A Tiny Sticker Tale Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published October 3, 2023 · Updated September 28, 2023

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For this A Tiny Sticker Tale Review, we meet Flynn the donkey, an apprentice magician who went to Figori island to find their father. There, they will find a magic Sticker Album that gives them the power to turn stuff into stickers and place them in another place. Discover different reactions and actions all around the world with sticker-placement magic.

A Tiny Sticker Tale Review Pros:

Beautiful cartoon-like graphics.
447.98MB Download size.
Puzzle adventure gameplay.
You play on a screen-by-screen basis.
Sticker mode is where you can move and place stickers.
Put stickers in your album so you can use stickers on other screens.
Placing certain stickers can have them interact with the game scenery in unique ways like clearing out weeds etc. or placing a bridge.
Chilled atmosphere.
You can freely explore the land.
Puzzle elements throughout.
Can skip the cutscenes.
The opening character can be carried around with you and once placed she gives advice and acts like a tutorial buddy
Simple controls.
Collect tools to open up more possibilities like cutting down trees or fishing.
In-game cutscenes.
A good flow to the game as you take on multiple objectives at once.
Not just a case of placing the right sticker, you have to combine or give particular ones.
Is a lot of fun to play.
It feels a bit like a structured version of those reusable stickers you got back in the 90s where you stick them on a scene.
The game world is designed in such a way that you can manipulate and open it up in different ways.
Find alternative routes or secret areas.
Clever mission designs.
Mini games galore and the bow and arrow one in particular is simple but so effective.
Memorable characters.
An overall album is where all collected/used stickers go and you fill it in as you go.
A game that is good for kids and older gamers alike.
Cursor speed slider.
Handy save and exit option.
Feels like a good kids TV show.
Get the carpenter to cut up trees and make furniture for your house.
You can customize every location and make it your own.
Eye-pleasing art.
You can interact with the world by sitting on benches, resting on hammocks, etc.
Younger gamers can just have fun going around and making their own little world.
Eventually, you unlock a map to help.
The cutscenes/flashbacks are cool black-and-white animated shorts.

A Tiny Sticker Tale Review Cons:

Not having a touchscreen on a game like this feels almost criminal!
The switching between the game and sticker mode is quick but going into sticker mode and selecting an object is sluggish.
The characters are cool but messing with the environment around them doesn’t change what they say or do.
A lot of going back and forth.
You need to carry your tutorial buddy around really because it’s the only guidance or hint that you get.
No way to rebind controls.
The mouse doesn’t work for selecting menus or quitting the game.
Filling in the album is not always a guaranteed thing.
A short game.
You don’t have a list of tasks so you either write them down yourself, train your brain to remember, or travel back to the quest giver.
Placing stickers in your book is not always great.
It’s hard to leave anything behind because you never know when you are going to need it.
With no map from the off, it makes the traversal a chore.

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