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[IbizaPocholo]

Wishlist Tails of Iron on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC here: https://bit.ly/tails-of-iron. Coming soon, Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the Rat Throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan... once and for all!


FEATURES:

- Master brutal combat, inspired by the souls-like genre, featuring dodge-rolls, parry bashes, and fatal executions!
- Explore a vast and treacherous Kingdom, comprising six distinct biomes, each with its own hidden paths and secrets
- Immerse yourself in a compelling story, narrated by the deep, raspy vocals of the legendary Doug Cockle
- Customise your attack style with a vast array of distinct weapons and armour
- Assemble a band of brave companions, ready to aid you on select missions
- Complete side quests to earn additional gold-on-the-side
- Unearth special blueprints to forge new and powerful weapons
- Collect rare ingredients to cook up health-boosting feasts
- Overcome savage boss fights against the Frog Clan’s deadly, oversized generals
- Lose yourself in the gorgeous and lovingly-crafted 2D hand-drawn art style.

 

[Captain Toad]

Finally a new Tails of game!

 

[R6Rider]

That's too many | for one title.

 

[Hawke502]

The art style in this is very beautiful, made me want to play it

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Tails of Iron never quite falls flat on its face. It’s a functional and serviceable addition to it’s genre that gives players a well-realized world to experience and can provide some meaningful challenge all while running respectably well. But with it’s somewhat wooden combat being the centerpiece, garnished with generic platforming and small handful of other slip-ups, it can sometimes be too much for it’s glimmers of inventiveness to overcome.

The game’s friendly price and obvious triumphs in art style and music might be enough for some to see it through, but as far as side-scrolling action RPG’s go, there are just too many other ones that do much better what Tails of Iron is aiming at for me to recommend it broadly. You can certainly tell that there’s a lot of heart behind the game’s general concept, and I’m always down for a dark rodent-themed adventure. But the fact that almost none of the game’s ideas ever reach any notable heights, creates an unfortunately low ceiling for the overall experience.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Picked this up in the current Playstation Store sale and i'm running it on PS5. I'm not very far, but some quick impressions:

-Graphically it looks excellent, and the soundtrack and sound effects are all great with the exception of...
-The noises they use for when the rats speak is too squeaky and drawn out. (Desperately needs a settings toggle where it can be toned down or turned off like Playtonic did for Yooka Laylee's animal speak)
-Combat is hard....but im getting better. Its starting to click, but death comes quickly and often, even at the beginning.
-You find new weapons, armor, shields, etc....as you play which is cool.
-Story so far is cool, looking forward to seeing where they take it.

For less than $20, its a great game if you like souls like combat, and action/adventure games!