Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

 PlayStation 4
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  • Summary: Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a bleak American folk tale about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

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  1. Worth Playing
    Jan 15, 2020
    70
    While I am incredibly fascinated with the roots of American folklore and media in general, it would be difficult to suggest this to someone lacking the same fascination. This title oozes Americana at every turn, which is beautiful and fascinating, but it's not for everyone. This game isn't worth a deal with a devil, but it could be worth it for you if there's a good deal. Just don't put up your soul as collateral.
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Dec 9, 2019
    70
    An inspired attempt at something new, like an Americana graphic novel read through at a snails pace. The lovely meditative quality to the gameplay eventually becomes somewhat frustrating because of repetition, the limitations of the concept and how much the player can interact with the characters and stories. Regardless of these shortcomings, anyone looking for some fresh ideas in their games should give it a try.
  3. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jan 2, 2020
    65
    As an interesting intellectual exploration of the role that word-of-mouth plays in storytelling, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine plays like a proof of concept that never graduated beyond an initial prototyping stage. Sure, it has plenty of narratives to uncover, but ultimately the repetitive, shallow mechanics prevent the experience from meeting its full potential. Despite the best efforts of the excellent visual presentation and voice acting, the net product is a hollow shell of what it could’ve been.

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  1. GretchenGrinch4
    Sep 25, 2022
    5
    while i did find this game enjoyable, i liked the art style and even though a lot of the mechanics were repetitious i still managed to playwhile i did find this game enjoyable, i liked the art style and even though a lot of the mechanics were repetitious i still managed to play near 20 hours without really ever tiring of the game. unfortunately it has a major bug with one of the trophies. " Friend of Mine" is a trophy involving a 2 part story, the second part of which does not spawn. the Devs have been aware of the issue for quite some time, even before the game was ported to ps4, yet have made no attempt to fix the issue. content knowing they are taking your money for a flawed product.… Expand