Torment: Tides of Numenera

1. TheThirdEye

   Feb 28, 2017

   10

   When I first saw that Planescape: Torment, a game that shaped my outlook and expectation of games to come, was getting a spiritual successor IWhen I first saw that Planescape: Torment, a game that shaped my outlook and expectation of games to come, was getting a spiritual successor I was worried. TToN has surpassed expectations and left me completely satisfied. This is a game that rewards and encourages the curious. This is a cool, sweet drink in a desert of games where story is only barely there because it is required. This is art.
   
   --Garth Holden… Expand

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2. yoshi_s_island

   Oct 10, 2021

   10

   As profound as the player's own intellect.
   
   Not a game, but an immense visuo-textual portrait of the human mind, and a landmark work ofAs profound as the player's own intellect.
   
   Not a game, but an immense visuo-textual portrait of the human mind, and a landmark work of (videogame) art.… Expand

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4. Voukras

   Jun 5, 2017

   9

   This game has been unjustly rated lowly two groups of people:
   - People who have let their elitism get to their head and consider PlanescapeThis game has been unjustly rated lowly two groups of people:
   - People who have let their elitism get to their head and consider Planescape Torment to be absolutely perfect and that any comparison is sacrilege.
   - People are those that rightfully blast the developers for failing to deliver on promises. But failure to deliver on promises should not factor into an analysis on whether a game is actually good or not and rating it lower based on that is outright _childish_. While I don't claim to be objective, these people have abandoned any attempt at objectivity to air their frustrations. Giving a game like this 0 is absolutely disgraceful and downright moronic, even with all its flaws.
   
   If you judge this game based solely on its own merit, beyond the drama, you will find a rare game with a very well thought out story, a unique and enchanting universe unlike almost any you've ever seen. The combat system, while not the best, is still rather smooth. Unlike most RPGs it manages to not wear out its welcome and become annoying and repetitive, which has been my experience with numerous RPGs. RPGs where only specific enthusiasts manage to actually stay engaged in the combat system while everyone else rolls their eyes and sighs at having to kill yet another group of mooks, wasting more of your time. The combat system by itself is mediocre, but the devs carefully balanced a wide variety of encounters, environments, types of enemies and consumables to keep things interesting.
   
   The game's plot is subtle and if you're more into heroic tales played straight you will not enjoy this game. If you don't like reading dialogue and descriptions, you will not enjoy this game. While the game has enough content, if you're expecting a game with lots of sidequests and a huge world to explore, then you will be disappointed.
   
   If you expect an indie RPG with a unique, enchanting plot that brings a breath of fresh air in the RPG scene, with tiny little secrets for you to discover as the universe opens itself up to you then you will enjoy this game. For all the complaints about its story, the story is similar in style to Planescape: Torment, it's just unique in its own right. A spiritual successor of Planescape could never be a sequel or an imitator, that goes against the very essence of Planescape.
   
   The game is flawed. It could use more follower development and interaction. It could use more development of your RPG character. It could be a bit longer and meatier. But it is still fundamentally good.… Expand

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5. Abyssal_Winter

   Mar 5, 2017

   7

   Some good, some bad. In stretches the writing is great, but overall, I failed to develop much empathy for the companions and the ending feltSome good, some bad. In stretches the writing is great, but overall, I failed to develop much empathy for the companions and the ending felt highly contrived. I am not a fan of the mechanics, either. Some of the art (portraits, character models) just felt bleh compared to the environments. Lest I sound too critical, I did enjoy the game, but it does not live up to its predecessor in my opinion.… Expand

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6. odintsaq

   Mar 16, 2017

   6

   Torment: Tides of Numenera is an OK cRPG, from which we expected much more, according to what was said in the funding campaign. It certainlyTorment: Tides of Numenera is an OK cRPG, from which we expected much more, according to what was said in the funding campaign. It certainly is not a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, and the omission of the Torment word from the game title in almost all the article is not accidental . It is a pity that such a good writer cast didn't achieve something more memorable, but as it is the first attempt in a relatively new world, perhaps in the future they could create something better, since the background for stories exists.
   
   On the positive side we have, briefly, the interesting, although new, world, beautiful graphics and a different way of character development.
   
   On the negative side we have Sound, the GUI, dialogues without special depth and purpose , the meager items and not so impressive plot.
   
   Overall you can finish the game with all side quests in 30-40 hours, depending on how fast you read the dialogues....ehhhh.. how fast resolve the quests and Crisis.
   
   You can read my full review on the matter at:
   
   http://thegeeksociety.gr/torment-tides-of-numenera-review-en/… Expand

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7. ShtKck

   Mar 9, 2017

   4

   grew up a high fan of all the infinitiy engine games. I backed Pillars. I backed Torment. I thought the new golden age of cRPGs was upon us.grew up a high fan of all the infinitiy engine games. I backed Pillars. I backed Torment. I thought the new golden age of cRPGs was upon us. It had to be, these games had record funding.
   
   And they were incredibly poorly planned and managed. We saw some of these issues with Pillars but it's even worse with Torment.
   
   Much of the base game that was planned was cut. Entire stretch goals that we earned were cut. These cuts, while not only making the game significantly more shallow with significantly less replayability, are the antithesis of this RPG system. Go on, count how many companions shipped at launch, the laughable amount of focuses, literally no factions as we were promises, no crafting system.
   
   Kickstarter is allowing developers to deliver whatever they want. And that is something I'm never going to support again. If there would be a platform that binds the developers with a contract to fulfilll their promises and design targets, I would reconsider it but Tides, along with so many incredibly successful kickstarted games simply aren't delivering what they're promsing. What we paid for.
   
   InExile has had zero transparency about the entire thing, and will only acknowledge it after the fans make it into a scandal. Zero accountability. I am sorry I backed Bards Tale 2 and now I understand why they kickstarted the next Wasteland before this launched and blew up in their faces. Who knows how many dollars from this sinking ship they put into those more marketable games?… Expand

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8. Solaris123

   Dec 26, 2019

   0

   This is a joke, the rating is too high for this thing, the new "torment" is the most boring rpg that was created in this decade, the story isThis is a joke, the rating is too high for this thing, the new "torment" is the most boring rpg that was created in this decade, the story is about anything already overrated and boring pillars were better… Expand

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