Tunic

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 406 Ratings

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  1. ImperialKnight
    Mar 23, 2022
    7
    Fantastic world building and design ruined by poor combat. Tunic had a great idea, to combine Zelda and Souls, but failed in the execution. The combat design fails to understand what makes Souls combat challenging but fair. You can cheese or brute force through some early fights, but eventually it's just a lot of cheese. I eventually turned on God mode and unlimited stamina, and still feltFantastic world building and design ruined by poor combat. Tunic had a great idea, to combine Zelda and Souls, but failed in the execution. The combat design fails to understand what makes Souls combat challenging but fair. You can cheese or brute force through some early fights, but eventually it's just a lot of cheese. I eventually turned on God mode and unlimited stamina, and still felt some boss fights were complete BS. The game becomes a lot more enjoyable with the cheats.

    The instruction manual system was an absolute gem. You could do everything from the start, but you could discover the "secrets" yourself, or find a page and find out about it. Both are rewarding in their own way.    … Expand
  2. Dirac
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    Solid game, glade it wasn’t vaporware. Few bugs here and there but it’s got the feel of the classic Zelda games for sure. I’d say if you like classic Zelda give it a go.
  3. jdlaney116
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    I love hard games. I also love games that don’t hold your hand. But you have to give me SOMETHING. Some kinda hook that makes me wanna progress. Tunic’s idea of difficulty is “obscure the critical path forward because of its fixed camera. Play Death’s Door instead. It does everything Tunic tries to do, but infinitely better.
  4. zeroX52
    Mar 18, 2022
    6
    No es un mal juego, pero si fue muy decepcionante para mí, le he seguido el rastro desde el instante que lo vi y no me esperaba encontrarme con este resultado final.
  5. Hazelvil
    Mar 22, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная, душевная, красивая) Очень хочется продолжение и доработанном и в игре, ещё больше возможностей хотелось бы. Игра класс (: !… Expand
  6. Faksnap1000
    Feb 7, 2023
    7
    Don't really understand the hype, but it's a not too bad. Let's hope Nintendo can show us again some day how it's really done.
  7. MikComposer
    Jan 20, 2023
    6
    I was excited to try it out since it was announced, and finally got it via Game Pass, and I thought I'll like this game, but I didn't. Kudos to the solo dev for releasing it and in a good state: runs smoothly, has nice graphics, and good however bland sound. Unfortunately it has game design issues that make it not fun to play. Due to graphics the world doesn't give you right cues aboutI was excited to try it out since it was announced, and finally got it via Game Pass, and I thought I'll like this game, but I didn't. Kudos to the solo dev for releasing it and in a good state: runs smoothly, has nice graphics, and good however bland sound. Unfortunately it has game design issues that make it not fun to play. Due to graphics the world doesn't give you right cues about possible paths. Sure there should be secret paths, but in general main paths should be easy to recognise. Next problem is the world layout feels chaotic, disorientating and doesn't flow. Finally controls and combat feels sluggish and isn't fun, and the stamina makes it even more tedious. A similar Zelda inspired game with way way better combat and design in general was HOB which I recommend over this one.… Expand
  8. max1c
    Mar 30, 2022
    6
    The most average game in history. Is it bad? Not at all. But it isn't great by any means. The game is plagued by horrible amature design decisions and bugs. What's the point of trying to upgrade your character the whole game just for it all to be taken away at the end? Good luck switching items mid fight as controls are horrific. Expect getting stuck in terrain or dying by dropping underThe most average game in history. Is it bad? Not at all. But it isn't great by any means. The game is plagued by horrible amature design decisions and bugs. What's the point of trying to upgrade your character the whole game just for it all to be taken away at the end? Good luck switching items mid fight as controls are horrific. Expect getting stuck in terrain or dying by dropping under the textures. There's also no fps limiter. The game is not hard, it's just annoying. Overall not a bad game considering it was made by a single person but could and should be improved in many areas. The good things are the music, art, and some innovative gameplay.… Expand
  9. xellos81
    Jan 23, 2023
    6
    I'm kinda disappointed by this game
    I wish to have the developer in person to tell him to calm down
    There's really no need to "grout" this unbalanced game with absurdly cryptic riddles
    This game could have been awesome... but
    + feeling the 1990 era
    + structure
    - movements
    - useless crazy riddles
    - battle system
    - too hard
  10. yura5051
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    Pros +
    Appealing graphics and animations
    Interesting game mechanic of collecting walk-through pages General atmosphere Cons - Boss fights aren't really entertaining. Everything comes down to the slash&blink strategy Plenty of puzzles aren't so obvious, and sometimes it's a real challenge to find a clue on the guide pages. There were a couple of times when I stuck not knowing what    Pros +
    Appealing graphics and animations
    Interesting game mechanic of collecting walk-through pages
    General atmosphere

