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Cris Tales
Developer Dreams Uncorporated, SYCK
Cris Tales (stylized as CrisTales) is a role-playing video game developed by Colombian indie game studios Dreams Uncorporated and Syck, and published by Modus Games. It was released for Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on July 20, 2021. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
256 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Aug 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
65
Fresh
123 positive · 66 negative
95% range 58–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 123 | 66 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 1 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
157 of 242 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 125 yes, 66 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 191 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (361 of 554 positive).
Players praise the art style and music but note significant flaws. [1][2][3] Many reviewers say the game feels unpolished and rushed. [4][5][6] Some players find the combat and time mechanics interesting but underutilized. [7][8][9]
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- [16]
Oh no, no, oh, yeah Cris Tales is quite the journey; one in which everything aside from the beautiful art style, and the overall premise, seems like an afterthought. The euphoric rush of its opening cinematic is only matched by its totally bonkers plot. After the approximate 25 hours it takes to beat the game, you will feel exhausted - whether in a “good” or bad way is up to you. The game starts off slow, with a …
- [5]
I want to recommend this game, I really do, but I can't in the state it's in right now. I hope this changes in the future, honestly. It's not that the game is bad or has some giant flaw, it's just that it feels extremely unpolished due to lack of time, budget or ability and you can feel it around every corner. It's a constant presence that diminishes the game's enjoyment steadily and constantly and it just too much …
- [1]
Thumbs up, but only because I do not want to give it a thumbs down. I would struggle to recommend this, but I would struggle more to say I disliked it. This game feels like an incredibly clear example of what happens when immensely talented, passionate and ambitious people run screaming, at top speed, directly into a wall called Budget Limitations. There are some incredible strengths here, (graphics, worldbuilding, …
- [17]
TL;DR: Buy it on sale. Full price is not worth it. This game's time shenanigans aren't overshadowing its flaws. It's fun if you play it for what it is: a mediocre JRPG with a neat art style. The following may contain information that could be considered spoilers by some. This game is another "love letter" to an entire genre. Those usually compare to the real thing like watching someone play a sport compares to doing …
- [4]
7/10 I think this game deserves its current Mixed ratings. This game is visually gorgeous with an inventive combat system and a great plot. However, I can't help but feel that it was rushed and didn't have enough playtesting before release. Story is wonderful, but the endgame is one of the most anti-climatic events I've witness recently. They had something, but lost it completely. It's if the developers just said …
Summarised from 34 of the 258 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Cris Tales sits at 65% positive across 189 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
During its development within early release gameplay livestreams, Cris Tales received critical acclaim by specialized media. Hardcore Gamer cited it as "an unmissable, gorgeous manipulation of time" and nominated it as the Game of Show and Best RPG at E3 2019. Tom Marks from IGN claims that Cris Tales "looks a bit like Paper Mario with Persona 5's UI", praising the concept, the hand-drawn graphics, and the time jump-based gameplay. After its release, Cris Tales received "mixed or average reviews" on Metacritic, with an aggregated score of 74/100 for the PC version based on 29 reviews. Nintendo Life praised the premise for taking the classic JRPGs in gameplay ideas and art style, but…
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Reactions
60 of 256 · most liked firstOh no, no, oh, yeah Cris Tales is quite the journey; one in which everything aside from the beautiful art style, and the overall premise, seems like an afterthought. The euphoric rush of its opening cinematic is only matched by its totally bonkers plot. After the approximate 25 hours it takes to beat the game, you will feel exhausted - whether in a “good” or bad way is up to you. The game starts off slow, with a cliché set-up and a cringe factor you’ll need to overcome. You play as Crisbell,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was excited for this since it was revealed, and I enjoyed the demo, but now the full game is out, my god they should've delayed it even further. The biggest issues are how SLOW the game is. Maps feel too big for how slow you move. The loading screens are a nightmare, who the HELL thought having a slow loading screen for each random battle was a good idea. And there's no video settings, so I can't play windowed like I prefer. Seriously, the game is bad for so many technical reasons, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crystale is difficult to praise. It has a great art style and because I'm a lover of RPG, a friend who knew that excitedly recommended it to me. I had my fun with it, but ultimately I can't recommend it, it had insane potential with its characters and the main gameplay idea of time manipulation both insight and during the exploration. It sadly couldn't deliver, the gameplay in the end is just *punch the enemy until it dies*, the strategic aspect completely gets lost, especially during the boss…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thumbs up, but only because I do not want to give it a thumbs down. I would struggle to recommend this, but I would struggle more to say I disliked it. This game feels like an incredibly clear example of what happens when immensely talented, passionate and ambitious people run