Tunic

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  • Summary: TUNIC is an action adventure game about a tiny fox in a big world where you don't belong. Presented by Finji.

    Developed by Andrew Shouldice, TUNIC is a game shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Crafted to evoke feelings of classic action adventure games, TUNIC stars a heroic little fox as they    TUNIC is an action adventure game about a tiny fox in a big world where you don't belong. Presented by Finji.

    Developed by Andrew Shouldice, TUNIC is a game shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Crafted to evoke feelings of classic action adventure games, TUNIC stars a heroic little fox as they explore a foreign land that hides danger around every corner. Discover unique items, new combat techniques, and arcane secrets as our hero forges their way through intriguing new world.

    Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure. Stranded on a mysterious beach, armed with only your own curiosity, you will confront colossal beasts, collect strange and powerful items, and unravel long-lost secrets.

    * Explore a hostile and intricately-connected world of shady forests, sprawling ruins, and labyrinthine catacombs
    * Fight mighty bosses deep beneath the earth, high above the clouds, and in places stranger still
    * Collect the missing manual pages, bursting with hints and original full-colour illustrations
    * Discover hidden treasures to help you on your way
    * Unearth secret relics, secret techniques, secret puzzles, and listen, there's a lot of secrets!
    * Featuring sound design by Power Up Audio (Celeste, Darkest Dungeon, Subnautica: Below Zero)
    * And an original soundtrack by Lifeformed (Dustforce, Double Fine Adventure)

    Keep your wits about you and be brave, little fox!    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 5, 2022
    95
    A beguilingly beautiful and practically pitch-perfect mixture of Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls mechanics, Tunic is a boundlessly charming and highly challenging adventure that gets so much right that it borders on ridiculousness.
  2. GamingTrend
    Oct 3, 2022
    95
    Tunic on PS5 is fantastic. Charming level design, creative puzzles, surprising challenges, along with a lush world to explore and decipher all merge to create one of the best adventure games in recent memory. There’s so much to uncover, including multiple endings, optional side quests, and collectible trophies, along with a New Game + mode that adds further challenges, that most players will find countless hours of entertainment.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Sep 27, 2022
    90
    The fact that this charming game was created by a single person is astounding. Tunic delightfully combines what we loved about games from our childhood with modern day influences. With tons of challenging enemies to encounter, cryptic puzzles to solve, and secrets to uncover, this game will ensure you won't regret embarking on the adventure of this cute little fox. There’s simply no better way to play this game than on the PlayStation 5, with the intuitive Game Help feature and flawless performance.
  4. COGconnected
    Oct 7, 2022
    85
    If you’re a fan of exploration and puzzle-based adventure games, then playing Tunic is a no-brainer. While it does have elements of Souls games, it has more elements from The Legend of Zelda series and lots of elements from other genres as well. What makes Tunic unique is the way it gives the player items and abilities, without fully explaining them at first, and allowing the player to experiment while exploring its world. Retro players who love cryptic NES titles of yesteryear take note, this might be a GOTY contender for you.
  5. Video Chums
    Oct 7, 2022
    82
    TUNIC is a great indie game that will get its hooks in you as you try to decipher its incredibly elaborate game world and once you feel like you've seen everything, you'll keep discovering more and more to the point where it's hard to not think about this wonderful game.
  6. Push Square
    Oct 2, 2022
    80
    We won't spoil what happens, but Tunic slowly peels back layers right to the very end. It's a cohesive, satisfying game that scratches an old school action-adventure itch, going above and beyond with subversive, cerebral puzzles. It maybe goes on a touch longer than it needs to, but this little gem of a game punches above its weight.
  7. PLAY
    Nov 30, 2022
    80
    Tunic can appeal equally to those seeking a solid challenge, and those who want to be able to cruise through the experience. Both will find a great game. [Issue#21, p.94]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Bulbotrax
    May 25, 2023
    10
    For the puzzle lovers like me this game is a true gem.

    At first i hate this game because of its combats, but at the end, i discover the    For the puzzle lovers like me this game is a true gem.

    At first i hate this game because of its combats, but at the end, i discover the invincibility mode, and it was a relief. All i have to do was to find out how to crack the riddles and it is a pure pleasure.

