de esforço e paciência, pois tornam-se desafiadores. Tem até cenas deExcelente direção de arte. Mecânicas sólidas e fáceis de serem aplicadas durante a gameplay. Uma história simples, porém muito bem narrada e que cativa muito o jogador. Visual maneiro. E eviscerações + gore nos combates. Combates, que, aliás, são muito bem balanceados e que em certos momentos irão exigir um bocado de esforço e paciência, pois tornam-se desafiadores. Tem até cenas de finalizações nas boss fights! Tudo isso acabou me conquistando. E um jogo viciante e um dos melhores indie games que joguei em 2021. Durante minha gameplay inicial (primeiras 3 horas) não me deparei com nenhum bug ou crash, jogando no PC. RECOMENDADO!… Expand
  6. Traxillion
    Oct 4, 2021
    7
    Very cute and inventive souls like
    Well worth your time considering how short it is (took me 4 hours to beat)
    Some points are docked due to the repetitive nature of the side quests, the game shines when the main story is put on display and no contrived obstacles are between you and the end goal.
  7. bambook
    Feb 17, 2022
    7
    Только из за рисовки, боевки и некоторых механик. А так в целом игра на любителя. Часто душная и нелогичная. Средне
  8. apokalipto
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  9. FuzzyBearbarian
    Oct 20, 2021
    9
    Indie game 'Tails of Iron' finds its inspiration in the souls genre. It features great combat with dodge rolling, parrying, and executions. 

    Combat is tough with a range of enemies and a bunch of bosses - 20 boss fights in total. There are lots of weapons and armor sets to find, or blueprints to find so you can craft weapons and armor. Play with light, medium, or heavy armor, or    Indie game 'Tails of Iron' finds its inspiration in the souls genre. It features great combat with dodge rolling, parrying, and executions. 

    Combat is tough with a range of enemies and a bunch of bosses - 20 boss fights in total.

    There are lots of weapons and armor sets to find, or blueprints to find so you can craft weapons and armor. Play with light, medium, or heavy armor, or spears, swords, axes and so on. There's a combo to fit your playstyle.

    The main hero you play is Redgi the rat, a character on a quest to become King and save the Kingdom. He's loveable and easy to get attached to.

    Story is pretty engaging too, partly because the main hero is fun, but also thanks to the narration by the voice of Geralt from The Witcher. And enemies have hilarious names too, which helps make you take notice of them and therefore engage more with the gameplay.

    Game time is 10-15 hours depending on how much you rush or take your time, or how difficult you find the combat. I played for 20+ hours to gain all achievements and master the combat to beat the whole game flawlessly. Loved every second of it.

    On PC I didn't experience a single bug (no pun intended since there are literal bugs to fight in the game). It ran beautifully in 4K and I never had a single hiccup in all my time playing.

    In my opinion this is one of the best indie games of 2021, hands down. Also one of the best games of its type too. I highly recommend it.    … Expand
  10. PrinzVonLicht
    Dec 22, 2022
    9
    Es un gran juego, con una diseño artístico muy cuidado un sistema de combate simple de entender pero difícil de dominar que brilla especialmente cuando toca pelear con jefes los cuales cambian sus patrones de ataques a medida que van perdiendo salud. También es un juego muy exigente y frustrante que lastimosamente hace que no sea para todo el mundo. En cuanto a la música solo puedo decirEs un gran juego, con una diseño artístico muy cuidado un sistema de combate simple de entender pero difícil de dominar que brilla especialmente cuando toca pelear con jefes los cuales cambian sus patrones de ataques a medida que van perdiendo salud. También es un juego muy exigente y frustrante que lastimosamente hace que no sea para todo el mundo. En cuanto a la música solo puedo decir que cumple con creces y los escenarios suelen ser pastillero pero tienen cierto black tracking a medida que consigues ciertas herramientas. Por último resaltar que su duración me parece la justa ya que si se alargará fuera muy repetitivo. Si está en descuento es sin duda que no debería dejar de pasar nadie que le guste los juegos soulslike.… Expand
  11. darkliga1
    Oct 26, 2021
    8
    If fun challenging with mildly soul-liked combat is your desired, it’s your game absolutely.
  12. Shumkinvrode
    Dec 30, 2021
    4
    I am not a fan of rats, platformers, soul games, but this is a very beautiful story, diluted with a fairy tale story about the king of rats, the boss system is interesting, but the game is for once, there is no desire to play the second time, play is linear, there is nothing to explore in it.
  13. xDarkomantis
    Jul 18, 2022
    5
    Tails of Iron seemed like a promising game but its potential was squandered with the decisions made by the developer. Like most people, I was drawn in by the art style of the game and the trailer seemed to impress. The initial gameplay seemed good but as the game went on, I think they should have focused more on the exploration/platforming, making things intuitive, and more. Instead, youTails of Iron seemed like a promising game but its potential was squandered with the decisions made by the developer. Like most people, I was drawn in by the art style of the game and the trailer seemed to impress. The initial gameplay seemed good but as the game went on, I think they should have focused more on the exploration/platforming, making things intuitive, and more. Instead, you have clunky controls, weird design decisions, and an obnoxious combat system due to oversized hitboxes from enemies and an awkward dodge roll. If a stranger asked me on this game, then I'd tell them to wait for a big sale. I wouldn't recommend this to a friend.