screaming, at top speed, directly into a wall called Budget Limitations. There are some incredible strengths here, (graphics, worldbuilding, fully voiced dialogue, characters) and some utterly baffling shortcomings. (bad…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember seeing this game's first trailer and putting it on my wish list on it's art alone. the game is gorgeous, but I fear that's where the praise ends. The biggest issue is game balance. Early on, you find a mix of enemies that either feel appropriate for your level and those who are way to strong for the early game. Even if you master the parry system ( a requirement, due to how much damage you'll end up taking otherwise) some basic enemies are doing 40,50 points of damage when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to recommend this game, I really do, but I can't in the state it's in right now. I hope this changes in the future, honestly. It's not that the game is bad or has some giant flaw, it's just that it feels extremely unpolished due to lack of time, budget or ability and you can feel it around every corner. It's a constant presence that diminishes the game's enjoyment steadily and constantly and it just too much to overlook in the end. - The story falls apart at the end. It's very clear…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow United Critics for quality reviews Cris Tales Review Beautiful game, but... Cris Tales is an RPG that presents a nice story, melodious soundtrack, and brilliant artwork! Not only that, it brings a new perspective to the genre! But there are some things that just cannot be overlooked, follow this review and find out! About This Game Storyline The story feels like following a fairy tale book. We play the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had high hopes for this game and it's just not good. This has some of the worst boss fight design I've seen since the 1990s. You don't do enough damage, even with fully upgraded everything, to finish fights in a reasonable amount of time. They're not HARD fights - you will win - they just take so long that you'll be asleep, or have to go to work or school by the time you're done. The slogfest gets worse the further in you go, as later bosses start to apply regeneration effects to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not all that glitters is gold After I finished Cris Tales journey, I couldn't believe what I was going through. I think this game was added about 2 years ago on my wishlist primarily because of a good-looking trailer and what the developers promised. I even played the demo and was wowed by its art style and the time jump mechanic. The demo was a little bit rushed, 15-20 minutes for the entire introduction, and the first problem that I encounter was the parry thing (which I will come back…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR, while the mechanics of the game are very interesting and I could see them being developed further in many unique ways, the actual plot is incredibly poorly executed, especially in terms of pacing and it just completely stopped me from being able to get immersed in any way. I had this game on my wishlist for about 2 years before its release and was following it closely. I played the demo and was completely wowed by the art style and the innovative time mechanics. I did however have one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a lovely little adventure with gorgeous art, adorable characters and an interesting mechanic that makes exploring the world feel very rewarding. That being said, it simply is not very accessible. For one, it's difficult to navigate-- the locations in the map section of the game are not labeled, and the hint system does not give you any actual direction if you get lost. I find myself longing for quest markers. The inventory and equipment system is pretty overwhelming to beginners…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Cris Tales, not Crist Ales, I know it sounds similar but it’s two completely different things” -Crisbell Let me preface this, I don’t think Cris Tales is good, but I also think it deserves a little higher than the “Mixed” score on Steam, but I ultimately ended up giving it a thumbs down for reasons that will become obvious later in the review. X-Factor The game has a unique visual flair straight out of a super-stylized western cartoon, and the story following suit creates this cozy and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really looking forward to this game. Played the demo last year, wishlisted it and preordered it with the soundtrack. Seeing that the game got mixed reviews at launched, I hoped it would mostly be about bugs and postponed it for a few month, hoping that the experience I would get then will be a great one. It is a shame that I can't say it is. The best thing about the game is certainly the artstyle and even that can be quite flawed, as soon as it comes to animation. The number of mediocre…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Buy it on sale. Full price is not worth it. This game's time shenanigans aren't overshadowing its flaws. It's fun if you play it for what it is: a mediocre JRPG with a neat art style. The following may contain information that could be considered spoilers by some. This game is another "love letter" to an entire genre. Those usually compare to the real thing like watching someone play a sport compares to doing it yourself. Cris Tales is a lot like that. Let's do a Pro/Con List because…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I played this game once on Xbox Gamepass. Got something like 20-40 hours into it, before it was taken off it. That said, normally when you put that much time into a game (or at least for me), it usually makes you want to see that time and effort reach fruition, or be rewarded. Instead, I logged on, saw it was removed off Gamepass and shrugged it off with a "Meh." It has interesting gameplay concepts and the art is unique, but that's all it's got going for it. The dialog and story in general…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game has a very colorful art style, and even the mechanic for being able to see into the past present and future at the same time being a unique concept, unfortunately the execution was poorly done, and by this I mean is that the current version is just very gimicky, and you are not allowed to use it all the time, you are only able to when the developers allow you to use it, and this game doesn't give you the freedom to play exactly like you want, since you could be a very clever…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →looks good, that's about it I hate this game so much. Every single hour i spend in it slowly crushes my spirit more and more untill nothing is left. straight up, go play chronotrigger, its so much better, and cheaper.