#tails of iron

[likecole]

[butbabeitsnotreal]

kratos and atreus in tails of iron?

[qbert-curse]

Indie games that I've finished and enjoyed this year!

These are all on the shorter end (nice brain break from bigger games) and the last two made me cry (10/10 would recommend).

[thejazzywaffles]

Video Game Poll IV

Hey, all. Jazz here. I finished my first play-through of Disco Elysium! And I'm currently playing Monkey Island 1 and 2... so before I finish, let's put up the next poll.

[fridge-reviews]

Tails of Iron - Blast Review

Developer: Odd Bug Games Rrp: £21.99 (Humble, Steam and Epic)

How best to sum this game up succinctly? Well the opening line on the games Steam page covers it pretty well “Tails of Iron is an epic RPG adventure with punishingly brutal combat.” Having played this game, yeah I can very much agree with that statement.

In this Redwall-esq world, you play as a rat named Redgi. Redgi is no simple rat though, he's a prince and he's prince that's on a mission to take back his kingdom from the invading forces of the Frog clans.

It has to be said that this game takes a lot of cues from Hollow Knight, originally I was going to say Dark Souls series but after much consideration I believe this game takes more inspiration from Hollow Knight than any of the Fromsoft games. Such as using benches to rest at and the equipment system being very easy to understand. The combat is a much more considered affair, requiring you to pay attention to the enemies cues to work out when to dodge, parry or strike. Doing any one of these too late or too early can result in very dire circumstances very quickly.

I love the artstyle the developers have used to give the game the look of an illuminated manuscript. I especially like the Clangers style whistle used by the characters to communicate while the symbolic speech bubble appears. Of course, not all the conversation is like that, thoughout the game you'll hear a narrator speak what's on Redgis mind in English. I suppose it was too much to ask for the game to stick to the speech bubbles and clanger whistles.

Definitely a great game, a bit short when compared to the likes of Hollow Knight but absolutely well worth it.

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[weatherman667]

Tails of Iron is a Unique Game

As you play through the game, your equipment gets heavier and heavier, but your character doesn’t get any stronger.  The only stat you can increase is your HP, and that’s not through leveling up, but through food.

For equipment, you have to carefully select which ones you want.  It very realistic has the decent, midline helmet, basic armour, and a kite shield,  For weapons, spears have the smallest hit zone, but have the lowest weight for the damage of any weapon.  Two-handed attacks can also reasonably interrupt enemy attacks.  So, a long pointy stick, and descent equipment is realistic the best combination of weapons.

It’s reliance on bug juice as your healing drink actually creates a deep sense of subsistence, where you must kill the bugs if you want to survive.  Something I haven’t felt in a game since when I originally played MGS3.

[foodandevil]

new coping mechanism unlocked: pretending I'm redgi from tails of iron

[smallgraygames]

I wrote about Tails of Iron (the rodent Soulslike) and the way fantasy game royalty tropes impact its narrative. Check it out if you like Souls games, genre examination, or dodge-rolling rats.

Or if you hate frogs, I guess.

[immoren]

I guess Tails of Iron was bedtime story Geralt was telling to Ciri.

[bittersweetbark]

Geralt reading Tails of Iron

[aquabotart]

Did some Tails of Iron fan art

[chasing-rabbits]

Actually booted up the PlayStation I’ve not played it in awhile tbh but decided to check out what games were available. The library is so large it always makes it hard to pick. I found one called Tails Of Iron and I think I’m gonna like it, I mean I’m already enjoying it but yeah I’m just a tiny little rat boi and I love it. Sometimes I’m really picky and fussy about games I feel like I can get tired or bored easily or like because my attention span isn’t always 100% I can’t really play games that are harder to put down and pick up months later. I like games that are more idk the right word for it but think like stardew valley and slime rancher I do like other genres especially just the ‘I’m gonna go and just kill a bunch of things mindlessly’ kinda action games. But I find it really hard to pick what to play I’m so indecisive but so far it seems pretty good. I almost went for Stray or at the moment they are offering a one hour free trial of Cult Of The Lamb and was gonna try that out because I don’t wanna buy games really without playing them because I’m so adksjdlja about picking up and actually playing games it’s why I got the PlayStation subscription with the massive library because it’ll save me money in the long run and I get to try out tons of games without worrying about if I buy it I’ll be wasting money if I like barely play it. Kade was playing a bit of Skyrim earlier and I might try and play that again I played it briefly years ago on our old PlayStation if I did I’d definitely make a Khajit. He’s not convinced me on Dragon Age Inquisiton just yet but we’ll see maybe I’ll try it out eventually.

[bittersweetbark]

Kchkchkch: King Redgi/Robin the Ranger from Tails of Iron

Ok, I haven't been doing much shipping of them lately but I have written the only fic for the ship. Or the game, actually.

followers. tell me ur fav rarepairs. like. no one ships them except you and maybe a signgle friend you convinced type of rarepairs

[weatherman667]

I Beat the Warchief of the Green Horde (not Orc)

Tails of Iron’s gameplay overstays it’s welcome, but it recognizes that.  For the last stage of the game, you have a save spot and heal after every battle, most of which also have ammo or poison.  The last boss of the game is, honestly, exactly as difficult as it should be for this game, (which is to say, quite tough, but fair).

Overall, the game is a little short, but quite fun.  The story seems, at times to be a little bit disjointed, until you realize it’s just leaving room for a sequel.

Overall, an incredibly good game.  Tough, but fair.  Well balanced.  Every attack has to be properly measured and time.  Weight balance is crucial.  Weapons are different enough to keep the game interesting.  Has enough side quests to keep it intersting without overstaying it’s welcome.

[bornetoblood]

idk why it took me this long to sit down and play tails of iron guys its really good

[alamuts-lair-of-madness]

Also Tails of Iron

I've noticed that I really enjoy this aesthetic.