Blacktail

With Blacktail, The Parasight deliver us a real killing production we wish we had more.

Blacktail is a true hidden gem that is just a perfect window into an Alice in Wonderland-like world full of Slavic myths and masterfully written characters with a lot of lore and care written into them. The combat doesn’t revolutionize the genre, but it poses a beautiful atmospheric experience that many people will enjoy.

Venturing into the dark, fairytale world of BLACKTAIL and being part of Yaga's story is a unique experience. If we take into account the excellent narrative and the good replay factor that the morality system can offer, what we have here is a great game that is definitely deserves your attention.

With its bewitching fairy-tale presentation, satisfying combat, enticing exploration of a beautiful world and a narrative that is lovingly inspired by dark Slavic fables, I really enjoyed my time with Blacktail. Though the various gameplay systems are very much inspired from what we've seen in similar games already and the platforming side of things isn't quite as polished as I might like, Blacktail nonetheless is a thoroughly enjoyable action RPG that serves as a stellar debut effort for Polish developer The Parasight. I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

In a landscape littered with copycat games, Blacktail’s originality make it a winner. Set aside the game’s mechanically frustrating and probably unnecessary boss battles. Blacktail’s world, characters and narrative are easily worth the very reasonable price of admission.

Blacktail mixes folklore and an original story in a compelling way, offering an interesting experience despite something lacking in its core gameplay.

An inventive action adventure that draws its inspiration from Slavic folk tales and legends. Its world is stunning and will draw you in to explore without using a million icons on a huge map. The story is also interesting and imaginative. The combat system, however, doesn’t quite reach those heights.

Blacktail is a rich and atmospheric piece that can be very enjoyable to any who can enjoy slavic folklore.

If you have ever wanted to play a game where you actually feel like a witch in the woods, then you have every reason to pick up Blacktail and won’t regret it. Considering this is the first game from developer The Parasight, there is every reason to be incredibly excited about where they go from here.

A fairy-tale adventure set in an open world: Blacktail isn't perfect, but it will captivate players.

The good work done in giving a new form to the myth of Baba Yaga, updating the legendary witch of Slavic folklore through a plot whose ending will be decided by us, is too frequently overshadowed by the structural naiveties of a perhaps overly ambitious production.

Blacktail tells a wonderful fairytale in a storybook world, but not all of its breadcrumbs lead home.