The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics

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  • Summary: Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comes to life as a thrilling tactical strategy game!

    In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, lead the heroic Gelfling to restore light to the world of Thra! Experience everything the fantasy world has to offer by playing throughand    Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance comes to life as a thrilling tactical strategy game!

    In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, lead the heroic Gelfling to restore light to the world of Thra! Experience everything the fantasy world has to offer by playing throughand going beyondthe events of the Netflix series. Encounter never-seen-before playable characters, stories, and environments.
    Over the course of 80 unique turn-based campaign battles taking place across the lands of Thra, recruit new allies and customize their forces by assigning them jobs and outfitting them with new equipment.

    Continue the Story in an Expanded World of Thra - Delve deeper into the legend of The Dark Crystal to learn more about the Gelfling clans and their histories across more than 5 diverse, modular territories. Choose from over 15 character jobs, play through reimagined and brand-new battles against the malicious Skeksis and help lead the proud Gelfling to victory.

    Gelfling Tactics - Devise unique ways for the outmatched Gelfling to fulfill their prophecy in multi-layered, turn-based tactical combat. Units can be customized for specific fights with gear, upgradable abilities and a job system. Use guile, planning and cunning to overcome superior foes!

    Highly Replayable - Replay finished battles to earn full marks or replay the entire game! Once completed, challenge New Game+ mode, keeping all progress from the first playthrough while facing more difficult versions of battles.

    Rich, Dynamic Environments - The world of Thra is a living, unpredictable environment as dangerous as it is beautiful. Dynamic events on the battlefield may create opportunities or put the Gelflings at a disadvantage, necessitating rapid changes in strategy.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Gamer Escape
    Jun 10, 2020
    80
    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics brings back a beloved favorite in a reimagined way while also introducing a classic to a new audience. It celebrates the creative creatures we were introduced to in the Netflix series without feeling like a product-placement. If you’re looking for an introduction into tactics-style games and already love the world of The Dark Crystal this game is definitely worth checking out.
  2. Screen Rant
    Feb 4, 2020
    80
    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is a surprisingly robust strategy game that will momentarily satisfy fans waiting for news of season 2.
  3. RPG Fan
    Feb 10, 2020
    72
    A fun strategy RPG that offers something for everyone but lacks an enjoyable story, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics assumes players are fans of the original movie, which is absolutely required viewing to get the most out of this game.
  4. Hardcore Gamer
    Feb 4, 2020
    70
    Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a series mainly created for fans with the intention of drawing in more interested parties. Tactics is in the same vein, but aims at the fans looking for a way to experience the characters they love in a different environment. Although the story is simply recapping what was in the original show, it offers surprising depth to its combat with fun strategy that makes it an enjoyable romp. The story itself also isn’t terribly long, but offers replayability with a hard mode for players to take on looking for a bigger challenge. There’s also a simple story mode for those wanting to take it easy. Those who haven’t watched Age of Resistance will likely be lost on this title, but those looking to visit Thra and the many Gelfings they remember would enjoy diving into The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics.
  5. God is a Geek
    Feb 4, 2020
    60
    If you're a huge fan of The Dark Crystal you may get a kick from Age of Resistance Tactics, but it doesn't do nearly enough to stand out in a fairly busy genre.
  6. RPGamer
    Feb 18, 2020
    50
    The problems that The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics has don’t automatically make it a bad game, it just doesn’t have enough pros to let them be overlooked. While the combat has the potential to be great, it’s dragged down by foolish AI, artificial resource starvation, and a lack of interesting music tracks. There will be some fans who will find content here to enjoy, however, with the vast breadth and depth of the Nintendo Switch library, those looking for quality games can no doubt find better candidates elsewhere.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Feb 27, 2020
    40
    Age of Resistance Tactics would merely be tolerably mundane, were it not brought low by a UI as cumbersome as the game's title. [Issue#343, p.116]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Brake
    Feb 12, 2020
    9
    Juegazo,recuerda mucho al tactics y si te gusta el mundo ya....relajante entretenido,clases....
  2. tinar1
    Jun 13, 2021
    8
    The game looks nice. It brings lots of memories.
    There are many units and abilities.
    Missions have a variety. Mapa looks very well. I love    The game looks nice. It brings lots of memories.
    There are many units and abilities.
    Missions have a variety.
    Mapa looks very well.
    I love that I can rotate camera.
    Totally recommended.
    The only thing to left to desire is cut scenes or more animation.    … Expand
  4. Nikopro245
    Sep 19, 2021
    7
    Follows the Netflix story so if you have not watched that you may struggle to be inspired. It, however, a ‘cute’ and enjoyable game especiallyFollows the Netflix story so if you have not watched that you may struggle to be inspired. It, however, a ‘cute’ and enjoyable game especially when you go deeper into it and have to get more tactical with your choices. Not something you will necessarily treasure and that will last in memory though.… Expand
  5. ehrej
    Jan 11, 2023
    6
    This game is probably good for checking out if you are a fan of the series and want to explore more
  6. Yabani
    Apr 14, 2021
    0
    Netflix'in yapımcısı ya da yapımcılarından olduğu boktan bir oyun. Oyunu biraz oynayınca kalitesizliğini belli oluyor.İşin içinde netflixNetflix'in yapımcısı ya da yapımcılarından olduğu boktan bir oyun. Oyunu biraz oynayınca kalitesizliğini belli oluyor.İşin içinde netflix olunca insan biraz daha tutarlı grafik istiyor. Tavsiye etmiyorum.… Expand

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