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. Finster
    Jan 27, 2015
    8
    Pro
    - First two player dialog system.
    - Interesting story with moral decisions. - You can use a smartphone as controller. - It actually got me to play with a friend again. - Thats some pretty artwork for an indie game. Contra - The music and sounddesign are simplistic (8bit style?). - We would have liked to spend more than 3-4 hours in Tristoy. - Not a metroidvania game (a poor    Pro
    - First two player dialog system.
    - Interesting story with moral decisions.
    - You can use a smartphone as controller.
    - It actually got me to play with a friend again.
    - Thats some pretty artwork for an indie game.

    Contra
    - The music and sounddesign are simplistic (8bit style?).
    - We would have liked to spend more than 3-4 hours in Tristoy.
    - Not a metroidvania game (a poor advertisement decision).
    - We bought 2 keys for 15 bucks (we only needed one key to play).

    Overall it was an enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  2. TXing
    Jan 15, 2015
    9
    This little indie game surprised me with easy and well balanced co-op game-play!

    Technically - The gameplay is easy, the controls are accessible and the two characters are well adjusted. It has a well implemented online-co-op mode and if you want to change your controls from keyboard to your smart-phone – you can do that with the uniplay app. It is actually not a metroid-vania game    This little indie game surprised me with easy and well balanced co-op game-play!

    Technically - The gameplay is easy, the controls are accessible and the two characters are well adjusted. It has a well implemented online-co-op mode and if you want to change your controls from keyboard to your smart-phone – you can do that with the uniplay app. It is actually not a
    metroid-vania game (which is a flaw in marketing) but a well designed game nevertheless.Artwise – The characters and backgrounds are simple and hand-drawn. The only drawbacks are the sound (which reminds me of the early 8-bit era, an actual orchestra would have been more appropriate). The dynamic splitscreen is really helpful and remembers me of the lego games.

    Storywise - I was disappointed at first, but then I realized that this is actually not a classic damsel-in-distress scenario. It is about two colliding world views concerning the concepts of responsibility and trust. Nevertheless, the dialogs are quite witty – also both players get to influence not only the outcome of future events but also past events, which creates kind of a role-play feeling. The characters are well adjusted and the pacing just hits my sweet spot.

    The pricing is generous: You get 2 keys, which means that 4 people can play 2 separate sessions of local co-op simultaneously (with only 1 copy of the game). That's what I call a fair deal.    … Expand

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Metascore
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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