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really wanted to give this a positive review as I have been waiting for this game since the demo but I just could not. The graphic and art style is amazing and have good soundtracks too but I just could not continue to play it after a couple of hours. Pros: - Beautiful art style - Good soundtracks - Interesting time mechanism (both story progression and battle) - Good story and fully voice acting Cons: - SLOW. Needs a run functions which most games have. When you got the frog, you need to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style is genuinely impressive, but instead of using it to create something fresh, it gets dragged down by tired JRPG and anime clichés. It feels like the developers took a step forward visually but two steps back in everything else. The worst offender is the script and characters. The writing feels lazy, full of overdone tropes, and the voice acting doesn’t help—especially when you’ve got a squeaky pet companion... Seriously, you took the worst and most annoying JRPG tropes of all,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was great until it froze. Keeps freezing around the same point during a fight... 24 hours of game play wasted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, i got a review code and emailed about these graphical issues and such a week prior to the release, i was unable to play the game because the resolution was so low on my 4K monitor. If there was an option to just play in windowed mode I would simply have done that... but nope. I was told that there would be a patch during launch week to "fix" aka add graphical options to the game on PC. How much longer until you fix the issue of a perfect guard actually only reducing damage by 1? I am…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wish the game was as good as its art, and while I do acknowledge it is an indie studio's first game, that can't save it from its lack of quality. It is a below average JRPG on pretty much every front; the gameplay, the story, the characters are all just not very good. This game is incredibly slow and dull, and it drags for far longer than it should for a complete playthrough. Sadly the selling point of time manipulation largely doesn't matter in this game - I might even go as far to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game demands my full attention, without rewarding it. I felt like I was wasting my time. Summary This features every trope you would expect in a JRPG, but lacks some of the main benefits, like freedom, exploration and rewards for... well, anything. I played as much as I did and I feel like I didn't REALLY get to play, because the game kept pestering me with crappy dialogs (like "I suspected you're a super mega time wizard and it seems I was right") and tutorials that teach you things…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game very much. I do not know why it has so many negative reviews and it is strange that Steam added "Action" tag for it, since it has a turn-based combat. I played demo when the game was under development and I saw the potential. I was waiting forward to play the full version. When It released, I bought it and it even exceeded my expectations. I like the mechanics very much. It has unique component with time both in the story and in combat. In combat you may use the future and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait for a 75% off sale. The presentation and art style are fantastic. The characters, story and lore are pretty good too. The issues are that the fights lack any real depth and do so little with the past/future mechanics it gets really repetitive and boring after a while.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lost in time itself. This game has a great start, one where you feel like you can play it over and over again, but as you get towards the end, you may want to cast Regression on yourself to understand what may have went wrong. That is not to say this game is bad, but the design of it is what makes this a challenge to enjoy. First, let's highlight the great things that this game has... 1) Love Letter to JRPGs This holds true in many aspects from music, art, gameplay, and storyline. Simple,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't finished this game yet but so far so good. I don't really get why this game has mixed reviews? But I personally like it. The artstyle is bright and beautiful, the story is pretty decent, and the turn-base combat has a cool twist to it like you can parry, crit hit, and bend time to your advantage so it keeps you engage most of the time unlike traditional turn-base games. So yeah, I'm really having fun with this game so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game looks nice. but it has a bunch of problems: this may be just me -but I feel the fights are tedious, the movement feels buggy, and the overworld looks very barren compared to the spawn rates on the route.