    Cons -
    Boss fights aren't really entertaining. Everything comes down to the slash&blink strategy
    Plenty of puzzles aren't so obvious, and sometimes it's a real challenge to find a clue on the guide pages. There were a couple of times when I stuck not knowing what to do and tediously roaming the map.    … Expand
  11. ErayTellezi
    Dec 20, 2022
    7
    Indie oyun yapımcılarının soulslike oyunlara gömülmeleri beni sıktı artık. Souls oyunları emek isteyen, dikkat ve sabır isteyen oyunlardır. Karşılığında da size harika keşif hissi, müthiş atmosfer, üst düzey bir combat keyfi ve tatmin hissi verir. Ancak indie oyunlar çoğu zaman bunları bu seviyede veremiyor. O zaman da oyuna harcadığım emek daha çok gözüme batar hale geliyor.

    Tunic de    Indie oyun yapımcılarının soulslike oyunlara gömülmeleri beni sıktı artık. Souls oyunları emek isteyen, dikkat ve sabır isteyen oyunlardır. Karşılığında da size harika keşif hissi, müthiş atmosfer, üst düzey bir combat keyfi ve tatmin hissi verir. Ancak indie oyunlar çoğu zaman bunları bu seviyede veremiyor. O zaman da oyuna harcadığım emek daha çok gözüme batar hale geliyor.

    Tunic de bunlardan biri. Harita yok, nereye gideceğin, ne yapacağın belli değil, mekaniklerin çoğunu kendin keşfetmen gerekiyor. Abidik gubidik bir defter var, sayfalarını buldukça lafta bize yardımcı olması gerekiyor ama hiçbir şey anlaşılmıyor. Hangi item'ın ne işe yaradığı belli değil. El yordamıyla oyun oynuyoruz. Birçok defa youtube'a bakmak zorunda kaldım.

    İşin tuhafı oyun kötü değil, hatta bir yere kadar iyi de. Oyunun sonuna kadar yeni mekanikler ve skiller ekleniyor. Boss savaşları, düşman çeşitliliği, onlara yaklaşımdaki tedirginlik hissi gayet yerinde. Ama bu kadar kasmaya, insanı yormaya gerek var mı, bence yok. Combat mekaniği problemli, bazen düşmana çok yakın olmana rağmen vuramıyorsun. Kamera açısı da hiç yardımcı olmuyor.

    Neticede kötü olmayan ama bence oyunu yapay şekilde zorlaştırmanın kurbanı olan bir oyun olmuş.    … Expand
  12. Dyldom
    Mar 8, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tunic successfully manages to capture the nostalgic feeling of playing an early adventure game from your childhood, unfortunately often including the hours of wandering aimless searching for a way to progress forward. The idea of a metroidvania in which knowledge and understanding are your new tools is great in theory, but Tunic’s subpar combat and confusing progression get in the way of it being genuinely special.… Expand
  13. kujolaroi
    Jul 5, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sade fakat bir o kadar da yeterli ve üstü içerik barındıran bir harita ile grafik olarak yapılmak istenen "sevimli" dünyayı yaratmayı başarabilmiş bir oyun Tunic. Oyuncunun oyunu nasıl öğreneceğini "Nasıl Oynanır?" ansiklopedisini içermeden tamamen oyuncunun hakimiyetine ve keşfine dayanarak ilerleten bir sistemde ilerliyor ve bunu da başarabildiğini söyleyebilirim. Yer yer müzik ve müziğin yarattığı atmosfer konusunda bayat kalsa da bunun oyunu aşağı çeken bir unsur olarak sayılması benim nezdimde kabul görmüyor. Sanat tasarımı ve oyun döngüsü açısından güzel bir iş çıkarmış olup oyunun oyuncuyu da zorlayan bir yapısı var. Bu zorluk kimileri için fazla kimileri için normal veya kolay değerlendirilebilir fakat genel tabloya bakıldığında normalin üstünde bir zorluğa sahip olduğu söylenebilir. Özellikle bu türe alışkın değilseniz veya oyunlarla çok fazla arası olan biri değilseniz oyun sizi zorlayabilir. Oyunun bir zorluk seviyesi bulunmuyor fakat "hile" kategorisine girse de "erişilebilirlik" menüsünden oyunun bazı mekaniklerini değiştirerek (Ölümsüzlük, Sınırsız Dayanıklılık vb.) bazı durumları kolay atlatma imkanı sunması bazı oyuncular için alternatif niteliğinde olmuş. Sonuç olarak yapmak istediklerini yapabilmiş, hem keyifli hem de zorlu anlar yaşatacak güzel bir oyun olmuş.… Expand
  14. Napolaen
    Aug 15, 2022
    5
    TUNIC just feels so been there done that for me. I don't know if it is because I have played a lot of games just like this but most of the mechanics are boring and adds nothing to table. some are pretty cool but it just feels so bland and saturated for me.
  15. Bruddler
    Jul 13, 2022
    7
    Ein nettes kleines Spielchen, netter Art-Style, spielt sich auch gut weg. Aber stellenweise hätte man doch die ein oder andere Hilfe für so Trottel wie mich einbauen können. Hätte mir viel unnötiges rumgerenne sparen können.
  16. bokarsh-z
    Jul 30, 2022
    5
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    only worth 20 dollar
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    -difficulty: challenging game.
    -rebitive combat, expensive and confusing back tracking lvl designs.
    -best part was challenging bosses and the manual.
  17. YuuKiiKanzaku
    Aug 24, 2022
    7
    6-7 saat oynanışlı pixel dark souls diyebilirim en baştan 1650s 200 fps üstü aldım optimizasyon iyi diyebilirim . Bir sürü oynanış elementi ile güzel bi oyundu dizaynı rahtlatıcı oynanabilir ama kodumun item spawlama olayını yapamadım ve ilk 2 saat dövüş sistem biraz değişik geldi zorlandım genede oynanır diyebilirim .Oyunda keşif yapmak boş gelmiyo ama çok da dolu değil zamanınız azsa ve6-7 saat oynanışlı pixel dark souls diyebilirim en baştan 1650s 200 fps üstü aldım optimizasyon iyi diyebilirim . Bir sürü oynanış elementi ile güzel bi oyundu dizaynı rahtlatıcı oynanabilir ama kodumun item spawlama olayını yapamadım ve ilk 2 saat dövüş sistem biraz değişik geldi zorlandım genede oynanır diyebilirim .Oyunda keşif yapmak boş gelmiyo ama çok da dolu değil zamanınız azsa ve güzel bişey arıyorsanız oynayabilirsiniz.Zaten gamepasstede var.

