TRISTOY

 PC
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

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  1. Grobi
    Jun 5, 2015
    7
    NOT a metroidvania game, that must have been some hiccup in the marketing of the game. BUT a multiplayer coop game with story and cool dialogs. At the beginning of the game, players find themselves trapped on the island prison fortress of Tristoy; The Prince Freedan and a wizard named Stayn join together to free the Princess and escape the tower. The Princess can be your sister, yourNOT a metroidvania game, that must have been some hiccup in the marketing of the game. BUT a multiplayer coop game with story and cool dialogs. At the beginning of the game, players find themselves trapped on the island prison fortress of Tristoy; The Prince Freedan and a wizard named Stayn join together to free the Princess and escape the tower. The Princess can be your sister, your fiancee or just a damsel in distress, which is up to your choice (yes, you actually influence past events of the games story and setting!). While the art style is a little bland, the audio is well done across the board from music to voice acting and the co-op experience is one of the most fluid for a platforming title I've ever experienced!… Expand
  2. CroWise
    May 25, 2015
    6
    Uhm.. I'll just talk about the things that were exceptional. Exceptional good and exceptional bad.
    I got it quite cheap on steam, practically for a buck or less.
    Me and my friend had 2 hours of enjoyment (funny riddles with a sphinx) and having a dialog system in a multiplayer game were both players can choose the outcome of the dialog is pretty much mind-blowing. It also had this    Uhm.. I'll just talk about the things that were exceptional. Exceptional good and exceptional bad.
    I got it quite cheap on steam, practically for a buck or less.
    Me and my friend had 2 hours of enjoyment (funny riddles with a sphinx) and having a dialog system in a multiplayer game were both players can choose the outcome of the dialog is pretty much mind-blowing. It also had this situation at the end, were you can *spoilers* betray your partner. Imagine my surprise as I got coldheartedly stabbed in the back.

    BUT

    on the downside, online multiplayer is dead, and I think it went dead just a week after launch. So I was forced to play like in ye olden days, together sitting next to my sparring partner. While we enjoyed the experience, the option to play with someone online is crucial. Also, the experience was way too short and everything in this game just shouted: Help me, I was cut short because I ran out of development time/money! In the end, I wanted to know what actually happened to the Iron King and all the other characters. But I guess I'll have to wait for the next installment of the game franchise, which will probably never see the day of light. Cheers.    … Expand
  3. Athener
    Jun 12, 2015
    7
    I have a problem with this game. It's good. And it's bad. It's both. The problem is, we (my cousin and my brother) played it multiple times and had severely different experiences. One really awesome, one pretty terrible. But let me explain: My brother bought the game for 15 bucks and he got 2 keys (two full versions of the game), first he played it online co-op with my cousin. They hadI have a problem with this game. It's good. And it's bad. It's both. The problem is, we (my cousin and my brother) played it multiple times and had severely different experiences. One really awesome, one pretty terrible. But let me explain: My brother bought the game for 15 bucks and he got 2 keys (two full versions of the game), first he played it online co-op with my cousin. They had major problems (this may be the reason the developers openly recommend the local play function). The controls were delayed which made some passages of the game nearly unplayable. After that, I played the game with my brother local on my pc, I played on the keyboard and he connected his xbox controller on my pc. He insisted to play the wizard character (because he already played the game and he knew a few things that would help him later in the story, when the game suddenly SPOILER ALERT turns from full cooperative mode to competitive mode like in the last boss fight) SPOLER END. We had a good time, I loved the art and the narrative. So we hat two playthroughs with two completely different verdicts. I went with my impression (and subtracted a few points for the misleading metroidvania advertisement and the unstable online co-op) and give this game a solid 7. I think that's fair.… Expand

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49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 5, 2015
    40
    Expensive, bugged, unpolished. Sadly Tristoy fails to deliver what it promises and manages to bore after a couple dozen minutes. It may entertain you only if you’re really into the genre, otherwise just look somewhere else.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Jan 21, 2015
    55
    Tristoy has interesting ideas on the narrative side, but lacks in execution. Considering all the technical issues, it seems that the game cannot be judged as entirely sufficient.
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  3. Hooked Gamers
    Jan 21, 2015
    70
    Overall, it's a decent co-op experience - I just wish it was harder.
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