    Thanks to to the team of dev.    … Expand
  2. KylosAurelios
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    This game is incredible. The art style, atmosphere, world and gameplay is all to a really high standard. I'd like to comment on what someThis game is incredible. The art style, atmosphere, world and gameplay is all to a really high standard. I'd like to comment on what some people are saying in negative reviews.

    Game lacks directions: yes, the game doesn't spoon feed you everything you need to know directly, but everything you do need to know is provided to you in discovered manual pages and really rewards exploration. There were a few times I was stuck, not knowing what to do next, but I figured out what to do next fairly quickly after inspecting the manual pages I had found. The game is a puzzle game for gods sake, and people are raging when it prompts them to actually use their brain.

    Game is too hard: Look, it is tough, but it's also fair. You find multiple weapons to help and most enemies can be exploited. You can also run past most enemies and also make yourself invincible in the settings.

    Endgame puzzles are obtuse: Yeah, they are. If anyone get 100% in this game without a guide I'd be impressed, some of them are really hard to figure out and require insane inputs. Regardless though, the vast majority of the obtuse puzzles are completely optional and have not tainted my scoring of the game.

    This is up there with Dead Cells, Hades and Hollow Knight.    … Expand
  4. JoeShowSlick
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played. Great puzzle designs, endless secrets, great experience for those who enjoy a mental challenge!
  5. hector_bcn98
    May 15, 2023
    9
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    Una mezcla de Zelda 2D con dificultad y mecánicas Souls. Brillante.
    Dirección artística tan interesante como efectiva pese a no ser muy    +
    Una mezcla de Zelda 2D con dificultad y mecánicas Souls. Brillante.
    Dirección artística tan interesante como efectiva pese a no ser muy compleja.
    Gran variedad de enemigos y localizaciones.
    Se premia la exploración con mejoras de atributos constantemente, ayudando a la progresión.
    Backtracking durante diversos momentos del juego que hace agradable el querer completarlo.
    Buenísimo calidad/precio, uno de los mejores indies de los últimos años.
    Elevada dificultad que obliga al jugador a hacerse a uno con el personaje y hacer extremadamente satisfactoria la aventura...

    -
    ...Aunque en la recta final hay que bajarla a "reducida" para poder completarlo. Llega a ser demencial.
    La historia deja algo que desear, por no decir que es una mera excusa durante gran parte del juego.
    Pese a tener la guía que vas encontrando, no saber por dónde ir y acabar perdiendo mucho tiempo.    … Expand
  6. SebboBastian
    Mar 18, 2023
    8
    Oh my this is a clever little game. A indie masterpiece. But I must admit it took maybe an hour before I started to understand what was soOh my this is a clever little game. A indie masterpiece. But I must admit it took maybe an hour before I started to understand what was so great with this game. But when I was over the threshold I was stuck.… Expand
  7. srf5132
    Oct 3, 2022
    8
    This game has a lot of heart and ambition, and at its best it captures some of that classic 2D zelda spirit of adventure and mystery. AndThis game has a lot of heart and ambition, and at its best it captures some of that classic 2D zelda spirit of adventure and mystery. And those highs are indeed very high. The excitement of solving mysteries and unraveling the world of this game has been some of the most fun I've had with a game all year. However, it doesn't always hit its mark, and many of its mysteries end up more frustrating than fun. Some of the late game secrets in particular require long code inputs that often left me scratching my head and searching forums, only to realize I had simply messed up one in a long series of button presses.

    Additionally, many players will be put off by the difficulty of some of the bosses. There is a "no fail" mode that you can turn on to effectively skip certain fights, but this isn't some really a "feels good" solution for players looking for some challenge without a lot of frustration. I yearn for the day when we can just have difficulty options as standard in games again.

    So, in sum, I recommend this game strongly for those consumers looking for that sense of wonder and nastolgia, especially for those looking to recapture the feelings they once got from games like Zelda 1 and 3. Just know that in the later parts of the game you should prepare for significant frustrations both due to combat difficulty and obscure puzzles that virtually necesitate using a guide.    … Expand
  8. Steff86
    Oct 17, 2022
    0
    Another boring Souls-like game with nothing but difficulty for the appeal! This has got boring in the gaming world now

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