    Kısacası güzel.
    Kısacası güzel.    … Expand
  18. Crimson9
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    I want to give this a higher score, but its hard to do so. Its an interesting game though, a mix of Souls, Zelda, and Metroidvania.

    The Souls influence is present, but quite light. In an era where people associate difficulty with Souls games, I can see why people may think so. But there isn't much souls dna here apart from the fact that it is mildly above average difficulty. Dying has    I want to give this a higher score, but its hard to do so. Its an interesting game though, a mix of Souls, Zelda, and Metroidvania.

    The Souls influence is present, but quite light. In an era where people associate difficulty with Souls games, I can see why people may think so. But there isn't much souls dna here apart from the fact that it is mildly above average difficulty. Dying has very little consequence though, unlike Souls. The combat is largely Zelda/Metroidvania, not Souls.

    One thing that is quite nice is the exploration and level design. However... it is also a bit disappointing. The game gives some degree of nonlinearity, but since certain levels require certain items, there is also a set way to tackle almost every part of the game. The level design is okay, but rarely mind blowing, and also its easy to not be able to see where you have to go simply from the perspective. Very annoying. Checkpoints are somewhat rare, which is nice, but the overall levels are small, and keep this from feeling like a grand adventure. I get it though, its an indie game.

    Ultimately the only thing that makes this game quite cool and unique is the guide book. Its a very cool idea and brave in an era of everyone using game guides and whining about not getting all the info right away.    … Expand
  19. abisis
    Mar 17, 2023
    6
    I am thankfull that this game allowed me to experience the FEZ vibe of understanding a cryptic language in a mysterious world.

    However, I didn't enjoy any other aspect of the game. The zelda like progression is tedious and I had to frequently check the wiki for ordinary paths after minutes of looking for them because of the perspective. There is far too little item and attacks diversity    I am thankfull that this game allowed me to experience the FEZ vibe of understanding a cryptic language in a mysterious world.

    However, I didn't enjoy any other aspect of the game. The zelda like progression is tedious and I had to frequently check the wiki for ordinary paths after minutes of looking for them because of the perspective. There is far too little item and attacks diversity to feel like your character is progressing as an adventurer.
    The graphics are alright but also very bland. The music is elevator-worthy at it's best. Some plot twist seem to be foreshadowed however there is no plot to twist.

    Also don't get me started on the dark souls mechanics and difficulty. I clearly don't want to suffer them for the mediocrity of the game after the first 5 hours.    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 60
  3. Negative: 1 out of 60
  1. GameStar
    Jan 25, 2023
    78
    Tunic is a wonderful Dark Souls alternative that fails to strike a fair balance.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Jul 13, 2022
    90
    Tunic is truly a masterpiece of game design: a modern day Zelda with all the complexity it needs to thrive with gamers today. If you like running around a beautiful fantasy land, sword fighting fantasy baddies, or translating ancient languages, Tunic will have something for you to sink your teeth into. If you haven't already, I'd highly recommend picking this foxy little gem up.
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  3. Oyungezer
    Jun 26, 2022
    85
    If you were looking for a foxy answer to the question "What would happen if Zelda was a Soulslike?" (I don't know why you're looking in a foxy way), you found it.
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