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A Bastard's Tale
Released On: Oct 4, 2016
48
5.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
48
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
This is an easy game to recommend to a certain type of gamer, one who hackers for retro stylings and borderline-unfair difficulty, but those who like a modern touch, it's unlikely to satisfy.
If you’re within the niche that A Bastard’s Tale is targeting, you’ll find it plenty rewarding. It takes the “fail better” approach to game design and distills it to its very essence, taking the often repetitious process of dying and retrying and turning it into something captivating enough to endure the occasional frustrations that always come with repeated failure. “Just one more try!”
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
2 Ratings
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17% Mixed
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1 Rating
50% Negative
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3 Ratings
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A Bastard's Tale is the kind of game you want to like. The level of challenge is very high, and those with an extreme amount of patience will get the most out of it. However, the combat is rough and unfair most of the time, and your lack of agility can make defeat sting much more. It is short and cheap, but unless you're a masochist, you're better off giving passing on this one.
Often [A Bastard’s Tale] ends up feeling like less of a game based on skill and timing and more on just blind luck.
A Bastard’s Tale prides itself on being tough and that’s certainly what it is. It’s also repetitive but rewarding. The feeling of just one more go will get you through it eventually but the trial and error gameplay will test your last nerve.
A Bastard's Tale is a visually appealing game with nothing to do. Barebones from front to back and a lacking experience, this title is nothing but a tall tale.
There is a group of people out there who I am sure will love this game and its punishingly broken mechanics and difficulty, I simply am not one of them.
Summary Deep game play mechanics were blocking is no longer passive. You have to constantly watch how the enemy attack and adapt your stance thereafter. Similarly, attacks are dependent on how the enemy defends.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Oct 4, 2016
Developer:
- No Pest Productions
Publisher: No Pest Productions
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