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit 2021 - 10 20 i beat the game today and I'm so glad I don't have to pick this game up again , the final boss was so annoying to beat and have the combined hp of 4 bosses in 1 , all the stuff previously stated still hold , the ending on the game wasn't satisfying in the slightest and I kinda wish I played something else if I'm going to be honest. the only thing really good about this game was the story parts here and the but near the end , everything else fell apart *** hard *** I truly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amazing art for this game can't save it from uneven difficulty curves, poor game design, and late game padding. The game starts strong, with the first few hours showing you all the seeds of a good RPG, interesting gameplay mechanics, enough hints of an interesting world/story, and showing off its great art. But despite seeming like it has all the pieces, they never come together. The limited time demo that they had put out showcased the strongest point in the game... But the game slowly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game could have been so much more. The story is simple and enjoyable, everything was very predictable and the pace of each "act" was all over the place. Characters are the weakest link here, personality wise they are barely developed or interesting and their dialog is borderline children book tier, Arguments are solved with jokes, motivations are changes with a simple "please be on my side, I'm the good one" with no defined reason for it. I get the whole timing mechanics during fights in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Adri (Cris Tales)
neutral · AI labelView post →I had a big hyperfixation with a small game called Cris Tales. I even made AU versions of OCs I have #ocart #oc
positive · AI labelView post →You can see the past and the future, but you'll spend most of your time looking back at where you just came from.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR - The combat, puzzles and choices you make don't change or improve past what you get chapter, sometimes getting worse. It doesn't utilise its main mechanic well, discouraging it's use in combat the further you get. Only selling point is it concept and good artwork This... is a game that I really, REALLY wanted to like... but I just can't. The moment I got through the start of the game, I was looking forward to how the combat could evolve, puzzles and seeing how your choices could effect…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game dev quote post! Hiya #gamedev people!. Heyo I'm Alejo Perez, I'm a game designer from Colombia. I've worked in multiple released games like Cris Tales, Orbit Outlaws and Captain Toonhead vs The Punks From Outter space, I love game-jamming, everthing XR, TTRPG's and I even made a Unity plugin!
neutral · AI labelView post →boring combat and repetitive enemies
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished this game a few minutes ago and after submitting a total of 30 hours in this game here are my thoughts. Even though this game has a lot of hate on Steam, I found this game extremely enjoyable and extremely hard to put down. The graphics of this game are amazing to look at and the battle system reminded me of playing Super Mario RPG which takes some time to get used to the combat system but once you get used to it, I felt that every battle could be won with ease, well besides…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whew!!! That was a ride! Ok, the artstyle is gorgeous, the voice acting gets the point across wonderfully for my tastes, the time travel gimmick was well handled and I loved every single character (Except Willheim). Turn-based RPGs are my favorite genre and this one didn't dissapoint in that front, though the beguining with your characters without much options was a bit more of a slog than some others of the genre, but once you get your feet running the combat feels superv also there is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Do not mind, the playtime, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ happened, I know more of the game than just the start) It pains me to say this because this game looked like it could have been really fun but it just... isn't. Despite the battle system sounding interesting in concept in reality it is as basic as in many other games. Now, many games that have such basic systems usually make up for it by making the character building more involved but that is not the case here either. Doesn't matter though, the combat is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Good art style - Underutilized main selling point - Boring combat - ♥♥♥♥ story
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept behind time travel based battling and exploring is interesting, but I find it's not very satisfying within the battling. As a quest mechanic it is far more effective. The story is rather uninteresting. Generally the art is nice, though the way some of the levels are designed it feels a bit too bare, and the camera angles are awkward.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros / Cons - Incredible art style (although animation is mixed, sometimes incredible and other times not, mostly of the skeleton animating) - Incredible Music (although repetitive sometimes and needs more tracks) - Voice acting is incredible (although the voice quality of the microphone is sometimes awful) - Decent story with fun characters and dialogue. (although ending was disappointing) - Everything is slow. Walking is slow, Frog is slow. Chat pop ups is slow. No quick skip chats.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this from Humble Monthly quite some time ago. I kept going back and forth as to whether or not this game was mediocre leaning on bad, or actually quite good. I've landed on amatureish. The gameplay and art are solid. The amount of animated cutscenes is impressive. The music is nice. The skills are fun. The time travel mechanic is neat and allows for some interest in strategy. There are proofreading issues (I spotted at least five). There are visual glitches. I'm mad that despite…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Zas ( @lizzierfreeman.bsky.social ) Video Game: Cris Tales Year: 2021 Lizzie Freeman was part of the voice cast for Modus Games' Cris Tales which also featured Kira Buckland, @codyrockvo.bsky.social, Lindsey Vega, and many more. #CrisTales