    + Visual Art is phenomenal and is sure to attract people due to it
    +/- Good Narrator voice actor. Bad character voices (squeaking) that you'll opt to turn it off immediately. The characters use image bubbles but the narrator immediately summarizes/explains what the character is trying to say, so it seems out of place. They could have lessened the use of the Narrator and give characters dialogue lines.

    = Story is somewhat decent; could have been better
    = Music is passable. Nothing really memorable that you're drawn into the atmosphere of the game or you'd want to listen to post-game.

    - Gear system is mediocre & Weight system isn't really explained. There's a lot of weapons/armor you can get but they're incredibly lacking as far as what you can do. Most of the time you're focused on just equipping what gives the better stat and with the way the combat works, you'll be defaulting to the Spear (fastest weapon type) for your 1hand and the 2hand Axe for the Reach/Stun. The Ranged weapons don't have much variation to them besides just upgrading to the next version of the weapon.

    Weight isn't really explained in the game. So if you just unquestionably keep going for the gear that gives the most defense stat, you can find yourself being sluggish in actions/response time and your dodge roll distance reduced. This wouldn't be a problem if the dodge roll had i-frames but since they lack it, the slower weapons/heavy gear feel worse off to use compared to using the Spear (fast) and low weight gear.

    - Combat is bad or good depending on your preference of games & difficulty. The game draws inspiration from the Souls-like genre so its main focus is on the combat & timings. Dodge roll has no i-frames so you have to consider your positioning in boss fights. In the earlier parts of the game, the combat seems fluid enough but later on the bosses have an overabundance of "stomp" attacks and gigantic hitboxes for their attacks (that at times doesn't match the visual frames). At times you can get unlucky and get juggled to death from repeated stomp attacks. And some bosses do damage from simply picking themselves up from the ground.

    The lack of Dodge roll i-frames makes the combat terrible due to the attacks and their hitboxes. At times, you're praying for good RNG from the bosses to get through them if you're not accustomed to tight positioning & reflexes w/ clunky controls.

    - Exploration in this game could have been better. The game looks visually pleasing but there isn't much to explore and the platforming is clunky. Fast traveling in this game is subpar since you have to go to specific board posts to do so and you find yourself back-tracking for exploration due to the main quests (masquerading as side quests) requiring you to go to previously walked through areas.

    Your character jumps slowly and goes a surprisingly short distance. You also take fall damage when you're falling down, even dropping from a short ladder makes you take damage. This seems weird for a game focused on Rats, which are surprisingly good jumpers & agile and have the ability to survive tall heights without injury in the real world. I don't know what they were thinking adding Fall damage since 2D platformers by nature don't punish you at all for fall distance.

    The developer missed opportunities to have platforming sections that would add to the 2D side scrolling nature of the game and the fantasy of being a Rat. But they opted to focus on the combat.    … Expand
  14. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere

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#74 Best PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. KeenGamer
    Jan 21, 2022
    90
    I have to say, I don't often play games like ToI. I don't mean souls-likes, or RPGs or Indie Games. I mean games that I excitedly yell at people about. Tails of Iron wasn't a transcended experience, it won't revolutionize the gaming industry or anything. It is, however, a well-designed, fun and charming game. It's something I simply need you to experience, and if it can make me feel that way, it deserves some praise.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    85
    Superb visuals, distinctive atmosphere and a punishing Dark Souls-inspired combat system resulted in an engaging action RPG and one of the best indie games I played in 2021. [12/2021, p.42]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 3, 2021
    80
    Although Tails of Iron is made with care, exploration and player freedom could be emphasized much more. Thrilling combat, meagre optional content and some simplified quests strewn over a small gameworld comprise a game of contradictions. We hope it is successful enough so that we can see a more ambitious sequel at some point.
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