neutral · AI labelView post →Revisited this game after playing it blind on release 3 years ago. Not a bad game all things considered, though I can 100% understand a lot of the criticisms for it. Be warned that the Spiked Keychain is bugged; if you equip it to JKR and use an ability/attack that causes JKR to overheat, the game crashes. Doesn't appear this will be fixed but I'd like to be proven wrong. If you haven't played a lot of JRPGs in the past, it's a good game to get into the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7/10 I think this game deserves its current Mixed ratings. This game is visually gorgeous with an inventive combat system and a great plot. However, I can't help but feel that it was rushed and didn't have enough playtesting before release. Story is wonderful, but the endgame is one of the most anti-climatic events I've witness recently. They had something, but lost it completely. It's if the developers just said "Yea I'm tired, let's just wrap it all up and call it a day, I don't care". I can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cris Tales has one of the most exciting time mechanics I’ve seen in a JRPG in a long time. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling more like a novelty and less like an essential part of the game pretty early on. 75/100 PROS: Great voice acting Beautiful environment and character design Time Manipulation keeps things interesting Diverse group of characters and abilities CONS: Expensive for an Indie title Time Manipulation doesn’t feel fully utilized Story feels aimed at a younger audience…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to start by saying this game is good, but it definitely has some pacing and writing issues. None of the dialogue is cringy or too much, but it suffers from what feels like a lack of polish at the beginning. But at a certain point, the writing improves significantly things around you begin to fall into place and some elements of the world that were left fairly vague begin to make more sense. And ultimately that's what I believe Cris Tales largest weakness is in general, small lacks of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adventure RPG + magical visuals/audio + unique mechanics = Explore the colorful world of Crystallis through the past, present and future. Interact with the residents and recruit allies. Enchanting. Follow our curator for similar games https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My fanart to the indie game Cris Tales! I imagined the continuation of the bad ending. The young protagonist Crisbell is turning into the dark side she once swore to hate. #digitalart #illustrator #Cristales #BRart #BRartista
neutral · AI labelView post →This game isn't actually all that bad, but it just felt slow and often times annoying. Not being able to walk faster was definitively one of the main factors in that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Colombian old-style JRPG with limited time manipulation. Visually this game is heavily stylized, inspired both by anime and latin-american art. It looks great. The animations are more basic, but it comes with using 2D sprites. Music is excellent, voice acting ranges from goot to a bit jarring in some side characters. From the gameplay perspective, this is classical JRPG. There is an overworld with no activity but passing between locations. There are cities where you can pick up quests, buy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first time I saw Cris Tales, something in the trailer compelled me to anticipate it, that being the art style, and it being too wonderful for me to let it slip in my radar. That being said, months of waiting and a delay later, here is my verdict: Let's get the first thing out of the way, the visuals: I'm glad to say that the gorgeous art is consistently great throughout the game, every design felt... immaculate to my eyes, each place, each character and each enemy. The striking,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, but I don't think I have the heart to give a complete confident recommendation for this game. First off, to give credit where credit is due, the art is very beautiful. It's really colorful and charming to look at, overall great, and easily the best part of this game. Also, the music is pretty good, there were some city themes and area themes that really caught my attention and set a good vibe for whatever each area is going for, and some of the boss themes are pretty fire.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello friends, Today I will review the game Cris Tales. This is a game about time traveling having a female protagonist that travels thru time to change events. The unique aspect of this game is the ability to see past, present, and future all on the same screen. This aspect is not found on every map, but when it does on a map, it is very interesting to see the effects of the players actions in the future. There is also many characters that the player can recruit, and they all have their…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to give this game a positive review so much. Artstyle and animations are outstanding and they almost carried this expirience for me. Cris Tales could've been a beautiful short experience, but this game stretches every of it's limited resources until all fun is gone. Cris Tales makes you bactrack an every region three times IN A ROW before final boss. World is pretty small in this game, but that doesn't mean that backtracking it three times is fun. I hate set assumption in gaming that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming art and soundtracks, unlike its other aspect. Combat felt sluggish and repetitive after a short while, with most of the later skills being basically useless. Difficulty is non-existent. Story at its core can be good, but the way they show the cutscenes (not the animated ones) were awkward and emotionless. In short, good idea, bad execution.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally don’t write reviews, but I feel compelled to defend this game after playing over 100 hours, completing the game 2.5 times, and earning 80% of the achievements: This game brought fond memories of the turn-based RPGs I played in the 90’s as a child. It has been a long time since I had that child-like wonder for a video game. From my perspective, CrisTales is made for 80’s babies who have been drowning in the ocean of early access roguelites and hack-n-slash ARPGs. I am…
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